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Which-Adeptness6908 t1_j99dbcn wrote

Reply to comment by BeKind_BeTheChange in Only 50% of iPhone Casings Made in India Meet Apple's Quality Standards by Majnum

Firstly cad cam is nontrivial at the tolerance that apple will require.

The problem with the alternate theory is that the manufacturer knows they have a quality issue and are ignoring it or are so incompetent that they can't fix it.

Neither seems likely and I suspect there is a little bit of racism behind the comments in this thread.

Right now the manufacturer will be suffering cost blowouts and possibly contract penalties. I suspect they aren't sitting around going, 'this is the Indian way' with a little head wobble.

But the theory that Indians are lazy and incompetent is a much better story.

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jerekhal t1_j99d5mv wrote

Reply to comment by Helivon in Diablo IV’s open beta starts next month by Sorin61

More power to you I simply don't share that sentiment.

Diablo would have a perfectly fine lifespan without live-service bullshit imo. It doesn't need a constant and regular update cycle if they just produced bulky and well developed content drops and sold them as DLCs as that would tide people over for a good bit with each. Besides, games don't need to have perpetual development for years on end, the quality inevitably drops pretty significantly as time goes on. But again that's only my opinion.

More importantly you highlighted something that I think a lot of my distaste comes from. Modern live-service design is contemptuous of the user's time and effort, is designed to be psychologically addictive, and gives the absolute bare minimum possible to keep people begrudgingly coming back. That's not something I think is healthy for the game or a net positive regardless of slow content drips that come with.

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Helivon t1_j99akl8 wrote

Reply to comment by jerekhal in Diablo IV’s open beta starts next month by Sorin61

I'm personally comllety OK with certain cosmetics being purchasable only. Almost any game these days that actually survives has continued income. Only making money off an initial purchase guarantees a shortened life cycle, especially for a game like diablo that really needs continued development. Cosmetics are the only way to do that without completely fucking over game play (see immortal)

BUT, when I look at overwatch 2, I feel so snubbed from being able to earn loot boxes that I lost all interest in playing. I hate unlocking loot that everyone else gets at the same intervals.

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faust_noir_deco t1_j997755 wrote

Reply to Meta announces paid blue verification tick on Facebook and Instagram: Details by northmania

Honestly, at this point, we're just one more step away from there being an outright pay wall on all social media platforms within the next few years.

We can argue the idiocy of this move in the comments until the sun burns out, but for rich people and the sycophants willing to afford it, it's a dream come true. There's no limit to how much these people will spend to keep the "trolls" and "riffraff" out.

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