u/BactaBobomb

Ooookaaay, so I might be looking too deeply into this. But I recently learned that language is a literally man-made construct, something controlled by dominant groups, according to Muted Group Theory, and one example is that our lexicon is more appropriated towards men than women, and this goes for people in minority groups as well. Stuff like "leveling the playing field" is male-oriented because sports are stereotypically a male interest. I heard someone say "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," and under this new lens, I was thinking it sounded a little masculine for some reason. Would this be an example of the male-dominated lexicon? Or are my perceptions of it overcompensating a bit for confirmation bias?

Since it's not clear, I'm talking about the construction of the phrase, not the implication that men fix everything. Same with the sports metaphor, that was something my book gave an example of. I am not claiming women are not into sports. I of course do not believe either of these things, and I'm sorry that my wording was so confusing about that.

EDIT: Okay, I think I need to address some things. When I say "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," I am not thinking of women not being able to fix things. That's crazy that people are assuming that from my wording. I was speaking from a point of view that the way it's constructed feels masculine for some reason. Evidently I'm looking too much into this.

And this is all stuff I just learned about. It was a concept called Muted Group Theory, with the proposition being that language is defined and practiced under the control of the dominant group. One instance is how few words are used as slurs against me versus how many words are used as slurs against women. The Muted Group Theory is talking about how marginalized groups don't have as much say in the lexicon, even positing that most words in the dictionary are made by men, with words made by women being dismissed (I can't find evidence of this, so I'm skeptical).

They're approaching it as, women need to adjust their speech around men vs around women. It has a few testimonies from women that are high-ranking in their companies, and one talks about how she had to lower her voice and use sports metaphors in order to connect with her male counterparts. This goes for minority groups, as well. They can't speak their own ideas in their own way and language. They have to engage in code-switching to be heard, or else they are ignored or dismissed.

That's what it was about. That's all I was asking about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muted_group_theory

For some reason, I only ever saw them talk about the PS5 Pro getting a 60fps mode. That's all they had said for a while, and that's the version that's in the recent videos I've seen. And it seemed like no one knew for sure what the performance on the base PS5 would be.

But according to IOI, the base PS5 will run at 60fps! In Performance mode, of course, which is totally fine by me.

https://xcancel.com/007GameIOI/status/2054243122121506933#m

I'm hoping it's not a case of Snake Eater Delta where the TARGET is 60fps, but realistically it hovers in the mid-40s to low-50s throughout. Begging that to not be the case. But we'll see.

I found this great, and I hope someone else finds it great as well. I'm not sure how the Xbox Series consoles are with the fps. Series X I'm sure will be 60fps. But Series S is a toss-up for me based on what I know of its specs. If anyone has confirmation of those, certainly let us know!

I'm studying in university for Communications, and I'm currently in a class called Intro to Communication Theory. I'm finding it so interesting, but it's an online class with no opportunity to have unique discussions about the stuff we're learning.

I'd love to find a subreddit that is based on Communication Theories or Communications in general where you can talk about the theories.

For example, I'm reading about one theory that is proposing things that feel contradictory and wanted clarification and stuff! And I want to talk about Marshall McLuhan's "the medium is the message" stuff!

Any subreddits that can quench this thirst?

My sister is talking about Gilmore Girls a LOT, and I told her that Scott Patterson is in SAW IV and V and is my favorite character. I decided to look him up on Google Images, because I thought his Peter Strahm stuff would be at the very top, yeah? NOPE. I scrolled all the way down the page, and I couldn't find a single picture that mentioned or references Petter Strahm at all. I don't think I even saw convention appearances for horror stuff. It was his podcast, Gilmore Girls, and other random stuff all the way down.

The top suggest additions you can make to the search, but I had to pull the bar a little from the right before it mentioned "SAW."

So I just wanted to say that I think I'm living in a bubble where Special Agent Peter Strahm is front and center for me and the sole thing I think of with Scott Patterson, but it seems like that is very much the minority thought pattern for him! I knew he was well-liked and talked about in Gilmore Girls, but wow... suddenly those stories of SAW fans going up to him and him seeming disinterested and only wanting to talk about his podcast or Gilmore Girls is starting to make sense.

I've been going to university off and on since 2010 and taken uncountable online exams and quizzes. Every single one I've had, you've been able to see all the questions on one page, answer, and change your answers as much as you want (until you turn it in, of course).

But I'm in a class right now that does this weird thing where you can only see one question at a time, and once you answer it, you can't go back and correct it later.

What is the point of this? I have been trying to figure it out and can't get a handle on the purpose of restricting you like that.

I know the day just rolled over, but I'm not used to this. I have seen "Deals" as a tab on the PS Store website and on the PS5's PS Store menu every time I've checked. I've had my PS5 since May 2023. and I swear I've never seen that "Deals" thing go away. And usually by now, the new sales would start rolling in. Every 2 weeks, like clockwork, a new sale pops up or at least a bunch of other games go on sale, and there is high visibility for it.

But the Deals thing is gone now. And I checked my wishlist, and there is not a single game on sale from it other than the pre-order discount for Bubsy 4D. That has never happened before. I have enough games on there, that there has been a 100% chance that at least something on it will be on sale. This is the first time it has been 100% full price (aside from the Bubsy 4D thing).

Is this just a bug? I'm just not used to this at all. It's worrying me that they are going to make sales less frequent or harder to find. Even the PS Store webpage for "Deals" is offline: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/pages/deals/

I checked PSDeals, and they have a bunch of games listed as being on sale as of May 6th, but when I cross-reference them on the PS Store, they're not on sale at all.... Monster Hunter Stories 2 and Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Digital Deluxe, for example.

What is going on :(

Edit: I just went through the first 15 pages of games in the range of $4.99 - $9.99. I'm not sure if this is normal, but exactly zero of them showed that they were on sale. That seems strange. https://store.playstation.com/en-us/pages/browse/1?500-999=webBasePrice

I've been watching countless videos on shmups, so I have no idea which one this is. But there was one shmup where it was a horizontally-scrolling shooter where you can play as a woman, and I think she had a companion that was like a raccoon or a cat, and I think it breathed fire. Does anyone know which shmup that might be?