Random Thoughts

[Tyrath]

As someone who was 12 on 9/11, feel like simpler days are a myth lol

[Cantih]

The 90's wasn't too terrible, USSR had collapsed, everything was kinda in a holding pattern.
Price increases hadn't quite hit stride, you could still maybe afford an education or home.
And while the republican revolt hit midway, they hadn't reached widespread full batshit dickhead.

[Gredival]

As someone who was 12 on 9/11, feel like simpler days are a myth lol

I was a freshman in HS on 9/11; I specifically remember having a math test that day and someone asking for him to delay the test and my math teacher saying "If we don't learn math, the terrorists win."

And I do think we grew up in simpler times.

Democracy promotion, while having negative effects, at least had noble aims (if not intertwined with capitalistic exploitative ones at the same time). Trump cronyism is far worse. Moreover while the sickness that allows it to flourish can be explained by mere human stupidity, examining how it all came down is pretty complex.

We also have the cancer of social media and AI.

[Andalusian girls]

https://x.com/REBHFun/status/2065486962333540618?s=20

[Demosthenes]

https://x.com/REBHFun/status/2065486962333540618?s=20

I don't like to judge, and it's something else if you're stuck, but generally, why rob yourself of entertainment. 99% of a game is figuring shit out, and if you're gonna get a guide the entire time, why bother?

[Demosthenes]

Dudes out here trying to 100% a game on the first go.

[Anoat]

The term “hanging up” the phone doesn’t make much sense in a world where very few landlines exist. As we move more and more into a world where everything is a cell phone, I wonder if the phrase will be phased out and replaced with something else, or is it too ingrained in our culture to change?

[Tyrath]

Dudes out here trying to 100% a game on the first go.

I mean nothing wrong with wanting to do that. Most long games aren't getting a replay from me, I don't even have time to play all the games I want once.

[Xno Kappa]

OG Simpsons was the best lmao

[Outlaw]

I don't even know who's playing in the World Cup right now.

[Andalusian girls]

the... world

[Tyrath]

Well about 1/4th of the world

[Andalusian girls]

the only 4th that matters

[Demosthenes]

I mean nothing wrong with wanting to do that. Most long games aren't getting a replay from me, I don't even have time to play all the games I want once.

It's your time to spend and your method of enjoyment. To me, it feels like a waste of time on the first go around. I'm here to have fun. If your game is fuck as fuck, I'll be sure to try your challenges on the next go around.

[Tyrath]

Note that I am not saying I youtube everything. But usually around end game, I will look up shit I may have missed and would like to wrap up before I finish the game for good.

[Anoat]

One of the first things I do before starting a new game is google if there are missable achievements or trophies because I’m not usually wanting to drop 20 hours or more on a replay for my completionist lizard brain to check that box

[Gredival]

One of the first things I do before starting a new game is google if there are missable achievements or trophies because I’m not usually wanting to drop 20 hours or more on a replay for my completionist lizard brain to check that box

Definitely one of the things I appreciate about modern games is that they flag points of no return instead of letting you just stumble into them. Sometimes that's not enough and you can miss something small, but it is a big help.

[Mertron]

do doctors go to funerals when their patients die

[Mertron]

cause like

tough scene

[Mertron]

“how did you know the deceased?”

“oops”