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  1. Comment on Lets talk roguelikes! in ~games

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    One Step From Eden may be my favorite game of all time, I am not very good at it, but damn I can play that game for hours. Super excited for the new game just need to find some friends to play...

    One Step From Eden may be my favorite game of all time, I am not very good at it, but damn I can play that game for hours. Super excited for the new game just need to find some friends to play with, hopefully they are about as good as I am lol

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Autoenshittification: How the computer killed capitalism in ~finance

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    I think enshitification is cool and all (I mean not literally, but you know), I am just a little frustrated because as someone who studies social theory and enjoys technology, it feels like people...

    I think enshitification is cool and all (I mean not literally, but you know), I am just a little frustrated because as someone who studies social theory and enjoys technology, it feels like people in the tech world are obsessed with trying to invent something new out of something that already exists. Enshitification isn't a new concept, it is just the profit motive that drives capitalism. The profit motive incentivizes making your product shittier so that you can make more money. They just don't make x like they used to is a real sentiment because they really don't. Enshitification is a cool word to describe the process that is inherit to capitalism, but it ultimately describes nothing new, and frankly in my personal opinion, obfuscates the real issue at hand, that being the profit motive. It is for all intents and purposes written in to the our economic system that products will auto enshitify themselves. Maybe it is most prominent in technological circles because much like any culture related to technology or the internet it moves so quickly that something that would normally last a lifetime (a cultural paradigm) could last only a few years.

    Just my two cents as someone in the social theory world, enshitifcation feels very surface level, very liberal, insofar that it doesn't explain why products feel like they're becoming shittier. The reason products are shitty is because the company making them is trying to make as much profit as possible, and if it is a public company than really the companies job is delivering an ever increasing profit to shareholders, which is without fail unsustainable unlimited profit growth in a finite world is impossible and yet they continue trying leading to products becoming shittier and shittier.

    I have been thinking about this for a while now so I hope it made sense, and I mean no hate, I am just hoping we can all dig a little deeper, look for the problem at the source rather than where we are now. :)

    3 votes

  4. Comment on Image hosts of choice? in ~tech

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    yupp me too, its nice to have that and the paste app all quickly available and at least the url is a little fun lol.

    yupp me too, its nice to have that and the paste app all quickly available and at least the url is a little fun lol.

  5. Comment on Wendover Productions on Nebula in ~tech

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    I subscribed because a lot of the creators I followed posted to it. I mainly use it to watch jet lag videos early lol. Tbh I don't use it all that often but with the sheer number of creators I...

    I subscribed because a lot of the creators I followed posted to it. I mainly use it to watch jet lag videos early lol. Tbh I don't use it all that often but with the sheer number of creators I watch who are a part of it I'm more than happy to continue to subscribe. I'd like to move away from using YouTube in general so this is a nice backup.

    I also agree the video was basically an infomercial, but idk there's something about sam he just makes everything so interesting and I just love him and his writers (minus a few things they're certainly not perfect).

    3 votes

  6. Comment on What podcasts are you listening to? in ~hobbies

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    Podcast about list has been the only podcast I can listen to

    Podcast about list has been the only podcast I can listen to

  7. Comment on Netflix subscriptions jump as US password-sharing crackdown begins in ~tv

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    If I understand correctly, Netflix mainly cancels the shows so they don't have to pay residuals to writers. I believe they only have to do that for streaming when the show reaches three seasons....

    If I understand correctly, Netflix mainly cancels the shows so they don't have to pay residuals to writers. I believe they only have to do that for streaming when the show reaches three seasons. This is also one of the demands of the current WGA strike, and not necessarily the fault of pirates.

    14 votes

  8. Comment on The Digital Transportation Archive in ~transport

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    This is really cool! It reminds me of those old national park posters you can get, I don't remember how I just remember my friend showing me how they printed it on to a poster for their room.

    This is really cool! It reminds me of those old national park posters you can get, I don't remember how I just remember my friend showing me how they printed it on to a poster for their room.

    4 votes

  9. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I got Pokemon infinite fusion going on my steam deck last week and have been playing that in my (little) free time. It's interesting so far takes a bit of configuring to get work correctly but I...

    I got Pokemon infinite fusion going on my steam deck last week and have been playing that in my (little) free time. It's interesting so far takes a bit of configuring to get work correctly but I think I've got it.

    6 votes

  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I haven't heard of Moxfield but I am going to check it out! Some of my fondest memories were playing edh with friends on tabletop during the early pandemic!

    I haven't heard of Moxfield but I am going to check it out! Some of my fondest memories were playing edh with friends on tabletop during the early pandemic!

    2 votes

  11. Comment on Anyone here familiar with Scotland? in ~hobbies

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    I would love to actually see Hadrian's wall! We were in a bit of a rush to get to Edinburgh but I really want to get down there and do a little hiking along it super cool. Thanks for the recs will...

    I would love to actually see Hadrian's wall! We were in a bit of a rush to get to Edinburgh but I really want to get down there and do a little hiking along it super cool. Thanks for the recs will definitely check them out!!

