There are no heroes in Libby v. Fecteau, a decision about an anti-trans lawmaker that the Supreme Court handed down on Tuesday. With only two justices publicly dissenting, the Court handed down a brief order temporarily lifting sanctions against that lawmaker.The lawmaker at the heart of the case, Maine Republican Rep. Laurel Libby, was sanctioned by her colleagues for posting an unblurred picture of a transgender high school athlete, along with the student’s name and the name of her school, in order to protest against including transgender girls in women’s sports. The sanction those colleagues imposed on her could not possibly be constitutional: They effectively stripped her of her right to vote on legislation as a member of Maine’s House of Representatives, stripping Libby’s constituents of their representation in the state House. And Libby’s fellow lawmakers likely also violated her First Amendment rights in the process. As a legal matter, Libby closely resembles Bond v. Floyd (1966), a case brought by a Georgia state lawmaker who was not allowed to take his seat in the state legislature — ostensibly because his colleagues objected to his opposition to the Vietnam War. Bond held that the First Amendment “requires that legislators be given the widest latitude to express their views on issues of policy.”To be sure, no moral comparisons can be drawn between the plaintiffs in Bond and Libby. Bond involved Rep. Julian Bond, a Black man and a prominent civil rights activist who was elected to the Georgia legislature just as Jim Crow was beginning to lose its grip on the South. Libby, by contrast, arises out of Libby’s decision to bully a high school student.But the First Amendment protects offensive speech just as surely as it protects speech that is now widely viewed as prescient and wise. Indeed, nearly all First Amendment cases arise out of speech that someone in a position of power deemed offensive — why else would they have tried to censure or ban that speech?After Libby posted the picture of the high school student on Facebook, Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau asked her to take it down due to concerns “that publicizing the student’s identity would threaten the student’s health and safety.” When Libby refused, the state House passed a resolution formally censuring her — which, under the Maine House’s rules, meant that Libby “may not be allowed to vote or speak” on the House floor until she apologizes for the conduct that resulted in her censure. Libby refuses to apologize, which means that her constituents effectively do not have representation in the state House, at least with respect to bills that receive a vote on the floor.The Supreme Court’s order in the Libby case is very brief and does not explain why the justices decided to reinstate Libby’s floor privileges. Notably, however, none of the justices defended the state legislature’s decision to strip Libby of her voting rights.The Court’s order includes a single line noting that Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, but Sotomayor did not explain why. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, meanwhile, penned a brief dissenting opinion which largely criticizes her colleagues for overusing the Court’s “shadow docket” — a mix of emergency motions and other matters that the Court decides without full briefing and oral argument. It was on this docket that Libby was heard.As Jackson notes, the Court used to be exceedingly reluctant to rule in favor of parties that seek shadow docket relief — she quotes Justice Potter Stewart’s 1968 warning that such relief “should be used sparingly and only in the most critical and exigent circumstances.” And Jackson, who emerged as the Court’s most outspoken opponent of the shadow docket after she became a justice in 2022, is right that the Court’s practices have changed dramatically in recent years. Prior to the first Trump administration, Supreme Court decisions on the shadow docket were exceedingly rare outside of death penalty cases, where the justices often had to act right away to prevent an execution from moving forward before they could review the case.But, regardless of whether the justices should have acted as quickly as they did — or, as Jackson suggests, waited until the lower courts had fully considered this case before stepping in — there’s little doubt that Libby should have prevailed eventually. Libby’s constituents have a right to representation, regardless what views their representative holds.And, if lawmakers were allowed to strip their colleagues of their voting rights at will, there’s no guarantee that another legislature would not use that power to target elected officials who, like Bond, can more easily claim the moral high ground than Libby.See More:

Hi Everyone! A memorable storyCome read my first Dev Blog post to find out how you can craft memorable, unique background stories for your heroes (or villains) in The Guiding Spirit! When I was designing the background generation system, my goal was to show to the player how much the selected Traits/Spells/Skills actually matter and have an impact on their characters' story right from the start. Let’s say you pick the Scurg ancestry for your character. These are adrenaline-addict creatures, always looking for danger, tough situations keep them alive.For Class, you choose the bard. Because bards are cool. In the world of The Guiding Spirit, bards do not neccesarily have access to the Intellect (magic), they might simply be a chanter making a living in shady taverns or a jester hired by the Wind-King to entertain their royal court. How they became a bard will depend on their Origin story.Speaking of! For Origin, you pick „Merchant family”, but let’s say that when you distribute your skill-points you don’t put any points in Trade. So how that is presented in their backstory? Well, your character was raised by merchants but every time their father counted his profit, their mind was elsewhere. Where exactly? If you did put points in Arcane skills, the story will call out that instead of learning the basic principles of trade, the character was secretly reading books about performing complex magical practises. If you designed the character to be a warrior, their story will mention that when nobody looked, they practised combat stances with a wooden sword (or any other weapon, depending on which weapon proficiency you selected!) in the backyard. From where do they get the equipment to do those things? It depends on what personality traits you gave to the character. A Swindler might carefully „borrow” those books and training materials. An agressive, maybe evil character might bully someone to get what they want. A creative, quick-thinker person will do it in a way nobody expects...But let’s keep this simple for now, you can go crazy when you'll try out the demo (coming later this year for free!). Your scurg character never wanted to be a merchant, they took their father’s old, never-before-used lute and went to seek adventure and danger (mind, you are a scurg, you need danger!). You pick the „Rich Start” and „Missing Finger” capability traits, among others. But wait... you didn’t pick the „Noble Kid” Origin, so how Rich Start is going to work? Let’s see what has been added to their backstory:„She was even lucky enough to find a small fortune by accident during her first day of travel. It only costed her a finger as the bandits who hid the chest found her later that day... At least she made it out alive.”Okay, that’s tense. But