By “just division of resources” are you referring to the monstrous and ever growing wage and wealth inequality gap? I’m not sure how you consider that to be a “just” system.
What world are you living in? If capitalism rewarded people for how critical their jobs actually were, teachers wouldn’t be making minimum wage and needing to take multiple jobs to make ends meet. And according to COVID, delivery workers, supermarket employees, restaurant workers, etc, would all be rich seeing as they were deemed essential workers. Pretty sure there weren’t any CEOs deemed essential workers.
Are you trying to say that you are ok with people working a full time job and not being able to afford to live in the place where they work? It strikes me as a bit silly that you expect people to still do those jobs if it doesn’t pay enough to make it worth it. The real fault lies in the companies and corporations taking in record profits but “can’t afford” to increase wages because it’ll cut into their margins by .01%.
Wealth gaps do not motivate anyone to grind and investing money you can’t spare is not a feasible option to escape poverty.
The American Dream where all you needed was hard work and determination and you could buy a house, support your family, and live well, is dead. There are families with 2 adults working 2 or 3 jobs that still need financial assistance in order to afford food or rent. They’re definitely on the grind but that doesn’t work anymore. Now people grind just to survive while the wealthy do nothing and watch their bank accounts overflow.
The difference between the reality now and 30 years ago is the corporations got greedier and focused their energy on squeezing every cent they could out of their workers and their customers to live their own pockets. This is the reality of unregulated capitalism. It’s a fight for the bottom in terms of quality and a race to the top in regards to prices. The only thing that matters is profit above all else.
In this system, the rich control the “capitalism” and choose who the “rewards” go to. Profits go way up and CEO pay has increased 400% while the worker’s wages have remained the same. They’re doing stock buy backs and lining their own pockets while their employees need second jobs and food stamps to live.
You’re defending a system that constantly looks for new ways to fuck you over if it makes an extra penny. You need to reevaluate your whole schema
Hamas has called on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders for almost half of Gaza’s more than 2.3 million people ahead of an expected ground offensive....
Do you happen to know any way to find an online game to join? There was a whole discord for d&beyond so I’m wondering if you knew of anything similar for P2e?
I’ve played D&D for years but after this latest bs I’ve been looking to jump to Pathfinder. Listening to the Glass Cannon podcast has also been very motivating to make the switch
Maybe it’s because I’ve only just made it to Mars, but I didn’t know there was any other way to travel except for clicking and fast traveling. Click load click load click load planet. The tutorial tells you to do just that… is there something later on that says differently?
I’m nearing 100 hours in BG3 and absolutely loving it. I’m not even into the full Act 2 yet, still making my way through the act 1 - act 2 transition/passages.
Choices matter, characters matter, story matters… shit is so fun
I’ve got Starfield through gamepass just waiting to go but I’m still trying to get motivated to start…
Mehdi: “Did you not make 750,000 dollars?” Vivek Ramaswamy: “Not at the time I had applied for the [Soros] scholarship.” Mehdi: “Yes you did Vivek. This is awkward for you because you did. I’ve got the tax returns in front of my face.”
50k scholarship he didn’t actually need that then couldn’t go to someone who actually needed it.
Why does it matter if he’s 24 when he already had hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank? He could have easily paid his own way but lied and said he needed the scholarship and said he couldn’t afford school without it. His own tax returns have shown that was a lie…
You seem to be implying that the only “real” working class people are rural. Do all the working class folks that live in the burbs and cities not count?
Debt relief can literally change lives right now. Long term changes are important, but the positive impact on actual current living situations is huge.
They completely redesigned the UI for when you’re using a controller. I’ve been playing on Steam Deck and I love it. You can walk around with a thumb stick or point and click your way around. Abilities and inventory are auto added to radials that you can customize and reorganize however you like. There’s a “search” function that helps you dig through any stuff in your immediate area vs trying to point and click your way over each piece.
There are some minor quirks but overall it’s awesome.
Yeah that’s right. They combined your character sheet and inventory when you use the controller layout. That’s where some of the quirks come in for sure
Former President Donald Trump’s supporters say they hold him as a source of true information over their family, friends, and religious leaders, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll out on Sunday.
At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism. The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly affirmed the company’s commitment to brand safety for advertisers.
“The platform shows that ad to you because algorithms think you’re interested in seeing”
There’s your answer right there. The platform sees what you’re interested in and serves up this ad. “You seem to be interested in a whole bunch of Nazi shit, here’s an ad for my product” is not a good look for most companies. It’s very simple PR.
