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  • What websites do you miss from the 2000s?

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  • Neocities and just generally when it was cool for everyone to have their own personal website rather than having profiles on the major platforms.

    Should be easier than ever today.

  • What phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?

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  • Controversial becomes a goal post for some people. Aiming to have ___ opinions with any adjective other than ones relating to how that opinion is formed (well thought-out, logical, hasty (bad for a different reason)) makes for some of the most vulnerable people among humanity.

    I said it very recently, and I'll say it again. People obsess way too fucking much over labels. Labels are a conversational tool meant to briefly describe something. The more you use them to determine how you should act, the more bogus you are. There are a couple exceptions, but aside from children in the developmental stages where labels play a massive role (I'm not a psychologist, someone correct me here if I'm off base), these are always™ because how you are perceived is fundamental to said label, e.g. hero, leader, representative. Please note that I'm not saying labels are never useful.

    I'm open to debate on this.

  • What phrases/sentences instantly reveal someone as a chud?

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  • "Mog" is the funniest word this generation has come up with. I don't use it, but I must admit that I chuckle nearly every time I hear it used.

  • What video game did you not expect to like as much as you did?

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  • I played Warframe for about 3 years before I realized it was my favorite game ever. As in I was 12 when I started playing, and at the time, it was just what I had. It wasn't until I got my first personal gaming laptop and began playing on there that I realized how much I liked it, and started engaging in the community more.

    JoeAAverage, if you're out there: Thanks, man. It may have seemed like a small gift at the time—especially for an already 3-year player—but now, 11 years in, I still can't be certain that I would've realized how cool of a game I had in my hands had you not gifted me that Limbo set. Limbo may be forgotten by DE, and I may not play him much anymore, but he will always be my favorite frame.

  • Videogames you always wanted to play but they did disappointed you?

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  • Starfield only reinforced my aversion to pre-ordering.

    I had about $100 set aside to pre-order the deluxe edition of Starfield when orders went available, but around that same time, a similarly priced, new limited-time premium cosmetic pack was announced for Warframe, and they did one of those things where "and it's out RIGHT NOW!" (we typically know at least a couple months in advance before something drops), so I, without hesitation, redirected those funds to the Warframe item and did not order Starfield.

    Still one of the best decisions I've made. Starfield, even had it delivered on all its promises, was just not the game I was looking for. I pledged for a Star Citizen ship two months later.

    Those last couple sentences are like a short horror story.

  • What are some hugely important music albums?

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  • WE BELONG TOGETHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaAAAAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaaaooooooouugghh

  • Pissing in the shower is better than pissing in the toilet in every single way.

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  • Do whatever the hell you want at home, but

    1. I'm not visiting your house.
    2. I'm not eating anything you cook.
    3. I'm cutting off anyone from my personal life who does this beyond their own walls.

  • What search engine do you guys use?

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  • DuckDuckGo.

    Like others have said, there's really no getting around that Google has the best search engine from a functional standpoint. So I use DuckDuckGo for my personal reasons, but if I'm dissatisfied with the results, I will open up a "private" browser and do a Google search.

    Edit: I'll add that this doesn't happen very often. The last time I had to do this was maybe a month and some change ago.

  • Did you dream of a videogame long before it happened?

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  • I dreamt of Titanfall the night before it was announced.

    More precisely, I dreamt of Halo, but you piloted humanoid mech suits.

    Did I just dream of slightly altered Halo 4? NO. DON'T RUIN THIS FOR ME.

  • How long have you all spent on lemmy/piefed this month?

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  • Significantly less than I did right after the Great Migration.

  • What is your favorite quote, proverb, or piece of wisdom?

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  • What's your takeaway from this lizard?

  • What is a much bigger threat than initially presented?

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  • Yeah, I was alright with it in the 60s.

  • What is something about how people view or use technology that needs to die?

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  • For people still in their working days, I'd agree with you. Every 30 year old really should know how to use a computer at an at least basic level.

    My grandparents, however, have had a life full of working for a world that wanted to give them as little as possible. My grandmother wants to relax, and my grandfather wants to keep busy how he wants to work. I think they've earned however they want to live, whether that's with or without learning how to use a computer well. It's really not harming anyone.

    I will give my grandma credit, though. She's not resistant to learning how to use her phone—she just doesn't need all of it, and she's not gonna fully understand that which she doesn't need. My grandfather is pretty resistant, though. That's just how he is. The phone is the least of our worries.

  • How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy?

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  • To put it plainly, I couldn't muster a single shit if Facebook ceased to exist.

    Actually, I'd celebrate. The web can survive without being commercialized. It'd look much different, for sure. That's the point.

    Edit: I'm not saying this isn't a super idealized fantasy that will never happen. I'm just saying I'd partake in that fantasy.

  • How can we protect kids from the harms of social media without sacrificing everyone's privacy?

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  • Define "they," and you might answer your own concerns.

  • If you "talk to yourself", you're deemed a "crazy person", but if you turn it to a song, then you're an aspiring musician.

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  • "Mental illness creates great art."

  • If you were able to magically learn any language that nobody speaks in your region, what would it be?

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  • Haven't picked back up consistently learning Japanese in like 8 years, but it's a joy to feel the progress of learning such a vastly different language. I know enough Spanish that it'd be a waste to spend this gift on it.

    I guess the most tactical option for me that's still interesting would be Arabic, because while I love the idea of knowing it, I don't think I'll ever give myself the time to learn it.

  • What are tell-tale signs a series has jumped its shark?

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  • In real life, it would go:

    Nancy: Of course! We need to-

    Nancy and Steve: dfoi intd foruotm thhoe...

    *awkward pause

    Nancy and Steve: Go ahea-

    *another awkward pause

    Nancy and Steve: No, you go ahe-

  • What are tell-tale signs a series has jumped its shark?

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  • For me, Will: It's when... Dustin: The characters in every scene... Max: Talk like... Steve: This.

    There are too many characters, and the only way your audience can remember that half of them still exist is... Nancy: For them to start sharing lines.

  • Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world
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    What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option?

  • ADHD @lemmy.world
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    Oddly overwhelmed while sick

  • 196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Compliance

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
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    To those with 2+ monitors on your machine: What's your use case, and how much does it actually boost your productivity?

  • internet funeral @lemmy.world
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    Ticks.