why exactly the character decided to become an adventurer, leaving behind their past? Maybe they have a more complex, specific reason? Lucky for you, you can define that as well! For simplicity, let’s choose the „Wants to be famous” Aspiration as it goes well with the bard class. If you mix that with the „Ambitious” personality trait, I promise you will get some very cool story-scenes!And there you go, you just created a unique, complex backstory with twists and turns. There’s even more, you can (beyond the above) define your character's core memories, followers, faith, constellation, specializations and special abilities (spells and combat abilities) and more! You change any aspect, you get a different concept. Find the one suitable for you and see how it plays out!There are myriad of choices you can select from when it comes to Origins, Core Memories, Aspirations, Capabilities, Personality, Skills, Proficiencies, Followers and the unique combination of these will create memorable characters. Even if you pick the same Trait for two heroes in the party, every other aspect you selected for them will alter their background story enough to make them feel distinctive.You can create a character who works alone. You can create a character who doesn’t speak at all, not a word during the entire adventure. You can create a character who struggles to understand what others are saying. You can create a bard who is kicked-out of every tavern at their early days - and then witness exceptional character development - because you forgot to put points into the Performance Skill.The choice is yours.And keep in mind, your choices do not only change their backstory, they change the actual journey, they guide the story. Their aspirations, their past, their identity will decide what's happening to them, each npc will react to them based on who they are, what they do, in a nutshell: how you designed them. Also, it goes beyond the combination of an individual’s traits, the mixture of all your team members’ features will create unique outcomes, story beats. There are a lot of very-well hidden storylines in there which you can only find with a certain combination of characters!Cheers,Dice Impact

Vex Member Oct 25, 2017 25,591 Were you ever bullied or made fun of for liking video games growing up (by Relatives/Friends/Enemies)? It was kind of in the same category as liking paper back comic books back in the day (i.e. "nerd culture"). Just curious. I know things are kind of different now (mostly), but I am wondering if you were made fun of by the "uninitiated" as they say. Back during a time where video games were kind of "niche" to enjoy in the capacity we do now on a much broader scale. Personally my parents thought it was odd that I enjoyed video games and would often ridicule me for enjoying a quiet game during the summer months. They'd say "why don't you go outside" and take my console away sometimes. They'd also say very hurtful things but I won't get into that. I figured as long as I wasn't doped up and doing drugs like all the other "cool kids", or getting an early pregnancy, I was good wtf MOM 🤣  Last edited: 48 minutes ago Baphomet Member Dec 8, 2018 21,845 Nope.   Mephissto Member Mar 8, 2024 1,145 No, video games were always hot shit in my school etc. I remember in elementary school almost everyone was playing Pokemon during breaks.  Dan Thunder Member Nov 2, 2017 16,965 Occasionally made fun of but I grew up in the 80's and there was a much bigger stigma in the 80's and early 90's around playing computer/videogames.   Jus Do It ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 25, 2017 43,755 South Central I'm a millennial, so I act like I was an outsider because of video games even though everybody else my age was also into video games. Gen Xers were the last true nerds.  Jubilant Duck Member Oct 21, 2022 9,214 The only people who made negative comments about how many videogames I played were my parents.   Dal Uncle Works at Nintendo Member Aug 18, 2024 2,197 No, video games were huge in my school (and bullying was uncommon fortunately since everyone knew everyone and hitting another kid or making fun of them was a good enough way to get you in trouble with the rest of the school)   Okada Member Nov 8, 2017 749 I'm a millennial and everyone around me was playing video games. It wasn't weird even then. Not liking football would have been seen as much weirder and more likely to lead to bullying.  THANKS Prophet of Regret Member Oct 22, 2018 1,587 Yes because I played JRPGs.   ConflictResolver Member Jan 1, 2024 4,856 Midgar I don't think this was ever a thing in the UK. But American pop culture made it look like a thing there (nerds vs jocks) but maybe that's just a made up thing from TV and movies and was never true? Vex said: Personally my parents thought it was odd that I enjoyed video games and would often ridicule me for enjoying a quiet game during the summer months. They'd say "why don't you go outside" and take my console away sometimes. They'd also say very hurtful things but I won't get into that. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Ah yes I can relate. I'm married in my 30s, have my own house, my own kid and my parents still sometimes scrutinise my lifelong videogame hobby. It's weird. My Dad is more about scrutinising the finances of it, but my Mum sometimes says throwaway comments like "wow you are a big man now and still play game?". It's actually really hurtful considering how big a part of my identity videogames and videogame culture is (and she knows it too). As if I am going to give up the thing you have seen me passionately into since I was a toddler lol.  Last edited: 37 minutes ago Ravelle Member Oct 31, 2017 20,328 No, never. Everyone played video games, that's the thing you spent your lunch break talking about with classmates.   Dead Man Typing Member Oct 27, 2017 7,601 Kinda but not really. I was definitely known as the video game guy all through school. Most people played games so it wasn't like they bullied me for it. There were definitely jokes about how much I loved my Dreamcast.  Lamptramp Member Oct 27, 2017 2,871 Germany I grew up in the UK in the late 80s early 90's Games weren't really a thing that got you marked for bullying that I recall. That's not why I was bullied all the time I was at school.  Greywaren Member Jul 16, 2019 13,079 Spain Oh yes. Quite often, actually. It stopped when video games became more mainstream, though.   onibirdo Member Dec 9, 2020 3,566 No, if anything it was a lot easier to out yourself as a gamer as a kid than it is as an adult.   julia crawford Took the red AND the blue pills Member Oct 27, 2017 40,539 No memory of it, but it might have happened. I really don't discuss games with pretty much anyone IRL. I have however used the words "magic circle" at one point.   ConflictResolver Member Jan 1, 2024 4,856 Midgar Lamptramp said: I grew up in the UK in the late 80s early 90's Games weren't really a thing that got you marked for bullying that I recall. That's not why I was bullied all the time I was at school. Click to expand... Click to shrink... UK bullying from my recollection was mainly mainly about outward appearance. If you looked the part you can be into whatever you want.   AerialAir Member Oct 25, 2017 2,326 Portugal Nah, but I was born in the 90s. By the 2000s, gaming was already a dominant form of mainstream media.   