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Just funny and dumb.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Having connections is not the same as having a major publisher. Something isn't indie because it's a genre or just a small group of people.

It's people like you who try to muddy that.

[–] LandedGentry 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It’s already muddy dude I can’t believe we are having this debate in 2024 lmfao

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] LandedGentry 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You’re absolutely right. Indie is a murky term that people use very liberally. I’m glad we agree that being pedantic and rigid about a definition when the rest of society isn’t out of some weird need to be a contrarian online “well AKSHOOALEE”-ing folks is not only unproductive, but it kind of makes you a tool.

Have a great rest of your week. Feel free to have the last word. I’m sure it’s very important to you.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You're robbing the right to exist as indie games from actual indie games, allow corporations to make games like Dave the Diver take the spotlight away from real independent developers, simply because corporations are becoming wise to masquerading as an indie game.

Have a terrible week. You're a bad person.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

I'm pretty sure the last part is not necessary. Fighting toxicity with more toxicity will only do harm to the community.

[–] LandedGentry 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just wanted to come back and apologize. I’ve been in a pretty shitty mood the last few days and I’ve been letting a lot of stuff get to me.I shouldn’t go online and take it out on other people and just spread that misery.

It doesn’t matter whether or not I think the word is flexible. I shouldn’t talk to people like that, I don’t know a thing about you and I just started attacking you. Again I apologize

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago

That a good thing you realize you are spreading unnecessary toxicity.

We all got shitty days, we all make mistakes, what important is to admit them and learn from them. Not even the community moderation is immune to that, I got some example in my own moderation history :D