This feels written in an AI generated voice as well though

• all the semi-dramatic filler “Well, Valve had the last laugh”, “That said, it wasn’t perfect”, “And honestly?”, etc
• each paragraph has an intro, some content, and a conclusion
• all the punctuation is grammatically correct

Plus, it uses a very generic argument about why everyone else is wrong for not liking the controller, even though from the comments here it’s pretty clear the main reason is not having a d-pad

Just wanted to thank you for this post - my daughter is only a few weeks old but I’ve been tinkering with home assistant during pregnancy and adding smart plugs to appliances seems like a great move when she gets more mobile

They actually did something similar when creating Sesame Street (and I think Blues Clues); the main difference being the goal was to make the educational parts the most attention grabbing, so kids with parents who just plop them in front of the TV would be more prepared for school.