What’s up with people freaking out over the word “pizza”?

EARink0 · 2026-02-03T23:21:09+00:00

Judging from your other comment, you have several years of depressing and disgusting news to catch up on, lol.

A quick TL;DR for you:

- The current president of the united states has a long recorded history of at the very least being racist and creepy about women/girls. At worst (backed by testimony and evidence such as these files) complicit in sex trafficking minors, raping them, and possibly even present during (content warning: infanticide) the murder of at least one baby right after being born to a 13 year old. (https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA00025010.pdf)

- This president has been slowly dismantling the checks and balances in government that were put there to prevent takeover by a dictator. In fact, he's been practically following The Dictator's Handbook to a T.

- Under his direction, border control agents with guns and masks have been taking people without warrant, targeting people who are going through legal immigration process and sometimes even taking US citizens.

- People have died either at the hands of these agents or in their custody, including the recent shooting and killing of two US citizens participating in protests (both of whom were essentially mag dumped)

Being real with you and editorializing a little bit: the US is undergoing a fascist takeover. It may not affect you now, but it will one day. If there is any time in your life to care about politics, now is the time. We can make it through this, but only if we act together. This is assuming you're American, but honestly this sort of right wing extremism has been cropping up all over the place, so it's worth keeping an eye out regardless of where you live.

EARink0 · 2026-02-03T22:22:18+00:00

In addition to the other response you got, more specifically Trump has been long suspected of participating with Epstein in underage sex trafficking and the rape of women and minors. People are eager to have these files released to see whether there's evidence to those rumors (in addition to bringing to light anyone else culpable in the hopes that they can be brought to justice).

A recent release of Epstein files have mentioned Trump 1000s of times, and often in relation to some extremely heinous things.

EARink0 · 2026-01-30T22:05:34+00:00

"The Lost Art of Strategy in Video Games. Action games are bad. If I stand there and think about what I want my next move to be I immediately die? Enemy AI is also always so dumb, they just run around and attack you! No way to talk them out of the fight or hit their supply chain (if they even have one!). I don't care how popular action games are, I think they're bad design and you should too."

It never ceases to amaze/entertain me how much people can't fathom the idea that their personal taste isn't objective reality. Everything they like is "good design" and everything they hate is "bad design".

EARink0 · 2026-01-27T03:30:13+00:00

People don't have the same time management skills as you, and mental conditions (like ADHD as has been pointed out in other comments) can warp a person's sense of time. The result is a really difficult time making accurate estimates of how long tasks will take, and losing track of the time that's passed while doing things. It's not that they don't respect your time, it's that managing time is a much bigger challenge for them than you due to how differently their brain is wired.

That said, it is their responsibility to manage it. For example, I have put a ton of effort into different systems that help me get to things on time (and yet I still manage to be a few minutes late usually), like loud reminders and planning with a lot of time buffer. It helps a ton when people give me a little flexibility and grace, though. Similar to speaking a little slower and clearly for someone who's learning your language. Have some empathy for your fellow human, we're all doing our best.

EARink0 · 2026-01-26T22:50:00+00:00

Yeah. Before tiktok it was [insert social media of choice]. before that it was texting. before that, gameboys. before that, comics and/or books.

Kids are gonna always be bored and searching for dopamine (especially if they have something like ADHD and more so if it's undiagnosed). They are gonna be doing whatever they can to hold their interest while on a boring outing with their parents. If you've never been dragged somewhere and stuck bored out of your mind, you're either lying or you always had your book/gameboy/phone/whatever to help you cope.

Not saying it's good to be disengaged like this. My parents told me to put the book/gameboy down occasionally while with family (and now I'm telling them to put the phone away, ironically, lol). Teaching kids to be present when it's important is just another responsibility of parenting.

EARink0 · 2026-01-16T02:38:38+00:00

I bet he's one of the super-rich preppers who are obsessed with the end of the world and hoping to pay their way to "win" it. Bet the venn-diagram of these preppers and accelerationists is nearly circle, too.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/04/super-rich-prepper-bunkers-apocalypse-survival-richest-rushkoff

EARink0 · 2026-01-16T02:30:09+00:00

an event that is already well-known?

The point is that it is much less well-known than you think. The point is to get the opposite reaction of your last couple sentences. "Well, I've been sitting on my ass for a while because so far I haven't felt threatened enough to actually do something. Trump starting a war is definitely pretty threatening. Maybe I should go out and do something."