    3 votes

  12. Comment on Anyone here familiar with Scotland? in ~hobbies

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    YES my friend had done some research and also found Glencoe and we will definitely be stopping by! I'm so glad you mentioned local folklore I never would have thought of that but sounds super...

    YES my friend had done some research and also found Glencoe and we will definitely be stopping by! I'm so glad you mentioned local folklore I never would have thought of that but sounds super cool! Will look in to it more than you!!!

    2 votes

  13. Comment on Anyone here familiar with Scotland? in ~hobbies

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    Ahh this is lovely thanks for the recommendations! I absolutely adore gardens, and books for alnwick is perfect!! We'll be spending at least a day and a night in Glasgow so we'll check those out...

    Ahh this is lovely thanks for the recommendations! I absolutely adore gardens, and books for alnwick is perfect!! We'll be spending at least a day and a night in Glasgow so we'll check those out too! Cheers!

    2 votes

  14. Anyone here familiar with Scotland?

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    I am in Scotland for a little vacation with a friend, and am looking for recs! We are mainly in Edinburgh, but have a car and are open to just about anything! I don't really mess with touristy...

    I am in Scotland for a little vacation with a friend, and am looking for recs! We are mainly in Edinburgh, but have a car and are open to just about anything! I don't really mess with touristy stuff, but am willing to try if you think its worthwhile! Also will be here for the rest of the week! We are planning on going to the gardens for sure, but other than that don't really have a whole lot planned. I would like to go to Galloway at night and see the milky way though. I love the scenery so I don't mind a short drive. Thanks :)

    16 votes

  15. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Ahhh thanks for the recs!! Will definitely try, I am personally not a huge whiskey guy (though I really actually like the process of making it and seeing it all so hey maybe it'll be fun anyways),...

    Ahhh thanks for the recs!! Will definitely try, I am personally not a huge whiskey guy (though I really actually like the process of making it and seeing it all so hey maybe it'll be fun anyways), but my friend who I am traveling with is so I will absolutely recommend we check it out!

    2 votes

  16. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    I am on vacation in Scotland! Edinburgh for today and tomorrow, welcome to suggestions if anyone has any!! Will be in Scotland till next Saturday the 3rd :)

    I am on vacation in Scotland! Edinburgh for today and tomorrow, welcome to suggestions if anyone has any!! Will be in Scotland till next Saturday the 3rd :)

    6 votes

  17. Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk

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    Oh yeah I pretty much only play EDH (i do enjoy a good draft, im just not great at keeping up with the new sets and their mechanics). I have not played nordic countries but that sounds like a lot...

    Oh yeah I pretty much only play EDH (i do enjoy a good draft, im just not great at keeping up with the new sets and their mechanics). I have not played nordic countries but that sounds like a lot of fun, does it incorporate like boats or whatever the European one has?
    Also I cannot recommend Eden enough, its so good and fun to play but hard to master. They have a new version coming out thats an online fighting game that looks like a lot of fun.

    4 votes

  18. Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk

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    Hmm good question, I think for board games it has gotta be ticket to ride I think, man I didn't realize how hard that would be though. Card game is either ascension or MtG, I love deckbuilding....

    Hmm good question, I think for board games it has gotta be ticket to ride I think, man I didn't realize how hard that would be though. Card game is either ascension or MtG, I love deckbuilding. Video game pretty much any rogue like but recently it has been peglin, or one step from eden (its like a mega man battle network type game so much fun). A book I have recently read was Teaching To Transgress by bell hooks, it was so so so good highly recommend!

    3 votes

  19. Comment on Introductions | April 2023 in ~talk

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    Hello! I joined a little while ago, but after the original post. I am eggy (he/him), a username I liked, but is certainly not my only one. Hmm what else to share, I enjoy technology, but I have no...

    Hello! I joined a little while ago, but after the original post. I am eggy (he/him), a username I liked, but is certainly not my only one. Hmm what else to share, I enjoy technology, but I have no formal training in anything related to it. My dad taught teachers how to use technology in classes and so he always had access to the newest and coolest tech that he showed me how to use growing up. I joined here from I think a user on tilde.town, but maybe tilde.club. I am studying to be a teacher (idk why im doignt his to myself). I also am mostly a lurker, I tend to forget about tildes, but then ill check it out and it always has cool discussion. I love all kinds of games (board, video, and card among whatever is left). I love reading and political, and social theory. It is very cool to see everyone here! I will try to start learning names. I need to get tildes on my email full of news for the day so i dont miss posts!!

    10 votes

  20. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

    eggy
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    Ohh good to know, I haven't figured where I will play super metroid yet (I was originally playing them on the consoles they came out on but I regretfully do not own a SNES), but maybe ill pick up...

    Ohh good to know, I haven't figured where I will play super metroid yet (I was originally playing them on the consoles they came out on but I regretfully do not own a SNES), but maybe ill pick up dread first, it looks really good from what ive seen!

    2 votes