streamchat

[terse pelican]

I wanna see

[nova blaze]

Fair enough. Literally, I look at my YT shorts in the morning and in the past have seen Thor, hence why I found stream.

Drama takes effort to follow. It takes energy to keep up with and I’m too damn tired already

Running off Red Bull and a dream

[opaque raven]

It was just me talking about this drama title

And a little about the ban counter

[frosty socket]

I kinda miss the Ban counter

[gloomy forge]

the worst drama farming is when theres one random guy saying random stuff and then random people make it into a mountain

[frosty socket]

But I get why it's gone (hopefully only temporarily)

[lapis tartan]

I guess all these blockgame and heartbound updates are just a Kobold's old brain fart'n I guess.

[winged knoll]

Was i there as well

Are we famousse

[opaque raven]

My honest take was that the ban counter was rewarding toxicity. Gamification of bans

[terse pelican]

Yeah, It had both positive and negative effects

[gloomy forge]

Many people here argued this.

not just you.

[winged knoll]

Glad Thor took our inputs

[gloomy forge]

yeah good guy honestly.

[winged knoll]

[gloomy forge]

same with the mods.

[frosty socket]

Gamification, sure, but it was bans of the low hanging fruit of reddit copypastas

Was

[opaque raven]

Ye...I know?

[frosty socket]

Near the end he finally got it to count mods banning folk that Heimdall missed

[lapis tartan]

I understand it going away, hopefully helps demotivate the trolls making alts and spamming.

[hasty grail]

give it enough time and then bring it back

[gloomy forge]

I said shit all the freaking time that may go against "the peace of the channel" I never got called out, treated like shit, nor got a "if you do this again you get bent ". If anything there was a talk and thats it.

people get banned for all sorts of reasons but its usually just ignoring anyone and shouting into the void.

[frosty socket]

Although, Heimdall getting over 1k before the mods were counted was a tad bit insane

[opaque raven]

Let me find who else appeared on the prints

[winged knoll]

It’s probably to showcase how much shit he get daily

Then the trolls make it a goal to pump the ban number up cuz bruh

[winged knoll]

Lemme know if i got famousse

I will tell my mom

[gloomy forge]

PauseChamp

[terse pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/looks-like-im-gonna-be-rich-and-famous-eric-cartman-south-park-fat-butt-and-pancake-head-s7e5-gif-22280114

[gloomy forge]

Thor knows about the disassociation between audiences and streamers. For many Thor is just some guy on the stream so people care less.

Gigaselfaware, good on him.

[terse pelican]

It's interesting how people scream and cry about Thor taking accountability, But Quintheo shouldn't take accountability for what's being said in his Discord... The disconnect there is insane

[gloomy forge]

usually people just post "LUL" whenever theres big drama because of that disassociation. for many people streaming is just "realtime interactive television" of sorts.

https://tenor.com/view/cat-jam-cat-jam-head-bounce-kitty-gif-17946989

good songe.

[lapis tartan]

That's what drives me nutty too.

[gloomy forge]

once people think you're the culprit they think every action against you is justified. being the culprit = everything you do that goes against the vox populi.

if 3 people are in the room and 1 makes a claim while 2 say "thats not true" then that makes the two people correct.

[opaque raven]

Me, cactus, Cheshire and MrMaros
Maybe Staples too

[lunar moth]

I don't remember where I saw this one before, but... for anything drama or discourse-related online, I have never resonated more with an image like this one

[winged knoll]

Meh cherry picking comments

[lunar moth]

So... yeah, folks treat it like interactive TV but... it just ain't, but folks aren't logical, reasonable, or honestly in a lot of cases even sane :/
Which means folks just won't treat people online as people

[winged knoll]

[gloomy forge]

Exactly, its sad with many people but its also very easy to see what sort of people you can have a discussion with.

[worthy ivy]

you can't reason someone out of a position they didn't reason themselves into 🙂

[gloomy forge]

I mean I came into this place guns blazing but with the expectation of "maybe some can change my mind". While i'm not 100% swayed all the time I at least learned a lot of my opinions became different and more considerate than before.

[lapis tartan]

"Your argument is valid, but the streamer I like told me this, so I'm gonna keep telling the lie like it's true for shits'n'giggles!"

[gloomy forge]

its 4:20 in my place your aruguments became automatically more valid.

[lunar moth]

Of course, the point is that folks can disagree on loads of stuff and still be productive, friendly, and make acquaintances if not outright friends - it doesn't mean that has to go for everyone, and you don't have to like everyone, but at no point has it ever been a requirement in human history for everyone to agree with what everyone else is saying. That's the sign of a cult, not of a reasoned mind!

Well, either way then - so what are ya'll up to?

[lapis tartan]

I've been saving this for a good chuckle, thank you.

[lunar moth]

I have been to a food festival today and I'm tired as all hell because of it!

[opaque raven]

if I'm understanding this right it's like they are picking comments that Thro interacted with and are pushing the "look, own community doesn't agree with him"
Which...meh...anyway

[terse pelican]

Everything to push the narrative that you want when your entire personality is Drama

[lunar moth]

I'm giving your kobold an "old fashioned" ... no idea what that means but it was the first one that showed up when I searched for "old" in my choice of reactions! xD

[opaque raven]

Oh boy....

[lapis tartan]

I'll take it.

[opaque raven]

No

No no

[lunar moth]

What, can't we give an old kobold an old fashioned (which is, I assume, a drink? xD)

[opaque raven]

It's....hmmm

[lunar moth]

I mean, it is from the Odin Project discord, so... I assume it is coffee - so... caffinated old kobold? xD

[opaque raven]

They need to decide if we are an echo chamber or a group that "disagrees with streamer"
I mean...we can't be both

[frosty socket]

Depends on their mood and brain state

[terse pelican]

Clearly we're Shrödingers Echo-Chamber

[opaque raven]

There are also things from the thunderdome, damn, people been taking prints for a while

Or maybe I'm just naive, some are probably here taking prints since the very beginning

[terse pelican]

People were 100% Dumping Logs from the Thunderdome

[opaque raven]

Ye...I should have thought so

Man...I said soooo many weird things there

[lapis tartan]

I mean, I'd hope it'd show we aren't an echo chamber, but I guess it'll be in how it's presented and cut.

[opaque raven]

Kinda, ye, but goes into "even his own community disagrees with his actions"

It's boring

[terse pelican]

As someone said before, Cherypicking to fit the narrative they want

[opaque raven]

Ye

[terse pelican]

Blah. It's too hot for me

[earnest cove]

I just woke up so how was the server?

[fluid dome]

Today's revelations on stream and in the announcements today have all but killed my mood. This shit is so far beyond the pale and I can't even find it in me to be angry at what's happening because all I feel is deep and profound sadness at the situation. Its deeply triggering for me personally because I have a history of scary shit like this happening to me and my family over the years and to see something similar happening to not only Thor but also the rest of the lads in the team brings back too many painful traumas where I had to endure separate instances of home invasion, domestic abuse and stalking. A lot of those stem from someone in my family or myself being doxxed. It happened so frequently that we were constantly moving every four or five years. It was incredibly traumatic and my heart goes out to thor and the team. Please stay safe and hopefully this resolves soon.

[wicked schooner]

See https://discord.com/channels/162034058736435201/615103415340630029

[hasty grail]

since last night, mostly calm with some drama lamas lurking

[hasty grail]

https://tenor.com/view/mocha-and-milk-bears-milk-mocha-cuddle-squeeze-gif-7102673578086768359

[earnest cove]

Aah i see it was utter chaos when i went to bed

[opaque raven]

It's spreading 🙊

[dusky grove]

Okay, time to see who it is by the little we see of their pic

We know they're here

[opaque raven]

Boop

No hunt for the hunters

Anyway, check out my cool snack
They are getting married in the middle ❤️ 💜

[gloomy forge]

awww looks nice, you also slice bananas for a snackie

[opaque raven]

Hell ye

[gilded tiger]

The honeymoon is going to be hell... slowly digested 😉

[opaque raven]

You got a super saiyan base discord pfp, so cool

Waaait, are people actually paying for tts to say weird things??? No way

This is so funny

I just opened the stream and Thor skipped one, I'm assuming it was due to bad things

I guess, idk

[gilded tiger]

Yeah, likely so

[opaque raven]

Hmm

[dusky grove]

"Thanks for the money. Now enjoy your ban"

[gilded tiger]

Sadly the insane are happy to spend to spread the insanity

[opaque raven]

How much is a tts in $?

[terse pelican]

Depends on the currency

Around $10 I think

[fluid dome]

Misread the currency as something else...

[knotty marsh]

Most of the super weird ones come from youtube, I think it's $5 on there?

[opaque raven]

I just opened the stream and Thor skipped 2 tts, basically at least $10 if they are from yt

[dusky grove]

Last i remember 100 bits is a buck so 5 bucks on twitch

[fluid dome]

Are the trolls coming from within the server perhaps? If not maybe you could gate tts to discord server members?

[worthy ivy]

the call is coming from inside the house!!!!

