Figment of our imagination

god damn I love crypto

@poordart Oh, so it’s Driscoll’s cancer chemicals that cross the line but the slave labor was no big deal. I see how it is

Why is the New Jersey Trump delegate advocating for communism? In a free market, a company should have the option to sell strawberries with cancer-causing toxins without "regulations" or "laws" The market will regulate itself 🙌

@LongPonies @scupytrooples @AlchemixFi Held bonds are fixed rate so not great for that Why I decided it’s probably not a good idea lol. Great on paper as long term high yield eth long, falls apart under plausible de-dollarisation and extended rate hike scenarios Rolling 6mo bonds etc better, but yield gets a bit meh

@FigmentOur @scupytrooples @AlchemixFi This^ big brain . They say market not as strong bc long term bond yield, but if you can get exposed to both at the same time will gaining interest in the principle. This is the best hedge I can possibly think of. More people need to understand this and there’s no way price go D

v3 so far is off to a good start. For the first time in over a year, @AlchemixFi is growing in TVL and borrowing, and we are seeing the dynamic between debt expansion and the fixed-duration transmuter redemption module playing out just as we had modeled. I don't expect things to rocket up in an instant (as our modeling didn't indicate they would) but it is so satisfying to see it play out like we thought it would. Due to the duration mismatches for CDP and redemptions, we can expect a constant grind upwards in TVL and debt as the system churns. If things continue like they are now, I wouldn't be surprised to see a net growth of 3-5% month over month indefinitely. It may take some time for the pegs to stabilize at our target of 0.99+, so alUSD and alETH are more-so 'bonds' right now and less-so stable-synths, but when (not if) we hit our targets, Alchemix will be the premier destination for looping yields and maximizing the effectiveness of your savings. Up Only.

As long as we’re all kicking $ZRO while its down I’m gonna point out that its planned L1 is an inherently predatory scheme for the “master node” style block producers to monopolise MEV while validators provide a false veneer of decentralisation

@rickjeff78 Gerrymander maga out of existence for their own good, redraw the main race as centrist vs progressive

The entire two party political system needs blown to bits after Trump is gone. This can't happen again. Stupidity rises to the top of tribal cults.

@mike18200 @ChrisBarrett LayerZero Emphasis on the zero

The clever ones leave before the song ends

@maddhistorian @bigtruckerking @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi It’s clearly a reward. You wanna be evil, the game recognises your evil ambitions and rewards you with a suitably macabre proverbial bouquet of dead roses Not like it’s gonna be sunshine and puppies I dunno what the issue here is

@FigmentOur @bigtruckerking @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi The point I was trying to make is that the game punishes you for being evil. I'm failing to understand how y'all can't grasp this.

@WoodenBoco @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi I wouldn’t know. I failed him in the trial Too late, no turning back. Came so far. So much loss, all for naught in a moment of overconfidence in a place I never understood It can’t be for nothing. If I just keep going he has to take me back. In for a penny, in for a pound…

@FigmentOur @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Ultimately hollow feeling compared to all the warm messages you receive in the good ending. I was close to tears reading the messages from everyone I’d helped where as I felt empty when I destroyed the world because Bhagwan didn’t have anything nice to say to me. Only death.

The most damning indictment of crypto UX is that no one’s seriously tried to ban it

@WoodenBoco @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi In defence of durge I gotta say there are too many druid companions and some must be culled to maintain balance But the sadness of the world is palpable It’s oke tho. Don’t need them. Only Baal. He’s all you have left in the end. In for a penny in for a pound, regrets be damned

@FigmentOur @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi I’m currently playing an evil play through to experience the story and it is incredibly unsatisfying (in a purposeful way). I feel as though the world is emptier because I’ve killed everyone who could be a friend and all my companions are more distant.

@0xMerp Can go anywhere people can. Every other locomotion has downsides. Two legs is actually optimal Could eventually use more limbs, but infinitely easier to train on human arms/hands Head is good place for sensors. Good overview, unobstructed 360 Why would it evolve any other way?

aside from companionship, why would it ever actually make sense for a robot to be human shaped?

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Honor mode is actually so good. It’s like a whole different game. The raised stakes completely change how it feels

@Lambert2191 @FigmentOur @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi I'm close to getting all the achievements just a few more niche ones and honor mode!

@Lambert2191 @draco25912 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi To be clear I really don’t want Damon to die either, and fully intend to get the robe and armor. Screw the cloak and slayer form, it’s absolutely not worth it I just gotta avoid messing up too badly at Last Light…

@FigmentOur @draco25912 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Always a good choice!

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Aw man. So he does I rescind my comments on the probable state of his hygiene All this actually made me reinstall BG3 for another run though, so I guess it wasn’t a total loss

@FigmentOur @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi I think he agrees with you. I think he's trying to call out the first guy as being wrong since his page seems pretty consistent with him being more progressive.

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Well I’m open to alternative definitions if you want to take a crack at it

@FigmentOur @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi That is NOT what people think woke means lol

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Liberal as in abundant, sure Liberal as in generally wanting beneficial outcomes for all, sure I’m just trying to pick a bone with someone arguing that evil under the latter definition should not be disapproved of by the game world

@FigmentOur @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi We're on the same page there. The argument being made is that games good options are very liberal and the bad ones aren't which in terms of the characters and overarching themes is pretty correct.

@Lambert2191 @draco25912 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Oh, absolutely. But I believe this revolves around the more modern American definition where “liberal” means “woke” and “woke” means “something I don’t like for reasons I do not understand”

@FigmentOur @draco25912 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi So, we have different definitions of liberal I think. I don't think liberal is inherantly good or evil. I think it can be either. Liberalism is essentially freedom, and BG3 is absolutely liberal in that it gives the player the freedom to go about their overall quest in any way

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Of course it does. That’s how immersiveness works. Characters and the world react in logical ways It’s an absurd counter-argument which can only be made with a straight face by someone emotionally invested in asserting that a game “calling out” evil is evidence that it’s liberal

@FigmentOur @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi He's not complaining though. The guy above him is counterpointing that you can play a super evil guy and that makes the game not liberal and ace is pointing out how the game calls you out on that behavior.

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi This guy. I was trying to argue with him Complaining that the game world merely responds to his actions rather than lavishing him with unconditional praise regardless of choices He’s probably ugly and has poor personal hygiene

@FigmentOur @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Only subjectively, objectively there are better rewards I'm confused on who said they wanted approval for their evil actions. Also many evil characters are VERY approving of you being bad even if the game calls you out on being a monster. I'm pretty lost on why we're arguing

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Quality over quantity. Slayer form beats it all The “call out” part is more interesting to argue about I think, as wanting approval from video game characters for evil actions is clearly both pathetic and indicative of the ideology that puts someone on that side of the argument

@FigmentOur @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Ah just rage baiting I see. Also if we're talking quantity and quality of rewards obtained you will get objectively more from being good. That's not to say the rewards for being evil are bad, slayer form rules, but the rewards you get from being good are mostly all better.

@draco25912 @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi Not true, bad example, and it’s insane to expect a game not to “call out” evil decisions in general. It would come off completely lifeless My sole intention here was to start an argument with the first guy under the guise of asking for an example then repeatedly call him a moron

@FigmentOur @Lambert2191 @totally_not_ace @G__Kar @ThatchEffendi I don't think I saw anyone saying evil is unrewarded just that the rewards are lesser, which is true. The first person was just saying that you get called out for being evil and rewarded for being good and the next just said they were giving one example. That's all.