Corona virus

Yesterday the reported deaths in the US doubled. We are about to see if this trend continues. It is true that so far the deaths are not even close to what is going on in Italy but then again, people in the US are getting sick at a much more rapid rate.


Meanwhile South Korea recorded its lowest amount of new cases since the beginning of March.

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Exile009 wrote:

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

It takes a pretty heartless, selfish person to find Path of Exile genuinely attractive.

I'm not with the trolls you were referring to, but still kindly get off your high horse. You don't like the game - the Wolcen forums are thatta way ->

This isn't helping, and if you expect us to sympathize with your daily reports of your travails in a first world country, try not to come across as a dick yourself.

*shrug* I don't, actually. Expect that. Which is why I've stopped beyond typing a few things.

And no you're not. So why are you acting like you are? You know who I mean.

As for the connection to PoE, I'm happy to elaborate. You know how much experience I have with this game and its players. If there's one commonality I've found in those who stick around, it's that they're very good at taking care of number one. The game encourages this at every level. Every. Level. There is absolutely no incentive to cooperate with PoE. This is hard coded into the foundation of the game; you do remember Cut-Throat right? Fun...if you can keep at as a game. The game itself does its best to be much more than just a game though, doesn't it? The demands it places on its players go far beyond 'casual gaming'. PoE gets under your skin. Into your head.

This has nothing to do with my preference for Wolcen now, and I'm disappointed you think it does. Let's not do that, eh? I never once said that I think Wolcen players are any better. Mind you, that's because I don't have to -- it's a single player game with an offline mode and some token nod to multiplayer. So don't create a dichotomy where one doesn't exist, certainly not as far as I can see.

That said, I've never seen more trolls than in PoE, and they tend to be of a similar flavor across the board.

But alright, I definitely crossed a line by lumping you all together. I'll amend it, but don't expect a full recantation.

Cases in Russia:

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/22/coronavirus-in-russia-the-latest-news-march-22-a69117

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There have been 367 cases of coronavirus infections reported in Russia so far and one death.

Looks like they're doing fine. Not all that surprising when you factor in they got the best leader on the face of the planet.

Something else to factor in, is Russian toughness. It's toughness on a level that American plebs who stroke their egos, and get testicular fortitude from objects like guns, couldn't possibly understand.

But, I'll show you what I mean here.

Wrestling with bears in Russia is an actual hobby for normal Russian dudes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nroj-uLLWdQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVAWd-0V9yU

Bear runs up to Russian man sitting down, man literally doesn't give a fuck, and his presence intimidates the bear:

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

These people are "one with the bear":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnZBT5SvU0o

Coronavirus has nothing on "Russians".

I love it when analogies speak American.

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The_Impeacher wrote:

You actually believe what the Russian government reports out?

Nobody has put forth any evidence to contradict them. I'm hearing people accusing them of lying without evidence. But, if you want to prove way more people died in Russia from coronavirus, go for it.

Russians are tougher than Americans or Europeans. They've always been.

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The_Impeacher wrote:

You actually believe what the Russian government reports out?

Edit: Of course you do.

Looks like my implication it's a Russian bot wasn't far from the truth. Its every post is about Russia now. Glory to the Motherland and fucking bears is good for immune system da.

Also, glad you stuck around. Let's not let the terrorists win.

Speaking of your people, I'm damn glad to see Canada pulled out of the doomed olympics. I'm really hoping they're the first domino.

lol countries like Iran, China, Russia and Turkey will lie about this without breaking a sweat. Turkey definitely lied and tried to conceal its cases until they simply couldn't anymore.

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Foreverhappychan wrote:

Looks like my implication it's a Russian bot wasn't far from the truth. Its every post is about Russia now. Glory to the Motherland and fucking bears is good for immune system da.

Hey, it pays the bills, I made enough to stock up on hand sanitizer and flip my bot pay several times over.

Even got a free T-shirt out of the deal:

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/i-m-going-keep-pushing-anthony-fauci-tries-make-white-house-listen-facts-pandemic

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Q: What happens before each press conference? What do you do as a group?

A: We're in the task force. We sit down for an hour and a half, go over all the issues on the agenda. And then we proceed from there to an ante room right in front of the Oval Office to talk about what are going to be the messages, what are the kind of things we're going to want to emphasize? Then we go in to see the president, we present [our consensus] to him and somebody writes a speech. Then he gets up and ad libs on his speech. And then we're up there to try and answer questions.

This is an incredible interview. You know shit is bad when the current POTUS keeps such an obvious expert around, allows the man to outright contradict him moments after each ad libbed speech...and doesn't fire him in a fit of anti-intellectual pique.

Isn't it funny how the "Xenophobic" countries seem to be less impacted by the coronavirus?

https://hungarytoday.hu/coronavirus-hungary-confirmed-cases-rise-to-131/

Looks like Vic is doing what needs to be done in Hungary. I'm talking about a man who actually built a fucking wall and secured a border, and didn't just talk about doing it.