90s slasher horror moment

90s was peak, ngl

[fluid dome]

Yeah, and it's about time you pay the bill buddy

[worthy ivy]

lmao - the scream guy was phone phreaking the whole time

[wind hare]

I don't think he lieks gates. Otherwise chat would be subs only

[terse pelican]

Don't think you can gatekeep it that way, and don't think he wants to

[opaque raven]

Emote only chat is the best chat

Don't @ me

[uneven salmon]

Your welcome chat

[gloomy forge]

bro sees you with your pants down

[worthy ivy]

👍 . 🔥 ✅ .🤣

[opaque raven]

🐭 🪤 ☠️

[uneven salmon]

Why does he look so flat XD

He looks so smooth in thay picture wtf

[knotty marsh]

Vtuber malfunction

[opaque raven]

iirc Thor is 2D

[uneven salmon]

Thor is 2.5d

/j

[worthy ivy]

❓ 🧀 ?

[worthy ivy]

thor posesses fractional dimension confirmed?

[opaque raven]

🧀 ➡️ 🍕

[uneven salmon]

Yes yes XD

[wind hare]

❓ 🐷

[terse pelican]

The heck is up with my Twitch today

[uneven salmon]

Great question

[terse pelican]

Keeps randomly Buffering

[uneven salmon]

Oh. Yeah id

[knotty marsh]

Is your twitch twitching or is it not twitching?

[uneven salmon]

Both

[opaque raven]

Man...from all the people talking about that stuff, why me?
From all my trillion kobold messages, why pick the few ones I'm talking about drama??

[knotty marsh]

And which would be worse?

[terse pelican]

It's twitching in the wrong way

[uneven salmon]

Twitch twitching

[opaque raven]

Why can't I get famous for my love for berries

[uneven salmon]

Do you have my lemons?

[wind hare]

Someone calling you out? Did they get mad you took their candle?

[opaque raven]

I actually have a citron potion

[uneven salmon]

Can I lick it

[opaque raven]

Ye, go ahead

I love that they come in this little potion sized things

[knotty marsh]

Oh god why can I taste that image

[uneven salmon]

Ngl. I read that as shaft

[azure knoll]

I want this

[gloomy forge]

I thought it was dansk though.

[opaque raven]

Me and some others here appeared on some "leaked" prints talking about drama stuff. Nothing new

[gloomy forge]

so this is norweygian HUH, learned another new thing.

[gloomy forge]

I'm kinda new to the community. If you're RiverMakes on twitch please play more osrs it was the comfiest vod i've watched this year.

[wind hare]

I must have missed the comms here getting leaked. Was this part of that crazy dude on Youtube or something else?

Was it this chat or that Thunder chat?

[opaque raven]

They also come like this, looks like a lime grenade

[gloomy forge]

actually gigaenjoyed that

https://tenor.com/view/peepo-comfy-gif-26415216

I was mining while wrapped up in my blankie.

[fluid dome]

Hello efficient German

[gloomy forge]

I'm not efficient.

Unless I eat something.

[fluid dome]

Is German efficiency a lie

Have I been lied to

[forest nymph]

food is efficient

[terse pelican]

Fast Food is Efficient.

[forest nymph]

fast food is a lie made up by the air fryer

[fluid dome]

At this point I shall just report quintheo whenever I get the opportunity to do so

[forest nymph]

what do we report him for

[opaque raven]

It's from both, which kinda shows that people been taking prints for a while. Which is a surprise for me but thn again...I tend to be kinda naive with those things

[fluid dome]

Harassment

Because it absolutely is

[terse pelican]

We shouldn't mass report. Thor told us not to earlier

[forest nymph]

gotcha

i dont think youtube will do something about it

[terse pelican]

If you do decide to report, Make sure you're as constructive and fair in your report

[opaque raven]

I mean, you shouldn't act as a mob
Act as yourself, do what you believe is right

[forest nymph]

going back to sniperwolf's display of intelligence

doxxing jacksfilms

they gave her a slap on the wrist

[terse pelican]

Eurgh. I forgot about that whole Drama

[opaque raven]

If a lot of people are doing the same it's not due to mob mentality, it's just a bunch of people following what they believe is right

[terse pelican]

Yeah, I'm just saying going willy nilly and just spam mass report is counter-productive

[forest nymph]

nah that's not my intention

[gloomy forge]

I know a lot of people do not want to hear this, but what people did with ironmouse and the autoimmune charity regarding the outrage of vshoujo is exactly the same what people did with SKG and Thor, in which Thor is "literally" akin to how people see vshoujo.

[forest nymph]

what's the difference between me and the wagon if I do that

[gloomy forge]

I know I'm not the only one who thinks that. Peoples perception to be like that.

[serene wharf]

Pretty brainless activity too. Bunch of idiots who do not know what they are doing may get them sacked if their employers found out.

[forest nymph]

hmm i see where you come from but i dont think it's a fair comparison

i havent seen THAT bad towards vshojo tho, so maybe that might dampen my perception

[gloomy forge]

Yes obviously theres a trillion differences, but this is now how people see this. Superficially it is the same.

[opaque raven]

Is this a thing?

[nova blaze]

Would you just say it’s more of an easier analogy to reference?

[serene wharf]

Yes, its not hard to find out who all these people are, find out where they work and send the HR department some evidence.

[nova blaze]

I’ve seen stuff with the iron mouse stuff through Ludwig, my info is limited on that.

[gloomy forge]

I'd say its an analogy, people just need a drive to do something.

Sometimes, their perception of what to hate fills that drive.

[nova blaze]

Touché

[forest nymph]

i think the half a milly missing is enough motivation for me

[gloomy forge]

if its founded in reason or unreason is a different question.

[opaque raven]

(assuming they are employed)

[azure knoll]

Yes I can do that

[gloomy forge]

Yes, many people have different reasons. I support SKG way before the whole drama happened too.

[nova blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/yep-no-brain-cells-here-no-brain-cute-insult-gif-3834248478915268990

[serene wharf]

Sure, less to loose I guess in that case and could explain all the free time they have to be an idiot. 🤣

[nova blaze]

This is what I’m assuming mods are doing on a daily basis now ^^^

My gif

[gloomy forge]

oh sheesh you really are RiverMakes.

[nova blaze]

Not demonix’s message

[worthy ivy]

yuuup
HR guy? what HR guy? I am the HR guy!
unemployment self-employment rocks 🙂

[frosty socket]

the biggest difference being: VShoujo lost ALL Support after their issues, thor has not

[azure knoll]

I am!!

[nova blaze]

HR meetings consist of looking in the mirror? doing the Spider-Man meme

[forest nymph]

this is why it's not a fair comparison, the reasons are far different

[nova blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/spider-man-we-one-gif-18212100

[winter sierra]

the real rivermakes

[wind hare]

Is there a list of who's names have been leaked that chat here? So I can see if my stuff has been used. Or where can I see if I've been used for this crap?

[gloomy forge]

Yeah thats one of the many differences, the other is that people overblow the problems regarding everything piratesoftware. vshoujo is actually a serious problem.

[nova blaze]

Okay sorry for clogging chat with gifs.

[worthy ivy]

also

what do you mean I haven't paid you? you've done no paying work this month past-Cones...

unemployment self-employment is a double-edged sword!

[gloomy forge]

nah bro you're fine, everyone posts gifs and have fun here.

no need to worry

[forest nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/freaky-bubble-bubble-tadc-tadc-digital-circus-dc-bubble-gif-6487182368078100696

[nova blaze]

I FEEL LIKE THE ONLY ONE

Nvm

Gang got me

[wind hare]

Careful. Bubble is kinda edgy

[serene wharf]

HR will be in touch. 🤣

[nova blaze]

Dammit.

[wind hare]

If you don't know about Bubble, you should check the forums

[nova blaze]

Now cones got my back

[forest nymph]

what

what forums

[gloomy forge]

he sees my level in mining in OSRS

[nova blaze]

When the fart isn’t just a fart

[opaque raven]

I found some but there are lots of messages from Thunderdome (or here but deleted) that I can't find. From the ones I could find it was me, cactus, Maros, Cheshire and maybe staples

[wind hare]

ok if its just that then I am fine, I stayed away from it

[worthy ivy]

Thunderdome was very interesting until it got boring and then it was very boring 😦

[hazy storm]

may i say that i absolutely love the project tracker that thor showed on stream. it was super organized and clear and something even upper management could understand if i showed it to them

nothing at all like the tangled fishnet of tasks and prerequisites and dependences that i normally work with

[opaque raven]

I wish they leaked my images of Taco Tubs

[terse pelican]

Those are darned good

[worthy ivy]

p r o j e c t... t r a c k e r...

what is this gibberish you speak unto me? 😆

[gloomy forge]

Yeah the workflow is fantastic, if theres interuptions it solves a ton of potential questioning

[terse pelican]

Also, Hello Fellow Scandinavian 😛

[gloomy forge]

swede detected

[nova blaze]

I need these. It’s like nachos minus the bowl

[gloomy forge]

I'm jelly sweden is based af.

[flint sinew]

[terse pelican]

Based in what way?

[gloomy forge]

Yo mr mod hope you're doing good

[terse pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/yoshi-super-mario-dance-gif-16544279

[nova blaze]

https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-pikachu-clap-clapping-clapping-gif-gif-13465728489229726846

[knotty marsh]

[gloomy forge]

It gave the world Forsen

[terse pelican]

I didn't know he was a Swede lol

https://x.com/WBHomeEnt/status/1948541298543059134

Warner Bros. Entertainment (@WBHomeEnt)

A new legend rises. AZTEC BATMAN: CLASH OF THE EMPIRES is coming to Digital 9/19.

