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[IntentionalPun]

Globalization in software development is the process of making code capable of being localized. So for instance instead of hard coding strings in UI you put placeholders like "[menu1]" and then the code replaces that with whatever menu1 is in any given language.

I don't know if that's what this is referring to but it doesn't necessarily mean what you all are reacting to.

edit: ok I just noticed there's more images and they mention "DEI"

 

[justiceiro]

I will never forgive haben for introducing him to Elon musk.

 

[rkofan87]

transgender character (raiden)

no

 

[archangelmorph]

So like…

Is woke standing in the room with us right now too..?

Spoiler

 

[Bojji]

no

 

[SlimySnake]

Sigh. this guy has always been woke. You guys just grew out of it.

 

[Pop]

Funny thing is both side hate each other and yet they act exactly like each other.

One side calls every little thing "problematic" other side call every little thing "woke" different name but same shit.

Woke cant build, only destroy. Two aren't the same, don't forget that

 

[BloodFree]

Doesn't matter what side created what. That's a silly way of thinking. Both sides are acting like whiny 2 year olds right now and it's making gaming conversation exhausting.

Silly ? It matters, it is the only LOGICAL way to view things in a conflict and the only way things get fixed. This whole both sides shit does nothing and only serves to further destroy in perpetuity.

Some people act like whiney 2 year olds and disturb the status quo creating shit for everyone one else. That creates an equal reactionary opposition. You dislike this behaviour from both sides but for whatever reason you blame both sides for it equally when the people on the opposition are simply a reaction and were created by the original people. Like what did you expect the reaction to be here ? Make your logic make sense. The world simply does not work like that.

 

[Impotaku]

Best thing Konami did was dumping his ass.

 

[RaduN]

Ah telling the truth is as annoying as pushing 14 year olds to chop off dicks without parental consent(which is end-game woke) and telling you men can menstruate? Yeah I too am annoyed with people pushing back against pedophilia grooming propaganda.

Where did Kojima put 14 years old chop their dicks?

 

[RaduN]

You guys see Woke when you close your eyes.

Woke is always in the room with them.

 

[I Love Rock 'n' Roll]

Great news if so!

 

[nowhat]

pushing 14 year olds to chop off dicks without parental consent(which is end-game woke)

When has this ever happened. Please provide a link. Because, it hasn't.

 

[Hadoukens]

1. MGS5 was his best game. Keyword: game. Once more for the low IQ, game. Again for the low IQ, GAME. Hope that helps.

2. There is no such thing as 'anti-woke'. The correct phrase is 'disgusted with modern trends'. This goes away when the devs and publishers stop grossing out and insulting potential customers.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Fuck Kojima the only good game he ever made was MGSV

Talk about absurd overreaction.

 

[The_hunter]

 

[nkarafo]

Anti-woke is now just as annoying as woke

Oh.

So you are OK with DEI prioritizing how you look and who you fuck over your talent and skill.

Good to know.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Silly ? It matters, it is the only LOGICAL way to view things in a conflict and the only way things get fixed. This whole both sides shit does nothing and only serves to further destroy in perpetuity.

Some people act like whiney 2 year olds and disturb the status quo creating shit for everyone one else. That creates an equal reactionary opposition. You dislike this behaviour from both sides but for whatever reason you blame both sides for it equally when the people on the opposition are simply a reaction and were created by the original people. Like what did you expect the reaction to be here ? Make your logic make sense. The world simply does not work like that.

So, its logical for the anti-wokes to act as ignorant as the wokes because that's how we're going to fix this whole thing? lol

Also, please don't put words in my mouth.......I never said I blame both sides equally. Your whole argument seems to sum up to "well, they started it!!!"
I don't give af who started it when you both are acting like asses. Just because your side didn't start it, doesn't mean you should act just as nonsensical. It serves nothing but to
continue pissing off the most hardcore from each side and continue causing dumb responses. Especially when there is a shift in political power.

I'll give you an example of the BS that happens now. Before the whole "woke" movement (and I'm saying woke for the lack of a better term since its completely lost its original meaning), I never heard
complaints of woke for every single thing that was NOT surrounding a certain race or sex. For example, you have people calling a game like South of Midnight woke, simply because it has
a black protag and an emphasis on deep south culture in the US.

They didn't "race-swap" characters or have any "forced diversity" or any of the usual stuff that we see from the 'anti-woke' crowd. They made a totally new IP with its own unique story and this still
rubbed people the wrong way..........they still felt the need to call it woke. You see how ignorant that is? That's why I'm sick of the stupidity from both sides.......you both go too far.
From the banning or Hogwarts on other forums to the stupid crap that is said here.......none of it is necessary. So yes.......in the end it is all silly.

