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So prosperity for one people is worth any price to you?

There’s two issues. The one is that prosperity is already very ambiguous, and in the context of nations we usually default to easily measurable things like GDP. This doesn’t define human well-being which is actually not so easy to measure. Look at the US as the richest nation on earth for a stark example. The question was asked in this way and without this clarification for a reason.

But the bigger issue is that it’s just the wrong question to ask. Any definition of prosperity for one massive people can be built upon the cruel subjugation and exploitation of others. And that’s exactly what happened and continues to happen under the “former” global colonial powers, as well as aligned governments (which includes a lot of puppets). Hence US foreign policy. Celebrating this as a victory of capitalism is either clueless or outright malicious.

Yeah I guess you got me down to your level.

So now only the difference remains that I didn’t misconstrue your point on purpose to score a cheap dunk.

I said literally: it means absolutely nothing historically or ethically, or worse it typically means “aligned with imperialist hegemons”.

Do I need to explain to you what that means, or do you have a clue about South Korean history and US foreign policy?

What a pointlessly hostile and asshole way to make your point! Did it feel good? I’ll try to refrain from doing the same.

What “prosperity” means in this context is typically just amassed wealth and GDP, which says nothing about how well the population is actually doing.

“More prosperous” means absolutely nothing historically or ethically, or worse it typically means “aligned with imperialist hegemons”.

Fortunately I don’t sweat that easily, Alyx was fine for me so far (about 2 hours in). What REALLY gets me going is (modded) Beatsaber. I can only play it wearing briefs and it’s a serious workout if you want to challenge yourself, but it’s so much fun that I’ve managed a few play sessions that lasted for over 3 hours.

That doesn’t mean they’re not having fun, but it’s quite physically demanding and the experience just doesn’t translate to 2D.

I got an Index for cheap last year and was very excited to play a number of my favorite games with optional VR mode. Turns out:

1. the Index ecosystem is more accessible than expected. 2) the games I was looking forward to all played like ass and made VR seem like a stupid gimmick. 3) In a desperate move that felt like sunk cost fallacy, I tried several VR-only games, and got TOTALLY hooked on modded Beatsaber. This itself made the buy-in worth it.

In theory it does. In practice, people would figure it out if this was common practice. So if the functionality is built in, you need to ask yourself if you’re a particularly valuable target.

Ah. I’ve spent hundreds of hours on Anno games and always considered them part of the range of RTS. Are you sure those terms are incompatible? Seems like a strategy game can be “grand” and “real-time” at the same time.

tbf a lot of people don’t buy a top notch rig for RTS games, so I think it’s entirely valid to test on a dated PC and point out if this is a weakness - but not record gameplay on it exclusively.

If one reviewer has an insufficient PC, assign it to a different person - at least the gameplay recording.

Think of the children is and has always been BULLSHIT

hell yeah!

children are the enemy

Ah, we’re having a normal one today 😆

Yeah last I’ve seen even smartphones and tablets are decreasing quickly relative to smart TVs.

Nice try. Now go troll elsewhere.

Sure, here is a specific response to your question: This isn’t ChatGPT you fuck. And since you proudly do not care, why would I spend any more time on you than to write this comment.

Amazing. If you build and sell tools to commit horrible crimes against humanity, that’s all cool, it’s just good business actually as long as someone else is pushing the button.

Kindergarteners have more robust ethics than this.

You can say it’s a bad deal, they are mismanaging the project etc. but calling it a scam is just hyperbole.

The number is bullshit in the first place meant only to impress clueless CEOs.

Yeah the whole series is geared towards co-op, though the first a bit less so than the sequels.

Gotta say I’m surprised people report so many challenges with the games. I’ve played all four mainline titles, three of them in co-op, and rarely had session troubles and never performance issues.