Notorious_handholder

You know how when rockets take off in Florida there's lots of smoke?

Yeah there's a tunnel that goes from Florida to New York that the smoke goes through to help heat up the New York streets. So anytime you see smoke in New York it's cause a rocket was recently shot up in Florida. ~~Technology~~ Infrastructure is incredible!

Younger me was really depressed, like clinically and so caught up in himself that I think he'd hear me, but not actually listen to what I'd have to say. And I don't totally blame him, he was very confused and hadn't really figured himself out yet.

I think he'd be surprised but also unhappy with the direction of my life... But he'd be unhappy no matter what since he still hadn't figured out how to beat his depression and make his own happiness.

Plus he's not only stubborn but also secretly a bit arrogant and needs to fall on his face a lot to learn lessons. His failures will be his greatest teachers. The fact that he even can fail will be very hard to accept but very needed as well.

So overall, I don't expect his reaction would be great. But I also can't see myself wanting to give him any advice nor do I really care what he would think... Actually I would tell him to lift with his knees and not his back more, properly show him how to do it too.

Im planning to visit Paris soon in a few weeks so hearing this is really helpful! I don't speak French well and have been trying to get better before the trip. But was worried I'd be treated rudely for it from all the stories I've heard. Glad to know they're just stories

It's genuinely baffling watching WB just make like, every wrong decision. Their business is losing money and every time a project that receives praise or interest is announced/released that is nearly guaranteed to make them lots of money.They just don't go through with it. Or they do some work on it then can it.

It's like, even out of touch executives at other large companies have enough feelers to find out generally what people are enjoying. Then with all their money they throw something in that general direction and something eventually sticks.

With WB though it's like, nothing is working. The things that do stick don't make as much as they thought. And the things that they don't think will make money do make money, often more than they thought... And then they just always find a way to either piss off everyone, sour and sabotage the future projects, or just don't do anything with it.

It's just so fucking weird. Like I don't even enjoy or partake in most of the stuff WB puts out. But sitting on the sidelines and just watching it all unfold makes me question what drugs the leaders at the company are on...

Same thing here in Texas "How you doin?" "Doin alright how bout yourself?"

Then yall just pass by each other and keep walking.

Never thought about it until now but it is kinda funny to just leave a random question hanging in the air that both people know ain't getting answered lol.

Just want you to know, these posts really do make my week way easier. It's some nice needed wholesomeness that is very much needed nowadays. Thanks for posting them and making my week better!

Unironically those congratulations sailor Friday posts make my week a little more bearable. I love them

What country do you think has the best economy that others should follow?

It's honestly getting exhausted watching everyone panic and become desperate to somehow fix the system using the system. Roughly 20 years ago was the last point in time that was possible.

Everything else up till now has been watching as everyone else slowly starts to realize that violence is basically the only answer left. Ffs the founding fathers expected and planned for there to be more revolutions from time to time to weed out corruption. It's literally baked in

I really like how they look. Even Chiefs 4 and 5 armor looks pretty good now in the new art style. The re-addition of the cod piece alone makes it work really well

Wow, that's very rude how you came off and dismissive as well. I think you came into this just wanting to find something to argue about based on your tone here.

To the point though. They do support the idea put forward that the person could have been pushed out. Now whether that be from jealousy, ego, office politics no one knows for certain except them. But it IS a common issue in the games industry and my entire point was that it's not that outlandish to assume it as a possibility.

The sources I provided paint a clear picture that over 50% of writers in the games industry are subject to or have seen work place Harrassment and bullying (that's a shockingly high amount). Followed by an actual ex-bioware employee talking about how there was resentment towards the writers in the company.

The final source involves an interview with another bioware employee that brings up how there is a "“black-ball style environment,” where dissenting viewpoints are reportedly squashed and punished." and how people in higher positions of the company prioritize a certain agenda and make moves to dissuade dissenting opinions of those agendas.

As well for that final source I have to say your reaction to it is childish and rude. How does it suck exactly? Please elaborate. You don't get to just throw away a source I provide just cause you don't like them. There were other games journalists sites covering that interview as well so if you don't like that one then go find it on another site. If your issue is with the actual interview itself then articulate that and express why you dislike it.

Finally the issue I take most with your comment is your final paragraph. What is up with that? You make it sound like you're either in the industry or that your opinion is better than everyone else's, it's insufferable.

You act like the idea of pushing someone out of a job in a creative industry is some fantasy land level plot. When in reality it is far too common in most creative driven industries and even in non-creative driven ones. It's a common enough practice to be given a euphemism that we understand and know to be a potential part of office politics.

As well from sources provided, we can see that to not consider it is to skip over a logical through line where we even see this has happened previously in this same studio from a current and ex-employee where they outline the hallmarks of such type of treatment in an industry known for having high levels of co-worker Harrassment and work place bullying.

Explain your reasonings and back up your claims. So far the only thing you've provided in terms of a dissenting view point is the equivalent of "nuh-uh you're stupid for thinking that" whilst you then philosophically wax with some weirdly placed smuggness over how much better you think you are than the common person. It reads like a mid-2000's cringe r/atheist reddit comment

I mean, you really only need one to understand just how bad it is and why it is not that hard to imagine being "pushed out" as a possibility

https://writersguild.org.uk/gameswriters/

Especially when bioware has already been accused of doing this in the past and has treated some of their writers with a view of resentment

https://filmstories.co.uk/news/writers-were-quietly-resented-at-bioware-says-lead-writer-of-dragon-age/

https://thatparkplace.com/toxic-echoes-and-unmet-expectations-bioware-whistleblowers-detail-veilguards-collapse/

Harrassment and bullying in the video game industry is a well known about issue especially over ego and creative decisions "pushing people out". You can find articles about how common place it is or specific scandals spanning just about every studio or publisher going back years. It's pretty ubiquitous in the industry second to Hollywood probably in how common it happens