In the days of old when knights were bold and toilet paper wasn’t invented, they’d wipe their ass with a piece of grass and walk away contented.

Presumably this is in preparation for time travel.

Back when I was still on Reddit, I once saw a post from someone on the subject of having children in modern times. I don’t remember the exact quote, but I’ll do my best to convey the gist: “I apologized to my wife for having children with her in these times. She said ‘never apologize for raising dragon slayers in a time when there are dragons.’”

I absolutely recognize the problems with having a kid in a time when the future is in (very legitimate) question. However, if a real solution to our problems is found, it will probably be our children (or theirs) who do so. Certainly, if no one has any more children, the species has a very definite finale more assured than any other crisis we’re currently facing.

I have a toddler, but I worry about their future every day. Anyone who decides to not have kids (for this reason or others) isn’t wrong to do so. The dragon slayer message still strikes a chord with me, though.

I face a similar conundrum.

A lot of YouTubers seem to have recently claimed that their landlords are anonymous corporations with no clear individual proclaimed as owner or responsible party.

I’m not alarmed. You’re alarmed.

I like how this comment could either be very harsh or quite supportive, depending on how the reader chooses to interpret its meaning.

Ah, I apologize. I definitely was not fully awake when I read your original comment.

I’ve played Helldivers 2 with no obstacles and no additional setup.

I’m sorry, as much as I’d love to, I don’t have an answer to this.

edit: corrected a word.

Your question isn’t dumb. You just haven’t been exposed to the environment. Please feel free to ask any question about this you have and, if I don’t answer, someone else probably will.

If you install the Linux version of Steam, it should allow you to download any game. There’s a checkbox in the Steam settings that says something like “run non compatible games through proton” (not what it says, but the general sentiment). Checking that and restarting Steam once is the extent of the setup required; after that, it’s essentially the same process as running a game in Windows (with the few exceptions mentioned by another commenter). Non Steam games should be able to be run by Lutris, PlayOnLinux or adding a non Steam game to Steam, but I mostly haven’t done that myself so I can’t vouch for it. Sincerely, for most games, it’s an easy process.

I’m no expert, but if you decide to pursue this and get stuck, please feel free to reach out to me and I’ll do my best to help. The link below seems like a good starting point: https://geekflare.com/install-steam-on-linux/

To be fair, the commenter to whom you’re responding might have been engaging in hyperbole.

Maybe not. Just a theory. (But I was similarly confused)

Yeah, anti-cheat and the Ubisoft launcher have been the only consistent obstacles. protondb.com is a fantastic resource, though.

I’m not a fan of LoL, so I can’t say from personal experience, but it looks like PlayOnLinux claims to support it. Hope you find your joy!

No judgement for your choices, but just so you know, it’s basically no work for the majority of games.

Well, of course dating apps want your date-a.

(I’m just kidding and sincerely hate this.)

There’s kind of a scary face in the middle of the washing machine in the thumbnail.

It’s impossible to be certain, but I think the comment might have been made in jest.

Anyone who values you less because of your appearance is not worth your consideration.

This does discount physical and medical consequences, which are absolutely worth noting, but whether others notice your missing tooth should not be an issue.

It makes sense and is understandable that you would feel sensitive about it, including wanting the tooth back, but its absence does not reflect upon you as a person and ideally you don’t feel bad about it.

This isn’t meant to dismiss trauma, but help with any insecurity. Personally, I’d rather hear what you have to say rather than whether you can chew adequately.

Hopefully you get your tooth back if its absence is causing you stress.

edit: I don’t mean to invalidate any of your feelings on the subject. I don’t have any visibly missing teeth, but my mother very prominently did. If anything I said above isn’t accurate, I certainly yield to you, but I hope that something above helps.

Plus it puts on a Santa hat around Christmas.

It is perfectly okay to say those things, as well as to threaten escalation, but it won’t make you any friends and probably will result in a hostile work environment … Which is fine, but should be anticipated if taking this approach.

I have no comment on the second half of this response.