CurseOfTheWise

Yes, it's low-res, but it's also not going to be funny after this week. Use it well.

True, this forum for discussion on enthusiast videogame topics isn't the place.

This should be a safe space from big thoughts.

AKA: I'm not a bigot, but I'll happily support and engage with them!

GUH, millionaires being held accountable for their public actions. What's next?

@retris said:

America leads the world in creation of billionaires, which some people take to be a "winning proposition" because a) they've projected their egos onto the "high-score" mentality that the bigger number=better country or b) they're GENUINELY still buying into the lies of "trickle-down economics" or the fact that they themselves are only temporarily being kept out of the club, and obviously someone of their skills and intelligence will work hard and get there. This is also why they tend to pretend engagement with arguments and then just throw up a shield of jaded disaffection when it's clear they have nothing to say. "It's just a videogame forum, why you getting so mad, bruh?" etc.

They put zero stock into social safety nets, and can only think of words like "socialism" and "universal healthcare/basic income" as boogeyman phrases without actually understanding what they do and mean. You can see how anytime socialism is brought up, the kneejerk counter is "VENEZUELA!" and never France, Germany, Switzerland, England, Canada, anyplace where that form of government has worked for decades, and in the case of Canada actually has an insulating effect from economic crashes.

While I do think that "Fuck capitalism" is largely a rallying cry for like-minded individuals: of course it's not actually a call to action and is just venting, I just find it tremendously ironic that the people who do mental gymnastics to justify someone else's wealth take it seriously riiiiiiiiiiiiight up to themselves not having any actual point to make.

@av_gamer: So all the points about wildly inconsistent quality, terrible writing, tryhard characterization, and rose-tinted glasses on the 2D games="everyone secretly loves it because no one can come up with any REAL complaints"?

This is some confirmation bias+no True Scotsman fallacy thinking here.

Put far better. Why is it so important to OP's enjoyment of a thing that THESE PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY like it? One can go lots of places on the internet to find people genuinely enjoying Sonic, one doesn't have to insist the people who don't are "just foolin'"

Educating people on the realities of capitalism makes me VERY happy, thanks!

If prosperity is to be judged on the bank account of top earners, then capitalism is a glorious system! If it's to be judged on things like quality of life, education, medical care, and dignity of the people who make that wealth possible, it's a bad joke.

It just depends on whether one wants to keep score or look at the average.

The fact is: quality of life for workers has decreased as things like de-regulation and corporate influence have increased. There is no "trickle down" when those at the top hoard rather than re-invest their wealth. That's a fact, everything else is just fog. There is no longer a middle-class in this country, where once there was a burgeoning and strong one.

When I was young, it was all about "working hard to get ahead," and now that illusion has been broken and you've got multi-billion dollar companies telling employees things like "times are tough for everyone, we're a family here!"

And like a family: they expect certain members to work harder for nothing.

@theodoricfriede: You should probably look up "ad hominem attack" in-between uninformed takes on countries and governance you continuously demonstrate your own ignorance about.

You can attack arguments all you like in these forums. You can't attack people, sunshine.

Really?? THIS tantrum in THIS thread?

@murderdeathmill: Ignoring all context and throwing out weird buzzwords MIGHT NOT be the slam-dunk argument you imagine.

Also...you're still here.

To be faiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyah: you also gain a music player ad-free with damn near every recorded song in existence. Lots of people play for things like Napster or Spotify when YouTube Premium is right there, you can watch plenty of content on other channels ad-free with it, and if you're a huge consumer of things like GB content or other Youtubers. If it's affecting your enjoyment THIS much, it seems very worth the money.

Hulu's also weird because you CAN absolutely pay more to REMOVE ads without gaining any further access. Plus they drop content like crazy.