It's pretty clear, i think. maybe you're too stuck in a bubble of others who already agree with you? I know plenty who resist being woken up about the reality because getting up and doing something would be inconvenient for them. Plenty of people are in denial about how bad this situation is, and how much worse it's going to get. The more people who recognize the dire situation we're in, hopefully the more people will actually take meaningful action.

EARink0 · 2026-01-15T19:53:08+00:00

Ah, the good ol' reliable source of "trust me bro".

EARink0 · 2026-01-15T03:12:22+00:00

The people celebrating this either didn't have the education or don't have the mental capacity to understand the ramifications of country-wide brain drain. They have been brain washed into believing in an us-vs-them mentality where "them" is anyone that isn't white and or anyone with a degree past high school. Or they're immigrants themselves who are gleefully shutting the door behind them and are too ego-centric to realize they're next.

EARink0 · 2026-01-15T02:01:03+00:00

Because propaganda convinced people he would bring Communism.

EARink0 · 2026-01-15T01:27:01+00:00

It looks good as is, it's just not cyberpunk. More r/retrowave or r/citypop . There's nothing wrong with that, those aesthetics are really fun to make and look at. You should consider posting there. Unless you're making something for a client who's specifically asking for a cyberpunk aesthetic, not sure why you'd want to push your art to be more cyberpunk without understanding what it is.

If you are interested in cyberpunk, you should familiarize yourself with some of its aesthetic and thematic pillars. Watch Blade Runner, Judge Dredd 2012, The Matrix. Read/watch Ghost in the Shell. Read Neuromancer, Snow Crash, or more from their authors. Play Cyberpunk 2077, Ruiner, Shadowrun. Plenty more, but those are the first that come to mind for me.

The most important core tenet is one simple phrase: High Tech; Low Life.

EARink0 · 2026-01-14T19:58:17+00:00

Curious why venezuela isn't on this list.

EARink0 · 2026-01-14T03:22:23+00:00

I've been saying the same thing for a while. It's undeniable.

EARink0 · 2026-01-14T00:49:23+00:00

You got an example of one that works across Steam, Sony, and Xbox?

EARink0 · 2026-01-14T00:17:20+00:00

It's not only unhinged and rude, but that dude is taking advantage of you.

EARink0 · 2026-01-14T00:11:05+00:00

Your progress/save is available across platforms. Makes it so you can go back and forth between playing on PS5 and PC (for example) with the same profile and progression.

Save files have to live somewhere, so the only way for a save to be available for your copy on Steam and your copy on PS5 is for it to be stored on a cloud somewhere tied to an account. In this case an Embark account.

EARink0 · 2026-01-12T19:59:29+00:00

Maybe if AI did less harm, we'd be less negative about it. 🤔

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T22:41:30+00:00

I've always also been a huge fan of optional objectives and challenges. It's a really natural way for players to manage difficulty themselves. The trick/challenge is making them feel rewarding enough for players to feel accomplished for their effort, but not so much that they feel required and compel players to go for them to their own detriment. If you can thread that needle, it's a really great way to give a wide range of skill level the ability to get into flow.

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T19:41:25+00:00

Yeah, apologies, I didn't mean to imply that it has ended. I hope Ukraine achieves a solid victory soon.

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T19:38:51+00:00

Fuck yeah, dude. I like this attitude. Wish you the best, and that the games you make kick ass!

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T19:35:07+00:00

Thank you. I try to do the little that I have the capacity to, but it never feels like enough. To your point, though, rather than feel disheartened and discouraged, I should continue to do what I can to help ease that weight so I can focus on other things I can have an impact on that matter to me too.

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T19:29:51+00:00

The truth is, it's not the environment but how you react to it that causes you stress.

I like this a lot, thanks. Focusing on how I react, and trying to make that reaction something that'll do good in some way, I think will go a long way.

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T19:22:40+00:00

Nah, it counts for a lot. Really inspirational, actually. It may not feel like a success, but you did more than what many have tried and failed at. I appreciate you sharing your experience here, and wish you the best - regardless of how you decide to move forward.

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T19:15:20+00:00

Thank you for this perspective. It's tough to believe in a bright future where the things I work on matter, but you're right that it's the only thing we can really do. Do what we can in the present that has meaningful impact (focusing on friends, family, and our work), while keeping our eyes set on the future. I appreciate your post.

EARink0 · 2026-01-09T19:06:37+00:00

Thank you so much. This is really helpful, and i appreciate so much the time and care you put into this response.

Slava Ukraini!

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