TheDemonBuer
@TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world
- Comment on China sees the U.S. trade deal as a huge win for Beijing 5 days ago:
The US didnt fail to invest in their own industries
I didn’t say that we failed to invest in our industries, I said we failed to invest in our people. We left our people to their own devices, behold the result.
perhaps the first big step for America is getting money out of politics with strong legislation and harsh penalties for those that break it - overturn Citizens United, no more SuperPACs - prise the power away from corporations to dictate law and pick leaders, because they have crafted every issue you speak to.
Perhaps it’s possible that a majority of the American people will eventually, spontaneously coalesce around these goals, but I don’t think the chances are high. Given enough time, it might happen, but I’m not sure the US won’t collapse (similar to the collapse of the Soviet Union) before then.
- Comment on China sees the U.S. trade deal as a huge win for Beijing 5 days ago:
China has spent the last fifty years building themselves into an industrial powerhouse. As a result, they are a vital part of the global economy, and that has put them in a position of considerable power. The US has decided we don’t like that so we’re going to try to weaken them, or at least slow their ascent. But now we’re discovering that we’re not as powerful or influential as we used to be. We have severely neglected our country and our people, and the quality and capability of our leadership has declined significantly, and we are paying the price.
Unfortunately, most Americans still can’t correctly identify the problem. Those who even recognize that there is a problem still think it’s Donald Trump, and that he is largely just an anomaly. But by now they should see that Trump is a symptom of the problem, not the problem itself. The real problem has been our failure to invest in our own people, leaving them pessimistic about their economic future, and, critically, poorly educated and completely lacking in critical thinking skills. Having been essentially abandoned by their leaders, they have been left to construct their own solutions to any perceived problems, without the skills necessary to construct viable ones. As a result, they’ve taken to deluded thinking, conspiracy theories, and even superstitious and supernatural ideas. Without anyone to guide them through reality, they’ve been left to form their own ideas about America. Trump is one result of that.
At this point, I don’t know if the US can be fixed. A part of me thinks it’s a lost cause, largely because fixing it would take radical action that I think most of our leaders are unwilling, or unable, to take. The collapse of the US may be inevitable at this point.
- Comment on On the prospect of an $80-$90 GTA 6, former PlayStation boss says 'it's an impossible equation' for big-budget studios to keep their prices down 1 week ago:
They’ll charge whatever they think people will pay, and I’m pretty confident that many millions of people will fork over the $80 - $90 at launch. Prices come down when people stop buying.
- Comment on Grand Theft Auto 6 release date has been announced, but the game has been delayed to 2026 | VGC 2 weeks ago:
If I have to sign into a rockstar account through a launcher to play it, I ain’t interested.
- Comment on A massive tariff on millions of Americans’ purchases just went into effect — cue the chaos 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on If you're still on Lemmy... 3 weeks ago:
If you’re still on Earth…
- Comment on How can you oppose tariffs, while supporting a hardline against China on Taiwan? 1 month ago:
I agree, rebuilding a US manufacturing base will require competent planning and management, but those are bad words here in the US, when it comes to the economy. To many Americans, competent, central economic management, direction, and planning is tyrannical rule by elites. To those Americans, Trump is the antidote. You might point out that there is significant irony in that. I agree, it is ironic, but that irony is completely lost on many millions of Americans.
- Comment on How can you oppose tariffs, while supporting a hardline against China on Taiwan? 1 month ago:
the US relies heavily on imports and doesn’t have a strong manufacturing base for most products
And that’s the problem Trump is seemingly trying to fix. I agree he’s not going about the right way. His approach is a kind of clumsy shock therapy, that will cause chaos in at least the short term and may or may not produce the desired result, eventually, but reshoring production and rebuilding a strong manufacturing base for the US is a goal shared by the Democrats, as well.