X · Jul 25, 2025, 12:30 AM

Huh

[gloomy forge]

its weird, there is a new aztec craze in some communities, same with runescape.

[waxen comet]

why is there even an aztec craze

[gloomy forge]

I mean the designs look hella cool.

[terse pelican]

We had Anime Batman, Now we got South American Batman

What's next, Space Batman?

[worthy ivy]

ngl I'd be hyped for Space-Batman

Batman... in.... Spaaaaaace!

[gloomy forge]

I mean same goes with japan, wasn't quetzalcoatl the most hyped character in FGO?

everyone loves aztecs

[worthy ivy]

Batman vs Han Solo I know who wins

[gloomy forge]

just turn things into a waifu and it sells billions.

[worthy ivy]

Batman would kick space's butt

[warm trench]

Space Ghost vs Batman

[late pond]

Wasn't that the whole idea with Batgirl and Supergirl? And Spider-Woman and She-Hulk?

[azure knoll]

I feel like it comes and goes

I think Aztec Batman is cool af

[worthy ivy]

sonofabitch I'm in! 🙂

[gloomy forge]

Yeah exactly, its kinda like with dinosaurs and stuff like that.

[terse pelican]

Speaking of Aztec or South American culture inspired, Anyone played a game called ''Soulmask'' ?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2646460/Soulmask/

Steam

Soulmask

Soulmask is a sandbox game that prioritizes an authentic survival experience. As the "last one" blessed with the mysterious mask, players will grapple for survival in a primitive land steeped in mysterious faiths, carving out a path to ascendance. Start from nothing, explore, build, recruit tribesmen to fortify your clan, and ultimately unravel…

Price

$29.99

Recommendations

12823

▶ Play video

[gloomy forge]

I heard about it, looks cool.

[worthy ivy]

OHH EMM GEE
...
assuming the fandom wiki is canon that is...

TIL

looks legit

[terse pelican]

I need to start watching some anime again... Been kinda postponing a lot of em

[gloomy forge]

a lot of it isn't too good. especially this years release circle. I kinda got burnt out/grown out of it because most of it feels more like actual social commentary of japanese society even if its a silly show.

The last genuinely entertaining anime I watched that didn't turn me into a cynic was Dungeon Meshi. Thats a very entertaining anime honestly.

even freaking jujutsu kaisen is this is a quirky japanese highschool, look at these japanese highschoolers having fun and being on a adventure. Look how mature and dark it is so adults watch it without it being weird. Here is a very well animated fight scene so people will talk about this show 6 months after it aired.

sometimes its all you need but once you watch many anime you start to see the patterns.

[terse pelican]

Last 'good' anime I watch was honestly Frieren

[gloomy forge]

Frieren is alright yeah.

[terse pelican]

But I might go back and watch some older ones like Elfen Lied

[gloomy forge]

its classical literature/worldbuilding done right.

I got insulted once by a giga weeb for saying that Elfen Lied is not fully trash. its honestly alright, at least its not generic.

[terse pelican]

I just like the grimness of it

Artistically it's okay, Story wise it's great, imo

[gloomy forge]

bro posted like 60 pages of insults I mean never forget.

[terse pelican]

60?

[gloomy forge]

Yeah, people can enjoy what they want.

[terse pelican]

brb, Gotta walk Le Doggo

[gloomy forge]

yeah, quite a lot of full pages

was like between 50 - 60 or so when I checked ages ago. with spaces though

plenty of people doing a "how dare you". I remember back in 2017 I said to something who really liked morrorwind that I liked skyrim. that shit when down because of it was very weird. nowadays I laugh at it though.

was probably 1000 pages overall of insults through dm, it was gigantic, took 5 minutes to scroll throguh it.

I couldn't be so unhinged even if I tried.

Deleted discord entirely because of it too.

[uneven salmon]

They swatted Thor again

Wtf

[gloomy forge]

Yeah, before he began streaming apparently.

[uneven salmon]

B r u h

[gloomy forge]

its awful. At this point the police should just be like "we know you already, can we get a coffee?"

[uneven salmon]

Right?!

[worthy ivy]

*checks calendar
yep, is a friday

[winter sierra]

At some point the swat people probably know that thor isnt a threat

[gloomy forge]

Maybe they're scared of the ferrets

[uneven salmon]

This shit is wild

[worthy ivy]

absolute cnuts

[uneven salmon]

Agreed

[winter sierra]

I despise people like that

[gloomy forge]

Like as a police man I'd just began to chill, say sorry and ask for something funny. like if I'd be a policeman and the guy i had to visit was a famous streamer I'd ask for an autograph or a photo or something. it also takes away resources from actual crimes.

[uneven salmon]

Ive met crackheads who have more sanity then these idiots lmao

[winter sierra]

Swat should keep track of whoever tries to go after thor because it IS a crime and they should want to catch the people

[uneven salmon]

I believe they are

[gloomy forge]

yeah they have to.

[hasty grail]

given the current method, its hard to find the actual source of it

[terse pelican]

Righto

[terse pelican]

There's only two animes that I REALLY dislike, But yeah.

[opal bronze]

correct me if im wrong but the swatting is just police department calling up thor and letting him know right

[terse pelican]

That only happens because Thor is in regular contact with the PD to make sure they're aware he's a big internet personality and has a lot of... Haters

[opal bronze]

yeah

[terse pelican]

If it was any other person, they'd kick doors in and shoot

[opal bronze]

yeah

[terse pelican]

Hell, They 'could' still do that, but the risk is vastly lower

[opal bronze]

its just that the way you said it made it sound like they actually turn up

to be clear, its horrible regardless

[terse pelican]

100%

[earnest cove]

Dungeon Meshi is wonderfullllll

[winter sierra]

Thor is smart so im sure he will be ok. Situation is so shitty tho

[nova mauve]

Sucks that Thor is getting "swatted" by all this but I think context matters. He should say that the police called him because of a potential "swatting attempt" and not that he was "swatted again". IMO the saying that he got swatted again makes it seem more dramatic then what actually happened.

[winter sierra]

People dont understand that being on the internet means your info is likely out there. That doesn’t mean it should be shared. I know where my friends live but im not gonna share that for a large amount of people to know

[terse pelican]

Except, It 'is' swatting even if they just call him to make sure it's Okay

[winter sierra]

Yeah swatting is just the act of the police getting called on you

[terse pelican]

Just because they don't show up and kick the door in doesn't take away from the fact it happened, or that he shouldn't be allowed to say it the way he does

[nova mauve]

True, but people asking in this chat for clarification if police actually showed up or just called him proves my point about context mattering in how you relay information. IMO.

[winter sierra]

We are here to clarify

[earnest spire]

https://tenor.com/view/gn-chat-goodnight-gif-14554906984376890653

[terse pelican]

Context matters yes, but doesn't take away from what the term ''Swatting'' is, Swatting is simply 'The Act of calling the police and saying a serious crime is happening at X address.' The Outcome thereafter is a different matter

And, Intent is equally important.

[muted robin]

also i'm gonna say that having precautions set up (aka telling the police you're a streamer and people might swat you) literally doesn't stop the police from coming anyways unless they're like, exceptionally chill

there are even other youtubers who have said they warned their city's PD before they ever got swatted and they still got swatted

[proud depot]

I've seen that short about shaye whittling. Shaye very much does NOT need s chainsaw

*shudders*

[muted robin]

i'm not sure what part of "misusing law enforcement in an attempt to murder someone by proxy of the police" is so hard to understand tbh, it's still an obvious intimidation attempt and you don't have to go "errrrmmmmm but if he didn't licherally get a gun pointed at him was he ever in any real danger, is he just exaggeratingggggg"

[terse pelican]

Exactly

Also, I'm a bit annoyed at Twitch atm ( On my end, Keeps buffering. )

[proud depot]

oh geez not the story of shaye skinning herself

[terse pelican]

[muted robin]

i was a target once of a coordinated troll/group of trolls and bro literally found my hometown, high school and graduation year, the current uni i was attending, and what degree program i was in. pretty sure that was still a threat to my well being and peace of mind even if he never got my full address and sent me pizza

[terse pelican]

Yeah that's bad

[muted robin]

same goes with doxxing. just because "all" the police do is knock on your door and ask you what's up doesn't mean that the intention to have them break down their door and shoot you wasn't why the swatting call was made

[terse pelican]

Exactly why I said Intent matters

[muted robin]

doesn't even hold up in court either lol. "your honor i was just being a little silly"

[terse pelican]

''Just a Prank BRO.''

[muted robin]

"yes i ran that man over with my car but i only broke his leg and didn't kill him so did i really commit a crime"

[knotty marsh]

Your honor we would like to enter a plea of "Aa, eto, bleh"

[muted robin]

also the crime i committed was uh. writing fan fiction that the trolls thought was cringe

and for that i was harassed and attempted to be doxxed for two years straight before they finally lost interest

so "well if you're getting hate this intense there must be a reason for it/if you had done something to deescalate this wouldn't have happened to you" don't hold up as excuses to me, but again that's bc i've personally been through it and most people don't have the kind of empathy (or blackpill tbh) to realize that no actually, people will try to literally murder you over dumb intenet drama

[spark tide]

It is very scary to put stuff online. 99.99% of the time its fine. But the 0.01% that someone unhinged finds it. Ugh. Once saw a video of someone harassing an autistic individual on stream with his community, going after his forums, leaving messages behind mocking him. His sin? Complaining how socializing is hard for autistic people, and having little friends. Sorry you had to go through that.

