Like this isn't some weird tangent, that's been an elephant in the room when talking about the series critically since its very first iteration.

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The post was in reference to the author's series on the Paradox WW2 strategy game Hearts of Iron. The Hearts of Iron games model the political and economic environment of WW2 and include the Great Purge and the Rape of Nanjing as in game events, but avoid even mentioning the Nazi genocides.

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Because genocide was a war goal for the Nazis and enslaved labor was part of their economy. The Holocaust wasn't separate from operations and the war.

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I don't think "vibe-coding" is going to challenge the Adobe/MSFT business model because, again, their business model isn't just the programs, it's all the services around the programs. Big businesses use the programs, but they need the services.

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All this clone stuff makes me queasy - I hate that Adobe has me over a barrel and treats its community as cash cows... but also at the same time, f**k AI, f**k AI bros, vibe coding and everyone who does anything with AI. I feel equal contempt for both Adobe and AI, so none of this feels good.

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