• D_C@sh.itjust.works
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      When I wanted to visit the uNazied States of america the guns being prevalent wasn’t an issue. I’d have to be very unlucky to get shot whilst visiting the attractions I wanted to see.

      Now, admittedly, it was a long time ago when I thought about visiting, and it was more like a “if I ever win the lottery then I’ll visit xxxx place” type thing.
      Then their 2016 elections came along and ever since then there’s no fucking chance I’d ever go. You couldn’t pay me to visit.
      What’s the point in having loads of cash if I’m being detained and locked up for who knows how long, and then being deported to an El Salvadorian death camp!!

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    Which company or indie dev would want to pay through the ass for the very real risk of having their people kidnapped by ICE and shoved in a concentration camp for weeks or even months, without any kind of (functional) appeal process?

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    Given how big the LGBTQ+ community is in the games industry, they really need to host this in Vancouver or Toronto until things settle down in the USA.

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    Maybe they should move GDC somewhere less terrible for a couple years. Let Japan have it or something.

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    “I make video games for a living and have absolutely never said anything problematic or polarizing on social media. Can’t wait to cruise through airport security and immigration without a care in the world.”

    ~ Nobody, Ever