SkepticalButOpenMinded

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This was my thought as well. A lot of these games are never made, even when the ads do very well (as evidenced by the ad continuing for years). Someone actually made the bait game for real, in recognition of the fact that the games have been advertised for many years and never made.

Even if OP’s explanation is sometimes correct, it doesn’t seem typically correct. In fact, it seems like a rare edge case, at best.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 3 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I did a quick search for this but nothing came up. Do you have a link to an article?

Cars are the number one killer of children in Canada. We tolerate a disgusting amount of preventable traffic accidents in Canada, but comparing that to killing children by shooting them or putting them into deadly chokeholds is nonsensical.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Canadian cops are scary too, but it’s not even close. US cops are five times more likely to kill. And Canadian cops don’t have qualified immunity.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago

Americans pay more in taxes towards healthcare than any other country, and then pay for private healthcare on top of that.

Yeah, I've never heard anyone describe Germany as particularly bike friendly. The article is America-centric: I'm guessing the worst German city is still "bike oriented" compared to almost any American city.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 10 points 9 months ago

This is also how I read it. I actually really appreciate attacking the idea of "white as default". It's kind of like how some gamers think representing anything besides the "default" demographic is "political".

I think this is the more revealing excerpt:

This is the defining irony of white film-making. The more oblivious your film is to matters of race, the whiter it plays. Because whiteness is often exactly that: the freedom not to see race, even when it’s right there in front of you.

Basically, being aware of whiteness makes for less racist movies. There's nothing wrong with white movies, but it's wrong when white movies pretend they're not white, but universal and default. The article concludes:

Instead, our twofold expectation should be this: 1) The industry affords more film-makers of colour the same creative freedoms and commercial opportunities that are now afforded white film-makers, and 2) That the film culture – including the film-makers themselves – develop the confidence, insight and language to discuss and dethrone white cinema.

This does not sound like racist dog-whistling or white supremacy to me.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago

I only started biking regularly a few years ago. I am shocked by how much a rear basket, panniers, and bungee cords can carry.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This has been my experience. I was surprised by how much I prefer biking, especially for the feeling of freedom.

Also, it's surprising what you can carry on a cargo bike. I carried our Christmas tree on a cargo bike this year. Also do all my shopping, including big costco trips. People are too quick to imagine limits that don't exist in practice.

That makes zero sense. Even if you think he’s cartoonishly evil, why would he complain about wage increases? Biden has been playing up the historic increases in wages. He mentions it all the time. It’s good for him politically.

That’s not what “negotiate” means.

And he didn’t “fail to deliver”. You’re objectively wrong about it, which is why you didn’t even attempt to defend yourself.

How is it “functionally” walled? How is it far from “anyone can simply download and run”? It literally is just that. Anyone can download anything and run any unsigned code. I am baffled by the fact that all the people correcting you are getting downvoted.

[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Nope. Those greedy American workers with their remote work and long overdue raises.

What? Biden hasn't made any comments like that. Are you a troll?

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