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The lack of NPC's in this version of the castle reminded me of an eeriness that existed in Super Mario 64, something I haven't felt in Sunshine or Galaxy. The feeling of being thrown into this new world without any allies or clear direction on completing the objective. At the time it felt exciting and scary, maybe I was just young...

For those interested, here is a really interesting video of Gabe Newell at the Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs talking about some of the in-game economic problems Valve has faced in the past few years. I think he briefly mentions Yanis somewhere in the middle of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td_PGkfIdIQ

Aside from the theory that people are going to stop buying goods because of expectations that they will get cheaper, I thought the price of consumer products were lowering because of cheaper energy, which would decrease COGS and improve margins/prices, not affect revenue?

Self-Driving would classify under transportation.

I'm curious to know how much of that $25.99 hardcover goes to the writer.

Just like the music industry, I think more writers are going to become acclimated to the book-signing aspect of the industry in order to support their themselves financially. Subscription based models and piracy that originated from the disruptive nature of new technology sounds like it would discencetivize writers from creating new works, but I think if you model the economics of future distributions, it will eventually favor the writers that create quality work. The best example I can think of is the existing state of stand-up comedy. Louis CK, Aziz Ansari, Joey Diaz can release a $5 special DRM free with low capital expenditures, and still make a significant payout. This model cuts out most of the pre-existing middlemen, and all that's left is artist and the audience.

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