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@pblctrustissues @theironlord @TheFIREorg ... You realize Grok is agreeing with me, right?

@FriendsRobots @theironlord @TheFIREorg You have that precisely incorrect. Many people do- that’s a problem. But those 6 congressmen who are prior veterans and intel officers sitting on oversight know better, and that’s why people consider it treacherous.

The Pentagon’s actions are clear retaliation for something Sen. Kelly is entirely within his rights to say. America’s servicemembers already take an oath to uphold the Constitution, which includes not following illegal orders. The argument that the video’s message is sedition, or otherwise unprotected by the First Amendment, is flatly wrong.

@MrPyKL3 @TheFIREorg Accurately stating the law is sedition?

@TheFIREorg False. It was clear sedition

@WillboPM @TheFIREorg The UCMJ that says you must refuse to obey illegal orders?

@TheFIREorg Sorry, but when the U C.M.J. is applied, it doesn't look good for Kelly. When what he said is applied against the U.C.M.J., Kelly is in Deep 💩.

@NotThatMarc @TheFIREorg What part of accurately stating the law is sedition?

@TheFIREorg You need to review the law surrounding sedition. It’s very clear - unless you intentionally “misunderstand”.

@CreeperHntr The correct analogy wouldn't be a book, but a pass to a library. Then the library says "we don't want to pay to keep this library going, so we're going to tear it down and replace it with something else."

@PirateSoftware If you buy a book, don't you expect to be able read it after the publisher puts it out of print? Why is that art protected, but not video games?

Been reading through all of the posts against me over my stance on the Stop Killing Games initiative. Tons of people calling me a liar or that I misrepresented the initiative. Also lots of content creators dogpiling on this to get their pound of flesh. Lets dig into what I actually did and said. I put out two videos on August 6th 2024 and August 7th 2024. These videos are linked at the bottom of this post. Many people have not watched them and are just calling me a liar or attacking my character. Give the videos a watch, read the initiative itself, make a conclusion that you aren't copy pasting from social media. Monetization on these videos is disabled so no this is not some ploy to increase revenue. I just care about this subject and have rightful concerns as a person working in this space. In the first video. I go through what an initiative is, how it's not law, and how it's a starting point for this entire process. This helps people understand that this is to start the conversation for change and can adapt later. I then go through the initiative and some of it's goals from the official page for it. I then talk about the repercussions of them should they be implemented. As written all games need to be left in a "Functional Playable State". Next I bring up The Crew and walk through the business around it, the sequels, and the size of the player-base at time of sunset. I did this because it was called out by this initiative as an example of publishers destroying a game. I also harshly critique Ross Scotts wording in his videos because they disparage the lawmaking process and lawmakers which doesn't benefit players or this movement in any way. In the second video. I talk about potential scenarios where a studio could be abused if the initiative was implemented as written. It adds new paths for abuse and that needs to be discussed to help hone this initiative into something that would do good without doing harm. I then explain that very few people in the game development space can actually discuss this from the other side due to fear of losing their jobs. A studio is much safer in silent dissent then they are discussing the drawbacks of your ideals. The recent attacks on our games is obvious evidence of this. To recap. My main issue with this initiative is that it is broad in it's approach to change the industry and the exact language of the initiative, not the FAQ, requests that all games stay in a "Functional Playable State". This is not feasible for all games at a technical level and could potentially restrict developers from making online-only games like MMOs, MOBAs, and User Generated Content games in the future. That list is not exhaustive and it doesn't matter if you do or don't like those kinds of games. Effectively this has the potential to restrict future developers from making kick-ass experiences because it locks a weight on their designs. Even though this is an initiative that can change in the future this goal is core to the mission and deeply disruptive so it needs to be called out. To clear up some disinformation about my character. I left AAA in 2016 because I fucking hate how the industry is now and prefer indie entirely. I don't like Blizzard or I would have stayed working there. That's why I quit. That's the entire point. Fuck AAA and what many studios have turned games into. Outside of that no I am not financially supported by live service games. I make a single player RPG and am the Director of Strategy for offbrand games. In that position I am paid MINIMUM WAGE by my own decision because I care about games succeeding not about profiting off of them. To further this the games we're publishing are all playable offline anyway because their gameplay loops are not only based on inter-player interaction. Not all games are like this and not all games can be like this. No, I have not been running away from discourse on this I talked about it for around 8 hours on stream yesterday. I never took my videos down and I have not discussed the initiative in the 10 months it's been since I released those videos. My internet also died mid-broadcast so I had to go live again 30 minutes later. Thanks ISP. For those that will scream HE'S DOUBLING DOWN. Yes I damn well am. I give a shit about this initiative and what it means for games, developers, and players in the future. To finish out. Just because I don't support this doesn't mean you should blindly follow me in that just because I said pretty words on the internet. You also shouldn't blindly bash me because some other creator said to. Watch the videos I put out, read the initiative, decide for yourself. Apply critical thinking and don't outsource it to others. As always. Stay Frosty. First Video: youtube.com/watch?v=ioqSvL… Second Video: youtube.com/watch?v=x3jMKe… Minimum Wage Proof: x.com/PirateSoftware…

