u/Biggy_DX

There's been a continuous downsizing of many well known studios, with worse outcomes leading to full-on studio closures. Ubisoft and it's studios have been one of most prolific examples of this. These impacts have stretched far enough that live service plans for Shadows even had to be curtailed.

Given how expensive video game development budgets have become for these studios (their words), and these mass layoffs, do you believe AC: Shadows marks the last open world RPG entry for the AC franchise?

Edit: So people understand, I'm not referring to an end of the franchise. I'm specifically referring to the Open world RPGs the various Ubisoft studios have made (Origins, Odyssey, Valhalla, and Shadows).

I originally played when the game first launch, with Vex being my first character. I did practically all the content, and was doing some early-game story stuff with Harlowe. I put the game down for some time and haven't revisited since (this is before Takedowns, C4SH, or pearls being added).

Since I have some downtime this summer, I wanted to know if I people feel it's more worthwhile to restart the campaign, or just skip all of it and just jump straight into UVH.

I was having a conversation with a colleague of mine who mentioned how, years ago, he was working for a chemical manufacturing plant. One day, they brought every worker out on the floor, and told nearly every single one of them that they were being fired (save for my colleague). Lots of tears shed, people cussing out the manager who delivered the news, and a lot of long, isolated talks with the victims behind closed doors.

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Luckily, I've not had to experience an en masse firing, but my company has been downsizing quite a bit over the last 5 years. It's also not been bothering to replace at the same rate, or at all, either. Just wondering if you folks have been a part of such an event.

The reason I distinguish technology from Social/Cultural norms is because, from my perspective:

1. Conservatives generally stand by having a uniform culture for a society, as it aids in moral and ethical cohesion. It's an ideology Conservatives share and desire to be present in the vast majority of the countries citizens.

2. While technological progress can be considered as a national point of pride, it's considered so in a more symbolic manner, as opposed to hardline support for any one technological industry. Another way of putting it is that the sum of the countries technological progress matters more than any one tech field or industry.

Technological progress can often be fueled by private industry, sometimes in conjunction with the government. Conservatives are more likely to loathe regulation in private industries, which means regulations on technological innovation are less stagnant.

From my own standpoint, this can be a catch-22. Yes, your country has more opportunities to innovate because there's a lack of restriction withholding such advancement (among other undescribed reasons). However, this also means the knock-on effects of said technological advancement, if done too quickly, can potentially lead to adverse effects if society - and/or their respective govt - isn't ready to handle them.

Hence, the point of the question. Sorry if this was too long-winded.

I consider myself Liberal, and it's become more apparent that this particular foreign conflict is seeing a growing number of left-leaning voters seeing it as their only voting issue. This is especially true for young Americans. It's become so common, that several candidates, including Progressives ones, are written off entirely if they've been supported by any groups tied to Israel.

There was a recent post I saw with many Liberals/Progressives/Leftists being upset that Jasmine Crockett decided to endorse Colin Allred over Cori Bush. I didn't get the chance to investigate, but - presumably - the outrage is that he accepted donations from an Israel-friendly lobbyist (such as AIPAC). From the looks of it, taking any support from AIPAC has become a major purity test for these specific voters.

These are my own observations, but I thought I'd ask the topic title. In addition:

- For those who do believe the conflict matters more than what's going on here in the States, what made you come to that conclusion?

- Are there some here who think this being a single-issue item for growing number of left leaning voters is detrimental to sustaining Democratic power (or causing infighting).

I don't think I've seen many comments outside of certain Conservatives disagreeing with its formation. In an idealized hypothetical, where Conservatives gain a supermajority in both chambers (plus Presidency), what happens to the Federal Reserve?

Edit: For clarity, this isn't necessarily about downsizing the Federal Reserve. It's about how you would alter it.

"Success" is up to one's own interpretation, but - in general - its achieving a financial status higher than what you had typically been a part of.

Or do others in your family keep a hands off approach and let you keep yours? Hell, I'm sure some of you don't even bother to tell your family, either out of a personal desire for privacy, knowing you'll get inundated with requests for money, or not wanting to deal with certain relatives.

Since getting my degree and getting a pretty good job, I get constant asks for money. Often times, it's either through my own parents or immediate family. A majority of times I don't mind, since it's not an inordinate amount of money (maybe up to $50 most times), and *most* times they're good about paying it back

... But some are absolutely horrible at it. Others couldn't be bothered to talk to me while I was in college, and yet they've now - somehow - have managed to find my number.

Admittedly, there's many deviations into how much influence said Megacorporarions have on human society. Some have near equal power to even the greatest superpowers on the planet, and so they have inordinate say on national and foreign affairs policy. Others have so much money, power, and influence, that they're practically the government itself. You'll also find Sci-Fi leans into this as well, where Megacorp influence and power stretches across various planets, systems, or the galaxy itself.