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GrifterX9 t1_j8x9nxs wrote

It’s weird to hear John Carmack referred to as “former Meta exec”.

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formation t1_j8xb7fp wrote

Yeah that's the tiniest of his achievements

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nickbuch t1_j8zhzmp wrote

Not really.

These same tired edgelord comments pop up every time he's in the news. You're so cool because you know he coded Doom in C, congrats. I think leading a 30k person team at a $500B tech vanguard might be as impressive.

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formation t1_j90i0c5 wrote

I don't want to be "that person" but the 3d engine he created sparked the entire video game industry.

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nickbuch t1_j90l89t wrote

No single individual invented 3D video games. What did he invent computer graphics as well?

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formation t1_j915iar wrote

I'm saying the parts he created were the spark you moron.

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