KnopeWyatt2020's recent activity
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
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Comment on What creative projects have you been working on? in ~creative
KnopeWyatt2020 Link ParentI've also been working on Twine games! You can build something simple without any code, but you can also get quite complex if you want. It's basically webdev with an internal coding language to...I've also been working on Twine games! You can build something simple without any code, but you can also get quite complex if you want. It's basically webdev with an internal coding language to shortcut for common JavaScript functions. Good luck and have fun with it! What will your first project be about?
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Comment on 'They ordered me to get an abortion': A Chinese woman's ordeal in Xinjiang in ~life
KnopeWyatt2020 LinkHow do tags work here? If they are automatic, maybe consider tweaking things, as I don't see any tags on this for women or female-specific interest areas. Not really seeing any on the site, but...How do tags work here? If they are automatic, maybe consider tweaking things, as I don't see any tags on this for women or female-specific interest areas. Not really seeing any on the site, but I'm on mobile and navigation is a bit meh.
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Comment on Victoria Woodhull: The first American woman to run for President — 150 years ago in ~humanities.history
KnopeWyatt2020 LinkAwesome link. I had no idea she existed and her story is fascinating. The split with other suffragettes was especially interesting and I'm reading more on her now. Found a longer piece on her by...Awesome link. I had no idea she existed and her story is fascinating. The split with other suffragettes was especially interesting and I'm reading more on her now. Found a longer piece on her by the Guardian.
"If Congress refuse to listen and to grant what women ask, there is but one course left to pursue. What is there left for women to do but to become the mothers of the future government?”
Badass.
But Victoria Woodhull was still subjected to intense personal scrutiny and judgment, of a degree that male candidates did not experience....Similarly, reporting of Woodhull’s activities would, as with female politicians ever since, rarely fail to incorporate comments on her attire.
Some things don't change.
But some of her fiercest critics were women, who feared that her unconventional lifestyle, combined with the claims of clairvoyance and espousal of spiritualism, would detract from the seriousness of the women’s rights movement.
This outlook persists to the modern day. Hilary got critiques for being the "wrong" woman to represent women as President. IMO, we need to get past that view for equality to be reached. Heck, just working in tech I feel this unnecessary burden of representing women in general. If I mess up, it's quiet proof that women aren't good at the job.
From one of the articles that got her arrested:
In an article attributed to Tennie Woodhull, Luther Challis, a prominent trader and Wall Street wolf, was accused of seducing two young girls. Under the headline THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN HYPOCRISY, Tennie makes a point about double standards that remains pertinent today.
"Put a woman on trial for anything, let her even so much as go before the courts to obtain pecuniary justice – and it is considered a legitimate part of the defence to make the most searching inquiry into her sexual morality, and the decision generally turns upon the proof advanced in this regard. How is it with regard to men? Who thinks of attacking them in regard to their sexual morality?"
She and her sister were exonerated of libel, but only after the election and libel laws were made stronger because of this. A chilling example of the law being used to fetter her politically.
As night fell on election day in 1872, Woodhull closed her campaign – from prison – with a prophetic letter to the editor of the New York Herald, which showed that she was very well aware of what she had begun:
"To the public I would say in conclusion they may succeed in crushing me out, even to the loss of my life: but let me warn them and you that from the ashes of my body a thousand Victorias will spring to avenge my death by seizing the work laid down by me and carrying it forward to victory."
You go, girl.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
KnopeWyatt2020 Link ParentPart of that convincing also relies on the belief that art and creativity are important, which, sadly, many people don't agree with.Part of that convincing also relies on the belief that art and creativity are important, which, sadly, many people don't agree with.