@C00peW @ColeCxle Quoting the text of the initiative is the opposite of bad faith.

@ColeCxle @PirateSoftware The guy's obviously arguing in bad faith and his vested interests (that NOT being actual games he developed or published, so you can guess why he acts like this) corroborate this. There's no scenario in which this furry will understand the actual meaning of language. 😂

@TeddysGrandson @YIMBYLAND If they want our IP, we publish it all here: uspto.gov

Naw dog this is called having the best fucking universities on EARTH. This is what a complete monopoly on the worlds top talent looks like. USA USA USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@Medicaid_Bandit @YIMBYLAND So they're going to spend a bunch of money here? And that's bad how?

@YIMBYLAND When will you people realize rich Chinese students view U.S universities as a luxury good to be used before heading back home? Most never had any intention of learning shit. Think southern nepo babies that are going to work at dad's company regardless

@Chrith25441 @YIMBYLAND "exploiting us" They pay us huge sums of money for the privilege of studying here.

@MISINFOSCIENCE @YIMBYLAND Spy on intro level college courses?

@Aphasialista @YIMBYLAND If they return home they take American values and goodwill with them, making China a little bit more American.

@YIMBYLAND Are the students immigrating to the US? Great, let's keep them! Are they returning to their home countries afterwards? Okay, not entirely sure what the benefit is supposed to be for us then.

It is asymmetric warfare, specifically warfare that America is winning.

@Geiger_Capital "The bottom 20% of our population’s wages haven’t gone up in 20 years." This is, of course, not true.

Jamie Dimon dropping BOMBS: “Immigration… what the hell were we doing? The bottom 20% of our population’s wages haven’t gone up in 20 years. The Biden admin was wasting so much money on “green” stuff that we know won’t work… meanwhile our schools don’t work.”

@KenGWiebe @atensnut Correct. The Constitution is a limitation on the government, not the people.

@atensnut My understanding was that this document applies to any person living in US government jurisdiction, regardless of where they live or what paperwork they possess. Is that not correct?

This CANNOT be stated enough!!!!

@PatriotChris__ @C_3C_3 The founders intended the power to tariff to be solely in the hands of the legislature.

@C_3C_3 The Founders never intended for unelected judges to overrule the voice of the people. This is the constitutional crisis.

A party with less than 20% approval is using unelected Judges to deny the will of the American people. I never want to hear the term “Constitutional Crisis” ever again.

@theurb @mattyglesias Yeah, patents are published. You don't need a uni student for that.

@FriendsRobots @mattyglesias You must only do a cursory search for the words China IP and Theft.

@Farmer_Shane91 @mattyglesias ... They don't need to have students at universities for that.

@FriendsRobots @mattyglesias You’re joking, right? Chinese students are notorious for stealing technology.

@JohnSchoffstall @mattyglesias Spy on what?

@mattyglesias If all those students were here to learn, I would have no problem. The problem arises when some of them are here to spy.

@Farmer_Shane91 @mattyglesias What intel are these "spies" collecting?

@mattyglesias Spies aren’t the win you think they are. Or maybe you like them….