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PirateSoftware Leaves OffBrand Games as Stop Killing Games Reaches Goal
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LevioSAH
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Enough with the pitchforks. Musk is a Nazi, Thor is just an idiot. There is a difference. Boycott who you want, but don't make this a vendetta for life. Petition is through, Thor got what he deserved. Case closed.Uhh? I don't agree with them that it's that big of a deal but he did a lot more than being an idiot, he tried (and almost succeeded) to kill a petition that many people dedicated months of their life to because he's a narcissist who refuses to change his opinion, and he would very clearly do it again if given the chance. I would say pitchforks are justified.
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His defense of Godot and his stance on the attacks, seem very reasonable and correct: [Clip 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJByy6VRe8), [Clip 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enJByy6VRe8). Nothing like what you remember, OP. Separating from Off Brand Games to protect them of the fallout of his opinions and public exposure also seems like a correct decision.
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Exactly, _seems_ competent. But only seems, he's a narcissistic nepobaby who just can't admit he's in the wrong be it in video games or real life. I just can't understand why anyone would follow a piece of shit like him
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What you're saying is true, that not knowing how to pronounce aloud a word you've only ever read is not some kind of 100% surefire sign you're a bigot or anything like that. It just means, as you say, that you've never heard it said aloud. But... that also means you never bothered to look up how it is pronounced (its on wikipedia, the actual Godot devs have videos of them saying it, etc)... and it does also mean you presumably are also unfamiliar with Waiting for Godot. So I would say you are also 'uncultured' in that way, but of course, simply being uncultured doesn't make one a bigot. You could just not have the time, money, etc, to have seen the play before. In all seriousness, I do strongly recommend seeing the actual play, probably you could find a dramatic reading / radio drama version of it somewhere on the net, or even a full video captured performance of it on a forgotten youtube channel or the Internet Archive. I... don't know that its ever been adapted as a proper movie, perhaps a film snob can appear and call me uncultured, haja!I would strongly disagree with not looking up the specific pronunciation of a word being an indicator of being less cultured, as this does paint those who are not able to hear it (or have learning disabilities) as inherently less cultured. I never looked up the specific pronunciation because I was not aware the name was not pronounced the way it was spelt until my mother told me. Being a high functioning autistic individual, I am generally afraid of using words I don't already say a lot because I am never sure of the proper pronunciation (which is also subject to variation due to accents and regional dialects). Personally, I subscribe to the idea of sharing new things with people and teaching if they're receptive to it, because that's a lot more constructive in my opinion. You said the play was worth watching, yes? Is there a particular recording you would recommend recommend?
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He did? Weird, never mentioned it.
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As far as I've seen, the only thing PirateSoftware did "wrong" was point out some unintentional consequences that would fall on indie developers given the language used in SKG as written, and get a bit personal in his criticism of Ross Scott, and everyone has lost their minds on the dude. Idgaf about personal beef between creators and I agree with his concerns for indie developers. Even if I didn't, he's said nothing do inflammatory as to earn all this stood drama. Chill the fuck out.
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That actually happened, but not from this PirateSoftware guy. The anti-woke godoters made their own fork, Redot, which, as you might have expected, doesn't do jack shit other than offering cosmetic changes
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As far as I've seen, the only thing PirateSoftware did "wrong" was point out some unintentional consequences that would fall on indie developers given the language used in SKG as written, and get a bit personal in his criticism of Ross Scott, and everyone has lost their minds on the dude. Idgaf about personal beef between creators and I agree with his concerns for indie developers. Even if I didn't, he's said nothing do inflammatory as to earn all this stood drama. Chill the fuck out.
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So he said it would force MPs to be able to be played single player. Which, is wrong. In the stream/video he is on a page that litterly says "this is what its not about" and he says "so this is all what its about"Ok, I'll look more into that to better understand if that is the case. But even if he was wrong about everything, why is such a misunderstanding worth the drama and backlash? Everybody is truly up in arms over what seems like pretty mild criticism even if that criticism is all mistaken. Especially if it is all mistaken, really.
