For me, it was that the Internet never forgets and that you should never enter your real name. In my opinion, both of these rules are now completely ignored.

  • Didros@beehaw.org
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    5 hours ago

    I learned as a kid playing star craft that there are noobs and newbs. Newbs are people new to a game who need help learning. And a noob is someone who has played for a while and refuses to learn and would rather troll.

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      3 hours ago

      I just discovered this morning that my nephew is a noob then.

      This actually perfectly fits. He’s been homeless. Let him stay with me. He got a job pretty quick. But today, his fourth day, he was late because he set his alarm for 7:30 instead of 6:30.

      I’ve been unconsciously treating him as a newb, because he acts like a teenager. It just automatically activates a father instinct for me.

      But he’s almost 30. He’s had plenty of time to figure this shit out.

      We went and got groceries last night. He bought almost nothing but simple carbs. Most of that coming from straight sugar. Like, fruit punch drinks and shit. He eats like a six year old at a candy store.

      Well, not quite that bad. But bad. And his health is fucked up. He sees no connection between subsisting on simple carbs and having health problems, addiction, etc.

    • pixelscript@lemm.ee
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      4 hours ago

      I’ve heard this one phrased: “Newbs deserve a helping hand. Noobs deserve a kicking.”