No.163601
is this switch 2 reference
No.163603
You're so smart and counterculture and totally not a midwit!
No.163604
>>163601Yes and the disney movie as well
No.163605
>>163603Hows the buzzword salad?
No.163607
>>163605Extremely bad, next time try writing a coherent thread without 4chan terminology, maybe then we'd take you seriously.
No.163614
>>163607>Is on 4chan offshoot>complains when seeing 4chan terminology ????
No.163618
>>163613Its not only that its that there are people despite knowing the issues and complain about still fucking buy the damn thing like a druggie complaining about how the cocaine is fucking up his nose.
No.163619
>>163614>asks what I thought about his buzzword salad>complains about me thinking it's shit????
No.163620
>>163613People WANT "slop". The average person doesnt want to spend hours on a boss, be forced to have 10000 hrs of game knowledge or suffer through a tryyhardd story.
Thats for people with no life outside of games. Most people want some simple, casual fun for an hour because they treat games as just that: games.
No.163625
>>163618It's bc of neoliberal capitalism. The pursuit of profit, especially in a stagnating economy, has caused companies to do what they know is both safe and fast. As a result, we get this pipeline of dogshit products churned out with no soul or personality. Remember how awesome the Wii was? That was, to my estimation, because of the market conditions surrounding it's release. I'm a little tired so I don't exactly know how to put it but I think it definitely has something to do with attention span and social media. I expounded on this in an old thread, it should be up still, it's something to do with Y2K if you want to go digging for it. Basically, people are more receptive than ever to formulaic garbage because of the market conditions - low attention spans create demand for quick and cheap entertainment. I believe low attention spans have been intentionally cultivated by corporations to save money by cutting corners knowing people will eat it up anyways. You strike me as a youngbaba or a troll who doesn't care so much about the issue at hand as just complaining about it (at least, you don't really care beyond the surface level) but I would encourage you to seriously give consideration to socialism or to alternative and more restrictive forms of capitalism as the solution to what we have now. As it stands, corporations have too much influence on the market, and by extension, culture, in my opinion. Everything eventually circles back to economics, so economics should be democratic, no?
No.163626
>The body was too long.>>163620Dassa strawman doe. I'm not saying every game needs to be dark souls or hitman. There are plenty of soulful casual games. Plants Vs Zombies is a great example. Mechanically simple, built for all ages and all devices - but there was real effort put into it! they made a little ending credits song, all the assets were made by a real person, and most importantly, it wasn't constantly trying to suck money out of you. Sure, the newest versions of the mobile ports have shit you can buy for money, but it isn't pushed down your throat or made a core game mechanic. This is why I hate gacha games so much, they're the opposite of what video games should be - glorified slot machines, made with the sole and only intention of making their creators money.
No.163627
>>163620Its not only applied to games mind you its pretty much everything. Theres a reason the term "enshittification" exists now.
No.163628
>>163625>Blud thinks im a soyteenMomiji bro…
No.163629
>>163628I actually opened the thread to apologize for that xd but you already responded
I'm at that point where I see a US flag with no other /rizz/ and assume it's a soycaca who meandered into our glorious rodina.
Gomennasai
No.163630
>>163625The pursuit of profit is inherent to capitalism, not just neoliberalism. We arent even in neoliberalism anymore, but people still use it as a euphemism for capitalism.
No.163633
>>163630I don't think the pursuit of profit is in and of itself bad. It's a powerful and natural motivator, but it needs to be channelled and kept on a leash through regulations.
I think capitalism itself as an idea is fine, corporations in a vacuum are good because they should theoretically drive innovation and provide the capital for soulful things to come to pass, but corporations are only good so long as they're made to act within generally ethical parameters both at home and abroad. In a society, it isn't wrong to pursue profit, but quality of life must come first.
And yeah maybe I used neoliberalism wrong but you know what I'm trying to say - it's a particular strain of capitalism that started with, or was greatly bolstered by, neoliberalism.
No.163636
>>163633As long as capitalism exists capitalists will use their influence and resources to tear down regulations, break union power and brutalize workers in pursuit of profits.
FDR ended most of the corruption and established a robust social democracy. This was all thanks to the militant efforts of the working class. The capitalists feared us and so felt the need to placate us with temporary concessions to avoid revolution.
100 years on and union power is at abysmal levels, the contradictions sharpen and we are no longer seen as worth placating. Reform is never the answer.
No.163637
>>163633How it is now, its detached from personal responsibility.
