Greedflation! And economists finally agreed a couple years ago that the data proves it's a real thing that happened/is happening.
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I actually think that was foolish for one reason: pick your weakest opponent to fight in future battles.
Democrats are weak and feckless. The majority of them can't even unify around the active fascist takeover. I would rather be fighting for a better future against them than a fascist proto-dictator who has easily managed to get most of his party to fall in line and kiss the ring.
We killed our weaker opponent too early and made the stronger opponent even stronger.
I ultimately agree, but this is a good start
Is America Great ~~Depression~~, yet?
The current Democratic Party might be awful, but that doesn't mean we can't replace them with better leaders.
Fine. Most people here aren't fans of the current Democratic Party.
Did a check of their Terms, and they appear to be incorporated in Delaware (a common practice, since Delaware hides and protects a lot of information from public disclosure), but any legal challenges go through Santa Clara, California, so that's probably where their headquarters is actually located.
It is certainly unique in its art direction. One of the blessings of indie games!
If you liked Hollow Knight, you should give Symphony of the Night a try sometime. The gameplay loop is similar, and like Hollow Night, there's no hurry.
I think they're both good, with the older one being the one that, imo, defined the Vania side of things. But being on the older side myself, I understand having limited time to take on new games!
The art style is great, and the ability to choose your loadout adds a unique twist to how Metroidvanias usually work. I had a good time playing it, and it reminded me a lot of when I played Symphony of the Night many years ago.
Many Metroidvanias are boring because they lack character that would motivate you to do Metroidvania levels of backtracking.
This is a good point, and likely why I've not gotten that into many of the more recent ones (with some exceptions). I suppose in that sense, it's revolutionary next to many of its contemporaries.
You may be right simply by Point 3 alone. It's one i hadn't considered.
Still, if that's true, we'd be fighting a similar kind of adversary, but one that isn't dismantling vital institutions like the Dept. of Education, USAID, etc. I wish we'd had that future to work with, because I worry about the children that will grow up having to deal with the consequences of their parents electing Trump; their paradigm will be shaped by the coming crises.
The fight could have gone on in both scenarios, but now, a lot more people (domestically and abroad) will get hurt in the short and long term, even as the fight does continue.
Anyway, thanks for the respectful reply. You've made some good points, and given that a lot of my side of the discussion is speculative, I don't know that there's much point in going much further. We have to deal with the current situation, awful as it is.
Stay safe. Stay strong. Hopefully we never have to meet on some frontline.