Daniel
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I personally wouldn't class Stardew Valley as a work simulator but even its lightweight farming stuff was enough to have her roll her eyes in disbelief
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I personally wouldn't class Stardew Valley as a work simulator but even its lightweight farming stuff was enough to have her roll her eyes in disbelief
My GF, not a big gamer herself, literally can not believe there are games that just simulate doings some job
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My GF, not a big gamer herself, literally can not believe there are games that just simulate doings some job
Battle Royale is just a rip off of the Running Man after all....
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Battle Royale is just a rip off of the Running Man after all....
To be fair it doesn't read like he's making the Cleese argument that "you could never make this today". Sounds more like he's aware some of it hasn't aged well and its better left off the TV than broadcast with a warning. Though I heartily agree with everything you're saying
November 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
To be fair it doesn't read like he's making the Cleese argument that "you could never make this today". Sounds more like he's aware some of it hasn't aged well and its better left off the TV than broadcast with a warning. Though I heartily agree with everything you're saying
The man who, shot-for-shot, has ripped-off countless movies it complaining about people ripping-off others?
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The man who, shot-for-shot, has ripped-off countless movies it complaining about people ripping-off others?
pan-Mediterranean would probably have been better on reflection. Not a lot of railways in the med mind.
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
pan-Mediterranean would probably have been better on reflection. Not a lot of railways in the med mind.
Yeah I struggled to come up with a good pithy terminology that would allow the railway comparison to work tbh.
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Yeah I struggled to come up with a good pithy terminology that would allow the railway comparison to work tbh.
As a fun aside; the Roman corn-dole eventually became the largest, pan-european infrastructure project the European continent had ever seen. And it wouldn't be rivalled in scale until the advent of the railway.
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
As a fun aside; the Roman corn-dole eventually became the largest, pan-european infrastructure project the European continent had ever seen. And it wouldn't be rivalled in scale until the advent of the railway.
I enjoy the notion that the Roman empire was not some manner of State and they did not have state welfare like their Corn Dole.
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I enjoy the notion that the Roman empire was not some manner of State and they did not have state welfare like their Corn Dole.
Also, what is the Roman empire if it is not some form of state? (though I accept it does not take the form of the contemporary Nation State)
November 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Also, what is the Roman empire if it is not some form of state? (though I accept it does not take the form of the contemporary Nation State)
The Romans had actual corn laws that distributed subsidised (and eventually) free corn as state welfare. Important parts of Roman history hinge on this and we still use the phrase "bread and circuses" which is a direct reference to this state welfare
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The Romans had actual corn laws that distributed subsidised (and eventually) free corn as state welfare. Important parts of Roman history hinge on this and we still use the phrase "bread and circuses" which is a direct reference to this state welfare
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Do the arrows ever lead to more support for supposed Left Populists?
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Do the arrows ever lead to more support for supposed Left Populists?
What is the killer app that will take it to this many subs? I think the last estimate I saw was that every sub would need to be spending $100 per month. Do any users really think it is 5x or 10x more valuable than their Netflix sub?
November 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
What is the killer app that will take it to this many subs? I think the last estimate I saw was that every sub would need to be spending $100 per month. Do any users really think it is 5x or 10x more valuable than their Netflix sub?
MPs should probably be barred from working privately in fields the held portfolio over for 10 years after being an mp. And all sorts more.
November 28, 2025 at 8:53 AM
MPs should probably be barred from working privately in fields the held portfolio over for 10 years after being an mp. And all sorts more.
A wealth tax is a necessary but not sufficient step in the direction of stopping people with money having undue influence in the public sphere. A complete overhaul of party donations, banning closed door lobbying, prevent folk like Rowling use the courts as a weapon and lots more are probably needed
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A wealth tax is a necessary but not sufficient step in the direction of stopping people with money having undue influence in the public sphere. A complete overhaul of party donations, banning closed door lobbying, prevent folk like Rowling use the courts as a weapon and lots more are probably needed