Counterpoint there has been a measurable decrease in quality of most forms of media as more and more stuff are soulless cash grabs. It used to be that games shipped completed, now they ship broken cost more and expect you to pump even more money into them on top of that. The last move I saw that I cared about was Dune. Many of the restaurants near me have reduced their quality of ingredients and staff, now when going to the nearby sandwich shop my order is wrong more often than it is correct.
What do we do when the world is measurably becoming worse?
Started out writing a somewhat long answer post, got a bit lost, there are lots of stuff to think about and not only about game development or global economy but media and consumption overall IMO.
What about starting a community discussing the general enshittification of the internet and the world, but also good recommendations and ideas for well the future?
I’m on, and if there is no neutral place where to make a community, I can provide one on my lemmy server if needed.
Cheers and love to the crazy game developers out there!
I think a puzzle game in style of viewfinder where you can overlap your photos of objects to create more complex solutions, but the more times you copy the same thing the more blurry and less physical it becomes would be such a cool game.
There have been really neat little things that feel short of a pearl but that is kinda the point. They get worked over and over again until suddenly its something amazing. Stories of wizards are nothing new nor are magical schools but yet we know of one big one.
The problems I think also settle into drive and time for realizing the ideas. People complained of the “nanny state” of the UK in the 70s except it spawned massive musicians and artists. Also we need spaces to discover the new and grow it naturally, which there are fewer 3rd spaces and yet infinitely more from the internet.
I always hope for something new and hope that through the noise I will find it. If that means somehow figuring a space for exploration and inspiration I think it’s much overdue.
What movies would you recommend that have come out since Dune as that is the last movie I have been able to care about at all? This isn’t meant to be read as sarcastic, I’m being completely sincere I would like recommendations.
I’m not going to lie I just don’t trust non-indie series any more. I can’t trust them to not be arbitrarily cancelled part way through, or to be ruined after one or two seasons. There are too many burnt bridges and broken promises.
Movies: Marcel the shell with shoes on, the worst person in the world, past lives, aftersun, everything everywhere all at once, the banshees of inisherin, licorice pizza, beau is afraid and I’m surely forgetting several others.
For recent series, I can recommend: Severance, Atlanta, Scavengers reign, Fleishman is in trouble
Maybe this is too blunt but that looks like crap and has poor reviews. I have way too many movies to watch so I don’t think I’ll waste my time with that one.
It’s a trip of a movie that feels like it might end up a cult classic eventually.
Beautiful take on art in the industry with a blunt heavy handed approach to it’s metaphor and comedy. Like it’s performing surgery with a hatchet. It’s definitely something different is all I’m saying and didn’t hate myself for watching it.
Edit: I mentioned it cause you said you watched Beau is Afraid.
Also I am not sure how the lack of value adds = lower quality.
The last move I saw that I cared about was Dune.
I agree. That 1980s masterpiece is one of the best sci-fi movies ever made.
Many of the restaurants near me have reduced their quality of ingredients and staff, now when going to the nearby sandwich shop my order is wrong more often than it is correct.
Well what do you expect after 3 years of people screaming about having to wear a mask and reductions of immigration?
What do we do when the world is measurably becoming worse?
Start by using actual data not anecdotes. No one is convinced when you talk like that. It sounds like every old dude I knew growing up ranting.
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Counterpoint there has been a measurable decrease in quality of most forms of media as more and more stuff are soulless cash grabs. It used to be that games shipped completed, now they ship broken cost more and expect you to pump even more money into them on top of that. The last move I saw that I cared about was Dune. Many of the restaurants near me have reduced their quality of ingredients and staff, now when going to the nearby sandwich shop my order is wrong more often than it is correct.
What do we do when the world is measurably becoming worse?
Started out writing a somewhat long answer post, got a bit lost, there are lots of stuff to think about and not only about game development or global economy but media and consumption overall IMO.
What about starting a community discussing the general enshittification of the internet and the world, but also good recommendations and ideas for well the future?
I’m on, and if there is no neutral place where to make a community, I can provide one on my lemmy server if needed.
Cheers and love to the crazy game developers out there!
I think a puzzle game in style of viewfinder where you can overlap your photos of objects to create more complex solutions, but the more times you copy the same thing the more blurry and less physical it becomes would be such a cool game.
There have been really neat little things that feel short of a pearl but that is kinda the point. They get worked over and over again until suddenly its something amazing. Stories of wizards are nothing new nor are magical schools but yet we know of one big one.
The problems I think also settle into drive and time for realizing the ideas. People complained of the “nanny state” of the UK in the 70s except it spawned massive musicians and artists. Also we need spaces to discover the new and grow it naturally, which there are fewer 3rd spaces and yet infinitely more from the internet.
I always hope for something new and hope that through the noise I will find it. If that means somehow figuring a space for exploration and inspiration I think it’s much overdue.
Although mainstream media might be worse, there are stil lots of movies and series that are pretty high quality being released every year.
What movies would you recommend that have come out since Dune as that is the last movie I have been able to care about at all? This isn’t meant to be read as sarcastic, I’m being completely sincere I would like recommendations.
I’m not going to lie I just don’t trust non-indie series any more. I can’t trust them to not be arbitrarily cancelled part way through, or to be ruined after one or two seasons. There are too many burnt bridges and broken promises.
Movies: Marcel the shell with shoes on, the worst person in the world, past lives, aftersun, everything everywhere all at once, the banshees of inisherin, licorice pizza, beau is afraid and I’m surely forgetting several others.
For recent series, I can recommend: Severance, Atlanta, Scavengers reign, Fleishman is in trouble
Godzilla Minus One!
Then there’s Ghibli’s latest, The Boy & The Heron.
Not really interested in godzilla and I didn’t like the boy & the heron :(. The end credits song is a banger though.
Want something really weird?
Landscaping with invisible hand
Maybe this is too blunt but that looks like crap and has poor reviews. I have way too many movies to watch so I don’t think I’ll waste my time with that one.
Oh i said weird, not good.
It’s a trip of a movie that feels like it might end up a cult classic eventually.
Beautiful take on art in the industry with a blunt heavy handed approach to it’s metaphor and comedy. Like it’s performing surgery with a hatchet. It’s definitely something different is all I’m saying and didn’t hate myself for watching it.
Edit: I mentioned it cause you said you watched Beau is Afraid.
Right, it’s not about expressing negativity per se but about maintaining, or establishing, standards and quality.
No. The past had plenty of trash just no one remembers it. Which gives you the impression that everything was good. Survivor bias.
When was it not?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial_(video_game)
https://creativetwilight.com/how-expensive-is-warhammer-40k/
Also I am not sure how the lack of value adds = lower quality.
I agree. That 1980s masterpiece is one of the best sci-fi movies ever made.
Well what do you expect after 3 years of people screaming about having to wear a mask and reductions of immigration?
Start by using actual data not anecdotes. No one is convinced when you talk like that. It sounds like every old dude I knew growing up ranting.