What move? Disposable income in the west is on the decline, while in developing nations there isn't any yet because "disposable" means "after the essential needs are met", which is basically what a lot of people in India only recently got to. Disposable income is what drives our service based economy, though, which in turn also means that unless Indians come over here to consume them, we'll be fucked as long as there are no people who are here already who're willing and able to pay for those services.
Well, on the other hand you have the dimwit old farts that never got out of the US, never saw what a hellhole their country actually is (unless you're rich and able to buy your way out of the dump) but still consider it the greatest thing since sliced bread.
There's dumb fucks on both ends of the age spectrum.
Slashdot, like the rest of the world, is moving towards extremes. With the moderates and other sane people pretty much playing the role of the UN soldiers in the Gaza strip and getting shelled by both sides for being "for the enemy".
Sooner or later the sane ones simply withdraw, fed up with the whole bullshit, and what's left is two extremes. Who of course claim that the world is overrun by the respective other extreme because they drank so much of their own kool-aid that they think their position is the normal one.
Without fail, when I meet such a special snowflake millennial (they're not all like that, by far not, mind you), you will soon after meet their helicopter parents. Who keep these kids under a cheese cover 'til they're 18, and usually much longer than that, keeping reality away from them while reinforcing their belief that they are god's gift to the world.
What else do you expect to come out of that as soon as these completely unprepared people are dropped into reality?
I have no idea why I have to think of the Simpsons episode where Homer gets stuck with his lower half in the tank full of radioactive fumes and Bart says "For once, Homer's fat ass has prevented the release of toxic gas".
I don't know a single Kickstarter project that is not a scam. Or at least a very poor form of "investment".
Funding a KS-Project is a high risk venture. One where you would expect an insane ROI for the simple reason that the chance of a sensible ROI is very low. Why do you think VCs usually take a sizable portion of your enterprise for the money they throw at you? We're talking about WAY more than 100% ROI. Usually by at least 2 orders of magnitude. Simply because they know that about one in ten or even just one in hundred projects they invest in will eventually pay off.
What do you get with Kickstarter? At best a "special edition" of the finished product. Are you fucking kidding me?
I don't know what's more entertaining to watch, people who use one credit card to pay off another, or those that think that "paying" with your credit card is free money because you already paid with the credit card and that's it, no need to pay that off.
Get out your bag of popcorn folks and grab a soda, the astroturfers are on stage again! What are they gonna give us today? "It's not man made"? "It doensn't happen"? Or are we going to be entertained by a new conspiracy theory around the evil scientist that gets rich from wanting to change our way of life?
Anyhow, we know it's gonna be a blast! Let the show begin!
Nah, the only thing that's more boring than soccer is baseball. While I can somewhat see the appeal of playing it, it sure as fuck is no spectator sport.
This is the key problem here. Every game manufacturer is out to create the next e-sport thing. It's an even worse scourge than MMOs were. At least the MMO hype has finally died down when studios noticed it takes literally dozens of millions of dollars to get one off the ground and the chances for a sensible ROI are slim to zero. So they looked for a new get-rich-quick scheme in games and they found it in e-sports.
What blows especially about it is that everyone and their dog now tries to jump onto this train. It's virtually impossible to sensibly play any multiplayer games for entertainment anymore, everyone thinks they will be the next e-sports billionaire and go insane if you just want to play sensibly.
And no, offering a "casual" matchmaker in addition to a "pro" one doesn't really help at all...
I've heard people slander Switzerland in many ways. Calling it "socialist" is new, though.
Considering that it's one of the richest countries on the planet despite having pretty much ZERO resources, you might want to rethink that claim. Else you're basically saying socialism can make you rich even if you're not sitting on a sea of oil.
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And people in STEM fields do?
I'm pretty sure there's some Mosanto product that kills parasites that we could try on them.
Hush! You're not supposed to tell the people what's actually in our non-diary creamer.
What move? Disposable income in the west is on the decline, while in developing nations there isn't any yet because "disposable" means "after the essential needs are met", which is basically what a lot of people in India only recently got to. Disposable income is what drives our service based economy, though, which in turn also means that unless Indians come over here to consume them, we'll be fucked as long as there are no people who are here already who're willing and able to pay for those services.
