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Not to be THAT GUY, but games haven't kept up with inflation or increasing development costs. Someone in these convos usually point out that, adjusted for inflation, that 80's Donkey Kong game actually costs more in today's money than $60-80. So I guess that's me today lol

Do I agree that they're worth that much? Ehhhh

But have we gotten massive improvements, longer games, more physics, graphics, etc? Yeah.

Games like GTA take half a decade or more to be made. If you want that kind of game development to continue, consessions need to be made somewhere. Now, maybe there's a better place to do it, but asking more for these games isn't completely unreasonable.

Edit: That Guy is back with some facts for y'all. In the 80's Nintendo charged $30-50 USD for a game. So let's take the middle of both(1985 and $40) and plug it into an inflation calculator. I did a few(two government websites and a random other one) and I got $116.93, $118.09, and $120.44 for today's dollar value.

That's how much Donkey Kong(the OG) would cost TODAY. Not Cyberpunk, not GTA, not Stardew Valley, but OG 16 bit Donkey Kong.

You really think prices shouldn't increase? Please explain then in a way that isn't just "but I want it cheap!". If that's your only argument, just pirate ffs. No one's stopping you.

Also, INDIE GAMES. THEY EXIST. THEYRE AWESOME. THEYRE CHEAP.

Honestly this discussion just feels like entitlement from a lot of people.

Edit again: Still waiting for someone to articulate why modern games should cost less than a 16-bit relic from the 80s when adjusting for inflation. Seeing a lot of downvotes poping in, but not much writing. Some actual facts would be nice instead of "but I can't afford it!". Should I do console prices next? Wanna see how much an NES should cost in today's money?

Edit again: oh look, here's console prices adjusted for inflation.... An original NES launched for $199 in 1985. In today's dollars.... $581.57. Hmm.... You could buy a Steam Deck for that price today.... It's almost like things have gotten really good for us compared to then. Woooooow. And that's not even mentioning that consoles used to be sold at a loss. Nintendo stopped selling consoles at a loss around the time of the Wii. So modern consoles actually cost what they take to make. Previous consoles were subsidized by the games and should have been more expensive. Y'all are also probably too young to remember when having a game console was a HUGE DEAL. It meant you were well off. Now everyone has 2 or 3.

Another edit for shits and giggles: if you're gonna bring up indie games, I'm gonna tell you to just go play them then. If you know you can play a better, cheaper game.... then do it. What are you here bitching about? "Oh no, I have so many options but one of them is too expensive so I can't have it and everything else too. Woe is me"

Like seriously "we have so many games now it's hard to afford all of the ones I want to play". Ummm yay? Videogames advanced as an art form so much that the choices are near endless and no one can really afford them all? GREAT!! WE DID IT! We made games so mainstream that everyone has access now!

I'm about done with this, but seriously, y'all need to chill a bit. I'm against the price increase too for the simple "I like having money" reason. But I don't think Nintendo or anyone else are monsters for raising their prices. It's been a long time coming and honestly surpising it didn't happen soon. Talks of it have been rumbling for years. Anyone shocked is either too young to remember or had their head in the sand.

Calling it now, GTAVI will be EXPENSIVE. Willing to bet base $80 and at least one $200+ Shark Card/in game assets bundle. And when Rockstar does it, you bet your ass the rest will follow. If anything Nintendo is just prepping for that inevitably themselves.

I can't help myself edit: someone said the 80s are a bad time to compare. Sure video game crash, electronics still being relatively new.... Ok.

So the PS1 released in 1994 for US $299, equivalent to $621.53 today. I can get a PS5 today, depending on version, for $499-$699, with objectively better everything. So again, cheaper than it was.

Just to be clear: they're asking for a $20 raise in prices. Inflation says it's should be a $60 increase. How are they monsters?

A proper nacho plate is made like a lasagna/casserole, with proper layering. Most people just dump chips and then toppings right on top. Imo this is a taco salad more than nachos.

Mines won't curl into the pad, but they become thicker and thicker. You can tell when you remove it that it was causing pressure at the nail bed. He'd have these really long white nails that you couldn't see through to the quick at all because of how many layers there were.

If you have a polydactyl cat(extra toes), check them constantly. Mine isn't able to catch all of them on the scratching post so they don't all shed correctly. He'll get overgrown nails that are like 3-4 sheddings worth. When you cut them they shed layers like an onion as the different layers pop off.

I only learned the trick a few years ago tbh. But it's a lifesaver haha

Blenders and food processors are easier to clean actually. You put water in them and just add a squirt of dish soap. Run it for a few seconds then rinse it out.

