Cain on Games - Tim Cain's new YouTube channel

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I talk about intent, both the intent of my games and the intent of my channel, and why I don't know anyone else's intent.

 

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Hmmm:

I talk about cultural changes and how I strive to avoid predicting the future in my games.

 

[0sacred]

>Tim won't pick up the phone unless he expects your call

strong autism powers

 

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I talk about ideas I have had for perks over the years, including reactions I have received to them and the reasons I never included them in my games.

 

[Turrul]

>Tim won't pick up the phone unless he expects your call

strong autism powers

It's a luxury few people have, nowadays the society just assumes that you're available at all times.

 

[Cohesion]

>Tim won't pick up the phone unless he expects your call

strong autism powers

That's the only reasonable way to deal with a flood of unwanted calls from shills (marketeers) trying to sell you something, bots, etc. I autoblock all unknown callers. Only contacts can reach me.

 

[Sweeper]

When you think about it, Tim's tale is quite tragic.
>I used to create some of the best RPGs of all time
>Now I'm just a youtuber
Fuckin' depressing.

 

[Basshead]

Understanding other points of view, wherein Tim gets a bit political

I wish I had known Tim better all those years ago when I interviewed the Obsidian devs as I would have wanted to have a much longer talk with him*. Yes, he's much more liberal than I am but...I like him more and more based on many of his videos like this one**. He reminds me of friends I've had and friends I still have as well as professors from back in my college days (late 80s-early 90s). I remember some of my favorite professors being very liberal in their thinking***. In classes with both professors we would debate constantly to the point where the other students told us they just sat back and listen to us makes points and counter-points. There was no animosity from either professor nor from the liberal friends today. In fact, I would end up hang around some of these professors after class on a balcony outside their offices to talk about many different concepts and topics. I respected them but didn't often agree with them and we would go on for hours stating our positions while still trying to understand the other's. I ended up with As in both classes. I still hung out with one after that class was finished and he would go on to create a research "class" several years later just for me that helped me graduate when I needed only a couple of credits. There was no class being offered at the time that I needed.
Tim comes across as a small "l" liberal like those people in my life in the past and today rather than today's large "L" liberal. One you can actually have a conversation with instead of a shouting match. I despise echo chambers on the Left or Right so I understand his thoughts from this video. Sadly in the world of social media this has been lost****...


* Also, Avellone knowing now all the drama going on behind the scenes!
** Like the one where he talks about today's generation's (lack of a) work ethic.
*** I'm talking an Environmental Politcs and a Women & Politics class!!
**** Have you seen the Politics, God & the Wealth of Nations thread?!!!

The age of civilized and reasonable debate and discourse is long gone, sadly enough.

Go to an actual university and you can see that this type of discourse, or the quality of the education in general, is not dead. The internet skews the reality. Consider how much inflammatory material gets shared on social media based on bad information. These companies have engineered their platforms to farm engagement with rage bait. Whatever will keep you using the platform. It turns out the best way is to create arguments and hostility. As it so happens, the real world is quite different from the internet and I encourage everyone to get out more and meet people in their communities and via mutual interests. You will find that all is not so hopeless as it seems, and that there are still many intellectual, genuine and rational people amongst us. The terminally online radicals only represent the smallest minority of the fringes.

 

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Forget it, Basshead. It's Chinatown.

 

[Basshead]

Forget it, Basshead. It's Chinatown.

Yes it is rather like that here. It’s so bad most probably won’t even get your reference. Time to take a swig from the flask under my desk at 8 in the morning. The stress of dealing with these yokels will do that to you.

 

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I describe my GURPS Everything campaign from the 1990s. By "everything", I mean I allowed the players to use any skill or ability from any GURPS sourcebook. Fun times ensued.