If I had to guess, it’s because of countries like India recently gaining widespread internet access?

The example given in the article already seems concerning. It’s just going to allow misinfo to spread worse than it already was

I’ll have to take a look! Thank you!

Lol that’s a very good point. I don’t know why that didn’t occur to me, thank you!

If I had the space I would jump on this. Been meaning to play all the ps1/2 titles I’ve missed over the years

I don’t understand why it’s ok if you’re rich. Heck, even if people perceive you as wealthy or powerful, you can get away with a lot.

Hey, thank you for the advice! I’ve had a hard time finding a creative outlet that I enjoy. But I agree. I think that would be a healthy alternative and is probably much needed!

That’s a good point. It reminds me of a quote that I recently heard that I enjoy.

"You should support indies if you can, but culture shouldn’t exist only for those who can afford it. ULTRAKILL wouldn’t exist if I hadn’t had easy access to movies, music and games growing up.

If you don’t have money, you can support via word of mouth." - the creator of ultrakill.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot recently. I had used Xbox gamepass for a long time when it was really cheap. You could upgrade a regular subscription to gamepass for a dollar. That went up after a while by a little bit but stayed the same service wise.

They recently changed it to where you can convert, but they reduce your subscription time. It’s annoying because I want to use gamepass as a rental service, but if I do that, they convert your entire account to gamepass and reduce your overall time for their regular online services (which is a whole other can of worms)

I’m debating if it’s worth it right now. I’ve experienced a lot of games i likely wouldn’t try, because of the service. I’ve gotta go through and calculate all the games I’ve played and the price associated.

I already buy most games when they’re on a 60% or more discount. I’m wondering if I should/could just stop most of my purchases… There’s a lot of older titles I’ve always wanted to play.

I’m torn because I don’t really spend money on anything else. Maybe some food or treats. It’s weird because I’m in this middle zone where I can technically save up for some luxury items, but too poor to save for anything actually significant. So it kind of feels like I’m just perpetually stuck on a hamster wheel. I’ve been trying to figure out how I can either work less or earn more because right now it’s really getting hard to justify just working to exist. It just feels oddly pointless

I feel like the carrot(media and consumption) is getting dangled in front of my face. I chase it in order to feel better about my situation, but it’s just a band aid for larger systemic issues that I don’t know how to fix. Without consumption, I am nothing (which is extremely sad and messed up now that I think about it.) Any major goals or milestones are just a dream and consumption is the escape from the reality.

Control. They want to feel like they’re in control of all aspects of their team/company. I work from home, but they’ve put on tons of monitoring software to check if we’re looking at different pages, moving our mouse, and interacting with our keyboards. It’s all just about control. When people are in the office, they feel like they have control over what they’re doing. They’re being observed by other coworkers, etc.

Well that’s a bummer. Thank you for the info!

MangaDex was taken down? When did that happen?

Thanks for the kind words. I guess it’s just very difficult to fit into whatever mold these companies are looking for. It feels like they want a unicorn or a robot. And if you don’t somehow match their very specific buzzwords, your resume doesn’t get looked at.

It makes me feel like I’m not enough. I’m quite uncertain as to how I’ll make enough of a living going forward in the future, but I guess I shouldn’t worry about it too much. Stuff usually works out right? Haha

The whole article aside, looking for jobs really sucks. It’s painful. Honestly, I’m probably just weak, but job searching sends me into a spiral of depression that lasts weeks.

I just want artists to keep making art. That’s what makes it cool. If you just offload it onto a machine, it cheapens whatever you created. There’s definitely some good reasons to use AI. But it feels like the majority of companies are just using it for the buzzword, and in the hopes it will make them money

I can’t imagine doing this to yourself. But I can see what leads people to do this. I’ve been streaming for a year now, but I’ve drawn a line where it is only during my off hours, and I keep weekends for myself. I do it during my hobby time.

The issue with our society is that we’re constantly supposed to min max everything. If you aren’t all in, your chances of success are lower. We see this manifest in various ways. For example, companies try to skip out on safety if they’re allowed to. People will take on multiple jobs. Without restrictions, some of us will push ourselves to our limits because we see no way out of our situations.

On the flip side, you see people just giving up. Like with the laying flat movement. Why play the game if you’ll never win?

I don’t really have a point to my ramblings. It’s just something I’ve been thinking about for a while. I’m not really sure what the solution is as the system is bigger than us. I guess this disfunction is just a symptom of a greater issue.

I think I stopped using it in 2014? It was rough haha

Not defending AI here, but this sounds like people who are sick with some kind of illness are going down a rabbit hole with AI, and are unable to differentiate between imaginary and reality.

We had a family friend who worked with jewelry his whole life. He got some kind of poisoning from something he worked with. Lead? Mercury? I cannot recall

Anyways he started believing he was some kind of messenger from God. Nobody figured out it was poisoning for years. He was such a nice guy. He just wanted to help people. Once they figured it out, he was treated and went back to his normal self.

Every time I read more about Facebooks BS, the crazier it sounds. But I remember having a very similar issue with it. It kept feeding me political content I would get upset with. It was great at that, and so I stopped using it all together.

It truly seems like it’s a perfect storm of manipulation.

I didn’t encounter Brendan till late game. If you’re curious, you could just look up where he’s located. I honestly thought you were referring to that quest, lol. It’s very relevant to this post