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[–] kbal@fedia.io 165 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's right "industry execs" — you just need to turn down the romance by 40% and the sex by 15%, add 50% more friendship and 25% more adventure, control for the desired level of political correctness, add just the right variety of behavioural feedback loops, and you'll have a maximally profitable game.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

maximally profitable game

See, it really is just an algorithm that can be nailed down perfectly, and I've got an entire floor of statisticians and market analysts that agree it'll make me berjillions!!!1!!

Lpt: they're also telling me more statisticians and market analysts will help boost my numbers too! Jackpot!

-an executive, somewhere, in nearly every corporate office

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What part of turn the romance down by 40% didn't you understand?

[–] shnizmuffin@lemmy.inbutts.lol 12 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's the Nuclear Gandhi bug all over again. By dialing down their romance by absolute 40%, you've gone through the floor and interger overflowed to 255%.