I think there’s a moral obligation to at least make an attempt to reduce harm. Especially for topics that have very real life or death consequences (like vaccine denial). They have already shown they can do it to some extent with the info banners that pop up on videos.

incorrect or misleading information

If I had to guess, it’s because of countries like India recently gaining widespread internet access?

The example given in the article already seems concerning. It’s just going to allow misinfo to spread worse than it already was

I’ve tried to get into this game a couple of times, but I don’t really understand they systems as a new player. I’ve basically just gotten to the space station hub area, but I don’t really understand what else I’m supposed to do

I think 5 was okay playing solo. I thought it was fine enough

6 was a bit more painful playing solo because of the AI.

I would say you could just try it and see if it bugs you too much. Otherwise, just skip it, read up or watch the story and continue to have fun on your own terms

I’ll have to take a look! Thank you!

Hmm. What about Nier: Automata?

Lol that’s a very good point. I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me, thank you!

If I had the space I would jump on this. Been meaning to play all the ps1/2 titles I’ve missed over the years

I went to the store the other day and found it amusing that they were advertising the switch 2. I thought pre orders are sold out, who the heck is going to be able to get one who is seeing this advertising?

I understand on paper how these right wing governments get into power. But I can’t understand it at a fundamental level. How do people see a political party like that and think “yes this will help me be less poor. This will make the country better”?

Is it a lack of education? Hatred for what they do not understand? I just can’t understand or relate to it. I don’t understand how someone could come to these conclusions.

That seems like a massive oversight. That’s so weird. I get it’s probably way easier to implement it the way they did. But because you likely will wana group with friends, it really limits people

I don’t understand why it’s ok if you’re rich. Heck, even if people perceive you as wealthy or powerful, you can get away with a lot.

Hey, thank you for the advice! I’ve had a hard time finding a creative outlet that I enjoy. But I agree. I think that would be a healthy alternative and is probably much needed!

That’s a good point. It reminds me of a quote that I recently heard that I enjoy.

"You should support indies if you can, but culture shouldn’t exist only for those who can afford it. ULTRAKILL wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t had easy access to movies, music and games growing up.

If you don’t have money, you can support via word of mouth." - the creator of ultrakill.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. I had used Xbox gamepass for a long time when it was really cheap. You could upgrade a regular subscription to gamepass for a dollar. That went up after a while by a little bit but stayed the same service wise.

They recently changed it to where you can convert, but they reduce your subscription time. It’s annoying because I want to use gamepass as a rental service, but if I do that, they convert your entire account to gamepass and reduce your overall time for their regular online services (which is a whole other can of worms)

I’m debating if it’s worth it right now. I’ve experienced a lot of games i likely wouldn’t try, because of the service. I’ve gotta go through and calculate all the games I’ve played and the price associated.

I already buy most games when they’re on a 60% or more discount. I’m wondering if I should/could just stop most of my purchases… There’s a lot of older titles I’ve always wanted to play.

I’m torn because I don’t really spend money on anything else. Maybe some food or treats. It’s weird because I’m in this middle zone where I can technically save up for some luxury items, but too poor to save for anything actually significant. So it kind of feels like I’m just perpetually stuck on a hamster wheel. I’ve been trying to figure out how I can either work less or earn more because right now it’s really getting hard to justify just working to exist. It just feels oddly pointless

I feel like the carrot(media and consumption) is getting dangled in front of my face. I chase it in order to feel better about my situation, but it’s just a band aid for larger systemic issues that I don’t know how to fix. Without consumption, I am nothing (which is extremely sad and messed up now that I think about it.) Any major goals or milestones are just a dream and consumption is the escape from the reality.

There’s cosmetic outfits and then an actual armor that alters some stats!

I accidentally made the second half of the game harder for myself by not upgrading my armor. Oops. Ended up having to tinker with things for the last boss. But adjusting armor made the fight go from 2-3 hit KO’s to being able to actually take some hits. It was a lot of fun!

Greedflation on necessities like food, utilities, housing etc etc.