I’ve been rocking it for a couple weeks now. So far it’s been great

I think there can be an intermediary step where things get a little better before they get much worse. I’m thinking of Youtube, which pre acquisiton, iirc, was getting slow and bad. Google infrastructure made it faster, but then, well…

This is really just the first step of enshitification - first they make things good for users, then introduce advertisers, then claw back all the value for themselves.

Or put another way

• "don’t worry you favourite thing will stay the same - we don’t want to mess with a winning formula!
• “these changes will benefit users!”
• “we have to comply with industry standards and best practices. please read our updated terms of service.”
• "in order to compete in a dynamic marketplace, we’re introducing an add supported tier!
• “we’ve made changes to our subscription model!”
• “we’ve made changes to our subscription model and we’re introducing adds on paid tiers! suck it!”
• “sure, you paid for it, but our agreements are expiring and we don’t value you as a human being!”
• “really, where else are you going to go? lololololol”

This is great. I’ve only recently discosvered blackened speed metal bands like Bewitcher or Wraith or Hellripper. So I’m a big fan of this extreme metal rock ’ roll fusion stuff. This is new to me too. Excellent recommendation.

I can’t, though I can lucid dream. When people say “read,” I feel like they’re thinking of printed text but I find some I have similar problem with technology use. Like sometimes I’m trying to find something on the internet, or to show something on my phone to someone and it keeps not making sense. And I keep trying it again and again and it just get worse until I realize I’m dreaming.

There’s a good but at times strange podcast about a super app that takes over society. It’s sort of like histories told from the far future about our near future. Most of the tales are told in first person so it takes a some listening to get a sense of the timeline of the world.

https://programaudioseries.com/

You’re right, it doesn’t really. But I bet if they revisited omikron it would be the same story, a different genre of game with many familiar trappings.

Kinda like how the newer Doom games purport to be more like the originals while simultaneously getting less like them. Although I absolutely love Doom Eternal, let me be clear.

The space is so saturated it feels like it’s only a matter of time before every game I’ve ever played is remastered, remade, revisited, or given a extremely late sequel

That game blew my mind when I played it back in the day. Despite all the clunky mechanics it achieved a sense of place I don’t get from most modern games. I’m surprised they haven’t revisited or revived it in some way.

I mean, Bungie’s remaking Marathon! Anything is possible in this crazed timeline

There are dozens of us! I bet it’s the single most popular join day.

Me too! I have a couple and I only use them on games that “need” them for fear for fear of breaking them. The rest of the time I use a PS5 controller.

Next time I have too much money I’m gonna get a scuf controller.

https://scufgaming.com/

you said it, bud

I think there was a “snarkiness” to the earlier web that I still appreciate. I’m fine with a one-word answer or a shit post if it’s funny and not hateful. I think the tone became a more extreme and worse version of itself over time. The internet is a place for everyone, not just enthusiasts, we gotta do better.

Problem is, as other comments have rightly said, we’re incentivized to do the opposite. And bad actors find it useful to encourage extreme opinions and division.

While i think something has been lost now that twitter, reddit and centralized communities are in decline, i also think this is an opportunity to build better communities with different incentives. While i don’t the fediverse is going to take over the internet, i think it’s part of a broader and encouraging trend.

Kinda sounds like Night City from the Cyberpunk games too. These guys read the science fiction and miss the point entirely.

They’re not really the same vibe, but they do have an extremely far future setting, vast intelligences called Minds that run society, and my favourite part, luxury space communism. Most people recommend you start on book two - The Player of Games since it’s a better example of what the series is. While that’s true I stated on book one - Consider Phlebas - and liked it, so up to you I guess.

Wishlisted!

As a fan of the Culture series and really any far, far future stuff, this looks to be my jam.

Or FATE and its numerous incarnations. I feel like I get as far as saying “it’s like DnD except…” before it veers off irrevocably into talking about DnD

I met my wife playing Mage: the Ascension. Truly one in million. I know. Never got to try out M20 though. That should put a rough date on when this happened…

Oh yeah. Fly for your life is just great short film on its own merits.

I actually really like music videos in general. I miss the days when we had MTV or muchmusic here in Canada. Back before they got invaded by reality tv.

The video is like if you smashed Borderlands and Cyberpunk 2077 together and I’m here for it.

They are called Nothing Adaptive icons ( not sure what’s “adaptive” about them) and I just found them in the play store for less than $2 CAD, which seems reasonable to me for an icon pack.

Yet another Niagara launcher with Nothing icons. It’s a work in progress.