These are great points of course, and my original post was borne of frustration. You’re right, we should dream, but pragmatism has to play a role too. The UN alone can’t act quickly enough or with enough force on certain issues.

Those should go too.

The last five years have shown how little organizations like the UN matter. The NDP is daydreaming here. Get serious.

You just log on to the internet? World news in general?

Lol.

People will buy the top performing products. Not a surprise at all.

I prefer sublime but n++ is not bad.

That’s all well and fine but if you’re presenting the topic for discussion on a public forum you’re limiting the audience. The gist isn’t enough for complete discussion. So the cries about it being paywalled are completely justified.

Yes I’m sure $10k will send a message.

Aside from Sega I was going to toss Atari on that list but TIL they are very much still making new hardware, except it’s all targeted for retro gaming. Different focus and not a true competitor to Sony but technically still kicking.

For sure it did. Dumb decisions, compounded.

They make good points until this bullshit:

But if video games are ever going to be taken seriously as an artistic medium, they have to grow up, and that means learning how to love authentically.

No. That take is horseshit. They don’t have to do anything to be taken seriously as art. They already are. If you can’t see it because it doesn’t tick some of your boxes that’s a you issue.

Honestly the UI is so slick even a one-user setup will benefit in my opinion. Even when not requesting media I use it extensively to look up actors and directors.

Possibly the best foss UX I’ve ever used.

Game dev is multidisciplinary but let’s get real, you need to know to code. Without this you won’t get far. Realistically it will take you years to learn the fundamentals.

Unlikely since, as you say, it would deter business. OpenAI already assigns rights of output to the end user according to their licensing and terms.

Tradition is not a good argument for continued practice. Many traditions were and are objectively wrong.

The population control argument is rich. We don’t regulate the most destructive species on the planet.

Audio books aren’t my cup of tea but I’m extremely glad they’re picking up in popularity for those that enjoy them. Stay literate everyone!