Achievement unlocked: Whoever is wealthiest gets to be President.

It made a pretty anime girl look like she got 20 years older sucked up and hooked on drugs.

Just like I like them.

Translation: Fortnite is carrying our whole ass company now and Daddy needs a new Benz.

Oh yes a brick wall that acts like an asshole. I was guessing this is where it was heading because you have been a shithead this whole time.

Respectfully gent bent.

Not everyone, but there is a strange mix of gangsters and rednecks that will absolutely kill you over nothing.

I have had more people pull guns on me than officers and I would rather it be an officer any day over a road rager or a drug addict.

Having said that, there is definitely something to the nervous with a tool officer pulling their gun out in fear that is very unsettling. Also, it is always your fault if an officer shoots, even when it is clearly not your fault. I really hate that.

You are telling me you can absolutely alter people’s belief with statistics!? Perhaps a few people who believe in this type of analysis.

All your comments give me the Impression I am talking to a brick wall. Maybe it is a ESL thing or perhaps your profound lack of reading comprehension. Any insight?

Meh, I have seen someone shot over road rage and it wasn’t even their fault. I have been robbed at gun point in Tri-cities in Eastern Washington, not exactly a big city. I know a women who got murdered by her husband for talking to another man.

A lot of people die senselessly from guns in the US, but I get your point.

Trying to justify perception and stating it exists are two different things. I can speak to both. It definitely exists and the reason it exists is due to verifiable information.

Your statistical analysis cannot disprove perception because people are more likely to accept anecdotal evidence. That is just human nature.

You can definitely fight back with anecdotal information yourself (ie: My relatives traveled to the US and has a splendid time with no problems) but trying to sway people with statistics is a non-starter for a lot of people.

I am not doing shit. The UK government and other European nations do this without me (warn travelers about the US). I was just pointing it out and the possible rationales even if statistically it is a non-issue.

Preference and perception drive most people. Let’s just examine the fact that lots of people refuse to fly even though it is safer than driving. Are they wrong from a statistical analysis, sure. Are you going to convince them with stats, probably not.

Perception is more important than actual risk to most people. This is especially poignant considering you don’t have to visit the US on vacation and can just go somewhere else.

Let me ask you this, if you knew a nation was at war and losing about 50k citizens every year to said war would you want to visit? I think most sane people would say no.

I am reminded of the UK citizen who just went to visit her father in Texas who shot her after explaining it would be okay for Trump to rape her because he has other daughters.

I mean I am sorry, but the US is now worse than backwards Middle Eastern countries that are also statistically pretty damned safe. Doesn’t mean people want to visit either though.

Gun violence in the U$ is absolutely ridiculous. Not wanting to travel to a country that looses population to preventable issues like this is a no brainer.

https://theconversation.com/us-gun-crime-why-tourists-are-being-warned-to-avoid-and-beware-205906

Countries even warn their citizens like the US is some kind of violent third world nation. It would be embarrassing if the US gave a fuck, but they don’t.

We have lost 1.5 million people to gun violence the last three decades. More than every US soldier in every war combined. To pussy foot around with this is pretty ridiculous.

Damn, you’re right.

I hope they make this game because the sub game Palestinian Zombie Children is going to be so much fun. There could even be a sniper mode to see how many Zombie Children headshots you can get.

Very true and reigning in corporations has been nothing more than an afterthought for the last 40 years

Parents should be monitoring their children. I did and after some of the things I saw on Roblox (adult themes including simulated rape) I no longer allow my children to play.

Shouldn’t companies protect children from predators when they find out what is happening on their platform? I mean it is the law and all.

Never heard of this project, thanks for highlighting it.

The protest in Tiananmen Square were anti-western capitalist reforms. Sad to know you can’t be bothered with actual history.

There was never socialism or communism. It was a dictatorship that turned fascist.

You want proof? Billionaires buddy.

China produced more billionaires than the US this last year. Clearly things are not what they appear anymore.

Also, the West has been completely fascist for a very long time thus the system is supposed give all the resources to the wealthy. Democracy and China’s communism are just window dressings for capitalists.

Yup, this is effective propaganda used to make people feel good about the devices.

Nvidia trying to supply the fascists with the tech they need to enslave the world.

You need to do you, you /S

I didn’t do any of this. In fact, you were the mastermind behind all this.

You did this, you need to learn that you not only caused the problem; you are the origin of the problem. You will never learn, will you!

For real! I can’t wait for Black Cocks 27: Call for Booty.

I think the advent of AI really highlights that we are finally on a post artificial scarcity trajectory. Corporations and the government have almost completely stopped caring about IP enforcement in the quest for AI.

