For example, Rimworld uses pixelart for utility before aesthetic.

That’s interesting. I’ve never played Rimworld, how does that work?

No I just like a good rant. 😁

Just because you personally dislike certain art style doesn’t make it objectively bad.

It’s an aesthetic style! How would it be objectively bad? Of course my opinions are subjective.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the creativity that comes from having such a limitation. And back when it was a necessity, and you could count the color palette on your fingers, some pixel art was amazing. But it was largely about trying to transcend those limitations. For example, it was very common to use antialiasing as much as possible, because you’re trying to make things look good despite the pixellation. Whereas the aesthetic of modern pixel art tends to be about making things as clunky and jaggy as can be, so you can really check out those pixels, or showcase that crappy color palette. Conspicuous pixellation is untrue to its origins. It also makes game objects less recognizable, sacrificing utility for an aesthetic. I know there are people who like it, which is fine, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be criticized, and so far I have seen no counterpoints to the criticisms I have raised.

I really don’t see the point of the whole pixelated aesthetic. I mean, it’s nostalgia, but for what? For a time when we wished we had more pixels? If you want that kind of nostalgia, why not also have a loading screen showing a cassette tape going round… for 15 fucking minutes. Hell, it isn’t even accurate nostalgia, because pixelation on a hi res smartphone or monitor looks totally different from the blurry pixelation you get on a shitty CRT TV. If you can see the corners on your pixels, you’re doing it wrong.

I know there is a lot to be nostalgic for, it’s just that the lack of pixels isn’t one of those things. Some things have simply gotten better, more pixels is one of those things. Pixelation is just a way of making a game graphically less clear and less pleasant to look at. /rant

Come on now, no need to be so negative. You just have to befriend the second slowest runner and be ready to kick them in the shins when the time comes.

How else are you going to do another pre-prequel where we find out the villain-coded woman of that movie was herself just a strong female and a product of harsh circumstances?

I’d add a third issue. In a democracy, your social systems are the agency of the people as a whole. We collectively bear responsibility for those systems. By condoning the death penalty we embrace cold blooded killing for revenge, when it is done as a collective. Those in favour of the death penalty are thinking about the perpetrator and why we want to hurt that person, and not about the mental health of our society and why we should not be debasing ourselves. When I’ve discussed these matters with USAns, this issue is usually ignored or dismissed, and I think that says a lot about the condition of that society.

“Thank you for your attention to this matter and not the other matter.”

If just one ICE agent in 50 were a low-key saboteur just quietly, “accidentally” fucking up every single thing that comes their way, it would be disastrous for ICE

Constipation feels like a warm kitten? Damn I’ve been eating too much fiber

Plus of course it’s technically correct. Trump has not been convicted of rape, but he has been convicted of other crimes and he is a rapist. So he is indeed a convicted rapist.

I dunno, looks like this dude used it for entertainment purposes

If I could add another contraction to that list, I’d

I used to do that but after a while the washing machine got a buildup of foul gunk that leaves little specks of crap sticking to everything you wash. Apparently an occasional hot wash is needed to keep the machine clean.

Give me Greenland and I won’t attack anyone else except Cuba! And Mexico! And Columbia! And Canada! Obviously we’re not done with Venezuela yet… then there’s always Iran…

ftfy: Because universal healthcare is socialism and you don’t want billionaires to pay too much taxes.

I feel like there’s an “over and out” punchline missing here

I like how they are just watching him fade like “it’s probably for the best”

You can’t enshittify what’s already shit