[gloomy forge]

Damn thats so weird, most people that harrased him probably had a problem or two too ironic. Imagine wasting your time doing stuff like that.

From their perspective I mean, thats so weird wasting time and energy doing that stuff. I'd introspect hard.

[muted robin]

yep. my biggest advice to avoid something like that happening to you is to never ever share usernames across multiple platforms, you literally have no need to do that unless you're some sort of artist, streamer, etc doing it for marketing

and also if you want to participate in things like forums or threads for something you're involved in irl, do it on a separate irl account and not with the same account that you do for random anonymous online stuff

[gloomy forge]

Yeah the best approach is to think of the internet as oldschool.

[muted robin]

the 80/20 rule applies to a lot of things and i think it applies to drama too in a way. 80% of people are normal and chill, the problems come from 20%

[gloomy forge]

the reason why nicknames exists is because it seperates them from your name, etc.

thats why people used them in the first place

[muted robin]

in general my belief is that most people are normal and not insane, the problem is just that being normal makes you not do anything/mind your own business, making the minority of people who are weird and creepy the ones who do the most of the action

[worthy ivy]

not too oldschool tho - pre-socials people'd put their addresses and photos of their local area and that all over their homepages because it was just the nerds online

[muted robin]

also, i [expletive] hate how normalized it is in social media to have things like your likes publicized. that's something you need to be aware of for online safety but it also annoys me that it's basically built in as a design feature for most social media websites

[spark tide]

The internet often shows the extremeties of society, not the norm. But seeing the political state, it is hard to deny the internet's influence on people is growing.

[gloomy forge]

Hmm yeah thats probably true but that wasn't too common.

[muted robin]

like. "here's an option that lets you like/bookmark/etc something without reposting it to your account! how private and self-contained! now let's make it so that your likes are publicly available to literally everyone"

[spark tide]

Maybe too political. Sorry.

[gloomy forge]

people put greater emphasis to privacy and not believing anything you see online.

my kinda dadjoke.

[worthy ivy]

definitely true!
I'm talking about 9.6k dialup era early 90s internet
and I was there for it
it. was. glorious!!! 🙂

[knotty marsh]

Zeno's paradox

[gloomy forge]

Yeah exactly

turtle, athlete, etc.

[gloomy forge]

Not so old internet but I remember playing a game called Sacrifice back during my dialup days

[worthy ivy]

back before the normies ruined it with their reeeee'ing

[gloomy forge]

Yeah kinda true, I remember WETAs spokeman (yeah, that WETA), talking about user feedback from LOTR vs the project that would later become the Neon Genesis Evalgelion live action that got abandoned. They said between 13-15 times more people gave feedback to the potential liveaction than LOTR because the online population exploded during that time.

[worthy ivy]

but I don't really get to have an opinion about opsec... this is my "real" stage name

and this my real face (didn't choose it for it's handsome good looks, it just came that way out of the box!)

[gloomy forge]

and most of those comment were people reeeeeing

They wanted to spend some 150 million USD of a potential movie irl adaption for NGE made by the LOTR team, it got ditched during the post production phase of King Kong I think.

[proud depot]

I like the mustache

[opal bronze]

i guess the safety bill doesn't really effect you lol

[gloomy forge]

Never forget the time people found out where Sodapoppin lived without him ever showing anything outside his house, simply just how the sunshine hits his room and the shading of one tree I think. Could be wrong though, maybe there was a gust of wind that happened at random or something very small like that. They figured it out based on the layout of the house.

and some very tiny details.

kinda crazy.

[muted robin]

sounds about right

[worthy ivy]

totally does - I might be 40 29 (am DJ so I say 29), but that doesn't mean I want to go giving every website under the sun a copy of my ID...

[gloomy forge]

goes way beyond just rainbolt

[proud depot]

some people have way too much time on their hands

[opal bronze]

im not gonna touch it at all, people already using AI to get around it too but i imagine thats just a delayed ban once they catch on

[gloomy forge]

Its weird social dynamics as well. People think its fun and part of the game to doxx sodapoppin because of that first big doxx. Everytime the guy moves, he is figured out. Just for fun so to speak.

People made it a game of sorts. Twitch culture be twitch.

[muted robin]

it's bc as thor put it today, people see online stuff as just silly reality tv and not real people's lives and safety

[worthy ivy]

easy fix

sign up for VPN
use VPN
...
profit?

[proud depot]

I really don't want this to turn into websites requiring ID no matter what country you're in. Trying to do that over in the US would cause a riot

[gloomy forge]

I've been saying when the thunderdome was up. people think streamers are kinda just like actors playing stuff out. there is a disconnect between the audience and the streamer for many reasons. Sometimes it swaps over.

[opal bronze]

yeah that's the tech, idk if it works for things like discord though havent tried

[proud depot]

I am NOT going to give any website my ID unless its government related

[terse pelican]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3871670/Ironwing_Valiant_Record_of_Astera/

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This game looks cool

[opal bronze]

if i did stocks i would have bought all the VPN stocks the moment that was announced

[worthy ivy]

no politics, but that's exactly what it is

digital ID by stealth wearing a t-shirt that says "won't somebody think of the children?!"

[gloomy forge]

[opal bronze]

honestly it makes more sense for the gov to be in charge of verifying and not a private company, of which they can give like a UID to the site to prove age, if the gov gets data breached we have worse things to worry about but a private company hell naw

also every site that cant afford a private company to check, has to block UK

its so silly

[flat moat]

Private company still needs to process that data though and cookie your session/device with an allowed token

[proud depot]

even worse in the US as we have no federal ID system. Its all at the state level

[flat moat]

I'm sure we can all agree the linux bros are not going to be happy with this development

[worthy ivy]

think that's the logical endpoint - it starts out as each website does the ID verification, but once there's been a few breaches, there'll be political appetite to bring in a mandatory government ID system and BAM it's going to get all Black Mirror very quickly at that point methinks

[proud depot]

there is the social security card but that has literally zero protections built into it and is just a number, so using that would open up so many more avenues of attack for identity theft

[opal bronze]

yea well they already know who i am, im only interested in keeping the disconnect between online and irl, if its implemented right i dont have much concerns but i doubt it

[carmine sierra]

Quote a friend referenced that's fitting for the current situation

“The surest way to work up a crusade in favor of some good cause is to promise people they will have a chance of maltreating someone. To be able to destroy with good conscience, to be able to behave badly and call your bad behavior 'righteous indignation' — this is the height of psychological luxury, the most delicious of moral treats.”
― Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow

[worthy ivy]

"I am not a number!"
*looks suspiciously at his NI number card

[gloomy forge]

noooo don't do this to me I don't wanna lose my eternal v-card

[worthy ivy]

Huxley is one of the goats

[flat moat]

https://tenor.com/view/shrek-meme-shrek-hmm-gif-15171325527464446560

It's all ogre

[gloomy forge]

[dusk orbit]

oh it's coming in the US as well eventually dw.

[proud depot]

To add to what thor is saying: Minecraft is THE example to give when you say that graphics don't matter. Dated graphics when it was first released and now its the most popular game in the world

[worthy ivy]

cyberspies around the world begin to wonder why everyone is VPNing in from Tuvalu

[jolly sky]

Oh its worse than just a website. It gets sent to a company in America. Yes by law they have to abide by GDPR, but will they? Doubt. Also, with the amount of breaches there has been, I don't put any trust in it. Hell there are GDPR breaches almost every month, but they just go unreported

[opal bronze]

once the dust settles i gotta see some stats on vpn usage to see the hockey stick spike

[flat moat]

The VPNs will always go to the closest country that allows it without authentication

[proud depot]

fun fact: since I live in Alaska I have a right to privacy from my state government. So literally it could not be implimented at the state level here

[opal bronze]

sweden i think has the least amount of protection but norways probably up there

[terse pelican]

As a Swede, I don't know what you're talking about

[opal bronze]

mullvad's based in sweden because of that i heard

[terse pelican]

Yeah, It's a Swedish VPN, but what I mean is ''Least amount of of Protection'' ?

[opal bronze]

like government overview is what i meant

without context it doesn't make much sense i agree

[terse pelican]

Ah

I honestly don't know exactly, I don't keep track of the Political side

[opal bronze]

you nordic countries are usually quite chill when it comes to laws like that

odd phenomenon

[terse pelican]

We just have other weird things

[opal bronze]

true, i plan to visit norway at some point though, maybe move there eventually but id have to visit first

[terse pelican]

I heard it's beautiful at certain areas, BUT

Winters suck

[opal bronze]

im used to cold but i wouldn't go north id try and go as south as possible to mitigate that

but maybe it will still be too cold id have to find out

[terse pelican]

Yeah it can depend, but the most northern part of Norway still gets fairly cold

and ALL the snow.

