Oh ofc we heard of it, but as I said, I don’t think I, nor the folks I know actually know what it really is, as in: what’s it about or what you do in the game, or if it’s a social thing and not a game etc etc.

Thanks.

Yeah that’s one of their less pleasant qualities. Whole ‘mortality’ thing is pretty icky tbqh, I don’t really want to be reminded of death and things decaying and being broken down, all I see is our failure to cure death and be reminded of the bickering surrounding even the very idea of curing disease whether covid, obesity or death.

Few years old now but I think the first few songs on Brat are fine tbh I don’t see myself not ever listening to them again. That’s probably the closest I come to pop music tho

That’s…wild. No one in my 27 year old age group of friends knows what Roblox really even is or has ever touched it.

Yes, but today’s industry problems are way different than collector’s editions with that, of anything that feels quaint enough to peak my curiousity

I’m ok with fried mushrooms but I hate the concept of their genus quite a bit. Just freaky innit.

They’re so fucking icky I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe they belong in a lab somewhere, just not about the place.

You’re thinking of Gen Alpha. GenZ was born starting '97, most of us are closer to 30 than 13, they don’t play Roblox or know what that is. All they know is eat hot chip and twerk and cry for a world that never was yet feels was taken from us while watching old vine compilations and being able to recite them word for word with impressive if slightly concerning accuracy.

Just to add a contrasting perspective I feel like it’s been an absolute golden age of gaming for me lately personally:

No Man’s Sky still getting relatively fun updates. Cyberpunk 2077 was great on launch and arguably much better now.

The Last Of Us Part 2 on PC is incredible and I’m happy that the port exists so I could experience it. You haven’t really played the game till you replay it with both protagonists wearing their Hotline Miami shirts in all the cutscenes. PS4 Spider-Man on PC was prolly the best superhero game I’ve played.

MSFS2020 opened a whole new world of flight sims to me, especially when it comes to doing fun VOR2VOR navigation with littlenavmap charts printed to PDFs and attached in VR, and Assetto Corsa did the same for racing sims.

Speaking of VR, H3VR is stronger than ever. I have many fond memories of VRChat just a few years back.

Victoria 3 has a really fun thriving modding scene. Indie games like Sea Power, Flight of Nova, Stray, Ultrakill, World of Horror, Nuclear Option, Descenders and Crisis In The Kremlin: The Cold War have been a big timesink for me lately as well as classics of indie like Suzerain and actual art masterpiece DEFCON.

It’s also been great to go back and play old classics and PS3 emulation now that PC hardware is much cheaper after the crypto/scalper crises circa 2018.

Also, with Steam play and the steam deck, PC Gaming is easier than ever and just hassle-free.

I never played the popular junk so ig to me all this gacha mtx horse armor crap just doesn’t really relate.

This criticism is genuinely like 10-13 years out of date, gramps.

Shame simply eradicating these pests isn’t practical, there are so many organisms on earth that could do with there being less of, with these up near the top with mosquitoes and fungi. Vaccine will have to be our best next bet. Fucked that we already had one but it was lost to culture wars.

Someone else might have gotten it wrong.

K is best

-“It’s been a good ride.”

-“…the best.”

From Mass Effect 3, Citadel DLC Ending.

I see AI as a positive because it undermines the monopoly on intellectual property of capitalists, but I don’t like it because it seems to be making people braindead consoomers of “content” that doesn’t seem to cultivate the intellect

I think that’s also a pretty valid framework for examining it.

That seems absurd, we’d never build a civilization if everyone was at this level of dysfunction or anywhere near a majority, nevermind one with such rigid specific rules.

From a quick glance - it seems more like ADHD prevalence is around 2-10% depending on how it’s looked at, which is still very very high, but nowhere near.

Unless you have figures that demonstrate otherwise, I think it’s more productive to assume that unless someone is specifically professionally diagnosed and taking medication they need to perform basic functions, you can’t just assume they have the disorder, rather than them just having some traits that externally might resemble some traits commonly associated with the disorder.

Interesting! Thanks.

Except this isn’t how language works, “Why do all the Asians wear black jeans?” invites both questions, unless the former is explicitly stated as a fact. It is obvious that any such thing is an unfalsifiable observation.

People aren’t robots. “you’re making everyone do extra work” - not how people work, not how reasoning works. Viewing something through a framework of even incorrect assumptions can provide unique insight. That is inviting speculation.

On the other hand - you’re continuously asserting my claim is false but have provided no proof of this.

You have only questioned the proof of my claim, which yes - is anecdotal only, pure observation, as I readily admitted, and was never intended as a fact.

I would suggest setting aside some time to cultivate your critical thinking skills.