They spent decades putting an end to meritocracy so they could lord over us with unearned positions of power.
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omarfw@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says 'employers will see a stream of resumes of once-in-a-lifetime quality' after the company laid off more than 1,000 peopleEnglish3·14 days ago
omarfw@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•[Jason Schreier] AAA game budgets estimated around $300 million. These budgets are almost entirely dev salaries + overheard and have nothing to do with executive compensation (which is mostly stock)English1·15 days agoCouldn’t be me. I only pay full price for games when it’s exceptional games like arc raiders or quality indie games with fair pricing.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto Technology@lemmy.world•This is Android's new 'advanced flow' for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting periodEnglish6·21 days agoA motto was never going to stop them from going sour. Any corporation that gets large enough and is publicly traded is going to attract sociopaths, narcissists and other Patrick Bateman wannabes to the positions of leadership within the corp like sharks to chum. It is a matter of when that gradual shift from good people to bad people takes place, not if.
The problem is that our economy and corporate structures reward the scummiest people because they’re the best at making profits.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire taxEnglish61·22 days agoThese people own the government. You can’t beat them with politics. They’re not going to be brought to heel until they are made to be actively afraid of the working class.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto News@lemmy.world•Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire taxEnglish1·22 days agoCapitalism destroyed america. Citizens United was an inevitable product of an economy designed to give rich people more power over time and poor people less.
It always turns back into feudalism.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•RIP Discord: Self-Hosted Discord Alternatives Tested (TeamSpeak, Stoat, Fluxer, Matrix, & More)English4·25 days agoDelete the discord.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core - Early Access Release Date TrailerEnglish2·26 days agoDRG survivor has gotten a bunch of updates. I’d say it’s far better than how it was at launch.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•The FBI is looking for victimized Steam users who downloaded games with hidden malware — Investigation underway into multiple infected titles from 2024 to 2026English7·28 days agoThe investors who own the AAA market want steam gone because they distribute the indie games that are destroying the AAA market. Our current administration is fully of cronies who do the bidding of the ultra wealthy.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Capcom makes the majority of its sales on PC, and it expects the 'ratio to continue increasing'English43·1 month agoWhat makes you think everyone in america is doing that? What does that have to do with valve?
omarfw@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games (Demon's Souls/Shadow of the Colossus remakes)English13·2 months agoI’ve been tired of live service games since before fortnite had battle royale.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Discord keeps walking into rakes, but TeamSpeak is thriving after 'incredible surge of new users'English2·2 months agoYou’re describing teamspeak 3. It’s on version 6 now and has those features.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•Diablo II: Resurrected - Infernal Edition is now available on SteamEnglish9·2 months agoAs far as I’m concerned blizzard died when they merged with Activision.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto Games@lemmy.world•Discord will restrict your account next month unless you scan ID or faceEnglish8·2 months agoXfire was all we ever needed.
It’s because the only way to become a famous musician anymore is nepotism. You have to be born into a wealthy well connected family so you can get record contracts and actually have the time to hone your craft.
What you’re seeing are industry plants; the hobby of trust fund kids.
omarfw@lemmy.worldto PC Gaming@lemmy.ca•"The launcher sucks, let's call it what it is," Epic Game Store boss [Steven Allison] says, promising a year of big improvements to speed, new "forum-type" social features, moreEnglish5·2 months agoEpic is still barebones 8 years in. Steam wasn’t by that point.
As you should be.