There was like 10 minutes a few years back where there was a bunch of good outdoors/hiking memes

Grooming with Adults

it's come to my attention that this place is nothing but an echo chamber for some negative opinions. i've seen fellow members defend blatant child abuse and predatory behavior. the most recent example of this type of thing is on a post of a 24 year old asking if she was being groomed. people kept insulting her and anyone who said that it's possible. they made the claims that “adults can't be groomed” and “once you turn 20, it becomes a personal decision.”

so let me explain what grooming is…

grooming can happen when there is a power differential within a relationship, which the abuser exploits for their own gratification. this is most commonly recognised as a tactic used by perpetrators of child sexual abuse, both on children and parents. however, adults can also be groomed.

if you believe that just because someone is an adult, that they are “allowing themselves” to be put through this, maybe it's time to look inward and find out what's causing you to be so ignorant. grooming doesn't magically stop when you turn 18, 25, or even 50.

i already know what the comments are going to look like and i'm prepared to handle all of it like an adult. if you're going to create a strawman argument, at least be original or unique about it.

ad hominem all you like, but insulting someone for speaking the truth just makes you look like an butt.

{{ it's very important to note that the mods have lives and cannot always be here to pick out every rotten apple from the bunch. }}

source: https://www.survivorsuk.org/resource_articles/grooming/#:~:text=Grooming%20can%20happen%20when%20there,adults%20can%20also%20be%20groomed.

These are the biggest AI achievements from the last 5 years:

1) The bottomless pit greentext

2) Race-swapping filters. They're really funny.

(source)

Everything else I've seen so far is just uninteresting slop.

It apparently started when SNOY started mandating linking PSN accounts to steam/PC version of the game

/r/PCGaming: Helldivers 2 to require linking Steam account to a Playstation account starting on May 6th. It was previously optional due to technical issues at launch

/r/Games : HELLDIVERS 2 Account Linking Update

The revolution begins

Aftermath:

/r/steam : Helldivers 2 went from one of the most beloved Steam games to one of the most hated pretty quickly

PCGaming :

• Helldivers 2 received over 14,000 negative reviews today due to an update that will require PSN accounts next week.

• Helldivers 2 has now received 84,000 negative reviews in the past day.

ENTIRE /r/Helldivers

Devs trying to put out the fire

https://old.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1ck0o8k/helldivers_2_community_manager_gives_update_on/?sort=controversial

https://old.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1cjyll7/some_groomercord_updates/?sort=controversial

Apparently some countries can't create PSN accounts like Sri Lanka and they can't play the game they bought now because they can't create a PSN account

!g*mers !personalarmy

Just lastweek they were dunking on Tarkov, the irony

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!bookworms

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