That’s the problem with the fediverse in general. It’s a lovely concept, but it’s hard to sell people on something that has 10% (if we’re being generous) of the content they’re used to.

I thought I was looking at Domo-kun Santa at first.

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That’s what they said in The Matrix, isn’t it? 1999: the peak of human civilization. At the time, the future looked bright, but in the grand scheme of things, it hasn’t played out as we hoped.

Just to play the devil’s advocate: many of those thanking God are more expressing thanks for the circumstances that led to recovery. That includes that doctor, along with whatever knowledge and skill they have as a result of years of study and hard work. i.e. God put that doctor in their lives, rather than some quack.

So you’re saying it’s just as effective as a whistle that “keeps away dragons”? i.e. It’s an adequate deterrent for the bullshit it “prevents”?

I (37M) recently caught myself getting frustrated when my wife offered solutions to my ranting. I just wanted to complain and not be told all the ways I could have avoided the problem in the first place. I finally understand.

The question implies that you would still have your human brain, not that you would think like an actual duck.

I mean, I’m not, but only because I am too lazy to change (so far). I’ve been remarkably content with the Steam Deck desktop experience, so I’m leaning more and more towards Linux.

It’s easier for people who don’t know what they’re doing. The limitations keep those users from breaking things and provide a decent out-of-the-box experience for the user. The very same limitations feel, well, limiting to users like you.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 with my wife. A holiday break cut off our first game at the end of act 2, so I hope we make it through this time.

Soulstone Survivors by my lonesome. I’m on a bullet heaven binge, and this one seems pretty good.

The reverse is “bur”, right? Not sure if I remember correctly.

Damn straight.

I’ve been on a “bullet heaven” binge recently and have put so. many. hours. into Brotato in the last week or so.

Why are you talking that way?

Isn’t he that guy with the “tech tips”?

That’s you paying more for the same thing: inflation. Shrinkflation would mean getting less for the same or more money.

Per Wikipedia:

shrinkflation, also known as the grocery shrink ray, deflation, or package downsizing, is the process of items shrinking in size or quantity, or even sometimes reformulating or reducing quality, while their prices remain the same or increase.

I can’t see how furniture could ever qualify as shrinkflation, unless we’re counting something like the use of crappier materials.

That’s about right, yeah. Please don’t mock us. 🥺

I’ll give you two guesses.