loganfrederick

1. The main thing the library seems to offer is some pre-packaged libraries for mobile touch controls in GDScript, the custom language for the Godot game dev framework.

2. I have recently come across similar problems to what that this library tries to solve.

The conclusion is: "Assuming this conjecture is true, I believe it means you should entirely ignore player strength when picking players, and should only focus on factors that aren’t tied to skill, like character matchups."

I say intuitively because for decades now Smash players have been making tier lists, with "official" ones selected by the world's best players. And the point of the tier list is that "assuming players are as good as humanly possible, which in-game characters are generally superior to others as dictated by the game's implementation."

And the essay does point out the importance of character matchups, though Smash tournament players will often consider that when playing multiple matches against opponents as well.

I've written past comments on HN about how I was raised by a father who was a professional con man who committed credit card fraud, drove family into bankruptcy, then ghosted on my mother and I. The depths of that process was deeply chaotic and disruptive at a formative time in my life (high school and college).

I've ended up having a solid career, but I have no doubt I'd have been able to make a bigger impact if the family drama hadn't dragged on my time and focus for years (basically in supporting my mother through the experience). Society's answer (at least in America) is basically to say "you could cut out your family if they're destructive" but that goes against one of the strongest aspects of human nature (to have a family). Choosing between chaos and isolation is a terrible dichotomy and a big job of society should be to ensure individuals have other warmer options.