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    How much history do you read? Or what else if not history?

    I suppose I would agree that the failures of curricula and class structure/environment could moreso be indicators or symptoms of a long-lasting greater underlying problem (or even an entirely permanent problem, I guess, depending on the student), or just the reality of an individual's...
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    How much history do you read? Or what else if not history?

    As far as education's role in making history really hard to get into I guess I would also say in my personal experience that the kind of learning or thinking I was doing with regards to my AP US History courses in my junior year of high school was far removed from the kind I would be doing the...
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    How much history do you read? Or what else if not history?

    I think the hardest part of really getting into history is getting to the point where it's no longer as focused on incentivizing the rote memorization of dates and names and more commonly prioritizes actually discussing when and why things happened, what historical effects have resulted from...
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    Worse trend: 7th gen linear games or 8th gen open world games?

    If you asked me years ago I would probably lean towards preferring open-world stuff but as it is now I generally prefer linear experiences and stories. Which probably makes sense considering my preferences lean towards things like JRPGs and such. Or CRPGs. The regular formula for popular...
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    Is AAA gaming (mostly) screwed?

    Mostly in reference to Arc System Works games where people coined the idea of the "ArcSys cycle" to refer to the fact that they would quickly release 'new' versions of their fighting games in arcades within a year of the last version being released on console, thereby potentially dating one's...
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    Is AAA gaming (mostly) screwed?

    Screwed in terms of a lot of 'AAA' games trending toward microtransaction-heavy in-game storefronts and mobile game-like progression? Yeah, sure. Definitely not screwed in terms of those games actually doing well, even with the very real possibility of shit crashing and burning somewhere down...
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    So, was this year better than 2016?

    Personally? Hell no. In general and considering other factors? Eh. Not really a fan of it even then.
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    Sony implements new policy censoring Japanese games for possible fanservice content

    Can't bring myself to care that much about these kinds of features in games. It does encourage me to move to other platforms sometimes, but it's also definitely the kind of thing where I'd rather just watch porn. Plenty probably exists of characters in these games anyways. Not like the internet...
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    Playstation CLassic Lineup Announced

    I sincerely wish that this would have been the lineup we got, but I completely understand why we didn't. The one we are getting though just seems so lackluster in comparison, even considering my tendencies to prefer RPGs over lots of other games. Lots of games on NA's lineup don't really seem...
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    Can you Separate your Perceptions or Sensibilities to Enjoy Something?

    Kind of tends to be a case-by-case basis with me. Which sometimes results in some hypocritical tendencies and principles. When I first read the question I thought about a lot of the music I consume. Within the past few years a handful of bands I followed pretty fervently had some sexual...
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    Would Morrowind be worth it with mods if I hated the vanilla version?

    I'd give it a try without major mechanical mods first (visual mods at your discretion, I guess). If it's still something you can't stomach after another shot at it, then start looking into mods that mess more with the mechanics. There's almost certainly stuff that gets rid of the RNG-ish nature...
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    And we are back for now.

    Hope y'all are able to get something figured out. Thanks for the hard work.
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    Avatars vs usernames

    Largely recognize people most immediately by username. The avatar is kind just something that gets attached, though I do tend to internalize both to some degree. I changed my avatar constantly years back but I think I'm kinda done doing that.
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    Ok, so the Playstation Classic is a thing...

    Sony finally realizes years later that people actually would like opportunities to access old games legally again. Shocker. If I had to take guesses Symphony of the Night and Twisted Metal 2 seem like pretty likely candidates. There's a few others that I would like to be on the system but...
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    A Push for the Escapist have a Discord?

    I'm not really inclined to view Discord servers as having a similar purpose compared to forums like these. How I tend to view them is as outlets for discussion about specific topics (like limited to a certain game or something), or private friend groups. I don't really believe they're all that...