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Ok, I'll look more into that to better understand if that is the case. But even if he was wrong about everything, why is such a misunderstanding worth the drama and backlash? Everybody is truly up in arms over what seems like pretty mild criticism even if that criticism is all mistaken. Especially if it is all mistaken, really.People have been out for him since the WoW drama where he as a self proclaimed genius and WoW god did everything wrong and left his mates out to die. They dug into him and found that he's a master at bullshitting and pretending to find solutions to puzzles, that he obviously did google. He might be a furry and also changes his voice to sound more masculine. He claimed to have received tens of thousands of death threats after the wow drama, which is highly unlikely. He never admit fault but always doubles down. All of that combined brought out the biggest of hate boners in people. It's definitely easy and justified to dislike him, but he's not Hitler or something. He's just unlikable for bullshitting all day, but doesn’t deserve real hate. People don't do themselves a favour by having such a low bar for literally hating someone. They will just get controlled by their hate.
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Ok, I'll look more into that to better understand if that is the case. But even if he was wrong about everything, why is such a misunderstanding worth the drama and backlash? Everybody is truly up in arms over what seems like pretty mild criticism even if that criticism is all mistaken. Especially if it is all mistaken, really.
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I would strongly disagree with not looking up the specific pronunciation of a word being an indicator of being less cultured, as this does paint those who are not able to hear it (or have learning disabilities) as inherently less cultured. I never looked up the specific pronunciation because I was not aware the name was not pronounced the way it was spelt until my mother told me. Being a high functioning autistic individual, I am generally afraid of using words I don't already say a lot because I am never sure of the proper pronunciation (which is also subject to variation due to accents and regional dialects). Personally, I subscribe to the idea of sharing new things with people and teaching if they're receptive to it, because that's a lot more constructive in my opinion. You said the play was worth watching, yes? Is there a particular recording you would recommend recommend?Well, you've got a point with those that are hearing impaired or have a speech impediment, no argument there. ... But uh, I am also a high functioning autistic... and, maybe I've just been around the block a bit more, crafted and worn more masks, maybe I am just older.... the way I see it is 'cultured' is another malleable, non specific adjective or group description, where... everyone who uses such a term actually has their own specific definition of what it means, but acts like everyone actually has the same definition. I guess my use of the term is also coming across as... meaning that anyone it applies to is some kind of innately, fundamentally inferior, and I don't mean it in that way. There are plenty of exceptional people who have no familiarity with ... some subset of all possible media or traditions or cuisine or concievably literally anything that anyone could consider to be a marker of 'cultured'. And on its own... there's no shame in that at all... this seems so obvious to me that I am kind of baffled I'd need to explicitly say it. If you don't know how to say a word, there's no real, serious reason to be embarassed: you never learned, you never had the experiences that could lead to that. Someone can just say, oh, its actually said this way, (in this case this is rather clear and objective as the people who named it have an official, correct, 'canon' way to say it), and then you go 'oh, ok, thanks!' ... Anyway: Im not trying to say that not looking up how to pronounce a word means you are uncultured... that would just mean you never looked up how to pronounce it. I am trying to say that many people who are familiar with and have read/seen/experienced Beckett... are more likely to get the reference immediately, similar to how an inside joke works. So if you haven't seen Waiting for Godot... thats a part of culture you haven't experienced. Thats what I mean by uncultured. ... Ok, as for actual recommendations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=izX5dIzI2RE Turns out there is at least this rather low visual quality, but entire Waiting for Godot movie just on a tiny youtube channel... And it also appears that I am so uncultured to have not realize there have in fact been several cinematic versions of the play! This one appears to be from 2001, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, produced in Ireland... not sure if it got a showing in theatres, or was made for public TV broadcast. Seems right to me to go to an Irish production, with Irish cast, for a seminal Irish screenplay... at least as an introduction. There are evidently at least 8 or 9 film/tv versions of Waiting for Godot, including one directed by Beckett himself, I had no idea haha! [www.imdb.com/find/?=waiting for godot](www.imdb.com/find/?=waiting for godot)