[opal bronze]

we barely get snow here so that part is actually a bonus, at least until it becomes annoying and then it will be annoying, but for a little bit it will be cool

[strange owl]

we have a very beurocratic system. It doesn't change just because someone says it has to change. It needs to be tried and solidified first.
It's why we have a few companies like Mullvad and Bahnhof that goes against the rulings simply to challenge it and make sure the boundaries aren't pushed further and further.

[proud depot]

I am in interior Alaska, where we can get highs of -40 in the middle of winter, and like 6 months of icy roads and snow. How does it compare?

[opal bronze]

yeah everything i hear about norway is just good really

[strange owl]

That is Sweden, but yeah

[opal bronze]

oh right yeah mb

[terse pelican]

Since Norway is fairly hilly, And most of the Population lives by the edge of the Sea, It's... Colder

[strange owl]

Southern Sweden = Middle of the US, Middle Sweden = Northern USA, Northern Sweden = Alaska and up.

[terse pelican]

https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/ubgtu6/true_size_and_latitude_of_sweden_vs_north_america/#lightbox

Swedens most southern part doesn't even get close to the Mainland US

[strange owl]

I meant climate, not location

[terse pelican]

Ah. Yeah Climate is weird

[gloomy forge]

has a lot to do with water circulation.

[terse pelican]

and with the change in the Global climate, It's even weirder

[gloomy forge]

of the oceans and all.

[strange owl]

Yeah, we'd be frozen solid if not for the gulf stream

[gloomy forge]

yeah, that irritates water circulation as well.

[opal bronze]

i wonder how the people in the far north deal with permanent day at some points in the year

[strange owl]

you get used to it

[terse pelican]

You just get blackout curtains

[strange owl]

we don't have permanent day here but it never gets dark either

[terse pelican]

and just treat it as a normal day

[strange owl]

yepp

[opal bronze]

damn

[strange owl]

permanent night during the winter is way worse

[gloomy forge]

I'd just bedge the entire day.

[opal bronze]

aura though

free 3am working for days

[proud depot]

one degree (ish) below the arctic circle here. Grew up here so I am used to it, but curtains can really help and honestly its great having daylight that late in the day. Makes it feel like its not as late and the night is young

[gloomy forge]

you mean aurora?

[opal bronze]

no

aura

[strange owl]

aura?

[gloomy forge]

maybe bros a farmer and needs that aura.

[opal bronze]

working at night with music very peaceful

that kind of aura

[gloomy forge]

yeah kinda true.

everyone during night shift put Secunda at least on once in their lives. God tier night music.

[strange owl]

if you have that kind of working environment sure, but going to an office and having it be dark pretty much all day except for an hour or two where it's twilight is really demoralizing.

[opal bronze]

pretend the outside is flooded with cola

[opal bronze]

ill have to check it out

[gloomy forge]

yeah obviously if you live there its different than being romantic about it.

[opal bronze]

yeah

i wouldnt want to live that far north

[hazy storm]

I used to work night shift and went to work at 10 pm. Can verify

[strange owl]

you sort of have to force yourself to do errands. Idk why but doing stuff in the dark does not feel right.

[opal bronze]

id kick ass at night shift because i can very easily go nocturnal but i always have the option to see sun if i stay up

[earnest cove]

Mushroom interview!

[strange owl]

On the plus side though, darkness and slow falling snow is about as peaceful as it gets.

[terse pelican]

I think it's just goes back to our primal instincts ''Big Bad Monsters in the Dark''

[strange owl]

yeah probably

[opal bronze]

and the vitamin D

[terse pelican]

That too

[hazy storm]

It was very weird because even if i hung blackout curtains in my room everyone in the house was wide awake and i could hear everyone going about their business. The neighbors dog never shut up either

[opal bronze]

im sure you guys have like generational food recipes for vitamin D before supplements

[terse pelican]

FunGuy interview.

[earnest cove]

fun guy indeed

[terse pelican]

Plenty of fish with high Vitamin D count

[strange owl]

Nyponsoppa for all!

[terse pelican]

and being reasonably coastal, we got plenty of fresh fish

[strange owl]

high in both C and D

[terse pelican]

Vitamin C Deez nuts?

[strange owl]

That's rose hip soup for non-Scandis

[terse pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/ugh-gross-no-dislike-yuck-gif-3398424

[earnest cove]

It's already happening in malaysia for a long time. I need to change my DNS to access Fanfiction Net

[hazy storm]

I heard somewhere that pill supplements aren't efficient because it's not absorbed into the body naturally like food. No idea if that's medically sound

[earnest cove]

sad to see the world overall wanting to become like the worst of asia

[terse pelican]

Not a Doctor, or Medical expert, but that sounds a bit tinfoily

[strange owl]

As someone who can't absorb them in general, the water soluble ones work

[earnest cove]

depends on the pill formulation, but still don't eat vitamin d on an empty stomach

[hazy storm]

My mom told me that. That makes it true

[earnest cove]

There are vitamins that require fat to absorb and vitamin d is one of them

Vitamin A is another

[opal bronze]

bit sus on that but whatever the evidence says yknow

[earnest cove]

if you're not absorbing the vitamin d it's not because it's pill rather you're not eating it with some kind of fat

also watch out for D2 and D3. D3 is easier to process for humans than D2

[gloomy forge]

isn't the absorption related to amino acids and not for vitamins or something?

[hazy storm]

So my moms advice is a case of understanding the effect but not the reason for it

[earnest cove]

not sure about the relations between amino acids and vitamins there

[terse pelican]

^This all shows why you should consult medical professionals

[earnest cove]

the B family and vitamin C is water soluble not fat soluble

[gloomy forge]

me neither, just heard about it, I all know is amino acids are important to break down food.

[gloomy forge]

I'd rather consult several sources, one doctor being one of them. Multiple doctors make it better.

[terse pelican]

Hence why professionals is plural

[gloomy forge]

Theres usually topics of contention, but this one isn't one of them.

[hazy storm]

9 out of 10 doctors agree that discord is unreliable

[terse pelican]

But also, Dietairy experts

[gloomy forge]

Yeah what you say is true

[hazy storm]

The 10th doctor is Medical Jesus

[terse pelican]

9 out of 10 Dentists wants you to use Oral B.

the 10th wants you to Oral C

[flint sinew]

[terse pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/forrest-gump-wave-hello-hi-sup-gif-16159238468026206620

[hazy storm]

Hello

[flint yarrow]

taking d3 daily with my evening meal and my other meds after my levels were really low on a blood test earlier this year that also had me prediabetic <.<

[flint sinew]

🫡

[gloomy forge]

o7

sir

[terse pelican]

Speaking of Vitamins, I need to figure out something to eat

[blissful imp]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xu3UdmZDbV4

[gloomy forge]

but yeah what people say about eating fat with vitamins make sense, a lot of supplements require you to eat something with the supplement because of that.

[terse pelican]

yeah it makes sense

[gloomy forge]

I said something that makes sense for once

[azure knoll]

This is specifically for certain b vitamins primarily, b complex / b 12 has very poor gut bioavailability (we do injections in the vet med field for them for this reason)

[terse pelican]

Proof?

[azure knoll]

(I'm not human educated but the concept is the same)

[gloomy forge]

no

[earnest cove]

omg slapping the shitake logs

that's so funny

[gloomy forge]

[terse pelican]

Slap that Log

[earnest cove]

slap the log, throw the log, shock the log

gotta shake the shitakes into existence

wake the mushroom up violently

[carmine sierra]

https://tenor.com/view/line-up-shake-smack-slap-nun-gif-17671539

[gloomy forge]

mushroom named like it could come out from the internet.

[carmine sierra]

[earnest cove]

oh teh censorship........ They never allow me to talk about the shitake mushroom

because of 'shit'

my friend joked it as the 'shit talking mushroom'

[worthy ivy]

shitake mushroom
is a hard one to get past
a sharp automod

[jolly sky]

How fast do you have to slap a mushroom for it to grow

[worthy ivy]

love me a haiku

[terse pelican]

Yes.

[worthy ivy]

first you start with five
and following that, seven
finishing with five

[terse pelican]

Did someone say... Moisturize?

[terse pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/drwho-ladycassandra-moisturize-skinlady-doctor-who-gif-5808910

[umbral gazelle]

https://tenor.com/view/stranger-things-season4-murray-murray-flamethrower-flamethrower-burn-gif-26023596

[toxic rampart]

I hope everyone is having a good day.

[earnest cove]

Enoki is delicious!!

They get between your teeth tho watch out

They're so crunchy and flavourful

[winged knoll]

Oki so i have to disagree with Thor next time

[earnest cove]

Why is the YouTube viewership so low compared to twitch?

[carmine sierra]

Just community preference

YouTube's streaming tools are kinda bad

[earnest cove]

It seems like for most people twitch works better. It doesn't work in the building i currently live in

That's why I'm one of the youtube rare spawns

[carmine sierra]

I have Premium, so I prefer YouTube to skip the ads

[earnest cove]

So many mushrooms he has

[uneven salmon]

Oh god

[earnest cove]

I wonder about over harvesting actually

How do they prevent that?

[indigo wadi]

@azure knoll Beardie Food Chart Reminder

[earnest cove]

Oh nooooooo allergic reaction

[blissful imp]

How much do the mods get payed again? i always forget.

