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  • Did you ever delete a google account?

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  • I have been preparing to delete my Google account very soon. I did a final takout request and I'm waiting for that email (it has been 4 days since the request), but there is a lot of stuff since it is a very old account and I was deep in the Google ecosystem. Over the last six months, I have deleted my Microsoft, Reddit, and Facebook accounts and I don't regret it. Google has always been the big one and it has taken a lot of work to rearrange my life to cut it out.

  • At Gamescom, it felt like the industry now has a plan: make games quicker | Opinion

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  • It is shitty in many ways. First, I view videogames as art (because they are art) and taking out the human element just makes them a product created by a machine. Coding is a form of human expression. I understand the capitalist urge not to pay people, but replacing people with AI is a moral wrong. Microsoft, for example, after purchasing many studios over the past few years, has fired over 15,000 people in 2025 alone, despite making record profits and charging us more for new games.

    I would be terrified if I were a full-time coder. Like many other occupations, programming jobs are in jeopardy. I would be considering other fields or specializations because these corporations plan to replace them all. Google already is saying that more 25% of their code is written by ai. That will only increase and bleed over to game development.

    Second, by forcing the development timeline by basically any means necessary, you are creating an inferior product. Just throwing a game in early access because it isn't complete isn't a good solution and there are hundreds of games currently in that status. Personally, I avoid anything that is early access, with a few exceptions. I get the point in the article about making games with lesser graphics, which I am fine with if the project warrants it, but it feels like these companies don't care what the product is as long as it sells. They are going to create ai-slop and charge us more for it. This is how the AAA industry dies.

    Sources:

    https://www.geekwire.com/2025/in-new-memo-microsoft-ceo-addresses-enigma-of-layoffs-amid-record-profits-and-ai-investments/

    https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/29/24282757/google-new-code-generated-ai-q3-2024

  • At Gamescom, it felt like the industry now has a plan: make games quicker | Opinion

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  • The enshittification of videogames.

  • NYT tries to hide Eric Adams corruption

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  • It is because NYT is a mouth piece of the capitalist state. They protect their own. Proof of corruption by a sitting mayor is not as scary to them as a socialist who could become mayor.

  • Youtube frontend are not the solution!

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  • Free speech is not all speech. It never has been. People who think everyone should be allowed to say whatever are the same people who just want to say the "N" word and other hateful things without consequences. There should always be consequences for what you say and I don't care which way it lands ideologically on the subject of free speech, hate speech is wrong, period. It is widely accepted what hate speech is; if you say anything against marginalized groups, you are wrong. If you use religion to justify your hate, you are wrong. If you call for the harm of others, you are wrong. Call it what you want. I am not going to sit here and debate free speech. My point was Odysee is full of the worst kind of people and you should not have to suffer those people because you want an alternative to YouTube.

  • Youtube frontend are not the solution!

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  • Odysee's policies make it unusable. I remember the first video I ever clicked to watch on Odysee was a video titled something like "What I am doing for Pride month." This video was on the front page at the top. I clicked it and it was some lady preaching about how Pride is evil and perverse and all kinds of hateful rhetoric and how it was ruining our children. I just looked at Odysee again and, months later, I see more of her videos on the front page. Upon exploring Odysee, there is even more of this type of content still freely available to watch. I don't care which way you lean, hate speech should never be acceptable. It is well known that the platform is a right wing cesspool. Here is a Reddit thread from 5 years ago where people were discussing the same thing, nothing has changed. It is the platform you go to when you are too crazy for YouTube (which is pretty nuts). It is not a viable alternative to YouTube for most people. There doesn't exist a good alternative, PeerTube being the most promising option at the moment.

  • Youtube frontend are not the solution!

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  • Odysee is a nonstarter for me with its lack of moderation, resulting in a lot of right-wing hate filled garbage. Also, their thing with using some virtual currency and paying creators is weird. I want no part of cryptocurrency or "space dollars" or whatever they want to call it. PeerTube is ideal but not enough people are posting to it, which is frustrating. Youtube frontends, like invidious, are our best solution until creators move to something else.

  • Only one generation knows how to fix tech...

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  • Instead of "the Oregon Trail generation" we should be called the "I read the damn manual" generation.

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  • What you are experiencing is called a learning curve. Don't let it get you angry, learn from it. NVIDIA is known to be problematic for Linux users (I have had my share of issues with my 2080 Ti) but once it is setup it is problem free. Librewolf is known to be one of the chunkier options, but 3gb really isn't that much for modern systems (especially if you have 16 or 32gb of memory). I would personally take Librewolf's privacy features over closed-source Vivaldi any day. Linux overall is much more efficient than Windows and I would bet that your system idle memory usage with nothing open is lower than it was with Windows.