- Comment on The Switch 2 Rollout Was So Convoluted It Made Us Want A Steam Deck. 1 month ago:
I agree that Nintendo was ahead of the curve when it came to expanding portable gaming, but the only reason the switch sold so many units, and ultimately got so many games ported to it, was because of Nintendo first party titles. If you look at the best selling switch titles, the vast majority of them are Nintendo games. Without Nintendo first party titles, the switch would have been far outsold by better devices.
- Comment on The Switch 2 Rollout Was So Convoluted It Made Us Want A Steam Deck. 1 month ago:
It’s not convoluted at all. It’s extremely simple: if you want to play first party Nintendo titles (or other exclusives), you MUST buy a switch. If you don’t care about Nintendo exclusives, there’s absolutely no reason to own a switch. That has been true of every, single Nintendo console ever released… except for the Wii. People bought a Wii so they could play a motion control game with Grandma once or twice, and then just let the console sit and collect dust.
- Comment on Arkham aslume 1 month ago:
Just your typical Ammu-Nation.
- Comment on From the trailer of Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) 2 months ago:
I recently played through New Order, Old Blood, and New Colossus again. God, I love those games.
- Comment on 8BitDo Has Announced The Successor To Its Ultimate Wireless Controller | Time Extension 2 months ago:
I have the original ultimate wireless controller, and it works flawlessly for me on Fedora 41.
- Comment on Silicon Valley’s ultra-individualist philosophy wants to conquer the world 2 months ago:
I don’t agree. I think these people are acting out of what they believe to be self interest, even if it is an unenlightened self interest. Why else would they desire to be at the “top of the collective?” What do they gain if not special, INDIVIDUAL, privileges, opportunities, liberties, etc?
- Comment on Silicon Valley’s ultra-individualist philosophy wants to conquer the world 3 months ago:
The centralized monopolies are built to serve the interests of, and to consolidate the powers and control of, a relatively small number of individuals. There’s nothing more freeing an individual than total power and control over others.
- Comment on Experts say high food prices are here to stay. Here's why 4 months ago:
Because we’ve passed peak agricultural land. The land committed to growing crops and pasture used for grazing livestock has peaked. The global population, however, continues to increase. There are methods for maximizing yields from farm land, and we haven’t exhausted those, but there’s only so much food that can be produced on a hectare of land. We also have to deal with top soil depletion, the risks of monoculture, the effects climate change could have on crop yields, and many other problems.
- Comment on Sonic Galactic Is So Good "It Could Stand As An Official Sega Product" 4 months ago:
That looks too good to be an official Sega product.
- Comment on Beautiful stories like this just make you smile 4 months ago:
women are untrustworthy sluts!
Some are, especially many of the wives and girlfriends of American servicemen.
- Comment on Nintendo Is Now Going After YouTube Accounts Which Show Its Games Being Emulated 7 months ago:
Nintendo doesn’t want you to play their games if you’re not willing to follow their rules. Ok, that’s their prerogative, but that means I will not be playing their games…at least not their new ones.
I prefer playing on my Steam Deck these days, and I really don’t want to buy another handheld just to play Nintendo first party titles. I’m going to play some of my favorite classic Nintendo titles on my Deck using emulators and just not play the new stuff. I’m sure they’re great games, but so what? There are lots of great games. I’ve got a huge backlog of great games already in my Steam library, and 20 more on my wishlist. If Nintendo some day decides to make their titles available for Steam Deck or PC, I’d consider buying them, but since that’s extremely unlikely to happen, I think I’m just done with Nintendo.
- Comment on Nintendo Targets YouTube Accounts Showing Emulated Games 7 months ago:
Nintendo has burned through all the good will they developed with me when I was a kid in the 80s and 90s. I doubt I’ll ever buy another Nintendo product again. Not that it matters to Nintendo, though. I’m many years removed from their target demographic. They make products for young people and that ain’t me. I’m sure those younger Nintendo fans will keep supporting the company, but, as for me, I’ve got the classic Nintendo games I want and I’ll keep playing them on whatever device I want. If Nintendo doesn’t like that, they can kiss my whole ass.