Dunfish Member Oct 29, 2017 1,577 Was it ever actually a thing? I know it was portrayed in every teen movie in the 80s and 90s but never experienced it or saw it growing up. There was a lot of tribalism around brands though, so weird how people carried that into adulthood.   Fudgepuppy Member Oct 27, 2017 5,841 Yes, specifically because I had a Gamecube.   DaveB Member Oct 25, 2017 5,134 New Hampshire, USA Oh god, yeah. Me and my friends at the time were called nerds and bullied incessantly over it. Kids around school called it "No-friendo". It wasn't until we were in high school - around the first PlayStation - that they started to become mainstream.   Derbel McDillet ▲ Legend ▲ Member Nov 23, 2022 24,298 I can't really relate to the whole "they made fun of us for playing video game or watching anime" thing. I can think of single instance where I was made fun of for playing Pokémon in elementary school, but just about everyone else was playing Pokémon. But outside of that, to my knowledge, no one cared. Elementary school everyone had Gameboys. Middle school everyone had GBAs and then DSs. High school, we'd play our DSs together for lunch and a lot of kids had 360s at home. There was also video games club where we played PC games during lunch or after school. In college, only a handful of people I knew played games, but people were up for any game nights I hosted. I just wish I had a bigger TV. At least one of my friends today has this weirdly negative perception of video games to the point where she was weirdly stubborn about not watching a trailer I wanted to show her that literally two minutes. It was like giving a 6 year old broccoli. Dunfish said: Was it ever actually a thing? I know it was portrayed in every teen movie in the 80s and 90s but never experienced it or saw it growing up. There was a lot of tribalism around brands though, so weird how people carried that into adulthood. Click to expand... Click to shrink... School felt like it was a melting pot of all types. Some of the band kids were jocks. People were getting into Naruto. 90% of the manga readers I knew were girls. Like no one really gave a shit what other people liked, and if they did, that was a bonding experience. We had the Halo PC demo on some of the better computers and played at every opportunity, sometimes during computer lab. I remember in chemistry if the teacher finished the lesson early he'd just give us the last 20 minutes to do whatever and like 8 of us would just play Mario Kart via DS download. That's not to say I never had a rough time in school, it just had nothing to do with my hobbies. Or maybe I was just super oblivious.  Mass Effect One Winged Slayer Member Oct 31, 2017 19,186 No. Video games were widely played when I was in school.   Shopolic Avenger Oct 27, 2017 8,089 Bullied? No. Made fun of? Yes. Not a serious thing though and it was mostly friendly.  Hrodulf Member Oct 25, 2017 5,761 Might be one of the few things people didn't try to bully me about in school, honestly.   Nameless Member Oct 25, 2017 17,247 Nope. It wasn't a secret I loved games, but I also had enough social awareness not to pull an EGM out of my bag or start extolling the virtues of Chrono Cross while sitting at the "cool kids" table.   Giga Man One Winged Slayer Member Oct 27, 2017 23,162 No. Everyone was into some form of video game adjacent pop culture, whether was Pokemon/Pokemon cards in elementary school or sports games in middle/high school. I was bullied for other reasons. If we're talking parents, I was blessed with a loving, albeit passive, pair who, while not into games themselves, would play with me if I asked. They let me keep to myself more often than not, which was too my detriment in development if I'm being honest. They didn't really challenge me, and if they tried, I'd reject it and go to my room where it was safe.  Eidan AVALANCHE Avenger Oct 30, 2017 9,840 No.   Kemono ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 27, 2017 8,621 No. Most kids around me played or liked games in some kind of way.  Derbel McDillet ▲ Legend ▲ Member Nov 23, 2022 24,298 I guess there's also the factor of what you put out there. Like, I openly carried my DS with me and could be seen playing in the library and some classes, but the average person wouldn't know or care what systems I had at home. Nor would they know or care what I watched at home unless we specifically talked about it at school. I wasn't hiding it, it just had no reason to come up. You had your cliques, but everyone knew each other from like middle school, so it was easy to just group hop. My friends got super into Magic the Gathering, I didn't care for it as much, I bought a $10 starter deck and borrowed a few cards to give it a try a few times and then I just pulled back from that group just bit (because I wanted to do things I found fun for lunch) to chill with another (theater kids, burnouts, student government, national honor society), they didn't play video games at all, so it was mostly something I just did at home or at the end of Chemistry. Like, no one was made fun of for liking Naruto, but there was the kid that could be seen doing the Naruto run to lunch everyday. And it was more laughing from a distance (the fact that they got the reference was telling).  Lamptramp Member Oct 27, 2017 2,871 Germany ConflictResolver said: UK bullying from my recollection was mainly mainly about outward appearance. If you looked the part you can be into whatever you want. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah, pretty much or if you were LGTBQIA+ not that we knew what that was or would dare to say so. Hell even if someone just said you were "gay" on a whim. Everyone else had school had a c64 or spectrum when I grew up and aside from "warring" over which was better there wasn't any bullying.  Chainshada Member Oct 25, 2017 3,010 My parents were fine with it, after like 8-10 years old my brother and I were pretty much left to play on our own, I have a few memories of them playing games with us when we were little. I don't want to say there was no bullying in school, as I have no clue what other kids went through around me as a straight white kid, but I always bounced between 2 friend groups, 1 more for nerdy stuff (D&D, Warhammer, etc) and the other for sports..but both groups played games, both watched anime, occasionally the groups merged without issue, never heard either side shit talk the other behind their backs.  TheEchosOfTheCyborg Member Feb 24, 2018 7,684 Not bullied for playing games but playing the "wrong" and "kiddie" games like loving Pokémon, Halo, Minecraft and Tekken rather than "mature" stuff like COD, FIFA, the Saw franchise, Max and Paddy, Little Britain etc  

Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar’s best game? (Rockstar Games) The Tuesday letters page asks whether video game execs need to be gamers or not, as one reader predicts Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Deluxe will be a while yet. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Rockstar #1 Interesting to see people having the confidence to speak out against GTA, which I don’t think we’re going to see a lot of as the game gets closer. I won’t pretend I don’t enjoy the games, and still play GTA Online occasionally, but what I will say is that GTA 5 is not my favourite Rockstar game at all and I do feel it’s a shame they don’t make a wider range of games like they used to.Bully was great and so was The Warriors, but I especially liked the first Manhunt and I’m very upset that never became a regular franchise. I don’t think Midnight Club or L.A. Noire were as good but at least they were something different, as was Max Payne 3 (although I prefer Remedy’s two games). I would say that Red Dead Redemption 2 is easily their best game. It has all the scope and size of GTA but none of the flaws that people have been pointing out. It has a good, clear plot. The characters are all interesting and many of them are likeable. They act like people too, not just try hard characters. The gameplay still isn’t great but it’s no worse than GTA 5 and I definitely prefer riding a horse to driving a car, at least one designed by Rockstar. So while I am looking forward to GTA 6 there are quite a few other Rockstar games I’d rather see get a sequel first.Focus One for two Is it me or has Shuhei Yoshida been acting like a bit of chump in his recent round of interviews? He was very down on Switch 2 for no reason that I could really see, other than he’s ex-Sony, and now he, who is presumably very rich, is trying to tell us all that £80 for a video is a bargain and we shouldn’t complain?I’m sure it is good value for money but at the end of the day that’s money that a lot of us don’t have lying around spare. Only a few years ago I would’ve been able to get two triple-A games for £80, at least a couple of months after launch, and soon I’m only going to be able to get one. I don’t see how that’s good for gaming or publishers or anyone else. It’s definitely not good for my wallet.Brian Summer secrets So, the Switch 2 is out on June 5 and the Summer Game Fest is June 6… does that mean there’s going to be some kind of big annoucement? I know people are 50/50 on whether there’s a secret Christmas game still to be revealed but if there was I would’ve though this would be a good time to do it.I can’t see anyone getting all that excited when Nintendo try to make the reveal of the release dates for checks notes Hyrule Warriors 3 and Kirby Air Ride 2 seem like some epic reveal. I’m with everyone else that thinks they are very strange things to be out in the first year, especially when that could mean there’s really only big first party game out all year. I’m not going to try and predict anything, because it’s Nintendo and who knows, but does GC think the two dates are coincidence or are they going to end up being connected?Paulie GC: Our guess is that it’s just a coincidence. Nintendo doesn’t tend to use third party events to announce anything significant. They may try and squeeze something in at the last minute, just because the timing is so odd, but we wouldn’t count on it. Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk Strange ideas Like a lot of readers, I find Hideo Kojima a fascinating but flawed character. He’s got so much obvious talent, but he’s squandered so much of it on one franchise, that faded from public view surprisingly quickly. Dead Stranding was interesting but I’m not sure how a sequel is going to work if the core gameplay is still… walking very slowly and delivering parcels to holograms.I’m painting the game in its worst possible light there but even so, Death Stranding was just flawed as anything else Kojima has done and I would’ve liked to see him give it another roll of the dice with a different idea. Instead, he’s working on a sequel, and what seem to be spiritual sequels to Silent Hills and Metal Gear. By which time he’ll be well into his 60s… If all the ideas on the USB stick are as weird as the guy forgetting his abilities over time, I’d rather he do them now. It just feels he’s permanently got one foot in the past and it’s a real shame.Kurgen Come back later If Nintendo does do a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Deluxe edition for the Switch 2 do we have any idea who could be added to it? I would’ve said someone from a new Switch 2 IP but there really hasn’t been one yet, which is a real shame. Maybe they could try and do one of the wheelchair basketball people, but I can’t see many people queuing up for that.I also thought maybe a couple more Microsoft games, back when I expected them and Nintendo to be all chummy. Now it seems that was all just talk and Xbox doesn’t have any plans at all, or at least none so urgent they’ve felt the need to talk about them so far. So if a Deluxe edition does happen, I don’t think it’s going to happen for a while, for the simple reason that there isn’t anyone new to add, because they’re all already been done.Roel Dungeons master I was going to compose a missive contemplating the likelihood of Dungeons 4 being ported to the Switch 2, only to find out that it’s actually already out on Switch?! That would be an amazing feat if it worked but apparently it’s a bug ridden, almost unplayable mess from the only review I can find (I literally had no idea and can’t be the only one unaware of the port).So now, instead I’m wondering if they’ll release a Switch 2 Edition or complete edition with all the DLC, or even just put some fixes through so the game runs better on the new hardware. I hope they do the same for Tropico 6 (both are by Kalypso, so if ones done the other will probably be too). As an aside, put me on the boat for people not really interested in GTA 6. Five or six years ago I’d been down for it but current, me who replayed GTA 5 before getting shot of my PlayStation 4, I found it pretty awful actually. The characters, the controls, the story, were all just urgh. I appreciate the characters aren’t supposed to be likeable (except Franklin, maybe) but my god what were they thinking of with Trevor? Every time I had to play as him it felt like my soul was dying a little more, until I just gave up playing. I don’t expect much from the single-player campaign of GTA 6, if there even is one…Solabound Glory days I don’t think I’m the first person to say it on here but if Bungie lasts to the end of the year I will be shocked. I’ll also be relatively surprised if Marathon isn’t cancelled within the next few months. It’s a game no one wants, in a genre no one will admit to liking, by a developer that seems to be in a downward spiral.It’s sad to think how this sort of thing can happen. Halo 3 was 18 years ago now, and it’s at least five years since Destiny 2 was relevant. It’s unfortunate but Bungie were never the same after leaving Microsoft and I think the initial success of Destiny 1 just hid that for a while and now it’s obvious.Tony T. Management sim I’m in two minds as to whether the head of a big games company needs to be a gamer or not. It feels like it should be a thing but at the end of the day what’s most important is that they’re a good business person, which the Take-Two guy seems to be. At least going by how long he’s been in the job.Nintendo’s Satoru Iwata was a great leader and actually used to make games, but his replacement is just a businessman with no developer background at all, and yet he seems to be doing a decent job. Then there’s that other obvious example: Phil Spencer. He can’t stop talking about what a keen gamer he is, and I think he genuinely is a fan, but I also think it’s increasingly hard to pretend he’s doing a good job at Xbox. Ultimately, I don’t think it matters whether you’re a gamer or not, whether you’ve ever been a developer or anything. The only thing that matters is being good at your job, which has nothing to do with making games but backing the right people that do, making sure they have the resources, and not interfering with them. I believe that’s pretty much what the Take-Two guy himself said. Where you get a bit of a grey area is something like EA or Ubisoft, where you definitely feel like their leaders could stand to actually play some games