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Oh interesting. I’ve eyed it over the years, but I think this is the one and only instance of positive word-of-mouth I’ve heard for it.

I heard it has Elsweyr, which I’ve always wanted to see portrayed.

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I used to mess with mods, but even just vanilla it’s a great experience. But whatever floats your boat :)

pomodoro_longbreak,
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It might not be for you, but it got me at a young age and you do get used to it. There really is a “flow state” to Tetris, where it can feel like you’re just noticing the pieces and they’re almost moving on their own.

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Minecraft, Doom (first two), Cities Skylines, and more recently, Unpacking.

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It’s an almost perfect chill game. If you want to be creative, you can build all kinds of cool stuff. You can work from a homebase that you build up over time, or stay on the move. Or dig a big hole, just because.

It’s become one of those games that I go back to every couple of years.

pomodoro_longbreak,
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Hmm you make a great pitch

pomodoro_longbreak,
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Agreed. Rereading it, I now see how my statement about “using capitalism” sounds like I’m advocating maintaining it in some capacity. Poor phrasing on my part.

I meant simply that it’s uncontroversial to recognise that we’re living under capitalism presently, but that’s just our starting position. That even if you think socialism or communism “needs capitalism” (debatable, academic), well that’s step #1 out of the way already, because we’ve got it, so now what?

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I feel like if we could get everyone’s basic needs met, then human ambition would fill in the gaps. Not for everyone of course, but that’s the case right now - needing money doesn’t necessarily make you more ambitious.

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I don’t think we’re disagreeing, but I’m thinking of like a somewhat friendly rivalry between, like, two teams of tool makers to outdo each other in design or production efficiencies. Like the kind of stuff that people get up to at work or play, naturally.

I’m no economist, but that doesn’t sound like market competition to me. At least there is no driving force behind it, other than human nature, or maybe like an ad hoc competition for kudos or esteem.

pomodoro_longbreak,
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I think we might be mixing up our micros and macros. Seems like some people will enjoy competition and outdoing each other no matter the extrinsic (or lack thereof) rewards. That’s how it is now, anyway.

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I wonder if we would have gone in that direction without a profit motive, or if I dimmer bulb would have been “good enough” if it meant we’d have to spend less resources on bulbs (and making them) overall.

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Also lack of secondary grip take it down a little

pomodoro_longbreak,
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Ever so slightly less effort, and I’m trying not to get attached to a username, like I did in the reddit days

pomodoro_longbreak, (edited )
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Do people use the same accounts on different devices? This is my work laptop account, but I’ve got another for phone, and yet another for personal laptop

pomodoro_longbreak,
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Sorry sour

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I know who you mean. At first I’m like “time to block this fool” but then I look at their history and there are some gems among the shit. I’m so torn.

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Oh hey again, sour

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It just means we have to do a bit of extra labour to make sure our movements are not infiltrated by shitbirds. I was just at a protest this weekend, and was pleased by the handful of signs I saw specifically denouncing anti-semitism.

Yes, it sucks that we have to throw in what feels like a parenthetical, while people are bleeding out under tonnes of rubble, but y’know, I guess that’s just where we’re at as a species right now.

pomodoro_longbreak,
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I just wish I got them during the day, when I’m getting paid

pomodoro_longbreak,
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Why is it this way?

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Makes sense. When I was starting up, you couldn’t keep me from it. I just hacked for the joy of making things and seeing what would happen. But now it’s all tied up in work, performance, marketability, ROI, etc.

Even when I think about doing some hobby video game dev, there’s a voice at the back of my head telling me it would be more profitable to brush up on OpenTofu or whatever.

pomodoro_longbreak,
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Oh no

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I actually know one web dev (experienced, front-end) who has two kids and is transitioning to driving truck after getting laid off earlier in the year.

He’s got his straight-body license, and is working up to tractor-trailer. He just fixes things under the table and drives around, plows snow, etc. I’ve never seen him happier.

One of us got out 😌 he’s free now

pomodoro_longbreak,
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no that can’t be right it’s probably a personal failing that I should internalise and maybe spend money on /s

pomodoro_longbreak,
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When you’re a kid this is that one aunt who gives you their undivided attention, and asks you follow-up questions that show they’re really listening, and you feel validated for the first time ever.

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