ApollosArrow
@ApollosArrow@lemmy.world
- Comment on [deleted] 3 days ago:
Because THOSE schools are expensive.
IN STATE VS OUT OF STATE
I went to a state school about 18 yrs ago and it was $3,000/semester. Today it’s $3,500/semester, so it didn’t go up by much. I stayed in state so it was lower for me. If you are not from the state it’s $10,000/ semester (still on the lower end). For the US, staying in state helps a lot. Unfortunately I think the grand idea of moving away and dorming is pushed onto kids by the media. Another comparison, my wife, who also went to school in the same state as me, went to at a CUNY and it was $1,800/semester. It was a pretty great school and campus, but not a school you’d see in the movies or tv shows. We both chose to stay within our means and not put a burden on ourselves or our families. Today we are very successful with no debt.
SCHOOLS AS BRAND
One more thing that drives price, is that schools are also brands now, and you are paying for that. There is peer pressure to get into schools with better awareness. Same reason a kid would rather wear apparel from nike vs walmart. My niece just started college this year and was brainwashed into picking a school she couldn’t afford. They took out a loan and the school end up being horrible for her. She dropped out during the last semester and I was told all the money spent this year was a wash. She’s now going to end up going to the school her family originally recommended to her.
CLASS FLUFF For the sake of keeping kids in school they pack in so many additional unneeded electives. I think I had to take 11 within my first 2yrs and each of my classes was 3hrs long. Some days I would have 9hrs of class. That is not including the down time in between those clases, so I could be there around 11-12hrs on a single day. If you want to keep a part time job to help pay for college, then that may mean you have to take additional winter and summer classes. In a lot of places this isn’t covered during the regular months so you have to pay for more. This fluff is one of the ways they keep bachelors and masters programs to run for as long as they do and at the prices they do. Some of these schools do run expedited programs where if you have previous electives that transfer over, you can do your degree in half of the time.
- Comment on Official poster for "Superman" (2025) 5 days ago:
It’s better than floating heads.
- Comment on Nine Sols - Console Launch Trailer 3 weeks ago:
40hrs seems like a good chunk of time. I think I collected everything in Hollow Knight in 60hrs, so this sounds encouraging in terms of money’s worth. From the comments it does sound enjoyable. A game from long ago that I played for the art was Muramasa on the wii, but I remember never finishing the game and selling it. I will give this one a shot!
- Comment on Nine Sols - Console Launch Trailer 3 weeks ago:
The artwork looks great to me, but I can’t really see anything amazing game mechanics wise from the trailer. What do you think makes it GOTY for you? (I’d genuinely want to give this game a try)
- Comment on In the era of remakes and remasters, what niche game would you like to see receive the treatment? 1 month ago:
Megaman Legends Megaman Battle Network Jetforce Gemini
- Comment on In the era of remakes and remasters, what niche game would you like to see receive the treatment? 1 month ago:
Given that they remade Chain of Memories entirely, I am really surprised they never did it for 358/2.
- Comment on Nostalgia and remake culture 1 month ago:
This is a very good example. I am going to steal this in the future.
- Comment on Where does a man get a proper shoe horn that will not break 1 month ago:
Some higher end brands come with shoe horns. I have a few now. I will say in all my years I have never broken or deformed one though, and I have some cheap ones from amazon too.
- Comment on Game Freak has been allegedly hacked, with source codes for Pokemon games reportedly leaked 2 months ago:
I know you’re being downvoted, but I had the same thought. I see more outcry over nintendo than other companies. Yes, Nintendo has done bad things, but if I were to go back and browse Reddit I feel like the level of hate on Lemmy is much higher. I have to assume it’s due to the open source nature of Lemmy and it’s ideals.
- Comment on Is there a subsect of the minimalist community that's focused on portable living? 2 months ago:
I think this is why the “15min City/Neighborhood” is a popular idea. Small clusters of group where you can walk and get all your basic needs within a 15min walk. I don’t really think this is feasible in the US though, unless someone decided to build an entirely new city.
- Comment on Is there a subsect of the minimalist community that's focused on portable living? 2 months ago:
Damn phone! Thank you for letting me know. I’ve updated my post.
- Comment on Is there a subsect of the minimalist community that's focused on portable living? 2 months ago:
You’ll want to maybe start looking into some Asian cultures. There is a lot of minimalism there, like this guy m.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQBKseozuY
There are also some people who try their best to make it look like there is nothing in their apartment, but it’s really a full on transformer m.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQBKseozuY m.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQBKseozuY
There is also a youtube channel called Never Too Small m.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQBKseozuY
- Comment on DarkPattern.games - a website that rates mobile games for their "dark patterns" 2 months ago:
Oh fun. I game series I used to work on is on the first page of the list.
- Comment on The Legend of Goose: The Honk Waker - Mod Release Showcase 2 months ago:
I’m not even sure what my reaction to this should be, but I commend the dedication put in.
- Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics? 3 months ago:
I was hoping an article existed!
- Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics? 3 months ago:
Another one that comes to mind (that someone can correct me on). Was Uncharted the game that made the “no health bar, but redder screen as you are close to dying” popular?
- Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics? 3 months ago:
This was definitely the first time I also remember this appearing, and it made it more engaging for me as a child.
- Comment on What games popularized certain mechanics? 3 months ago:
Oh wow, did Zelda really make this popular? I wouldn’t have guessed. I’ve play it a ton.
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- Comment on Why is there no sense of "camaderie" in the workplace? 4 months ago:
This has always been my experience as well. My first job was “just a job”. But I worked there for 6 yrs and made many friendships during that time. There were many “time to clock out people”, but at least half regularly hung out.
- Comment on Why is there no sense of "camaderie" in the workplace? 4 months ago:
From the comments I gather that this mostly depends on the kind of work. I’d assume anywhere that is a “career” type place vs “just a job” will have different kinds of attitudes. At a “just a job” you want to just gfto when you clock out. I’ve mostly had jobs in relation to education or creative, and most of the people there just want to connect.
I’ve always had friends and good times with coworkers, many of whom I’m still in contact with to this day, hell, I’ve helped some of them move.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
Did it for almost a decade. Best team I’ve worked with, but eventually enough dominos began to fall, and me staying there only really helped enforce the bad behavior of higher ups. Many followed after me.
- Comment on What are the best indie games you've ever played? 8 months ago:
Hollow Knight Hyperlight Drifter Ori series Dead Cells Banner Saga series Into the Breach Bastion Monument Valley Child of Light Gris Limbo
- Comment on [Discussion thread] Dune: Part Two - Denis Villeneuve - 2024 9 months ago:
As a non book reader I had a similar take. The first movie felt slower with all the beats, this one felt like it was trying to accomplish a speed run. It felt like characters were just teleporting around with how quickly we were moving between locations. Overall it was visually stunning, but given how much was crammed in here I kind of wish there had been a way to add some of this into the first movie.