edit: nsfw tag and CW for transphobia
i have like 10k hours in minecraft
explains a lot about me :3
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also luanti > minecraft
for those who don't know it: luanti is a complete FOSS (open source) re-implementation of minecraft. i actually think it's better, not just because it's free but also because of it's built-in modding system. mods are a feature, not a work-around around the closed nature of the project. fuck microsoft.
https://content.luanti.org/packages/Wuzzy/mineclone2/
Idk, I was never satisfied with luanti. While an admirable effort, it never felt ready for primetime nor superior to cracked MC
I'm not sure I really want to know how many hours I have in that game
Ah so that's what Carl Sagan meant when he said "If you wish to make a fully automated item sorting system powered by redstone comparators and hoppers, you must first acquire estrogen."
I'm convinced that a fully automated item sorting system that handles every item in vanilla Minecraft is basically impossible. Even the best ones require a ton of prep work, and you're still fucked if you get a block variant that you didn't already have in the system. Until we can properly filter by general categories rather than matching, I don't see how most of them aren't as much trouble as they're worth.
it is possible just very annoying. with cubicmeter's copper golem design u only need to get 1 of literally every item ever to sort in categories for chests. also you can even sort unstackable items now with allay.
Times have changed, now you just need copper golems with no redstone lol. Doesn't get sorted? Add it to another chest and it'll be sorted now
Copper golems can only handle a dozen chests and are just as much work in larger systems as redstone and hoppers. They are better than nothing, but relying on a mob is a real pain for endgame central storage.
I generally just set it up to sort basic blocks and items that I end up with a lot of (cobblestone, ores, etc). It's also pretty useful in stuff like mob farms to automatically organize the handful of items you get into their own chests.
true
Hence where the estrogen comes into play
I have to assume it must be possible to automate "storage module assignment" for items that flow into your unassigned bucket, since so many computationally tricky things are possible already.
Its just, I assume, a case of whether it is worth doing instead of manually assigning a new module for any new items added in updates.
On a tangent, I sort of appreciate the fact that a lot of this automation stuff isn't an inherent function of the game, they give you very low level components and you build the logic yourself. It makes those monumental technical Minecraft builds such a cool vibe. If things like filtering were more trivialised I think a lot of the magic might be lost
On one hand, I get where you're coming from and it's probably the reason they haven't added that functionality. On the other, inventory management just wastes so much time in modern versions of the game. With so many unique items, the time spent rummaging around in shulker boxes in the late game has gotten absurd. At the end of the day, it's just constant tedium that would probably require an enormous redstone computer to address with current technology.
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One of the most problematic parts of this horrible game is the ability for players to upload their own "skins" – essentially, each player can create a character for themselves in simple photo editing apps such as photoshop. This means that the selection of characters is limited only by the players' imaginations. On the surface, this seems to be a positive of the game, but it turns out that it is not.
This unlimited customization dangerously blurs the boundaries of gender and sex, and, especially considering the predominantly young player base of Minecraft, can be very confusing in terms of gender. One of these confused young people is my son, now 21 years old, who, it turns out, had been using the default "girl" skin of Minecraft, often shown in marketing alongside a more fitting masculine character. While this is not concerning on its own, having done so since the age of 11 will surely have contributed to his gender confusion.
I guess every game now has to have a male protagonist. Because if playing a female character confuses young boys' genderes, surely playing a mal characte will certainly not confuse young girls in their gender identities.
Or maybe all video game characters have to be androgynous.
Or something, idk never understand ppl like this parent.
playing a pokémon game in the world where this parent got what they want:
"are you a boy? or are you a girl? please upload a picture of your birth certificate"
Oh, in this part of the world, it's not a picture of the birth certificate but of their genitalia. Ignore the pedophilic over and undertones of requiring children to show their genitals to adults(read: men typically because women shouldn't be in places of power, obvs) who can confirm that they appear to be the correct set for what is being requested. Fondling might be necessary to make sure they aren't prosthetics.
