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Agreed. It feels like a bunch of people broadcasting to the void with megaphones. Threaded forums are 100x better

I was watching Weather West on YouTube, who said coastal Southern California hadn’t seen a tropical storm landing since 1939

Yes, I love Factorio

I’m from the area. Another “fun” fact I saw on KGW News this morning:

The six hottest August overnight lows have all been in 2021-2023. Last night’s tied the 73 record for the day. The hottest low ever was during the 2021 heat dome where it only got down to 75 overnight (in June)

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That’s disgusting!

“ human civilization will achieve a steady-state economy one way or another. Either we will plan for it and execute a plan that takes us as a global society on average down to a fraction of what we consume today. Or, nature will take its course and we will collapse down to a steady-state level of consumption”

BTD6?

That game is so addicting…

This isn’t unique to video games*. It can happen with anything that you spend a ton of time on, and either burn out on or start to develop more refined taste in. I’ve had it happen with:

• novels
• board games
• movies
• people

You start to see patterns, tropes, or just plain get burnt out on something. It’s a sign you either need to take a break, or that your tastes have simply become refined enough that you require a higher bar to find something interesting.

I’m in my 40s and definitely don’t play games as much as I used to. But there are still times I get sucked in and have a great time. Most recent example: Cosmoteer, a spaceship building game with loads of freedom and creativity. I’m also looking forward to the Factorio DLC and the Dyson Sphere Program combat update.

Edit: case in point that I can still get excited about games: I finally tried Shadows of Doubt and, wow, what an interesting game. It’s like a Deus Ex shadowy sneak-around world with detailed voxel simulation.

* though the enshittification phenomenon is a real thing, and why people should play more indie games

That was a moving piece. Thank you for sharing

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I’ve had this same thought, OP. Lately I’ve been extra thankful for fresh fruits and veggies, because I’m sure a lot of crops are going to have a hard time going forward – already have in some cases.

For those looking for a reference like I was:

https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/alaska-snow-crab-season-canceled/

Non-competes have always seemed dubious at best. And even where they do exist, they have expiration dates.

Likely an overreaction to the current protests / social unrest / whatever you want to call it

The problem is it isn’t just data backups, it’s that one’s email is the backing account for many other accounts online either as a TFA or as the username for some site.