Thanks a lot! I have to digest some of what you mentioned before I feel like I can say I understand this. Yet I can say that the appeal of all of the thinkers you mentioned is that they systematize some of Marx's insights. I don't know if/where they diverge from more established Marxist thinkers but the insights seem worth the effort.

Also, just like you, my background is STEM, so the mathematical treatment matches that type of brain.

Once again, thanks for such a detailed reply!

Thanks for your detailed response comrade, it's very insightful. I have a very superficial reading of sraffian economics (as a layman, I've been introduced to it by some ParEcon books), are there any other reading materials you would recommend to better understand it?

Shopify and Github are examples of large web apps that come to mind. Granted, they aren't the world's town square, but I remember the "Ruby does not scale" meme and I feel like it's a bit overstated.

Nioh series was my first soulslike experience and I really enjoyed it. Worldbuilding is less coherent than FS games (especially elden ring) but the combat system more than makes up for it.

The loot system may be cool or overwhelming depending on your preference. I liked borderlands a lot so it was my kinda thing, but next to the endgame it gets a bit tiring.

Definitely recommend it though