Aphelion

joined 8 months ago
[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He has never treated another human being as a human so why should we extend him even the tiniest shred of human courtesy? I'm personally fine watching him blather incoherently, shit his pants and have a stroke on stage in front of a crowd, because his cult needs to see their demigod for who he really is, even if they refuse to accept reality.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 10 points 3 months ago

They never make a lawsuit their opening move, first it's a cease and desist, but don't count on Sony Music Canada to do nothing.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

I haven't bought Elden Ring for this exact reason, but I love watching other people struggle and then succeed at it.

I have one friend who uninstalled Elden Ring completely after they reduced the difficulty of the new expansion DLC because he felt like they watered down his achievement of beating it.

Ultimately games are a form of art and their designers and developers have the ultimate say in how accessable (or not) they want to make the experience. I have also seen games with way too much ease of play features that completely destroy any challenge to the point of making it unplayable (looks a Ubisoft).

Researching games before you buy has become a critical skill to avoid feeling burned, because social media does an amazing job of selling you games through FOMO.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

That's a lot easier said than done. There's a reason property in that area is relatively more affordable than in other parts of the state.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Can he even reach the bumpers on a controller?

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 12 points 3 months ago

That's Couch-fucker McGuy-Liner to you.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry but Couch-fucker McGuy-Liner is way too good not to use.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 223 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The TL:DW is Mr. Beast is a master of using gambling psychology to capture kids' attention, to then sell them horribly unhealthy foods. His contests and giveaways are largely fake and/or are rigged to favor other creators, friends and family. He constantly fails to deliver promised prizes, and he runs live streams that are essentially child gambling masquerading as sweepstakes. He violates sweepstakes laws all the time but seems to get away with it by taking down old streams, and DMCAs any clips that get uploaded by others. He has also promoted a scheme to get his fans to act as child labor and stock/organize his products at Walmart.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 17 points 3 months ago

I think part of that is how many echo chamber instances have defederated from each other.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's actually a "test things first and have a proper change control process" thing. Doesn't matter if it's open source, closed source scummy bullshit or even coded by God: you always test it first before hitting deploy.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago

Username checks out.

[–] Aphelion@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago

While I would normally agree loudly with you because he is human trash and the show sucked, it's kinda the perfect level of trash and suck for this meme.

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