[-] Leonixster 4 points 2 days ago

I fail to see the left side type of argument

[-] Leonixster 13 points 3 days ago
[-] Leonixster 1 points 3 days ago

And then everybody clapped

[-] Leonixster 17 points 3 days ago

If I start pronouncing them, can I get your number?

[-] Leonixster 2 points 3 days ago

I'm aware most of my dreams are dreams during them, and my interference tends to be on whether or not I like the narrative being told (or if it makes sense). So, sometimes I end up repeating the same "plot points" over and over again until I find something satisfying (which you can argue means I'm dreaming about making a story instead), other times I'm just "sitting back" and enjoying the show of my own dreams where I'm also ~~most of the time~~ the protagonist.

So, I guess all the time?

[-] Leonixster 3 points 5 days ago

What did you just say? Chai tea?! 'Chai' means tea, bro! You're saying 'tea tea!' Would I ask you for a 'coffee coffee' with room for 'cream cream?'

[-] Leonixster 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I know of these, which is why I think the tax won't work.

The responsibility of what games kids play falls on the parents, and that's why the games have ratings. Which is also why the games being taxed are those that are rated as 18+. So the fact that teens are playing them is somewhat of a redundancy.

And I know that most of us played M-rated games when we were teens, hell I played Conker's Bad Fur Day when I was like 8, but my point about it is that even the psychologist they quoted in the article I read ~~in spanish~~ said that the actual solution was for parents to foster a good relationship with their kids. Said article also said that they would probably get around 185 million pesos (roughly 9.7 million USD) from games alone with that tax, so you can probably guess where their goal is actually at

Edit: Article for anyone curious - https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/entretenimiento/2025/09/09/nuevo-impuesto-a-videojuegos-en-mexico-en-que-consiste-y-cuales-tendran-el-8-extra/

Edit 2: missing word

[-] Leonixster 3 points 6 days ago

Hey now, I never said I agree. I'm just explaining their flawed logic lol

~~Also yes, tax sports~~

[-] Leonixster 5 points 6 days ago

It's based on some studies that show some correlation between teenagers being more aggressive when playing violent games, done by psychologists and whatnot. It's not a matter of prohibition, but just to discourage it.

The actual psychologist's conclusion is that if the parents keep a good relationship with said teens, that is more likely to keep their aggressiveness down, since there's no actual way to link games to violence directly. So this is more along the lines of taxing cigarettes and alcohol to make it so kids don't isolate themselves or grow addicted, as well (or so they claim).

Also, the tax is 8%

[-] Leonixster 9 points 6 days ago

I just read what that's about and while I see that it's coming from a good place, the execution of said ideal is not really optimal lmao

[-] Leonixster 43 points 1 month ago

How does one use a safe word when gagged and bound

[-] Leonixster 48 points 2 months ago

That's very Earth-centric of you

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submitted 3 months ago by Leonixster to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

My earliest clear memory is that of my 4th birthday, from the moment I woke up to a couple of hours later. I remember my mom telling me to get dressed up so we can go to the daycare and after to school, which I started to do and then thought "what's school? what's daycare?" (these I asked) "why are you my mom?" (this one I didn't for some reason). After being fully dressed, we got into the car and drove to the daycare, I was guided to a room that's next to the kitchen and told to wait. A couple of minutes later, I notice a light coming from the hallway connecting to the kitchen ("what's that? why is it coming closer?"), then the nanny, her husband and my mom come out with a cake. I then immediately asked why there was a cake, I was told it's my birthday, and then I asked what's a birthday.

So yeah I think kids ask a lot of questions the moment or around when they start to be self-aware.

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