Have we ever actually confirmed that or is it just a rumor we really like? Being genuine. I've heard it a lot but yet to see any substantial proof that's not circumstantial "he said, she said".

Since no one seems to know they exist, a cheap food processor grates cheese and slices/dices vegetables perfectly for most dishes and sits right on your countertop. Saves so much time and prep work.

Maybe check the timestamps and see that they replied it was a joke long after id had the discussion with star. So no?

Again, this is World. Not Memes. Default assumption is your speaking truthfully. Just because you made a shitty joke doesn't mean I need to humor it either. I'm sorry I'm not content with everything being a joke.

Boo fucking hoo.

It's from 2020. It literally predates ChatGPT. Google it and you'll find the fake trailers on YouTube with dates.

So again, if you're trying to prove the doctor did something weird, yes. BUT THAT WOULD BE IN ELONS BEST INTEREST TO PROVE. He'd be freed of obligations to the child, would get his money back, and would destroy the doctor.

But Elon isn't asking.

Y'all keep getting obsessed with "well what if someone falsified something during ELONS IVF?!?". Then he wouldn't be the father and he'd be happy to take it.

Y'all keep forgetting that Elons long term plans are to abandon his children. IVF shenanigans, unless it was like "oh you've never actually had a single child", would FAVOR Elon.

So why is it the OTHER party that wants this? For her, it would only damage her case if they did IVF and it came back negative for paternity. So the only logical thing is, maybe they didn't do IVF at all.

Or if you want to get crazy conspiracy theory: Elon hasn't used his own sperm once. He acquired the DNA of a prominent Nazi(maybe even Hitler? WooOoooOooo) and has been using THAT DNA to impregnate women. She wants the paternity test not to prove he's the father and get child support, but to out this secret fact. Maybe even just asking for the test is a form of blackmail. She can make the "paternity test" threat publicly and no one sees it's really extortion.

There ya go, there's a conspiracy that actually fits what's going on, even if it is insane.

Ummm no. "Nurse, did the patient enter the room alone with an empty sample cup and exit with a full one? Did they sign the form?"

Fucking perv

We literally had to invent /s because sarcasm isn't obvious. Before that, "jk". Before that emoticons. Yeah, I've been around. And we have always had Poes Law. I was there when the ancient magic was written.

Dude didn't add the jk until hours after id commented.

Let me try to rephrase again.... Let's assume it's an IFV pregnancy. There is already a mile long paper trial. Specimens obtained. Medical records. Doctors notes. Nurses and doctors as witnesses. Billing receipts.

The overwhelming evidence is already there that Elon is the father. In order for Elon not to be the father, IVF shenanigans had to occur. But NO ONE is arguing that. NO ONE. And it's not Elon arguing for a paternity test to prove he's not, it's the woman arguing for one to prove he is. None of that makes any sense whatsoever if this was an IVF pregnancy like all of Elons are supposedly.

Which leads me back to my original point that so many seem to have missed: I don't think this was an IVF pregnancy. If it were, so much of this would be cut and dry unless you're suggesting Elon used someone else's semen(which then he'd be happy to ask for a paternity test knowing it'd fail) or the doctor lied(which again, it would be in Elons best interest to WANT the test). It just doesn't make sense that this was IVF. The ONLY plausible scenario I can see where this is IVF is if Elon is trying to claim she slept with someone else at the same time and he's claiming it's not his. But again, if he thought it really wasn't his for that reason, he'd want the paternity test too.

I just don't see a IVF scenario making sense here. The paternity test only makes sense to me if it was a traditional sexual encounter.

I think the Dems need to hear it too. So many think we can just "wait it out" like everything will just revert back once he's gone. It's not a pendulum, and if it were, it's now broken in half. Massive repairs will need to be done.

Seriously. Even if he does implode, he's gonna fuck up a lot of shit along the way.

My bad, I forgot we were still on Reddit where nothing is serious and everything is a joke.

You've clearly not been on the Internet long if you haven't seen someone spout that exact line of bullshit as absolute truth before.

Maybe save your jokes for your comedy hour instead of thinking every discussion needs your half assed jokes? This isn't the meme community.

Nah, I'm just done with handling ignorance with kid gloves. It's how we got to the state of the US today.

You clearly put forth your unsubstantiated theory that Nessie has active camouflage and it totally explains the murky photos. You took the LACK of evidence and used that as proof of something even more extreme and requiring of even more proof. When asked a very simple question like "well then how would it work with a stationary camera?" suddenly it's "well I was just playing make believe, you need to touch grass!"

Nah, fuck your goal post moving ass.