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helloplanets
5y ago
This is definitely a problem. Defensive problems do appear, but much more rarely than attacking ones. I guess their rating gets pumped up pretty fast, because they're much harder to solve - or people are just used to looking for winnin
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helloplanets
5y ago
There are interesting edge cases to these sorts of relationships, like Deadmau5 finding a vocal from a fan on stream for a song that is now one of his most well known ones. [1] From what I've seen, a lot of Twitch streamers and YouTube
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helloplanets
5y ago
Making a generalization off of that specific anecdote is pretty unfair IMO, there's a huge difference between Gap and Herman Miller. Gap is closer to IKEA while Herman Miller is closer to a well tailored suit. A range of quality exists
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helloplanets
5y ago
This reminds me that everyone should read Consider The Lobster by DFW. [1] It's such a straightforward, yet well written think piece about this exact subject. [1]: http://www.columbia.edu/~col8/lobsterarticle.pdf
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5y ago
Don’t agree with this writeup at all. It seems like writeups comparing life and chess are heavily biased towards the strategic concepts, when in reality playing the game well is heavily based on grasping tactical concepts, recognizing a cer
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6y ago
This heavily reminds me of Papers, Please [1] by Lucas Pope. Great game and a good example of how to tell a story through mechanics rather than a linear storyline. [1] https://papersplea.se