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@Lumia:

What a chapter ! And a magnificent color page ! But about Kid being behind bars, sorry but could you tell where exactly ? I can't see sh** !

@datta500:

thanks for sharing. good luck !

Well played.

Sorry, I am probably just ignorant, but I don't see what's wrong with expecting some hatred from other people.

I'm pretty sure everyone feels hatred, and I prefer it when people are honest about it, blunt or not.

@Pochipochi:

There is something very wrong with that yes. Do not assume people's mental ableness, but also do not say terrible statements like "kill yourself" ever– it is not someone's fault if they are hurt over a very out of line phrase like that. It is the fault of the asshole who should never say that in the first place.

This isn't up for debate so just Do Not.

I probably shouldn't keep this going, but I consider this vastly more interesting than Naruto.

I assume you're aware of the concept of interpretation, and I also assume you're aware of the fact that the written word doesn't not always have a literal intent. So, the recipient holds the power over interpretation, right? A random asshole's words don't have to mean anything if you dismiss the author as a random asshole.

Of course, not everyone is logically inclined, but I don't believe people should be afraid of writing what they feel like for fear of offending some type of person they're not even sure are currently around.

And, that random asshole could never be judged as such anyway, if the phrases labeling him that way were outlawed.

@Pochipochi:

Hey. Do not ever say this, joke or not.

Is there something wrong with assuming people aren't sensitive to what random people say to them on the internet?

Considering the post before yours mentions Cavendish, I think it's a perfect time to horse around.

Well, at least Twilight now has a legitimate reason for the world centering around her.

@Chrissie:

!

I clicked on this purely because of the tits in the thumbnail.

Not even ashamed.

I wonder if Doflamingo is faking his death in order to get away from the entire island of people that want to murder him.

@Monkey:

Well if not productive, masturbatory comes to mind.
And it's kind of gross to jerk off in public, you have to understand why people react negatively to it.
I mean if two dudes want to go and jerk off together in private it's all good. But there are laws against public self-exposure in most countries.

So like scrolling down and you see several paragraphs of feverish dick wanking, it's distracting and certainly deserving of comment.

Everything you wrote makes sense, and I suppose I was wrong about the intelligent part as well. I was thinking in a knowledge bank sort of sense, but considering we're on the internet and everything, yeah maybe not.

But… I still can't grasp how Shipmate's post was offensive, at least overtly. It's not like it was the equivalent of a random blog post. However unwarranted it might have been, it still had some relevance.

And while you generally wouldn't post a wall of textbook if you were assuming everyone already knew what you were writing about, I don't see how that automatically equates instilling a sense of superiority.

@Luxor:

:O what's next?

The voices fighting each other constantly while the trainer just sits around bored.

It may not be entirely relevant or easily applicable, but I don't see what's so terrible about intelligent deconstruction that you have to actively dissuade it or throw preconceptions at it.

@Bazoo:

It was a very One Piece way to handle such an important point, particularly given the presence of Usopp (who's often utilised for some of the more ridiculous developments in OP arcs). The Enel face just got put into a distant second place!!

Pretty much this.

Shit, I missed a thread like this. I love being alone. I have no idea what a "connection" to other people is supposed to feel like, and all their requests of me just feel like a nuisance.

@AfroSamurai:

The stream chat has fallen into a pit of hitler text pictures, dick text pictures and general depravity. Great!

Haha, someone permanently banned me for spamming ascii. So I guess be glad the mods are sometimes doing something, if you care somewhat but not enough to use the chat filter.

Classic Bleach.

The pacing is real.

Unfinished sketch because lazy

! Afro Samurai has weird proportions

@doppleganger:

Thank you for your kind words, and I wish you all the success, and happiness in the world!

I am puzzled as to why you'd believe me to be a so called 'prick'. Actually, I take great pains to be respectful to anyone and everyone.
If you read the comments in the threads I make, I'm the one who's subject to ridicule, hostility, pettiness, disrespect, and the like. Not once have I lashed out at nasty or rude comments, made at my expense. When someone is mean towards a perfect stranger, it says more about them, than it does about me.

