Very interesting article! Thank you for sharing it.

Yeah, I’ve seen comments about that as well. Thanks for calling them out - it is really important.

That changes my perspective on them a lot. Well, another lesson taken - don’t jump too quickly onto conclusions.

Thank you. That is the day when I’ll finally stop using Reddit. I never have thought that bots write that realistically, so thank you for proving it.

True, hood point. I remember to have read a study according to which a disproportionate amount of people at the top (aka CEOs) display narcissistic behavioral traits - so it can make sense to suspect the same applies to other personality disorders. It just feels ahhh to me - that these people dont utilize their talents and itelligence to improve the world, but to build up ways to monetize every last bit of your time. Like come on :/

Am I the only one who gets the feeling that this is kinda dystopic? Like come on, this just gets crazy. It amazes me that some people think this is an ethically acceptable way to earn money.

I haven’t heard of it! Thanks for the suggestion! :)

The urge to comment “I use Arch btw” is overwhelming

Yes! I like it a lot as well :)

I think you raise a good point, I agree. Especially that the problem is very systematic.

Okay, makes sense - I fully agree. Just wanted to clarify :)

I dont think so, that isn’t necessarily the case. I think people in capitalist economies can also contribute out of their own free will, because they have fun with the project. To put it so that they only do it not to starve is, in my opinion, too harsh. I do lots of things in this economy because I have fun with them, not because I dont want to starve. However, I think that of course the aspect “I need food” is always a factor and an influence. Just very often not the only one.

Oh, I’ve never played it - would you rrecommend it?

Movie: Interstellar and Inception. Great mind-changing works, and they really influenced (especially Interstellar) how I perceive the world. Very deep, but also very “on-point”. Book: The Cloud (“Die Wolke”) is a book about the consequences of a radioactive catastrophe. It is written in German and is a young adults novel, and when I read it it really stuck with me. Game: Morrowind - great game, very open to interpretation. It has a lot of very deep sub-tones, but also doesn’t go overboard and stays a game. Big recommendation :) Also Locks Quest as a video game - it is kind of a tower defense game, but also with a character ark. I really like it. Music: The OST from Locks Quest. I always listen to it when I’m stressed, and it is really nostalgic to me.

Second Morrowind. Great game, nothing else came after this. I think not everyone will like it, but the art style is really unique.

Yesss, do so! Labs are absolutely amazing dogs. Of course there are different dogs, but my lab has really made my life so much better. He has just never ending cuteness and happiness that he will make every day better. So I really wish you two the best of luck, and that your dog won’t steal too much food from the table ;)

Yep, the two are very German bois. They definitely follow all the rules, never steal from the table and definitely do not eat my stuff all the time, including a studio microphone and a snack I got after a long train ride…

Best boy

But didn’t they had the issue with supporting MQA, which kinda was a scam? As far as I know they now switched to FLAC, but it still feels a bit weird.

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