What are you twelve?
16 karma · joined November 9, 2026
I hope the kids learn that putting in work to create something by hand has value beyond the result itself. I hope they try making art, games, books by hand, and learn from the experience of failing, and revel in the joy of success. I hope that through years of doing this over and over they start to develop their own unique perspective on life, and then contribute that perspective back to the world through art.
That "correlation" is a proxy for the people who don't want to consume low effort garbage.
Just from looking at the screenshots, the art style is wildly inconsistent across sprites which leaves the "game" without any visual identity.
How?
I don't see why we want to encourage children to outsource their creativity and problem solving to AI. And no, prompting is neither creative nor problem solving.
There is more to life than "providing value", nor does "providing value" make you immune from externalities.
Or pick up an instrument and try your hand at it.
Ding ding ding ding ding. There’s a throughline between men's issues and male suicide, and it's got a lot to do with money and power.
It's not simplistic at all. If you poll every man on earth for their biggest issues, I guaran-fuckin-tee the majority of them will mention money.
Are you going to tell a doctor they're being simplistic for telling the smoker that the majority of their health issues are related to their smoking habit?
Masculinity is a social concept, which makes it inextricably linked to how societies are governed and how resources are allocated within them.
There are other aspects to masculinity that are not neatly confined to such terms, but a lot of the toxicity stems from the social aspects--primarily how we perceive, and talk about, men.
The conversations involve examining how the resources in society are allocated, and who gets to make those decisions. Both of these have great influence over our societies, and so much of toxic masculinity lies downstream from them.
It's not the most plausible hypothesis. Men are more likely to own firearms than women are, therefore they're more likely to attempt suicide by firearms.
Most PEOPLE are being priced out of a happy life. I'm not aware of any "man tax" men are having to pay when they go out to eat, or when buying groceries, or renting/paying their mortgage.
Your anger is misplaced. You we're raised to believe that a mans job was to earn a high enough income to provide for their family, and now that shit is expensive, that perception society forced unto you makes you feel like a "failure". You're not a failure, you're just someone living in a capitalist society.
>What do you expect when most men are villainized in the stories that dominate narratives in modern media?
Most men are not being made up as villains. This reads like your algorithm/news feed is trying to enrage you.
Are there idiots out there who are attributing the wrongdoings of certain men, and/or the issues of men as a whole to individuals? Yes, but that some idiots voice their opinions on social media is nothing new, nor is it unique to men to be unfairly judged on the internet. Every demographic has bullshit thrown their way these days.
I think the underlying idea is that us men need to hold ourselves accountable. These issues are primarily* issues that men need to fix, and it's unrealistic to expect other demographics to do it for us. Thus, telling men to "be better" is about the most you can expect from other demographics.
*There are nuances here, obviously. Please don't try and reply with some gotcha.