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  1. John_Oakman

    Generic betrayal isekai story (full title in first post, too long for here for some reason)
    Threadmarks: chapter 1

    After being reincarnated to another world to fight against the hordes of evil, the generic fantasy human kingdom tried to betray my ass but I betrayed them first, thus causing a coup and civil war! ------------------------ You know the drill, brainrot incoming. I been playing too much AoE3...
  2. John_Oakman

    News and Headlines...

    Alright, which one of you guys are responsible for this? https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/north-korean-soldiers-get-internet-access-in-ukraine-hooked-on-porn-report-6965568
  3. John_Oakman

    I'm taking such a long break from writing that my political views have shifted.

    I'm taking such a long break from writing that my political views have shifted.
  4. John_Oakman

    Warrior/Fighter/Military Culture, Hierarchy & Negotiation

    Another thing to consider about a "warrior" society is militarization: specifically that for every resource/labor/time spent on military/martial values is one (or rather a number between 0 to 1 if adjusting for cases of duel use) resource/labor/time not spent on everything else (the rest of the...
  5. John_Oakman

    Warrior/Fighter/Military Culture, Hierarchy & Negotiation

    I meant the object of loyalty rather than the intensity of loyalty, which is dependent more on the individuals in question. Though modern military indoctrination do tend to make soldiers more loyal, though what they're loyal to is another matter entirely. (i.e. in the American Civil War a lot...
  6. John_Oakman

    Warrior/Fighter/Military Culture, Hierarchy & Negotiation

    It took a while for the modern concept of nationalism (of loyalty to the abstract concept of a nationstate rather than something far more personal such as the local ruler/community. That's when the contrast between warriors and soldiers (as far as the loyalty aspect is concerned) really took off.
  7. John_Oakman

    Warrior/Fighter/Military Culture, Hierarchy & Negotiation

    Rome's civil wars started when the soldiers became more professional, but the root causes has little to do with said professionalism. For the majority of the early Republic Roman soldiers were more of the citizen militia type, and soldiering evolve into lifelong careers as Rome's conquests left...
  8. John_Oakman

    Warrior/Fighter/Military Culture, Hierarchy & Negotiation

    Well, first thing first, there is a huge difference between a warrior and a soldier (and/or citizen militia if we're going back far enough). The Soldier is a worker: he does soldiering as a job (either for a while or as a career), he takes off his uniform after work and a lot of times tries to...
  9. John_Oakman

    Video Games General

    Well, Sony did it [rerelease] Morbius to great success, so why not Concord?
  10. John_Oakman

    Should I stop writing?

    If your source of motivation is derived from external sources of validation & you're not getting that then yes you should stop, either until you become motivated by something else or whatever.
  11. John_Oakman

    Would you bang the avatar above you?

    Not into reenacting Mr. Hands, but fantasy version.
  12. John_Oakman

    Would you bang the avatar above you?

    No, I seen this video before: https://youtu.be/6k01DIVDJlY?feature=shared
  13. John_Oakman

    favorite quotes or quotes you created yourself

    "If you pass on this opportunity, you will regret it for the rest of your life, and at the end of your days you'll be telling yourself: 'I could have been somebody, I could have accomplished something'. But you didn't. You will never know. You probably couldn't have done it. Otherwise you would...
  14. John_Oakman

    Changed my profile image to something more wholesome and respectable.

    Changed my profile image to something more wholesome and respectable.
  15. John_Oakman

    For those who fell in the name of democracy (Helldivers 2)

    Fair enough, Sony seemed to pussy out of their stunning and brave decision. At least now they have a better idea where the line in the sand is and where to push the next time around.
  16. John_Oakman

    For those who fell in the name of democracy (Helldivers 2)

    Sony is probably playing the long game: whatever bad publicity they are receiving currently will probably blow over in a couple of months, while the fundamentals they put in place will pay dividends across future projects. ... Which is to say it's probably a good time to buy their stocks in a...
  17. John_Oakman

    After driving a truck of the isekai type I get why so many highschool and college students get...

    After driving a truck of the isekai type I get why so many highschool and college students get run over by truck-kun on a regular basis...
  18. John_Oakman

    Well, crypto has returned, like Palpatine.

    Well, crypto has returned, like Palpatine.
  19. John_Oakman

    Firearms for little species

    Crew service weapons, with certain parts (wheels, tripods, etc. depending on the weapon system) scaled down for them to handle. This will deal with the problem on the military force scale. Think of a group of them operating a 5.56 machinegun with a carriage system the same way that WWII soldiers...
  20. John_Oakman

    Because weebs be horny.

    Because weebs be horny.
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