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lydiaquayle 06/28/19 10:33:55 AM #1:	Just because something is the most profitable doesn't mean that it's good quality, much less the best quality. GDP, stock prices, P/E ratios, etc., are all flawed metrics that don't actually give a good examination of how well a society is functioning . --- [Feminist][CisGender][Straight Supporter][Non-Binary] I'm not Ashamed to Dress 'like a Woman' because I don't think it's Shameful to be a Woman. ~Iggy Pop~ <cite>lydiaquayle posted [p:923965635] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote>Just because something is the most profitable doesn't mean that it's good quality, much less the best quality. GDP, stock prices, P/E ratios, etc., are all flawed metrics that don't actually give a good examination of how well a society is functioning .</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Admiral 06/28/19 10:34:55 AM #2:	lydiaquayle posted... Just because something is the most profitable doesn't mean that it's good quality, much less the best quality. GDP, stock prices, P/E ratios, etc., are all flawed metrics that don't actually give a good examination of how well a society is functioning . That's quite the logical leap you make there. --- - The Admiral <cite>The Admiral posted [p:923965666] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote><cite>lydiaquayle posted...</cite> <quote>Just because something is the most profitable doesn't mean that it's good quality, much less the best quality. GDP, stock prices, P/E ratios, etc., are all flawed metrics that don't actually give a good examination of how well a society is functioning .</quote> That's quite the logical leap you make there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 06/28/19 10:35:09 AM #3:	What metrics would you prefer? --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:923965670] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote>What metrics would you prefer?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 06/28/19 10:44:38 AM #4:	i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision, they seemed really out of touch with their core audience and the market in general --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:923965984] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote>i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision, they seemed really out of touch with their core audience and the market in general</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lydiaquayle 06/28/19 10:45:15 AM #5:	Romulox28 posted... i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision, Blizzard's leadership got taken over, or taking orders from Activision's people, though. --- [Feminist][CisGender][Straight Supporter][Non-Binary] I'm not Ashamed to Dress 'like a Woman' because I don't think it's Shameful to be a Woman. ~Iggy Pop~ <cite>lydiaquayle posted [p:923966001] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision,</quote> Blizzard's leadership got taken over, or taking orders from Activision's people, though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
uwnim 06/28/19 10:48:10 AM #6:	Well, yeah. The quality of something matters only as much as it helps make profits. A free market system has no goal other than to make as much profit as possible. I wouldn't say those metrics are flawed, you are just trying to link them to something they shouldn't be linked to because they are not intended to measure how well a society is functioning. --- I want a pet Lavos Spawn. [Order of the Cetaceans: Phocoena dioptrica] <cite>uwnim posted [p:923966094] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote>Well, yeah. The quality of something matters only as much as it helps make profits. A free market system has no goal other than to make as much profit as possible. I wouldn't say those metrics are flawed, you are just trying to link them to something they shouldn't be linked to because they are not intended to measure how well a society is functioning.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 06/28/19 10:49:02 AM #7:	lydiaquayle posted... Romulox28 posted... i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision, Blizzard's leadership got taken over, or taking orders from Activision's people, though. blizzard entertainment operates as a separate BU under activision blizzard, it had its own leadership structure & all that. i doubt activision was calling the shots for all of blizzard's games, seems like they're just getting really involved now because blizzard fucked up for like a decade straight --- https://imgur.com/LhwwG <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:923966117] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote><cite>lydiaquayle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision,</quote> Blizzard's leadership got taken over, or taking orders from Activision's people, though.</quote> blizzard entertainment operates as a separate BU under activision blizzard, it had its own leadership structure & all that. i doubt activision was calling the shots for all of blizzard's games, seems like they're just getting really involved now because blizzard fucked up for like a decade straight</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 06/28/19 10:50:01 AM #8:	Romulox28 posted... lydiaquayle posted... Romulox28 posted... i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision, Blizzard's leadership got taken over, or taking orders from Activision's people, though. blizzard entertainment operates as a separate BU under activision blizzard, it had its own leadership structure & all that. i doubt activision was calling the shots for all of blizzard's games, seems like they're just getting really involved now because blizzard fucked up for like a decade straight Hasn't been that way in a long time. Most of the higherups at blizzard have left and a lot of them replaced by activision. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:923966150] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>lydiaquayle posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>i think blizzard's internal leadership is more to blame for blizzard's decline than activision,</quote> Blizzard's leadership got taken over, or taking orders from Activision's people, though.</quote> blizzard entertainment operates as a separate BU under activision blizzard, it had its own leadership structure & all that. i doubt activision was calling the shots for all of blizzard's games, seems like they're just getting really involved now because blizzard fucked up for like a decade straight</quote> Hasn't been that way in a long time. Most of the higherups at blizzard have left and a lot of them replaced by activision.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Notti 06/30/19 4:52:39 AM #9:	uwnim posted... Well, yeah. The quality of something matters only as much as it helps make profits. A free market system has no goal other than to make as much profit as possible. I wouldn't say those metrics are flawed, you are just trying to link them to something they shouldn't be linked to because they are not intended to measure how well a society is functioning. And yet, many do take today's profits as an indicator of "how well a society is functioning." --- https://youtube.com/TheYoungTurks http://RightWingWatch.org/ https://DemocraticUnderground.com/?com=latest_threads https://reddit.com/r/The_Mueller/new <cite>Notti posted [p:924044068] in Decline of... [t:77825228]...</cite> <quote><cite>uwnim posted...</cite> <quote>Well, yeah. The quality of something matters only as much as it helps make profits. A free market system has no goal other than to make as much profit as possible. I wouldn't say those metrics are flawed, you are just trying to link them to something they shouldn't be linked to because they are not intended to measure how well a society is functioning.</quote> And yet, many do take today's profits as an indicator of "how well a society is functioning."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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