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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are Steam games priced unfairly in Euros indifferent to where one resides?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I offered an explanation as to why I thought it was the same price in most of Europe.

  It’s also quite easy to travel within Europe. So they might think it will get taken advantage of for significantly cheaper prices. Which means less revenue for the publisher.

  “Quite a bit of inflation” is a very nice way of saying “the currency is useless”.

  I don’t know which currency the developers are paid in. But Valve is paid in whatever currency you spend. How they handle it from there is up to them and their bank(s).

  They still have to pay tax in the countries they sell products in. I can’t speak for all countries, but they generally want to be paid in their own currency.

  In the end. It’s up to each individual publisher to decide how and where to price their game. It’s a question that has as many answers as there are publishers. I assumed we were all under that understanding but clearly I was mistaken.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are Steam games priced unfairly in Euros indifferent to where one resides?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Steam does not decide the price. The publisher does.

  They used to accept Argentinian pesos. But no one wants it because it’s worthless so that’s why they have to pay in USD.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are Steam games priced unfairly in Euros indifferent to where one resides?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Because the value of 1 euro is always 1 euro no matter where in EU you live.

  Games are priced the same in California as Florida despite California having a higher cost of living.

  Same thing. Because 1 dollar is 1 dollar.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve Uploads Steam Controller Unboxing Video, Launch Imminent⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You can launch non steam games via steam and get access to their steam controller software.

  I have the original too. Best controller I’ve ever used.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not to get into a debate. If God is so omnipotent and above humans why does he or she have emotions? Like smiting or being upset or wrath?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Maybe, I don’t know. But that doesn’t excuse people taking it out on this guy for just asking a simple question.

  It’s called “no stupid questions”. I always thought that also means “no stupid answers”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Not to get into a debate. If God is so omnipotent and above humans why does he or she have emotions? Like smiting or being upset or wrath?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not religious. But I’m pretty sure they would say that we are created in his image.

  So, if we have emotions. I don’t think it’s beyond reason that god might have them as well.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yikes… if that’s what you gathered from my comment. I feel sorry that your educational system failed you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Please… Read the examples they give you in your link. It’s very obvious which “kind of” they refer to.

  The sequence of words are the same but the meaning is not.

  When you say “my kind of people” you are talking about your kin.

  Look, you are free to write however you want. I really don’t care. I just find it sad that people don’t know how or which words to use.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  What we say and how it’s written are two very different things.

  In Swedish we have plenty of words that are pronounced identically, but they are spelled differently.

  English is not much different. Take “you’re” and “your”. The pronounciations are almost identical, and in many dialects they are identical.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes. That’s kinda my point. And in the context of human kind. We refer to it as “my kind of people” in writing.

  It shows that people don’t read books anymore.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I see, so when you’re complimenting people you say “that’s kinda you”?

  Or would you say “that’s kind of you”?

  Feel free to say it out loud and let me know

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  By all means, tell me how I’m wrong. I’d love to know

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, but in this context, “kind” have a different meaning so you can’t use the contracted informal version of “kind of”. It’s like instead of saying

  “oh how kind of you to hold the door for me”

  You say: “oh how kinda you to hold the door for me”

  It just doesn’t make sense.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I might shit my pants just a little if I saw this⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “My kinda people” 🤦

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨phonetic alphabet⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  And neither is a phonetic alphabet. They’re spelling alphabets. But that doesn’t sound as cool

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If I got in a collision with a car from the 70s with a car today, would not the 70s car win out since it would primarily be metal? If so why don't people buy more 70's cars?⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s not the speed that kills you. It’s the rapid deceleration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Will an American remake of Squid Game be bad or better than the original?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Even then, better is debatable. They are two very different types of comedy. I will admit the US office is a more palatable one you can binge watch. The UK office I need to take a break after an episode because I’ll reach dangerously high levels of cringe otherwise

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Will an American remake of Squid Game be bad or better than the original?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Given the track record of forgein films remade by the US. I would say it has a very high probability if being terrible

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welp we had a good run fam RIP⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Life can absolutely recover. People do joke about it but cockroaches are ridiculously resilient. And so are tardigrades.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welp we had a good run fam RIP⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Someday, they will discover the remains of dead archaeologists among remains of dinosaurs and will have to wonder if we lived at the same time

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Welp we had a good run fam RIP⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Earth have survived extinction events before. And it will survive them again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨And no paper towels to use on the handle⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  So your solution is to punish the cleaners by throwing TP on the floor?

  Don’t be gross. Have some respect for the next person to use the bathroom.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon wonders what went wrong⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s normally not a problem at all even if you literally never masturbate, due to erections that occur during sleep.

  No. That’s not true. But it can shrink if you never get erections. But I wouldn’t exactly call getting an erection during sleep “using it”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon wonders what went wrong⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Also worth noting that lack of regular erection can cause shrinkage. Since the tissue can lose part of its elasticity.

  It’s normally not a problem at all even if you literally never masturbate, due to erections that occur during sleep.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Star Trilogy⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Wrong order…

  Star Gate, they find it and go through, Star Trek, the hike begins, Star Wars, they found new enemies that wanted to kill them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tastes like lyme⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Just FYI, you can vaccinate yourself against ticks these days.

  Still don’t want them on me, but at least you don’t have to worry about borrelia

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨You've Seen Too Many Trump Memes Today, Rest Here Weary Traveler⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  They achieved a smile from me.

  They’re not preaching anything. More of a comment that a lot of posts seem to be about Trump and his administration.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How much brainrot can you handle⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Reminds me of when a whole bunch of people went inside I think it was a best buy, all wearing a blue polo-shirt and beige chinos

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony is testing dynamic pricing: one game - different prices on the PlayStation Store⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The former part has been a thing for hundreds of years.

  But yeah I suppose they would use it to change the price dynamically on a constant basis based on demand.

  Though I’m not sure that’s even legal to this extent in EU. It’s a product for purchase. Not a stock. But you’re right. It does sound bad.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sony is testing dynamic pricing: one game - different prices on the PlayStation Store⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s nothing new. It’s been done for the past 20 years. Products are priced differently in different countries based on their economy.

  You have been able to do this in Steam for decades now. You can/could use VPN along with changing your location in steam, to trick it into thinking you are in that region. You would then get that regions prices.

  E.g, lots of Steam games used to be noticeably cheaper if Steam thought you were in Russia as opposed to Germany.