MP#128 - A Waste of Tokens

<p>I am AI-pilled like you wouldn't believe</p>

<p>GAMERS, I can explain! This episode is long overdue as @<a href="mailto:Dielan@shitposter.world">Dielan@shitposter.world</a> has been on vacation with the family! Treat yourself to an extra long episode of the Melonmancy podcast. Holy shit we let this one go on. We had a lot to talk about.</p>

<p>Stuff referenced:</p>

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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugkuP4a3xk4">Wardogs devs posted a video about why you might not like their game</a></li>

<li><a href="https://x.com/ATeRSa_NDUcC/status/2093706665384095991?s=20">Last year Gamescom had sketchy security, seems this year was the same?</a></li>

<li><a href="https://x.com/gamescom/status/2093654741192433865">"Should have paid us more money if you didn't want to get robbed! - Gamescom probably"</a></li>

<li>In this episode we talk about DHH again, and as we point out in the episode the vast majority of the hate DHH gets requires a bad-faith reading of his blog. Two posts in particular get taken out of context often, they are</li>

<li><a href="https://world.hey.com/dhh/as-i-remember-london-e7d38e64">This post arguing the need for assimilation</a></li>

<li><a href="https://world.hey.com/dhh/wolves-sheep-and-gypsies-ba44af6a">This post comparing culling wolf populations to protect livestock to deporting homeless migrants from cities that have nowhere for them to go</a></li>

<li><a href="http://VideoGamesCritic.com">VideoGamesCritic.com</a><a href="https://videogamescritic.com/"> a new site that uses math to average user and critic scores in a way that benefits gamers and disadvantages shitty bloggers</a></li>

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