 

[proandrad]

People that go out seeking any signs of woke are like people who think everything is racist. Kojima has been woke since before people decided to virtue signal about how woke they are.

 

[MidgarBlowedUp]

Globalization in software development is the process of making code capable of being localized. So for instance instead of hard coding strings in UI you put placeholders like "[menu1]" and then the code replaces that with whatever menu1 is in any given language.

I don't know if that's what this is referring to but it doesn't necessarily mean what you all are reacting to.

edit: ok I just noticed there's more images and they mention "DEI"

The code itself is DEI and Woke. I guess there is no escaping it now.

I bet the only reason gas prices are over $4.00 a gallon is because the new fangled gas pumps are woke and DEI. Think about it, there was a time when you paid cash for gas and it was cheap, like 99 cents. Then, they "upgraded" all the gas pumps to use credit cards. Credit cards have implanted microchips in them.

It's so simple and blatantly obvious what has happened. The microchips inside the credit cards are set to automatically change the price of gas on a specific date in the future. The only way to update all the gas pumps is to write woke code into them. The war in Iran is just a distraction from the woke gas prices.

 

[Killer8]

You're aware that Kojima and the Metal Gear Solid series had some of the most scathing gaming articles on Conservapedia, right?

Hideo Kojima - Conservapedia

web.archive.org

 

[Three]

Oh no, not globalisation!

 

[MHubert]

Silly ? It matters, it is the only LOGICAL way to view things in a conflict and the only way things get fixed. This whole both sides shit does nothing and only serves to further destroy in perpetuity.

Some people act like whiney 2 year olds and disturb the status quo creating shit for everyone one else. That creates an equal reactionary opposition. You dislike this behaviour from both sides but for whatever reason you blame both sides for it equally when the people on the opposition are simply a reaction and were created by the original people. Like what did you expect the reaction to be here ? Make your logic make sense. The world simply does not work like that.

It doesn't need to be exactly the same to be rightfully compared. If you hate the wokes but they made you behave like an idiot, they have defeated you.

It is a true equivalence, some you just seem confused about what people are equating.

 

[BloodFree]

Your whole argument seems to sum up to "well, they started it!!!"

No, my argument is that it is illogical to say that you dislike conflict, but then ignore the means by which that conflict was created in the first place and then start blaming sides for partaking in it (equally, unequally, it doesn't matter). If you truly dislike conflict and are fully unbiased in the matter, wouldn't then the only logical position be to say I dislike whoever created the conflict and they are responsible for all the shit that proceeds it ?

If I hate war, then I must and will hate the person that starts and creates war before any and all details such as how the war is fought or how the two opposing sides behave. And thus I should assign blame there above all.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

Oh.

So you are OK with DEI prioritizing how you look and who you fuck over your talent and skill.

Good to know.

See, the woke use the exact same logic.

if you don't agree with us, you must like racism and slavery. If you don't agree with us, you are a fascist.

Literally that meme of "same same but different"

 

[kevboard]

See, the woke use the exact same logic.

if you don't agree with us, you must like racism and slavery. If you don't agree with us, you are a fascist.

Literally that meme of "same same but different"

40 year old video, still relevant

 

[Pantz]

I feel like the majority of people who don't like woke stuff are like this. Because of how many games and franchises it's already killed off. Of course there are going to be people on the look out for it and give a heads up to others.
There's always lots of other games to play anyway.

 

[Danjin44]

Woke cant build, only destroy. Two aren't the same, don't forget that

Same fucking shit, both side are extremely obnoxious and enjoy manufactured anger and drama more than actual act of playing games.

I would say fuck'm both.

 

[ReBurn]

Quickest way to tell is if he's going broke

 

[FalsettoVibe]

No, my argument is that it is illogical to say that you dislike conflict, but then ignore the means by which that conflict was created in the first place and then start blaming sides for partaking in it (equally, unequally, it doesn't matter). If you truly dislike conflict and are fully unbiased in the matter, wouldn't then the only logical position be to say I dislike whoever created the conflict and they are responsible for all the shit that proceeds it ?

If I hate war, then I must and will hate the person that starts and creates war before any and all details such as how the war is fought or how the two opposing sides behave. And thus I should assign blame there above all.

You're doing it again......please point to where I said, I DO NOT LIKE CONFLICT.

