reminder that "foid" stands for "female humanoid" as a way to refer to women as not human.
"mogging" comes from "AMOG" which stands for "alpha male of the group"
a lot of people on here love parroting slang without realizing its misogynistic 4chan origins. so here's a heads up
RE: Smogon, PS, and AI bots, a ๐งต
PS has AI bots participating on ladders or open to challenges. This isnโt something I welcome as the more advanced they get, the worse it is for the state of our game. Smogon is openly platforming one today and I strongly disagree with this.
My take on the showdown bots because some people donโt understand the issue with them.
People go on the showdown ladder to play against humans, to practice for events, etc. It is not satisfying to play against an ai, they make the safest plays, it removes the humanโฆ 1/๐งต
AI takes away the human element and thatโs what makes life beautiful. I donโt wanna hear Claudes retelling of YOUR regional run. Just a slap in the face to the rich history of VGC team reports as a fan of VGC history.
Back when I was a kid one of my favorite things was reading peoples war stories and team reports. There was this magic and beauty in the story and the choices that allowed them to achieve a strong finish. Using AI to tell your story is just flat out loser behavior.
While weโre here, I would like to take an opportunity to plug some artists in the pokemon community who Iโve had the pleasure of knowing, some have made artwork for me, and some I have just appreciated in passing.
Feel free to plug yourself too ๐ฑ