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The only trailer I needed to convince me to watch Dune Part Two was Dune Part One.

Nevertheless, that was a tremendous trailer.

I’ve definitely seen this exact tweet long before 2023.

It’s bots all the way down.

Bots upvoting bots replying to bots commenting on bot reposts.

Reddit 2023.

I understand that the game had a troubled launch, and that’s a super-relevant criticism of the game as it was when it came out. But the sky-high expectations fans put on CDPR are largely self-inflicted. It’s not like this is the first game with questionable marketing decisions or pre-rendered trailers selling a fantasy the game never comes close to fulfilling.

If you just go “Hey, a CDPR game set in a cyberpunk future, let’s check it out,” it’s by and large a fantastic game.

I’m disappointed this video is doing so well in the Fediverse. It’s largely unsourced and highly speculative like most of the videos on TikTok.

Everybody in the thread so far has a pretty bitter take, and I agree that golden parachutes are a joke. But I want to offer a more neutral explanation:

Basically, for an executive at a near-CEO level, taking on a position at a new company involves a lot of risk. Companies want to hire a top executive who’s willing to take a career risk without having to consider their own bottom line. A golden parachute removes personal risk.

Now, it might seem like this runs contrary to the company’s own interests, but they exist to attract CEOs and other top executives. They’re meant to make an offer more attractive, and any offer that doesn’t include it will be less competitive.

As a PC gamer I have exactly zero incentive to buy an Xbox. I hope they never renege on releasing every Xbox exclusive simultaneously on PC.

In the grand scheme of things, the illusion that Russia can just wait out the West’s appetite for war is definitely shattered. It’s now clear Putin is running his own clock.

That’s still a concerning development as I’m sure nobody wants the Russian state devolving into pure chaos, or for someone even more hardline than Putin to take his place. That’s why I’m not too hot on people cheering for Russia’s collapse.

In the grand scheme of things, the illusion that Russia can just wait out the West’s appetite for war is definitely shattered. It’s now clear Putin is running out his own clock.

That’s still a concerning development as I’m sure nobody wants the Russian state devolving into pure chaos, or for someone even more hardline than Putin to take his place. That’s why I’m not too hot on people cheering for Russia’s collapse.

Basically this, but replace “Ukrainians” with “Africans”.

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It’s reaching Facebook levels. I just can’t.

The plausible worst-case scenario is Prigozhin blames the war’s failures on Putin and the MoD, then calls for total mobilization and total war against Ukraine to win this. That wouldn’t bode well for Ukraine at all.

Unpopular opinion: Star Wars is in space and has spaceships and aliens. Good enough, it’s sci-fi.

People attribute these silly, gatekeepy characteristics to sci-fi, but sci-fi doesn’t need to be about anything. Sci-fi is allowed to be shitty or irrelevant.

Thank you.

I’d take this argument more seriously if the shipwreck wasn’t ALWAYS mentioned in relation to the Oceangate story. I haven’t seen a major news outlet discuss it on its own, nor do they report on other migrant tragedies ever.

Mentioning this tragedy only to make a point about media coverage is pretty shitty IMO.

The game controller thing gets meme’d to death, but I don’t think people focus on the right thing.

Xbox controllers are also used by the US Navy, among other branches of the military.

These are GOOD pieces of engineering, and they’re tested by millions of users under pretty strenuous conditions. However, the controller the Oceangate was using was some shitty-ass third-party controller that you can get for peanuts off Amazon.

THAT, IMO, is the issue that this piece of equipment illustrates. A solid Xbox Series S controller is $60 on Amazon, and you’re telling me you had to go for cheaper?

At that depth the tiniest structural failure and that sardine can is going to blow into pieces

The opposite of blowing up, actually.

I’m thinking either the golden disk from Voyager, or the puzzle box prop from Hellraiser.

Meh, I’d say it’s equally as bad as people showering billionnaires doing AMA with them. Because what Bill Gates really needs is for the plebs to spend dollars giving him shiny paid emoticons on a website he doesn’t use on the regular.

I try and take a pragmatic stance.

My desire to find an alternative to Reddit stems in part from a practical aspect. I TRIED using the official app, but it’s as bad as Facebook these days and bombards me with ads. The user experience is terrible.

So if the API changes were reversed, that means I’d probably still use Sync to check some super-specialized subs or to look up answers from time to time.

But on the other hand, the damage’s been done. I will not use Reddit where there’s a viable alternative, and Kbin is not only a viable alternative but actually better for conversation and general discussions. It’s a project I’m excited about instead of just using it by pinching my nose.

So I think a large part of the damage is already done. If Spez 100% reversed his decision, it’d still be too late. It’s like a boyfriend/girlfriend being supremely shitty to you, then realizing their mistakes and apologizing sincerely… Although you might accept their apology, something about the relationship is already broken.

So I think whatever happens, Reddit has reached the Facebook stage for me. I’m still using Facebook for a few things like staying in touch with some friends or joining events, but the days where I’d go there to find interesting content are long gone.

Bragging about your Reddit upvotes on Kbin. That’ll show them!