[indigo wadi]

Paid enough

[distant rapids]

They get fed 50 baguettes per month

[blissful imp]

ok but the technical term for paid employess. i know Thor has said something like Full payment.

[jolly sky]

Thor has never stated how much they get paid, as that is not his place to say. It is up to the mods to decide if they want to share their figures.

[indigo wadi]

Yeah, shouldn't matter overall

[blissful imp]

yes i know he hasn't said the specifics, but he said a technical term. like Full pay or something.

[earnest cove]

Rocket fuel mushrooms????!!!??!!!?!

[indigo wadi]

Salaried maybe

[carmine sierra]

He's said they're salaried

[earnest cove]

They're salaried

[gentle mortar]

you mean benefits? They get social, health insurance, the best one, full time employees, and "co-pay" for mental health

[blissful imp]

no not benefits.

[indigo wadi]

Thor has a cute basket

[gentle mortar]

figured, cause i dont know the technical term he used

[jolly sky]

Full salary. In other words, not paid part time

https://tenor.com/view/lmao-lol-crying-laughing-omg-gif-16938640

[terse pelican]

https://tenor.com/view/ask-and-ye-shall-receive-gif-19000383

[jolly sky]

You can tell this person is pissed that the mods keep timing them out instead of just banning them

[terse pelican]

It's such a meme too

[indigo wadi]

It's great

[earnest cove]

Angrily filled with garbage lol

YouTube also keep having kiddos who try to dunk and say he fell off and stuff

[terse pelican]

Every single one of his haters obsess over his numbers, While Thor just sits there and does his own thing

[carmine sierra]

Salary means they're not paid by the hour, they just have a fixed wage per week/month

[jolly sky]

Yea precisely

[carmine sierra]

I work full time, but I'm still hourly

[azure knoll]

Emailing it to myself rn thank you

[indigo wadi]

Welcomes, and ty!

[earnest cove]

Interestingly doctor K just posted a new video about the damages of nihilism and what kind of behaviour it drives. Instant gratification is one of them.

[indigo wadi]

Shocker

[fresh plume]

Can anyone explain to me why Thor's channel suddenly is at the bottom of my "followed channels" on Twitch? I watch him constantly and he has always been at the top, but suddenly he is dead last behind streamers I haven't watched in months.

I almost missed that he was online

[terse pelican]

the Follow List has always been a bit weird

Can sort it , But the options are bleh

[fresh plume]

But it is sorted by "recommended for you" which always had him as number 1

[earnest cove]

Well people wouldn't think instant gratification is connected to nihilism. In fact the whole "alpha male" movement is also full of nihilists

[indigo wadi]

It's just a weird twitch thing. Wouldn't be concerned.

[earnest cove]

His explanation of why lack of meaning leads to issues is more interesting than i expected

[fresh plume]

Ok, just found it weird. Hope it reorders itself to put him back at the top.

[indigo wadi]

Just follow him, problem solved :p

[earnest cove]

Ooooh EU customer

[fresh plume]

I have followed him for years

[indigo wadi]

He shouldn't be under recommend the if you've followed his channel

[wispy plover]

The absolute funny thing is that if these people actually put forth more than 3 seconds of thinking, they actually can just block the channel. There’s 2 ways to do it. I know most of them are just doing it to be loud so their dad will come back with the milk finally. But every time I see it I’m just like… bruh.

[terse pelican]

he said his follow list

[indigo wadi]

Hrm

[fresh plume]

I think you may have missed part of my message. He is in the follow list, but dead last - he has always been number 1. Just found it weird.

[terse pelican]

Twitch re-orders it automatically and weirdly

[indigo wadi]

Twitch being weird

[earnest cove]

Lol the website dead

[fresh plume]

But thanks all for your info.

[earnest cove]

https://mossycreekmushrooms.com/

[sterile crane]

so much for promising to do 2 more TTS after the interview

sadge

[wispy plover]

Probably hard for him when the last few mins are people screaming about blockgame at him.

Give him a break

[fresh plume]

I am still impressed that he can do 12 hours each day.

[vivid maple]

what the fork is wrong with the uk

[distant rapids]

Wait what happened in the uk

[lapis tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/do-you-have-any-idea-how-little-that-narrows-it-down-blight-batman-beyond-funny-narrow-it-down-gif-25176406

[vivid maple]

they started the age verification for internet access

discord is being forced by uk law to verify everyones age

[hasty grail]

sooo it wasnt due to all the ancient artifacts that they still have?

[lyric venture]

Full time. Some are part time (I think just Maddie). More of a US term for things.

[vivid maple]

anyone living in the uk has to do a face scan just to access discord

[lyric venture]

Wait, wut?

[vivid maple]

along with an id check

[lyric venture]

They have to scan their face to login to Discord?

[vivid maple]

no they have to scan their face to verify their age on discord

all cause the uk government wants to be twatwaffles

[lapis tartan]

Oh, was that the context of the deathstranding meme post?

[vivid maple]

yup

sams face can bypass the face scan

[lyric venture]

Thats kinda crazy

[lapis tartan]

https://fixupx.com/DanySterkhov/status/1948665431633404170

Dany Sterkhov 🛡✈ (@DanySterkhov)

You can use Death Stranding's photo mode to bypass Discord's age verification

Quoting Katie (@KnucklesOx2)
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The Uk government forcing discord to scan my face or show my id to verify my age is genuinely draconian. "Oi you got a license for that" jokes are 100% justified.

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[vivid maple]

https://x.com/ANTllSM/status/1948818663173247092 it forces stuff like this to happen

Anti (@ANTllSM)

People have been posting about tweets being restricted due to laws. That's insane

X · Jul 25, 2025, 6:52 PM

[lapis tartan]

Patreon made me do this, I was tempted to hold up my block buster card too.

[jolly sky]

To access anything deemed NSFW*

[vivid maple]

all cause of the puritanical british government

aka a bunch of old blokes

like dinosaurs

[lapis tartan]

Think the puritanical X is in most places now.

[wind hare]

But they are talking about controlling the content a child sees

[lapis tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/i-dont-like-that-bill-burr-saturday-night-live-not-feeling-it-not-for-me-gif-18836801

[jolly sky]

You know how has control over that? The parents

[lapis tartan]

The face scan part isn't cool.

[wind hare]

That doesn't work out that well in a lot of cases

[jolly sky]

Enforcing adults to send their ID's and Selfies to a US company, in a place where GDPR breaches are happening on a monthly basis is NOT a good solution

[lapis tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/koh-the-face-stealer-avatar-atla-aang-gif-462180725101108116

[jolly sky]

The ruling is super vague so a lot of websites will be caught up in it. If the website allows any of the following:

Photo and video uploads
Commenting between users
Chats between users
Online gaming
Cloud storage
Dating websites
NSFW content

And more, it counts towards needing to provide ID or a selfie to use it

[dusk orbit]

its all on the parents. there is enough resources available that a parent can absolutely control what content kids have on their devices. allowing government overreach because people don't know how to parent their own children is so stupid lol

[jolly sky]

I expect to see a sharp increase in VPN usage

[wind hare]

Strangely enough, this also stops people from being asshats. If your ID is tied to your chat username, when you get banned, you get BANNED. Good luck getting a new ID

Welcome to player one

[wintry pond]

parents are neglecting their children so the goverment needs to step in

[lyric venture]

Yeah thats weird. Seems like very easy ways to game the system.

[wintry pond]

some people should not be allowed to have children. Dose the same thing

[lyric venture]

Like can't you just use a picture of any old person to bypass it?

[lyric venture]

Yeah assuming they can verify any of that. Otherwise couldn't you just print up something ID sized, change all the real relevant info outside of the picture and DOB?

[wind hare]

I am sure if they abuse it they will just tie it to your offical ID number instead\

Rules always get more strict the more people find ways around them

[lyric venture]

I mean the question would be does it have any way to officially look it up?

[jolly sky]

Look I'm sorry but restricting full grown adults from just being able to look at the things they want to (that obviously aren't illegal), without being forced to SEND YOUR PHOTO AND ID to a company not even in the UK is draconian and authoritarian as all hell

[lyric venture]

LIke is it expected that Discord is going to the equivlant of the DMV to actually verify what is being uploaded is real?

[jolly sky]

I wouldn't even do it even if the company was in the UK

[wind hare]

The rule is worded to stop kids and children from finding content they shouldn't. Also to help them from accessing say, dating apps or sites that could take advantage of them. Right? That's the wording

[lyric venture]

I mean ultimately Discord is just following the law. Its likely that or just cut off UK people which is probably not really feasible.

[lapis tartan]

If I had kids, I wouldn't want the goobernment to have a picture of their face. Especially with how things have been trending.

[jolly sky]

GDPR isn't infallible and there are GDPR breaches monthly, they just aren't reported

I can literally imagine in a few years, a headline reading;

"Millions of UK Citizens' ID's released in a data breach"

Look at the US and the semi-recent MASSIVE data breach

With your unique identifiable numbers (I forgot what they're called

[jolly sky]

This is something easily solvable, and has already been done in some places with Adult content. Make it so you have to input your bank card details. A bank knows exactly how old you are.