once in a while, instead of just making decisions by spreadsheets. Remember that the team that made Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 used to work on Ubisoft, so they clearly weren’t being creatively fulfilled there and that’s a management problem.Lemmy Inbox also-rans I was thinking of getting Doom: The Dark Ages after the positive reviews but I was shocked to discover it was £70. This isn’t Call Of Duty, this is a single-player only game that apparently is quite easy. I’ll come back on Black Friday.PancusIf Red Dead Redemption 2 is out on Switch 2 this year I think that could be a really good selling point, because the obvious comparison, in terms of graphics, is Zelda and Rockstar’s game is lightyears ahead of that.Bosley More Trending Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk The small printNew Inbox updates appear every weekday morning, with special Hot Topic Inboxes at the weekend. Readers’ letters are used on merit and may be edited for length and content. You can also submit your own 500 to 600-word Reader’s Feature at any time via email or our Submit Stuff page, which if used will be shown in the next available weekend slot. You can also leave your comments below and don’t forget to follow us on Twitter. GameCentral Sign up for exclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content. 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OpinionMay 19, 20256 min readWhat to Do If Your Child Is the BullyIt can be difficult to accept that your child may be bullying others, but the way parents respond can help minimize any damageBy Elizabeth Englander Malte Mueller/Getty ImagesIs it ever okay—or at least, understandable—for one child to bully another?I spend a lot of time speaking to parent groups and students about bullying, and it’s common for parents to approach me after a talk with questions about their personal situation. A mother once asked for my thoughts about a situation in which her eight-year-old son had been accused of bullying another boy.In my experience, parents often have a hard time believing that their child could ever engage in bullying; this mother clearly accepted that the behavior had happened, yet she just as clearly felt that there were extenuating circumstances. She pointed out that the target had the annoying habit of picking his nose, and this had bothered her son, who had lashed out.On supporting science journalismIf you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are helping to ensure the future of impactful stories about the discoveries and ideas shaping our world today.She hedged; surely, she thought, there could be circumstances under which it’s acceptable for one child to bully another.If your child is being accused of bullying another, it can be surprising and upsetting. Beyond those understandable emotions, as a parent, you have many options to help your child understand their behavior and why it was seen as bullying.Let’s first define what it is we are talking about: bullying means that someone repeatedly and deliberately hurts a less powerful person. Bullying is a very unhealthy and potentially damaging behavior, for both the target and the bully. Research tells us that children who bully carry mental health consequences like depression and anxiety into adulthood. This is especially true for kids who are both bullies and victims.I think most people would agree that bullying sometimes calls for punishment, and often calls for interventions; but is bullying ever a behavior that calls for understanding? If your child is being aggressive once (which doesn’t meet the definition of bullying), and in self-defense, that may indeed be excusable. On the other hand, if your child is bullying, that repeated torment is not excusable. I reminded the mother whose son bullied the nose-picking child that bullying is harmful to both individuals, so even when it happens because of a provocation, it shouldn’t be shrugged off.What’s interesting is that generally, children don’t excuse bullying. In a study in which scientists interviewed elementary school children (both those involved and uninvolved in bullying) in Sweden to understand how kids view bullying, the students tended to think that bullies were either psychologically troubled, or alternatively, attention seekers—bullying to gain social status (in other words, that they wanted other children to see their power and admire it).Kids who bully others, however, tend to have justifications for their behavior. In my study of more than 2,200 teens, about 62 percent of those who admitted bullying others offered one or more of the following explanations: “People didn’t try to understand my point of view,” or “I needed to show I wasn’t intimidated or afraid,” or “My behavior was taken way too seriously; I never meant it.”It’s important to understand that kids can engage in bullying for a variety of reasons. Parents may think of bullying as a behavior reserved for only truly disturbed kids. The research, however, shows that some youth who bully are otherwise doing well socially, while others, who tend to be both bullies and targets, struggle more with making friends and being social. It can be difficult to believe that a child who does well in school and has friends could actually be a bully.What should parents do when their children are accused of bullying? How should they handle their child’s protests that they were justifiably provoked? Should they believe their child and accept the reasons for the bullying? Should the response be punishment, intervention or understanding—or all three?The word bullying tends to be overused, and is sometimes applied to any situation (repeated, deliberate or not) when someone hurts someone else. How you approach the situation may be completely different if the aggression in question only happened once, or between two children with relatively equal social and physical power, which likely would not be bullying.If the power dynamic is unequal, and it appears to be a bullying situation, talk to everyone to determine the facts. Make it clear to everyone involved that you’re approaching this with an open mind. The school’s perspective is almost certain to be different from your child’s. It’s not hard to imagine a situation where a school counselor explains that your child has bullied another student, but your son or daughter claims they were just mad and not thinking. Bullying is a behavior that is planned out. It is not an impulsive, one-time response to someone else’s provocation. A target may have engaged in nose-picking, and that may have been genuinely irritating; but repeated aggression against them isn’t impulsive or thoughtless.While many parents are understandably reluctant to simply disbelieve their child, pointing out that there are other possible explanations doesn’t mean you’re calling your own child a liar. You can say things like: “You mentioned that you didn’t mean to hurt their feelings, but you must have taken a long time to draw all that graffiti on their car. Writing all those hurtful words doesn’t sound like an accident.”Many children don’t yet grasp that different people can have different interpretations of the same behavior. It may not have occurred to your child that what seemed like self-defense to them appeared to be something else entirely to others.Once you’ve understood the situation and had a chance to think through it, you’re ready to teach your child a few life lessons. Acknowledge that some of the circumstances may have provoked your child, but then