ya middlemen is a good term for it. I don’t think that it really needs an entirely separate branding from capitalism, but idk i guess that also makes for an eye catching headline.

I agree that governments have the tools to deal with these kinds of things. It’s just getting them to actually do something about it that’s beneficial to us as average people is the tough part lol.

lol Yanis is def making the rounds cuz of his new book. He also talked about this on Adam Conover’s podcast, Factually a few weeks ago.

iirc he’s saying that we’re at the point where some of the richest people have moved from owning the means to actually produce things to providing platforms for exchanging goods for money to happen on, while basically charging rent. He compares it to feudalism in that a company like Amazon or Apple with its app store are feudal lords who come in and collect money off of each transaction made by the “serfs” (people who sell and buy things on these markets), basically in exchange for being allowed to list. And increasingly, its getting harder and harder to do business without dealing with one of these tech giants. I think he mentioned how WeChat is another good example of this in China, where they’re involved in like everything

but how am i gonna become immersed in my life sim game if i dont spend money on… checks list the Bathroom Clutter Kit ($4.99) or the Laundry Day Stuff ($9.99) DLC???

I hope Paralives turns out to be a good game and sees some success.

Lol my friend sat down to play FFXIV once, but as soon as he was able to play Triple Triad, thats all he did for hours

AGDQ is always pretty hype to watch! Thanks for letting us know its starting soon

Man I have no clue what Intel was even talking about with that presentation. They’ve really gotta reevaluate how they’re conducting themselves if that is what they end up producing.

Also you know you’re gonna be in for a ride when GN stops what they’re doing to make a video about something a company said.

man, the gallery and calendar were great!

took them long enough lmao

Cheapshark is what I generally use. I haven’t bought stuff from every seller they track, but so far I havent had any issues with Humble, Greenman, GoG Fanatical, Gamebillet, or WinGameStore. Tho for the last two I’ve only made one purchase through them. Take it as you will.

Their email notifications are pretty handy

oh man thats tough to hear. I hope he gets well.

hey maybe those dogs have places to go lol

I swear i’ve seen custom Android Roms with names similar back in the day lol

I’d throw in a vote for HoloCure. It’s like Vampire Survivors, and even if you know nothing about Hololive, its pretty addicting.