[wind hare]

So whats the difference? The bank is still going to share all your information to verify. Full name, address, and now they have the banking info

[wind raven]

chat is so cute today

Hey all

[worthy ivy]

not quite - hard to explain because politics, but will give it a go - mods can delete if it's out of bounds

see, that's the spin on the wording - but it's pretty broad (as all UK law ends up being because we can't have nice things) and introduces all kinds of Orwellian shenanigans under the guise of "protecting children"

is our version of the "safer streets and crime control" bill in america - noone wants to be on record as voting against "safer streets", noone wants to be on record as voting against the law that was proposed to "protect the children"

[jolly sky]

The website will not share your entire bank card number. It also will not share your full name. The bank will only share it with itself unless its hacked

[wind hare]

So is the UK forcing your image to be shared with other users?

[wintry pond]

no, but hacking exicts

[wind hare]

I thought this was all backend data, your still action dan but discord knows your real name

[jolly sky]

It's forcing us to share our faces, and our unedited Government ID's, to some random US company

[gray fable]

the internet is melting now at this rate

https://tenor.com/view/it-crowd-fire-moss-its-fine-just-keep-swimming-gif-19056122

[wind hare]

it's ALL companies correct? Anyone who does buisness in the UK?

China, Russia

[jolly sky]

Any company or website that requires operating under the UK Online Safety Act, yes

[wintry pond]

so, google?

[jolly sky]

And if they don't put that into action, they get massively fined

[wind hare]

Personally I don't use TikTok because it is owned by the Chinese goverment Lifes never been better

[worthy ivy]

the UK government has been trying to destroy online privacy for the last decade or so, but hasn't been able to pass the laws - until now

this new law has essentially removed online anonymity in a single stroke - any platform that allows messages, posting video, photos, (even just product reviews) would fall under this law

once they start enforcing it, every single website (pretty much) can be argued to fall under the scope of the law and BAM, there you are

it's already game over at that point

[jolly sky]

Quite possibly, but I'm not 100% certain. It's not yet been rolled out over every single space yet

[wintry pond]

I never understood the apeal of tik tok

people will find ways around it

[wind hare]

I don't know, personally I am done with the internet's anon crap. If the internet could have found a way to prevent people from doing crazy shit or hurt others it would have. This might not be the law to fix it but something has to change.

[vivid maple]

so you support it?

[velvet pawn]

tea app just leaked tens of thousands of ID's and face verifications admist this

[jolly sky]

Lets say for argument, an important person in the UK Government wants to look up purely legal, but adult content in their own time. They have to upload their face and/or Government ID to this US company.

If that information gets accessed, there are opportunities for massive blackmail

[tribal canyon]

so the Petition to repeal the law went from 10K signitures to 100K in 10 days

[wintry pond]

I like the idea behind it, but the execution has many flaws

[jolly sky]

Can you DM me that link please

[tribal canyon]

done

[wind hare]

I support the idea of people being held accountable for their actions where ever they are. I don't live in the UK so it doesn't mean anything to me. But it is an experiment in a direction and I would like to see how it goes

[vivid maple]

that "test" is just like the plot in 1984

[wintry pond]

you not living in UK dosent mean it will not affect you

[jolly sky]

https://tenor.com/view/jim-carrey-salute-gif-27701630

[wind hare]

The US is currently going through a real 1984, so I think i am fine with my own problems. lol

[wintry pond]

the world is imploding on itself

I am so tired of everything

[vivid maple]

what we need to do is overthrow the people in power to change anything

[wind hare]

No, lol

[wind raven]

https://tenor.com/view/here-we-go-joker-heath-ledger-the-dark-knight-and-here-we-go-gif-17775369

[wind raven]

https://tenor.com/view/heat-heat1995-michael-mann-movies-action-movies-gif-27057035

[worthy ivy]

I'm not concerned for myself - I'm old-school 90s internet, real name, real face, only post stuff I'm willing to stand behind

but it makes it impossible for journalists to receive anonymous source material, will make it easier to doxx creators and other users, creates massive targets for blackmail and other nefarious stuff

I'm with you on not being into online anons running their mouths because they're anonymous, but there are times where peeps legitimately need to be anonymous online

I'm worried where the slope ends, not so much the start (if you see what I mean?)

it's going to get all Transmetropolitan up in the UK very quickly methinks!

[wind hare]

We need to instate an "Uncle Ben" test for anyone in power.

[vivid maple]

who says it has to be a test?

[wind raven]

Isn't that a racist rice brand

[vivid maple]

could just go straight up into a revolution

[wind hare]

No, Spiderman

Uncle Ben from Spiderman

[wind raven]

oh XD

not uncle ben's rice

[wind hare]

If you don't understand the responsibility of power, then you don't get it

Jeez people lol

[brittle brook]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t62Fl7eynB8

[glad owl]

Wassup

[winged osprey]

wait I thought there was a big push for people to get MP's to not vote in favour of the OSA, what happened to that anyways?

[wind raven]

https://tenor.com/view/spiderman-tobey-maguire-four-eyes-glasses-cant-see-gif-5621389

[vivid maple]

well sorry for forking living

debbie downer

[wind raven]

Hi friend

[jolly sky]

Who's that Pokemon

[vivid maple]

ITS PIKACHU

[wind hare]

It's a banana

[dire burrow]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/920152399941861457/1168171367636676618/1142914651835875400.gif

[jolly sky]

WRONG

[serene valley]

IT'S CLEFAIRY!

[wind raven]

https://tenor.com/view/jim-carrey-oh-no-stressed-need-to-poop-need-to-go-to-cr-gif-16453077

[winged osprey]

(i can't to the reference Terraff started because that uses a word that is in the swear jar list)

[lapis tartan]

https://tenor.com/view/stop-it-get-some-milk-stop-it-get-some-milk-stop-milk-gif-4157234536202293530

[wind raven]

no more cursed pokemon please

[high canyon]

Dan, please

[jolly sky]

last one then

[glad owl]

Isn’t old Ben dead?

[vivid maple]

https://tenor.com/view/waynes-world-no-gif-9916251

[high canyon]

oh dear Neptune

[wind raven]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-cat-meme-cat-gif-11530744970079091849

jk

[jolly sky]

What? Y'all don't like SCP-esque Mr.Mime?

[worthy ivy]

we already have the Online Safety Act (2023)
there's some new stuff in the pipeline/possibly already passed that changes some of the text? is not a "new" bill iirc
just enshittification of the old one

[winged osprey]

oh

[high canyon]

When will the govt require a blood sample, finger prints, eye scan, and tongue print to access social media Kappa

[glad owl]

Is that the “memes are illegal” act?

[high canyon]

only then the children will be safe

[winged osprey]

tbh with stuff like that I get why british people cringe every time someone suggest something that requires government intervention

[glad owl]

They like beans for Breakfast, beyond saving

[lapis tartan]

Passing gas at work is better fun than talking about the news.

[high canyon]

hahaha, farts

never not funny

[glad owl]

Actual sign I saw at PAX east

[serene valley]

https://tenor.com/view/crash-gif-4399620147784544004

[lapis tartan]

Bean maxing to out do the boss.

[oblique wharf]

You people confuse me sometimes

[high canyon]

I could laugh at fart jokes all darn day

[worthy ivy]

it was the "no digital boobies" act, but "memes are illegal" act is now it's name in my headcanon

[exotic forge]

What do you mean? And welcome btw!

[lapis tartan]

I'm a Kobold, so that might be part of the confusion.

[winged knoll]

@ivory schooner you still up?

[oblique wharf]

Uhhh I mean
Test

[oblique wharf]

streamchat

[ivory schooner]

I was getting there, what's up?

[fluid dome]

I've returned

From my breakdown

I've eaten some food

[winged knoll]

Checking if you wanna spread some democracy

[fluid dome]

Soon I will shower

[winged knoll]

[winged knoll]

uh oh

isn't Krafton recently received some drama with subnautica 2

[fluid dome]

That's the subnautica 2 people right?

[quartz sonnet]

Yes

[blissful imp]

yep

[mental wedge]

so they saved themselves 250 million to be able to buy another company?

[exotic forge]

Correct me if I'm wrong, it's the old Subnautica leadership that left. Subnautica devs are mostly still there working

[ivory schooner]

I'd be down for a mission or two

[brittle brook]

they weren't "sold to", more so, they sold themselves to. it's not like another corp/etc held the fiscal stakes on the studio from everything I can find. they made the choice to sell their studio to Krafton, likely for-profit.

[winged knoll]

updating

oh but it look like it's gonna take a while tho, i haven't play HD2 for a long time

[ivory schooner]

sall good

[glass gyro]

@winged knoll can i join ?

[winged knoll]

[winged knoll]

sure sure

[ivory schooner]

[winged knoll]

maybe next time

[ivory schooner]

that's ok

[indigo wadi]

Yeah but it's not cut and dry that krafton are the baddies

[glass gyro]

wanna do some game with me ?

[ivory schooner]

i can do a mission

[ivory schooner]

#0411-6952

[umbral gazelle]

just gonna ticket that one sec...

[late bane]

Anybody else suddenly getting a bunch of obvious virus emails

?

[toxic rampart]

This could be a good thing.
It's at least nice to see them mention creative control and retention up front.
"Here's more money, make it better so we make more money"
Which is what a publisher/owner is supposed to do

What comes after is the worrying bit. Sales numbers and chopping blocks and all that.
If it even comes to that.

