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Unfettered avarice versus authoritarian restrictions. To quote the tagline from Alien Vs. Predator: Whoever wins, we lose.
At least most of the Yautja are selective about their targets and don't hunt civilians or children. The Xenos pick anything as a target as long as it's got a pulse.
 

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At least most of the Yautja are selective about their targets and don't hunt civilians or children. The Xenos pick anything as a target as long as it's got a pulse.
Yeah, well, at least the xenomorphs are true to their nature. The yautja may not target people without weapons, but they're still hunting sapient species for sport.
 

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Yeah, well, at least the xenomorphs are true to their nature.
The only reason they are "true to their nature" is because the Xenos were designed from the ground up to be weapons. And guess what? So are the Yautja , even if they are actually choosing.

The yautja may not target people without weapons, but they're still hunting sapient species for sport.
And the xenos target and impregnate sapient and non-sapient species. Though they clearly prefer humans, if and when given the options. Other than cruder methods I can't tell much of a difference. Despite their fucked up ways and system, I would rather deal with the Yautja than the Xenos.
 

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The only reason they are "true to their nature" is because the Xenos were designed from the ground up to be weapons. And guess what? So are the Yautja , even if they are actually choosing.


And the xenos target and impregnate sapient and non-sapient species. Though they clearly prefer humans, if and when given the options. Other than cruder methods I can't tell much of a difference. Despite their fucked up ways and system, I would rather deal with the Yautja than the Xenos.
Except the yautja are sapient, the xenomorphs aren't.

To use current biology, there's two ways I could die tomorrow. One, a snake bites me. Two, a man comes up and murders me for the hell of it. The man in this scenario is more morally repugnant than the snake, since the former's acting on instinct, while the latter has made a concious decision to commit murder. And even if the yautja have their honor code, they're still killing sapient species for sport.

I mean, yeah, I'd rather deal with the yautja than the xenomorphs as well, but that doesn't make them less depraved.
 

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To use current biology, there's two ways I could die tomorrow. One, a snake bites me. Two, a man comes up and murders me for the hell of it. The man in this scenario is more morally repugnant than the snake, since the former's acting on instinct, while the latter has made a concious decision to commit murder. And even if the yautja have their honor code, they're still killing sapient species for sport.
I am more than aware of that.

I mean, yeah, I'd rather deal with the yautja than the xenomorphs as well, but that doesn't make them less depraved.
No shit. I still rather not deal with the rape metaphor. Also, The Thing (John Carpenter version) is being "true to its nature" (though kept ambiguous) as well. Really enjoyable and clearly has a one up over the Yautja.I am completely sure human kind would appreciate those things over the depraved hunters. Real fucking bang up job!
 

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If I remember correctly, the Predators won't kill you if you're unarmed, so if I make myself as harmless as possible they should theoretically leave my sorry ass alone. (And maybe give me a big squidgy hug if I ask super nicely?) Which is easy for me cause I don't go around trying to look all intimidating holding weapons and shit. Whereas snakes I gotta just run or bring an army of Mongooses (brain wants to pluralise them as "Mongeese" now) cause they gonna start nipping with or without weapons or white flags. Therefore Predator is the preferred option to be dropped in my bedroom on a cold and lazy Sunday evening.

(Oh, that's was already covered, should've scrolled up further before posting lol. Still, out of the two that is the preferred option 😉)
 
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The pope gets Undertale music??


Who knew Pope Francis was a fan of Undertale?

The Pope this week continued his weekly General Audiences in the Paul VI Audience Hall of The Vatican, albeit now with a socially distanced audience. There he sat on a throne in front of an elaborate wooden sculpture like a Final Fantasy boss for an hour long service.

In the middle of it all, though, was a circus act who performed to the song "Megalovania" from Undertale.




Composed by the game's creator Toby Fox, Megalovania has appeared in multiple instances but is best known as the final boss battle music against Sans.


Here, though, it was used as part of a circus act that included jugglers, a bell and bottle player, a clown playing the saw, a unicyclist, gymnasts, and a woman balancing a tube on her feet.

It's an impressive display and the Pope certainly seemed to agree as he gleefully smiled and clapped along. But what a bizarre way to start the year.

Then again, YouTuber MatPat gave the Pope a copy of Undertale back in 2016 (thanks Polygon), so perhaps he really is a gamer after all.
 

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They should’ve at least scrapped MP3 because the Bully sequel sounded way more interesting than what they ended up doing with that.
The reason Max Payne won out, because it's the more popular franchise. I understand your frustration though. I never got into Bully, because I was just never interested at all at the time.
 
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Can we stop pretending that E3 is relevant in any way, shape or form now?

The pope gets Undertale music??

The Pope also recently opined that people who do not have or adopt children are "diminishing humanity", so of course people like me who know we have no business trying to be parents are the bad guys. Kindly get bent, Frankie.
 

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If I remember correctly, the Predators won't kill you if you're unarmed, so if I make myself as harmless as possible they should theoretically leave my sorry ass alone. (And maybe give me a big squidgy hug if I ask super nicely?) Which is easy for me cause I don't go around trying to look all intimidating holding weapons and shit. Whereas snakes I gotta just run or bring an army of Mongooses (brain wants to pluralise them as "Mongeese" now) cause they gonna start nipping with or without weapons or white flags. Therefore Predator is the preferred option to be dropped in my bedroom on a cold and lazy Sunday evening.

(Oh, that's was already covered, should've scrolled up further before posting lol. Still, out of the two that is the preferred option 😉)
Also, if you're female, make yourself pregnant.

Seriously, have the USCMC field all female, pregnant batallions, and watch the xenos get what's coming to them. :p
 
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Can we stop pretending that E3 is relevant in any way, shape or form now?


The Pope also recently opined that people who do not have or adopt children are "diminishing humanity", so of course people like me who know we have no business trying to be parents are the bad guys. Kindly get bent, Frankie.
My reaction to the pope on that was" Hey, Francis, perhaps you'd like to fix the rather large problem with child molestation the church of which you are currently the leader of is having(AKA FIX YOUR FUCKING SHIT). Until then, kindly STFU about people choosing to have kids"

Not throwing stones in glass houses and all that.
 
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Can we stop pretending that E3 is relevant in any way, shape or form now?


The Pope also recently opined that people who do not have or adopt children are "diminishing humanity", so of course people like me who know we have no business trying to be parents are the bad guys. Kindly get bent, Frankie.

My reaction to the pope on that was" Hey, Francis, perhaps you'd like to fix the rather large problem with child molestation the church of which you are currently the leader of is having(AKA FIX YOUR FUCKING SHIT). Until then, kindly STFU about people choosing to have kids"

Not throwing stones in glass houses and all that.

Religion is designed to impede independent thought, so it remains unlikely they’ll be finding new solutions to old problems any time soon. My thought is, the sooner we’re able to accept people for being themselves and respect each other’s ability to trust their own self awareness the more stable all our paths will be. It’s the old quantity vs quality mantra, where instead of worrying about sheer numbers, it’s about time we start focusing on the quality of life for those that are already here. Because *newsflash* the world we’re leaving future generations currently isn’t looking so awesome.
 
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Can we stop pretending that E3 is relevant in any way, shape or form now?


The Pope also recently opined that people who do not have or adopt children are "diminishing humanity", so of course people like me who know we have no business trying to be parents are the bad guys. Kindly get bent, Frankie.
E3 is just one giant advertisement Avenue. So no real loss.
 

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Has anyone posted about GameStop going into crypto/NFTs or is that old news already?