I don’t know what you THINK this means, but it definitely doesn’t mean that. It’s also just absolutely fucking inane...the rich absolutely hoard “money” -- at least in the sense that they’re hoarding asset value if not actual currency. That is VALUE. Whether you’re holding stocks, bonds, or cash. In the modern economy…

Ah, yes, to be an old and to be utterly impervious to the zeitgeist.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...fuck you, popular culture. I will consume you only on my terms. I was always destined to die uncool, but I will die with a full belly and a warm home while having supped (cheaply) at your teet for the better part of (hopefully) five…

And Rohan will answer!

...absolutely not you greedy shitmongers!

I was just thinking this, too. Skyrim was universally praised on release. Fallout 4 was kind of divisive but still garnered great reviews. It seems like maybe what’s happening is that some folks don’t like the formula as much as they did or they think back about those games and have decided they didn’t REALLY love it…

Complementarianism and submission of the wife to the husband as head of household are LITERALLY fundamental tenets espoused by Paul throughout the NT. Crowder very definitively identifies as both a Christian and a traditionalist. He has talked about it at length. His interpretation of hierarchy is derived explicitly…

That’s rough because Bayek is an incredibly written and acted character. And the moment-to-moment gameplay, atmosphere, aesthetic, and the tombs...also incredible. The newer games get so much flack for their bloat and it’s definitely there! But you don’t have to interact with the vast majority of it if all you want is…

AIs don’t “take inspiration” from ANYTHING. That’s the difference. You’re humanizing an algorithm. They literally steal the characteristics of an artist’s style and then overlay it onto other styles like a fucking connect-the-dots to reproduce something *unique* but as much as mathematically possible in-the-style-of…

Why would a random comment on the internet induce your clearly deep seated need to be pedantic about imaginary stuff that doesn't matter?

Girard, forgive me for pointing out the obvious here, but “...it’s just the same basic chroma keying I remember doing in video production classes in the 90s” doesn’t really mean much to everyday folks who don’t do a lot of chroma keying. Wild, I know, but it’s true. 

54-46 isn’t a *coin flip* though. Statistically...sure. But there are plenty of bad players who see that turn and say, “I’m still ahead...FUCK. IT.”

There’s a world of difference between being bad and insanely lucky versus being a cheater. And until someone finds definitive proof she was cheating, everything that…

Hey, how are ya — I’m your data sample. So is my son and my “surrogate” son. We all have service through Cricket, though we have a postpaid plan through their service. Some Metro and Cricket numbers are still being denied. In fact, I’ve had the SAME number for more than 20 years now, and it’s traveled with me over…

You ARE the company you keep, man. All this nonsense about judging people by their own merits...that’s not how it works. When you maintain this kind of relationship with someone this virulently misogynistic, there is no “I’m just a FRIEND. We just see the world differently, but we really vibe...you know?” No. No, I…

The weird thing is that the story is actually pretty ...poignant? So, all the criticism levied against Wildlands is accurate. But in terms of how it presents the actual disparity between cocaleros, the government, and the drug lords of Santa Blanca is actually pretty well done. Yes, a lot of the “captains” are kind of…

This is ...strange. So, on one hand, yes ...DnD certainly has been influenced by traditional fantasy. And, yes, there is certainly room for something more substantial in terms of theme, narrative, etc.

...but also, just to be 1000% clear, THIS film...exactly what’s happening here...owlbears and gelatinous cubes and…

Which was written as a response to an article whether the author had a conversation with another writer about just how SURPRISED! they both were by both how well executed and FUN! the game was while clearly trying to to diminish or recast the specific criticism around the monetization of the game as being far too…

Except the article wasn’t really *nuanced*. Your rhetoric divorced the game and AB from the genuinely predatory monetization by suggesting that you should engage anyway with the *free* portion because it was fantastic fun! And I’m sure it was, but the entire article had a tone that suggested you were SURPRISED! ...at…

Yeah. Hyperbole will yet be the downfall of us all. He sounds like an exceptional creeper, like mostly likely he’s in the 95th percentile of corporate creepers. But stuff like this irks me to no end, and it’s impossible to ever really tell just how much of it is editorial sleight-of-hand clickbaitiness or just sincere…

“...by adding financial remuneration to an already super fun game to play.”

Who are the folks generating all that “remuneration” and who is the vast majority of that “remuneration” going to? It sure as fuck wasn’t the “scholars” who had the up front capital to buy the axies they could then lease to them to farm with…

Right. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. So, the exact account that was named was “given to you.” And that person has now “changed accounts.” Like, why would you even bother, man? lol. It’s immediately evident that it’s either an alt or that you’re Orionsangel. Why would you even bother to respond? You could have just not even…

We live in the Age of the Poe. It’s impossible to discern when someone is being serious or satirical at this current point in time. I would suggest wearing a special hat or something, but it seems like some folks already have the market cornered on that one.