100% agree that we should use the term with caution and precision. That said, Israel is committing a genocide.

me being told to grow up by another lemmy user is literally 1984 guys

Good thing you can have the right economic politics at the same time as being queer. Young people identifying as LGBT does nothing to detract from their other left-wing views.

Genuinely hard to tell if a joke sometimes

I feel like your last sentence should inspire some introspection for you haha

Certainly if the developers of those games have the time and resources to invest into it, they can make an easy mode. Not every studio does though. For games intended to be difficult though, they should be balanced around a difficult normal mode, and that doesn’t necessarily mean everyone can beat it.

According to this article, about 40% of men and 60% of women identify as feminist. That means only about 60% of feminists are women, at least in the States.

I like when games are difficult. I don’t think every game needs to be so easy every gamer can beat it.

Why? saving money for the company, as always

No dude, two thirds of my office commutes in by bike. I’m just in decent shape and cycling at a reasonable pace doesn’t make me break a sweat. For most people in decent shape it doesn’t make you sweat more than walking.

Phoenix is not a great example of how we should design cities. Putting a city in a desert is a bad idea from the outset.

Pretty much no one parks their bikes inside in the Nerherlands, I’m guessing that’s a climate thing. It takes like half a square meter outside.

I ride a bike to work every day. I’m never sweaty. The infrastructure to cycle exists so I won’t get run over by cars.

I think having some actual alone time in the morning can be good. Doomscrolling doesn’t provide that though.

He made the games worse, but that doesn’t mean he made them less profitable. Those are sadly distinct goals. The CEO does not have an incentive to make good art.

bolognese a lazy recipe? takes me like 3 hours sheesh

My brother, forget about the potential trauma. You should seek help even without it.

If you get it, purge and update your cache. It still works.

No worries mate

How does this law favor fast fashion? it seems the opposite