Same level I put in the other days of the week. Which is high, generally. I’ve become a bit of a workaholic recently.

I am familiar with the Oglaf storyline(s) and this character would absolutely wear a hat specifically for a sexual double entendre.

Yeah, the end is going to be when it gets ugly.

Hey! Hey now! I might hit 40 before world war 3. Let’s stay optimistic about this.

I’m not catholic, but I’m pretty sure they would object to extracting the popes pelvis.

Dude. No. Any day you graduate is a good day. It took me 10 years. Don’t stop.

That may have more to do with the rape and pillage.

I’m aware, and I know how to simulate choking without harming the person.

When I say “choke”, I mean I lock my fingers in a grasping position and lift up against their jaw. It’s simulated choking. I’m well aware of the danger in cutting off blood flow to the brain.

Someone called me a rapist for saying that I’ve choked women during sex. Consenting, adult women.

I was going to go off on a tangent about other industries that shouldn’t exist, but people are having reasonable and productive conversations in the comments, so I guess I won’t. Damn you, level-headed Lemmy users! Damn you all to hell!

This was a great read. I vaguely knew about some of it, but I’ve never done a deep dive into polish game dev history. Thanks man.

Oh shit, I think you’re right. My bad.

Did not expect an Armageddon reference.

United States, now.

I would release everyone convicted for non-violent drug offenses, allow felons to vote, make it illegal to pay prisoners less than minimum wage, and remove the line in the 13th amendment that allows prison slavery. Then I’d nationalize all existing prisons, close or reorganize them to consolidate, and ban private prisons.

I’d direct money from speeding tickets and other minor fines to the federal government, removing the incentive to pull people over when they’re not driving dangerously. I would reduce the penalty for illegal drug use to a fine and direct law enforcement to focus on apprehending the traffickers rather than the users. I’d obviously make pot federally legal. I would also build a nationwide network of addiction recovery centers that are legally blocked from reporting to or interacting with law enforcement.

I’d cut the military budget in half and reduce the number of active duty soldiers similarly, with a focus on retaining the most skilled and physically fit. I would sell excess equipment and weapons to allies and put the money back into developing more reliable and advanced equipment for the remaining forces.

With the money saved from the cuts to the military, I’d implement universal healthcare. Abortion would be federally legal, and some funds would be set aside for grants to local organizations that provide women’s healthcare. I would also start a project to create long-term, non-hormonal, male birth control, and make it free for boys between the ages of 5 and 10.

I’d simplify and combine most forms of identification into one card. This card would also include information like whether you’ve had the birth control procedure, have a security clearance, or are a non-citizen. This card, and replacements for it, would be freely available at government offices in every city, but could also be ordered online or through a hotline.

And about ten million other changes.

After everything else, I’d get rid of the electoral college and implement ranked choice voting, then retire.

I vote “End of the Empire I-III” by Arcade Fire.

You should read the book “Wolf and Iron”

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Fair enough.