draw a clear line between feelings, thoughts and behaviors. Point out that everyone is entitled to their thoughts and feelings, and sure, people can make us feel uncomfortable, angry or upset. But how you act is different from a feeling. No one has the right to hurt others, no matter what their feelings are.You can also discuss alternative actions that can help in difficult situations. Is there an adult (perhaps a counselor or favorite teacher) who could help your child cope at school with their feelings (instead of acting out their aggression)? Maybe a friend can help them feel calmer and less aggressive. Or you can help your child find an activity to help them calm down when they are feeling aggressive.Be sure to point out how the choices you make to act can result in real-world consequences. Consequences always need to be age-appropriate, and if possible, they can help rectify the hurt your child may have caused. When one of my children was a kindergartener, he made fun of another child because of their favorite stuffed toy. Our solution was to have him buy that child another of the same stuffed toy, with his own allowance, and give it to the target as a way of saying sorry. My child is now grown, but he still remembers that episode.Finally, consider your child’s environment. Think about their technology use. Children differ markedly in how much aggression in video games or, say, on social media influences their behavior. One study of more than 40,000 teens in Russia found that aggression on social media was very common, but that different teens responded to it quite differently. Some tended to copy the aggression, while others saw it as part of the app’s amusement. Consider if your child tends to behave aggressively after interacting aggressively with others online, and discuss with them alternative activities while limiting their time spent online.Bullying isn’t healthy, so consider counseling. Aggressive behaviors can be impulsive, but they can also reflect psychological struggles. A large meta-analysis of many studies found that emotional difficulties greatly increased the chances of being involved in bullying (either as a bully or a victim, or both). Is your child having trouble making or keeping friends? Perhaps they’re also a victim of bullying (it is not unusual for a child to be both a perpetrator and a victim of bullying). Maybe your child is coping with a bout of loneliness, depression or persistent anxiety. Maybe their best friend has abandoned them. The possible list of stressors could be long, but pursuing professional help can make a big difference in the outcome of a bullying situation.Parents of kids who struggle with aggressive behavior can look forward to the summer as a time when less rigid, and more forgiving, behavior standards might ease their stress. But the summer is also an opportunity to discuss and explore these situations more deeply with your child or teenager. Any habit—including using aggression—benefits from reminders and reinforcing positive behaviors. So plan to continue that as you move into the new school year and monitor your child closely to make sure their psychological and emotional needs are being met.This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed by the author or authors are not necessarily those of Scientific American.

Astral Member Oct 27, 2017 33,335 You know what I'm talking about. You just know they're such a sick by the way the jump, the way that they run, the way that they DP, their choice of combos, etc. You can tell who the jerks are even in games that don't have a taunt button. Losing to this type of players makes me salty as hell and winning doesn't do anything because you know they're too big of a jerk to care. Fuck these players. But in all seriousness, I find it funny how I'll immediately make judgments about a person's character based on how they play or if they beat me in a way I don't like. I love this genre.  Pendas Member Oct 28, 2017 6,559 Anyone who ledge grabs is not welcome in my house.   QisTopTier Community Resettler Member Oct 25, 2017 15,126 You're the exact type of player I prey on when I notice it in ranked. Gotta build that mental fortification.   Ant_17 Member Oct 28, 2017 2,934 Greece Do not shake hands with a Blanka player, do not make eye contact with a Blanka player   skillzilla81 "This guy are sick" The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 11,307 I feel like fighting games are just this in video game form: View: https://youtu.be/naleynXS7yo?si=SZOtdeGgSxwANjKT Somebody assuming the worst, the other person just having fun and thinking the same of their opponent.  OP OP Astral Member Oct 27, 2017 33,335 skillzilla81 said: I feel like fighting games are just this in video game form: View: https://youtu.be/naleynXS7yo?si=SZOtdeGgSxwANjKT Somebody assuming the worst, the other person just having fun and thinking the same of their opponent. Click to expand... Click to shrink... It's exactly what I thought of lol. There are a select things I do find unambiguously disrespectful though. Teabagging of course but worse than that is when someone much better than you suddenly decides to do dumb stuff like jab the whole match. Anything that indicates they're not trying at all. Like, don't accept the rematch then.  Tuorom Member Oct 30, 2017 11,581 Me when I just spam a normal because they can't seem to figure it out   nekonekoneko Member Oct 1, 2024 266 I can't seem to play fighting games because there seems to be a strong section of the playergroup who believes that taunting the other player to make them angrier is a legitimate play. I sort of think that it's a horrible mindset for a game, as well as mostly just an excuse to bully someone that's weaker... maybe I'm just making excuses because it works so well on me?   Ferrio Member Oct 25, 2017 19,762 Astral said: It's exactly what I thought of lol. There are a select things I do find unambiguously disrespectful though. Teabagging of course but worse than that is when someone much better than you suddenly decides to do dumb stuff like jab the whole match. Click to expand... Click to shrink... If someone is doing that then you need to come at it from a learning position. They're giving you a chance to learn how to counter it.  Cipher Peon One Winged Slayer Member Oct 25, 2017 9,639 I taunt all of the time, be it in game taunts or spamming the crouch button. Depends on the character I play as really. I wouldn't say I'm nice, but I don't think I'm too mean either haha  Musubi Unshakable Resolve - Prophet of Truth Member Oct 25, 2017 27,464 Astral said: It's exactly what I thought of lol. There are a select things I do find unambiguously disrespectful though. Teabagging of course but worse than that is when someone much better than you suddenly decides to do dumb stuff like jab the whole match. Anything that indicates they're not trying at all. Like, don't accept the rematch then. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I'm honestly floored by the amount of people that get legitimately tilted by teabagging. Ive never understood why.  super-famicom Avenger Oct 26, 2017 30,487 Freeze, uppercut, slide, repeat til I win. You have a problem? -me in 1992 playing Mortal Kombat  CaptainK Member Oct 29, 2017 2,063 Canada lul  Tsumami Member Feb 3, 2022 6,854 Idk, I don't like to project onto players I'm playing online. I can't read minds, no way I would be able to 100% know what another player is thinking   Eugene's Axe Member Jan 17, 2019 4,061 Also how they play in racing games.  

