mechoman444
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- Comment on Warcraft 1 and 2 Remastered and the long-awaited 2.0 patch update for Warcraft 3: Reforged have just launched on PC for Warcraft's 30th anniversary 2 days ago:
Guys, it doesn’t look good. They basically just spit-shind it.
- Comment on What positive things do you expect from Trumps upcoming four years? 1 week ago:
Nothing too drastic will occur. It never does. Tariffs will go up. Things will get more expensive. Rich people will be taxed less the middle class and poor people will be taxed more. There will be another wave of systemic racism perpetuating through American society.
Marijuana will become less legal. For some reason the Republicans still have a thing for weed…
The bottom line the man is 80 years old. It’s very possible that he just may step down at some point, which would probably be worse in the long run.
Israel will get significantly more support to wage genocide and Ukraine will get significantly less support to defend their own country. Trump will push for some sort of concession that Ukraine will give up some of their land and enter into some kind of agreement that they won’t request entry into NATO for a long period of time.
Longer prison sentences for relatively minor crimes…
Hardened anti-abortion rhetoric will continue to work against women simply trying to make medical decisions instead of potentially getting abortions.
Basically the same thing that’s happening now in the country. Just more of it.
- Comment on Realistically... How fucked is the US? 1 week ago:
Y’all realize there are three branches of US government right?
Trump commands only one. And he isn’t an actual monarch or dictator. He won’t be allowed to over step too much.
Either he’s going to be rained in or section four of the 25th amendment will be instituted.
- Comment on There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage? 2 weeks ago:
There wouldn’t be a point aside from maybe philanthropy. That these powerful Rich individuals will continue in Mass more wealth above the $1 billion cap specifically so others can benefit from it. I wouldn’t hold my breath for anything like that.
- Comment on She must be unhinged 2 weeks ago:
… With cardboard and string.
Thanks. Appreciate the assist
- Comment on There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage? 2 weeks ago:
I just want to start off by saying that your opinion is valid and it’s not even necessarily wrong. So don’t listen to anybody trying to disparage you on this.
If we are to allow billionaires to exist, they should take considerably more responsibility for the power that they wield and they of course should be taxed fairly in accordance to their income.
- Comment on There are Minimum Wages, Why Not a Maximum Wage? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve often said we don’t need billionaires. That when one reaches that milestone anything above $999,999,999 should be taken as taxes from that person.
When I say this people often become defensive saying that the government shouldn’t be able to dictate how much wealth one person can accumulate. (It also happens that many of these people are prolife but that’s neither here nor there.) Often times comparing this action to communism which of course it isn’t.
The issue of course is that many people don’t understand what a billion of anything is. The human brain can’t comprehend such massive numbers. But nevertheless, there are people that are approaching the trillion dollar mark a number even further removed from a billion by several magnitudes.
Should there be billionaires. Probably not… What do you think?
- Comment on Most of the trick-or-treaters have been skipping my house, and I finally figured out why 2 weeks ago:
That’s funny, in my subdivision I had to put a sign up on my door that said “no candy” and I still got multiple knocks!
(I’m a Halloween Scrooge don’t judge me)
- Comment on How come people who are against abortion are in favor of the death penalty? Kind of seems like a contradicition/ 3 weeks ago:
Because it’s not about saving the lives of unborn babies and it never has been.
It’s about curtailing choice.
- Comment on Explain why the US bail system is not insane 1 month ago:
There are two primary systems of law in the United States that absolutely must be reformed above any other branch or law.
Immigration and criminal justice.
These systems in the United States are archaic third world and downright discriminatory to anybody that goes through them.
They are truly terrible.
The fact that we even have such systems in place in the United States is mind-boggling.
Other countries look at us and simply call us barbarians.
- Comment on Explain why the US bail system is not insane 1 month ago:
Bail is an option for the courts to use to insure someone that might be a certain level of flight risk shown up to court.
It’s not 100% necessity. People can be released on their own bond commonly referred to as a “personal bond” they don’t pay anything and just promise to show up.
Has this bond system been abused as a form of oppression. Of course. We’re human after all and there are corrupt shitty judges on the bench.
But for the most part the bond system does function.
- Comment on Effort require Effort 1 month ago:
Uhhhh being on time is the worst! I want to wake up naturally and go to bed whenever the hell I feel like! I can get the same amount of work done 11am to 7pm rather than 9 to 5.
- Comment on Is this shitpost enough 1 month ago:
That’s a hard yes.
- Comment on Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening 1 month ago:
So let’s just address the meta here real quick. There was a comment on Lemmy to which I responded. In context the genesis of this comment is in reference to Ubisoft and the general state of inclusion politics in gaming today.
You are questioning the fundamental motivation as to why I have an opinion on the subject matter that is presented to me under the protest that “it’s just a game”.
I mean why even have an opinion? Why formulate thoughts? Why have any kind of discussions?
I am abreast of what is happening generally in gaming and the industry surrounding it because I’m interested in these things. I like playing video games.
