So is it ‘never obsolete’ like the EMachines were?

The very first instance of microtransaction began with Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. You know the one, the horse armor for $2.50. That was in 2006.

Team Fortress 2 didn’t come out until 2007.

Online Gambling has been a thing for quite a while beforehand. You can’t entirely blame Valve, here. Inspired? Perhaps, but it took them quite a time to even start giving in.

It’s going to be a very, very interesting series of events once Gabe passes away.

Enjoy him while we’re able.

Yeah but, Sonic did try to grow out of its one-trick-pony phase here and there. Its just the attempts were lacking a creative drive to make them work, so they ended up borrowing aspects of other games, even Mario games who were their key competitor at the time.

Somebody or something keeps throwing a wrench in whatever plans that there would’ve been to make Sonic interesting. It’s been over two and a half decades of trying but you have to credit that they are trying to do something with Sonic.

That’s what we do where I work. I give it to the claims associate and there are two sections - one for damaged and other for donation.

I used the word ‘deliberately’. Oh! You don’t know the word ‘deliberately’! Therefore your reply is irrelevant! And you say I’m being petty! Look at you, telling me to read and write when you can’t even do it either! Hypocrite!

This is what people aren’t talking about enough. It may make people feel all good inside to not have Amazon and everything - until they are commuting for long periods, having to spend more than they budgeted for and shipping to not be available. Also, who loves it when you have to store-hop multiple places and still not find what you need?

It’s like I can’t rely on Walmart or even Best Buy to have what I’m looking for. They have their limits. I can’t rely on small businesses either because they probably won’t have whatever it is I need.

So, sorry, I’m going to keep shopping Amazon as sparingly as possible. Do I hear anyone who is Anti-Amazon prop up any stores for reasonable commute and pricing and available shipping for people and communities? No? Then shut up about your lectures that people don’t need Amazon and how they’re sheeple for continuing to buy from it. It is all about self-pride and virtue signaling.

That’s because they end up going to other social media sites thinking their experiences would be enriched. To truly be off from social media, you need to stop interacting in all of it. That includes places like Reddit and Lemmy.

Because you can’t say you’ve stopped social media just because you deleted your Facebook while turning around and still using Instagram or Lemmy or whatever. You’re still using it.

I haven’t really given a shit either way.

Seems like the Dead Internet Theory is true.

“Up to”

It is a company’s often-used and workaround way of saying “we’re not promising you shit” right upfront. If an ISP decides to give you 20MBps and they say ‘up to’ 50? Guess what, you’re getting that variable 20 - 35 at best connection, not the full 50 or even 49.

Any value that a company puts those two words up against, always expect you’re getting lesser than advertised. It’s a subtle sneaky bullshit lie that is right infront of your face.

Why are we still on 2020?

Why aren’t we focusing on what he’s doing NOW and for the past few months?

And who’s going to impeach him when he’s probably going to be protected by a Republican majority?

This is all a nothingburger.

Organic foods is just an excuse to charge you more so long as they make you feel better to know that it is organic.

I don’t believe I’ll make it to 50 and retirement is a joke now.

They want you working until you’re dead anymore.

I know exactly when that became rampant. 2016, basically the year where society had a huge meltdown in the USA.

Right-wing people stole ‘Woke’ and associated it with SJWs and along with ‘snowflake’ too. To them, being ‘Woke’ meant that you’re aware of their bullshit and the bullshit being forced by the right-wing politics about how incredibly backwards they want to take the country into. Like by allowing racism again, xenophobia and whatnot. So, anything that worked against that, then you’re suddenly ‘Woke’ to them. ‘Snowflake’ is what they called you when you have feelings and emotions, whereas they are the ones trying to be tough and were told to pull things by the bootstraps all their life.

Ironic how the tables turned on that one where these right-winged people are going into sandwich shops trying to be intimidating with their military cosplay outfits. They clung onto that shit like their security blanket and if you take it away, then they’re the ones crying up rivers over it.

Yeah that’s what happened the first time I went into therapy. Part of it was my fault for not really getting into the meaty details of my problems. But I was also dealing with a counselor-level therapist, which was someone I didn’t really need or want. I needed someone with better expertise and a broader range, so with Lyra, I found someone with a PhD and PsyD certifications and is a psychologist. Someone who has the credentials and tools to assist.

And she might not be perfect but still miles above from any session I’ve had with the counselor because she just wasn’t that helpful.

They’ll probably advise speaking to authorities. And a therapist could be a good resource of information. Because it’ll be on some record.

It is exactly how when companies make the most cutting edge software or develop a platform that gets white-hot. It’s about building portfolio and padding it.

They pour into the hard work to make whatever they make the best of its kind. Then when so many people are using it and the value grows, once a company sees its peak value, then it is time to sell.

We’ve seen this happen many times. Skype to Microsoft. Twitter to Musk. Deals that are worth billions and are making the original creators set for life.