they're a powerful tool
from theangriestbird@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org on 09 Sep 19:11
https://beehaw.org/post/15968373

[alt text: text that says, “when your friend is in an argument online and asks you for memes”. Below the text is a screenshot from The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, where the shopkeeper Ulfberth War-Bear is looking at the player character and saying, “Looking to protect yourself, or deal some damage?”]

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kbal@fedia.io on 09 Sep 19:53 next collapse

Depends on the argument I guess. Don't bring a sweet roll to the kind where you need a war axe.

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 09 Sep 21:49 next collapse

how exactly does one protect onesself with a meme?

Gaspar@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 09 Sep 22:02 next collapse

Deflection via humor would be my guess

teawrecks@sopuli.xyz on 09 Sep 22:38 next collapse

People don’t argue as hard if you convince them not to take you seriously.

lowleveldata@programming.dev on 10 Sep 00:14 collapse

Just leave a vaguely related meme comment and fucking leave the thread. No one will notice that you have run out of valid points to say.

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca on 09 Sep 23:23 collapse

So hard to believe this game will be 22 years old this year

Peter1986C@lemmings.world on 10 Sep 02:53 collapse

Not 12 years?

SplashJackson@lemmy.ca on 10 Sep 05:59 collapse

That’s what makes it so hard to believe

Peter1986C@lemmings.world on 10 Sep 13:14 collapse

And Wikipedia confirms that I was closer to the truth: en.wikipedia.org/…/The_Elder_Scrolls_V:_Skyrim