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Comment on Y Combinator plans to start doling out $60 million next year to study universal basic income in ~finance
KnopeWyatt2020 Link ParentActually, studying the effect of the Alaska Permanent Fund has shown that even small amounts like that enable people to work more. It doesn't replace the income from a job, but rather helps...Actually, studying the effect of the Alaska Permanent Fund has shown that even small amounts like that enable people to work more. It doesn't replace the income from a job, but rather helps cushion setbacks and lets people get out of a hole, afford transportation, etc.
https://qz.com/1205591/a-universal-basic-income-experiment-in-alaska-shows-employment-didnt-drop/
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~games
KnopeWyatt2020 LinkI think this issue is bigger than just video games. Creative work, overall, is very hard to do independently these days - the entire market is saturated. I do writing, art and light coding, so...I think this issue is bigger than just video games. Creative work, overall, is very hard to do independently these days - the entire market is saturated. I do writing, art and light coding, so I've been exploring feasibility and profit in releasing a game, a book and selling handmade art. All of these will be a huge struggle. Quality alone can't carry you - you need attention, which is basically taking on a second marketing job.
Local markets and faires seem to be one of the best options to make a profit with art. There is a resurgence of interest in handmade products, supporting local art, etc. Booth fees aren't cheap, but the attendees are there to spend money on handmade baubles. Sadly, that means catering what I make to that shopping mindset, so I spend more time making cheaper impulse buys instead of large pieces. The mindset of "oh, I can find it online for cheaper" also discourages artists from investing time and materials in large pieces, especially because a creative new concept will be copied rather quickly once it makes the rounds on social media.
Writing is similar. Erotica is actually the most profitable field for churning out work - short stories and novellas priced at $.99 are quick and dirty (hehe) buys that people churn through because the cover looks sexy, whereas you basically need to give away a prose novel for pennies (such as by offering it on prime reading) to get exposure.
The overall result seems to be pushing creative types into mass producing lower quality products designed for much less interaction time. The numbers in the article are really depressing - why invest a ton of time when the game might not sell at all? It's a frustrating, depressing and paralyzing effect on the creative mindset.
On the flip side, you can make reliable money doing creative work at a large company. You won't be doing unharnessed creation, you won't have creative control, your works may even be used in ways you won't like...but at least you will be able to afford rent.
Honestly, I think something needs to change, but I don't have any great ideas. The free market and capitalism put such an emphasis on profit - and you need money to live, you can't just ignore this focus - that daring and risky creative work is inherently discouraged.
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Comment on Trump accuses Google of rigging search results to show mostly negative stories about him in ~tech
KnopeWyatt2020 LinkChilling Twitter linking his post to the Fox News show he got all his talking points from. https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1034408884159623170 He is literally trying to make policy based on...Chilling Twitter linking his post to the Fox News show he got all his talking points from.
https://twitter.com/MattGertz/status/1034408884159623170
He is literally trying to make policy based on what he sees on Fox News.
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Comment on The story of why I left Riot Games in ~games
KnopeWyatt2020 (edited )LinkI'm a woman who worked in the video game industry during Gamergate and I was not surprised at all by the "movement" because it reflected attitudes I was already long familiar with. Riot isn't the...I'm a woman who worked in the video game industry during Gamergate and I was not surprised at all by the "movement" because it reflected attitudes I was already long familiar with. Riot isn't the only company with these problematic behaviors. For me, the final straw was my physically abusive ex (who also worked at the same company) stalking me at work. I filed a complaint with HR and they had a laughable mandatory "harassment training." Not only was the training a joke to the attendees, they put me in the same training session as my ex.
This was just the final push to move to straight software. There were lots of other incidents, such as guys following me to my car at night, guys passing around pictures of breasts during work, guys hacking my Facebook to post sexual comments...not an ideal work environment, but HR simply moved me to other areas each time instead of fixing the issues.
That's not even addressing how immature development feels - note how in the article the guy mentioned he was implementing agile! Video game development lags behind badly in professional development standards. Tech debt is insane. We were using spreadsheets for QA years after JIRA (just as an example) became common. It's not cowboy coding anymore, but the industry is so popular they can get away with shoddy and frustrating development and HR practices.
Edit: Sorry for the edits, first time on tildes
Found myself drifting back into nostalgic music from the 90s which was important to me as a teen. The world has felt very tense lately to me, like we're constantly dancing near disaster, and there's some solace in old familiar tunes which remind me of younger years.