Honestly l was worried about that but actually came away fairly pleasantly surprised by his characterization when I played through the game. Although it's definitely undercut by the epic bewbz shit they like to put in these kinds of games

That's how they are raised. They tend to be nauseatingly reverential of their patriarchs (and by extension, the "great men" that run liberal democracies) as a result as well.

I mean, is this true? "western" liberal society is pretty cynical and brutal towards children, but I don't think its fair to say this is a common feature across all humanity.

I totally agree. Even the more privileged folks in my sphere are avoiding going out, a complete failure of the bourgeoisie to uphold the social contract of what they call "the middle class." It'll be interesting how that continues to evolve

I guess the question is how long can they keep pulling levers until it finally collapses?

Is the economy just a Weekend at Bernie's situation now?

"AI" has got to be the most transparent grift I can remember

To scour that much video and run an algorithm every single time trying to match someone's face sounds impossible

Respect to the students who are holding strong

It feels like the bourgeoisie is treating the 2020s and 2030s as a big going out party sometimes

Country, state, city subreddits are heavily astroturfed but I am sure that doesn't explain everything

You aren't paid for your skills, you are paid for your unflinching resolve in manipulating people psychologically to extract money from them.