They got Bethesda now, too.

Yeah, but to them he’s the “anti-government”.

It flies in the face of rationality, of course, but so does most conservative ideology.

These days “conservatives” despise anything that has a hint of government smell on it. Not because of anything meaningful or anything, of course, just that “government bad”.

What about the lonely milfs in my area? You can’t tell me they don’t actually want my body…

I think it’d look better with a belt.

So you agree with my entire point, but don’t want to admit as such?

That was literally my entire point. That corporations effectively have carte blanche to do what they want, then the tools they use are the ones to take the blame.

Video games are an escape, which can be a problem in and of itself even without exploitative tactics meant to squeeze them of profit… but again, that is a societal problem. The danger of escapism is not so great without something to escape from.

This is blaming the tool for the actions of the person using them.

This is not a video game problem, this is a societal motivation problem. The motivation of corporations is to make money, so they employ whatever means they can to achieve that.

In this case it’s targeting kids playing video games.

The tool is not the problem, the wielder is. Saying otherwise is extremely disingenuous.

*an exacto knife and too much time on your hands

Ah yes, the games are the problem, not the system in which they are created.

It’s the video games that are the problem. Clearly.

Maybe it looks goofy because you’re looking at a picture you took of your monitor instead of taking a screenshot like a rational adult.

So… three monkeys?

Well, as that was a restaurant not managed by Disney, but through an independent pub owner in their public market area… I kind of doubt it.

They’ve always been on the menu

Every WoW developer ever.

Ironically I looked at shit far more when I (finally) got a flying mount in each expansion than I ever did while stuck on the ground.

The problem is if we give major companies a way out, on the off chance that it might have a benefit for the little guy… those major companies end up stepping on the little guy anyway.

So why let them shield themselves from the consequences of their action?

Not adding pickles to a sandwich when you asked for it isn’t theft, it’s an innocent mistake. You don’t need to threaten someone with jailtime over it.

It could very well be an innocent mistake made by an over-worked, underpaid staffer.

Do you really think the best way to resolve that situation is to call some bored gun-toting police officer to wave their metaphorical dick at them so you don’t have to be nice and ask for something instead of demanding satisfaction like a medieval fop?

A business dispute wherein public safety or property theft are involved, sure… but not when someone is irate about their service. Unless that escalates to the former, it should not require police presence.

Every article would end up being the philosophy page.

It’s been a while since I’ve had supplementary procedures, so that’s good to know.

Now I just have to wait for all nine (and a half) bills after emergency services.