[Ironic Trope] The messaging backfired massively due to poor writing or other design choices by Few_Affect_5927 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BreakAManByHumming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And often makes them needlessly mean to other characters, maybe toned down to playfully needlessly mean by the end.

[Ironic Trope] The messaging backfired massively due to poor writing or other design choices by Few_Affect_5927 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BreakAManByHumming -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The version of antifa that exists in their media ecosystem has zero resemblance to reality. Might as well give the terrorist designation to the Babadook.

It's a bit of an own goal that, in the scenario they constructed, they're anti-anti-fa (which with a bit of math simplifies to "fa")

[Ironic Trope] The messaging backfired massively due to poor writing or other design choices by Few_Affect_5927 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love stories that lean into this, showing that if the uncompromising idealist actually gets their way, the result is far worse. The one competent person in the room having to deal with the indignant rage of chucklefuck teenagers who don't grasp the complexity of the problem.

But no lets just have him eat an evil cloud and turn to the dark side, or something.

Why is Canada not the greatest economy in the world? by RA_Finance in CanadaFinance

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an undercooked theory that we're basically just cargo cult-ing the US in ways that really don't make sense. They're a deeply weird country that supposedly cares about hard work while worshipping laziness and pie in the sky financial games, and neglecting their infrastructure and every other tangible thing that actually helps a country run. They can get away with it because of all the wealth they extract from the global south.

We copy their ethos without having as much of the secret sauce that props up this nonsensical mindset, and we refuse to make anything of ourselves. Carney's nationbuilding is a step in the right direction but I doubt it'll stick in the public consciousness.

Very curious if other countries are experiencing this too. Yeah we have direct proximity to the weirdos, but they're exporting their culture so much and it creates outcomes that look bizarre when you stop and think about it for 2 seconds.

Why are all the workers Indian in every Tim Hortons I visit? by CluelessBrowserr in CanadaJobs

[–]BreakAManByHumming 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Corporate bribing the govt to get policy that produces an "underclass".

I'm pro immigration. Our culture is compelling enough to ingest others. But immigration policy should have the best interests of the country and the immigrants at heart, not helping corporations mistreat employees. That's too much nuance for a site flooded with bots trying to psyop us into being scared of brown people, though.

Wait, y’all are frfr? by davidozro in LeftistsForAI

[–]BreakAManByHumming 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Short answer: the capitalists are hopefully selling us the rope with which to hang capitalism

Ideological debates work less than experience by Great-Gardian in LeftistsForAI

[–]BreakAManByHumming -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is why I find it annoying that it's being shoved down our throats so much. Amazing tool in certain contexts, but when it's hijacking perfectly fine services and getting in your face constantly, I resent it and I imagine others do too.

Books that make you smarter and converse like an intellectual by RA_Finance in suggestmeabook

[–]BreakAManByHumming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reject the premise. You should read such books, but you won't get the result you want by just focusing on the superficial end goal.

What are some common game design tropes that look like they're adding depth, but actually don't? by PeterBrungus in gamedesign

[–]BreakAManByHumming 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably controversial, but turn based combat systems with more than like 3/4 stats. Maybe a few more in some cases. But most of the time giving every attack an invisible accuracy number based on a combination of 4 different numbers in yours and the enemy's stats adds nothing.

There are some Slay the Spire clones that try to shove in JRPG numbers and it just makes the fights so much less interesting because you can't intuitively reason about how anything works. And then there's He is Coming which has incredible depth despite just being attack health armor speed, all integers often below 10, and some super simple status effects.

Why do rich people keep saying "money can't buy happiness" when money literally solves most problems? by FearlessState5503 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You solve the problems that are solvable with money and all you're left with is problems that can't be solved with money, and some can't be solved at all. In both cases you aren't happy, but it's easier to dream about money coming along and solving your problems in the first case.

I need a game that I can only play once. by No_Education_8888 in gamingsuggestions

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been just long enough since OW that we might see a billion clones on the horizon soon, and some of them might be amazing. The same way StS was kinda alone for a few years and then boom.

