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Does enshitification happen because companies are publicly-traded?
Isn’t that a prerequisite for enshitification? Publicly-traded companies are required (by law, I think) to maximize profits for their shareholders, even if that means utterly ruining their original product (Reddit, Boeing, etc.), yes? What do you think?
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Sauce: www.gmnh.pref.gunma.jp/…/bulletin28_02.pdf
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What is the last video game that you were completely hooked on?
The kind of game you daydream about while at school or work because you can’t wait to come home and play some more.
What games make you happy?
Hello all! I would like to know what games give you that cozy, fuzzy feeling of simple happiness....
Embracer Group Cancels ‘Deus Ex’ Video Game (www.bloomberg.com)
Archive link: archive.ph/WOlNl...
How the term “genocide” is misused in the Israel-Hamas war (www.economist.com)
I used to like The Economist, but this is Nazis propaganda right on their page....
Ghostrunner is free on Epic (Dec. 31 only) (store.epicgames.com)
What is your Depression Anthem?
Do you feel lucky, Captain? (startrek.website)
The Escapist staff resign following termination of editor-in-chief Nick Calandra (www.gamesindustry.biz)
Calandra shared more information on Discord, revealing that the “entire video team” has resigned in response....
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YouTube's ‘War’ on Adblockers Shows How Google Controls the Internet (www.404media.co)
Google’s anti-ad scripts are breaking browsers and privacy plugins. It could get worse because Google controls the ad market, Chrome, and the extension store.
What is your favorite passive agressive insult to send in chat?
The type of thing where someone in a general school chat promotes something like the nft collection they are minting and you want to passively aggresivelly respond
What's your warp slogan? (lemmy.ca)
In light of what other’s have been memeing … it made me think....
The "Tech Won’t Save Us" Podcast is doing a series on Musk (www.techwontsave.us)
We hear a lot about this guy, why not a little more. This podcast is doing a series on Musk that is quite revealing, totally worth a listen if you are interested in business or tech....
X, formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 a year to access key features including the ability to tweet and retweet (fortune.com)
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How did you break your addiction? Was it hard? Any tips for those waging a war against addiction?
Thank you very much! Know that I really appreciate your help, even if I can’t Thank you individually!
What dog name pairs well with Olive?
Thinking of naming one dog Olive, what might pair well? Looking for Milo and Otis vibes.
Your favorite native Linux games?
Let’s leave Steam and other launchers and distribution platforms alone a bit. Also lets stop discussing game engines for moment …...
Mid-gen Xbox roadmap hardware leak. Series S|X refreshes (digital Series X refresh at $499), controller with haptics and quieter buttons at $69.99. (www.resetera.com)
Archive link: http://archive.today/B2RBv...
Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform (variety.com)
I’m not sure if this is technically Technology news, but I can remove this post if it’s in the wrong community...
Are you able to read in your dreams?
I ask because it’s considered common knowledge that you can’t but I regularly have dreams where I continue books I’m reading irl (they usually devolve into naritive nonsense over time and then sometimes to blank pages, but the actual text is definitely deciferable), text messages, computer screens, and road signs, in both...
What are some games that "spin" failure states?
What I mean by this, is instead of when you fail and are met with a game over, the game finds some way to keep it going. Instead of being forced to reset to a previous save or an autosave checkpoint, the game’s story continues in an interesting path. Are there any games like this?...
How many people actually dropped Reddit for Lemmy?
It is possible to estimate?
How long you been on lemmy?
Super Apps Are Terrible for People—and Great for Companies (www.wired.com)
Apps that offer to “do it all” will subject users to even more exploitation and surveillance, while large tech companies profit.
Valve's next mystery gadget...
So much speculation! Given I haven’t bought a Steam Deck yet, I would love to see a refresh; though, highly unlikely. What are your thoughts?...
What the hell...???
I mean, what the hell, really?
What's a skill that's taken for granted where you live, but is often missing in people moving there from abroad?
I was thinking about that when I was dropping my 6 year old off at some hobbies earlier - it’s pretty much expected to have learned how to ride a bicycle before starting school, and it massively expands the area you can go to by yourself. When she went to school by bicycle she can easily make a detour via a shop to spend some...
5 million bees fall off truck on Guelph Line in Burlington, Ontario (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/4319858...
A mystery company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land for more than $800 million to build a new city near San Francisco (www.businessinsider.com)
My story-driven game Year Unknown now has a Steam page! (store.steampowered.com)
(Please let me know if this counts as advertising and I’ll remove it)...
What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?
Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.
what does your android / iphone home screen look like
comment a screenshot! also if youre usinf android what launcher / widgets / icon pack. considering the flurry of responses someone with the know-how should make a community about this
I Gazed Into Worldcoin’s Orb and Saw a Boring Dystopia Staring Back (gizmodo.com)
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