I would also like to point out just how LONG it’s been a Tory government. Even though Torylite Blair gave the UK a “break”, it has been the Tories specifically eroding any welfare the country has had over a long period of time.

Ok, worth thinking about, so thank you for doing that. I’ve just seen cases where Europeans miss out due to rules like this.

I don’t post gaming memes myself so it won’t directly affect me, but how do you count a “Monday” if taking other timezones/countries into consideration? Just curious.

I fucking love those games to death, Thief was so fucking dark and gritty when it first came out and I was so scared when the guards walked past me as I was hiding in the shadows after water arrowing a torch, lol.

And Deus Ex I with it’s multiple storylines, choice making and takes on philosophy was mind blowing.

However, they’re easy to cheese by modern standards which might be to their detriment when it comes to new players. You can easily blackjack your way through Thief I.

Thief III: Deadly Shadows probably holds up the best gameplay wise, though Thief II has the best storyline imo.

Deus Ex I also has some very unfortunate voice acting choices (incl. white people putting on Asian sounding accents), which I, in the 90s, was ignorant about, but now as an adult it’s a cringy struggle to listen to, tbh.

Remember when Big Sugar™ did that study on how sugar is beneficial? Is this that again?

Yep, I’m using wefwef.app now, which is also very nice. Still have Jerboa installed for when it’ll be compatible with beehaw again.

I don’t mind the sponsor segments as much, I usually just skip to the end of them, but that’s only because it’s how my creators make actual money, and it’s not every video, and when you have adblock on, then it’s not as annoying.

But yes, you’re right, couple ads with sponsorships and product placements and soon the actual meat of the video is one tenth of the length. So what are we really watching here?

This sounds exactly like me. I go on a few subreddits still on my laptop, but only because there is no place else for some of my very niche hobbies. I don’t engage anymore though, I’m not logged in, I just lurk (though that’s been made increasingly difficult to do).

My sleep has improved a lot by not having Reddit on my phone. Better sleep = better mental health.

Stay strong!

I would be okay with it if the amount of ads and their length was reasonable, like one in the beginning and one at the end or something. For a longer video I wouldn’t even mind one at the midway point.

I didn’t start using adblockers until I was literally inundated and bombarded and sometimes with ads running the length of movie (no, literally).

It completely ruins the experience. I’m happy to support my creators directly though and I do.

Yeah, this exactly. Use it as an opportunity to realise you’re not on the same page as this person and that’s fine. Better to be picky, imo. Live your best single life, only choose a partner who chooses all of you too.

I mean, I like doing both lol, but I actually think gaming is more productive as you’re at least either engaging in something social, a good narrative, or just fucking having a good time, whereas watching things is more passive (and completely okay to do as well).

A duel to the death, obviously

Thank you!

Well, we play my own folkrock songs and then covers as well. We’re trying to make a chill atmosphere. We mostly want people to leave with a: “oh, that was really pleasant!”-vibe, but also mix in some humourous bits here and there to keep people entertained.

I work with elderly people, so I’m trying to make a book that explores some of the lives left unheard thorughout the decades :)

Imposter syndrome gets us all at times. But hey, at least you’re asking, you’ll then know more and you’ll improve! They need to be patient with a new hire too, which it sounds like they are. Good luck!

Aw, man… Boo.

And to think, Greta inadvertently took him down. What a timeline we live in.

I think you misunderstood me, I didn’t talk about doing work in your spare time. I’m saying because of technology, when you’re at work everything is more fast-paced, which I think contributes to feeling more stressed in your spare time.

Couple that with everything important being attached to your device, including addicting apps like TikTok (for some, not me personally), and it can become a difficult habit to break, because you’re forced to still engage with your phone for various but important reasons.

I don’t think they actually think they’ll get backpaid, it’s more the principle of the thing. You’re saying Reddit isn’t earning the money it should, how about all the free work mods have done over the years to make Reddit into anything worth monetising?

My band is now officially a houseband for a local venue. Quite exciting!

I’m also writing a book, not necessarily to be published, but it’s a fun thing to do :)

I mean, yes, that is true for your spare time. But with the way things are working now, everything has to happen immediately, you might feel you need to be available 24/7, even if you don’t technically.

Work in general is more fast-paced because of it (emails and phone calls over snail mail), everything you do is attached to your phone making it difficult to turn it off (banking, cards, travel apps, dating apps etc).

In the purest sense, yes, you can take breaks from it all, but it’s still there, and while I don’t think it’ll happen anytime soon, I do believe we’d benefit as a society from being less chronically online (I say writing this on an app for a federated social media site, but y’know, small steps).