Honestly man...it's not that complicated for me. It's as simple as this for this case:
I observe something stupid coming from side A. I'm annoyed.
I observe something stupid coming from side B. I'm annoyed.
Both start to get on my nerves......thats fair.

 

[MiguelItUp]

This woke, that's woke, everything is woke….blah blah blah blah.

Anti-woke is now just as annoying as woke

I'm glad that more and more people are saying this. Both have become absolutely abysmal, especially when it feels like folks are just looking for "problems" or "issues", it's happens way too often. You can make something out of nothing, and there's plenty of examples of just that happening.

There's so many good games, and better things to talk about, somehow we just keep going back to this. It's only gotten worse and it's hardly constructive in majority of the cases.

I couldn't careless about the Kojima Productions hiring process, and we shouldn't either. We should care about their games and their quality. I just hope that he and his studio continues to deliver.

 

[Knight of the Round]

It would be helpful to have a universally valid definition of "woke."

In pop culture,

When masculinity in men is depicted as problematic.

When femininity in women is depicted as problematic.

When men being attracted to women and attempt to court them is depicted as creepy.

When men saving women is depicted as demeaning.

When men lead and take charge is depicted as a fascist dictatorship.

When traditional family values are being viewed as oppression.


Then you most likely are consuming a woke piece of art.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Let's just say Kojima has been woke for a loooong time, I didn't think MGS4 was the best but it made structural sense for the story, a good majority of MGS5 is just open worldness, surviving, tackling side quests, death stranding is worth a play through and a game we'll look back at years from now with good memories.

 

[viveks86]

The fact that we have 3 pages about a nothingburger job posting for a literal translator is fucking hilarious. Are people so blinded by anti-wokeness that they can't even read English anymore? Being familiar with DEI initiatives in work cultures they don't fully understand so that they can do a better job working with teams across the pond, is not the same as implementing DEI internally. Whoever is triggered by this needs to see a shrink. And get a septum ring and electric purple hair color while at it. Voila! You have become the monster that you hate.

 

[nkarafo]

See, the woke use the exact same logic.

if you don't agree with us, you must like racism and slavery. If you don't agree with us, you are a fascist.

Literally that meme of "same same but different"

Except it's not the same. When i say DEI is diversity over talent and skill, it's the truth.

When a woke person says i'm racist for saying that, they are lying.

 

[BloodFree]

You're doing it again......please point to where I said, I DO NOT LIKE CONFLICT.

What ?

So ... you ... like conflict ? Why are you complaining about it then in this case if you like it ? Shouldn't people flinging shit at each other be exactly what you want if that is the case ? What are we even talking about then ?

Yes you did not outright say those words. I am however capable of reading comprehension and can infer meaning from text. You say here:

Both sides are acting like whiny 2 year olds right now and it's making gaming conversation exhausting.

What someone can gather from this then is that you dislike the two sides because it makes gaming worse (unless exhausting is a good thing for you). The two sides are engaged and behaving in a negative manner (as per your words) due to an ideological conflict. By extension then, you must dislike their conflict as its consequence is creating a negative outcome for you. The opposite cannot be logically consistent, because if you liked this conflict your statement does not make a whole lot of sense. How can someone not enjoy when two people are fighting and present negative outcomes for it, call both of them stupid/whiney/whatever adjective for engaging in it, but then say that they enjoyed their conflict after ?

In any case, I'll drop it, since what I'm saying is flying over your head in a major way it seems, so the whole back and forth is pointless.

 

[Mr_JPF]

Kojima has been woke since MGS 3 . The Boss being the ultimate girl boss/Mary Sue character is one of the most blatant examples woke BS ever inserted into a video game ( let's not even talk about her participating in the D-Day landing as an active soldier while being pregnant ...)

 

[Knight of the Round]

The fact that we have 3 pages about a nothingburger job posting for a literal translator is fucking hilarious. Are people so blinded by anti-wokeness that they can't even read English anymore? Being familiar with DEI initiatives in work cultures they don't fully understand so that they can do a better job working with teams across the pond, is not the same as implementing DEI internally. Whoever is triggered by this needs to see a shrink. And get a septum ring and electric purple hair color while at it. Voila! You have become the monster that you hate.

It's called pattern recognition. If I read an ad which is searching for someone who knows how to train dogs, I don't think they're planning to have him train horses.

 

[Insanemaelstrom]

40 year old video, still relevant

Thanks for sharing that. That video should be treated as textbook 101 on politics.

