Huh. Trump helps Putin and continues his war. 2 birds one stone?

It was a series of words without empathy or accuracy. You were comparing 2 things, not even equating them. Seemed to be implicitly gatekeeping loss as well.

They probably just have some unhealed damage.

It was apparently a pretty significant issue with Katrina victims too. See the links in this other reply. https://beehaw.org/comment/5666962

Ignore the troll. You’re right and the refusal to take pets along with evacuees has lead to many deaths.

https://www.npr.org/2025/08/26/nx-s1-5467727/hurricane-katrina-pets-animal-rescue-disaster

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/hurricane-katrina-change-way-evacuate-pets-devastation

https://www.drc.udel.edu/cint-deyoung-pet-evacuation-atmos-august-2025/

I’d argue that there is appetite and that those skills have not been lost forever and while there are those that would have use only play and consume, to assume that this is the only thing happening is a bit of a reductio ad absurdum.

Guess I need to re-read my shit. Lol.

That’s so disappointing. I loved their games. 🥺

For me, the cost benefit is about entertainment. I recognize there have been studies that supposedly show that games can help develop or maintain certain skills, but for me it’s more about learning the skill to experience the in-game reward. That’s just for some games. For others, that element exists but the game is telling a story too. One that is punctuated by struggle, maybe battles, and the overcoming which leads to power ups and more story.

So the cost-benefit is that it costs time, but it pulls you out of end-stage capitalism and puts you in flow state, engaging in another world.

I would suspect, though, that if you’re seeing video games through the lens of cost-benefit analysis, you might have trouble relaxing. People need rest.

I’m already hosting plex and veilid instances… What’s another. Lol

Squirreling a bit here, but I’ve been wanting to go that route, but don’t have quite enough free time.

At least from what I understand, the Ux is pretty decent.

Thanks for the reply. I did indeed pass TF out, but will look for it later today after the seasonal festivities.

Will take a look tonight if I don’t pass TF out. 🤒

Wife and I are playing Borderlands 4. It’s a fun romp of a game!

Nice. Thought they wouldn’t put this on switch 1. Looks like they might actually take my money after all.

Interesting point.

Counterpoint: it’s good to get people used to doing it by practicing before they do the real thing. …also all the other reasons you see in the thread.

Interesting. I saw it was free, clicked play now, and it didn’t work. Just took me to the list of other free games excluding immortals Fenix rising.

Hmm. Will have to try later on pc

Next up: hundreds of Rockstar employees that signed letter to management, summarily fired…