This is serious discussion that my state has been trying to get into law to prevent people from using "the wrong bathroom" or "gaining an advantage in sports". Fuck I hate this timeline
Because if playing a female character confuses young boys' genderes, surely playing a mal characte will certainly not confuse young girls in their gender identities.
You see, that's the neat part: this would never even occur to them. The thought that there could potentially be such a thing as trans men doesn't even occur to these people. And when it does, they think of them as poor misguided victims, because of course women would jealously desire to become men, the superior sex. Everybody wants to be a man, obviously.
One of the reasons that they're so obsessed with trans women is that the very concept that someone would actually prefer to be a woman shakes the foundations of their patriarchal view of the world and its rigid gender binary.
I love how the paragraph opened with how anyone can upload their own skins, and use simple photo editing and have unlimited creative freedom. But then in the back half of the second paragraph they reveal that their kid has been using the default female character the whole time. So none of that customization stuff anyway, the game said "boy or girl" on boot, they picked "girl", and that's that.
Alex isn't even an explicitly female skin either. It's literally just Jeb without a beard, and most of the default skins outside of Steve are quite gender neutral.
Even Steve is “supposed to be gender neutral” by some official accounts.
Of course the interpretation is up to the player.
I am mostly here dying over “more fitting masculine character” when talking about a fucking series of 5 rectangular prisms.
I hope this doesn't come across as too semantic, but I dunno, I bet you can understand them. They're just stupid! They will do anything to avoid blaming themselves, accepting they were wrong, or simply accepting their daughter. It's gotta be that got dang vidya game's fault! Everyone knows that games have been indoctrinating children into devil worship since at least as far back as the invention of D&D!
Understanding them is easy. It's empathizing with them that is damn near impossible
No, no, you don’t understand. Girls play girls games, boys play boys games. /s
It's PacMAN, not PacWOMAN!
It's been a long time since I played it but isn't minecraft first person? It's only other players who would see you skin.
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I've been playing Tomb Raider since I was 7. First TR2, then TR3, and TR4. Lara Croft led me by the hand through middle school. It took years of watching her wiggle her butt in cramped spaces for the spell to take effect. By the time I entered high school, the vicious kuffars at Core Design had a hold of me : I was certain I was a murderous bourgeois british girl loosely based on Indiana Jones. I even asked my mom to make me a costume, complete with foam guns.
Then I started playing Crash Bandicoot ....
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It's true. The gender-neutral Jeb skin has cracked many an egg
This deserves the shame of becoming a copy pasta.
In 2014, my son started to ask for the popular sandwich known as "peanut butter and jelly." Later that year, my wife and I decided to get said sandwich for him, and he loved it. He constantly showed us its partially eaten and decaying state.
Little did we know, this seemingly innocent sandwich was a gateway drug to cross-sex hormones, wrong-gender pronouns, and a replaced name.
What awful parents. “My kid used imagination and discovered creativity and it ruined how WE wanted them to live their life”
Yeah, that’s parenting.
You make a kid and every parent on earth will tell you they’re born with their own unique personality. But as soon as it’s not something you want it’s something or someone else’s fault and it’s wrong.
In 2016, my daughter started started to ask for the popular mobile phone game known as “Pokemon Go.” Later that year, my third husband and I decided to get said game for him, and he loved it. He constantly showed us his latest pocket monster and his team.
Little did we know, this seemingly innocent game was a gateway drug to ballots, MAGA hats, Awoos, and a pedophile con artist.
Lmao I love this
Parent gives child video game and admits they do not supervise the child playing the video game. The child finds a safer space for questions and expression within that video game than within the relationship with their parent. I read this as a “person with a child” more than a “parent”. Sounds like they don’t have a good relationship with their own kid, and then blames a video game for how their kid is turning out.
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this excerpt feels like an article from VICE or something where they cover something "bad" but actually make it sound really cool like a sorta underground trans mafia
GregTech moment
Full text from article (warning: transphobia)
In 2014, my son started to ask for the popular block-building computer game known as "Minecraft." Later that year, my wife and I decided to get said game for him, and he loved it. He constantly showed us his latest creations and buildings.
