These clowns being invited to the UN to speak about hurt online feelings reveals everything you need to know about the importance of that organization.
I wish this was satire.
Cyber violence is now an international issue. Bring back the leather and neon, we cyberpunk now.
African shithole: HELP HELP BOKO HARAAM IS BLOWING US THE FUCK OUT!
UN:Hold on, we have to hear these millionaires talk about how they went online and people were meaniepants to them
I like how no one behind them is paying a single shred of attention
In the Pokemon fandom, every once in a while you stumble upon a ‘Pokeballs are $200′ joke. In reference to how Pokeballs cost 200 of the in-game currency:
What a lot of fans, especially more casual ones, don’t seem to realize is that the currency in the Pokemon games it based on the Japanese yen. The symbol for the currency in the games even resembles the yen symbol:
In fact, according to Bulbapedia, the ‘Poke dollar’ symbol was specifically created for the English translations of the games, and the original Japanese versions use the yen symbol.
Now, for perspective, although the exact exchange rate naturally varies, a US dollar is equivalent to about 120 Japanese yen. So, 200 yen is about $1.67.
A Pokeball in the Pokemon games actually cost less then two bucks.
There’s a REASON we see so many young kids training Pokemon, especially early in the games. The cost of investing into a Pokeball to try catching their own Pokemon easily falls into the range of a typical kid’s allowance. A Potion for healing after battles is 300 (or about $2.50), but since Pokemon Centers offer their healing services for free, that’s a moot point.
Youngsters in the early game only give within a range from 50-150 of the currency, which is about equivalent to $0.40-$1.25. The first Gym Leader in Hoenn Region, Roxanne, give 1,680 in Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, equivalent to about $14. Which is about right for the equivalent of a middle or high school honors student. A later Gym Leader, Winona, gives 4,200, or about $35. The Champion, Steven, gives 11600, or $96.67.
The winnings from enemy Trainers varies, but Ace Trainers seem to give out about 1500 or $14 on average, give or take. Swimmers (especially common later in ORAS), award a range from 400-800, or $3.33-$6.67.
Vitamins (such as Calcium, Iron, and HP UP), cost 9,800 or $81.67 each. An Ultra Ball cost 1,200, or $10. A Paralyze Heal costs the same as a Pokeball, while an Awakening is half that. A Revive is 1,500, or $12.50.
What’s the point of doing this? Well, for one, to get a better sense of the in-game economics, which can be hard to grasp if one doesn’t realize the in-game ‘Poke dollars’ are based on the Japanese yen. And a look at said economics reveals some interesting details.
First, it shows basic Pokemon training and raising is well within the affordability of a ten-year old, or older. Which makes sense as Pokemon is aimed at younger kids, and the develops would want them to have the sense that going on a Pokemon journey is something they could do if they somehow ended up in the Pokemon world.
On the other hand, it also shows there’s really not that much money to be made in Pokemon raising and training, unless you battle frequently and regularly against higher-level opponents regularly and and win. Which is…very much in line with how professional sports work in real-life. Pokemon battling gets compared to a sporting event a lot for a reason. The initial 3-D games were even called Pokemon *Stadium.* Parallels are frequently drawn between the Pokemon League tournaments and the Olympics in the anime. The low money output is probably also why we often see Gym Leaders and the like working other jobs.
Just something interesting I decided to look into. I’m a Pokemon fan first, before any other fandom, and always will be. It’s shocking that I haven’t written any meta on it yet.
Hope you enjoyed!
that still doesn’t excuse this bullshit though
Hold up now.
Grown adults don’t recognize the yen sign in the pokedollar sign?
I recognized that before I was 10. Cmon now.
One of my favorite things about Catholicism is its abundance of Masses.
Sunday? Mass.
Feast of St. So-and-So? Mass.
Remembrance of some wonderful event? Mass.
Someone born? Mass with baptism.
Someone died? Mass.
Someone sick? Mass.
Someone acted the fool and hosted a black mass? COUNTER MASS.
A bunch of college students got together to discern their vocations at a retreat? Mass.
Planned Parenthood dismembered children and called it progress? Mass.
New church built? Mass.
New organ installed in an old church? Mass.
Every day in between? Mass.
I truly love that our answer to everything life could possible throw at us is “let’s get together and worship Jesus Christ.”
We’re so into Masses priests have to be restrained by Canon Law to celebrating only two per day, three on extra-special days, unless their position or necessity warrants more…