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I would strongly disagree with not looking up the specific pronunciation of a word being an indicator of being less cultured, as this does paint those who are not able to hear it (or have learning disabilities) as inherently less cultured. I never looked up the specific pronunciation because I was not aware the name was not pronounced the way it was spelt until my mother told me. Being a high functioning autistic individual, I am generally afraid of using words I don't already say a lot because I am never sure of the proper pronunciation (which is also subject to variation due to accents and regional dialects). Personally, I subscribe to the idea of sharing new things with people and teaching if they're receptive to it, because that's a lot more constructive in my opinion. You said the play was worth watching, yes? Is there a particular recording you would recommend recommend?Well, you've got a point with those that are hearing impaired or have a speech impediment, no argument there. ... But uh, I am also a high functioning autistic... and, maybe I've just been around the block a bit more, crafted and worn more masks, maybe I am just older.... the way I see it is 'cultured' is another malleable, non specific adjective or group description, where... everyone who uses such a term actually has their own specific definition of what it means, but acts like everyone actually has the same definition. I guess my use of the term is also coming across as... meaning that anyone it applies to is some kind of innately, fundamentally inferior, and I don't mean it in that way. There are plenty of exceptional people who have no familiarity with ... some subset of all possible media or traditions or cuisine or concievably literally anything that anyone could consider to be a marker of 'cultured'. And on its own... there's no shame in that at all... this seems so obvious to me that I am kind of baffled I'd need to explicitly say it. If you don't know how to say a word, there's no real, serious reason to be embarassed: you never learned, you never had the experiences that could lead to that. Someone can just say, oh, its actually said this way, (in this case this is rather clear and objective as the people who named it have an official, correct, 'canon' way to say it), and then you go 'oh, ok, thanks!' ... Anyway: Im not trying to say that not looking up how to pronounce a word means you are uncultured... that would just mean you never looked up how to pronounce it. I am trying to say that many people who are familiar with and have read/seen/experienced Beckett... are more likely to get the reference immediately, similar to how an inside joke works. So if you haven't seen Waiting for Godot... thats a part of culture you haven't experienced. Thats what I mean by uncultured. ... Ok, as for actual recommendations: www.youtube.com/watch?v=izX5dIzI2RE Turns out there is at least this rather low visual quality, but entire Waiting for Godot movie just on a tiny youtube channel... And it also appears that I am so uncultured to have not realize there have in fact been several cinematic versions of the play! This one appears to be from 2001, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, produced in Ireland... not sure if it got a showing in theatres, or was made for public TV broadcast. Seems right to me to go to an Irish production, with Irish cast, for a seminal Irish screenplay... at least as an introduction. There are evidently at least 8 or 9 film/tv versions of Waiting for Godot, including one directed by Beckett himself, I had no idea haha! [www.imdb.com/find/?=waiting for godot](www.imdb.com/find/?=waiting for godot)
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People pointed out in his comments section but he did not apologize or mention for 10 months. When the video came out saying he was wrong he doubled down and said he is actually right. And then kept doubling down.Again, not taking the "he's definitely wrong" stance at face value. I'll decide for myself. Reasonable people can disagree and both br "right" from their perspectives. Regardless, who gives a fuck if one person is wrong and doubles down on being wrong when they have no authority to stop this movement (clearly, as it has been quite successful regardless of his opinion). That shit happens 1 million times a day on the internet, and often from big names too. The facts is that, generally, he is an ally to the gaming community, particularly for indie gaming, and this is in-fighting bullshit. > He also lied and said community is attacking him to see if that will hurt the movement. Community in fact did not attack him. They are attacking him now, here, publically dragging him through the dirt, and I've seen it elsewhere as well for the last week or two. What are you talking about? Why are we talking about him now if not becuase people are pissed off and hating on him?
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Okay, as much as I approve of mocking bigots, I didn't pronounce "Godot" properly for a few years because I had never heard the name spoken before. I'd only ever read it. Usually, if a word is used properly, but pronounced wrong, it's an indicator that the word was learned from reading, not from hearing. Typically, people receptive to learning will try to correct themselves when it's pointed out. I'm very self conscious of this because I'm awful at pronouncing words. But for folks like this, yeah, mock the hell out of them.