Some higher up who doesnt know shit tells some guy to continue a project, despite being warned multiple times it will lead to disaster forces people to go through with it because forced responsibility to shareholders, and shareholders have 0 incentives to help the company or the customer's, until they suck all they can out of it move on to the next thing or unless the government bails them out, and they hold basically 0 accountability because the corporation takes the blame.
No.163639
>>163637I take back that they have 0 incentives, they have some to an extent but once that runs out or if the company can no longer sustain its unsustainable growth, it could crash and burn.
No.163642
>>163641Yeah that law along with the 1971 of changing from gold to fiat were a mistake
No.163645
>>163636I don't know much about the new deal but you'll have to substantiate that for me. I've heard a lot of mixed things about the new deal and
>Reform is never the answer.It is doe, it just needs to be aggressive. Maybe you'd call that a "bloodless revolution" but it's kind of potäto potāto imo.
>>163637This is kind of facts, I have no argument. I feel like there's something to be said about investing introducing perverse incentives and forcing corporations to pursue shareholder profits over the social welfare but I'm too tired for it right now. This is why things like water need to be universally nationalized btw.
>>163640>They're talking about politics… And it's making my clitty leak!Hide the thread nigger
No.163649
>>163645No matter how "aggressive" the reform (which is fundamentally impossible within the capitalist system), if capitalism remains then they will use any methods to reassert themselves. Coups, military dictatorships etc
No.163650
>>163645Most of the issues at least i heard from the new deal are how it expanded the influence of the federal government, and goverment spending.
>>163636Im pretty sure it was teddy Roosevelt that did most of the work in ending the megacorps of the day with his trust busting.
No.163651
>>163649It doesnt matter the system because the same types of people will do anything to rise to the top. The machevellian sociopathic types. The best you can do is keep them accountable, but they will Roach out and hide behind any institution to avoid being accountable wether that be corporations the government the church or other.
No.163652
>>163650Trust busting doesnt do much. Its not like small business owners are inherently better. Capital accumulates over time and eventually youre back to where you started.
Im not praising FDR either he just passed reforms to quell revolutionary potential
No.163654
who cares
No.163656
>>163654>Apathetic cod slopper remains apathetic Wow
No.163660
>>163658Please drink from the verification can
No.163688
>>163640DJ Vance and some Indian
No.163691
>>163613>>163625>>163626>>163629>>163633>>163645The most rational """""communist""""" I have ever seen, I agree with everything.
No.163692
>>163691Thats because he's a disguised fascist/liberal who ought to be hung by his genitals on the nearest lamp post. Of course he sounds rational to a middle class imageboard freak.
No.163693
>>163692Turn off your proxy crotia
No.163694
>>163693Ts post gave me gender euphoria
No.163695
>>163694Glad you jizzed your pants now clean up after yourself
No.163696
>>163695Mods ban this transphobe
No.163702
>>163692Nothing wrong with being middle class sister
No.163704
>>163702Ever wonder why most IB users are middle class?
No.163705
>>163704Damn i didnt know irritatable bowels was a middle class thing
No.163706
>>163705
….. NOT!
No.163716
>>163691its not inherently communist to see how applied psychology for greed has lead to a decline in culture because the primary issue is that the plebeians are not willing to ethically consume
you can't remove greedy humans or psychopaths from the environment but as long as the collective is resistant to the applied psychology (intelligent) enough to not reach critical mass of dumb pleb then the virus of greed wont be pandemic enough to propagate and lead to the symptoms of cultural decline
>>163625the average consoymers willingness to consume slop is a more important factor than the markets responsiveness to this desire. companies wouldnt make slop if dumb plebs weren't enamored with it
the vacuum of no family + no religion + no identity lead to conspicuous consoymption. you dont have to be a tankie to see that.
p.s. the wii sucked balls but i can appreciate how cheap it was and how easy it was to run homebrew on it, so i slightly agree. i love project M.
No.163719
>>163718Joon would be the worst type of mother besides maybe parsee
No.163723
>>163716and the most boring christcuck babble award goes to…..
YOU!!!!!!! No.163725
>>163633new goverment regulation:
Video games must have SOVL + no slop
No.163751
>>163691We democratic socialists are not communist lol
>>163692facts
>>163711This is simply called ignorance, especially in the second case. If you don't mind being ripped off or exploited by capitalism that's your prerogative I suppose. It's stupid but I can see why some people might see it that way but
>or to responsibly and ethically source what they consumeThis is the most brainwashed shit ever, sorry. My sister unironically does this shit and it pisses me off so much.