It's just gotten exhausting. It feels like people are first looking at a games( especially the creators) political leanings before deciding whether they will support it or hate it. The product(game) itself seems to have no bearing on its quality or enjoyment factor. Everything is just politics.

 

[viveks86]

It's called pattern recognition. If I read an ad which is searching for someone who knows how to train dogs, I don't think they're planning to have him train horses.

Said every tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist ever. Why man didn't land on the moon? Pattern recognition.

Why numbers are magical and numerology is real science? Pattern recognition

Pattern recognition is as much a weakness as it is a strength. Without critical thinking, we start seeing what we believe instead of believing what we see.

If Kojima is hiring an HR individual who knows how to implement DEI, it's worthy of a discussion. Not a freaking translator. Here's the job description for their actual HR person they are looking for:

HR Generalist

Administrative / Tokyo, Japan

WORK DESCRIPTION


You will be in charge of all aspects of human resources (HR) including hiring.
The position covers a variety of tasks centered around establishing HR policies and systems, planning and proposal of employee benefits, etc. and includes tasks such as recruitment. This is a hands-on role and the duties must be handled with speed.
We are looking for people interested in promoting globalization within the organization and striving together as a member of a team of professionals.

■HR-related duties

• Establishing and managing HR policies and systems
• Managing performance evaluations
• Caring for and managing employee's mental health
• Managing and arranging events, training programs, and other initiatives to enhance in-house engagement
• Partial involvement in labor management duties, etc.

■Recruitment-related duties

• Candidate sourcing and screening
• Act as a point of contact for recruitment-related matters with candidates and recruitment agencies, and handling hiring interviews
• Planning and managing recruitment marketing activities
• Managing job descriptions and coordinating with other departments, etc.

REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLYING

• Native-level Japanese proficiency
• Has broad experience in HR work, including planning and proposal of ideas
• Minimum 3 years of experience in HR (Not including recruitment and recruiter experience)

PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Business-level English proficiency
• Knowledge of labor management practices

HOW TO APPLY

• Click on the "Apply" button on this page and submit the required documents.
• If the file size is too large, please use a cloud storage service or video sharing service and send us the link.
• You are responsible for making necessary arrangements for any access restriction or limitation settings.
• You are responsible for any charges or fees that may incur during your application process.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

• Resume (with photo)
• CV

NOTES

• Since our system is unable to recognize an overseas post code, applicants from outside Japan do not have to enter a post code that matches their actual address. However, please ensure that all other address information are valid.

[EMPLOYMENT STATUS] Contract employee (promotion to Permanent Employee is possible).

[LOCATION] Minato-ku Tokyo Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station)

[WORK HOURS] 10:00-18:45

[SALARY] Annual salary, performance incentive system in place
We will take into consideration your past experiences and abilities and match them to our company regulations.

[BENEFITS] Various insurance, transportation expenses, salary revision (once a year), medical checkups, congratulatory and condolence allowances, corporate defined contribution pension plan (for Permanent Employees only), incentives (for Permanent Employees only)

[TIME-OFF] Saturdays, Sundays, and official holidays; paid vacation, summer vacation, end-of-year/New Year, congratulatory/bereavement leave, maternity leave, childcare leave, nursing care leave

https://www.kojimaproductions.jp/en/Talent-Sourcer

Any patterns you recognize? Oh wait...

maternity leave, childcare leave, nursing care leave

OMG the horror.... You are right. I take it all back. Pattern recognized! Woke west has infected Japan. Women getting maternity leave!!!! Childcare and nursing? What's next? Communism?

 

[MHubert]

Except it's not the same. When i say DEI is diversity over talent and skill, it's the truth.

When a woke person says i'm racist for saying that, they are lying.

Sure, but you still got infected

 

[Viygas]

How are you people still having this conversation?

 

[I collect VHS tapes]

What a little bitch

 

[FalsettoVibe]

What ?

So ... you ... like conflict ? Why are you complaining about it then in this case if you like it ? Shouldn't people flinging shit at each other be exactly what you want if that is the case ? What are we even talking about then ?

Yes you did not outright say those words. I am however capable of reading comprehension and can infer meaning from text. You say here:

What someone can gather from this then is that you dislike the two sides because it makes gaming worse (unless exhausting is a good thing for you). The two sides are engaged and behaving in a negative manner (as per your words) due to an ideological conflict. By extension then, you must dislike their conflict as its consequence is creating a negative outcome for you. The opposite cannot be logically consistent, because if you liked this conflict your statement does not make a whole lot of sense. How can someone not enjoy when two people are fighting and present negative outcomes for it, call both of them stupid/whiney/whatever adjective for engaging in it, but then say that they enjoyed their conflict after ?