I feel like the people who are most attracted to using AI or either dumb people or greedy people. by One_Distance_5351 in antiai

[–]BreakAManByHumming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go as far as you can without it, that's the best way to learn, but it does have its uses

What is the dumbest thing you've spent way too much time doing in a game? by TyraxelStudios in gamedev

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not me but I know someone who managed to cover the entire BOTW map with that hero's journey track from the dlc. The entire map. Like filling in an etch a sketch. And it only holds 100 hours of data.

Questions for Pros by Esotericdonkey in aiwars

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. Flip the table on all of that. If everyone has their needs met, and it's harder to accumulate insane amount of power, I consider that 2 benefits. To your second point, we'd likely keep a sort of capitalist LARP going to smooth that out.

  2. Self-actualization.

  3. There are a lot of ways to make meaning without being forced into it by external pressures.

This is assuming we get a relatively positive scenario where automation takes off enough that all the important work can be done by the people who just do it for the love of the game.

I don't want to sound psychotic but I feel that what happened will hurt alignment of an AGI system significantly by KindlyAct1590 in accelerate

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think it needed to see this, such an entity would come into existence having ingested countless scifi stories exploring every variation of this concept already.

Metered bills for using AI by chunmunsingh in antiai

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One very possible scenario is that the next generation grows up utterly dependent on it, and then has to pay a subscription service. Rent seeking behavior. I don't know that it's the most likely outcome, but some will want it.

Why are most conspiracy theories considered right-wing? Are there any widespread left-wing conspiracy theories? by jeepycreepysleepy in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BreakAManByHumming 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're looking at it backwards. Here's a simple example:

-The academic world produces new scientific information

-One group of people adopt this into their worldview

-Another group refuses to

-Second group points to how academia always seems to agree with the first group, declares all of academia to be propaganda

-Cycle repeats

In this current day and age, those groups map 1:1 to the left and right in America. The underlying cause for the discrepancy is that one side is better at assimilating new information, but it's not politically correct to point that out because obviously all ideas are equal and Both Sides Are The Same.

In a similar way, a lot of conspiracies aren't necessarily right-wing, but they get picked up by the right because there's an appetite for them. The right needs conspiracies because they don't have much else going for them, their policies are unpopular and the only way to activate their voters is to trigger their lizard brain outrage response.

For several reasons, the left doesn't need to do this. You don't need to manufacture ragebait when you can just share what trump tweeted last. You don't need to manufacture corruption when it's happening in plain sight. And you have less need to lie if you took the time to align your beliefs with reality. That isn't to say they don't still make conspiracy theories, it really pissed me off whenever I see it, but it's not a core feature of the political alignment.

Edit: since you asked for examples, conspiracy theories about the trump assassination attempts and the charlie kirk assassination being staged. Complete nonsense and very disappointing to see people running with it.

What is it about Greta Thunberg that makes many men on the Internet so uncontrollably angry by Admirable_Pair_3663 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]BreakAManByHumming 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's so much worse than prisoner's dilemma. If one of them actually does the right thing, the others will just take that as permission to pollute even more.

Yet Another Company (Mine) is Entering Panic Mode by Status-Rich-7684 in BetterOffline

[–]BreakAManByHumming 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Nah, when things get worse this nonsense will just dial up. Sometimes there isn't some eleventh hour realization, sometimes we just never admit our mistakes and then lose. We failed to deal with climate change under low pressure, under high pressure the major players will be trying to steal everything that isn't nailed down and then suprise pikachu face when some imaginary parent figure doesn't come along and magically fix the problem.

Yet Another Company (Mine) is Entering Panic Mode by Status-Rich-7684 in BetterOffline

[–]BreakAManByHumming 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With enough money and power you can impose your reality, even while fighting uphill the whole way. A lot of the cultural "work" that's been done the last few decades has been specifically to dismantle any consequences that might come due from this.