It's like Disney could very well be in a far better, more respectable position in the animation ranks today if they would just start making movies like this again.
I don't know, I felt that Disney in the early 2000s was getting somewhere w/ rather mature stylization and lots of grit before it all just... stop.
You do not earn a billion dollars. You steal it. Nobody works a billion times harder than a nurse, a teacher, or a farmer. That wealth comes from underpaying the people who actually did the work. Stop praising hoarders who are just really good at wage theft.
The autistic urge to compensate for your lack of social skills by getting into sociology, art, anthropology and psychology and getting so curiositymaxxed about the world around you that you start to view every social interaction as an opportunity to learn about other people and get creatively inspired to the point that that even the clumsiest interactions feel meaningful and enriching
i know it's hard to believe but there actually was a time when disney animation made their female characters look different, unique, and you could actually tell them apart from each other!
1.3 MILLION PEOPLE ASKED THE EU TO STOP COMPANIES FROM DELETING GAMES THEY PAID FOR.
THE ANSWER WAS NO.
The "Stop Killing Games" initiative wanted one thing: when publishers pull the plug, don't let them remotely destroy copies people already bought.
The European Commission's official response:
- It will not require publishers to keep games playable - says forcing them would go too far
- Reason given: publishers' copyright and IP rights come first. Your purchase comes second.
- The solution: a voluntary code of conduct, developed together with the same industry that kills games
- Plus an awareness campaign reminding you of the consumer rights you supposedly already have
1.3 million signatures. Years of work. Multiple hearings.
And the part that says everything: according to the campaign, Ubisoft got a seat at a closed-door meeting with the Commission before the decision. The 1.3 million people who signed did not.
Publishers can still brick your purchase whenever they feel like it.
If buying still isn't owning, then at least now it's official.