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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • Great write-up! I selected the title to see where this article was from, but it’s just you posting your well-written opinions to the fediverse!

    I’m torn on the subject, personally. I understand the reasons why resource-limited survival games are the way they are, but they’re generally not for me. The difficulty often feels artificial, and basic actions like crafting take too long and you never have enough components to depend on it.

    Which is weird, because I usually don’t mind grinding in games (as long as it’s my choice). And again, I realize why those survival games have those mechanics, they just don’t resonate as much with me…





  • I hear what you’re saying, but we’re not talking about a single-mother sneaking diapers out because she needs them or a Jean Valjean-type taking bread because they’re hungry…

    This is OCR (Organized Retail Theft) where a team of 3+ people coordinate with phones, distractions, and a driver, to quickly get as many high-dollar, shelf-stable items out of a store as possible to resell on Facebook marketplace/eBay/etc. It’s typically at least $1000 per store.

    If you hate large organizations, you should hate the greed of criminal rings like this, because we all absolutely pay more because of it…

    EDIT: I’m just talking about what the article is referring to. I’m not saying companies don’t pass the costs on to consumers, and I’m not casting moral judgement.