I’m sorry, did you not want to play Ocarina of Time in the year of our lord 2046?
I’m sorry, did you not want to play Ocarina of Time in the year of our lord 2046?
People should be allowed to smoke and gamble, too.
I still don’t think it’s good that they do that, though.
One of the aims of Stop Killing Games, as far as I’m aware, is the preservation of history, which seems like a very odd thing to be indignant about.
I really like this PBS Spacetime video, which is at least a little related. Great channel for diving into these subjects further, but in a more casual way than a textbook.
I think it’s funny you talk about revenge porn like it’s just so tiresome and tedious to think about.
“Oh, a hurricane struck Florida again.”
“Oh, there’s revenge porn of my neighbor’s daughter again.”
“What a terrible saturday.”
“Anyway, I think my toast is done.”
Imaginary grenades.
Having porn made of you is imaginary?
At some point the “it’s just a game” also stops holding water…
The video game doesn’t produce anything.
AI is not the cause for generating deep fakes,
DUIs can be reduced with public transportation. What do you propose reduces… porn fakes?
Ain’t it interesting how coming up with a consistent framework, makes it applicable to different areas of life?
Fucking lol.
My problem with machine learning porn is that it’s artless generic template spam clogging up my feed of shit I actually want to see. But you know, to each their own.
This is why I have a PS5.
Granted, I don’t hate the thing, but I also don’t find it that useful.
I wish it supported ultrawide. Returnal does.
Thanks for that read.
“I don’t think” and “I wouldn’t” are not passive voice.
So, by ‘passive’ you mean ‘weak’. Some people choose not to speak in a ‘weak’ way.
I’m really learning a lot here.
“This is not an $8 game” means “I don’t think this game is worth $8”
Does it?
Why not just say the second one, then?
You’re very good at english, so I wouldn’t mind a lesson from an experienced teacher.
If I can set aside the zingers for a second: kind of.
But this only works because we know there can’t be objectivity here. Minotaur even says that in one of his arguments.
The problem—and this is a huge pet peeve of mine, it’s kind of the reason these conversations always turn into pissing matches—is that this is an opinion disguised as a fact statement. Probably, to appear more important than it is.
If they had said “I wouldn’t pay $8 for this.” Well, that’s fine. They can do whatever they want. They’re dismissable.
But who wants to be dismissed, right? Is it fine if they’re the only person in a room of 100 who wouldn’t pay $8 for this thing?
It’s not fine because they’re not actually arguing about the game at all. They’re arguing about what has consensus.
“This game isn’t worth $8,” countered by “Yes, it is.” It should have had more content; the content it has is fine. The graphics should be better; the graphics are tastefully retro. This doesn’t lead anywhere. It can’t.
You can’t argue about what the game is or isn’t because it isn’t either one. So, what people end up arguing about is which opinion is more popular. The “correct” opinion is the one that has the larger army. This ends up being exclusively about social power. And, this is the reason why these conversations get so heated. Both sides, both incorrect, are fighting for the right to be correct.
So, can “this game isn’t worth $8” be interpreted as an opinion? I mean, sure. I do that all the time. It has to be said in good faith, though. If you start implying people are wrong to think it’s worth more, then you’re betraying your real purpose here a bit.
firmly believe someone saying “I don’t think this video game is worth $8”
Waiiit a minute…
🤔
Hold on a second…
Oh! I figured it out!
That guy never said this.
I know, I know, it’s so ridiculous. I can’t believe these are my actual beliefs without any nuance whatsoever.
If that helps you not to think about anything being said, sure.
Out of curiosity, what do you think a hate group does with information on their particular bogeyman?
Um, Charlottesville?
Regular lynchings from the 1800s?
I don’t really understand the question.
Sounds like excuses.
“Noo, there’s actually this totally reasonable made up reason you can’t just go where tf the developers want you to~! You have to let them waste your time; it’s artistic!”
[edit] I was hoping the first guy would respond. I’m mocking him, to be clear. :p
That’s exactly right.
Most games won’t even let you warp to places you haven’t been yet. Fucking bullshit.
I thought it was funny. :p
Subscription services still get worse. The arrogance Cable TV must have to show us ads—cable was the ad-free service back in its day. The same is happening with Netflix. The same will happen with Spotify. This thing is a snake eating it’s own fucking tail.
I want something without perverse incentives. Donations, maybe. Taxes, possibly. I get free roads, why not a free search index.
WE WERE ALWAYS AT WAR WITH EURASIA
Oh hey, there's the relevant bit. This is literally what you're suggesting.
Oh yeah, absolutely. The fact that we own nothing these days is crazy.