In any case, I'll drop it, since what I'm saying is flying over your head in a major way it seems, so the whole back and forth is pointless.

Yep.....flying completely over my head. Let me again try to simplify my meaning so you can stop inferring.

Conflict with logical debate
Conflict with two sides slinging mud and poorly presented arguments

I am allowed to be sick of both groups and not take your side (which clearly seems to be the "responding" group). Is that ok with you??
Please stop making this more complicated than it is. K Thanks bye.

Edit:
I realize this is probably my fault......I should have never initiated.

 

[Knight of the Round]

OMG the horror.... You are right. I take it all back. Pattern recognized! Woke west has infected Japan.

It ... has. We literally have Japanese devs in interviews commenting on Western woke ideology forcing their hand and hampering their artistic vision (like the Dragon Quest devs in Square Enix). We have leaked Capcom documents where they are saying they need to uglify their characters in order to make them inoffensive to Western audiences.

It's not a conspiracy theory when it's true, admitted by the developers in Japan themselves. You say that Kojima hiring people with DEI knowledge is a nothingburger, but that's just you burying your head in the sand.

And you have every right to do that! You have every right to not be bothered by the DEI infestation and not mind DEI committees telling writers what to write and telling artists what to draw.

But don't gaslight people who are bothered by this and tell them they are nutcases.

 

[viveks86]

It ... has. We literally have Japanese devs in interviews commenting on Western woke ideology forcing their hand and hampering their artistic vision (like the Dragon Quest devs in Square Enix). We have leaked Capcom documents where they are saying they need to uglify their characters in order to make them inoffensive to Western audiences.

It's not a conspiracy theory when it's true, admitted by the developers in Japan themselves. You say that Kojima hiring people with DEI knowledge is a nothingburger, but that's just you burying your head in the sand.

And you have every right to do that! You have every right to not be bothered by the DEI infestation and not mind DEI committees telling writers what to write and telling artists what to draw.

But don't gaslight people who are bothered by this and tell them they are nutcases.

I did not say any of that. I don't believe in DEI or such committees being good for companies, so don't gaslight me while accusing me of gaslighting. DEI is a complete waste of time and has proven to be ineffective and harmful. We agree on that.

I only said Kojima hiring a translator who needs to work with global teams where knowledge of their DEI as a preference (not a requirement) is a nothingburger. Like I pointed out earlier, tying this to what is happening in Japan at large is the exact same folly of pattern recognition. When there is a larger problem (and yes, there is a larger problem in Japan), every small thing gets scrutinized to the point of being counter productive.

Like I said, if Kojima is hiring HR with DEI experience, it's conversation worthy. Anything short of that is just blind paranoia. And no, seeing a shrink does not mean they are nut cases either. Am I being rude, hyperbolic and condescending? Absolutely. Sometimes that's what is needed to shake people out of their confirmation bias. I have no problems with the anti-woke movement, as long as it is is driven by rationality. Often it is. Sometimes it is not. This seems to be one of the latter.

 

[Ozriel]

Really silly discourse in this thread. A job that is specifically targeted at integration between English and Japanese speakers as well as helping non-Japanese folks relocate to the different Japanese culture…why would familiarity with Diversity programs be a red flag?

What sort of weird ass anti-woke slop outrage is this?
When did we start celebrating the inability to read or comprehend?

It's called pattern recognition. If I read an ad which is searching for someone who knows how to train dogs, I don't think they're planning to have him train horses.

No. It's called basic comprehension. It's specifically labeled as a non-dev role, and the job description is about integrating diverse groups of people.

 

[Ozriel]

I feel like the majority of people who don't like woke stuff are like this. Because of how many games and franchises it's already killed off. Of course there are going to be people on the look out for it and give a heads up to others.
There's always lots of other games to play anyway.

"Kojima productions is hiring for non-dev roles" is literally how the tweet starts. To the exact word.

None of what this employee does is ending up in any games.

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

vs

I think he'll be alright.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

People that go out seeking any signs of woke are like people who think everything is racist. Kojima has been woke since before people decided to virtue signal about how woke they are.

Not really.....something being racist is pretty much cut and dry. The recent Western Dev trend of throwing their bedroom habits in our faces when all we want to do is play a good story is hardly something that we are "seeking out".