Social media was mankind’s first run-in with AI, and we failed that test horribly, according to tech ethicist Tristan Harris, whom The Atlantic called “the closest thing Silicon Valley has to a conscience.” A recent survey found nearly half of Gen Z respondents wished social media had never been invented. Yet, 60% still spend at least four hours daily on these platforms.  Bullying, social anxiety, addiction, polarization, and misinformation—social media has become a cocktail of disturbing discourse. With GenAI, we have a second chance to ensure technology is used responsibly.  But this is proving difficult. Major AI companies are now adopting collaborative approaches to address governance challenges. Recently, OpenAI announced it would implement Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol, a standard for connecting AI models to data sources that’s rapidly becoming an industry norm with Google following suit.  With any new technology, there are unexpected benefits and consequences. As Harris put it, “whatever our power is as a species, AI amplifies it to an exponential degree.”  While GenAI helps us accomplish more than ever before, dangers exist. A seemingly safe large language model (LLM) can be manipulated by bad actors to create harmful content or be jailbroken to write malicious code. How do we avoid these harmful use cases while benefiting from this powerful technology? Three approaches are possible, each with its own merits and drawbacks.  3 ways to benefit from AI while avoiding harm  Option #1: Government regulation  The automobile brought both convenience and tragedy. We responded with speed limits, seatbelts, and regulations—a process spanning over a century.  Legislators worldwide are attempting similar safeguards with AI. The European Union leads with its AI Act, which entered into force in August 2024. Implementation is phased, with some provisions active since February 2025, banning systems posing “unacceptable risk” like social scoring and untargeted scraping of facial recognition data.  However, these regulations present challenges. European tech leaders worry that punitive EU measures could trigger backlash from the Trump administration. Meanwhile, U.S. regulation develops as a patchwork of state and federal initiatives, with states like Colorado enacting their own comprehensive AI laws.  The EU AI Act’s implementation timeline illustrates this complexity: Some bans started in February 2025, codes of practice follow nine months after entry into force, rules on general-purpose AI at the 12-month mark, while high-risk systems have 36 months to comply.  A real concern exists: Excessive regulation might simply shift development elsewhere. Building a functional LLM model costs only hundreds of millions of dollars—within reach for many countries.  While regulation has its place, the process is too flawed for developing good rules currently. AI evolves too quickly, and the industry attracts too much investment. Resulting regulations risk either stifling innovation or lacking meaningful impact.  So, if government regulation isn’t the panacea for AI’s dangers, what will help?  Option #2: Social discourse  Educators are struggling with GenAI and academic honesty. Some want to block AI entirely, while others see opportunities to empower students who struggle with traditional pedagogy.  Imagine having a perpetually available tutor answering any question—but one that can also complete your assignments. As Satya Nadella put it recently on the Dwarkesh Podcast, his new workflow is to “think with AI and work with my colleagues.” This collaborative approach to AI usage could be a model for educational settings, where AI serves as a thinking partner rather than a replacement for learning.  In homes, schools, online forums, and government, society must reckon with this technology and decide what’s acceptable. Everyone deserves a voice in these conversations. Unfortunately, internet discussions often devolve into trading sound bites without context or nuance.  For meaningful conversations, we must educate ourselves. We need effective channels for public input, perhaps through grassroots movements guiding people toward safe and effective AI usage.  Option #3: Third-party evaluators   Before the 2008 financial crisis, credit rating agencies assigned AAA ratings to subprime mortgages, contributing to economic disaster. The problem? Industry-wide self-interest.  When it comes to AI regulators, of course, we run the risk of an incestuous revolving door that does more harm than good. That doesn’t have to be the case.   Meaningful and thoughtful research is going into AI certifications and third-party evaluators. In the paper AI Certification: Advancing Ethical Practice by Reducing, Peter Cihon et al. propose several notions.   First, because AI technology is advancing so quickly, AI certification should emphasize evergreen principles, such as ethics for AI developers.   Second, AI certification today lacks nuance for particular circumstances, geographies, or industries. Not only is certification homogenous, but many programs treat AI as a “monolithic technology” rather than acknowledging the diverse types, such as facial recognition, LLMs, and anomaly detection.  Finally, to see good results, customers must demand high-quality certifications. They have to be educated about the technology and the associated ethics and safety concerns.  The path forward  The way forward requires multistakeholder, multifaceted conversations about societal goals and preventing AI dangers. If government becomes the default regulator, we risk an uninvestable marketplace or meaningless rubber-stamping.  Independent third-party evaluators combined with informed social discourse offers the best path forward. But we must educate ourselves about this powerful technology’s dangers and realities, or we’ll repeat social media’s errors on a grander scale.  Peter Wang is chief AI and innovation officer at Anaconda. 

