The escapist is mentioned in a Penny Arcade comic
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It means that people want to stand up against it but when they see others doing the same and getting hacked it kind of puts them off.
It's nothing against the escapist, they are in fact saying that the escapist has insightful articles.
It's nothing against the escapist, they are in fact saying that the escapist has insightful articles.
Well, yeah, that's why I loved the comic.Nasrin said:
But around here we try to have discussion values in the threads, and I was wondering what this thread's was. I'm not complaining, I'm genuinely wondering, you see I was thinking of making this exact thread a few minutes before this one popped up, but opted out cuz I couldn't find the discussion value, so was wondering what I missed.
No! We shouldn't be cowards! We should voice what we feel about any topic we want. Not saying what you think because of some jerks with nothing better to do than be @$$holes only gives them power over you, and that would be allowing censorship! Lulzsec is not in this for the "lulz", no matter what they say. They are in it for the attention given to those who cause a problem, and to ruin other people's fun.Sudenak said:
If they really wanted to do something entertaining, and for the "greater good", then they would do things like what that Bitish government run hacker group did a little while ago. Hack a terrorist website, and replace their bomb making instructions with a cupcake recipe.
That is what I think "for the lulz" is about. Lulzsec is behaving more like terrorists and thieves than what they say they are. Don't give into their crap! Do not be intimidated.
No, the joke was about the hacking, not about the insightful articles. They actually like The Escapist.Optional Opinion said:
Emphasis mine.Imp Emissary said:
Sorry, I just found that funny. You're championing fighting censorship because of fear, yet you censored yourself. Undoubtedly out of fear of moderators, because if you didn't want to use that word you could have used a PG word.
It's not heroic to start farting at someone after they shoot you in the ass for waving your ass at them. You're just being an idiot. I mean, if you think standing there screaming "what a bunch of fucking assholes!" is some God-given right that needs to be defended, fine. But just understand that it's utterly pointless.
It doesn't make Lulzsec stop. It doesn't make anyone feel any better. It's just a childish way to point at the people seeking attention and give them precisely what they want.
It's like the people who teabag in Halo. There's not really that much pleasure to be had in it, and all it does is just piss off the guy you shot.
And for the record, I'm not intimidated. I just never understood the mindset of "if we stop waving our e-peens while wildly screaming out insults, the bad guys win!".
EDIT: And I find it hilarious that you even admitted that they're in it for attention. So, what, me saying to stop giving them attention is wrong? Lolwut?
I don't exactly get it, but I'm probably just an idiot...
Edit: Okay, so the Escapist being punched in the face is supposed to represent The Escapist being ddos[sub]ed[/sub] and Tycho and Gabe walking past is supposed to be like them not making any commentary on the situation?
Edit: Okay, so the Escapist being punched in the face is supposed to represent The Escapist being ddos[sub]ed[/sub] and Tycho and Gabe walking past is supposed to be like them not making any commentary on the situation?
Okay. Let me put it this way.InterAirplay said:
I hate Halo.
No really, words cannot describe how much I loathe that series. Every single part of it is worse than eating an unborn baby, in my mind.
So, if I don't proceed to post about my extreme hatred for Halo every single time it is mentioned, no matter what, it's somehow infringing on my freedom to use the site? I should just constantly parrot out the same thing? Not even a well thought out reason, but just some childish insult?
Look, I get that Lulzsec is awful. But they're in it for the lulz, and for attention. They enjoy attention. They are trolling you, and you are eagerly feeding them. And if someone tells you to stop, you get offended.
They already won.
I have a certain level of respect for Penny Arcade for doing what they do and keeping it going after all of these years, but that's where my interaction with them ends. I don't really read the series, the ones I have read I didn't really think were all that funny, but I do see the appeal and understand why other people enjoy it.
I'll stick to my webcomics that I enjoy, and people who read Penny Arcade...good for them, it's fine by me.
I'll stick to my webcomics that I enjoy, and people who read Penny Arcade...good for them, it's fine by me.
It was just the other day. The reason why you didn't hear about it was probably because LulzSec isn't very good at what they do and all that happened was the Escapist was down for a couple of hours. They still think they're hilarious and uberhackers, though.proctorninja2 said:
Fair enough...I guess. I mean, I disagree completely, because they can actually do something while we can just faff about bitching about them, but I guess it's fair to want to stubbornly keep doing whatever you want.InterAirplay said:
I just don't want to give them my attention. Nor do I want to get my sandcastle kicked over again because I can't stop yelling at the bully that did it in the first place.
