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ionisedon The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness

> people that have had difficult relationships with their parents and I think being away from them has overall been a more positive solution for everybody.

This describes me exactly.

My parents are just hideously broken people that passed their hang-ups and neuroses onto me in such a way that I was just a shell of a person until my early 20's when I realised what was wrong with me and made effo

ionisedon The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness

> You end up with an endless chain of causation and no real answer as to what makes the entire thing worthwhile.

There are many reasons I don't want children, but this one in particular has stood out in my mind most of my adult life as the perfect reason not to.

ionisedon Mosuo Women

Where are you getting those numbers from?

ionisedon Physicists Debate Hawking’s Idea That the Universe Had No Beginning

All of the worst things in human history have happened as a result of mob mentality or 'humans coming together'.

On the contrary, the only times humanity doesn't sap me of the will to live is when I'm dealing with people on an individual basis.

> All that wander are not lost.

I feel like you're misunderstanding that quote as well.

It's supposed to be "Not all who wander are lost" and it refers to loners, wanderers, vagrants and explorers that never settle down and 'plant roots'.

The idea being that there are plenty of people that exist like that and enjoy that way of life. Other people with families and steady jobs tend to look at them as if they are 'lost', without truly understanding what it is to walk the earth.

ionisedon Physicists Debate Hawking’s Idea That the Universe Had No Beginning

I'm not seeing any purpose to humanity as it is.

What purpose are you seeing?

ionisedon The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness

Yeah, his experience taking care of kids in no way prepares him to take care of kids.

ionisedon The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness

I've never been interested in talking to my taxi driver.

I will if they initiate conversation just to be polite, but I'd really rather just be left alone to stare out the window and think.

ionisedon The decline of the family has unleashed an epidemic of loneliness

Co-dependency is not 'part of the deal'. It's something toxic to a relationship.

ionisedon China Prepares to Drop Microsoft Windows, Blames U.S. Hacking Threat

That's great, but it's irrelevant.

They broke an agreement by doing this, then condemned Russia for reacting in the same way.

It's simple hypocrisy.

ionisedon Valve has mutated from a game developer into a financial middleman

I'm not American mate.

Don't be so presumptuous, it's arrogant.

And you are cherry-picking stats by stating only sales on Steam. Steam is not the only digital delivery platform on PC. There are many.

From 2014 worldwide:

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/92-percent-of-...

92% of game sales worldwide were digital.

From 2019 in the UK:

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-01-03-uk-video-game-...

80% digital sales for games in the UK alone.

And it's not just the UK and US.

https://business.financialpost.com/technology/gaming/digital...

The number of physical sales is declining everywhere, some quicker than others.

ionisedon Valve has mutated from a game developer into a financial middleman

Your personal anecdote doesn't match the data. You and your peers are the exception.

https://www.wepc.com/news/video-game-statistics/#pc-gaming

74% of all the video games and computer sales were sold in digital format form.

That's just one source. You'll find similar numbers confirmed elsewhere.

PC gamers overwhelmingly buy digital, either from Steam or other digital storefronts like GOG, Greenman Gaming, Epic Games Store, Origin etc.

ionisedon China Prepares to Drop Microsoft Windows, Blames U.S. Hacking Threat

And definitely didn't station its own or NATO military forces and installations on the border with Russia and in Turkey in direct contravention of agreements with Russia.

No sir, they definitely didn't do that before Russia countered by doing the same.

Nope. We have always been at war with Eurasia. Move along citizen.

ionisedon With greater longevity, the quest to avoid infirmities of aging is more urgent

These exercises will actually strengthen your back and help your spine stay healthy if you practice proper form.

ionisedon China Prepares to Drop Microsoft Windows, Blames U.S. Hacking Threat

The US engages in market distortion all the time.

What do you think the invasion of Iraq was all about?

ionisedon Firefox Now Available with Enhanced Tracking Protection by Default

Same.

I depend on and use Firefox enough that I'd happily pay monthly for it.

ionisedon Valve has mutated from a game developer into a financial middleman

GabeN really dislikes Microsoft and he used to work for them.

That's never going to happen, at least not while he's alive.

ionisedon Valve has mutated from a game developer into a financial middleman

I wouldn't call it a masterpiece in that case.

ionisedon Valve has mutated from a game developer into a financial middleman

Console gamers sure, PC gamers mostly buy digital and have done for a long time.

ionisedon Valve has mutated from a game developer into a financial middleman

You're not describing the Doom I played at all.

ionisedon Fears grow over 'food swamps' as drugstores outsell major grocers

> Being poor doesn’t mean you can’t

it kinda does though.

The effects of financial stress on your mental wellbeing are pretty well documented and can manifest in ways such as inability to focus/concentrate, chronic fatigue, spotty memory from stress etc.

ionisedon NordVPN sued by Torguard for blackmail [pdf]

I would second for Mullvad too.

It's been the only VPN provider that has ticked all my boxes.

ionisedon A new census shows how a Brazilian favela works

Why is that surprising?

ionisedon Chrome, the perfect antitrust villain?

Villains who twirl their moustaches are easy to spot. Those who clothe themselves in good deeds are well-camouflaged.

-- Jean-Luc Picard, Captain, USS Enterprise

ionisedon Chrome, the perfect antitrust villain?

I've never once gotten the impression that people think Google should behave like a non-profit.

ionisedon Chrome, the perfect antitrust villain?

It sounds like you just want Facebook.

ionisedon Antitrust Troubles Snowball for Tech Giants as Lawmakers Join In

Oh the irony.

ionisedon Open-Source `Great Satan’ No More, Microsoft Wins over Skeptics

Citizens United decided that companies are in fact people, as dumb as it may be.

Still, a company is made up of people and people make the decisions behind it.

Don't deflect. It's not helpful.

ionisedon Open-Source `Great Satan’ No More, Microsoft Wins over Skeptics

It's a reasonable and measured assumption given Microsoft's history of shady and coercive practices.

ionisedon Open-Source `Great Satan’ No More, Microsoft Wins over Skeptics

> Well, the third part never came

It did in some cases.

In others, well what was the old adage? If at first you don't succeed...

ionisedon Open-Source `Great Satan’ No More, Microsoft Wins over Skeptics

I'll remain a skeptic until they stop treating their Windows customers like children, implementing deliberately deceptive dark patterns and exfiltrating data on a scale that rivals Google and Facebook.