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After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires

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Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires

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Post by ghiculescu »

Firmwarrior wrote: post #144
NaturalPhallacy wrote: post #110

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I hope they read this thread: "So, what the hell DO you do if you are unlucky enough to win the lottery?" https://old.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/whats_the... It's got some dark news, but real advice that seems legit.

~~I feel like HackerNews has enough reasonably financially-literate people that we can do better for advice to someone than that If you're going the Reddit route, at least link to /r/fatfire or /r/personalfinance A competent business owner coming into a windfall this size is in a pretty good spot compared to your average rando off /r/askreddit~~ EDIT: Please disregard this comment, just left it here as a monument to…

What advice would you give that’s different to that post?

Re: After 20 years the Dwarf Fortress devs have to get used to being millionaires

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Post by brundolf »

dabeeeenster wrote: post #76

So this happened to a guy that worked for me. Loved video games, super talented front end dev. Made a horror game in Unity at evenings and weekends with his best friend. Launched it on Steam. Very low sales. But he learnt a huge amount about marketing and game design based on player feedback. Designed a second game, put all the marketing learnings into it, 48 hours after launch the biggest streamer on twitch was stre…

The flipside is that it's a lottery. Steam is overflowing with new indie games every day, and many very good ones die in obscurity. You really have to get lucky and go viral

But yeah, the entry fee for that lottery is at a historic low, which is still great (especially for hobby devs who don't care about the rest!)

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Post by p1necone »

CuriousCosmic wrote: post #179
aschearer wrote: post #174

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Not trying to be glib but the single most important thing is to make the right game. 1. Before you start the project, do some research and ask yourself what is unique about your game? Why would someone play it instead of the leading competitor? Don't settle for an idea that doesn't have plausible answers. 2. Build the game really well. REALLY WELL. Amazing artwork, great style, a visual feast. Fun, snappy gameplay. D…

nit for 2. A fantastic game doesn't have to be visually stunning to be successful. It helps of course but visuals don't make/break an otherwise fun game. What does matter however is that the visuals need to make sense and be consistent. You can get away with "ugly" or otherwise unremarkable graphics but inconsistent or confusing visuals will interfere with gameplay and the game will suffer.

See Vampire Survivors for an example of a recent game with pretty atrocious visuals that's still done really well.

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Post by DonHopkins »

mlindner wrote: post #162
culi wrote: post #114

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Nothing out of the normal from what I've heard from relatives of mine that I still get along fine with (other than the first one, don't know any Q people, though apparently my parents' nextdoor neighbor is one). Though worded a bit more strongly than I hear from relatives, but that's what Twitter does by encouraging short form snotty posts. If they were on Twitter I'm sure they'd be saying similar things.

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Post by unity1001 »

chaostheory wrote: post #132
bombcar wrote: post #108

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I believe they now have enough cash to emigrate to Canada if they wished to do so.

Canada, like the US, has its own health care crisis. Wait times for medical care seem surreal. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/canada/british-columbia/... https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-paramedics-...

> Wait times for medical care seem surreal.

Its due to the governments defunding public healthcare in order to 'strangle it then save it'. You defund it, make people say 'it doesnt work', then say that "We need to privatize it."

Its de facto privatization method used since Reagan/Thatcher. Same method is being used in any country that ends up with a 'privatizing' government.

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Post by unity1001 »

pantalaimon wrote: post #150
chaostheory wrote: post #132

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Canada, like the US, has its own health care crisis. Wait times for medical care seem surreal. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/canada/british-columbia/... https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ottawa-paramedics-...

Is this a global issue now? Same in Germany.

Yes, its a global issue since last 40 years - im reposting what i posted to the GP:

> Wait times for medical care seem surreal.

Its due to the governments defunding public healthcare in order to 'strangle it then save it'. You defund it, make people say 'it doesnt work', then say that "We need to privatize it."

Its de facto privatization method used since Reagan/Thatcher. Same method is being used in any country that ends up with a 'privatizing' government.

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Post by unity1001 »

baby wrote: post #175
pantalaimon wrote: post #150

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Is this a global issue now? Same in Germany.

Same in France. People are having trouble finding doctors, dentists, etc. that can squeeze them in in their schedule.

Same for Germany, same for the UK, same for Canada, same in any Western European country - im reposting what i posted to the GP:

> Wait times for medical care seem surreal.

Its due to the governments defunding public healthcare in order to 'strangle it then save it'. You defund it, make people say 'it doesnt work', then say that "We need to privatize it."

Its de facto privatization method used since Reagan/Thatcher. Same method is being used in any country that ends up with a 'privatizing' government.

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Post by unity1001 »

chaostheory wrote: post #171
pantalaimon wrote: post #150

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Is this a global issue now? Same in Germany.

I had the wrong impression that the EU’s healthcare system was working well compared to North America. It’s terrible to learn otherwise.

The capitalist European governments that are being elected are privatizing healthcare. The first step for doing that is defunding public healthcare to make people say that 'it doesnt work - its better in private hospitals'. Then you say you have to privatize the entire system. It also funnels people to private hospitals early - when you defund public healthcare and force people into long wait times, they have no option but to go to private hospitals.

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Post by Firmwarrior »

ghiculescu wrote: post #181
Firmwarrior wrote: post #144

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~~I feel like HackerNews has enough reasonably financially-literate people that we can do better for advice to someone than that If you're going the Reddit route, at least link to /r/fatfire or /r/personalfinance A competent business owner coming into a windfall this size is in a pretty good spot compared to your average rando off /r/askreddit~~ EDIT: Please disregard this comment, just left it here as a monument to…

What advice would you give that’s different to that post?

Ah, sorry, that was actually good advice, haha.

I saw "AskReddit", quickly skimmed and saw something along the lines of "Every lottery winner gets murdered by family", and jumped to the conclusion that this was your typical /r/AntiWork-esque "Mediocrity is good" viral post.

I think all the advice he posted about setting up trusts, buying index funds and treasuries, etc would fit in great here, on /r/fatfire, MMM or anywhere else.

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