Diatoms are fascinating. I recently learned about them from an excellent Journey to the Microcosmos video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygty9HxhFK4

I've grappled with that pain for a long time now. I don't have a perfect answer, but I'll throw out another reading recommendation: The Sunny Nihilist by Wendy Syfret. It's not specifically about death, but about finding (or defining) meaning in the face of meaninglessness.

I'll also say there's a difference between engaging philosophically with the idea of death, and having panic or anxiety attacks about it. When my existential thoughts turned into panic attacks I sought therapy, which gave me tools to ground myself and get out of the downward spiral of dread.

The value of the money made is relative to how much money the person has. A person going from $0 -> $5 gets more value than a person going from $1,000,000 -> $1,000,005.

That's the same logic a thief uses when they shoplift from Walmart. As an indie myself, the biggest threat to my livelihood is actually piracy.

But i guess we agree on one thing: Shoplifting a poor's shop is far more egregious than wall mart? Relative value of money does make sense. Its not just here but in crime too. Can you punish people who steals 1$ and 1 million dollar in same way? Bad behavior, stealing is not a binary to my eyes.

Your error is in comparing a single theft between small and large business. In reality, big business will face much more theft due to their high volume. The difference is marginal when you account for relative value. Your second example does not follow.

By that logic small scam game devs would be on par with other small creators.

I don't think it's because of relative value of money.

This looks awesome! A buddy and I made a very similar turn based 'game' a while back, but never added accounts etc for public matches: https://ikottman.com/apps/slime-mind/

Yours looks much more polished, I'll give it a try!