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So I should vet the single Democrat on the primary ballot for anything other than US president
This is true for EVERY ELECTION. Unless I personally run for office this will continue to be true, and I am too honest to be in politics.
So I should vet the single Democrat on the primary ballot for anything other than US president
This is true for EVERY ELECTION. Unless I personally run for office this will continue to be true, and I am too honest to be in politics.
The player base was always going to decline significantly.
It doesn’t have the same kind of slow grind and wide open maps with tonnes of things to interact with that kept up the populations of a game like WoW or Overwatch, so it was going to naturally decline anyway as most people got their fill of the game play and move on to the next game. Anything that is comparable either had a ton of content that was drip fed or has random loot boxes to keep people playing. This game lets you earn enough to play even the highest levels of play fairly quickly, with getting everything taking a bit longer.
The remaining population is actually pretty high for this kind of game, and it is far from dying. I play randoms when friends aren’t on even though I have unlocked all the upgrades to earn myself medals, but also to help out the other players because the game does promote team play even with all the accidental team kills. I never have to wait when there are more than 1,000 players on a planet, and the there are often several planets with several thousand even when people aren’t grouped up for major orders.
The community is engaged and while there will certainly be more of a decline as time passes, I wouldn’t be surprised if the game gets a significant bump in player activity (old players coming back) when they introduce the next faction. Probably not double whatever population is there when it hits, but maybe 50% increase as people come to check out the new content. I think the rapid release was their original plan to keep the player base going and I’m happy they slowed down to address bugs and do quality of life improvements for a bit.
This game also has the most friendly, or at least least antagonistic, player base I have ever experienced in an online game. Although most random games don’t have anyone speak up unless I do first, people help each other out, attempt to get everyone out, and there is often hugs on the ship after extraction. I have only had one player grief in dozens of random games and one match had someone who was rude. Far, far fewer negative experiences than any other game I’ve played.
It may get down to 3% of the highest number of players and will still be alive and kicking for those that do enjoy the game play.
So I should vet the single Democrat on the primary ballot for anything other than US president in a state that hasn’t given an electoral college vote to a Democrat since the 1964 election?
That seems worth my time since I’m going to vote for them anyway!
Like going to prison is going to shut him up.
At best we might get less of his bullshit for a while.
Nazis have the right to say nazi shit here.
Nobody has the right to call for genocide.
Nope, the state Democratic party sucks and I don’t live in the one district that ever goes Democrat for state representative. All of our national stuff is Republicans and has been for decades.
I only vote because we sometimes get elect a Democrat for a governor.
I am a member if no party because I fundamentally disagree with political parties in first past the post electoral systems for the same reason I oppose communism. When it scales up a party makes it far too easy for the party leadership to abuse that power and institutionalizing that power means that positive change is more difficult to enact.
I am a member if no party because I fundamentally disagree with political parties in first past the post electoral systems for the same reason I oppose communism. When it scales up a party makes it far too easy for the party leadership to abuse that power and institutionalizing that power means that positive change is more difficult to enact.
That assumes I like any of the choices or that I think a party that regularly ignores their voters would positively change based on my vote.
I just use them to oppose fascists.
Why would I want to vote in the primaries for a mediocre party?
Also the time spent getting ready for office appearances and prepping lunches (or the cost of buying lunches away from home).
Yes I do.
There is a big reason that while I always vote against Republicans, I am not a registered Democrat. Voting against evil doesn’t require being a member of the mediocre party.
Fuck no they should not. He is the most electable Dem as of today.
Fear of being outnumbered by immigrants (“they shall not replace us” bullshit) is a big one.
Payment processors shouldn’t be acting as a moral authority.
Gimme back my crystal ball!
People love to cheer on the defense of the worst protestors and promotors of violence because “it ensures the rights for everyone” seems to miss the part where it is only used to ensure the rights of the the worst people.
No, the ACLU defensing nazis doesn’t benefit everyone when protestors for peace in Palestine are violently assaulted by the police.
Dude was intense but literally built an empire in his industry by himself.
With zero employees? Impressive!
Moved in with the in laws to help them out as they are getting older, not for financial reasons. Took some adjustment aince it is kind of like being back in an apartment likenwhen we were first married but at least I know the ‘neighbors’.
I haven’t experienced it, but hear good things about the community.