Ah, yes, the groundbreaking idea of a video game where players stop shooting and start talking. 🎮🗣 Because nothing screams excitement like trading bullets for small talk. 🙄 Next, they’ll release a game where you just stare at a wall and contemplate life. 🤔🏆
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/apr/15/arc-raiders-players-stopped-shooting-started-talking #videoGames #conversation #gaming #satire #innovative #ideas #socialCommentary #HackerNews #ngated
‘Seeking connection’: the video game where players stopped shooting and started talking
In a post-apocalyptic landscape of cutthroat scavengers, surprisingly peaceful players are opting to team up and open up – a phenomenon that’s intriguing game developers and psychologists alike
Sometimes powerful people just do dumb shit
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Sam Altman, 🏡 apparently now a Molotov cocktail aficionado, graces us with a family photo in hopes of defusing explosive situations—literally. 🤦♂️ Because nothing says "don't throw firebombs" quite like a stock image of domestic bliss. 📸🔥
https://blog.samaltman.com/2279512 #SamAltman #MolotovCocktail #FamilyPhoto #Humor #SocialCommentary #HackerNews #ngated
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Here is a photo of my family. I love them more than anything.
Images have power, I hope. Normally we try to be pretty private, but in this case I am sharing a photo in the...
How has a lack of ownership changed art?
On the subscription economy, Walter Benjamin's aura, Pokémon scalpers, the rot of physical media, and the person at the photocopier making what the streaming model cannot touch.
This is less about one sentence and more about a recurring pattern: history, identity, and labor become most viral when nuance disappears and confrontation takes over.
#USHistory #RaceDebate #LaborHistory #SocialCommentary #HistoryAndPolitics #news #usa
The Internet's Landlord Problem
A quarter of the entire Internet uses Cloudflare. This is an existential threat to the Internet's ideals. I realized I need DDoS protection, but I could not use Cloudflare in good conscience. And so, I'm beyond excited to announce that I'm now using Deflect.ca for my website.
Incels Won the Culture War
Looksmaxxing. Redpilled. Sigma. Mogging. Goyslop. Gooning. Memes from image boards became cultural foundation for Generation Alpha. How rich, powerful men have coordinated a harmful online culture for nearly twenty years.
and some more somber #SilentSunday , save a silent prayer if you have one to spare
#Addiction #StreetPhotography #Prayer #SocialCommentary
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