Recent discourse reminds me of that cult indoctrination trick that's often used to weed out more difficult marks early on, where they tell you all that you aren't allowed to eat rice on Tuesdays and then if you protest they go "wow SOMEBODY likes rice a little much huh" as if you're the fucking weirdo who cares too much about how much rice is consumed between Monday and Wednesday instead of them.
And this forces you to decide whether your autonomy matters to you more than the approval of the group - while they'll still act like you're on thin ice either way, if you give in at this point they know you're theirs forever, because now they've established a foothold, you've shown a moral weakness, which they will brand you with so it can be used against you in the future ("hey RICE-addict here doesn't want help break into the city records office") to force you to double-down and isolate you further.
And if instead you do decide to push back further, after your abrupt departure from the group ("You're seriously leaving us over RICE?!? Seriously?") and subsequent ostracism, you can then be used as a demonstration to the others who were more pliable, of how the outgroup is full of people like you who are obsessed with violating the No-Tuesday-Rice rule to the point where they'll abandon all their friends, who cared so much for them, so it clearly isn't an arbitrary restriction, you're the kind of monster these rules are intended to protect them from, thus all the other wise and esoteric precepts of the charismatic leader are implied to be equally justified.
This isn't just for cults either! Shitty partners, bosses, friends - they all do variants of this where if you kick back the first time they make an unreasonable request, it proves you weren't ever committed since you'd let such a small thing ruin everything. And of course, if it's the third or the tenth unreasonable thing they ask of you, it's SUCH A SMALL THING to be a deal-breaker at this late point in your relationship!
in service of my favorite pastime, taking a joke feminist analysis of a joke post too far to be a joke anymore:
not only is the house hers too. but does SHE even really want the chintz? or is the chintz part of her duty as a wife, a design choice made for the approval of in-laws and houseguests, part of keeping the home as it's expected to be? is "he" actually having his Primal Masculinity restricted by his wife's Feminine Sensibilities, or is she an easy scapegoat now that he's consciously experiencing the effects of the restrictive society that she's been dealing with the whole time?
You can be talking to someone and she'll be like, "Oh I made a silly mistake. Women don't deserve voting rights teehee." And you'll be like, "What." And she'll be like, "Oh I'm sorry! That must sound so bad out of context. No it's this Tiktok meme where, if you're a girl and you do something dumb, you say 'Women don't deserve voting rights teehee.'"
And you'll be like, "That sounds bad." And she'll be like, "No no. It's totally not that bad. It's just a meme. Men say it too. Like if a man does something silly he'll be like, 'I am like those women who do not deserve to vote.'" And you'll be like, "Does that make it better?" And she'll be like, "Well there was one guy who tried to make 'Men shouldn't vote' a popular meme. But it never caught on and also he got yelled at a lot."
And then you drop it there because like, you're harshing the vibe.
being a fan of a female fictional character is like yes im in love with her soulfully and carnally but i am ALSO her defence attorney her ambassador her pr manager her representative her missionary her right hand arm man her silly rabbit. her scholar her explainer the last man standing in her army. phd in explaining her nuance and depth priesthood in her church. could i be talking about other things?? move on?? maybe!!! were i not the animated suit of armor in her temple bound to protect her for eternity
do you want to play tomodachi life but don't have a switch, $60, or just don't want to pay nintendo $60?
here's an all-in-one site where you can download everything you need to emulate it!
