The irony of people on Kotaku whining about the technological advancement of humanity is not lost on me either.

You’re correct. Cameras did replace painters. And in doing so made what was once something only the purview of the excessively rich now open to the masses. Now painted portraits are a niche market only a few care about, photographic prints are cheaply available to the masses, and the common person carries a camera in…

>People go to school and spend their lives training to become artists. With digital art it was still humans creating it. Having their work replaced by generative garbage like this is an insult. This will only lead to more people struggling to find work and make a living.

>Thanks, the Luddites were cool and correct.

And thank God that they lost. The entire modern world, including the uplifting of the living standards of literally billions of people, exists because automation is the very backbone of human wealth and prosperity. It is why workers can complain about long and boring hours pulling levers and pushing buttons as opposed…

>Alan Wake 2 ? Seriously!? How does it innovate or contribute to the hobby?

https://time.com/6340124/best-video-games-2023/?utm_source=reddit.com

Alan Wake 2 is definitely my GOTY. It does so much to prove that video games aren’t just interactive storytelling devices; video games are a form of art that combines different artistic media into one potentially incredible experience. Alan Wake 2 hit for me at every level - story, art, music, gameplay, you name it. I…

The fact that Herald of Darkness splays while you’re also fighting your way through a recreation of the mind of Alan Wake makes the whole thing that much more epic.

That said, I think people really are sleeping on Dark Ocean Summoning.

A) It is no accident that the century after we freed 80% of humanity from being dirt farmers that we have seen the largest explosion in technology and universal wealth and comfort in all of human history. Freeing our big brains from having to scratch out a living from the dust or starve has allowed us the ability to…

There is no argument here. Replacing human labor is not a bad thing to be avoided, but a wonderful thing to be embraced. Whining about “creatives” being replaced by AI is like whining about replacing harvesting wheat by hand with an industrial harvester. Only an idiot thinks freeing human minds and human labor from…

I’m there with you. Stewart does not sound “awesome.”

I feel like she is a person acting like a person with a personality in that movie.

Yep. And, if need be, I’ll load a burger and fries into my jacket pockets.

The Regal Eagle in EPCOT has some surprisingly good BBQ.

The Regal Eagle has some great BBQ, too!

Exactly. TGIF ain’t Cracker Barrel after all.

Never hit up the Sizzler?

Butter exists because it lasts longer than normal milk without being refrigerated. 

Went out for sushi recently. Spent $40. Still regretting it.