The board’s rejection leaned on common NIMBY tropes — that is, that the “scale, height, density, and massing” of the 11-story project is not “compatible” with the surrounding neighborhood and would “fundamentally alter Bay Ridge’s established character and built environment.”
The board also cited “difficult parking conditions” in the neighborhood in its rejection.
Boo hoo. Things change. People need housing.
Most people don’t need a car.
I feel like there’s a PhD thesis waiting to be written that links the unearned privilege of being a man and the comparable lack of effort that goes into driving versus biking.
It’s not bad but it’s not as good as its inspirations- sekiro is much more satisfying.
Can we gut the billionaires instead?
What’s the monetization plan? I don’t do subscriptions but would consider a buy-once or old fashioned “buy expansions every year or so”
Most people don’t care about things. They just want the convenience. Eat the marshmallows now. Getting a stomach ache later is some future problem.
Interesting. I played the game a fair amount, but it doesn’t usually hook me. I feel like exploring is often kind of hollow and I don’t find interesting stuff
Different parts of NY state are all very different. Even different neighborhoods within Brooklyn can be very different costs and experiences. I live here but would not willingly choose to live in the suburbs around the city.
In the city, you’re likely not going to find rent under $1000/month. Make a budget spreadsheet. You can cut some corners - my phone bill is $20/month, and I eat a lot of rice and beans to keep my food budget low - but some stuff is just expensive.
You’ll probably need room mates.
Look for colleges first, if that’s a goal. Some have housing assistance.
Meh. Heroic launcher has been fine.
Yeah they’re driven by feelings, fear, and inescapable inadequacy. They’re idiots who should not be in charge.
I think this is a big factor. A lot of people are racist, and a lot of people are like pathologically anti-social.
He also earned a very specific fame for his “You’re not supposed to be here” Easter egg in Duke Nukem 3D, which was only accessible via cheating.
Oh! I remember that one!
Capitalism has always sounded great in theory,
I dunno, “People who don’t do the work get rich” sounds kind of shitty.
People use the word “capitalism” to mean different things.
If you ask someone “Should someone who doesn’t do any work get money from people who do?”, a lot of people would say no. And they’d probably think you’re talking about welfare or communism. But that’s capitalism. The guy who “owns” the company can sit at home and watch netflix while all his office workers make stuff, and he keeps the profits. If you frame it right, you can get people to agree with you or suffer some cognitive dissonance.
But none of that is what some people are thinking of when they think capitalism. They think “free markets” and “competition”. They often don’t really think about how that trends towards monopolies or cartels. Either because of magic, or “the government will prevent monopolies.” But not too much regulation. There’s got to be a few decades of suffering before an intervention, typically.
There’s also a lot of binary thinking. Either capitalism, or total state ownership and oppression.
I’m pretty happy with libre office. Not keen on AI code
I bring it up a lot but the book “dying of whiteness” was a horrifying look into this. A significant amount of people don’t want national health care, even if it means they themselves get sick and die, because then those people would get it.
The money facts don’t matter. It’s just emotional sludge.
I often find it’s hard to really capture lyrics just writing them out.
"The weather never really matterered it was just something there was to talk about
We fall into patterns and habits and there’s not much we can do about that
Rearrange the room again I want to live somewhere as small as i feel when i fall asleep or wake up"
Little known band joyride! is a consistent favorite of mine.
Reminds me of the game where you awaken as monstrous vermin Jeff Bezos: https://direkris.itch.io/you-are-jeff-bezos
Except that one you can use the money for good
Is the driver going to go away for attempted murder? Lose their license? Anything?
If Sony just sold PC ports, people would be happier and Sony would be making money.