I also have other interests. For example, I’m fairly good at playing the guitar, so there’s a lot of content in my social media about guitars and music.
I also find it entertaining to watch flat Earth debunking videos on YouTube to pass the time.
The reason I care about assassin’s Creed in particular is because I’ve been playing the game since the very first one. I like the franchise. I like the video games and watching it get ruined because of inclusion politics is heartbreaking.
Moreover, they already have the game. It’s already been made. Therefore I have the right to criticize it. Simply stating “it’s just a game” isn’t helpful.
I don’t care if there’s black people or women or LGBT people in video games. I could absolutely care less about that as long as it’s relevant to the game. If they’re just including it to be inclusive, then it’s a meaningless gesture. It brings down the game. It brings down the IP and it brings down the company that does it.
Furthermore, people play video games for a reason. Either it be escapism or immersion or simply to pass a small amount of time till whatever else they have to do. Seeing these inconsistencies in the game breaks that immersion it no longer becomes entertainment. It becomes a political statement which I have very little interest in when it comes to my entertainment.
You can pretend to be on your high horse all you want. I have no interest in seeing inclusion politics in my entertainment. It serves no beneficial purpose except to elevate the egos of people like you to make you feel as though something is being included.
Pure nonsense.
Also the new Star wars game which I don’t even remember the name of sucked universally. It didn’t make any money because people didn’t have any interest in it specifically and exclusively because of the inclusion politics added into the game. Also the main character is fucking ugly.
- Comment on Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening 1 month ago:
They already delayed the release due to so much negative feedback. It’s going to be a bad game. There should never have been a black person in this game at all. It’s 1600s Japan. It makes no fucking sense!
There are so many layers as to why Ubisoft is going through what it’s going through I don’t have the energy to express it here in this comment.
I can assure you, however, if they worried more about making good games and less of inclusion politics their stock would be worth a lot more than 2 bucks!
- Comment on Guess what this product is without looking up what it is! 1 month ago:
I’m not googling “cock grease” thank you very much.
- Comment on Shigeru Miyamoto comments on AI, says "Nintendo would rather go in a different direction" 1 month ago:
This reminds me of when IBM rejected the idea of the internet.
- Comment on Ubisofts stock tanked this morning ahead of the markets opening 1 month ago:
Disgusting.
This isn’t about being diverse. It’s about making bad games.
As a matter of fact, the new assassin’s Creed is so offensive that the Japanese government is in an uproar about it.
Ubisofts attempt to be so inclusive and sexually neutral is what’s making their games bad because they’re stifling good game design in the process.
That’s not to say that it’s not possible to make a good game while adhering to diversification and inclusion.
Hellblade and horizon zero Dawn are two excellent examples of incredibly good games that don’t expound sexism. Hell, look at destiny 2. They handle these kinds of situations perfectly!
But to simply imply people are upset because they don’t like “woke politics” is a gross over simplification of what’s happening to Ubisoft!
- Comment on Ubisoft Cancels Press Previews of Assassin's Creed Shadows 1 month ago:
Sweet Baby leaves its taint over a long lasting beloved franchise yet again!
Thank God for Space Marine 2!
- Comment on idiot 1 month ago:
Son of a bitch!
This post is based!
- Comment on No Unyuns 1 month ago:
Shit. I can only do solar seconds… Dammit! I stopped eating onions for no reason!
- Comment on Why Do People Still Play Destiny 2? 2 months ago:
It’s a good and compelling game.
I still play it for the same reason I play og super Mario.
It brings me enjoyment.
As for the rest of you pompous asshats, no one is forcing you to play it. If you don’t like it don’t fucking play it.
- Comment on if you ever traveled 1K miles by bus, would you recommend it? 2 months ago:
I went from Atlanta Georgia to Detroit Michigan once. It was supposed to be 14 hours. It was 28. I didn’t sleep at all during the trip and crashed for half the day afterwards.
I vowed never to take Greyhound long distance again and never did.
- Comment on I have been to jail in the US. How come they always offer a bible instead of offering you different religious books like a quran? 2 months ago:
They don’t… I’m guessing you might have done time in a state prison?
In the feds you can request any approved religious texts you want. Typically the chapel will have said materials available for consumption.
Also most prisons will have large Muslim and Hebrew Israelite populations.
- Comment on America's Smartest Man Finds Something Interesting 2 months ago:
He saw the word “alpha” and ran with it!
- Comment on giving her 🧀 2 months ago:
Thank God I kept all the left shoes as a token!
(This is a joke)
- Comment on Why is Kamala Harris being held at such a higher standard than Trump this election? 2 months ago:
Because we all know what trump is.
- Comment on Why 🤷♂️ do users 👨💻 dislike 👎 the use ✅ of emojis 😀 on Lemmy 🐭? 2 months ago:
For the same reason they don’t irrationally like the cyber truck.
They don’t know.
- Comment on Facebook 2 months ago:
And I don’t either!
- Comment on When shitposting becomes constiposting 2 months ago:
To be fair it was getting pretty toxic… But then again I’m ok with that.