[-] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Westerner's depending on Amazon is such a simulacrum of where their country stands in the world. Reaping benefits from something you know is wrong and directly hurting someone. Only, while understanding the modern geopolitical landscape is complicated and takes determination/education, understanding that Amazon's business model is untenable against humane working conditions is obvious on the face of it. You can see it when you drive past their warehouses.

So while I almost never hold people personally responsible for consumption habits, I find it extremely grating that Amazon is so successful specifically because people can't say no to same-day delivery. Like, fuck, go down to the shops. Do you even need plastic junk delivered to your door today? Most people could benefit from leaving their homes more.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

feeling for the two houses built next to the church in an all-white neighborhood. they better not park their cars on the street

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

My bad brother. Should have been more charitable before hitting reply.

[-] [email protected] 64 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

your tesla steers into a group of children crossing the street b/c its grok-based brain deduced it was a woke mob of protestors attempting to box you in. you try to apply the brakes but grok has a prompt hardcoded in urging it to not shy away from politically incorrect actions. seven children are instantly killed and another two are splattered across your windshield. your tesla dings that its time to replace the wiper fluid.

elon retweets the news story weeks later with a one word reply. another twitter user asks grok if its true. grok replies by questioning the veracity of the holocaust

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

'the backward group' is pretty uncomfortable phrasing, if I'm being honest.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Surrendering generative AI and all of its utility to the ruling class because of its disruptive effect on intellectual/artistic labour is a folly, it's luddite tactics that we know come from a good place but are ineffective and leave its advocates in the dustbin.

We are marxists and as such the material world and its realities are most important to us. The fact AI is capable of spitting out shortform content more efficiently than ever before cannot be neglected or the ruling class gets another cudgel under its belt. Why not produce propaganda using the same avenues as the elite? In addition, letting something like 'fash aesthetics' influence you is absurd. If I can eek one positive thing for the working class out of 'fash aesthetics' then I really don't care about said aesthetics.

Another thing - the 'cudgel' under the belt of the ruling class - at the moment generative AI is dominated by paid services and companies controlling its input and output. Despite this, all forms of generative AI can be handled locally. AI running on your own machine truly is just another tool at your disposal. If we don't utilize and educate about generative AI then the ruling class keeps its grip and knowledge of the 'true democratization of art' and any benefit is lost.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

That's great. I can find it just as funny without feeling genuinely sad.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

the hell hahaha, what is the context of the original clip? is it satire? this is one of the best worst takes i've ever witnessed. usually leftists get chided for reading too many books and obsessing about theory. guess the standards change when it comes time to actually do something

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Another banger for the playlist. This music video in particular goes hard, old soviet prop styles and colours go extremely well with the content.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

I know very little about the hawk tuah girl other than she did a crypto rug pull scam at some point but honestly good on her, I can only hope I capitalize and get my bag if I ever stumble into 15 minutes of fame. Make bank, change the lives of your family, fade into obscurity.

[-] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Heard you. VLC is legendary software. I've been using the same media player for 20 years. No enshittification. Use it to watch movies on my computer, to listen to music on my phone. Hell, I'll use it to trim a video if I'm feeling lazy. I'll probably be using it for another 20 years.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago

This is an awesome take delivered really well.

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We got a Wolverine: Origins situation over here.

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Developer ZA/UM says it’s actually for TikTok users.

“We intend to captivate the TikTok user with quick hits of compelling story, art, and audio, ultimately creating an all new, deeply engaging form of entertainment,” ZA/UM head Denis Havel said in a news release (via IGN).

let's gooooo I can't wait for the subway surfer in-app purchase DLC. no i'm not kidding, the store page marks it as having in-app purchases. something something capital subsuming something.

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I love Telltale and Telltale-adjacent games. Those narrative games where you sit back and choose dialogue options and action choices instead of actively playing.

I think a lot of those types of games miss that you have to tell a really good story for any of that to work.

Star Trek: Resurgence looks pretty good, but did anyone here play it? Is it actually good? Or is it Star Trek-flavored slop?

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I just finished the Jakarta Method and it left me genuinely dismayed. Not like, astounded with how horrible it all was (I knew it was going to be horrible), but more, it made me put the book down and sit with my feelings of dismay. A little bit nauseous, unsettled, feeling a loss of hope for a lot of ideals I hold.

What a horrible period of history, in a century absolutely full of horrible periods.

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That's all. Played Civ since IV and the boardgame-like nature of it meant that I've gotten a lot of friends and family into it as a means to experience video games in general.

Civ VII looks really bad, even if I haven't played it myself. Systems upon systems that aren't properly explained, that somehow feel both cluttered and less in-depth than previous entries. Three truncated games making up the segments of one larger game is lame, too. A bad solution to the problem of people burning out in the later eras.

Most of all, though, is the business model of it all. Civ already leaned into 4X DLC conventions which meant getting the whole package was an expensive endeavor, but at least, for example, Civ VI had just two major expansion packs. Civ VII is already drowning into microtransaction leader purchases.

And then there's, just, the price. It's obscene. Denuvo is devastating to see as it creates a lot of barriers to giving the thing a try. I don't get excited for games any more, but Civ VII would have been one of them.

Anyone try it themselves? Anyone in love? Anyone feel like me?

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Anyone watch the game awards? That one show where they play a bunch of trailers for new games in between awkward awards and musical performances?

watching it is a tradition of mine. brings me back to being a kid watching E3 and occasionally being happy.

i want balatro sweep and death stranding 2 trailer

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Luigi about to get scrapped

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