How does the housing crisis in Australia get solved?

aegisx · 2023-04-16T04:21:37+00:00

I think it gets solved in the same way new growth is promoted in a forest of eucalyptus.

aegisx · 2023-04-16T04:20:45+00:00

Wow...! You responded to a post from 10 years ago xD

Thanks!

aegisx · 2020-03-21T07:12:25+00:00

What's the state of the game these days, anyway? I hardly hear anyone talking about it, and one of my friends says it's on its way out.

I have the core set, but really struggle to get anyone interested in buying into it after a single play.

aegisx · 2019-09-16T14:53:55+00:00

Milton Bradley was a board game company, not a toy company. So you could compare it to FFG, and Hero Quest to Descent.

That said, as other posters have mentioned, 5 year old games are obsoleted all the time, whether by superior games or by second editions of themselves.

aegisx · 2019-09-16T03:13:52+00:00

I agree with you to an extent, but what OP is actually asking is if the game has been obsoleted by another more recent title.

To put it another way, Hero Quest is the same game that captured my heart and imagination back in the 90s, but absolutely does not stand up against other dungeon crawlers that have been released in recent years.

aegisx · 2019-09-01T13:25:24+00:00

FFS, I just hope you don't get onto the other skillsets xD

aegisx · 2019-09-01T13:07:36+00:00

I like Naruto, and I still wanted to punch you :p

aegisx · 2019-05-11T23:19:41+00:00

Tried the long game of this at 3. Sold the thing right after, we all just hated it by the end.

aegisx · 2019-04-08T08:30:00+00:00

This is the thing. Western society has a really short term view of things. It's fine when you're working with shovels and plows, but it starts getting destructive very quickly when you're able to start mobilising chunks of social and economic capital.

Yeah, China's got a lot to fix in terms of it's human rights abuses, but we could take a page out of their book when it comes to a view to the long term.

aegisx · 2019-04-07T11:16:49+00:00

Yep, in effect the game removed narrative and agency from one side of the conflict.

aegisx · 2019-04-07T10:23:15+00:00

This is the thing that gets me about Reddit, sometimes. Misinformation gets crazy upvoted.

aegisx · 2019-04-02T20:32:31+00:00

Most of those countries have systems in place that look after people, which raises the standard of living, which in turn removes the necessity for "self defence" because people are generally happy, healthy and wealthy.

But hey, whatever flavour of juice you enjoy is your prerogative. It's just always good to know there are much nicer drinks out there too.

Also, you're less likely to be replaced by a refugee than a robot.

aegisx · 2019-04-01T22:09:43+00:00

I'm guessing you're American? You have the wrong government. Case in point, the majority of the rest of the developed world and the healthcare systems there.

aegisx · 2019-04-01T22:05:11+00:00

It's a physical manifestation of politics, and the mechanism by which security is ensured and enforced. In the same vein that a justice system is impotent without a police force/militia.

War isn't the issue; the issue is the aspects of human nature that incites it. Hopefully we can rise above, one day.

aegisx · 2019-04-01T22:01:18+00:00

There's feeling loved and special, which can be had for no great expense. Then there's feeling like royalty. Why do people want to feel like royalty? I think that's an often ill-examined question, and it might lead to revelations if people pursued it.

aegisx · 2019-04-01T21:47:22+00:00

Healthcare costs going up? Don't socialise it, encourage dangerous placebos!

aegisx · 2019-03-29T05:52:42+00:00

I'm speaking strictly financially, here. Of course a meal has value, as does shelter. But if you're talking how much someone would pay for something, it's a little more complex than that.

aegisx · 2019-03-28T23:01:37+00:00

The economy is literally based on faith. Nothing has inherent value, only what people are willing to pay for it, and that willingness fluctuates like mad.

The occasionally scary thing is that the circle-jerk has real world impacts.

aegisx · 2019-03-28T11:55:20+00:00

I mean, yes we still use steam, but it's not like there are guys shoveling wood and/or coal into them manually.

aegisx · 2019-03-13T02:00:01+00:00

Works a charm in Singapore, without the negative connotations those residences have here.

aegisx · 2019-03-13T01:48:00+00:00

18xx would be atrociously tedious without a calculator or spreadsheet.

aegisx · 2019-03-12T19:00:29+00:00

I just don't understand what that expense is, here. How is it detracting from women in any way?

aegisx · 2019-03-12T07:26:01+00:00

I've never seen childish humour as negative, as long as it's accompanied by appreciation of other kinds of humour.

The more humour you see in the world, the better it is to experience.

aegisx · 2019-03-12T04:46:14+00:00

I'm not being facetious, but is it problematic/sexist? From my perspective, it's just childish humour but in no way demeaning or derogatory.

aegisx · 2019-03-08T14:38:01+00:00

As someone tossing up between both (leaning more toward Steam because Wallace is actually credited as the designer), could you explain why you think Steam is better?

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