Tetris is artsy as shit, especially with that kickass score, Korobeiniki.

For a better example, maybe contrast it against the more generic marvel movies.

Pretty wild how they can literally gatekeep a digital entity.

Maybe they’ll demonetize Amazon next…

White hat social hacking. What a time to be alive.

I thought Kessler-syndrome was the real kicker, not greenhouse gasses.

Ooo, mommy (umami)

Everything can be rationalized away, but if you can answer hate and fear with love and understanding, nothing in the 'Verse can stop us.

I can rationalize the top monsters behaviour back to childhood trauma, and I can see how even the last factory worker can be the same level of responsible as the president of the United States.

The key for me is finding personal responsibility for myself. I was never taught how to take proper care of myself (emotionally mainly), and I think this might be endemic to society. I might be projecting.

Which are still radiated at you through the ether ;)

I’m kinda stoked by the tech as well and kinda understand how multiple LLMs can produce pretty novel ideas. I think it was in protein-mapping where I first heard of some breakthroughs.

While I’m happy to hear your experience shows you otherwise, it feels like your advocating for the devil. We don’t want to get lost in an angsty anti-capitalist echochamber, but surely you can see how the comic is poking fun at our tendencies to very cleverly cause everything to turn to shit.

I guess woosh means missing the point? You are right on an individual basis, but if you look at it in tendencies, you might see why your swings didn’t connect.

You either deliberately or accidentally misinterpreted the joke. I kinda connect the “woosh” to the adult animation show Archer, but I might be conflating it due them emerging around the same time.

Worst pirate ever, but also the best kind of person!

As someone else said, they probably kept the original age bracket. I’d say it’s at least 5-6 years out of whack. Early Ys are starting their forties, late ones their thirties.

With the salmon part, a bit, otherwise Hyperion. The Shrike is one of my favorite villains.

Let’s wait 'til the shopping spree is over and break them the fuck up <3

I think I was able to bring the ‘at’ closer to the time, but I’m not sure it’s correct:

‘This can’t possibly be the same 9pm I used to start getting ready at for a night out’

I’m tempted to remove the ‘used to’ and just put it in simple past for brevity, but that would hold back half the punch.

This is one of my favorite types of discourse. Polishing jokes and grammar in the gravitas it deserves.

Truly wonderful.

You need the gaming in this lifestyle to help divert attention from not being able to get comfort foods at month’s end.

Otherwise it leaves me all the time to realize the physical and mental hells I am putting myself through. I’ve been qualified for free health care for over a year, but I just arrived to the point where I can reach out and engage the system. I initially thought enrolling would come in handy if I get into an accident, but last week I made the call to start preventive treatments.

I have an appointment with an actual doctor next month. I am also getting the ball rolling on the emotional side. I was contemplating moving back home, but now I might give this current iteration some more time.

edit: i just reread the title (of course I didn’t read the article); I’m 40.

Oooh, I’m one of those! Gaming on foodstamps and social health in a US state, AMA.