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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

South Park video game's difficulty level is directly tied to the skin color as well.

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

What's funny about that is the "difficulty slider" doesn't actually affect gameplay.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago

"Just every other aspect of your life."

I don't remember if it does in Stick of Truth, but it does affect some things in Fractured But Whole.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

He was later rejected by his family and ended up homeless and struggling.

[–] hesusingthespiritbomb@lemmy.world 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That man is going to get an extremely brutal lesson in the difference between absolute and relative values.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago (4 children)

In true genie fashion, the only change in their life is that now, a single occasion where a racist person decided not to hold a door open for them, changes so that they do.

Genies are all about malicious compliance.

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[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago

Should've become old as well.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 14 points 2 months ago
[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Black, white, you’ll still not experience what it’s like to be blue. Or have your deed of slavery cursed into a literal lamp.”

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[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 11 points 2 months ago

Say what you will, but the genie never misses ab day.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hope they made him suburban rich too

[–] Gutek8134@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

I didn't see the eyes at first and though the mustache and beard were representing them, turning the genie into biblically accurate version

[–] 1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Genie: congratulations you are now a health insurance CEO! You will not know suffering for the rest of your days

[–] this@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

You can't see it but the genie also changed his name.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And the twist is that he now is a Traveller in Ireland

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

easy is relative. all depends on how you see the world. while there is quantitative evidence for genetics to play a part in it, ease can be changed just as much by the person as by the environment.

[–] 4oreman@lemy.lol 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

wouldve been more effective to just make him rich

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