Game sells poorly? Laid off.
Game sells well? Believe it or not, also laid off.
The Western gaming industry seems to be collapsing under the weight of the Epstein-class's insatiable greed.
People are hoping that, if they just hold on until the midterms, they will be able to end the madness.
I will still encourage people to vote, but fascist regimes do not relinquish power without violence. We saw that on Jan 6th, and we will see it come November. I hope Americans are prepared.
I posted 2 months ago that Venezuela would not be the only country that would be invaded by the US and, lo & behold, I was correct.
Americans and the world need to reckon with the fact that the country is now a fascist regime. It's not 'becoming one', it's already happened.
This kind of targeted pricing scheme gives me the ick because it removes the impartiality.
I suppose one might argue that this could 'reward' a consumer with a targeted discount, but the whole thing feels like unfair predation.
If Knack 2 is so great, why hasn't there been a Knack 2: 2?
It makes you think... 🤔
One could draw the following conclusion: capitalist greed will undermine any loyalty, creed, or community. People will sell out their nation, neighbour's, and families, all for the sake of material wealth.
How pitiful.
4/4
As he stands for nothing but himself, he follows the directions of others with power over him. Yet even when this is obvious, he is not stopped because he is supported by a system of sycophants convinced that he will facilitate their own rise in the social hierarchy.
3/4
A man born into wealth but lacking any notable ability was easily seduced by a foreign power. That man, in partnership with capitalists putting profit above all else, gets installed as the leader of the most powerful country on the planet and systematically dismantles it.
2/4
The state of geopolitics is truly stunning and, if you look closely, it's also an awe-inspiring indictment of capitalism.
1/4
"It's not stupid if it works!"
This incorrectly equates results with intelligence.
The 'Predictions Market' has such predictably bad consequences it's cartoonish.
Imagine a casino where you could alter your likelihood of winning by holding the staff at gunpoint; is that what we want for society?
I was fascinated by the dystopian genre when growing up; it was a window into the evil, creativity, and cunning of mankind.
Unfortunately, we've landed in 'Stupid Dystopia', where people are still evil, but most are relentlessly stupid.
The UK government is looking to make legal for AI companies that which any ordinary citizen could be taken to court for. It is on the cusp of approving theft *only* in this case, a truly unequivocal “rules for thee, not for me” scenario.
That AI needs such special treatment indicts it utterly.
Honestly, that'd be a pretty funny bit on Nintendo's part.
"But that's illegal!"
Rules do not matter if they are not enforced.
"But that's hypocritical!"
People only care about hypocrisy if they actually have the values they espouse.
Fascists value nothing but power - they are immune to hypocrisy because being hypocritical is a demonstration of power.
Cultures can self-regulate provided that they are strong/small enough; however, if people don't hold each other accountable, eventually that culture erodes. Either from bad faith actors from the inside, or external pressures (such as official moderators) from the outside.
Have you ever heard of the 'Eternal September'?
It was basically the first kind of this rapid expansion you are describing; the influx of new users was so massive and ongoing that the Usenet culture couldn't keep up.
We literally know now that anti-trans legislation was pushed by a pedophile ring to allow a pedophile ring to serve a pedophile ring’s interests, and legislators have decided the best course of action is to keep doing what the pedophile ring wants.
Whenever I see people suggest that 'X has been moving further left for years', I want to sit them down and explain the difference between social politics and economic politics.
Western Democracies have moved to the left, but only socially. Their economics have shifted to the right.
There is a reason that politics is increasingly polarized: the status quo does not work.
Minorities have been correctly shouting this for decades, it's simply taken a while to affect the majority.
I am so tired of watching conservative governments claim to be 'fiscally responsible', overspend, then cut funding for public goods.
It is such an obvious & repeated pattern that it's worn away any patience I have for those who support them.
It's been happening for decades, wake the fuck up.
I've also seen fascism described as "when one-third of a population kills another third while the last third watches."
It should be no surprise that Trump and his ilk have a floor of ~30%; whether they are fools, racists, or easily seduced by fascist 'solutions', they are deplorable all the same.
A post from twitter's @AdameMedia with the question "What happened to America?" above 4 pictures: Kash Patel in a locker room drinking beer, Pete Hegseth shouting in a gym, RFK Jr. and Kid Rock shirtless, and Kristi Noem wearing a bullet-proof vest.
I've seen fascism described as "the aestheticization of politics", and I believe that's on full display here.
These are not serious people; their focus is pageantry, not leadership.
The most tragic part is that a portion of Americans cannot tell the difference.
Make America Healthy Again.
I've heard online arguments described as 'turn-based combat', so I suppose 'random encounters' are fitting 😆
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis
Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today.
We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.
Public goods should be freely available to the public.
It is the role of the government to ensure this happens. Any democratic government should be especially inclined to do so because withholding public goods from the public foments dissent and chaos.
In the same way that ensuring everyone has access to proper nourishment, shelter, and education is important for a society, so too is access to information important for a flourishing democracy.
The obvious difficulty is avoiding state media while having it funded by the state, but it's possible.
Perhaps it's not important that the curtains were blue; however, it likely is important that they were not covered in polka-dots.
Living under capitalism is like being forced to play a board game you dislike where the rules are boring, unfair and nonsensical but which the winners, who started with an advantage, keep explaining are excellent, and if you try improve the game you’re “cheating” but if you stop playing you’ll die
First off, this is simply a blatant lie.
The more disturbing thing to people who know it's a lie is the brazen and almost joyful way it's told.
How does someone just lie like that?
