rockSlayer @ rockSlayer @lemmy.world

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Still a drop in the bucket, but these are fine numbers I can get behind

I know some of the union leaders at UPW, including one of the Paizo writers that may have worked on the starter adventure (I don't know for certain). They're incredibly passionate about their work, and honestly would understand your frustrations about capitalism. They likely pushed to make as much as possible free, so folks in your position would still be able to share the joy of their work even if they can't afford the starter adventure.

I know none of this will make your frustration go away, but I hope you know that they didn't do it out of malice.

It's not so much a special capacity of swifties, but that they're probably the only large unified bloc anywhere on the electoral left. I like them because they're a large enough group of progressive liberals to prove that a unified front is absolutely effective

Because I don't have the capital, and jumping into forming a large worker cooperative is incredibly risky. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to, but I've found my niche and it's organizing unions within the tech industry.

I'm trying to reframe the point of the discussion, which is about IP. Nitpicking the example is counterproductive, because it's absurd to assume that no one would ever pay for a piece of software.

If game companies stood to make no money, why would they bother with such a large production?

I'm a games industry professional. I would continue to do this work as an unpaid job if my basic needs were met on a societal level.

You think you're asking a neutral question, but you're not. Companies operating within capitalism will behave in the interests of capitalists. IP laws aren't required for the AAA studios other than to domineer control over an idea. A game like Call of Duty is a titan made by 1000s of professionals. One of those games gets launched every year. By shear force of momentum, there are very few companies that could ever replicate it in any fashion.

Now imagine if COD was made by a company in which IP didn't exist, all the profits went to the workers rather than shareholders, and that the workers have a say in the launch schedule. Would you be willing to pay for a game in that instance?

People are hoping, almost unconsciously, that hypocrisy still matters

The index looks at how every congressional district voted in the past two presidential elections combined and compares it to the national average.

Sounds like a poll to me. If you actually look at how the politics play out at the state level, it tells a different story.

It's illegal in the US too. That doesn't stop them from calling me and everyone I know.

Polls don't matter in this instance. Look at the state record, which shows a modest progressive lean on statewide and municipal politics and a moderate conservative lean on federal politics.

Missouri is more purple than people realize. They often vote against their own interests nationally, but locally they vote relatively progressive

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There's an extremely common cold call scam where a VOIP calls you to notify you about your car warranty expiring, and for the low, low price of 100s of dollars they'll give you an extended car warranty.

If you truly want to help him, give him a list of post-carceral support resources, a note stating that you're only willing to help more if he truly wants to change, and a small amount of money to get started.

Make it clear in the letter that you don't want to see him in prison and that you know he's a better person than that. Do not bring up the falling out just yet in case he's willing to contact you for a real life change.

If we lost the dollar as the world currency, I think that would be the equivalent of losing a war

I hate it when bad people make good points, because the US dollar is absolutely a bludgeoning tool in economic warfare. The might of the US dollar as an economic weapon was in full display when the foreign appropriations act of 1991 severely exacerbated the collapse of Yugoslavia.

The US dollar should not be the de facto world currency, and trying to stop progress through these means will isolate the US from the entire world.

I'm pretty affordable as a friend, I'll be yours for $5. I'll even use it to share some ramen

Cut the top off of a 2 liter bottle and put the bread bag through the neck, spread it around the neck, then put on the bottle cap.

Das Kapital described crypto before digital computers were even an idea. His work is still relevant.

Netanyahu would deny bombing Gaza entirely if he thought people would believe him.