This mystery person that has no idea about the change because they never listen to the podcast, go to the forum, go to the subreddit, follow any staff member on Twitter, etc...? Who is this person?
I found out about the departures because the title of the Bombcast was Brad's Leaving. Otherwise I wouldn't have listened. I would've found out from the See You Next Game video, but that's Premium, so what about free users? I stopped listening to any Giant Bomb podcasts years ago, I don't use Reddit or Twitter and the only reason I ever use these forums is because there's no new video content, so I just find myself scrolling all the way down the front page to see the latest forum posts at the bottom. I get most of my site news from the Giant Bomb Infinite chat, which is a niche, ephemeral thing.
I watch Nextlander content on Youtube and my biggest complaint is that they don't allow comments on any videos except their first. So I go to that one to post comments about the other videos and I'm always seeing recent comments saying "Just found out you guys left and started this new thing!"
I agree, it's been way inconsistent the last few years. The way you have to find out what things are happening, where and how soon (or how long ago) is very inconsistent. I also don't watch every single video and read every single comment so I feel it.
Sounds great, I'm in! I'm mostly an explorer/builder. I've already finished the game once so I'm into taking my time and just building cool stuff and having fun. Sending you a request
I really disliked it last time I played (free weekend). Played about 2hrs. It just feels unfocused, the gunplay isn't great, it just feels generic. It's not a loot shooter either if that is what you are looking for.
1. Many (not all) of the worst parts of capitalism are the result of globalization and free trade agreements (building your factories in places like China or India because people can be exploited more easily) if there was more support for Fair Trade Products and domestic production capitalism would do less harm.
2. China is a communist country, the government has control over the economy and what gets to be a corporation, meaning there are no companies in China that are not subject to and at least indirectly controlled by the government.
Only thing I would add to this is that while what is happening to Hong Kong right now is unfortunate, human rights have been regularly oppressed and broken in mainland China for the better part of a century and to suddenly call for a boycott now seems a little strange. I really sympathize with all the people living in Hong Kong at the moment but they were all living in a very secure bubble and they must have seen the writing on the wall for years. When you see that your home is getting slowly, but inevitably, folded into a massive regime that bars free speech at every turn, the only logical choice is to get out before it's too late. Hong Kong is already lost and I doubt the nations of the world will do much about it, especially now as they've become to increasingly depended on China.
"Unfortunate" is such an elegant, slick way of presenting it. I don't see a reason to blame the people for continuing their lives in the place they were born and raised. Some people want to stand up for their community, they have pride and they aren't cowards and they take this moment to resist. I don't find getting out being "the only logical choice" if you love where you came from and don't want to see "bodies smashed and bones ground" as Jinping eloquently puts it. Jesus.
Whose job is it to say "enough is enough" if not the people that are affected? Do you think those same people have patience to sit around and wait for some other country to intervene? While you may be right that "it is already lost", that defeatist attitude is a surefire way to make that happen.
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