The only difference is that the US was way more successful. It's literally identical to what Putin tried with Zelenskyy in the opening days of the Russo-Ukraine war.
Unfortunately, I think most Americans would lose a memory contest against a goldfish, so they can't recognize the parallels.
Bloodborne 2, easy. I don't even really want most of these, let Dark Souls and Demon's Souls rest as franchises. I'd also prefer if FromSoftware returned to the more "metroidvania" style of open worlds as opposed to Elden Ring's "wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle" approach. It's really just between Sekiro 2 and Bloodborne 2 for me, but I can't actually see how FromSoft would meaningfully iterate on Sekiro's combat system. More of it would be good, sure, but a big part of my intitial enjoyment of Sekiro stemmed from learning the combat system for the first time. I can definitely see how modern FromSoft could really spice up trick weapons though, and probably improve on the magic system.
I'd be willing to bet your dad and grandpa wouldn't consider me a man either, but they have outdated ideas and would not pull in today's society.
I feel you hard on seeing T as cheating though. As a femboy, I see a lot of femboy influencers taking E as basically a performance enhancer. I think the big difference is that you need that extra boost, because your body isn't naturally making the right amount of hormones for you. That's not cheating, it's correcting a biological flaw. You're not really taking it as a shortcut to your exercise goals, you're taking it to become one of the boys.
Thing is, as the Western empire collapses, I think more and more people will start to move towards China just for the sake of stability and a basic standard of living. It's already something I've been thinking about, and things are only going to get worse.
All that to say, I wouldn't write off the idea of them attracting people. Immigration is a possible solution, it kinda depends on if the PRC wants it to be their solution.
The actual thing that's preventing you is your fear of violent consequences, and I can assure you that those consequences will still exist without police intervention.
The Victorians really screwed fashion, don't let some old ghost tell you what you can and can't wear! Men used to wear skirts and blouses and stockings and exceptionally funny hats! You can too!
Yeah, getting PIA running without the native client has been a bit rough. These days I've just gotten use to starting a terminal as soon as I log-in, but I probably need a more permanent solution. maybe it'll be switching to cachy as well.
no chance, my head game is way better than my living situation. If I was incarnated based upon a bj I gave I'd be an aristocrat at least.