Neither was operating with the same constraints as other games in the category, is my point.

I would argue best independent game is a stretch. Sandfall's founder comes from serious money and could pour millions into the effort.

Dave the Diver is similar. It won best indie game but was in fact backed by a huge publisher.

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: OK, WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE BOND
PRIEST: I don't know, I guess I liked the Dalton films.
SKULL: WHAT, DALTON IS SHIT
SKULL: YOU LIKE SHIT BOND
SKULL: THE THINGS THAT WE LOVE TELL US WHAT WE ARE

Given how well that went over, I'm gobsmacked you decided to try running that argument again.

Like you could show all these silicon Valley freaks to middle schoolers and get them to swear off uppers and hallucinogenics just on the basis of not wanting to be such sweaty losers

The fact remains that a college degree - of any kind! - is still the most dependable way to raise your future income prospects and it won't _hurt_.

The immediate answer to rising tuitions is go to a state school. If you're lucky enough to qualify for a scholarship - as any citizen with a B average in high school in say, the state of Georgia does - going to college is a no-brainer still. And a number of states have stuff like that.

I understand that, but I guess what I'm saying is there isn't a secret formula. I've been in the same boat.

I'm gonna be honest if you can leave the house you can make friends. It's not actually that difficult, speaking as a man in his 30s. You just have to talk to strangers and then follow up.

Yes, the ability to instantly and constantly place bets on ridiculous minutia is a huge aspect of the problem, but we wouldn’t go wrong by just banning the whole enterprise. There’s probably a middle ground, but I don’t think there’s a moral duty to find it.

It completely lacks edge. Like, it seems like the sort of movie Paul Verhoeven should have directed, but, you know, he didn't, so this is what we got.