It's always much easier to be nasty and mean, than it is to be friendly, and nice.

Always remember the adage, "if you have nothing good to say don't say anything at all".

People think I'm predictable, but the way people respond is even more predictable on the internet. All I ever see are people being cruel, and unfriendly towards one another, and completely disregard the fact that were all human, whose lives are hard enough, without being mercilessly, and needlessly condemned by people who share like interests. Plus, as human beings, we have more in common, than we differences.

A chief similarity being our capacity to feel emotion, such as anger, sadness, happiness, and the like. Having said that, I'm indifferent to the insensitive words of others, yet I felt I should share my thoughts on the matter.

PS: if you guys are truly one piece fans, why not follow the example of luffy, and the rest of the straw hats. They are always friendly, compassionate, understanding, open-minded, altruistic, and the like.

Don't underestimate dehumanization.

@Luxor:

That's what I was thinking of, but I'm not sure they were necessary to complete the game. Some of them were shortcuts and others were for extra content, like items or TMs. There were some collapsing floors for Rayquaza, but that was about it, I remember.

I think you need the mach bike for the fossils. I don't think those are necessary, but you know the stream won't abandon their gods.

@Luxor:

I've already played it, years ago. No need to try it again…? Or are you telling me to test it out for future TPP's? What's with the useless advice? Why am I even replying? :/

Perhaps I misunderstood your question of "Can we even do this?"

I assumed it was a more technical question rather a human one.

@Luxor:

Yeah, I haven't been following this round either. I am kinda looking forward to the Gen III run with ruby/sapphire, but it's gotta be more than a day after this one ends.

Can we even do this from Gen IV and on? There are two screens and iirc, some new reaction-based gameplay.

No idea, try it yourself.

Good news for Robin, she doesn't seem to be under a contract.

@Holy:

the cool thing about casual sexual abuse is the way it manifests itself past age 21, a very very long time after I thought I was "over it", or thought it didn't mean anything

You don't need to go into detail, but I'm wondering what falls under casual sexual abuse.

I'm curious because I may have done something along those lines to a kid when I was younger, and now I'm thinking about how it affected him.

fuck yea Duke Smoochum

@Smiley:

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I just realized this fanart reminds me of Bleach.

@Medical:

I've seen a lot of people who claim to be misanthropes on the Internet, and I think that's kind of a contradiction…if you hate people, why are you willingly interacting with them on social sites in your own free time? If I hated people, I'd find an isolated place to live in and I wouldn't have Internet accounts, numbers in my phone, etc. A lot of them even have friends...and I'd think friendship is the opposite of hatred.

I also know people who claim to have no friends, when their friends list on Facebook says otherwise...

@Foolio:

I think it's actually a really interesting idea to consider misanthropy in the context of online interaction. Like I'm sure there are extremely anti-social people who flourish on the internet. But if misanthropy is truly a dislike of people in general, then do online representations count? What makes a person a "person" in that respect? Like, should a misanthrope also hate chat bots if they hold a sufficiently human conversation?

I dunno maybe I'm rambling but it's interesting.

I'm not entirely sure if I count as a misanthrope, but I considered myself one at one point, so I might be able to add something to this. Personally, I see words on the internet as an even more genuine manifestation of humanity due to anonymity and such.

That said, being able to run from the various things that people do that I find irritating is a great blessing on the internet. And as for why I continue to expose myself to this potential irritation, we are very unpredictable beings. Since I seem to be very inhuman myself, I find those who behave more… genuinely fascinating. Generally, I am content observing, but occasionally I'll experiment by prodding with a post. Like this one.

To answer your question, if a chat-bot displayed the aggressive narrow-mindedness, tribalism, and intolerance I frequently see us display I would probably hold contempt for it too. Of course, my derision would probably be directed at the representation rather than the individual bot, haha.

@Warp:

You is absolutely correct, but now, back at where this discussion started… people are offended now when they are labeled introvert\extrovert? Did I get that right?

"Im shy, but I have friends and attend parties, don't mix me with those introvert people"? This kind of thing?

What, does that surprise you?

@Light:

That might make most sense. I just can't see how it wasn't referring to Zeff's earlier words. The connection is just too obvious!

