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1. I’d like a PS1 level graphics elden ring (soulslike but open world) so it could be playable in a web-browser. Hopefully, playable via keyboard only. I’d also wish it were slightly easier so it could be played casually.

2. Subspace Emissary sequel. The key aspects are the physics/knockback based combat, multiple characters with drastically different play styles but keep the core smash mechanics (walk, run, roll, jump, shield, parry, grab, directional attacks, special attacks) but have the world navigation be like a metroidvania.

• James Acaster
• Mitch Hedberg
• Stephen Wright

I didn’t like this one as much as Death on the Nile. But I think I like it more than Murder on the Orient Express a smidge.

It was well produced and performed. Tina Fey was great in a slightly more serious role. My main issue with this film is that it doesn’t work super well as a mystery film. The clues are very subtle and vague. The third act and reveal felt very rushed.

I hope the series continues.

My favorite channels (not previously mentioned)

• Red Letter Media - bad movie fun, and movie reviews
• Joel haver - great short form sketches
• Friday Beers / Almost Friday - wkyk style sketches
• screen crush - nerd content analysis
• 3 brown 1 blue - great math content
• number phone and computerphile - great short form educational content on math and computer science

I don’t. But I guess I should clarify the market/economy be simulated for a single player (or optionally co-op) offline play.

It’s loosely related. But at it’s core Death Stranding is about rebuilding a nation after a massive ecological disaster.

I’ve always wanted something that takes an RPG (JRPG a la Final Fantasy or Western RPG a la Fallout) where the economy is real and active. Like, if I go out and grind to get 9999 of some valuable resource and just dump it on some poor merchant in some tiny town and sell them all and buy all other resources, that should have a noticeable impact on the local economy. Or that there are trade routes between towns Town A specializes in weapons while Town B specializes in healing items. Then you can support them by facilitating trade between towns or you could “be evil” and create larger imbalances in market demand. I don’t know, it’s just a super nerdy idea.

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This is a great question! I too have come to the realization that marketing is highly damaging to society. Commercials, ads, spam, flyers, etc. So much waste and invasion of privacy.

I’ve been trying to imagine what a world without marketing would look like for months.

In cetain areas, the consumer experience is greatly improved. No interruptions of TV or podcasts. Less bandwidth, ram, and cpu used when browsing web pages. No invasive individual tracking anywhere.

But the two major changes that require additional consideration:

1. How do businesses today that rely on ad revenue (web search, podcasts, etc) continue to exist and pay salaries and other expenses? A. These would all require a move to direct payment models. Either a usage fee or a subscription fee.

2. How do businesses source customers? Especially important for new businesses or new products that customers dont know about.

A. I dont have a clear solution here. But I would like to see two possible ways that are not mutually exclusive:

a. The Phone Book. It basically went extinct when the internet and web search became ubiquitous. But I’d like to see it return.

b. Service Brokers. Similar to above but businesses or humans in the loop to assist with supporting mapping of request to service provider.

With a., its pretty easy to make this physical, standardized and regulated to be fair/utilitarian

With b., it will require conscious effort to regulate and ensure consumers arent tracked and no business is given and unfair advantage.