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- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 1 day ago:
That’s right. COD and Madden blur together for me. EA and ABK are just conglomerates of corporate greed after all.
- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 2 days ago:
Have you seen the state of older COD games on steam? Hacks that crash your pc, add malware, etc just by walking by a person, crazy stuff.
EA seems to be doing just fine.
- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 2 days ago:
Games (and software) are one of the few forms of media and free speech that are subject to this.
Hence why streaming, e-books, etc come in to push in convenience while removing ownership/independence.
I see it tangentially related in how it operates similar to fossil fuels/renewables. The industry wants you to keep buying. They can’t control the sun, wind, etc, so you don’t need to rely on them.
Same kinda thing here, they want you to rely on them and keep buying the newest thing. And if they delete your old version, welp, guess you better come get the new one (especially when they “remaster” it with 0 effort and slap it on a new digital storefront.)
I just hate the profit motive lol
- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 2 days ago:
Looking at you sports and COD gamers 👀
- Comment on EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption. 2 days ago:
- EU Commission meets behind closed doors with Ubisoft, other corporations, and exhibits blatant corruption.www.techspot.com ↗Submitted 2 days ago to games@lemmy.world | 86 comments
- Comment on what even is the purpose of life? 6 days ago:
I do love my anime and videogames.
Just saw this video personally last night.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIHRmoOBZBg
But a good point to make, if we all keep escaping, do we really ever affect any change to make things better? Are not media and entertainment, even if critical of the systems they exist within, forms of emotional relief such that we don’t stand up, go outside, and affect change?
A personal question I struggle with all the time.
- Comment on Dutch gamers file €220 million claim against Valve, operator of game platform Steam 1 week ago:
Why is it a monopoly? Epic, Xbox, Amazon, and more exist…they just don’t follow the steam template nor invest in their platform as much as steam does. 🤷♂️ how is Valve acting in an anti-competitive way?
- Comment on [politics] she never recovered 1 week ago:
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
One just dropped on the coffeezilla main channel. Added.
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
It honestly feels like they’re a corporate plant with how they’re in a bunch of these comments.
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
The contract question has been answered. The Gormans publicly released their franchise agreement which explicitly states “the franchisee may also offer consignment services” directly contradicting BAM CEO Ammon McNeff’s claim that consignment was unauthorized under franchise rules. The CEO lied on camera and the document proves it.
On the security footage: on the night BAM seized the store, Ki McAllister, BAM’s Director of Operations, was on speakerphone when the Gormans informed him of the outstanding consignment. He acknowledged it and stated that since the new operator was taking over the business, he would be taking over the consignment as well. That exchange was captured on the store’s security camera and has been provided to law enforcement. BAM’s subsequent claim of ignorance about the collection is directly contradicted by their own Director of Operations on recorded footage. Several reviews by attorney’s above agree that that it is reasonable to believe there was knowledge of said consignment before the takeover.
The Gormans also have audio of McAllister saying “if we go the legal route it’s going to be a very expensive battle for you” which is the corporation explicitly threatening legal attrition against people trying to recover property that was taken from them.
BAM’s “reasonable cooperation” also included attempting to take down Ben’s Patreon to cut off his legal funding, getting his GoFundMe removed, and filing a RICO lawsuit against him, the Mansell family, and associates. Patreon’s own CEO called their takedown attempt a “despicable maneuver” and refused to comply, outright telling BAM to sue Patreon.
This isn’t bad record keeping. This is a documented corporate coverup with security footage, released contracts, recorded phone calls, and a paper trail of legal intimidation tactics. The only reason any of this is moving toward resolution is because of public pressure. Which is exactly why spreading it matters.
Here’s a link to all the documents made public so far, including the Gorman’s signed franchise agreement, BAMs old and new franchise agreements, Mansell’s signed consignment agreement, and more.
You really sound like a corporate plant dude. “And anyone with a bunch of legos is obviously well off.” 1 - no? How is that even a statement? 2 - and how does that make it ok to steal from them?
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
100%
From what I could gather, it sounds like The Civil Rights Lawyer (videos above) is helping Ben, Tyler, and those involved connect with lawyers finally.
I personally think Ben is young, and it’s not like they teach this in schools and the police use this to their advantage. Quite the opposite actually, they send cops to our schools to teach kids that cops are nice, they’re on the side of justice, etc. And Ben believed that, which is why he talks to them so much. He believes the police are good people and are there to help him and I don’t think I can fault him all that much for that. A suburban white kid growing up wouldn’t likely have had any experiences that would break that propaganda.
