Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
by blumkvist on Thursday March 05, 2015 @03:50AM
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Is this a joke?
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Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
by SixSigma on Thursday March 05, 2015 @05:02AM
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No. It's one of the core beliefs of Behavioral Science
Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
by blumkvist on Thursday March 05, 2015 @05:21AM
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Sales, Marketing and Accounting departments are filled with people whose only job is to think how to make more money for the company. Is that covered in the core beliefs of Behavioral Science?
Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
by SixSigma on Thursday March 05, 2015 @08:00AM
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You're missing the point. They don't think about how to maximise profit. They think about how to hit their sales target, how to run successful marketing and how to perform their accounting function.
Assuming they even do that. Their daily thoughts are more likely to be : How can I make sure my superiors notice I perform my role. How can I make sure I don't fuck this up. What do I need to do to get a promotion. I don't feel fulfilled, I think I'll go find a job elsewhere, I wonder where I should start looking. etc. etc.
When you posted these comments were you thinking : how does posting on HN maximise my profit ?
Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
by blumkvist on Thursday March 05, 2015 @08:56AM
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The fastest way to show that you don't understand what you're talking about is through analogy.
I'm paraphrasing heavily, not to hurt your feelings. Less voodoo science, more thinking.
Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
by SixSigma on Thursday March 05, 2015 @11:44AM
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I'm not hurt in the slightest.
To paraphrase: Your opinion is meaningless to me.
Re:EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ and ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis
by palmer_eldritch on Thursday March 05, 2015 @09:00AM
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Let's not forget about human resources: filled with people whose only job is to think how to make more money for the company by spending less on employees.