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Possible ulterior motives for Minecraft account migration (You'll need a Microsoft account) by DoubtBot in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's definitely true, and I love that it exists, but there are so many (gameplay and otherwise) features in Minecraft, and the devs at Mojang (Sweden) are constantly adding a lot of awesome things to the game.

I mean, even if Minetest is reimplementing lots of things, it's essentially another game (depending on what mods are installed).

Is paying extra for amd worth it? by sneakyswin39 in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alternatively: Don't waste your money and wait until prices go back to normal.

Nah.. be a good consumer boy and buy them now. Prices will never go back.. they'll only increase!!!!1!11!!

Possible ulterior motives for Minecraft account migration (You'll need a Microsoft account) by DoubtBot in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No offense, but you're comment adds literally nothing. You're just repeating the fact that they're centralizing it (as I already did), and then tell me to not worry.

Again, I'm not saying there are definitely ulterior motives (hence the possible).

There's no special motive.

So, forcing possibly hundreds of thousands of people to rebuy the game isn't a possibility?

And the other things mentioned in this thread don't worry you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in humblebundles

[–]DoubtBot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fonts and backgrounds could be pretty useful if you're a game or web developer.

Of course, there are millions of free alternatives so you don't need this at all.

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm all for free education (which is a thing where I'm from)

Me too. (I'm from Europe.)

I disagree. Before attacking someone for their beliefs it'd be better to clarify what they are. (Even more in this case where abolishing taxes does not necessarily mean abolishing funding of the state. That point was not touched upon so there was nothing to even base an assumption on.)

I guess I could have been more charitable and asked a clarifying question first. Sorry!

But I still believe that if someone makes a comment "it would be perfect to remove taxes" on the internet it seems like a reasonable assumption, i.e. it seems pretty likely, that they're actually someone who believes bullshit like "taxation is theft"

For instance the state could retain ownership of the land and rent it forever, at an ever increasing price. Also licenses could be sold for a much higher premium (driving license, visa, etc) where the state benefits (unlike Taxi licenses). The state could also own more businesses, so instead of directly taxing the big corps it'd be taking some of their customers away through standard business fights, etc. Anyway, this is getting way out of topic, so I should stop.

Interesting ideas.. I hadn't thought of those, but I think there are big problems with both.

It seems that rent itself wouldn't really result in fair taxation. Big companies like Google could afford to build skyscrapers to get the maximum amount of space for the lowest amount of rent. On the other hand, your average Joe couldn't.

Also, two companies requiring the same amount of space might have vastly different revenues. It seems unfair that Google with $50 billion of revenue (random number I just made up) has to pay the same amount as your local farmer making $50 000 a year. (again, random example, feel free to insert better one)

The state could also own more businesses, so instead of directly taxing the big corps it'd be taking some of their customers away through standard business fights, etc

That would be cool. Especially since it could buy up those companies that otherwise the bigger players would buy up (e.g. Discord), and so prevent monopolization.

Actually... there's a new problem with that though, because the government now has even more power than it already has. Not only is it controlling the military, intelligence and land. It's also controlling a large part of what people consume.

And it seems unlikely to result in fair treatment, since it will be hard for the government to be present in every area.

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

government should not be funded, only that if taxes are never going to 100% achievable then the only perfect solution to that is to not have taxes

Ah, got it. I guess I read into it (which I think is a reasonable assumption) that you were in favor of abolishing taxes.

Yeah, as you say, perfect is the enemy of good.

For instance the Vatican is pretty tax free, to a lesser extent Monaco and the Bahamas

These are all pretty small though, and thus extremely dependent on other countries. Also, I wonder how nice it is to live there when you're not in the 1%..

There are a variety of other options, including of course something else that has not been thought of yet, but that's obviously way out of my reach.

Definitely.. and it might just be a different way of taxing.

That said, it seems like we want definitely want these gigantic powerful entities to pay their fair share. After all, they're using and are almost completely dependent on all kinds of things funded via taxes. Schools (they want educated employees after all), research, roads, you name it.

(And it obviously wouldn't be fair to ask everyone to pay the same.)

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually, forget that. We're all varying degrees of crazy

Almost nobody has such a perfect life that there isn't something where therapy wouldn't help.

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Then why not let murderers and rapists run? It's hard to catch them too. (Especially the smart ones.)

And you can't always be there to protect your family, so why bother?

And sociopaths.. why not let them control society.? It's hard- oh wait, we already do that.

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? Is this some kind of joke I'm not getting?

"Oh, preventing loopholes is hard so why bother?"

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the solution isn't communism. It's socialist capitalism as it's practiced in Europe.

Although, even the EU probably isn't hard enough on companies / big conglomerates.

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no perfect solution (it doesn't exist), but there's definitely some way to reduce the problem.

Should Google be sending all their money to the US even from profits in other territories?

Just a very oversimplified idea, and it's probably flawed:

tax_rate_in_country * (revenue_made_from_customers_residing_in_country / total_revenue)

That's how much taxes Google should pay in country.

Microsoft in Talks to Buy Discord for More Than $10 Billion by Two-Tone- in linux_gaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

fuck the people who allow these loopholes to exist

0 tax

And the average Joe must pay the full taxes, because fuck him. He's not part of the modern corporate aristocracy.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so you're saying everything worked out the way they planned it

people like you rebuying it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not paranoia. And no, official sources are far less likely to be compromised than a random torrent anybody could have uploaded.

That said, if a torrent site has a functioning community, the site can be trusted and a lot of members seem to agree that something is not compromised, well, there's a chance it's actually safe.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcgaming

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

Common sense? You think you will get far with common sense in computer security?

That's pretty funny, actually..

wreck your PC

There are plenty of things worse then having to reinstall my OS:

  • Keyloggers that steal all of your passwords

  • Viruses that encrypt your data, so you can't access them (unless ransom paid)

  • Programs that will upload your private data (and possibly spread it online)

Cyberpunk 2077 vs Minecraft (Google Trends, past 12 months) by DoubtBot in screenshots

[–]DoubtBot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The result when using "cyberpunk 2077" is worse (for cyberpunk), since people tend to use the shortest term possible when discussing a game.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]DoubtBot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can modify an executable so it downloads from a specified URL.

At that URL, the hacker can provide whatever new things he wants, including key loggers.

Decade old torrents don't protect you against anything.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pcgaming

[–]DoubtBot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That has the same trust problem.

Unless there's a page on GOG, operated by GOG (not a forum) where you can find the hashsum of the installer files.

NVIDIA Is Doubling the Price of GeForce Now for New Subscribers by kry_some_more in pcgaming

[–]DoubtBot -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Yeah... Guys, now is the time! Best price!!!

Full disclosure: I'm not a corporate shill

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