The problem with that is it's not really foreshadowing, but more of a reference.

You could certainly draw the conclusion that Zeff's words were meant to foreshadow that there's even more danger beyond the early part of the Grand Line, but I'd agree that it wasn't the intention of its inclusion.

@tion:

Trevor

@Cruithne:

I don't like using "cis men" or "cis women" because it's most commonly used for the purpose of insulting said people ("DIE CIS SCUM!!!"). Same reason I don't like using "queer" (I only ever heard it as an insult growing up).

Honestly, you could say this about any sort of label.

@A:

As long as I could entertain you in any way.. HONORED

actually i only caps spammed 9something i dont tend to do) is because this isnt youtube where you can intellegently (and very meanly) make completely devastating insults…. I have to watch where my language goes against other users and thus its like wanting to scream but being unable to..... but you know.... more interwebsy. I wasnt mad at him so much as my inability to say what i really wanted to say to him

You know it's entirely possible to ignore people, right?

You don't need to be some kind of insult vigilante.

Haha I just realized you said pretty much the exact same thing to someone else.
@A:

you know you could just….. and you'll never guess what it is........ IGNORE THEM?

@Portgas-D-Ace:

I think Sabo and Law should just get a… room.

Yeah, otherwise things might get a little too… revolutionary.

@A:

1: she didnt have the real intention of killing Luffy, he himself said she had no killing intent, this means doubt…. doubt means less power/control

Let's be honest here, she doesn't have the intention of killing anyone. She doesn't even have the intention of injuring anyone.

Yeah, she may hate Doflamingo, but given what we've seen so far I bet she wouldn't do much to him even if she had the power to.

@desa:

The fish was still in mid-air above the ring when we saw the hole in the coliseum wall. .

Yeah it's a bit confusing, but if you look at the previous panels it was heading straight for Burgess. When Jesus does his attack, the fish is facing the other direction.

@Vegard:

Oh yeah, I saw that the other day on my sister's tumblr. Or rather, a repost of a Facebook-comment about the matter where several people in the comment-field were proving themselves to be utterly horrible people.

Just… What do you even say to something like this? I mean, the fact that he was driven to the point of attempting suicide is absolutely horrible in itself (and clearly his parents are greater human beings than I am because I would be livid at the people who drove the kid to this point) but those comments… just... are these people for real? Can people this blatantly horrible even exist?

Ahahaha, I lost it when I read the "horsefucker" at the top. The internet proves itself to be amazing yet again.

Anyway yeah, horrible people exist everywhere. Generally they're not blatant about it until they have some kind of security in anonymity or numbers, but I'd imagine they're fairly pervasive.

The ninja, it does nothing.

"It's reishi, I ain't gotta explain shit."

@Severian79:

Also, I formulated a weird theory some months ago that maybe at least some of the DF's crew are actually his slaves (with all that devotion, and their calling him Young Master, rather than captain). Trébol's chain is lending my idea some support, don't cha think?

This is going to be Thunder Soldier having two legs in the flashback all over again, isn't it.

@clubber:

I do no accept Jesus Burgess as my lot and savior. Pretty weak showing for jesus. To bad there isn't any buildings around for him to throw at people, that would have helped a lot.

He can always throw a fish at someone.

@Smudger:

This topic is so broad and complex that I doubt my own ability to even give it form, let alone a conclusion. I think I'm going to have to write about a whole multitude of topics and somehow weave them together in the hope of finding a point. Even the name of the subject is elusive, as its something I can only try to forcefully parallel against something from the history books.

This is something that essentially involves me researching a great deal of topics, figures and whatnot before being able to even take a stance.

I feel like an ant in a library, Hopelessly trying to understand something that is too vast and big for me. And my summary or random stuff I spewed to someone the other day is only really just my confusion showing itself in bold text. My mind right now, is that of a blunt knife.

In short; I don't hold confidence at my ability to do this. I will try, but I know it will be lacking, and that actually saddens me more than you folks might realize.

An individual's thoughts are often incomplete, it is usually through collaboration that we gain true understanding.

