I think the part about exclusives and other claims is just a way to fight the cognitive dissonance of seeing something good but having spent so much time and money on something else. Always being in attack mode distracts them and others from focusing on the problems of Steam.

It would be weird if the toilet guy didn’t look ridiculous.

On the one hand, yes, it’s a solid alternative because it’s decentralized and can even be untraceable (see Monero), but on the other hand, it’s been under attack for the past years. I would disagree it’s censorship-resistant, because if you make it illegal or hard to buy and sell crypto, few would be dedicated enough to go around that. Moreover, your proposed solution would still rely on some gateway between crypto and fiat, which would be vulnerable to pressure.

Leftist or not, transphobia is transphobia.

Words are defined and redefined based on their real world usage, so if there were enough people describing themselves as dragons, the definition could be updated to account for that. Denying or ridiculing novelty or unorthodoxy would hamper progress in any movement, be it for religious freedoms or trans rights.

Women exist. Dragons do not.

Exist in what sense? Again, is it rooted in something like biology or social assignment in your view, or is it based on the existence of people self-identifying as such? If the former, why do you not take issue with singular they? If the latter, what’s the difference between that and “dragon”? Would you argue there are no people who genuinely use “dragon” as their pronoun? There are certainly quite a few who use “fae/faer”, so it wouldn’t be a significant leap.

Would it be transphobic to say “I’ll use she/her for you but I don’t believe you’re a woman, as that’s against the objective reality of biology”?

Could you cite a legal document to that end? Per the cited court decision, he was an illegal immigrant awaiting deportation.

What’s your fear in relation to using older recovery?

Relaunching never seems to work out. Just look at Multiversus and Bloodhunt.

You could still name names and link the article(s), then offer a verifiable summary as to why you believe the coverage is inaccurate. You’re not disputing that Kirsche is transphobic and that there is a genuine-looking clip of them being racist though, are you?

Not a great idea to call someone out for spreading lies but not support the claim with evidence. Also, what are your honest thoughts on Gamergate?

Pravda is a good Ukrainian source though. It’s independent from the government and not pro-Russian in any shape or form. The number of Ukrainians protesting speaks for itself and eliminates the need to trust Transparency International here.

Indifference is more like it. Being ruled by some form of a tsar is most of what they’ve known, so there’s not much of a framework in the culture to go by in order to oppose the regime. Another aspect is that, due to the rise in oil prices coinciding with Putin’s rise to power, many have become wealthier and credited Putin for that. Even those who aren’t for Putin would have to ask themselves if they’re ready to trade all they’ve gained for a violent uprising that could easily cost them everything. The quality of life of most Russians hasn’t really decreased from the war or the sanctions to even make them want that. For the most part, they still get to enjoy the same lifestyles with some adjustments, like trading American, Korean, or European cars for Chinese, though even that can be bypassed via parallel importing and the used cars market. Same for virtually everything else.

My impression might be skewed because I’ve only played from the first through Syndicate so far. Based on those, yes, there’s a lot of pointlessness even there. After finishing all quests in Rogue, I had to spend as many hours to open all the chests and collect everything for achieving 100% completion. Still, I got to explore new places and see more of the game world. I also could just abandon that and still see the game as finished, but you can’t do these things if you’re stuck trying to beat a boss in a souslike, or at least how I understand those games.

I’m a big fan of the AC games. It’s my favorite series. I also avoid soulslike games, as I don’t understand the appeal. Aren’t they all about doing the same thing over and over again “to get better”? If so, that’s definitely not what I play games for, as it’s more like work.

No, it’s not a way to keep anything in check. It’s a way to not pay license fees to Microsoft.

There are countries where it’s illegal for a woman to be topless, and this protest got me thinking of how trans women being topless should be acceptable under the law if that country also claims they’re men, but the public would certainly disagree. As it’s been said, it’s also these same women that the politicians want in men’s bathrooms.

Change the community logo to be in pixel art!

One is a family-friendly brand for children turned into what anime is to the so-called alt-right, and the other goes as far as embracing bestiality-adjacent topics, as evident from some of the artwork on this very canvas, right?