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HawlSera ,

I hope there's an afterlife

HawlSera , (edited )

Harry was billed in early books as this "Anti-Voldemort", who'd lead Wizardy to a gilded age and do great things... But JK Is a Status Quo loving Neo Liberal and can't imagine a better world. In all of her works the system is corrupt, but it's fine because the only thing that would make it go wrong is one bad faith actor (In this case Voldemort), who will stumble upon some obscure rule that undoes him. (In this case, killing Harry who was at that time the last horcrux)

Harry becomes a cop and doesn't change the status quo because the world as it is is the best JK can imagine it.

It's kind of like how no one did anything about Trump, they kept waiting for him to trip over some rule that sends the system crashing down on him, but it never happened.

It never happened because the system is powerless to punish anyone, because the system is just an idea, it is immaterial.

The Electoral College isn't going to magically vote for Hillary because it recognizes Trump's evil. People have to recognize his corruption and change the system to combat it...

The Democrats never learned they couldn't just wait for the System to punish the Republicans after they accumulated enough good/bad boy points

HawlSera , (edited )

So the books early on hype up the idea that Harry Potter will grow up, defeat Voldemort, change the Wizarding world for the better, and fix the corruption in the Ministry of Magic that lead to Voldemort's Return...

In the actual ending, Harry grows up to become an Auror, which is basically the Wizarding World's version of a cop, and they answer directly to... The Ministry of Magic, which hasn't changed leadership... and is still ran by the people who didn't want the masses to know Voldemort existed even whilst literal children were dropping like flies because of his douchebaggery because "That would make us look bad!"

Imagine if George Washington's story ended up with him, having just won the Revolutionary War, becoming a soldier in the British Navy instead of becoming US Present... It's that kind of vibe

HawlSera ,

Here it means "Someone who is loyal to the status quo"

HawlSera ,

As an American, I always assumed Tories was the actual name of the Conservative Party, not their nickname.... learn something new every day

HawlSera , (edited )

That still sounds accurate to the modus operandi of what I'm used to from a Conservative Party.

Though it infuriates me that a party can literally call themselves and be regularly referred to as "The thieves who want to eat your baby!", by EVEN THEIR SUPPORTERS, and still not only be considered a viable party, but have more or less become the majority party of their country......

It's got real "They call themselves Decepticons and you thought they'd honor a deal?" energy

HawlSera ,

I wonder if it's one of those AI that can't see darker skin colors...

HawlSera ,

It's the kind of phrasing you use when you're paid for how long an article is, but not how good it is.

HawlSera ,

Yo ho ho I took a bite of Gum Gum!

HawlSera ,

"It's not a King's job to understand the concern of a Peasant" - CEOs

HawlSera ,

You've got cause and effect backwards my man

HawlSera ,

Same reason why our Healthcare system is fucked, it being fucked helps the Insurance Companies make money.

HawlSera ,

Isn't this the asian guy who doesn't understand that white supremacists only like white people and claimed to be suing the CEO of Antifa for damages that never actually happened?

HawlSera ,

Eyup, that's the guy. It was also around the time others on the right claimed that people were pouring gasoline into bags in order to make "Makeshift Molotv Cocktails"

When

  1. the whole point of a Molotov Cocktail is that it's a makeshift weapon that the proletariat will always have access to as it's just alcohol and fire

B) A plastic bag wouldn't make for a good molotov cocktail as it would just fucking disintegrate and couldn't be thrown that far of a distance, if any at all

HawlSera ,

It just needs to be simple and easy to repeat, in as few words as possible.

HawlSera ,

Have fun with the labor shortage, you're not dealing with a bootlicker generation, you're dealing with the no-notice quit generation

HawlSera , (edited )

Why the fuck would you name your robotics company that?

Ya know, when I named my Red Car "Christine" it was a joke and one for my own amusement, if it were a new model of car that I was selling there are a couple of reasons I wouldn't have done that.

HawlSera ,

Very sustainable

HawlSera ,

I do love how AI has gotten Corporate Giants to start attacking the Copyright System they've used to beat down the little man for generations

HawlSera , (edited )

Yeah, but the attempts to kill off the USPS have been surprisingly bi-partisan

I literally don't think the US will ever see a new socialized industry ever happen

Edited for clarity, to make it more obvious I'm not blaming just one party for this

HawlSera ,

Defund the police, give the money to social workers

HawlSera ,

Being able to move on a whim, as an American, I don't know that feel bro.

