just had an interaction so fundamentally brain damaged ive now accepted, in my heart, that this site is beyond cooked. join me on the other app, ive had enough.
might log back on, might not. it was a good run until it wasnt. fuck the boer and his inbred ilk, its joever here.
just had an interaction so fundamentally brain damaged ive now accepted, in my heart, that this site is beyond cooked. join me on the other app, ive had enough.
might log back on, might not. it was a good run until it wasnt. fuck the boer and his inbred ilk, its joever here.
@RahlDonald@vituperativeerb of rome, gaius julius civilis (also a roman citizen and former merited soldier) is also a fascinating bit of history. this is but one example of how the simple "barbarian vs roman" narrative falls apart when thinking a little beyond the surface. i recommend doing so, its fun
@RahlDonald@vituperativeerb arminius himself having been a roman citizen and former roman ally, is also a fascinating case and a rejection of your simplistic world view, but i digress. the batavi were considered formidable warriors and strong roman allies. the batavian revolt of 69 led by a disaffected ally
@RahlDonald@vituperativeerb i am not using a neoliberal framework, i dont even like liberalism (not that what im saying is even related to my own political opinion, its quite basic stuff within roman history). i just find your lack of nuance a bit sad and would like to see you realise how cool history is :)
@RahlDonald@vituperativeerb very good book on the auxilia in roman history. The Barbarians Speak by Peter Wells is also quite good on this topic, and quite an informative read regarding the preroman and roman iron age peoples of temperate Europe. or dont, you seem very set in your ways. either way, enjoy :)
@RahlDonald@vituperativeerb describing history you seem to use, that of simple black and white forces, where some are always enemies of each other, is simply not applicable to roman history if you look at it beyond a middle school level. if i may, i recommed reading Blood of the Provinces by Ian Haynes
@RahlDonald@vituperativeerb the interactions between roman citizens, peregrini, the people beyond the frontiers, etc. are actually fascinating and multi facetted and the cultural exchange brought through auxilia and vici towns for example is super interesting. i recommend learning about it :)
@RahlDonald@vituperativeerb your analogy is actually pretty shit on several levels. you clearly havent even watched the show, and the "barbarians" were neither a fixed group nor some hellbent enemy of rome. the interactions around the frontier were quite nuanced, and thats not mentioning foederati and such
@MelodicDubstepO @YBrogard79094@Toyejo@maddizzlee interesting, thats not at all my experience. if u dont mind, what elo are u? ive been playing new champs or stupid for fun strategies (11 games darius support) and never felt forced to tryhard more than soloq, even remotely.
@breadloafbagel@cahryrm@maddizzlee@CheatUwU sure, the same system, but different mmr values. norms matchmaking is also much looser, for obvious reasons, but it can lead to more fiesta games than one would like