I could reply to this using the exact same reasoning, but with arguments switched.

“Yes, it’s important to understand that Russia does not actually have any homegrown problem with nazis, and certainly needs our support in the war. The issue is Ukraine; Ukraine which has been given too much support. The best thing to do for leftists worldwide is supporting Russia in their war against nazis.”

“Exactly; the fact that the US have a homegrown problem with right wing extremism means that it is by definition impossible for other countries to manipulate it, exacerbate it, or even be its primary cause. They are diametrically opposed.”

Do you disagree with the arguments that:

-There’s definitely more nazis in Russia than in Ukraine, therefore supporting Russia because Ukraine has a “nazi problem” makes no sense

and

-Foreign countries could’ve caught wind of the right wing extremism starting to rise in the US and therefore decided to exploit it through foreign actors, propping it into mainstream political discourse, making both things true?

Because that’s what was being argued.

Just the modlog being public allows for way more accountability and pointing out PTBs.

I think they’re planning to take legal action, not sure through which means though

The union remains unbowed and is fighting to win the reinstatement of every dismissed member of staff at Rockstar through legal means and campaigning.

I you would be so kind, you can contribute to the fundraiser to support those fighting their dismissal here: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-rockstar-workers-fighting-unfair-dismissals/

As for Ishii: “Social media was being social media” sums up how much you care on that front.

I didn’t minimize what happened. I just asked if Sucker Punch had any role in that since I wouldn’t boycott a game just because there’s assholes in its fanbase.

Sucker Punch fired one of their senior devs for a mario and luigi joke when kirk got got. EVERYONE was angry, the studio heads came out to say they stand by their decision, and plenty of people were keyed in to the hell that Erika Ishii has had to put up with on social media for daring to portray a female character in a video game.

(I didn’t know about any of this before this comment so apologize if I’m misinterpreting)

From what I read though, there were A LOT of angry people even because of the joke, weren’t there? I’m guessing they had to take a stance and went with the “killing is bad” to not get too politically involved. Which is still a coward move, but personally not something I’d boycott a game over.

What happened with Erika Ishii? Social media was being social media and I know that, but did Sucker Punch themselves do anything to contribute to that?

Was this meant to be a reply to a comment? Because it currently shows as a top-level one

Different people, probably. And a company can change a lot in 7 years (in recent times, usually not for the better).

Whoops, saw the edit late.

Edit: or maybe a better question would be why would anyone in a position to have Kojima arrested care about the opinion of Turkish nationalists?

I’m guessing it’s just Turkish journalists wanting to make the issue bigger than it actually is. There’s no chance Kojima would be arrested over a photo, and Zero even mocked the idea in his response.

The biggest irony is that they know, and they used her as a “gotcha” saying “Kojima was criticizing child soldiers with her character and now is supporting the PKK!” …without considering that he was also criticizing something much wider.

The backlash was probably too big to ignore without taking a clear political stance, and since it’s a very debated topic (not even the EU itself can actually decide whether it’s a “terrorist organization” or not) they probably decided it was better to remove the photo.

The post by Zero’s publisher is still up so it’s not like he wants it scrubbed, it’s probably just to avoid a PR nightmare. Could’ve been more brave but I don’t blame him tbh.

Got it, it was mainly to avoid clutter on my profile but I guess I can just post them with an alt.

Yes, that one. I knew I messed something up with time periods, thanks for eventually fixing.

(So, do I open a different thread for each of the other submissions I posted above or is the comment enough?)

I submitted an entry on the fedi community, did I do it correctly? (I also changed the website link after posting, does that mess up the process?)

Also, I’d have another submission (plus 4 more from last year), can I put them on the same post or should I make a separate one for each?

(Just in case I can’t access the PC later, I’m putting them here under spoiler for now)

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Good to know! I just realized I didn’t submit for 2024 either so I’ll do that too once I have time.

I should have access to it sooner or later, if there’s no “time limit” I’ll probably do it next week (?)

Thanks for the site!

Btw I’m on mobile Safari and it loads pretty fine, not sure if other browsers have issues with it though.

Did the alts inflate the number THAT much? A third of the previous year seems incredibly smaller.

I got logged off a bit too often and had some issues with pixels not placing when I had an active overlay (whether it was a template or the grid), was that common/being looked into or was it just me? (Using Safari from mobile).

Other than that though, I had definitely less issues than the past years, and it was definitely a good time as always. Canvas size was perfect imo, unless the fediverse has significant growth by then (which god I hope it does), next year I’d suggest making it 500x500 again, or at most 600x600. I’d also prefer if it was in Fall or Winter instead, but that’s just my preference.

Either way, thanks for this year too!

Nah, I feel like the size was perfect. Maybe a 600x600 could’ve been fine too, but nothing bigger.

That was definitely a read, props.

I also want to mention how I was reading this pretty nonchalantly and then “We have been shipped, had more and less ranchy fanfic written about us” nearly gave me a drink-spitting whiplash. Never change, internet.