@Pseudo-Analysist yes lol the game predated Trump

Trump gamer confirmed

@Pseudo-Analysist I may have seen that video before. Might watch it when I have the time

Metal Gear Solid 1-4 and Peacewalker are some of the best games ever, they are basically perfect. I am almost finished 4.

@Charlemagne Agreed

@Endeavour what do you think of Oswald Spengler’s theory of cyclical history? Do you think it’s mostly true, partially true or not right at all?

@EYEFORKNOWLEDGE156 I haven't read Spengler, but I know all about the cyclical history theory. I am less sympathetic to it than I used to be. While I think the theory of civilizational decline is generally accurate, there doesn't exist a model to accurately describe it since it takes place over such long periods of time and circumstances change over that time. While I find the theory compelling, I don't like subscribing to this theory too much because it creates a deterministic vision for the future. I don't think we are destined to crash. For all we know, this could be the dark age and we could get better from here.

@Endeavour It isn't a perfect theory but I think it's pretty accurate I would highly recommend reading his book Decline of the West and looking into his theories

Actually history is a tricycle

I don't like cyclical/deterministic models

Spengler is worthwhile for pointing out various factors but attempting to fit it into a model takes away from his analysis

I prefer thinking about things as open ended dialectics

And would say similiarities to other ages are because history rhymes but doesn't actually repeat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfka_-DPbdc

this is a good video on Spengler

I did a superchat towards the end that questioned the legitimacy of Spengler's model going forward

he talked about how global civilization might break the paradigm

@Charlemagne yes Ebert seems a little blue pilled

Ebert is actually kinda lefty

but respects rightwingers cause there are a couple of post-modernist rightists

imo what makes Spengler's theory unique and interesting is not strictly to do with the cyclical nature of it, its the leaning towards a more mystical nature, of viewing civilisations as living organisms with life cycles imbedded in their nature, having a rise and decline already predetermined by the original mythos of the civilization

and yea Ebert is a lefty of sorts

he agrees with Spengler on quite a few points

you see his left side come out when he speaks of nationalism and any form of racialism

his videos on guenon and Heidegger as decent as well, not the best but decent and he has some interesting takes

@Endeavour whats up my nigga. can you change permissions so that the filthy proletariat cant sever mute other people in vc chat

som lel xd mad lads found out you could and have just been deafening people

@Charlemagne can you change the permissions

HELP

OK

one sec

looks like they can't do it

what's wrong?

server deafen

wtf

I can deafen him from the whole server

the everyone role or the proletariat role has the perms to do so

that makes no sense

someone has been deafening us