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Another classic:

That's also why some people believe in snake oil. People get desperate to try something after a few days of illness and then suddenly feel better after doing the thing. They would have gotten better without it, but the timing makes it seem like the thing cured them. It's why we use double blind studies instead of anecdotes like this.

This is how it starts. Next thing you know, you're onto magic eye art and permanently cross-eyed

Unix is the single user version of Multics, an operating system for that could handle multiple users simultaneously. The multi user stuff didn't actually work great, but the other tech it had was great, so they made a single user version. The name was made to sound like it was Multics without the "Multi".

Unix became a proprietary, paid operating system. Linus Torvalds took a Unix course at university and became interested in operating systems. He didn't like that rules prevented him from actually modifying the Unix system even if he knew how. So he made his own free and open source version of the Unix operating system and named it after himself, because of his "big ego" as he puts it.

Now this is where I have to interject for a moment because, actually, Linus only wrote the kernel of the operating system. He didn't write any of the common programs and tools. For that he used GNU software, which are all free and open source themselves.

Literally nothing. It's even in the rules that posts

1. Don't need to involve white people
2. Don't need to be a tweet

Me to everyone around me when I'm on vacation

Please DO NOT announce to the server when you are going to masturbate. This has been a reoccurring issue, and I’m not sure why some people have such under developed social skills that they think that a server full of mostly male strangers would need to know that. No one is going to be impressed and give you a high five (especially considering where that hand has been). I don’t want to add this to the rules, since it would be embarrassing for new users to see that we have a problem with this, but it is going to be enforced as a rule from now on.

If it occurs, you will be warned, then additional occurrences will be dealt with at the discretion of modstaff. Thanks.

I sincerely hope this photo was taken to be sent to the local government labour regulators so the company can be investigated for unsafe labour practices and not to post on social media for likes. In 2024, 826 people in the US were killed at work.

Not buying. Companies will stop raising prices when people stop buying stuff. You can't stop buying essentials of course, but companies selling nonessentials like food delivery apps are also posting their most profitable years ever. There's absolutely no reason for that.

Even if it doesn't cause a macroeconomic change, your own wallet will thank you. I have more money than I've ever had in my life thanks to cutting back on most nonessentials. My life is a little boring, but I also have a lot in savings!

There's a Kurzgesagt video that talks about how it's not so much that the internet is forming echo chambers as it is encouraging arguments. People aren't just finding others that they agree with, they're attacking people they don't.

Finding people who agree with you isn't necessarily a bad thing. Attacking everyone who don't because you now know a bunch of people have your back is the dangerous part. Algorithms play this up because it drives engagement. Two tribes arguing keeps people coming back for more, so it ends up being all you see online.

Don't misunderestimate Dubya. Irregardless of his policies, he coined words and phrases like Shakespeare. How many of use of dreamed of human beings and fish coexisting peacefully? How many of us strive to put food on our families and buy most of our imports from overseas? Don't we all want to know "is our children learning?" And who can forget that famous Texas proverb "fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."

But it's a concern i can't easily shake as a hobbyist who eventually wants to release something.

There's good reason to be concerned. Games made by solo devs and small teams are incredibly popular nowadays. It's easier than ever to release a game. Government rules could easily change that.

There's the concept of barriers to entry which looks at how difficult it is for someone to create a new business in a particular industry. Governments can increase the barrier to entry in an industry, effectively lowering competition, by creating regulations. Indie devs could find meeting legal requirements difficult while major corporations would have no issues since they already have large legal teams.

There's also the idea of regulatory capture where the government body overseeing regulations of an industry becomes filled with industry loyalist who serve industry interests instead of the interests of the general public. An example is the FTC in the US currently bullying any media company critical of Trump while ignoring those that aren't. Regulators could end up bullying small studios while ignoring big players.

I don't mind governments regulating what goes into food, but governments regulating what goes into video games is definitely concerning. If there were no regulations on food, people could die if they bought from the wrong company. If there are no regulations on video games, people could lose the ability to play them years after purchase if they brought from the wrong company. The issues with barriers to entry and regulatory capture are less concerning when the lack of regulations could mean death. When the worst outcome of no regulations is effectively the loss of $80, I'm not sure regulations are worth the risk.

Personally, I think you can't lose a game you never bought. If a game has anti-consumer features in it, then not buying it means you can never lose it. Being selective in which games you buy, and where you buy them, is the best way to keeping your library in tact.