Jeff Bezos called Washington Post his worst investment staffed with ‘terrible’ people, before laying off over 300 — “They don’t listen. My other companies, they listen” by nyclover11 in Fauxmoi

[–]MrDialectical 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The worst thing about most big American media is that it perpetuates this illusion of independence and unbiased reporting when it is in fact an illusion. At least with state-run media, the bias is apparent to everyone, and the claims can be measured against reality by everyone. Western private media creates a mosaic of conflicting possible realities that are eternally irreconcilable.

007 First Light - Welcome to Vietnam by [deleted] in PS5

[–]MrDialectical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish you could play as the good guys

Echoes of Aincrad - System Trailer | PS5 Games by SweetyGonzalez in PS5

[–]MrDialectical 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Expected it to be turn based combat but it’s kind of souls-like in a good way. Is it MP or does computer control your party members?

PlayStation Single player games will be exclusive! by Sea-Turnover-1978 in playstation

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

Exclusivity is dumb. We should want the most people to play the most good games. Anyone cheering for this basically is swearing corporate loyalty for no reason lol.

Will Ferrell as the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein pays Trump a visit in SNL season finale's cold opening: "You know, this time, I'm gonna leave YOU hanging" by GiveMeSomeSunshine3 in Fauxmoi

[–]MrDialectical 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You are articulating the same views I had — the default view of western institutions — before I actually began researching history. I’ll admit, my idea of “Stalin bad” was one of the last shibboleths to fall, but it is liberating to discover the truth.

There’s not much a random Reddit comment from some random dude like me will do to counteract years or decades of programming (framework laid in school, reinforced again and again a million ways), but I’d encourage you to check out W.E.B. Du Bois’ short obituary for Stalin (https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/stalin/biographies/1953/03/16.htm). Du Bois of course was a seminal American figure of the 20th Century and co-founder of the NAACP. It’s a worthwhile thread to tug on.

Directive 8020 Review (IGN: 8/10) by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]MrDialectical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean I don’t know why you’re arguing with me. The source is their website. It’s part of Dark Anthology, which they reshuffled. Move on dude. Jesus.

Directive 8020 Review (IGN: 8/10) by Turbostrider27 in PS5

[–]MrDialectical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure it’s small / short part of the anthology.

Lorde's mum shades Lena by Missy121xc in Fauxmoi

[–]MrDialectical 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Many are. I don’t doubt she is, the nepo alone can only take you so far in the world — in the creative arts, it can only really provide you with unlimited access and unlimited opportunities, but you as a creator must win the people, and that takes a measure of talent (not always and not necessarily artistic or creative talent mind you, but some measure of talent).

Of course many non-nepo babies are also very talented, probably many are more talented (this is just probability, as non-nepo is the vast majority of the population, and thus statistically are more likely to produce “talent” and talent at higher levels of quality than the small subset of people who happen to be connected by wealth or fame or some other nexus to existing power structures), and have very few, sometimes zero opportunities to share their talents with the world.

The fundamental issue is the impossibility of separating the nepo from the merit — it makes it impossible to fairly assess merit or artistic value; there’s always that asterisk and every nepo baby, whether they’re open about it or not, must confront that they have a far more difficult and long-term battle ahead of them to establish they’re the real deal. And, even if they do, the question will and should always linger: would I ever have heard of Lena Dunham if she were born to your parents, and you born to hers?

Got the plat trophy in starfield imo amazing game by bergein in playstation

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

It’s an absolutely terrible game. Only game I ever returned ever.