This kind of thing makes me wonder what it would actually look like if someone made a game that entices the average cishet American and makes them “gayer”. I’m picturing some kind of rhythm game that flashes subliminal images of hot guys every time you hit a “great!”

I know, I am/have been in the same situation as OP. I don’t want to sound like a rise-and-grind guy, but when you get a little relief it’s something to keep in mind. It will make that period when you feel okay last a little longer.

Running every morning is the hardest thing to imagine doing when you’re depressed. The worst part is that it works.

You’re right about it being more about management than “overcoming”. I’ve also found, and heard others say, as you get older it naturally loosens its grip a bit.

Yeah, until the avatar is reborn as a Palestinian who can use his secret fourth type of magic kung-fu to mind-bend the genocidal thoughts out of the zionist leadership, the Palestinians are going to have to make do with returning unexploded bombs to the occupying forces.

I’m aware of the ones running the android version. They run well when they do, but online is partially broken and they crash frequently.

It’s really there already. All they need now is QOL onboarding features like an in web browser version with a QR code to join your friends’ servers, or if they could get on nintendo switch or something (not going to happen, but I can dream)

I have to dual boot windows on my PC mainly so my brother can play minecraft (bedrock, java ofc is fine) and roblox on it because the linux support for both is really spotty

People who know economics: Did the 2008 recession ever actually “end” meaningfully? When Covid hit I started hearing about a “new” recession but it never “felt” like the 2008 one let up. Now I hear talk of a “new recession” caused by Trump’s tariffs, but when did the Covid recession let up?

https://www.luanti.org/ is a near perfect minecraft clone, better actually in some ways. Setting up a server for example is cake when you don’t have to worry about DRM or authentication whatsoever. Every instance is a server with a click of a button. If the server is running mods your client will automatically download them proper mods to match.

The only thing it’s missing is the huge library of mods minecraft has, but It’s easier to make mods for Luanti than minecraft since it’s open source.

It’s more than just a mincraft clone, they’re angling to be the open source minecraft + roblox all rolled into one. It’s already better as a base game than either.

I avoided covid until last winter, and when I finally got it (Guess when my younger brother’s school dropped mask requirements), it was sandwiched between a nasty flu, and RSV all in the same month. I lost almost an inch of hairline and my lungs still feel fucked up.

I think the internet is entirely unusable … the entire day.

Critical support tho

You can’t sign up for anything with a non-normie email anymore as of like 2018.

Everything demands something directly tied to a phone number anymore and I don’t know why people didn’t make a bigger deal about that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvrwtbwmxFc

I went looking around for more info about MAiD after this post and found this. (I’ll fix the link as soon as the bot scolds me).
I can feel so emotionally empty sometimes, but watching this video, the part with Orlando Da Silva in particular, I recognized in him exactly how I felt from about 17-27. I could write paragraphs right now about the ways I know he felt just from the micro-expressions on his face in a <1 minute interview. I had tears streaming down my face before I even realized I was feeling it. The weak half-hearted arm gestures and the defeated half-mumble as he felt the energy sucked straight out of him talking about his treatment. It just caught me off guard.

I don’t think I have a point here beyond “I had an intense reaction to this and wanted to tell someone.”

You know why the Sunday paper is bigger?

Mine told me I can have gigabit fiber, or static IP on 50mb/s copper, but not both, because something something piracy.

Mine told me I can have gigabit fiber, or static IP on 50mb/s copper, but not both, because something something piracy.

Mine told me I can have gigabit fiber, or static IP on 50mb/s copper, but not both, because something something piracy.

I’m interested in your opinion about the term enshittification. It’s a Doctrowism and even though it’s a little imprecise, frequently misused/understood, a little childish, and it isn’t my first choice, it’s the term that took off. Do you know a better phrase? Not trying to put you on the spot. You always have good takes.

I consider myself lucky that my body started outright rejecting alcohol around 25. Prior to that I was drinking about 3 liters of liquor a month. Half a beer triggers a multiple day migraine now. It’s the perfect excuse to not drink as well, so if you’re getting pressured feel free to use it.

As with many things there’s a spectrum from intentional malice to not being paid to care to not even considering it.

I think especially in laptops not having that feature is really missed by even a lot of “normal people” and the necessary hardware would cost what, a couple dollars max?

I think the fact that other methods (WiFi direct, Bluetooth file sharing, etc) are so poorly or slowly supported, when the “how do I get this file to you?” question is so common, is evidence enough to suggest that there have been a number of conversations following this form at various companies.
“Let’s support WiFi direct”.
“Why would anyone want that when they have onedrive/icloud? wink nudge”

I am pleased to hear it’s coming with USB 4 however. Maybe the sneakernet isn’t dead afterall.

Thank you! Same for phones. Why don’t you give me 2 USB C ports if you must take away my headphone jack? What if I want to change and listen to music?

Also it’s the highest form of bullshit that I can’t just plug two computers into each other with a USB C and transfer a file at like 10 gb/s.

In fact I have a conspiracy theory that they intentionally make sharing a file directly between two devices with no 3rd parties difficult so they can control and surveil what is shared more easily.