papel

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[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 59 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Democracy is incompatible with power concentration. Excessive wealth easily translates into power, thus, it breaks the balance of any democracy.

There's also a saying that "Democracy cannot exist while people are hungry", because a common complaint is that "poor people vote with their stomachs".

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's not Barbie, that's just Klingon Prince.

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Pulpy, but I'd go with Tabasco Aztlan

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Reminds me of a joke, that the only reason the brits didn't move the pyramids of Giza back to London was because they are too heavy

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How is it compared to just browsing booru-like sites, or video sites?

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A grading system that does nothing doesn't bother me. A grading system that unlocks highly desirable, but non-essential stuff will probably get me on my nerves, or get me to cheat. Tenchu on the PS1 had 1 unlockable item for each mission you got a GrandMaster rank

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same applied to the original Medal of Honor, though I never understood why some of those grades were given, I think they had more to do with where most of your shots landed?

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 6 points 1 year ago

People have this tendency to associate wealth with knowledge, or business savvy. For many companies, it's just a matter of "creative accounting" coupled with a psychopath CEO and lucking out. Epic lucked out with Fortnite Battle Royale, don't forget their original "save world" was a total flop as a paid product

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nerdslayer did a great job giving most of the history of TTG, from beginning to shutdown https://inv.tux.pizza/watch?v=8JUlDr7EdqQ

Also related, Bill Willingham, who wrote The Wolf Among Us, released his IPs in the public domain as a middle finger to DC, who's not paying him royalties, nor did they consult him on the making of the game. - https://exputer.com/news/games/the-wolf-among-us-creator-public/

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Ah, the benefits of nearly infinite money

[–] papel@lemmyf.uk 8 points 1 year ago

Bots not only stole ~~our jobs~~ our shitposts, they're also going to get paid for it. Truly, this is the dumbest timeline

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