I have one base for judgement: Do I like the game?
That's basically all I care about. Do I like the game they produce? Is it something I want to play? Is it engaging? Are the characters believable? Do I care about them? Are the playable characters interesting, preferably equally interesting so I am interested in seeing the different stories they get to tell unfold? Are the enemies and their motivations believable?
That is what people who drop money on a game care about. If I want to change the world and make a statement, I donate to whatever cause I believe in. If I buy a computer game, I want to play an effin' computer game!
I can only deduce that women, too, have something better to talk about than nail polish and which celebrity fucks which one, from how wrong the assumption that guys talk about trucks and "chicks" is.
Or maybe I just know the wrong guys. If we go out for cocktails, the topic is usually computer games and D&D.
Anyone valuing his privacy enough to use such a device probably already would not allow an eavesdropping device to exist in his living room. So who exactly is the target audience?
Odd. I guess I'm no mammal. Then again, I have been accused of not being human, so I guess it might just be true.
I really don't care about anything below the neck of a coworker. And above the neck I care about the inside of their cranium, not what's growing on top.
Maybe that's why I get along with the bald fat guy from the mainframe crew so well. After all, he knows something I don't. Mainframes.
Religion? Consistent? I challenge you to tell me whether killing people is good or bad based on the values of, say, the bible. The best answer you could possibly give is "it depends".
Sorry, no. When I work, I work. I don't give a fuck about whether my coworker has bigger tits than me, what I care about is whether his work gets done.
I look for a mating partner in my spare time, it's kinda hard to concentrate on work when the blood is in a region where it has more fun than in the brain.
I kinda doubt that many people have a problem with seeing someone from a minority (in that particular field) as a problem. The problem arises when minority hires are hired for being from a minority and not for skill. That is something we do have a problem with.
The reason is that if you're in a team of 4 and you get a new hire, you're then a team of 3 because the work of one person vanishes into training the new hire and undoing the hire's blunders. That's true, independent of the new person's skills. This should change quickly or you notice that you have someone who is unfit for the job.
And the main difference between a white cis male and anyone else is that you can then simply fire the white cis male. DARE to do that if the dud is from some minority.
Nice unspoken assumption that games actually target certain demographics instead of, ya know, ALL people.
And yes, such games actually exist. But they are a tiny minority because, guess what, game makers want to appeal to as many potential customers as possible. Why do you intrinsically assume they want to cater only to one particular target group?
You forgot to explain why religion is any more or less relevant than SJW "feelings". I mean, I can at least understand that hurting the feelings of someone who actually exists matters, but with gods it kinda eludes me.
If I have to carry around dead weight in the form of a token $minority_du_jour, then yes, I do have a problem. If a woman can do her job, great. Hire her. If you just hire her for "diversity"'s sake, you're now one up on the dead weight list and one down on the worker list, because I go to a place where I don't have to pick up the slack of someone whose only qualification is a pair of tits.
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I have one base for judgement: Do I like the game?
That's basically all I care about. Do I like the game they produce? Is it something I want to play? Is it engaging? Are the characters believable? Do I care about them? Are the playable characters interesting, preferably equally interesting so I am interested in seeing the different stories they get to tell unfold? Are the enemies and their motivations believable?
That is what people who drop money on a game care about. If I want to change the world and make a statement, I donate to whatever cause I believe in. If I buy a computer game, I want to play an effin' computer game!
For their religion, or for their attempt to force everyone to suck up to their invisible friend?
Important distinction.
I honestly don't get how sex is a thing at work. I work at work. I fuck at home. I don't take work home and I don't fuck in the office.
Yes, it's actually that simple.
I can only deduce that women, too, have something better to talk about than nail polish and which celebrity fucks which one, from how wrong the assumption that guys talk about trucks and "chicks" is.
Or maybe I just know the wrong guys. If we go out for cocktails, the topic is usually computer games and D&D.
One has to wonder why. I'd really love to see the business plan for this decision, it must be a blast.
Anyone valuing his privacy enough to use such a device probably already would not allow an eavesdropping device to exist in his living room. So who exactly is the target audience?
Whore lets John get his way while the cops are in the donut shop.
Where's the news?
"Windows about to fold"?
I like that headline!
Odd. I guess I'm no mammal. Then again, I have been accused of not being human, so I guess it might just be true.
I really don't care about anything below the neck of a coworker. And above the neck I care about the inside of their cranium, not what's growing on top.
Maybe that's why I get along with the bald fat guy from the mainframe crew so well. After all, he knows something I don't. Mainframes.
The stock market is like the old joke about poker.
Q: Is poker a game of luck and chances?
A: Not the way we play it.
I guess that closes the lid on those boxes, too. Let's hope it does.
How could I? We had to cancel that appointment back when I had that horrible skiing accident and couldn't squat for a few weeks.
Either works for me, but it has no room anywhere where constructive work is to be done.
Provide an example. Put up or shut up.
Religion? Consistent? I challenge you to tell me whether killing people is good or bad based on the values of, say, the bible. The best answer you could possibly give is "it depends".
Sorry, no. When I work, I work. I don't give a fuck about whether my coworker has bigger tits than me, what I care about is whether his work gets done.
I look for a mating partner in my spare time, it's kinda hard to concentrate on work when the blood is in a region where it has more fun than in the brain.
Whatever word you prefer for "what makes me more money" is fine by me, as long as there's more money for me.
What? My boss won't fondle my balls anymore at lunch break?
There goes the last job perk.
A manifesto is something that should be reserved for revolutionaries and bombers.
I kinda doubt that many people have a problem with seeing someone from a minority (in that particular field) as a problem. The problem arises when minority hires are hired for being from a minority and not for skill. That is something we do have a problem with.
The reason is that if you're in a team of 4 and you get a new hire, you're then a team of 3 because the work of one person vanishes into training the new hire and undoing the hire's blunders. That's true, independent of the new person's skills. This should change quickly or you notice that you have someone who is unfit for the job.
And the main difference between a white cis male and anyone else is that you can then simply fire the white cis male. DARE to do that if the dud is from some minority.
Nice unspoken assumption that games actually target certain demographics instead of, ya know, ALL people.
And yes, such games actually exist. But they are a tiny minority because, guess what, game makers want to appeal to as many potential customers as possible. Why do you intrinsically assume they want to cater only to one particular target group?
And you certainly have some kind of example of such a game, right?
You forgot to explain why religion is any more or less relevant than SJW "feelings". I mean, I can at least understand that hurting the feelings of someone who actually exists matters, but with gods it kinda eludes me.
If I have to carry around dead weight in the form of a token $minority_du_jour, then yes, I do have a problem. If a woman can do her job, great. Hire her. If you just hire her for "diversity"'s sake, you're now one up on the dead weight list and one down on the worker list, because I go to a place where I don't have to pick up the slack of someone whose only qualification is a pair of tits.
Those who can, do.
Those who can't, sue.