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The games industry sucks (www.youtube.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Same title as the video. Game dev writer Alanah Pierce offers her POV on the recent layoffs from Epic Games.

This is one of the few industries that consistently and continuously posts record profits while also firing everyone who put in the work to make the success possible.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because it makes the fat cats even richer, they couldn't give less of a fuck about the rest of us.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's time the fat cats had a heart attack.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You know that their time's coming to an end

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Until you dismantle inheritance, the old fat cats will find a way to pass their wealth to younger fat cats.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Don't worry, the environment has a plan