The system you describe sounds somewhat reasonable. I was just pointing out it never existed in the first place. It is a compelling fantasy put forth by IP Maximalist to justify their rent seeking behavior. Making that fantasy a reality is probably possible in a non-fascist society.

I am a bit confused by the last part where without an IP system corporations would be allowed to abuse artists. That is literally what they do everyday with the current laws with AI being their ultimate fuck you to artists. I suppose part of the issue is these laws have been exclusively written by corporations to benefit corporations.

This is objectively false. The propaganda of IP is that it is designed to protect the little guy. History shows that this was never the case as copyright was always a tool of censorship and control.

The patent system has been twisted beyond the breaking point since before I was born. It does not exist for its intended purpose anymore and instead is a legal arms race between corporations and governments.

Trademark law has also been leveraged by monopolists. Although arguably its purpose makes the most sense being a commercial protection used exclusively against other commercial entities. It too has been abused regularly.

The average copyright court case is around $250,000+ from begging to conclusions in the federal courts. Asserting or defending your rights is insanely expensive.

Many innovators and developers have been litigated out of existence by not being able to pay to defend themselves in the case of patent trolls.

IP is for the wealthy and their favorite proxy the corporation to create artificial scarcity. They have authored a regulation empire to commercialize our culture. They act as gatekeepers to our thoughts and creations. It really is a bizarre system.

I have advocated for the abolishment of IP many times in my life. Never, in my wildest dreams, would have thought that it would be abolished willingly through AI.

All it took was to show that they could make more money by ignoring it. Like a light switch IP suddenly gets switched off. Now the corrupted federal government considers it a matter of national security and will protect it at all costs.

Truly a bizarre world we live in.

Sue them out of existence. They are not going to stop.

This did not make it better.

Idle Ass Greed incoming.

I was betting on Stadia being the future of gaming. Without having to mess with hardware or software it was an amazing product. Their service was great, but we all know how it turned out. At least they refunded me all my purchases.

Yeah, I totally get Roblox is a huge platform with a lot to offer other than pedos trying to RP with kids.

Personally, after watching my kids play it and seeing a lot of weird stuff like pregnancy, implied sex, possible rape, etc. I felt that without constant supervision it was not safe for them.

I think a dialogue tree for RP when kids are involved would be safer without totally breaking all RP servers.

I like the idea of of restricting all communication to 18+. It is pretty extreme, but I think considering how bad it has gotten it wouldn’t be completely unwarranted.

I think that if a kid can’t read then they are generally safe from the worst of grooming honestly.

I mean, like I said, there were a lot of inappropriate situations I witnessed which made me uncomfortable besides just what was said in chat.

This is why I don’t let my kids play. It wasn’t just the chat.

Also, once a kiddo hits 13 they can voice chat. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what happens next.

For me, personally, it is a hard no. If you supervise your children constantly then it is probably somewhat safe… That is not really reassuring is it?

Ahh I see your confusion. First of all we are dealing with a specific game used in a specific way.

If culturally pedophiles would do scrabble tournaments for kids then people would react and say we should stop scrabble tournaments because pedophiles have captured them.

This is not saying adults can’t play Scrabble, just that scrabble tournaments run by pedophiles aren’t cool.

Roblox is being used as a similar tool.

Good news is there are lots games like Roblox with better graphics and gameplay that are not infested with pedophiles trying to groom kids.

So you are not being deprived of anything, unless of course you are a pedo that wants to groom kids on Roblox.

I don’t allow my kids to play it. It sucks, but the reality is the game has been captured by pedos. I saw too many questionable things when I watched them play. Invariably they will be unsupervised at some point, even for brief periods, so it is not worth the risk.

If Lemmy was a child’s game and it was full of pedophiles actively grooming them then yes we would need to shut it down. Your analogy misses the point completely.

We’re are dealing with a child’s game where pedophiles are actively going after youth right now as we type.

They should be shutdown and charges pressed against the developers for allowing this. This is the only way forward at this point.

Your point about taking away chat ruining the game is also nonsensical. Only some RP would be affected and could be gotten around easily with a dialogue tree.

You are correct, Pedophiles also play.

I to have tried getting into it without success. Maybe I will be able to return to it someday.

A similar thing happened with Cyberpunk. I revisited it after stopping just after the first act and had the most fun I have had with a game in a long time.

They lost more money delaying than if they had allowed everyone to unionize. Pathetic.

I was wondering what they planned on doing with these increasingly fast processors. Apparently, it will be used to spy on you while providing training data to their AI. Why the hell this is acceptable I don’t know. It reminds me of those bad actors who use to mine Bitcoin covertly on other people’s computers with compromised software or web pages.