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    HawlSera ,

    My problem with a lot of atheist arguments, is that it's just theology oversimplified and out of context, when literally ANYTHING sounds stupid out of context and oversimplified.

    HawlSera ,

    This is why I never bought the "Joe has dementia!" line, it just feels empty when Trump always does crazy shit that makes no sense, and Biden's just... well... a boring politician

    HawlSera ,

    Sadly this, I'd have been surprised if he showed even a slight disappointment with Israel... Sides Trump LITERALLY put the US Embassy in Jerusalem and announced it was Israel's.

    HawlSera ,

    Rich people are having their fee-fees hurt because no one wants to (unnecessarily) come to the office

    HawlSera ,

    It's really not "Pokemon, but not held back by GameFreak", it's more like "ARK, but it looks colorful, plays like BOTW, and has a Pokemon inspired creature catching gimmick"

    If you're looking for an edgier, more creative version of Scarlet/Violet, keep looking.

    If you're looking for "Minecraft Pixelmon, but for Adults"

    This is for you

    HawlSera ,

    Honestly it feels like the pepole praising it for "Doing what gamefreak won't!"

    Either haven't played Palworld or haven't played Pokemon

    HawlSera ,

    Indeed, you are the audience.

    HawlSera ,

    Aren't you literally not supposed to swallow flouride?

    HawlSera ,

    Same

    HawlSera ,

    Literally illegal

    HawlSera ,

    That's gotta be illegal, isn't it LITERALLY EXTORTION to lock a REQUIRED SAFETY FEATURE behind a paywall?

    Imagine if the Fire Extinguisher at your workplace had a fucking credit card slot next to it.

    Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off (www.ign.com)

    Ubisoft Exec Says Gamers Need to Get 'Comfortable' Not Owning Their Games for Subscriptions to Take Off::An executive at Assassin’s Creed maker Ubisoft has said gamers will need to get “comfortable” not owning their games before video game subscriptions truly take off.

    HawlSera ,

    I think he said the quiet part loud and the loud part quiet....

    HawlSera , (edited )

    It made sense in 2006 when the technology was new and the concept was novel, in 2023 where server upkeep costs are astronomically low if present at all and cloud technology is the norm, the only thing justifying it is "We've been doing it this way for years"

    Honestly the only reason why consoles have subscription fees for online services is because Xbox Live Gold proved that people were dumb enough to full for this bullshit, so Sony and Nintendo just stooped down to Microsoft's level for the free payday.

    HawlSera ,

    I mean I'll buy a new Rayman game if they release one that isn't a phone game, but I'm not paying a subscription for it.

    Shit ever wonder why Captain Laserhawk seems to be a Furry Story taking place in a world more closely resembling Cyberpunk 2077 than Blood Dragon? Because Ubisoft doesn't have any IPs anyone cares about other than Rayman (which they do nothing with) and the three people who still think Beyond Good & Evil 2 will actually come out someday, or not be a repeat of DNF 2011 if it does....

    That said don't mistake that for me talking shit about Captain Laserhawk, that show is fucking amazing.

    HawlSera ,

    The first Assassin's Creed was kinda cool, but everything else has pretty much just been the first game in a different setting, played one ya play them all.

    HawlSera ,

    The only way it works is if it's a large company making deals with other companies.

    If Sega had a subscription service, I wouldn't use it, I'm a huge Sonic fan and I like Persona sure, but.... most of their other IPs get the Banjo Kazooie treatment: IE: They just stand around, pose for merchandise, say "Hey remember when?", while starring in exactly zero games.

    Since I already own most of the Sonic games (I don't have Sega Super Stars because I'm saving up for surgery and that seems more important than some loop de loops, sides I never finished Frontiers or Origins), all their other games are so old that if they're not on some kind of pre-existing collection or re-release, they're incredibly easy to emulate.. meaning I'd probably just fire up dolphin instead of pay a subscription fee on the off chance that MAYBE they have Billy Hatcher, Sonic Heroes, and Shadow The Hedgehog, three titles that the average consumer doesn't care about.

