Life is too short to consider the lesser of two evils. Push for the ideal.

I once discovered a sociology equation that makes anyone appear as a prophet.

You start by make opposing claims under different entities.

Example: Under a red avatar, claim Trumps wins the election. Under a blue avatar, claim Trump losses. Then, do the same thing for tons of topics. Stocks go up, war in Iran, who wins, etc. Eventually, with enough predictions you may have convinced a pool of people that you can predict the future. Even if the pool goes from 10 million to 2,000 over time. Imagine what having a pool of 2,000 people who think you are omnipotent can do for you.

That being said, Jiang’s predictions have been wildly correct on the topics I listed above. It would take a new precedent of being incorrect to challenge his value. I don’t know that much about him, but that’s already happened. How many predictions were wrong?

Either way, who cares? Only the modern idiot takes YouTube, Twitter, Reddit and even Lemmy as a reputable source for anything substantial. Outside the thought experiment: “what if this is true? Then…” these posts are entertainment at best.

Getting informed in the modern age looks like taking leads from anywhere and doing independent research. For example, you can email scientists who write papers. Ask them directly. The ones I’ve engaged are usually eager to respond. But starting with a scientific paper with multiple sources and peer agreed conclusions… that’s the bare minimum.

To have a true independent thought, you must immerse in the facts and think hard on something.

If you just listen to podcasts or watch YouTube, or at worst… just collect headlines. You honestly shouldn’t share your opinion at all.

Resoundingly.

Oh please. Don’t you see they always keep you squeezed just enough so the hopeless balance of inaction is protected?

Finally something worth discussing on this post.

Isn’t it a similar “ego” phenomenon that someone would want the highest difficulty setting to be something they themselves can complete? I fear it’s solely because you get to select the difficulty level that anyone even has an issue with Helldivers.

If you use Call of Duty as the example, they match you with people at your ping and skill level. So why isn’t level 10 on helldivers considered to be the Challenger version of the game. If it followed any similar logic to the bell curve, then very few people should be able to complete it without a coordinated team effort using comms and highly tech focused builds.

Yet I started Helldivers a month ago and have completed a 99% full clear super helldive with 0 deaths with randoms (Fking lidar tower).

Anyways, I’m kind of thinking if they nerf the game it will be too easy. I envy that steep learning curve and great heights by which the game demands you rise.

Unfortunately, developers are left in a position where they have to simply decide. To favor the people who find entertainment in being able to finish the highest difficulty vs. the peoe who desire an never ending demand for evolution to higher skill.

I am happy with the dev team quite a bit due to the fact they do engage and adapt with their community. Much more than other games…