Little did we know, this seemingly innocent game was a gateway drug to cross-sex hormones, wrong-gender pronouns, and a replaced name.
You see, while it may seem like a healthy outlet for creative expression, Minecraft is actually a very popular game among so-called "trans-identifying children." The reason for this is because the game allows for expression of dangerous ideas, and has little to no moderation, being primarily singleplayer.
One of the most problematic parts of this horrible game is the ability for players to upload their own "skins" – essentially, each player can create a character for themselves in simple photo editing apps such as photoshop. This means that the selection of characters is limited only by the players' imaginations. On the surface, this seems to be a positive of the game, but it turns out that it is not.
This unlimited customization dangerously blurs the boundaries of gender and sex, and, especially considering the predominantly young player base of Minecraft, can be very confusing in terms of gender. One of these confused young people is my son, now 21 years old, who, it turns out, had been using the default "girl" skin of Minecraft, often shown in marketing alongside a more fitting masculine character. While this is not concerning on its own, having done so since the age of 11 will surely have contributed to his gender confusion.
However, this dangerous, confusing option is not the only element of Minecraft that contributed to my son's gender confusion. You see, while Minecraft is most often single player, or on large-scale "mini-game" type servers – essentially giant online arcades made in the block game, it can also be played in the traditional "survival" mode in multiplayer. While multiplayer games are an excellent way for kids to interact with each other, it can also provide a way for them to communicate dangerous ideas without the guiding hands of their parents.
Ever technically minded, my son set up a multiplayer server to play with his boyfriend when they were 14 years old and just started dating. Unfortunately, due to Minecraft's neglectful failure to include any filters or safeguards against dangerous and confusing ideological statements, it served as a funnel for the two of them to encourage each other in their "transitions." Yes, that's right – my son's boyfriend is also gender confused. What's worse is that these two, who are perhaps the worst possible people for each other, are engaged to get married in a "lesbian" wedding later this fall. I, of course, was not invited. Heaven forbid I try to save my son from his horrible confusion.
This other boy, I suspect, is the reason that my son is so confused as to his gender. And if another confused youth, with no malicious intent, was able to confuse my son through the game of Minecraft, imagine what maliciously intending adults can do to children whose parents are less vigilant about who their children are connecting with online. Not everyone has as much time for supervision as my wife and I had. And even then, we failed to save our son.
So, this is a warning to parents to be very wary of Minecraft, and other such online games without strict parental controls. And if your child already has Minecraft, as it has become much more popular in the past few years, be sure to check what "skin" they are using, and to have a talk about the possible confusion that could arise from using one that does not align with their gender.
Sincerely, a forgotten father.
warning: transphobia
Surprisingly no homophobia though
Yeah, when the "son" was dating a guy, that was chill, but now that their "son" is now a woman, that's a problem. Lotta people are pro LGB no T for various (though ultimately stupid) reasons.
I wish, whoever the daughter is, a wonderful life.
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I, of course, was not invited. Wonder why?
Heaven forbid I try to save my son from his horrible confusion. Ah.
If Heaven is real it would indeed forbid that.
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Oh that's really funny. Congrats to his daughter and her bride on their upcoming nuptials and for keeping the asshole parents out.
At a certain point dude, you gotta take the L and love your kid for who she is even if you don't like or understand it. Or don't, and accept that you're the villain in the life of someone who you were supposed to love unconditionally.
damn these chuds really want to control gender options in video games. absolutely deranged
No, it was the Minecraft that turned my child gay, I can't be wrong!
In a way I can sympathize with the parent here. He doesnt believe in "gender ideology", his shit ass media has been hammering at his poor conservative brain that it's wrong. So now he's looking for any excuse, any reason that would conform ro his worldview. Such as blaming a videogame. So much that he's lost his daughter entirely. The icing on the cake is the resentful bit at the end where he's not even invited to the wedding. Like its the kids fault.
Dumb bastard is so close to getting it, I almost think this is satire.
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What a fucking cess pool that post comes from.
I've used a real life skin for many years that did not align with my gender. Thankfully that was fixable, though why they had to paywall it i still dont get.
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