I'm interested in the game, I guess mostly because of the hype. I enjoyed Skyrim and Diablo 1/2/4, and I suppose they're somewhat similar to Baldurs Gate. Given that basic knowledge, is there a good change I'd like Baldurs Gate 3? Also, could I just jump into it without playing the first two?
There’s also other environmental things you can use to your advantage. Some of the bridges and wooden platforms are rickety and can be collapsed by attacking the support. You can also set up your own “traps” by smashing water on the ground and electrifying or freezing it when enemies are on it. Same goes for greasing the floor, makes creatures slip but it’s also flammable. Sometimes I’ll try to set up potential traps in strategic locations by leaving wine/alcohol/alchemist fire on the floor so I can hit it with a fireball later on for a big boom… So much fun
Controller support is actually quite cool. Seems like they built a whole new layout just for controllers (which makes sense because they’re gonna have this on Xbox/PlayStation). It’s a bit off putting after coming from DoS2 but quickly grows on you.
I want to try and see if I can use the track pad as a mouse instead of the thumb stick though. Would make exploring and navigating menus a bit faster…
Not sure what Trump could have on Putin that would interest the DOJ. And even if he wanted to, his ego is so massive and fragile at the same time he could never admit that he was someone else’s puppet. He always has to be one in charge.
This is different from his past problems where he could throw an lowly employee under the bus and claim he didn’t know about the illegal shit they were doing.
I’m not sure what there is to gain by him claiming that “the Koch Bros” put him up to it out sometime like that.
How in the hell (slrpnk.net)
People are speaking with ChatGPT for hours, bringing 2013’s Her closer to reality (arstechnica.com)
Tom Emmer drops out of contention for House speaker, hours after winning GOP nomination (ground.news)
thehill.com/…/4273184-tom-emmer-drops-out-speaker…...
Hamas tells Gaza City residents to stay put after Israel orders evacuation (www.theguardian.com)
Hamas has called on Palestinians to stay in their homes after Israel issued sweeping evacuation orders for almost half of Gaza’s more than 2.3 million people ahead of an expected ground offensive....
How Unity makes decisions (lemmy.world)
Starfield review - a game about exploration, without exploration (www.eurogamer.net)
Starfield surpasses 6 million players to become Bethesda's best launch yet, beating Skyrim and Fallout (www.gamesradar.com)
Mehdi grills Vivek Ramaswamy on his record and past statements (twitter.com)
Mehdi: “Did you not make 750,000 dollars?” Vivek Ramaswamy: “Not at the time I had applied for the [Soros] scholarship.” Mehdi: “Yes you did Vivek. This is awkward for you because you did. I’ve got the tax returns in front of my face.”
Party not following when jumping to ledge: Solution!
I just found a workaround for when party members fail to follow you!...
Not exactly helping the proles. (lemmy.world)
Larian drops Series S split-screen as "solution" to bring Baldur's Gate 3 to Xbox this year (www.eurogamer.net)
After breakthrough Gamescom meeting with Phil Spencer.
Trump Voters Trust Ex-President More Than Their Family and Friends: Poll (www.newsweek.com)
Former President Donald Trump’s supporters say they hold him as a source of true information over their family, friends, and religious leaders, according to a new CBS News/YouGov poll out on Sunday.
Trump Claims His ‘Seal of Approval’ Will ‘Protect Loyal Donors From Scammers’ — Here’s What It Looks Like (www.mediaite.com)
The very definition of irony.
Two brands suspend advertising on X after their ads appeared next to pro-Nazi content (www.cnn.com)
At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an account promoting fascism. The issue came less than a week after X CEO Linda Yaccarino publicly affirmed the company’s commitment to brand safety for advertisers.
I don't know anything about Baldurs Gate.
I'm interested in the game, I guess mostly because of the hype. I enjoyed Skyrim and Diablo 1/2/4, and I suppose they're somewhat similar to Baldurs Gate. Given that basic knowledge, is there a good change I'd like Baldurs Gate 3? Also, could I just jump into it without playing the first two?
Prop store auction is live!
Lots of weird and interesting items in this quick overview video: youtu.be/Yb6XAaIXO1U...
Anyone else? (i.imgur.com)
Trump "may die in prison" if he doesn't strike a deal: Legal analyst (www.newsweek.com)