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Capitalism. The culture we’ve created lacks humanity. Our executives are constantly low balling us. We get screwed so often, we understand the world is cruel and we shouldn’t trust other humans to look after us.

So to them, being cruel is just how the world works. Their bosses were cruel to them. Their politicians ignored their needs. This is a natural consequence of such a culture.

I’m more optimistic than I have been in years, but I’m fully aware of the possibility that it doesn’t succeed because the centrist Democrats refuse to see this for what it is.

What did we do before the world invented intellectual property? Just tell stories.

Marx doesn’t say how communism could be achieved. It’s an ideal. At the end of history communism will be achieved.

So if you think it’s possible, you have to help us figure out how to build it.

Couldn’t original staff make a new game with new IP? Why exactly do we need to name a new game “Mass Effect”?

These dudes have no connection to reality. They only understand how to extract. They have no idea how to make anything. The assertion that you could vibe code a steam replacement completely misunderstands what makes Steam work. Sure there is an element of an entrenched market, but Steam sales are famous among their customers. They have mod support built in. Great features like remote play, streaming, social features. They’ve done amazing things for Linux gaming slowly chipping away at Microsofts control of the OS market.

These executives brains are completely rotten.

Not accepted AIPAC money in the first place.

I have no idea what I’m looking at here

God I miss the days when websites like this had completely free educational materials. I miss Webmonkey from 25 years ago.

I think suffering is caused by systemic problems or the world. Anyone who caused a lot of suffering only did so because they also suffered a lot.

The Germans lost world war 1 and were made to pay for it. This caused a lot of economic hardship for an entire generation. It’s not surprising that they grew up to want to exact revenge.

An entire generation of Jews suffered as a result of German decisions from world war 2. When they founded Israel, they had a resolved to never be victims again and they had to inflict that generational trauma on another group of people.

The Palestinians have lived under the boot of the Israelis for 3 generations. Why the hell wouldn’t they want to exact revenge?

Punishment and vengeance is never the answer, but it can almost always be justified.

“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.”

If you haven’t seen the Matrix, you absolutely should.

I think it’s interesting that this thread is split on which way he’s voting. Personally I feel like all his public statements clearly show a preference for the Democrats. I understand the association between Christian and Republican. My personal guess? I think he’s voting Democrat down the ticket and I’m hoping he picks a few progressives.

I love “AI chips” as a description of RAM.

I’m so unbelievably happy that I had the good sense to buy some desktops with 32gigs of RAM prior to 2023.

I didn’t say that everyone should use wireless earbuds. I just prefer them.

I still disagree with phasing out the headphone jack.

I love wireless earbuds. I know they’re not cheap like the wired ones are. Listening to music while you’re working out is better wirelessly. Talking on the phone is better. I get that tech companies are forcing us to adopt less free standards but I would never go back to wired earbuds.

I’m not a huge Star Trek fan but this quote has comforted me my whole life.

https://youtu.be/t4A-Ml8YHyM?is=oBGsT2HwESdyNsxZ

“It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose.”

Democrats and protecting Republicans from justice, name a better duo.

Battlefield Bad Company was fucking sick. Nothing quite like watching your enemies running into a building only to blow it up.