>Yeah I know temu has awful working conditions and China is evil and my money probably goes right into the CCP's pockets so they can continue committing a genocide… But I like cheap stuff :3This is the most niggerific mindset possible.
>>163713This happened in foreign countries which is the difference methinks. If America were to move towards socialism through reform I could see a scenario where the government fractures and infights, and maybe the CIA would be on the capitalist side of that fight, and I think THAT's when revolution should happen, when there's a need to take up arms for a better future.
No.163753
>the body was too longReal shrimp head
>>163716>you can't remove greedy humans or psychopaths from the environmentMaybe not, but you can regulate and legislate to make it a lot, lot harder to exploit people. The issue imo is largely Citizen's United and similar rulings (idk if thre's anything similar in Canada or not) but it basically boils down to the government intentionally tying one hand behind their back when dealing with corporations. They force themselves to play nice with corpos and respect rights they shouldn't have in the first place. The FTC were kinda the only thing standing between us and TVTVL CVRPVRVTE TVKEOVER and Trump just kind of gutted them so things are gonna get a lot lot worse methinks.
The bottom line is that you can't intrinsically get rid of greedy awful people, you're right, but you can make it a hell of a lot harder for them to achieve their ends through robust accountability and transparency.
>the average consoymers willingness to consume slop is a more important factor than the markets responsiveness to this desire(cont'd. in next paato)
No.163754
I'm of the opinion that economics inform culture. Sure the Wii sucked on a hardware level, but what it represented was cool. It was creative and full of personality. You could sub it in for the PS3 or 360 if those are more apt examples for you, or really any piece of technology that made its personality a selling point or really seemed to care about it. This design choice was meant to capitalize on the excitement of the new decade, but it was a risk, a risk made in light of good economic conditions. If the economy was terrible back then, we might not have the [piece of tech you're thinking of] or might have a very different, more bland version of it. What do we have right now? An awful economy, and as a result, a culture less willing to genuinely engage with media because most people are either working or sleeping all the time. As a result of this, corporations pump out patronizing, mass-produced garbage designed to addict and fill time in the day more than actually entertain. This is a risk, one which repulses certain users but most people don't care to resist.
That's kind of a rough version bc I just woke up but I think you get what I'm trying to say
>no family + no religion + no identity lead to conspicuous consoymption. you dont have to be a tankie to see that.Sounds like a right wing talking point… But it's kind of le true. We could debate on if religion is really a necessary component of society, I'm religious and I don't necessarily think it's a vital and needed part of society unless your moral code is something like "fuck faggots deus vult XD" and you see it as vitally important that society follows judeo-christian morality or some such nonsense. The other two are factual doe, but as mentioned above, I think they're largely economical issues and will in some ways resolve themselves when and if the economy improves.
>eddybird
>>163719facts
>>163725exactly. this is how we will achieve agartha
No.163764
how do you not get bored of typing so much babble kys
No.163783
i started drinking an hour ago so my posts are gonna get retardeder
>>163751ethical in examples of not spending money on microtransactions so that other publishers see its a waste to operate on microtransactions and they do not offer microtransactional content, not ethical in terms of some declaration on the packaging that its vaginatarian or something
>>163753>>163754you can try to offset the individual's decision making as much as possible with government, but the psychopaths will always be there and as long as theres enough suckers then the psychopaths won't die out. ( i would point out that psychopaths seem to be thriving more than ever due to there being less eugenics than ever). government and psychopathic companies work together more often than government works to protect the plebs, so i insist that individual accountability is the most important factor.
>but are you le saying i should never have le smartphone just because it spies on me and is hostile to everything i do, and i should never have insurance because insurance companies hate me and are designed so the house always wins no matter what, and i should never finance or take on any debt on anything????yes i am saying that.
>but dont you have a mortgage?i do. its the only debt i have, they won there game, set, match (at least in canada): rent and get nothing or debtslave. im ashamed but theres no choice here … and its because everyone else was collectively okay with houses costing that much as long as they could finance the debt, so i was forced to do so as well. getting offtopic but i considered living in my car or a boat or a cave but i NEED to have a family.
mortgages are actually a perfect example of how a critical mass of plebs was reached that were okay with becoming debtslave goycattle causing real estate to go to the moon based on fractional reserve banking.