TimLovesTech

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[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 12 points 19 hours ago

So is he trying to say that he wants to build a crowd source lending institution that uses crypto? Or is this a Mt. Gox situation where they get people to buy their fake coins (a really good look for a son of a former President) and then are "hacked" and think nobody will be able to trace the coins back to them? And you know the whole reason they want to go crypto is so they can do money laundering/bribes and be "untraceable".

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 8 points 22 hours ago

Wait! He can't be antisemitic, his son in law is Jewish! /s

And he has on multiple occasions told Jews they have to have their head checked if they vote Democrat, instead of the group with tiki torches chanting about how 'Jews will not replace us". He is also currently on a KKK campaign stop tour which makes this land even better.

Trump did not speak out against hate during his 45-minute remarks on Tuesday.

And when he does "speak out" it's to tell them to "stand down and stand by" like good foot soldiers.

Which is of course just a coincidence for Trump, like that time when he had dinner with a guy he "had no idea" was a former grand dragon of the KKK.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Stephen Miller supports this message.

I love that they went from the Celine Dion song about the sinking Titanic to straight up copying the Harris intro song. Celine also came out and said the use was unauthorized and laughed the campaign for choosing a song about a sinking ship to represent their campaign.

Reading through that made me feel gross. It does seem to be acknowledged by women in China as a cultural issue (as well as globally online).

Sexism is, and continues to be, a global problem. But the difference, as both Zhong and Monica F. pointed out, is that the Chinese government and overall cultural attitudes continue to actively discourage women and their allies from fighting back. There’s no one telling harassers “no.”

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh for sure. I do wonder what part the Chinese government takes in shaping the wording of "exports" like this too.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 67 points 2 days ago (1 children)

In the conspiracy theories groups China is a hot topic, and I believe this is them telling influencers (who they give a free copy) to stick to the game instead of talking about the country they happen to live in. And I would assume if people stuck to the game few of these topics would be relevant.

Now if an influencer had an issue with say, allegations misogyny at the studio, I would expect them to -

  1. not accept the game from the studio

  2. maybe create content on why they refused the offer of a free game and things they think would need to change to allow them to work with the studio in the future.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

For anyone not clicking thru:

In full, the don'ts are:

  • Do NOT insult other influencers or players.
  • Do NOT use any offensive language/humour.
  • Do NOT include politics, violence, nudity, feminist propaganda, fetishisation, and other content that instigates negative discourse.
  • Do NOT use trigger words such as 'quarantine' or 'isolation' or 'Covid-19'.
  • Do NOT discuss content related to China's game industry policies, opinions, news, etc.

I see this as them wanting influencers to focus on their game, instead of using the game as a platform to wade into these other topics that focus on the country they happen to live in. And this being an election year in the US ,and the Right having spread wild conspiracy theories about China for years now, them not wanting any of that stuff to overshadow their art doesn't seem all that crazy of a take. Basically they are saying they want influencers to talk about the game and to leave politics to /c/politics.

Oh and this is of course only sent to influencers, so just people they are giving the game to for free. The rest of the world (including influencers that buy their own copy) are of course free to do whatever they are legally allowed to in their jurisdiction.

Edit - I just want to add an edit after reading the IGN article someone linked above, that I am not siding with or defending any of the gross things coming from people working at this studio. And I guess this would come down to if people can separate the art from the artist, which I personally struggle with in many instances.

Smurfy Jesus was always my favorite Jesus, I've always said that.

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