There are decades where nothing happens and there are weeks where decades happen

  • Goadstool [he/him, comrade/them]
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    11 months ago

    I just wish you could like, opt-out of capitalism. I would happily renounce any contention for the ravenous accumulation of capital, in exchange for having my basic needs met. With any other game, when it's this rigged, the only option I would ever consider is to simply not play. But of course, the system doesn't work unless enough people are forced to be cogs endlessly worn down.

    • UlyssesT [he/him]
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      11 months ago

      It's bleak, even Jokerfying, to contemplate the possibility I could have conceivably written something as sloppy as, say, "Ready Player One" and with a little initial nudge of failson privilege or at least friends in high places it could have been very profitable.

      Games can be quite similar: some of the most profitable games are creatively bankrupt while pressing lots of addiction buttons for monetization purposes. RAID: Shadow Legends is only one of the most infamous examples.