@lawlznet @AmyZenunim Use of the phrase "thought-terminating cliche" always gets a follow from me.

@lawlznet @AmyZenunim Also paperclip maximizers as a metaphor for capitalism is a *much* better metaphor than whatever Yudkowski was doing with treating it as a literal problem.

@lawlznet @AmyZenunim goes hard

@Primo @AmyZenunim I don't remember the details, but I think that "something bad" was child sexual abuse.

nobody remembers how much money Shakespeare made. everyone remembers his creative works. that's the power of culture.

in our current society, money is often necessary for artists to continue making art, but it has not been and should not be the measure of its success.

artists should be compensated for their labour; copyright and "AI" actively harm artists by placing power into the hands of do-nothing capitalist landlords.

@AmyZenunim Fun culture fact: in Japanese, "beasts" (kemono) is how you refer to furry characters specifically. I feel it is notable to point out for a game which cared to bring back Nazrin of all characters.

@scottmichaud @AmyZenunim the most shocking thing in the PC Gamer article is that Michael Patcher actually has a pretty reasonable take on things here.

I remember in the 00s-10s he was a veritable fountain of bad takes

@scottmichaud @AmyZenunim if no one buys your game cause it's so over-protected, then no one pirates it! pure genius! :blobcatgooglytrash: