Fubarberry

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[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

I think some people sabotage relationships for the same reason they throw video games. They have fears/suspicions that it's going to not work out, and rather than be a victim they want to have some control over the outcome. A loss or failed relationship doesn't hurt as bad if they caused it to end the way it did.

However in your case, it sounds more like a fear of something different. It's a lot easier to keep things like they are, when a relationship gets too serious or life impacting it can be easy to be scared of the change, and instead subconsciously decide you want to keep things like they are.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 16 points 10 months ago

There's a big difference between doom scrolling and education.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

These scores are lower than expected, possibly due to issues with the console port.

I can vouch for the PC version being incredible though, I highly recommend it.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 27 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I think you could already claim that if you wanted to.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 92 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (28 children)

The missing context here (I think) is that California passed a law saying that digital storefronts (like steam and gog) can't say things like "buy game" because you aren't actually gaining ownership of the game, but instead just buying a license to access it. Some people were questioning if this law should apply to gog since their games are drm free and can be freely installed on any compatible devices once you download the installer.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

That's true. The drm-free steam games can usually have their install directories moved around freely between computers, but it's true there isn't an installer program provided outside of the steam client itself.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Probably not, sounds like it would apply to all digital store fronts. And a game from GOG could still become unavailable if it relies on game servers that are taken down.

If they did make an exception for stores like GOG, then some steam games would theoretically also be exempt because they don't use steam drm. So you could have some guys labelled "buy" and others labelled "get".

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Part of what was weird is I tried paying with Google Play credit, and it wouldn't take that either.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

From what I've read, it can go either way (note: not a lawyer).

Arbitration is easier for people to seek compensation, but it usually prevents any significant damages and doesn't set a legal precedent that others can use to easily get compensation.

Court cases are harder to start and generally require a lawyer, but if you win you can get significant damages and it can set a legal precedent.

So it's usually best for the consumer to have a choice on how to pursue issues. I have seen a lot of companies lately update their terms for arbitration only though, so this is at contrast with how most companies I've seen are handling things.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

I'm not a lawyer: Many companies are updating their terms requiring that disputes are settled through arbitration, usually where a 3rd party selected by the company rules on the disagreement.

It's meant to protect them from excessive lawsuit payments that can happen when you go to court.

Valve went the other way, and is saying that all legal disputes should go to court instead.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 18 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (8 children)

Huh, google play is refusing to sell it to me. Getting a [OR- FGEMF-20] error code regardless of payment method.

Edit: searching I came across a reddit thread, the post is older but all the comments are people complaining about this issue with trying to buy Balatro today.

Edit2: working now for me, about 4 hours after the game went live

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 60 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Came across a truck in a southern town covered in stickers of anime traps (some were borderline hentai), gay pride stickers, and a whole lot of gun stickers. They had a bumper sticker that said something like "the only thing straight about me is my shooting".

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