Or so I believe. This is an individual thought after all.

It'd be hilarious if Trebol's hypnosis stems from his orders being sticky or something like that.

Eh, nevermind, the spiral hypnosis thing is behind Sugar.

Sabogasm

@Arei:

And logical thinking is definitely a good way to work out things in your mind and separate yourself emotionally from problems and issues, but don't think about it too hard or too literally. There is a ton of grey, and accepting the grey as a probability makes it much easier to go with the flow. I don't know if what I said makes any sense so sorry if it's confusing. I don't know how to properly express it with words, it's just how I choose to live my life.

No, I understand. It's the same thing Purple was saying about self confidence not being about opposition intrisically.

@Adam:

Not being able to feel and never get to really connect with anybody?

I can understand your perspective but i don't think so.

Heh, being a cold machine of logic can be useful sometimes. If you read enough posts in here you'll be glad to skip out on concepts like romance, due to their destructive potential.

Unless you're Aspergers-ish where you want to connect but don't know how, then I pity you.

@Purple:

It's less about disregarding people and knowing when to stick your guns and saying what you want to say. Self confidence is not about opposition per se. Lack of placing yourself in a person's hands doesn't mean hating anyone. It just means that you do as you please. Even if there isn't a crowd there for you to feel something from, you should still be able to muster up the same sort of feeling that "this is good."

It becomes especially important when there is opposition, yes, but I think for now, Crystal is doing fine just setting herself up for success and feeling more "self-confidence" than "self-doubt." I think in the context of what she was saying, she's having a moment now where she is at a crossroad where her old self is knocking at the door and reminding her of the past, but she is definitely more than capable of moving past those sorts of chains to better things.

Afterward, of course you take in that which is good and expel that which is bad from your surroundings, but this is more about her realizing her own inner potential.

I suppose this doesn't apply to everyone, but when I try to apply the value of "good" to something, it doesn't check out unless I have a reality to bounce it off of. Of course, I can substitute my own reality and force it to my expectations, but given humanity and its desire for societal validation it would probably be constantly threatened and unstable. Though, I do understand that there are some things you simply cannot know for sure and must apply a subjective judgement to anyway. I guess that's where the whole concept of hope is born.

Otherwise, the fact that success starts with belief in one's self I am in no way opposing.

@TheCrystalShip:

Thanks, you two. TBH, it's starting to feel more and more that nobody is listening to me on this site.
Which may only be natural, if I'm indeed quieter than before: They just can't hear me as well. xD

But now it's like, it doesn't matter who hears me, or what they think of my posts. What matters is that I always try to speak my mind, and communicate my true feelings about everything. Even if it's too difficult for me to pull off, because I'm not brave or confident enough, at least I tried. If I feel a certain way about something, and I feel up to it, I'm not going to hold back. My posts aren't made to please anybody else anymore. Which ironically makes me question whether it's worthwhile to spend so much of my time on an Internet forum. Especially when I'm a girl with big plans for myself, the world and the future. LOL, that's weird.

Disregarding others can be useful to a point, but there is a way to understand and tolerate those who may not understand you. I imagine it's hard when they don't give you anything to work with, but I guess when you're dealing with the unknown that's where the self comes in.

This is a bit difficult for me to write, as it's something I don't really understand or practice myself, simply because it's easier not to. Sometimes I feel like we were born to fight, disregard, and hate that which we don't understand. I wonder what the likelihood of that observation stemming from my own negativity is, hahaha.

@King:

Whatever. He failed anyway.

It's kinda hard to argue that he was being efficient when he failed to accomplish his job.

Well yeah, if he wanted to be more efficient, he would have needed more power at the time.

Like, enough to order Kuzan around. Or, if I wanted to be ridiculous, enough to siege the entire island by himself.

@xxjoshxx:

Besides I thought the point of the Marines was the good of the people. Not "efficiency" at the cost of a ship full of people.

Obviously I can't speak for Akainu, but I imagine he believed stopping the spread of knowledge about the Ancient Kingdom at all costs was for the good of the people.

@King:

He could have tried to interrogate them first at the very least.

From a chronological perspective, that's a loss of efficiency.