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> I don't think religions should appeal to outsiders You'd have made strange bedfellows with cranky Catholics who thought so too, 60 years ago after Vatican II

> I don't think religions should appeal to outsiders You'd have made strange bedfellows with cranky Catholics who thought so too, 60 years ago after Vatican II's modernization reforms. > You can see this with the number of members for Unitarian churches (declining) vs Amish (growing). Hold on a sec, you ought to clarify what you mean by "gain more members" - the Amish have a very high birthrate, averaging 6.1 kids per woman. While Unitarians are below the replacement rate. > Games which chase inclusivity often fail, because the very people they appeal to don't actually want to play video games. How is this old culture-wars canard still being rolled out? A glance at the character rosters on the Game of the Year winners for the past 10 years proves you wrong.

joe_mamba 5mo ago
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- andrepd 5mo ago
  My guy, just let it go, and find hobbies which are not watching streamers.
- krige 5mo ago
  Ah yes, the total failure of checks notes 5 million copies of Slay the Spire 2 sold. Let it go. It's not healthy. Witch hunts like this are not helping anyone with anything, other than influencer grifters.
  - joe_mamba 5mo ago
    >Ah yes, the total failure of checks notes 5 million copies of Slay the Spire 2 sold. You forgot these gems: +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Game / Publication | Year | Estimated Loss | Layoffs / Fallout | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Concord | 2024 | ~$400,000,000 | Studio Closed | | Suicide Squad: KTJL | 2024 | ~$200,000,000 | 50%+ of QA Cut | | Skull & Bones | 2024 | ~$150M - $200M | Heavy Global Cuts | | Star Wars Outlaws | 2024 | ~$100M - $150M | Massive Studio Cuts | | Hyenas | 2023 | ~$100,000,000 | 240+ Staff Cut | | Saints Row | 2022 | ~$100,000,000 | Studio Closed | | Highguard | 2026 | ~$80M - $100M | Studio Closed | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | MEDIA & JOURNALISM STATUS UPDATES | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Game Informer | 2024 | Brand Dissolved | Shuttered by Owner | | Polygon | 2025 | Sold / Gutted | Mass Editorial Cuts | | Eurogamer Network | 2026 | Multi-Wave Cuts | Core Teams Laid Off | | Giant Bomb | 2025 | Dismantled | Core Talent Left | | Inverse & The Verge | 2026 | Verticals Closed | Sections Abolished | | Launcher (Wash. Post) | 2023 | Verticals Closed | Division Shut Down | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ We still have to wait for Mixtape to see how much Larry Ellison's daughter lost out of her trust fund to make that garbage. See the last two columns? Those are rookie numbers, we gotta pump those numbers up till we send them all to Doordash and Chili's, then the gaming industry can start to heal.
    - DonHopkins 5mo ago
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Tade0 5mo ago
> How is this old culture-wars canard still being rolled out? I think it was dusted off when the game Mixtape received glowing reviews despite there being hardly any actual gameplay in it.

joe_mamba 5mo ago

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andrepd 5mo ago
My guy, just let it go, and find hobbies which are not watching streamers.
krige 5mo ago
Ah yes, the total failure of checks notes 5 million copies of Slay the Spire 2 sold. Let it go. It's not healthy. Witch hunts like this are not helping anyone with anything, other than influencer grifters.
- joe_mamba 5mo ago
  >Ah yes, the total failure of checks notes 5 million copies of Slay the Spire 2 sold. You forgot these gems: +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Game / Publication | Year | Estimated Loss | Layoffs / Fallout | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Concord | 2024 | ~$400,000,000 | Studio Closed | | Suicide Squad: KTJL | 2024 | ~$200,000,000 | 50%+ of QA Cut | | Skull & Bones | 2024 | ~$150M - $200M | Heavy Global Cuts | | Star Wars Outlaws | 2024 | ~$100M - $150M | Massive Studio Cuts | | Hyenas | 2023 | ~$100,000,000 | 240+ Staff Cut | | Saints Row | 2022 | ~$100,000,000 | Studio Closed | | Highguard | 2026 | ~$80M - $100M | Studio Closed | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | MEDIA & JOURNALISM STATUS UPDATES | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ | Game Informer | 2024 | Brand Dissolved | Shuttered by Owner | | Polygon | 2025 | Sold / Gutted | Mass Editorial Cuts | | Eurogamer Network | 2026 | Multi-Wave Cuts | Core Teams Laid Off | | Giant Bomb | 2025 | Dismantled | Core Talent Left | | Inverse & The Verge | 2026 | Verticals Closed | Sections Abolished | | Launcher (Wash. Post) | 2023 | Verticals Closed | Division Shut Down | +-----------------------+------+--------------------+---------------------+ We still have to wait for Mixtape to see how much Larry Ellison's daughter lost out of her trust fund to make that garbage. See the last two columns? Those are rookie numbers, we gotta pump those numbers up till we send them all to Doordash and Chili's, then the gaming industry can start to heal.
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Tade0 5mo ago

> How is this old culture-wars canard still being rolled out? I think it was dusted off when the game Mixtape received glowing reviews despite there being hardly any actual gameplay in it.