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Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 8h

"250x bigger and lost" is pretty insane. Imagine 250 Steam competitors all spinning their wheels

And it's not like the labor is crap. It's not like thousands and thousands of people did their job wrong

They had shit captains who will experience no repercussions for Shadow Realming billions of $$$

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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 1d

Big layoffs hitting Amazon as soon as tomorrow, including within the video-game division, sources tell Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Amazon Plans to Cut 30,000 Corporate Jobs, Reuters Reports

Amazon.com Inc. plans to cut corporate jobs in several key departments, including logistics, payments, video games and the cloud-computing unit, according to people familiar with the matter.

www.bloomberg.com

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Melo @letitmelo.bsky.social · 8h

I legitimately didn't know they were competing with Steam and it's crazy to me that they burnt so much money on what sounds like something with very little (or wildly misguided) market research.

Ethan Evans, former Amazon VP

As VP of Prime Gaming at Amazon, we failed multiple times to disrupt the game platform Steam. We were at least 250x bigger, and we tried everything. But ultimately, Goliath lost. Here's why:

The 15+ year long attempt to challenge Steam started before I was VP of Prime Gaming, but we never cracked the code. Not under my leadership or anyone else's.

The first way we tried to enter the online-game-store market was through acquisition. We acquired Reflexive Entertainment (a small PC game store) and tried to scale it. It went nowhere.

Then, after buying Twitch, we created our own PC games store. Our assumption was that gamers would naturally buy from us because they were already using Twitch. Wrong.

Finally, we built "Luna," a game streaming service that let people play without a high-end PC. Around the same time, Google tried the same thing with their
product "Stadia." Neither gained significant traction. The whole time, Steam dominated despite being a relatively small company (compared to Amazon and Google).

The mistake was that we underestimated what made consumers use Steam

It was a store, a social network, a library, and a trophy case all in one. And it worked well.

At Amazon, we assumed that size and visibility would be enough to attract customers, but we underestimated the power of existing user habits We never validated our core assumptions before investing heavily in solutions. The truth is that gamers already had the solution to their problems and they weren't going to switch platforms just because a new one was available

We needed to build something dramatically better, but we failed to do so. And we needed to validate our assumptions about our customers before starting to build. But we never really did that either.

Just because you are big enough to build something doesn't mean people will use it

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Jacob Graveison @jacobdavison.bsky.social · 11h

MIT basically confirmed it rots your brain

time.com/7295195/ai-c...

ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

time.com

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 6h

yeah wtf man i'm so serious that i think this is the Big Tobacco bullshit of our age

Jacob Graveison @jacobdavison.bsky.social · 11h

MIT basically confirmed it rots your brain

time.com/7295195/ai-c...

ChatGPT's Impact On Our Brains According to an MIT Study

The study, from MIT Lab scholars, measured the brain activity of subjects writing SAT essays with and without ChatGPT.

time.com

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Siobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social · 3h

Look maybe this is the pile of laundry speaking but I’m starting to think wearing clothes might be overrated

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 4h

As a fan of pro wrestling I don’t think anything in the world is as fake as cable news

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The Paul of Cthulhu @katamaridumassy.bsky.social · 17h

Gary Larson dropping Cow Tools in 1982

Marty McFly in Back to the Future tells a crowd “I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet but your kids are gonna love it.”

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Kroox - Home of Bonktober @lekroox.bsky.social · 3h

Day 28 - Crypt/Graveyard.
Why do I always think post apocalyptic fashion involves two belts…
#bonktober69
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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 1d

To appreciate the alchemy of the Muppets in their prime it helps to get a sense of the unseen craft that went in to making every bit you’ve seen... The timing and synergy of a group of creative folk working toward common purpose and genuinely enjoying that process and each other...

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Trevor Henderson 🍉 @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 12h

don't let them make you think this is something you need.

doom boy @doomboy.bsky.social · 13h

the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever

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doom boy @doomboy.bsky.social · 13h

the nyt posts this stuff like avoiding AI for 48 hours is hard and meanwhile i have literally never once intentionally used an AI program for anything ever

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doomsmoker (just memes) @doomsmoker.bsky.social · 1d

Self-fulfillment needs

Psychological needs

Basic needs

games where your mouse cursor turns into a little gauntlet

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 10h

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Spooky Facto @facto13.bsky.social · 8h

Just the "I am not Me" line is proof enough for me

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ID's Fantasy @idsfantasy.bsky.social · 9h

Despite the theory falling out of popularity recently and the Scott Cawthon interview, I actually think MatPat's theory that Glamrock Freddy is possessed by Michael Afton holds up really well
#fnaf #youtube
youtu.be/BFj2fqThHMQ?...

MatPat was RIGHT About Glamrock Freddy (yes, even with the Scott Interview) - FNAF Theory

YouTube video by ID's Fantasy

youtu.be

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tucker @tuckeryart.bsky.social · 4d

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🍂jess m. 🎃🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 9h

increasingly convinced that the only people who actually give a fuck about stealing/plagiarism/etc, are people who create things that can be stolen, because those who don't, just don't seem to understand the gravity of it and do not fucking care

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Grey | Facet//Fracture @veiledgrey.bsky.social · 9h

This is the important part. I'm tired of people trying to argue/shame others around by saying the writing is bad or problematic or whatever else. None of that means anything.

Supporting the series means you're actively funding anti-trans legislation. That's the crux. That's what matters.

Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d

idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple

Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 3d

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

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Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 9h

my 62-year-old mother is the gentlest, most thoughtful, most forgiving soul you'll ever meet, and also one of the least online people you'll ever meet considering her age, and she loved Harry Potter. she told me the other day that she can't bring herself to even read it anymore. wtf is your excuse

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ID's Fantasy @idsfantasy.bsky.social · 9h

Realized I didn't post it here, whoops.
Anyway, been working on a Transformers AU with OpportunityFell on twt/lets-try-some-writing on Tumblr, where it turns out there are Consequences to changing your entire body to blend in on an alien planet (1/4)
#transformersone #transformersg1

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d

Do what you want in your private life its none of my business just dont feed (give money) the beast (queen terf)

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Gorey Cask of Amontilladoing @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 1d

idk why this concept is difficult to grasp for a lot of people and doesn't take priority over wether or not liking wizards makes you a good person. Dont give her money! The money funds evil! its truly that simple

Eli Erlick @elierlick.bsky.social · 3d

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

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TBSkyen @tbskyen.com · 8h

... WOW that caused a fucking flood of bots sending me chatGPT generated emails and fake portfolios full of stolen assets.

jesus christ

TBSkyen @tbskyen.com · 9h

2D animators who follow me and who are looking for freelance work, I'd love to see your portfolios. You can link them to me here, or email me.

I'm looking to commission a small set of simple, looping character animations (think Phoenix Wright/Ace Attorney in terms of scope).

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Leo @crossbeats.bsky.social · Nov 21

still sad that the person who made this tweet apparently deleted their account because it makes me laugh every time i think about it

"travis mcelroy when he sees someone playing among us wrong" and it's Goldlewis from Guilty Gear Strive with pink hair, shooting a laser out of his eye

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