    I can say this about any company really - Imagine Capcom did this, most of their old games are re-released in collections and the IPs that I really care about are Dead Rising (Dead IP and I already own them all on Steam), Resident Evil (Most of the games are old and easy to emulate whereas the newer games are mostly watered down remakes), Devil May Cry (already own them all on Steam), Mega Man (IP on life support and All of them are on Steam except for Legends and a few of the spinoffs), and Darkstalkers (Dead IP, already on Steam in multiple collections)... so I wouldn't buy a subscription, and the casual gamer doesn't have any real reason to want only Capcom games.

    Microsoft's gamepass makes sense because it's a low price for a LOT of games, many of which aren't even owned by Microsoft, and you can play them on platforms that aren't the original platform (Wanna play the Rare Replay? This is the only way! Think they even have Enchanted Arms which... has no Steam Port... since it was released at a time when PC Gaming was dead due to the industry being afraid of pirates)

    AND I STILL DON'T USE IT, BECAUSE MOST OF THEM ARE RELIABLY PURCHASABLE OR EMULATABLE! AND THAT'S EASIER THAN MAINTAINING A SUBSCRIPTION FEE ON THE OFF CHANCE THAT I'LL FINALLY GO BACK AND FINISH DOOM 2016 SOMEDAY!

    breathes

    And that's not even getting into the fact that video games are an investment, I'm pouring energy into actually finishing them, I'm going back to older ones to see if I can do it better this time or find something missed, and after a long enough session even though I'm having fun, I'm actually tired because what I've done took effort on my part and if it was difficult it might even have triggered some kind of stress signal in my brain...

    Meanwhile, a MOVIE based subscription service makes sense, because I'm probably just going to throw something on and kick back, there's no investment on my part outside of what I'm paying....

    I think in general, people forget this, Video Games demand something of the player. Movies do not.

    A movie isn't going to suddenly stop the story in order to challenge what you know about the film, then go "Sorry buddy, if you wanna watch the rest of the movie you'll have to do better than that", a video game? Well I guess you can look up the ending on Youtube... but that's called giving up (Or acknowledging that the final stage is pure unbalanced bullshit that wasn't properly tested... looking at you Freedom Planet and Manual Samuel... yeah even the Indie Scene has this problem...)

    Of course a lot of modern games ARE movies, so what's the point in actually playing Call of Duty or Assassin's Creed when you can save yourself the endless glitchfest and dull gameplay by just watching a Let's Play lol, so maybe that's why executives are getting confused...

    HawlSera ,

    This slogan needs to be adopted by everyone really.. The future seems to be "You will own nothing and like it!"

    Well, the present needs to tell that future "If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing!"

    HawlSera ,

    The worst part is Rockstar admitted the HD Remakes were shit, and fired the company responsible, but still didn't restore the good versions (Thank God I got those while I could)

    Fuck there were rumors that company was gonna remake Max Payne next, made me grab the fucking Steam version while I could... best god damn advertising for the original Max Payne possible.

    But yeah, I dread the day Gaben dies and his successor says "Let's make this a publicly traded company!"

    HawlSera ,

    Someday I think "Maybe I'll play the Assassin's Creed games"

    Then I remember that I played the first one, meaning I already have.

    HawlSera ,

    My dream is that everyone gets fired, and the janitor walks in and says "Well, I guess if no one else is here to stop me, Rayman 4?"

    HawlSera ,

    Can you even get physical PC games anymore? I have an official flash drive with Psychonauts 2 on it, but that's just because I was a backer for hte game

    HawlSera ,

    Yeah if I go back and play any of them Black Flag's kind of THE one I'd touch

    HawlSera ,

    Indeed, and we honestly have Steam to thank for there even being a PC gaming market, there was a period of time where PC ports basically didn't exist, and developers when asked why basically turned around and said they want the game to be bought with money instead of being downloaded off of limewire... and before Steam came along, there really wasn't an answer to that question as piracy really was more convenient than the actual PC market at that time.

    HawlSera ,

    How is Discord a privacy nightmare?

    HawlSera ,

    Personally I think it's funnier that he claimed that steam just does not have the user base to justify it. As if he is in complete denial, because he probably fucking is.

    HawlSera ,

    Reddit Atheists make me wish there was a God

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