Well, if he insists

Elden Ring and Baldur’s Gate 3 were worth full price. I assume GTA 6 will be as well. Make the game good and people will buy it, simple.

I was thinking this

Mine is named Squidward

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Game consoles didn’t come with a storage card, so you had to keep the game running or restart every time.

Some materials have higher carbon emissions than others, in terms of refinement, processing, and transportation. The third point is location dependant, but creating and shaping different materials will have different contributions to global warming.

Edit: There are also concerns with the product’s end of lifespan. How long it takes to biodegrades, how easily recyclable it is, and how much the available disposal methods will effect the environment. Plastic is not great on several of these accounts. Recycling plastic water bottles isn’t very efficient either, compared to glass bottles for instance.

Its almost as if a guy in STEM and a techbro are not synonymous

Textbooks are pretty nice to learn things on your own or as a supplement to classes. If you can find free ones online or at a library, definitely worth it. Full price, not so much.

Edit: I know this post is about economics textbooks though, so I can’t speak on those. However, I do think textbooks in general are a great resource that tends to get underappreciated.