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doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,053 Hello, yes, it's me again with another GTA thread lol! Apologies if your personal fave isn't a poll option, there are only so many options that you can have for one poll. Anyway, the answer is Niko Bellic. Followed by Franklin and then CJ/Trevor (they're tied for third).  Redis Member Mar 1, 2025 195 CJ   MadJosh04 Member Nov 9, 2022 2,712 Niko is my boy   Shin Kojima Member Oct 27, 2017 4,062 The guy from 3 because silent characters are my favorite. Otherwise Trevor because his personality fits with how most people seemingly play GTA.  mrmickfran The Fallen Oct 27, 2017 33,107 Gongaga I'm not a GTA dude, but CJ has the best memes so him   Exist 2 Inspire Powered by Friendship™ Member Apr 19, 2018 4,655 Germany CJ and Tommy, modern GTA protagonists just aren't as good.   BasilZero Member Oct 25, 2017 39,846 Omni Niko most relatable despite being in the worst GTA Tommy vercetti a close second in terms of personality and character After that for me it's CJ, Michael and Franklin I hate Trevor  Baphomet Member Dec 8, 2018 21,721 CJ.   Whisu Member May 19, 2021 820 CJ   AuthenticM Son Altesse Sérénissime The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 35,064 Exist 2 Inspire said: CJ and Tommy, modern GTA protagonists just aren't as good. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Yeah. I'm hoping that gta vi changes this.   Bishop89 What Are Ya' Selling? Member Oct 25, 2017 42,627 Melbourne, Australia   disgraciau Member Oct 27, 2017 2,070 Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain Niko Bellic, love his character.   OP OP doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,053 Exist 2 Inspire said: CJ and Tommy, modern GTA protagonists just aren't as good. Click to expand... Click to shrink... AuthenticM said: Yeah. I'm hoping that gta vi changes this. Click to expand... Click to shrink... How come? (genuine question)  astroturfing Member Nov 1, 2017 7,530 Suomi Finland only 3 votes for Michael? wth? he's like clearly the best. such a funny wreck of a man with some hilarious family interactions. and the voice actor Ned Luke is just perfect as him. i don't think Lucia or Jason will have a chance to replace him as my favorite either.. they dont seem funny at all sadly :/  OP OP doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,053 astroturfing said: only 3 votes for Michael? wth? he's like clearly the best. such a funny wreck of a man with some hilarious family interactions. and the voice actor Ned Luke is just perfect as him. i don't think Lucia or Jason will have a chance to replace him as my favorite either.. they dont seem funny at all sadly :/ Click to expand... Click to shrink... They haven't said nearly enough to be sure of this yet lmao  Roxas The Fallen Oct 28, 2017 4,855 Buenos Aires, Argentina Niko was the most relatable, yes. I always thought that the main character of a GTA game being a war vet made perfect sense for all the stupid chaos you do in these games (which, granted, is still unrealistic for a vet), and his arch was pretty great. Too bad if you play that game you have to endure Roman's constant calls to go bowling or something like that   mute ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 25, 2017 29,270 CJ   astroturfing Member Nov 1, 2017 7,530 Suomi Finland doops. said: They haven't said nearly enough to be sure of this yet lmao Click to expand... Click to shrink... yeah im keeping an open mind, but so far i dont like the vibes i get from them.. and the absolute last thing i want to see in a GTA is a goddamn romance. i hope they break up in the intro lol. but yeah we'll see..  MarshallLaw Member Oct 19, 2023 1,493 Niko. CJ second. Multiple protagonists in V didn't work for me, personally   RichieMythic Member Oct 27, 2017 2,147 England, UK astroturfing said: yeah im keeping an open mind, but so far i dont like the vibes i get from them.. and the absolute last thing i want to see in a GTA is a goddamn romance. i hope they break up in the intro lol. but yeah we'll see.. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I hope they break up asap so I can get Jason on GTA Grindr  Shivam Member Sep 17, 2022 368 Niko Bellic, the ending when Niko is alone on the bridge still leaves me with many emotions.   AuthenticM Son Altesse Sérénissime The Fallen Oct 25, 2017 35,064 doops. said: How come? (genuine question) Click to expand... Click to shrink... I don't care for Niko and thought that gta iv's story was overrated. The guys from V aren't as boring but they still are somewhat boring, and I didn't care for their story. I prefer Tommy and CJ simply because they were both more fun. Of the two I prefer Tommy because of Ray Liotta.  Beelzebufo Member Jun 1, 2022 5,817 Canada Niko>Tommy>CJ Don't give a shit about V's  DRock Avenger Oct 25, 2017 1,398 CJ's the best. He's reluctantly thrown into fucked up situations due to the harsh world he lives in, all the while complaining about how fucked up it is through the game.   OP OP doops. Member Jun 3, 2020 5,053 astroturfing said: yeah im keeping an open mind, but so far i dont like the vibes i get from them.. and the absolute last thing i want to see in a GTA is a goddamn romance. i hope they break up in the intro lol. but yeah we'll see.. Click to expand... Click to shrink... lol they won't. also you're saying that as if trevor and patricia's fling isn't the best part of gta 5 ;) Besides, having a central romance, or even a romance at all, is not really something Rockstar has done outside of GTA 4 and Bully, at least to this extent. It's something different at least, and we love to see that.  stn Member Oct 28, 2017 6,387 Niko, followed very closely by CJ.   Raygun Member Aug 13, 2024 222 CJ and it isn't even close   Dev Member Oct 25, 2017 1,147 Australia My boy Trevor.   seroun Member Oct 25, 2018 5,273 CJ and then Tommy. I don't think V has anything appealing story or character wise.   ozumas Born to be Wise and Corrupted by Vengeance Member Dec 15, 2020 4,660 Arthur Morgan, if Arthur Morgan was a GTA protagonist. Nico Bellic   The Unsent Member Oct 25, 2017 22,371 I guess Trevor, he's repulsive but often funny, the most memorable out of these selection of awful people.   Lucia Member Oct 18, 2021 2,368 Argentina CJ sweeps.