I hate what video games have become

Re:I hate what video games have become by bradknowles on Sunday March 27, 2022 @11:36PM (#30826889)

Do you have to eat?

Do you have to have a place to sleep?

Seems to me like making a reasonable amount of money to help towards these goals is not an unreasonable thing to hope for. But maybe you can prove me wrong?

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Re:I hate what video games have become by chefandy on Monday March 28, 2022 @02:35AM (#30827736)

I chastised a friend for getting so upset after losing half a dozen travelers checks on vacation. Get a grip — it’s $2 worth of paper. If you can’t afford to replace that you can’t afford to be on vacation.

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Re:I hate what video games have become by bradknowles on Monday March 28, 2022 @06:33PM (#30836409)

For me, I think the concern with Travelers Checks is the potential loss of money from your account, if someone is able to forge your signature on them, and how that might potentially be used to tie you to other events or crimes that may have occurred.

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Re:I hate what video games have become by chefandy on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:39PM (#30863598)

It was a joke. Travelers checks aren’t like regular checks — they’re more like cashier’s checks or money orders. Losing them is a very big problem.

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Re:I hate what video games have become by bradknowles on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:48PM (#30863640)

Oh, sorry. I guess it's been about twenty or thirty years since I used them.

Thanks for the clarification!

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Re:I hate what video games have become by chefandy on Thursday March 31, 2022 @10:38PM (#30874651)

Yeah. I dated myself with that reference.

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Re:I hate what video games have become by hypertele-Xii on Monday March 28, 2022 @04:36AM (#30828492)

Oh sorry sometimes I forget most people live in wage slavery.

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Re:I hate what video games have become by Loughla on Monday March 28, 2022 @10:15AM (#30830697)

I'm genuinely confused by this. Are you saying that you shouldn't have to worry about eating and living indoors? Or are you saying that you literally forget people have to pay for those things? Can you please explain what you mean?

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Re:I hate what video games have become by hypertele-Xii on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @04:20AM (#30840105)

My society provides free food and housing to everyone. Funny enough I literally forgot that's not universal (yet).

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Re:I hate what video games have become by ddaalluu2 on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @12:43PM (#30844966)

Your society?

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Re:I hate what video games have become by hypertele-Xii on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @12:57PM (#30845206)

The Republic of Finland.

Also free health care, electricity, water, and Internet.

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Re:I hate what video games have become by whywhywhywhy on Monday March 28, 2022 @12:35AM (#30827183)

You shouldn’t be selling your game for 50c if you expect to live off it so the calculation is even more off.

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