Laerin
@laerinelt.bsky.social
Unreal developer in training, trying to make sense of the world. He/them. Stuck in the middle of the warzone known as Ukraine. A bit of an astronomy nerd.
I think it doesn't, unless you start preaching about it. Then the critique is that it's physically impossible for current humanity to all be living like that. So as long as you recognise that and don't make it about ethnicity, I think it's fine.
February 11, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I think it doesn't, unless you start preaching about it. Then the critique is that it's physically impossible for current humanity to all be living like that. So as long as you recognise that and don't make it about ethnicity, I think it's fine.
It could still be seen as extremist, but mostly left-wing. The right wing part comes from it being ethnonationalistic.
February 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
It could still be seen as extremist, but mostly left-wing. The right wing part comes from it being ethnonationalistic.
It's genuinely insane how people buy into the idea that a nation with the largest amount of nuclear warheads in the world feels threatened.
January 10, 2026 at 11:06 AM
It's genuinely insane how people buy into the idea that a nation with the largest amount of nuclear warheads in the world feels threatened.
Too bad the court has no power to do anything and countries are free to ignore arrest warrants.
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Too bad the court has no power to do anything and countries are free to ignore arrest warrants.
And those same people are the ones gleeful about the idea of AI replacing workers en masse, because nothing feeds the economy better than people not having money.
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
And those same people are the ones gleeful about the idea of AI replacing workers en masse, because nothing feeds the economy better than people not having money.
Love that last bullet point implying that the newest smartphone/laptop is innovative or gives any noticeable productivity boost. Part of the reason people hold onto tech is because newer models are now a marginal improvement at best.
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Love that last bullet point implying that the newest smartphone/laptop is innovative or gives any noticeable productivity boost. Part of the reason people hold onto tech is because newer models are now a marginal improvement at best.
On the surface, it's because they belong to different branches of Islam. But it's mostly about both of them wanting to be the main country in the Middle East.
June 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On the surface, it's because they belong to different branches of Islam. But it's mostly about both of them wanting to be the main country in the Middle East.
They'll still blame the democrats or "wokeness", somehow.
June 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
They'll still blame the democrats or "wokeness", somehow.
There's also a horrible water crisis in Yemen.
June 19, 2025 at 4:32 PM
There's also a horrible water crisis in Yemen.
Could probably make one with very polished metal. It's not like the reflection has to be perfect.
June 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Could probably make one with very polished metal. It's not like the reflection has to be perfect.
Skill system being designed in 2 weeks really explains a lot. It will never cease to amaze me how Starbreeze leadership has managed to fuck up what really should've been an easy hit game.
April 6, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Skill system being designed in 2 weeks really explains a lot. It will never cease to amaze me how Starbreeze leadership has managed to fuck up what really should've been an easy hit game.
And the Nazi concept of Lebensraum was based on Manifest Destiny.
February 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
And the Nazi concept of Lebensraum was based on Manifest Destiny.
It's like those "as seen on TV" gadgets. Many of them were invented to help people with mobility issues. But then companies went "But what if we market it to lazy people?" and the the rest is history.
February 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
It's like those "as seen on TV" gadgets. Many of them were invented to help people with mobility issues. But then companies went "But what if we market it to lazy people?" and the the rest is history.
Yeah, but finding a use for other ingredients is kind of the point of meal planning. Obviously, if you buy 500 grams of meat to make 2 burritos and let the rest rot, you'll end up losing money. But easier than ever to find recipes to use up ingredients.
January 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Yeah, but finding a use for other ingredients is kind of the point of meal planning. Obviously, if you buy 500 grams of meat to make 2 burritos and let the rest rot, you'll end up losing money. But easier than ever to find recipes to use up ingredients.
The point is that you can't compare the cost of 1 burrito you buy with the cost of ingredients to make your own. Obviously, the ingredients will cost more, because you won't be able to buy the ingredients for just a single burrito.
January 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The point is that you can't compare the cost of 1 burrito you buy with the cost of ingredients to make your own. Obviously, the ingredients will cost more, because you won't be able to buy the ingredients for just a single burrito.
While not the best example, but Concord had a price tag and died instantly. Perhaps it would've died even as a F2P, but your game would have to be absolutely amazing to justify a price tag these days.
December 12, 2024 at 7:13 AM
While not the best example, but Concord had a price tag and died instantly. Perhaps it would've died even as a F2P, but your game would have to be absolutely amazing to justify a price tag these days.
For co-op games, I wonder if making it so only one person needs a copy to play with their friends can work. Some games(like It Takes Two) do it already, and launching it after like 6 months since release can make it easy to convince your friends to try the game without killing the release sales.
December 12, 2024 at 7:10 AM
For co-op games, I wonder if making it so only one person needs a copy to play with their friends can work. Some games(like It Takes Two) do it already, and launching it after like 6 months since release can make it easy to convince your friends to try the game without killing the release sales.
It does kinda seem like with those massive live service games with constant substantial support, you can't just make an indie multiplayer game and survive. But even in the past, so many neat indie multiplayer games died. I'm thinking of Monday Night Combat, Loadout and Lead and Gold.
December 12, 2024 at 6:59 AM
It does kinda seem like with those massive live service games with constant substantial support, you can't just make an indie multiplayer game and survive. But even in the past, so many neat indie multiplayer games died. I'm thinking of Monday Night Combat, Loadout and Lead and Gold.
Warframe is probably one of the bigger indie hits, though by this point they aren't indie. Payday 2 has also managed to maintain 10k+ playerbase for over a decade until recently.
December 12, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Warframe is probably one of the bigger indie hits, though by this point they aren't indie. Payday 2 has also managed to maintain 10k+ playerbase for over a decade until recently.
Yup, apparently, it's somehow been spun out of a thread on a Buffy fan forum. Kind of like how Snopes exists because of usenet discussions.
December 5, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Yup, apparently, it's somehow been spun out of a thread on a Buffy fan forum. Kind of like how Snopes exists because of usenet discussions.
The right will promise a better budget to get into power and then blame the left when it inevitably cannot deliver.
December 2, 2024 at 4:44 PM
The right will promise a better budget to get into power and then blame the left when it inevitably cannot deliver.
Probably because those aren't as focused on how people look, which reduces the creepiness of it.
November 30, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Probably because those aren't as focused on how people look, which reduces the creepiness of it.
Pretty much. Lots of fun stuff like "selling promises to not cut down decorative trees(which wouldn't be cut down anyway) for carbon credits".
November 21, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Pretty much. Lots of fun stuff like "selling promises to not cut down decorative trees(which wouldn't be cut down anyway) for carbon credits".