[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Unfortunately 90% of jobs require contributing to and reinforcing the worst aspects of society.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

It makes it too easy to game the system and create gridlock because you only need influence over a bunch of very small percent of the population.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Smaller states should have less of a say. I'm not sure how that seems unreasonable. The people should decide. It doesn't matter what state they live in. It might have made sense 200 years ago but now I can't believe people seriously support it.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Not sure where you live but in America stop signs are everywhere. You can't go anywhere without hitting multiple.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago

In my experience most people don't even know what a zip or rar is or how to extract them.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Hide your shame? Not sure who this appeals to.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You cannot reason someone out of a position that they did not reason themselves into. Most of the time they even think they are being logical and reasoned their way into their beliefs, but because they refuse to rectify their cognitive dissonance, they are stuck with contradictory beliefs which they haven't accepted are incompatible.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

This is a constant cycle.

Tech nerds invent new technology/platform>nerds flock to new thing>the masses hear about it and start flooding it>money notices a large user base that isn't being complete wrung out for money>money destroys the new thing by making it unusable for profit>repeat

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The mods will come very quickly. I'm sure there will even be a few on launch day. They took a long time to release the creation kit for skyrim which made making mods much more difficult, but the community still put out a lot just using modding tools from previous games.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Its just insane there's no laws to help with these situations. They're becoming extremely commonplace.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

As far as I can tell in my jurisdiction there is no recourse for reporting them aside from suing for not upkeeping the pool because it isn't something necessary like water, heating/cooling, etc. Suing defeats the purpose because I don't want to move and win or lose I definitely wouldn't be able to stay there after the case.

A tenant union could be useful long term maybe but it puts a target on your back just like suing does.

[-] Toasteh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It didn't used to be that bad. I moved in at $700/month back in 2015 or so and now its going to be up to about $1500. It used to raise $50 each renewal which was reasonable but then covid absolutely skyrocketed the prices of everything.

Moving may be the only option long term, but I'm not ready yet so I was wondering if people had techniques for dealing with these companies so that you aren't just instantly dismissed.

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submitted 1 year ago by Toasteh@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I've been dealing with this for years now since my apartment complex was bought by new owners(multiple times now). Every time I renew the lease they want to raise the price $100+ ($300+ during covid). I always try to negotiate by saying I've lived there many years with no problems, paid rent on time, etc. Unfortunately I'm only even allowed to speak to the local office manager who is either powerless or pretends to be and doesn't even pretend to be sympathetic.

Meanwhile, they aren't even keeping their end of the deal up. The pool and hot tub have been drained and in disrepair since January.(I'll definitely mention this when negotiating this time).

Lastly, moving is not the answer. Practically every apartment complex around here is owned by one of these horrible companies so there's no escape unless you happen to find something owned by an individual(which has its own problems). I'm also getting a small discount(gets smaller every renewal) for being in an outdated unit so moving would still raise my rate, be a massive hassle, and I'd have to pay a new deposit.

Long term I will buy a house, but how can I save enough when they gouge me at every turn?

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submitted 1 year ago by Toasteh@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

Hi guys. I'm Toasteh and I've been working on a spiritual successor to the cult classic Black & White.

If you have questions, you can post them here or on the Discord.

About the game:

Deus Novum is a spiritual successor to Black & white, much like Stardew Valley is to the Harvest Moon series with a learning creature, a variety of powerful miracles, and villagers to convert. However, it differs from Black & White in a number of ways such as a focus on fighting against goblins and other enemies as opposed to trying to fight other gods for the worship of humanity. These goblins will launch a variety of targeted events on your villages, inspired by Rimworld. Kidnapping children, burning your crops, stealing from your storehouse, and more!

I've also tried to focus more on gameplay as I felt that was the weak point of Black & White. There are more miracles, different buildings that can empower your villagers, and you can set up prayer power networks using conduits which allows for some automation.

Overall, I've tried to use what worked in Black & White, replace what didn't, and add new exciting features.

Deus Novum is available on Steam.

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