I'm.. uncharacteristically optimistic. Which is saying a lot.
Something something Johnny Silverhand arch something something

[opal bronze]

finished new mike klubnika game, very good for price, very short too, thor could play it but its like 40-60 minutes of play time if you know what you're doing, and you'd have to show the whole game or at least 1/2 endings

[indigo wadi]

Regardless of publisher, if the game doesn't do well, there'd be cuts anyways

[toxic rampart]

Pretty much.
Or at worst, a shut down/sale anyway.

funni typo for 900 Alex.

[indigo wadi]

LE had a good reception for the most part and that seems to remain

[toxic rampart]

For sure.
I've been holding off on returning myself because I know I'll get sucked back in for an unreasonable amount of time lol

[dusky grove]

Oh.. cotton...

[stone nacelle]

Must protect

[cobalt yoke]

I expect some kind of ban on VPNs eventually in the UK honestly. It'd be under the guise of enforcing the new online laws.

Because realistically everybody is going to get around the age verification with a VPN because nobody wants a US company to have their biometrics and government ID.

Heads up as well, read their privacy policy. They can store your data for up to 3 years, and share it with third parties, but these third parties are not named. They are also allowed to freely share it with the US government, since its a US company.

Anyone promoting or encouraging this new law is either brainwashed or just doesn't care about their privacy online. (which a surprising amount of people don't).

It reminds me of a few years back when Facebook logged a ton of people out and asked for their passports to prove they are who they say they are. Like yes facebook, let me give you all my info, not like you're known for selling it or anything.

And I also agree with the vagueness you mentioned. Another thing is a lot of websites are now just blocking UK users instead of implementing the ID system.

[jolly sky]

So many breaches of privacy, its insane

I already added my name to the petition to get rid of it, I guess we'll see how it goes.

I might even send an email to my local MP

[cobalt yoke]

with the UKs recent arrests based on "thought crimes", its leading down a nasty path

[cobalt yoke]

my local MPs have been useless for the past 2 decades. we turned from the most wealthy region to one of the poorest while our MPs live in their massive mansions in London. Insane they are even allowed to represent us when they don't even live here.

[jolly sky]

Eh, I'm still going to do it anyway. I can't really complain about it if I haven't tried

[indigo wadi]

government already has their biometrics and ID anyways

[cobalt yoke]

true. I'm just not a fan of how it's worded. I've brought it up to my mates and get weird looks about it

[cobalt yoke]

how so?

[glad owl]

All modern government has biometrics in their ids, if you have a picture on your id

[indigo wadi]

various ways

[cobalt yoke]

obviously they have my ID. it's more about the plain connection to any online presences that's the issue

[indigo wadi]

fingerprint lock your phone? they got it

done any crime? they got your fingerprints

Government has multitude of ways to obtain it

[jolly sky]

Still, whatever they do have, it doesn't mean that we should just roll over and let them take more from us

[indigo wadi]

literally smiling at a camera? They got your face & eyeball recognition

[glad owl]

All rich governments already tie your IP To your identity. ISP does that by law. The CIA is reading your texts, emails, discord

[cobalt yoke]

let's say the government makes it illegal to have a certain opinion. and you want to voice against it online anonymously. oops, sorry can't do that because anywhere capable of sending messages has to be ID verified.

[faint rapids]

Hey guy's, I need a small favor

[glad owl]

It’s illegal to post things like “Britain for the British” on socials. You will get arrested

[cobalt yoke]

exactly this

[faint rapids]

We need 13 more likes on a real small stream for a part 2, it's called the gaming hub if anyone wants to help real quick

[distant rapids]

They can't stop ALL of you for using john cena pictures as your age verification

[glad owl]

#advertising

[white mica]

^

[jolly sky]

Post the stream in #advertising , what you get is what you get.

[indigo wadi]

Yeah, due to monarchy, they don't have free speech

[glad owl]

Begging for likes is wild

[cobalt yoke]

is this a joke lol?

[jolly sky]

The monarchy has no impact on the law lol

They're figureheads

[faint rapids]

It's just short term goal setting, happens plenty outside of streams

[indigo wadi]

Nope. England does not have the same free speech protections as US

[cobalt yoke]

it's not because of the monarchy 😂😂😂

[indigo wadi]

yet ppl literally get arrested for insulting the monarchy?

[glad owl]

Abolish the monarchy. But also that’s not true, they never legislation against it

[cobalt yoke]

no...

[faint rapids]

I'm not in any way associated, just rooting for an encore

[distant rapids]

You only get the free speech buff when you throw 1(one) sack of tea into a salty harbour
... seriously, though, i hope y'all are successful in beating this garbage law.

[glad owl]

They get arrested for posting Christian memes, denouncing the genie in the ME

[indigo wadi]

https://www.vice.com/en/article/queen-dies-protesters-arrested-symon-hill/ Yes

[cobalt yoke]

we never are lol because our government distracts people by waving stupid shit infront of their faces

[indigo wadi]

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/06/uk/king-charles-anti-monarchy-protest-arrests-ckc-gbr-intl/

[cobalt yoke]

wow one singular case, your point must be proven then

[white mica]

too add to it here is another report https://jacobin.com/2022/09/queen-death-monarchy-censorship-free-speech

[indigo wadi]

Mock all you want, the fact of the matter is, it does happen. Period

[cobalt yoke]

the UK police arrest anyone who protests. not what they protest.

[cobalt yoke]

I literally live in the UK my guy

[distant rapids]

... i feel you, that's exactly what the merrygoround of the us government does too

[glad owl]

Read the room and rules

[indigo wadi]

which, again, proves my point about not having Free Speech

[faint rapids]

What rule did I break

[indigo wadi]

anyways,

[cobalt yoke]

you're strawmanning. I never said we had free speech, I said it's not because of the monarchy

[indigo wadi]

gonna step away from the convo as that's getting close to politics

[cobalt yoke]

[indigo wadi]

sure 😉 moving on

[glad owl]

That’s only if you criticize the support of…

[faint rapids]

My post had nothing to do with money or self interest

[distant rapids]

Nah, all of them do it, with different flavours, and each side drinks it up like koolaid. I'm so tired bro. I'm so tired.

[glad owl]

Go read the rules

[opal bronze]

sooner ditch the internet than have everything i do logged with my ID

[indigo wadi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-myXdYvu3w

[cobalt yoke]

literally

[indigo wadi]

#streamchat message #advertising my guy

[cobalt yoke]

I see a lot of websites just blocking the UK rather than implement it

[glad owl]

Texas and Florida did ID verification laws for gooner sites

[faint rapids]

Where dude? I'm not adverti anything just a goblin mentioning something I have no relationship to

[distant rapids]

Can i inject smart juice into the water instead of industrial chemicals?

[opal bronze]

that petition doesnt get rid of it, just pushed for more safeguards for small hobby sites, a rewrite not a teardown

[cobalt yoke]

this is the problem with it though, it's not just gooner sites.

[indigo wadi]

Asking for likes for something IS advertising

[glad owl]

Rules

[white mica]

you are literally asking for likes that is by definition advertising whether its yourself or for someone else

[glad owl]

lol that’s awful. FACISM rising. When V timeline?

[jolly sky]

No, it wants it repealed. It's just using hobby forums as an example.

[opal bronze]

oh fair enough

[white mica]

when hugo weaving decides to be mr smith again

[cobalt yoke]

haha its happening worldwide my guy. shit sucks. Wheres Johnny silverhand when you need him

[white mica]

he is in hibernation in the brain of someone

[indigo wadi]

dead, my dude

[cobalt yoke]

52 more years

[faint rapids]

.well shit, my bad, it's just 50 likes total for a real small channel, I didn't see it as advertising but more like rooting last minute

[indigo wadi]

that's when Keanu transforms

[white mica]

....

[glad owl]

The blackmail is real

[cobalt yoke]

it's advertising lol. if you have no relationship with it, then why do you care so much

[indigo wadi]

It's still advertising my guy. Just put it in the proper channel

[glad owl]

You are still begging for likes

[white mica]

^

[opal bronze]

honestly its fine if its in the right channel

[glad owl]

NEVER APOLOGIZE

[white mica]

NEVER SURRENDER

[opal bronze]

ALWAYS GO ON

[glad owl]

I think is just jebaiting

[jolly sky]

The ruling is super vague so a lot of websites will be caught up in it. If the website allows any of the following:

Photo and video uploads
Commenting between users
Chats between users
Online gaming
Cloud storage
Dating websites
NSFW content

And more, it counts towards needing to provide ID or a selfie to use it. It's a data breach just waiting to happen. I can literally imagine in a few years, a headline reading;

"Millions of UK Citizens' ID's released in a data breach"

There are GDPR breaches happening every month that go unreported.

[glad owl]

Low tier troll

[faint rapids]

So it will continue dudes? Chill, I've been here a while and just rando supported a smaller dude

[glad owl]

Go beg for likes in #advertising

[white mica]

please just go to #advertising no one in this chat honstely cares and you are being more of a troll than contributing to the ongoing conversation

[faint rapids]

They are super Chill and never mentioned thor about anything, it's just a hangout💕

[glad owl]

Post the channel

[faint rapids]

I'm not supposed to

[glad owl]

I love a good rule breaker. V.

[faint rapids]

They already got the encore goal

[glad owl]

lol and you are still begging for likes