  • Only one generation knows how to fix tech...

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  • I'm not sure why people are down voting this. I agree 100%. The most techie people I have ever known are part of what you called "the Oregon Trail generation" (I love this term).

  • Mark Zuckerberg freezes AI hiring amid bubble fears

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  • I wish I could be the one to pop it.

  • Only one generation knows how to fix tech...

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  • As one of the older Millennials (1982), I can say that there is a lot of truth to this meme.

  • Many in middle-income countries are uncomfortable with hypothetically having a child who comes out as gay

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  • I have a relative who has kids (I'm in the US) and he and their mother have both said they fear having their kids come out as gay. They push gender stereotypes hard on the kids. When my wife and I are around the children, we promote anti-gendered stereotypes when we can. It broke my heart when the little girl said "girls don't do archery, girls do cheerleading" during a conversation with her about what sports she is interested in. Those kids are going to need therapy. Let them be what they want to be.

  • I'm Officially a Linux User!

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  • That is an older laptop. I run an even older HP laptop on Arch that still feels zippy, even compared to my gaming desktop pc. One thing to remember is POP_OS! is designed for newer computers as it is built by a company who sells them. There are known issues with POP_OS! and Mesa drivers. The Mesa driver might not be efficiently handling the graphical demands of the default POP_OS! desktop. I'm not suggesting to switch your distro, just keep in mind going forward that it is made for newer systems.

    Some further troubleshooting you can try:

    • Check for Driver Updates: Ensure the system is fully up-to-date by running sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade in the terminal .
    • Use a system monitor tool like htop, btop or the built-in system monitor to see if the CPU or RAM is maxing out when opening a program.
    • Check for Overheating: Check if the laptop feels unusually warm. This could indicate a need to clean the cooling vents and fan.

  • I'm Officially a Linux User!

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  • Welcome to the GNU/Linux family! Your desktop setup is lovely! I highly approve of the use of Librewolf. Pop_OS! is a great choice choice for a new GNU/Linux user. As for your system feeling slower, you might be missing something. Can you share some of the basic specs, like cpu/ram and/or brand/model of the laptop? What feels slow, the internet or the actual loading/power of the system?

  • Reading Emails

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  • Thunderbird on Linux and FairEmail on Android. I don't like Thunderbird's opt-out telemetry, I just haven't found something that works better for me at the moment on Linux. I have zero complaints about FairEmail. I like Thunderbird's fast and frequent updates, FairEmail's respect for privacy. I think both have the features I want. I just check my email on either when it is most convenient.

  • Have you ever cried because of a video game?

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  • Yes, several times. The first one that comes to mind is The Last of Us Part 2.

  • Why are you so liberal?

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  • "The United States effectively has a one-party system, the business party, with two factions, Republicans and Democrats." -Noam Chomsky

  • Why are you so liberal?

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  • I understand that you think socialism is fundamentally flawed, I can tell from your tone. I am attempting to engage you politely despite your previous mischaracterizations of what I have said.

    I would like to present some counterexamples. Countries like Norway, Sweden, and Denmark have implemented socialist policies such as universal healthcare, free education, and a strong social safety net, and they've seen significant economic growth and social progress as a result.

    In addition, the cooperative movement in countries like Spain and Italy has shown that worker-owned cooperatives can be highly successful and provide better working conditions and benefits for employees. And let's not forget about the Nordic model of socialism, which combines elements of market economics with strong social welfare policies to create a more equitable society.

    But even within my own country (US), we've seen that periods of prosperity have often coincided with the implementation of social safety nets like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP. These programs have helped to reduce poverty and inequality, and they've also contributed to economic growth by putting money in people's pockets and stimulating demand.

    Furthermore, many of the worker protections we take for granted today were implemented after the Great Depression, as a response to the failures of laissez-faire capitalism and the exploitation of workers. The Fair Labor Standards Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and other key laws that safeguard workers' rights were all enacted during this period.

    It seems to me that socialism is not inherently flawed but rather it has been distorted or watered down in some cases, or implemented in ways that don't prioritize the needs of working-class people.

  • Why are you so liberal?

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  • I'm not buying your strawman argument. I don't appreciate your mischaracterizations. What I said was that many people are selfish and act in their own interest. However, I believe most people are inherently good and are often victims of their environment. That's why I support socialism - it is a system that aims to address the root causes of inequality and promote the common good.