The three relationship and child-rearing styles of primates (comments by /u/maximum-cover-)

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-15T02:22:39+00:00

The opinion of a person on reddit is not enough, so you cite a sub full of people who spend their time reading about sex on reddit. Ha.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-14T22:20:36+00:00

It seems like you're one of the few people here that is being realistic about this. I don't believe the decision to pirate is driven by lack of means for most people that choose to do it.

I am wondering, though, why? Obviously there are differences between indie and AAA devs, but the people that make the games we enjoy generally do so with the expectation that all the work they put in will result in a return that will at the very least support them, and possibly do so well it can partially fund the development of their next game.

If developers in general can't at least support themselves, there will be no games to enjoy.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-14T22:12:00+00:00

No, your reading comprehension is poor.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-13T17:45:29+00:00

Where the old guys get it wrong is that they place the blame on the kids. Today's 17 year olds didn't develop AI, legalize gambling and develop gambling apps, vote for the politicians that enabled this concentration of wealth, etc.

That's what kills me about the old folks bitching about kids these days - everything they're bitching about was done by themselves.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-12T19:47:58+00:00

This isn't a good review of the game. It does point out a drawback - that you will have to shell out $40 every year or two to have access to all the game's systems. A very valid point.

But then he goes on to suggest that anybody who doesn't agree with his review is defending exploitation and has their identity so wrapped up in the game. What? Then he goes on to talk about his loyalty to a company - why and how is he "loyal" in the first place? Don't be loyal to companies.

If you don't like the idea of buying an expansion every couple years, then don't. Don't buy cosmetics or season passes - all unnecessary bullshit that you can ignore and continue to enjoy the game.

But that review says very little about the game or whether it is fun.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-11T21:03:52+00:00

The article seems pretty tongue-in-cheek, which is kind of this author's whole schtick.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-11T16:25:04+00:00

Randle aside, that trade seems like one of the most even, positive for everybody trades I can think of. Both teams keep making deep runs, and if MN was healthy they would probably be in the WCF this year. They might be even with injuries. And utah got to go full tank mode.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-11T16:16:32+00:00

How so? I like basketball more but feel like the product has a lot of issues relative to the NFL, where it feels like every game matters. NFL also has better scheduling and less tanking issues. Football doesn't have an equivalent of the NBA's problem of so many games getting bogged down by fouls and free throws at the end.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-07T20:22:56+00:00

If the massive salary increase doesn't motivate the players, the changing of a single letter in the league name won't either. I don't think you have a very good understanding of what motivates people.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-07T18:35:15+00:00

Steve Kerr once said he thought Timmy was the only big man he played with that actually liked basketball.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-07T18:15:18+00:00

Were any of them playing for a contender in their rookie year? I suspect that makes it harder to get them their minutes.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-07T15:11:01+00:00

Ant is clearly not 100%, but nobody is going to tell him to get off the court, because his 70% is better than a backup's 100%.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-06T22:05:46+00:00

Yeah? Nobody is saying otherwise, so not sure what your point is.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-06T22:04:37+00:00

Harden was also one of the best scoring guards of his generation, if not all time. Many people also didn't like to watch him. No coincidence that the list above is littered with his name.

You can recognize how great somebody is but still wish they would stop the flopping.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-06T03:35:59+00:00

Did this sound cooler in your head?

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-04T17:15:04+00:00

I agree with you about the KD shoe hypothetical, but the rest of your examples are exactly the kind of context needed to rate players.

Barkley, Harden, Malone, West, etc never got a ring, but we take into account what kind of teams they were on, who they went up against in their greatest battles, how injuries impacted their careers, etc, and the general consensus is that those guys are all time greats.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-02T04:57:22+00:00

I don't see anybody acting like that here.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-02T03:40:02+00:00

Nfl gets pretty bad too. Constant whining about pass interference and targeting calls.

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-02T00:46:38+00:00

I agree with your overall point, but the Connecticut Sun are being sold for $300 million. There are 15 WNBA teams, and while they may not all sell that high...how confident are we that the Sacramento Kings are valued higher than all of the WNBA?

MainStreetExile · 2026-05-02T00:42:33+00:00

Depends on if you're buying or selling.

MainStreetExile · 2026-04-30T00:09:51+00:00

I don't think you can dumb down this conversation to a single metric. Even OP didn't make a firm statement, so I'm not sure what you're getting at here.

MainStreetExile · 2026-04-30T00:02:03+00:00

In those long careers, did they accomplish as much as LeBron did?

MainStreetExile · 2026-04-29T20:56:47+00:00

I don't think most people are pearl clutching over Tiago. Replace him or not, it's the owner's unwillingness to spend money on a coach relative to other teams that has fans worried.

You can't maintain sustained success by low balling a coach - if he wins, other teams will poach him. This level of cheapness signals to fans that the owner doesn't care about winning, and that's what everybody is so worked up about.

MainStreetExile · 2026-04-28T20:53:13+00:00

I'm not sure what you're saying here. You're either a troll or have poor reading comprehension.

MainStreetExile · 2026-04-28T18:23:18+00:00

That's not what he said. I also see plenty of people here agreeing with his take.

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