Leftist ideology? Is that why bullshit like "creationism" is getting pushed into schoolbooks these days?
Well, while true in theory, just TRY to lend a dollar as a millennial without a dollar to your name.
Well, on the other hand you have the dimwit old farts that never got out of the US, never saw what a hellhole their country actually is (unless you're rich and able to buy your way out of the dump) but still consider it the greatest thing since sliced bread.
There's dumb fucks on both ends of the age spectrum.
Slashdot, like the rest of the world, is moving towards extremes. With the moderates and other sane people pretty much playing the role of the UN soldiers in the Gaza strip and getting shelled by both sides for being "for the enemy".
Sooner or later the sane ones simply withdraw, fed up with the whole bullshit, and what's left is two extremes. Who of course claim that the world is overrun by the respective other extreme because they drank so much of their own kool-aid that they think their position is the normal one.
Without fail, when I meet such a special snowflake millennial (they're not all like that, by far not, mind you), you will soon after meet their helicopter parents. Who keep these kids under a cheese cover 'til they're 18, and usually much longer than that, keeping reality away from them while reinforcing their belief that they are god's gift to the world.
What else do you expect to come out of that as soon as these completely unprepared people are dropped into reality?
Well, experience is information you get after you needed it.
Try that as a man and you get arrested for indecent exposure.
Equal rights, my ass...
Well, have you looked at them? Them naked is a crime against nature AND good taste.
I have no idea why I have to think of the Simpsons episode where Homer gets stuck with his lower half in the tank full of radioactive fumes and Bart says "For once, Homer's fat ass has prevented the release of toxic gas".
I don't know a single Kickstarter project that is not a scam. Or at least a very poor form of "investment".
Funding a KS-Project is a high risk venture. One where you would expect an insane ROI for the simple reason that the chance of a sensible ROI is very low. Why do you think VCs usually take a sizable portion of your enterprise for the money they throw at you? We're talking about WAY more than 100% ROI. Usually by at least 2 orders of magnitude. Simply because they know that about one in ten or even just one in hundred projects they invest in will eventually pay off.
What do you get with Kickstarter? At best a "special edition" of the finished product. Are you fucking kidding me?
So what, I don't care.
I don't know what's more entertaining to watch, people who use one credit card to pay off another, or those that think that "paying" with your credit card is free money because you already paid with the credit card and that's it, no need to pay that off.
Get out your bag of popcorn folks and grab a soda, the astroturfers are on stage again! What are they gonna give us today? "It's not man made"? "It doensn't happen"? Or are we going to be entertained by a new conspiracy theory around the evil scientist that gets rich from wanting to change our way of life?
Anyhow, we know it's gonna be a blast! Let the show begin!
President Trump speaks Truth to power.
Unfortunately he doesn't consider anyone powerful...
The way it is written, users warn us of Google using AI to predict floods. Why warn us? Are jobs at stake again?
Stop substituting 'and' with a comma, at least when it changes the meaning of the sentence, ffs!
Why do you think the inside is any nicer than the outside?
Exactly, like I said, it's boring!
Nah, the only thing that's more boring than soccer is baseball. While I can somewhat see the appeal of playing it, it sure as fuck is no spectator sport.
This is the key problem here. Every game manufacturer is out to create the next e-sport thing. It's an even worse scourge than MMOs were. At least the MMO hype has finally died down when studios noticed it takes literally dozens of millions of dollars to get one off the ground and the chances for a sensible ROI are slim to zero. So they looked for a new get-rich-quick scheme in games and they found it in e-sports.
What blows especially about it is that everyone and their dog now tries to jump onto this train. It's virtually impossible to sensibly play any multiplayer games for entertainment anymore, everyone thinks they will be the next e-sports billionaire and go insane if you just want to play sensibly.
And no, offering a "casual" matchmaker in addition to a "pro" one doesn't really help at all...
Weird definition indeed, since when can Polo be considered a sport? Next would be minigolf, I guess?
I've heard people slander Switzerland in many ways. Calling it "socialist" is new, though.
Considering that it's one of the richest countries on the planet despite having pretty much ZERO resources, you might want to rethink that claim. Else you're basically saying socialism can make you rich even if you're not sitting on a sea of oil.