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what fact about our current world would freak people out if it were a newspaper headline a century ago? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

The first Red Scare was in 1919 and communism was a big enough idea in the US that the government was putting communists in prison

A good fantasy book? you know, wizards, dragons, princesses, that kind of stuff in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Robin Hobb is a woman, though

Anon goes to a bar in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It's definitely a thing in the US and I imagine a lot of other places. Even smaller cities will usually have at least one. Some aren't going to have actual arcade cabinets (or not many of them), but will have consoles/emulators set up

Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

No, you're thinking of Cesar Chavez. They're talking about the guy who invented salad.

What is something (feature, modes, settings...) you would like to see become a standard in video games? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Turn them all into bears! When you cut a bear it bleeds more bears.

Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. Now I cry on company time in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

On their terms? The capitalists don't want you to cry while you're supposed to be working. Crying on their terms would be crying outside of work.

Why does this community, which is privacy oriented, use Discord rather than Matrix? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Your only source is "trust me bro"

But they don't know what baseball is? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago

I can imagine Elon paying for this. I'm not saying he did, but I can imagine it.