It’s already muddy dude I can’t believe we are having this debate in 2024 lmfao
LandedGentry
joined 2 weeks ago
Oh come on are you really going to play this game?
Do you think all “indie films” come from independent filmmakers/tiny studios with no big connections?
Do you think all “indie rock” only comes from independent bands without studio deals?
Indie absolutely connotes either the above or a style/genre. Everyone knows this. It’s a very flexible term that can vary from person to person. It’s a “vibe,” it’s classic “I know it when I see it.”
I can tell you firsthand that companies are lowering their ad buys on and generally pulling away from Twitter. It is not 2015. You are not going to lose your house if you lose Twitter. It is over dramatic. What I said is not dramatic. How on earth you were defending people sticking with that sinking ship is beyond me. It is a right wing mouthpiece that becomes more impossible operate safely on every week. When you block people they see your posts and can comment all over your stuff now slandering you you just can’t see it. How on earth people want to live with that is beyond me.
The sheer number of journalists and media outlets abandoning the platform is about as big of a canary in the coal mine as you’re going to get.
If directed at me I’m very curious where you got the impression that they said it was their opinion considering they literally said “Neurotypical people are more morally flexible” and at no point in their comment indicated this was an opinion.
Here’s an opinion: it’s generally good to read a comment in it’s entirety before fighting other people‘s battles and being a useless contrarian.
“Indie” is a very nebulous term regardless of the medium. “Indie rock” is a sound now. “Indie movie” is a style/genre now. “Indie game” is definitely a style.
also, who is being dramatic blah blah I’m a contrarian
The dude above me literally said that if you don’t use Twitter you might lose your house. Are you being serious right now?
so are you saying they don’t like the genre of indie games or that they don’t like independent studios?
Plenty of people make plenty of money and have plenty good careers without ever making a twitter account.
Sometimes doing the right thing is hard. Twitter became worth leaving a long time ago but anyone who is still on after the changes over the last 6-9 months just doesn't value their time enough. It's a self-respect issue. Like people who still moderate on Reddit after Steve and co made it crystal clear how much disdain they hold for their moderators and users 2 summers ago.
There are very few people/businesses/things that will fail simply because they leave twitter - you are being dramatic and you know it. And let's also not fail to realize that if your life or livelihood depends on Twitter to succeed, you are tied to a really sick horse and one day you're just going to fail. You better look for a second option starting today. But again, there are very few people who absolutely depend on Twitter in the first place. To argue it's that critical is ridiculous.
The nostalgia was also a lot of games that have languished lol it just reminded me how many games Sony has abandoned or lost the thread of.
It Takes Two won 2 years ago.
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.