@ChrisMartzWX If their model is right and it IS cyclical then it would seem to suggest we are due for one of those 'once in a century' calving events the like of which we've never observed first hand.
Which of course will dial the shrieking up to 11.
I feel gaslit by the US elections.
The party that:
- is in power
- is pro-war
- pro-censorship
- pro-judicial lawmaking
- controls media
- uses state apparatus against political enemies
- opposes secure elections
is running on the basis that their opponent threatens democracy?
@StutteringCraig The condescension and sermonizing in this clip is off the charts. I seem to remember a time when Christian conservatives got pilloried for this exact same sort of thing. It was evidence of bigotry and fascist tendencies.
@Grummz@thatstarwarsgrl Direct consequence of adopting post modernist denial of absolute truths. Once there is no truth, you never have to face your own failures ever again.
@ginacarano X Files was so far ahead of the curve. Brilliant writing and stellar cast and production. Modern stuff like Black Mirror wishes it could live up to X Files macro-arc episodes.
@RL_Status Three weeks later and apparently they still don't know anything.
It shows up in my total inventory list but is not selectable in the actual garage. As per usual, can't count on them to fix the most basic issues.
@Grummz It didn't just happen with the art either. It happened with the quests and stories built into the game as well. The entire company culture shifted over the course of a decade and their brand has suffered irreversible damage as a result.
Setting aside the arguments about representation et al...
... just on an artistic level this looks like it's about to be the single worst collection of art in any modern WOTC product. This stuff reeks of AI generated dysmorphia: