"AAA" game companies goal is not to make good games, but to make good money.

if humans would only hold their ground they'd still be stuck in the caves.

critical thinking and changing your mind show strength, not weakness.

knowing how to program doesn't mean u need to do things the hard way.

heck the whole point of programming is to make things easier and faster.

See also: lemmy.world

I agree, but add that I think it's not only hubris and ego, it's also tying your identity to a certain group (ex: a football team) that makes u protect that group like a wolf in a wolf pack.

this is the distinction the world SHOULD do in general, but fails.

he was like this for a long time, u just didn't pay attention

this just shows that people should be skeptical to everything they read and see, even if it confirm their view/bias.

be humble enough to realize the human brian is easily fooled.

i keep the misspelling to prove the point!

entities with interest want to sway public opinion for their own goals. they'll play the "us VS them" card, and its super effective.

extremists groups are on the rise in general since they see they are being accepted more these days.

only needs to look at lemmy to understand why they feel so comfortable coming out now more than ever.

I feels thers a lost opportunity for a joke in intermediate too, something like "create a git account" or "create a state machine"

takes one to know one