Hopefully, after this, he’ll be more wary in the future, and immediately reach out to a lawyer (though would it get the same attention and results if he did? That’s a discussion in and of itself.) The police, and most of our laws, have always been to protect property over people. I mean, law enforcement derived itself from slave catchers 🙃
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
Yeah, I think lots of people are starting to wake up and see that whenever money can buy influence, it leads to corrupt governments. I believe Aristotle defined them, so maybe there was a bit of lag in that upload 🙃 lol
But really, I think people are starting to realize that capitalism isn’t the dream they were promised it would be. And, I mean, a system that can only exist through exploitation, that will always seek to deregulate itself, and that creates the conditions for those that rise to the top to be the most narcissistic, unempathetic, and most willing to exploit…I mean 🤷♂️
It’s so cyclical that you’d hope we’d learn eventually but idk.
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
I think that’s a great argument.
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
You’re a petty, sad individual my friend. And you do not meet this current moment.
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
And that discredits the argument for aiding someone taken advantage of by a corporation, the argument that there exists rampant police ineptitude and/or corruption how?
The existence of a GoFundMe to at least attempt to make a family whole does a lot more than the company doing nothing for years and threatening lawfare until they finally get some negative publicity.
Is Ben making money off of this? Yes. Can his actions still be morally correct? Yes.
We live under capitalism. We’ve tied our very survival to making money. How does that discredit what he’s attempting as you’re implying?
Joshua Johnson? Brandon Best? That you?
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
For what possible reason? The only reason any modicum of justice may be served is because of public pressure.
Ammon McNeff is that you?
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
Well, let’s do as much as we can to pressure legislators and the courts to hold parties accountable. The only reason anything is happening is because of the transparency and public response.
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
I’ll add coffee to this big ole list when they come out. Just added the 2nd legal eagle video 👍
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
While potentially true, that doesn’t excuse any of the actions taken by the franchise owners, corporate, and especially the american fork police.
Ben might’ve done some antagonistic things, but it’s overall good to bring light to all of this. So, so, SO many other people and families are taken advantage by corporate America like this.
Biggest things are Ben and his friends are young and I think they trusted the police way too much. And the whole claiming to flee to Mexico…ugghhh lol.
- Comment on Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQ 1 week ago:
You’re welcome, I was updating my original post from a while back as videos came out. Reuploaded it given the latest update (the main link of the post) which is just outright censorship.
- Reckless Ben and the Blatant Corruption - Protest the courts. The Police. The Corporate HQwww.youtube.com ↗Submitted 1 week ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 66 comments
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
They better let me keep my GWAMM title lol
- Comment on Can't prove environmental issues if you don't have the data 2 weeks ago:
And when we convict this motherfucker and his family and his administration of pedophile billionaires, it damn well better be THEIR money paying to rebuild and not the taxpayers. Hold the scum accountable.
- Comment on Bricks and Minifigs Corporate and Police Coverup 3 weeks ago:
You’re doing the same thing that the asshat in the video does. “Oh, what are you, some kid? That’s not how the law works.”
It’s called an ad hominem fallacy. Regardless of someone’s appearance or stature has nothing to do with their intelligence or the substance of their argument.
You then use a whataboutism fallacy claiming “well, what if x y or z happens.” Again, this distracts from the substance of the points being made and the evidence collected. We cannot control “what ifs.” What if a nearby supermassive black hole emits a quasar that atomizes our entire galaxy?
People have to protect people, as the videos show, corporations will fuck you and weaponize the justice system against you with overwhelming capital and former slave catchers will cover it up.
I don’t think there are many bots on here so I can only assume you’re a capitalist propagandist or just severely ignorant.
- Comment on Bricks and Minifigs Corporate and Police Coverup 3 weeks ago:
I didn’t link it as it’s still unlisted and I think having more people support his patreon is worthwhile given the legal battle he’s going up against.
- Comment on Handy tip 3 weeks ago:
Yet with NSPM-7 they’re allowed to investigate you if you appear to hold anti-american, anti-capitalist, anti-family, anti-traditional values or extreme ideas om race, gender, etc…
So, effectively, they can investigate you for thought crimes now.
- Comment on Bricks and Minifigs Corporate and Police Coverup 3 weeks ago:
In the crossposted link there are some update videos they put out. In the latest one they said once part 3 is ready they’ll upload part 2 on youtube and it should be in the next week or so.
Part 2 is wild though…the police corruption is insane.
- Submitted 3 weeks ago to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world | 13 comments
