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This is maybe an insultingly obvious first step, but have you run a virus scan? You didn't mention that, and most malware these days seems to rely on people not knowing how to get rid of it more than technical tricks to bury itself deep. There's a decent chance you can just scan and it'll go away.
System restore isn't a bad idea, but it'll only work if you have a restore point from decently far back.
I mean, IMO communism already passes the first and most important test that a lot of other systems of government fail - it's about the people, fundamentally. It's about ensuring that everyone lives as good a life as possible. Does it actually accomplish that? No, it doesn't seem to. Not any form of it that we've tried. But it intends to, and that makes it better than something like fascism, which is entirely about the state, or monarchies or oligarchies or plutocracies, which are entirely about the richest members of society.
Communism is great on paper, and it should sound like a great idea the first time you hear about it. It's only by looking at actual communist governments (which this kid probably hasn't done yet) that was recognize the fatal flaw: it's a power vacuum, and true communism as Marx imagined never lasts.
I know this isn't really what the thread is about and I'm sorry, but I remember Huey Lewis having some actually pretty good pub frag vids. They seem to have disappeared. Does anyone still have them?
I will post cat gifs every day until you heathens appreciate them. And then I will continue to post cat gifs.
The idea that you shouldn't ever complain because someone else has it worse is an absurd one. If you follow that line of reasoning to its conclusion, there's only one person in the entire world who ever gets to feel sad or angry, and it's some limbless, starving, friendless kid who's been living in a hole with no human contact all its life.
Shitty things happen short of that, and short of everything in between that and a perfect life. And it's perfectly reasonable to get mad or sad about them.
One of the things that does make me genuinely angry at someone is when they say something as cruel, irrational, and uncompassionate as "there are starving kids in Africa, so suck it up. Your emotions aren't real." Fuck you.
MouldYou're not even allowed to plug in your own peripherals, professional grade ones will be provided apparently
I agree with every other point you made, and I think your upsetti spaghetti post was really well crafted and did a good job laying out the problems with this event. That said, not allowing people to bring their own peripherals is a good policy for every LAN. CS has had cheating problems involving peripheral drivers. IMO they should just lock down everything and players shouldn't be doing much other than sitting down and playing. Anything they want done should be handled by the tournament organizers.
Of course, it's silly to go to these extremes for a 3v3 (wtf) TF2 tournament. But it's a good policy in general I think.
Antlers "yo why do you care she was a bitch get over it"
Yeah, that's not helpful. And of course you should care. You should be very concerned if you didn't. But do try to keep in mind that the people telling you that are trying to make you feel better. It doesn't mean they're succeeding, of course. It's a pretty insensitive thing to say. But it sounds like they just don't know what else to say.
I dunno. I guess what I'm getting at is that people care about you. And while that doesn't make this not hurt, it is still important and it will help you going forward. It's a strong foundation that nobody can do without, but many people are forced to.
Things suck right now. But you'll be okay. You won't let it turn you bitter, and you'll come out the other side a better and wiser person. In the meantime, try to stay distracted. Do things you enjoy. Hang out with your friends and maybe meet new people. Don't deny that it hurts, but don't dwell on it either. Things will get better bit by bit.
And don't expect to get over it overnight. That's unrealistic. And definitely don't beat yourself up for not getting over it immediately.
I think people getting made at others' playstyles in DM/MGE comes down to the modes rewarding things that don't lead to improvement. Since they're about improvement, it means people need to "hold back" in a sense and intentionally gimp themselves so that they and their opponent can get better. But a lot of people either care a lot about winning (which is natural,) or just haven't put a lot of thought into it and think "winning = getting better," so they do shitty things that make them win. Their opponents get mad because they feel their time is being wasted.
And then there's the fact that people might be looking to do different things in DM/MGE. Like maybe someone's identified a weakness in their game where they overcommit and don't realize they're losing fights. Maybe they go into DM thinking "every time I start losing, I'm gonna run and get a pack." Is DM the best place to learn this? Fuck no, and it'll make a lot of people mad. It would make me mad. But they have a reason for doing it that makes sense to them.
I dunno. The etiquette exists for a reason, but we all need to remember that getting mad at other people for breaking it is counterproductive. Ignore it if you can. If you can't, stop playing immediately and take a break. Come back in 15 when you'll be calmer and the person will be gone.
JDuffevery time i say, oh i don't really feel like having something, she gets all offended and acts like she is being berated. Its a major guilt trip to the point of were she just says i don't like her cooking so why bother having her around type of thing.
To me, this is one of the strangest things some people do. Like it's okay to not be hungry. What's not okay is to use shitty, manipulative tactics to force people to eat and make themselves feel like shit to... do what, exactly? What does she even get out of it? Like I don't like people who act selfishly, but this isn't even selfish. This is just like low key cartoon villainy. There's absolutely no point.
Medic/soldier/scout, then?
He's definitely not a fascist. He's got the corporate part down, but he distances himself from government. Fascism is most easy to define as an authoritarian state run by corporations. I think he's apolitical if anything. He just wants an excuse to hurt people and feel good about himself. He sees himself as entirely separate from the political process.