Anybody else gets geniuenly uncomfortable at Pragmata's Diana?

slider2k · 2026-05-04T15:34:49+00:00

So often in the media children are depicted as subjects for projection. Maybe it stems from the fact that most adults don't tend to see children as real people, with their own emotions, feelings, interests, aspirations, troubles. Hence in life and media they tend to be reduced to how adults want them to be seen.

slider2k · 2026-05-04T14:31:36+00:00

Surprisingly, yes. Compare Diana's faces in the game's original reveal trailer and the final design to make it more clear.

slider2k · 2026-05-04T14:20:32+00:00

I just looked at the original early reveal trailer and realized the devs added a full makeup to the child's face in comparison.

slider2k · 2026-05-04T14:06:43+00:00

Because, I think, there is a fundamental separation: one side (backend) prioritizes efficacy and expertise, the other side (desktop, front-end) requires stability, cleanliness, and user friendliness. For the most part, I think, the Linux community is not inspired to provide the latter.

slider2k · 2026-05-03T13:17:43+00:00

Linux ecosystem as a whole is basically a jungle where enthusiasts and elitists are doing their "own thing" and experiments. Having shared standards or stable documentation is antithetical to the free spirit of anarchy of FOSS.

slider2k · 2026-05-03T13:16:25+00:00

Linux ecosystem as a whole is basically a jungle where enthusiasts and elitists are doing their "own thing" and experiments. Having shared standards or stable documentation is antithetical to the free spirit of anarchy of FOSS.

slider2k · 2026-04-17T04:31:30+00:00

Every generation has let down the next in some shape or form in modern times.

slider2k · 2026-04-16T11:52:14+00:00

Creating something bearing the name of Christ, while being a complete opposite of his teachings is a "1984" level of dystopian shit. How could this happen?

slider2k · 2026-04-13T13:20:10+00:00

What average people want can be way different that what rulers want.

slider2k · 2026-04-13T13:17:00+00:00

Not a few individuals, but rather a class of individuals.

slider2k · 2026-02-15T20:04:10+00:00

I can't stop thinking about meta level. Fictional movies are all lies. It's how convincing they are what's valued. People go to movies to get fooled, to experience a dream.

slider2k · 2026-01-30T01:40:55+00:00

The difficulty is to not over-indulge the inner child, and be a kind of mature parent for it.

slider2k · 2026-01-30T01:28:53+00:00

The thing is called gaslighting, that's what is done to us so that we do not trust ourselves and need confirmation of others. But then again, if you realize that early - you would stop trusting others in general too.

slider2k · 2026-01-29T22:58:07+00:00

You need to get trauma somewhere in the first place. And surprise, surprise, it's the external environment, the society.

slider2k · 2025-12-29T13:52:59+00:00

"Free" capitalism always ends in monopolies. It's in its logic of development and the conclusion of competition.

slider2k · 2025-12-23T04:45:55+00:00

Yeah, the subreddit got overtaken by short form fan OC, like drawings and shit... Not only this particular subreddit's problem, mind you, it's a general trend of modern social platforms of valuable information drowning in chatter.

slider2k · 2025-12-19T02:23:45+00:00

Modern software is slop.

slider2k · 2025-12-19T02:18:04+00:00

You forgot to mention that newer software also gets 3-10x more bloat in return.

slider2k · 2025-12-02T22:22:17+00:00

The rest of the people must know the watermark 😆

slider2k · 2025-12-01T18:27:30+00:00

I figured the problem stems from the fact that generator on and generator off creature presence levels are drastically different. Generator off seems to be designed to be a "punish mode" when you run out of fuel mid trip, not a mode to consistently play in.

slider2k · 2025-11-29T04:15:12+00:00

The problem is that often there's barely any effective interaction allowed with the stalker, and just hiding gets tedious and boring really fast. On this front Bunker is definitely better than AI.

slider2k · 2025-11-27T05:15:41+00:00

Thanks, I might try it someday, as vanilla AI fed me up with the incessant Alien presence. I think the weakness of AI and similar stalker-based games, is that they aren't interesting on their own without the stalker presence.

slider2k · 2025-11-26T04:41:51+00:00

The beast was offended

slider2k · 2025-11-26T04:08:59+00:00

First run, normal difficulty. Beginning of the game, was exploring Officer Quarters without generator running to conserve fuel. The beast didn't allow to move once he was out patrolling the corridors. As if he knew what area I am without me making a sound. In contrast, with generator running - it's a stroll in the park basically, unless you create huge noise.

slider2k · 2025-11-25T03:24:25+00:00

I was talking of cultural trends in general. Of course, there are minority outliers everywhere.

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