justin akan-etuk

programmer. former online content goblin. guy who made hatch game engine. previously: @eveningstarstdo

[wint @dril]

search "crash bandicoot is real"
>> Did you mean "Crash Bandicoot Israel"?
search "no"

[Berwyn Choobs @sabatonfan69]

What made the twitter algo so good was that it was primarily dominated by ordinary people. Some innocuous tweets from Joe Schmo would be some of the funniest or enlightening things you’ve read, there was insight to the human pysche.

The team at X I believe doesn’t entirely understand this. In its infancy “journalists” were few and far between and influencers were almost nonexistent. The posts were from people like you and me. There were shitposters, artists, smart people, stupid people, and schizophrenics all telling you how they really felt, and it was beautiful.

Twitter is powerful, it draws people in, but the reason it doesn’t feel the same anymore is because everyone is trying to sell you something, a product or idea. Instead of escapism to the last town square, the equivalent of a Roman forum we now have a place that feels just as dreary as the rest of the world. It’s all an ad from cyberpunk. It’s what watching the news used to feel like, all danger and dread.

Instead of the people and the words they’re saying we have binary code, numbers go brrrr. The team has no idea what people want to see, they amplify things that get the most clicks, piss the most people off, get the most people to start fighting each other in the comments. A great example of this was their attempt at a “bangers” account which was all engagement slop, and that’s not what keeps people coming back.

It just ain’t the same anymore.

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

this is like that one black mirror episode

[Final Soldier @FinalSoldierDev]

[WIP] Showcase of base gameplay. As Soldier, you'll be able to scan enemies for a temporary boost in stats, or even gain a new type of ability from their data!

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

“valve makes so much money for just catering to gamers and simply not being greedy!”

valve when asked about the 15% they collect from the enormous csgo gambling market:

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

no more doomscrolling we hopeposting now

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

fun

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

i'm so glad he's finally gotten to share this, legitimately one of my favorite tunes

[Tee Lopes @TeeLopes]

On my 8th anniversary of hedgehog, I give you The Outback

[Rocco Botte @rocco_botte]

INSPIRING: This Japanese RPG fan fights for diversity at gaming cons

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

@LJSTAR_ @Garrulous64YT That Mega Man mod literally inspired me to do the same thing with Shovel Knight, which somehow lead to me working on Sonic Origins

your stuff is foundational dude

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

just listened to the new tyler album.

going to listen to it for a 3rd time rn

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

@NickolaiBoulton Congrats!!

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

funko pops for Gamers like jingling. keys

[Genki✨ @Genki_JPN]

Square Enix 🤝 Astro Bot

[CG | ShawarMachine @GooseKizzle]

Red dot ‘em and dash bitch we speakin morsecode

[The REAL Crash Bandicoot (BIRTHDAY TODAY 🎉) @mr_evaporation]

Toys for Bob leaving Xbox as soon as they destroy the entirety of Bethesda

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

video game timelines are like the Bible for Nintendo Gamers

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

back-to-back persona remakes is a recession indicator

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

happy pride month

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

I love @realDonaldTrump as much as a straight man can love another man

[Beany Tuesday @beanytuesday]

Please god let this make it into a Baki chapter

[justin akan-etuk @aknetk]

thinking about Megalopolis again