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I think at this point that you have read my previous posts, then instantly forgotten them? I just stated the difference between normal capitalism & late-stage capitalism, and the difference between the two being that late-stage capitalism is always headed towards the creation of monopolies...

This. As easy as it can be to get mired in arguments revolving around "you live in society, yet you criticize it. curious?," it is very easy to forget the damage it is causing due to data theft on a scale that can be a lot to take in for some folks. It is very easy for techbro's to argue that...

Thanks for letting me know! I have plenty of material to cover, but I am also kinda busy these days so I will be getting at it in bite-sized bits.

Thank you for letting me know Scribe. FIRE design is certainly not healthy when they are creating artificial set rotations via power creep instead of actually rotating out sets. There is a reason that mtg survived for so long, they had a very good formula for set releases, with the power level...

Thank you Snarf, I don't feel like I deserve any praise, as talking about game design is what I love doing, but thank you very much for the shout out! Yes. I think that dice are very important to game design, as depending on what kind of dice you choose to implement, you will be incentivizing...

Thank you for the link I will check it out!

I agree 100%, however, I personally find that I can still enjoy the game by playing alternative formats. Cube is for me the best way to play mtg because you get to curate what cards are used. You can go full on A/B/U & Power 9, or pauper with block restrictions, you decide what is not allowed...

Thank you for contributing Snarf! I agree that experience is the best teacher, and that's why I started this thread, to try and help game designers broaden their horizons, not just beyond 5e or ttrpg's, and hopefully exposing folks to the greater world of game design. This video below makes a...

Thank you for your insight, I agree 100% about FIRE design, and that is part of why I avoid new MTG stuff (just look at that new Nadu card jeez). It is also why the Distraction Makers are often critical of MTG's recent designs, as they realize that it is harming the long term life of the game...

Hi folks, Hope you are having a good day. Today I would like to talk a bit about game design, but not specifically limited to ttrpg's, as I personally find that studying as many different kinds of games can help to become a better creator of games in general. Understanding game mechanics from a...

Well, that's all I have been advocating for since the beginning. Some sound minds coming together to make regulations that both protect artists, and can allow companies to do what they do too. I think that one of the big points have been lost in the conversation, concerning the unethical...

I am pretty sure we covered this in previous posts. Attributing human qualities to a machine does nothing to contribute to the conversation. When talking about machine learning, it is important to understand that companies like OpenAI like making comparisons to humans because it both devalues...

I think a good reply to this post would have to reference the "Big Data" push of the 2010's. which was part of the last big hype cycle in the tech industry. They constantly moved the goalposts towards profitability, and a decade later have nothing to show for the billions invested into Big Data...

Hey its no problem, I understand that this is a delicate subject, thank you for trying to get back on course. "No one is entitled to employment" is not the same as "everything on the internet is freeware." The thing you may be missing is that these people are having their entire life's work...

My apologies, I am trying my best to keep things civil thank you for letting me know.

@trappedslider Maybe you should go back and think about a more in-depth response, as I am not just citing my sources (as one typically does when they are presenting their side), I am also speaking from personal experience on the subject. Do you know anyone affected by a loss of their...

I know that is what it might seem like, that the earth is a single cohesive system, but water systems are not always connected. The local water table is what I think is affected, which can eventually dry up completely due to evaporation. Once evaporated it never returns to its source, something...

Well, respectfully, have you been paying attention? I originally covered the LAION-5B database and discussed the ramifications of using a non-profit dataset for profit by corporations almost two years ago at this point. I am probably the first person on the forums to discuss LLM's and the...

The difference between human use is that the water is not all lost after use. Here is an article covering water usage & Gen-AI. It is simply evaporated & lost into the atmosphere, never to return to its source. Period. Hope that answers your question.