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Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by GoblinSlayer »

mrexroad wrote: post #187
userbinator wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Teaching people to not let emotions get to them, and offending them to build up that immunity, used to be a normal part of life. I wonder what happened.

trigger warnings are not there to prevent people from being "offended" or to avoid emotions they may "get to them." trigger warnings are so folks who have experienced traumatic events can avoid having a panic response triggered unexpectedly. traumatic events are not a normal part of life and fortunately most people are never forced to experience something truly traumatic. Uncontrolled exposure does not build up "immu…

>trigger warnings are not there to prevent people from being "offended" or to avoid emotions they may "get to them."

I think they are. Normal people can't stand emotions, these warnings keep them comfortable.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by Aurornis »

anonymous908213 wrote: post #223
Shish2k wrote: post #219

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It asks "do you really want to run this?", you click yes, it runs and never asks again?

I think a better question, rather than a point about unsigned exes, was: "on a regular consumer version of Windows, what happens if you run literally any program that was not downloaded from the Microsoft Store?". In which case the answer is "you cannot run it, there is a pop-up directing you to the Microsoft Store, and the only way to find out how to run it is it to google the information which will point you throug…

Are you running some weird version of Windows or in a managed profile or something?

Because I did a fresh Windows 11 install last month on new hardware and this does not happen on it.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by GoblinSlayer »

snicky wrote: post #172
anonym29 wrote: post #64

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Bitcoin exists. Completely permissionless, anyone on earth can use it. Easier to accept as a merchant than any third party integration. Doesn't require you to trust any government at all.

Cool, but unfortunately, it has the same same drawbacks as cash. If you get scammed, accidentally pay too much or lose your wallet you will never get it back. I sleep safer knowing that there is some protection in the banking system against losing money all of sudden.

Just buy insurance.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by raxxorraxor »

bengotow wrote: post #7

Just want to drive by and mention - a friend told me to play DDLC and I was highly skeptical given the anime pin-up girl art style. I eventually gave in and gave it a shot. It's an amazing "playable story" unlike anything I have ever played. Super creative and well worth the couple hours it takes to play. I think it could use a few trigger warnings and it should be rated PG-13 / R, but there's stuff on Netflix 10x mo…

Even it is wasn't good, it still is a problem to have Google as a gatekeeper. If they removed this, they removed other content unwanted by Google. It means their app store is inherently moderated and it means they are accountable for the content as well. That should extend to any app that scams their users, which includes also unwanted data extraction.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by raxxorraxor »

bawolff wrote: post #34

Sad day for freedom of expression. [Spoilers] For those who haven't played, DDLC has subject matter related to self-harm, mental health, suicide that sort of thing. It generally treats the subjects seriously. It has content warnings on it, so people know what they are getting into. Its weird how we seem much more hung up on censoring video games we are than books or movies. There is way more disturbing books and movi…

I think history generally lacks to really identify the perpetrators of censorship. In this case something triggered the ban and I think people responsible need to justify themselves for that in any free society.

Medicine are usually ridicule and it is fairly needed in the climate of modern society.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by red-iron-pine »

mrexroad wrote: post #192
__s wrote: post #163

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snape kills dumbledore

sigh. this exact type of post spoiled this plot development for my kid when they were getting into reading and were only a few books in. not everyone has been around as long as you and I.

gen alpha ain't reading hurry potta, mate

all signs suggest they ain't reading in general. there is a reason the minecraft movie did so well

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by red-iron-pine »

redrix wrote: post #113

DDLC is one of those once in a lifetime gaming experiences. Like most people commenting - I had no interest in the style or genre, but I am immensely glad I played it! I distinctly remember sitting there in silence with my mouth open at a number of points during the game. I went down the ~~ MONIKA~_ route, though I was intrigued by % ]~JUST_MONIKA%]€_ - She seemed like an interesting character.

Just Monika.

Ok

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by UncleMeat »

cthalupa wrote: post #220
mrexroad wrote: post #187

Earlier quoted context omitted.

trigger warnings are not there to prevent people from being "offended" or to avoid emotions they may "get to them." trigger warnings are so folks who have experienced traumatic events can avoid having a panic response triggered unexpectedly. traumatic events are not a normal part of life and fortunately most people are never forced to experience something truly traumatic. Uncontrolled exposure does not build up "immu…

Trigger warnings have been quite heavily researched at this point and at best they seem to have no positive impact to overcoming traumatic events and a some of the studies have shown them to be a negative. Put 'scientific support for trigger warnings' in your favorite search engine and you'll find meta-analysis, RCTs, other types of studies, reviews, as well as discussions from the APS, other psychology and psychiatr…

The purpose is not to help people overcome traumatic events. The purpose is to be kind to people. "Hey you are going to have a shitty day but it'll help you deal with your trauma" is not something that a professor should be unilaterally deciding.

Re: Google removes "Doki Doki Literature Club" from Google Play

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Post by zombot »

lxgr wrote: post #24
anonymous908213 wrote: post #5

1bil+ people have surrendered their right to artistic expression to Google, and another 1bil+ to Apple, and another 1bil+ to Microsoft. Many more billions have surrendered it to Visa and Mastercard. The world will only continue to get worse for the foreseeable future as five corporations assert global control over what is allowed to be published. It is mournful knowing that humanity's peak is behind us.

Hey, on the other hand, zero malware! It is zero, right? Please say it's zero... Just today I found a malicious version of Ledger on the macOS app store. It's been there for five weeks , and there are already some anecdotes out there of people losing their coins. I guess that's somehow the developer's fault for not "staking their claim" to their name, as Apple seems to only monitor for malicious duplicate submissions…

So much for their claim that the walled garden is there to protect you.
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