Protip: Run a socks5h proxy server on the pi that does not use its own DNS resolver. Then FoxyProxy on your browser with the default being off/direct. Then whenever you need it, switch that one tab to use the proxy to bypass your blocking.
Yes, I wasn’t trying to refute that. But Nintendo can still ruin your life fighting a losing battle if they wanted to. To me it’s just not worth the risk of putting your name on it.
You’re not wrong. I just think that if you believe there is a good chance of having legal problems for your project (I don’t see why they wouldn’t have thought that), then it makes the most sense to do it anonymously from the beginning to avoid getting sued. Yes they can still possibly offer you money, but it might not be worth revealing your identity at that point either, as any continued development could be assumed to be you, and then you must defend yourself in court if they sue, even if it was never you.
I would consider that cartoony as well. You might disagree but that’s ok. I’m not trying to pretend like my opinion is popular, it’s just how I personally feel.
I should have articulated my point better. I meant that this has been the “final straw” for some people for most of those steps along the way in the picture. If you look at the comments from then it’s often the same kind of thing you’re seeing right now. That’s why I mentioned selection bias, because there are actually lots of final straws happening over time, people just aren’t seeing those or weren’t around then.
why now all of a sudden
It’s not new though, it has been happening for years. Selection bias might be skewing your view.
Attention and recognition.
Imagine not developing a controversial emulator anonymously…
You know ratings are inherently subjective right?
I’ve hated every cartoony zelda ever made. I will die playing LttP over and over again.
that is typically how boycotts work yes.
Nestle isn’t poisoning their bottled water but some people still refuse to buy it.
AWS literally advertises an isolated “GovCloud” service.
I wouldn’t consider any of those to be trivial to build though.
I wouldn’t exactly call a cotton gin “trivial” to build…
no one had thought to do it
Could you please give some examples of this? I’d love to know more.
protip: drop the word Project from the game title, sounds cooler without it
devil’s advocate would be calling this a hollow publicity stunt
plot twist: joke’s on you, it’s just viral marketing
What have you tried searching the web for? I get many relevant results.
I think eventually if a federated system (or particular server) gets too popular they will just defederate from everyone else and perpetuate the same problem all over again