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@skells

Just just took surveys "Are you a cereal killer?"... "Would you lie if you were a serial killer?"

@mike805

@BlueWave_Surfer They have a greater chance of being struck by lightening in the USA.. by about x2. The idea that this is somehow common enough to be a problem of concern is a fallacy of large numbers. with a third of a billion people in one very large company even things that happen every day are still very rare events.

@jubiloMX@toot.community Everyone has 2 thumbs and 10 fingers. The dictionary states it quite clearly as well:

: any of the five terminating members of the hand : a digit of the forelimb
especially : one other than the thumb

@mike805 I suspect this is a similar effect. In the past evidence meant a lot more simply meant undetected.

@mike805 It makes sense that this number is smaller than it probably was in the past. The number i gave is the modern day estimate.

The FBI estimates there are 25 to 50 serial killers that are active in the USA at any time. Though most are not identified and their various killings are not connected to a single killer. So most active serial killers are never known to exist, let alone actively being looked for.

@realcaseyrollins

Respect is a weird word here.. Im not sure what it means. Obviously earlier when i said respect i simply meant "treat someone with dignity" though here it seems to mean something more like "honor" or to praise.

There is just so much to this on a philosophical level. The first thing i ask is a skill with no utility worthy of praise just because of how extreme that skill may be? Is it worthy of skill if its literally just having fun all day playing games to the exclusion of everything else in life to the point where you get good? I mean is that more worthy of praise than someone who spent that time learning how to do open heart surgery or some skill that was far less fun to learn but actually useful?

I dunno.. for me i certainly recognize the time investment. But to me the "heros" the ones who are worthy of praise and screaming "hey look at this guy he deserves applause", that seems to be something I'd attach more to skill obtained through sacrifice with purpose than i would with games.

@stux

@admin

While that may have been true it is obvious fromt he resolution and quality there is no way what is in this video was the original or even predated the gameboy version

@stux

@admin

Just chcked, yea it was originally in pascal.

@stux

@realcaseyrollins

Its a bit of a mixed bag... I mean honestly i think most sports are a bit of a waste of ones time, persuing whats fun at the expense of anything that adds value to the world.

That said there is no doubt its a skill to play a sport or tetris and takes many hours of time invested to get there. Should we respect hard earned skill that is fun and does nothing to improve the world? Eh, I dunno.

Like I think we should recognize the skill, but I think its also ok to recognize its a selfish endeavor that is, in the end, a waste of energy that could have been invested much more wisely.

Then again its a step up from just watching TV all day or something I guess.

@stux

@admin @stux

Huh? The one int he video is in color so its clearly some later version, not the original. Whent he gameboy version cameout graphics likje this werent possible.

That said, I have no idea if the gameboy is the original. What version came before it?

@stux Well to be clear he didnt beat the original tetris.. this is some later version (maybe an NES version).. and he broke it by rolling over the high score digits, which is super impressive, but "beat" just isnt accurate, he broke it :)

The original tetris this wouldnt be possible as you'd beat the game before getting a score anywhere near there.

@admin

By the way this is what beating the original tetris actually looks like (and tons of people did it):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7FHZbSlE2Q

@stux

@stux Wait im watching the video now.. says he is the first kid to ever beat it? What? as a kid I know lots of people who beat it. I beat it, my uncle beat it... when you beat it a rocketship goes off in the end IIRC.

@stux I wouldnt say its int he same class as chess, but it does deserve respect. Chess is an intellectual "puzzle" tetris is hand eye coordination. Both are impressive skills, just different category. But yea i agree.

I just dont get why anyone feels the need to mock anyone.. short of maybe people who are clearly cruel and evil and deserve the mocking.