Floralith beta — downloads and setup.
also, with an emulator, you can directly screenshot and record your game, and even mod it! add custom hair parts! import photos directly! remove region locks! emulate it!!
everything?
everything! this site will walk you through downloading the ryujinx switch emulator, the firmware and keys needed, and the nsp game file for tomodachi life ltd.
is this safe?
the files are all directly downloaded from this site, so there's no third party to worry about. i didn't make this site - it was created by PotentialAd943 on reddit, who claims they scanned their files clean before hosting. just to be sure, i scanned my pc after downloading too. it all came up clean! but it's good to be aware of pc safety, especially when pirating. it can't hurt to do a scan of your own to be sure!
how much pc knowledge do i need for this?
you should know how to download files, how to make and manage folders in file explorer, and how to navigate a program's settings menu.
any settings i should change in ryujinx?
here's some i recommend checking before starting the game:
for tomodachi life specifically, make sure you set a timezone in settings! you can have it match your pc's time for simplicity.
there are ostensibly keyboard controls, but they're a little wonky to figure out. if you can, plugging in any controller should work just fine. just make sure to select it in ryujinx's input settings! (you should also still be able to use your mouse for things like drawing facepaint!)
graphics settings will be on a per-pc basis, depending on your pc's strength. it's worth it to experiment with them and see what gives you the best performance. ryujinx will explain what each setting does if you hover over it!
the game crashed?
that's very likely to happen! on first time loading a scene, the emulator can sometimes struggle. it happened to me the first time i opened the mii editor, and the first time i opened the news station. you should be able to relaunch and everything will be fine. if it's happening super frequently, though, you may need to adjust your graphics or cpu settings!
a sixth thing i didn't think of?
feel free to leave a reblog with comment or send me an ask! if you need more specific guidance, i'll be happy to help! i'm not an expert on emulation, but if nothing else, i can try to point you towards a reddit thread that is more competent than i am
i hope you have fun playing the game! i did not create this site, but i found the creator in a single reddit thread asking people to spread the word, so i figured i'd do what i can and make this post. if it works for you, please help out and spread the word even further! thank you!!
Super quick Pokemon doodle because I have some ideas so I wanted to get this out of the way.
Okay. Mira didn’t want her Feebas. Her parents bought Feebas and a Bagon. Her brother got the bagon while Mira was left with Feebas. While her parents regret the purchase they still told Mira that this Feebas was extremely rare and expensive so she has to stick with it growing up. Mira hated Feebas, it was ugly and it kept splashing her whenever it was she was near. One day when she was sad and sitting by the pond the Feebas kept nudging her and spraying her with water. She eventually thought it was funny and played with it. Fast forward, they’re inseparable. People are amazed that she’s winning contests with her Feebas. She worked hard with it so it can be graceful and creative. Eventually it evolved into the Milotic she uses.
Feebas absolutely loves Mira. It was hurt because she rejected it but she proved that she loves it just as much if not more. It’s a little spoiled especially since it evolved.
Zoey grew up flip-flopping between houses and constantly moving. However her parents decided that she was going to receive her pokemon from the Professor. She actually never really chose. That Turtwig saw her immediately and ran around her, refusing to settle down. She fell in love instantly. No matter what happened between her family she always had turtwig by her side. It kept her grounded (pun intended) and almost never left her side. When she joined Huntrix, it was a Grotle at the time and some big wigs in the company were concerned over one of their idols having a non-beautiful pokemon, Celine assured Zoey she wouldn’t be without her Partner.
Grotle however is still a little scared to evolve because of the stress Zoey had to endure when she fought to keep it.
Rumi lived on Jeju with Celine and it was surrounded by wild Pokémon. They don’t get close because of Celine’s Gallade keeping watch. One day though, when Rumi was walking, she saw an injured Growlithe. She wanted to help it but Growlithe feeling cornered and burned Rumi’s hand. Celine managed to take Rumi away but let Growlithe stay where it was. Rumi wasn’t deterred though. She would leave it food everyday until it eventually trusted her enough to let her pet it. While the two became friends Celine was weary of it, especially after the burn. While Rumi and Growlithe were close they were both scared of actually becoming partners. Growlithe doesn’t want Rumi to be hurt from its flames again while Rumi was scared of letting anyone close at all. It took them a few years until Celine thought it was time Rumi choose her partner and gave her a pokeball to catch Growlithe.
Growlithe holds itself back a lot in case one of flames hits Rumi again. It will always have this guilt of hurting its favorite human but the human still went out of her way to make sure it was fed, sheltered and safe.
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