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On the "Blackmailing AI" story, if you read the opening paragraphs it gives a lot of context: In a fictional scenario set up to test...
May 27, 2025
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Sure, and that's part of the Art Historian's job. And you'll find just as many people who think Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is worth...
May 27, 2025
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I guess I'd say you're not preserving an experience, which is basically impossible. You're preserving the art that produced the...
May 27, 2025
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I don't think that is a problem as much as a feature.
May 27, 2025
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But... I found the Sistine Chapel to be annoyingly underwhelming. The problem with being "experiential" is that not everyone walks away...
May 27, 2025
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And how do they fund the 3 years of work it took for Michael Curtis and the team of writers and artists to make the DCC and 5E versions...
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I think I may have figured it out, although @pemerton will have to tell me if I’m wrong. In the games he plays, in the examples he has...
May 27, 2025
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There's a previous series of GG statements not directly described in this article but, the news article about those is linked in the OP...
May 27, 2025
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Art is experiential. Plays are meant to meant to be seen. They're stage performances. You're not really supposed to read Shakespeare...
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No, the refund was always part of the plan. It wasn't part of the initial announcement because Goodman announced it early. He got...
May 27, 2025
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My understanding is that Goodman always intended to refund the backers but forgot to mention that in the initial announcement. JG is...
May 27, 2025
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My reading is that the decision for refunds was made before they proceeded with CSIO at all but the decision was not announced...
May 26, 2025
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Not really, no. At this point I'd just be repeating myself, so I'll direct you back to my previous posts to see how the nuances differ.
May 26, 2025
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it’s not meant as a comparison but as an example to illustrate the point
May 26, 2025
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Goodman will reap what he sows here. This seems strategically bad given the current attitude of the RPG market. Nobody is obliged to...
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