If the Communists are willing to do what they say we need to do. This is a big “if” that I don’t see any evidence for.

PSVR2 died because it’s not backwards compatible with PSVR1.

Half Life Alyx is like if we got Super Mario 64, and then four years later the games influenced by it just didn’t come.

That myth was debunked in the 00s when the Bush era only gave us one good album

(I actually love '00s American music, but most anti-Bush songs sucked)

Fascists provide easy (but often fake) answers to hard problems. Loneliness, the fear of replacement, that kind of thing.

I mean, the government not using a heavy hand in switching us to metric (not that it doesn’t use a heavy hand in other things) is the reason we never did. The law was passed, but nobody cared, so we never switched.

He strikes me as more a rube that occasionally picks up alt-right talking points than a dedicated follower. At least on one occasion he called out Moon, a shitty right wing video essayist, for lying, but he went really hard on anti-Sweet Baby Inc. content.

So I guess he could unintentionally? But intention doesn’t really matter here. His fanbase probably leans right too.

Game Pass is a profoundly stupid decision. It doesn’t make it’s money back and now Xbox users are used to not paying for games. And from a consumer perspective, enshittification always eventually happens with subscriptions.

Just Linux usually.

GNU/Linux if I need to differentiate most Linux distros from non-GNU OSes using the Linux kernel such as Android, Chrome OS, and Alpine.

Facts. This is just facts. Not even unpopular facts really, maybe something most people don’t realize.

I think TikTok should be banned or forced to change operations under laws that will also apply to X and Meta. Because social media really does need to be reined in, but I do not agree with only applying it to the Chinese one.

American TV and movies after the '00s. Not representative enough of normal American life to be relatable (which is why I like '90s and '00s American TV so much) and not original enough to be interesting (which is why I’m into anime.)

If Stone Temple Pilots ever does that acoustic tour focusing on their softer songs they cancelled due to COVID (they’ve toured since but not that particular idea.) Perdida is one of my favorite “post-prime” albums from any band, and in general STP’s softer material is what makes them one of my favorites.

I’ll go to see My Chemical Romance if they put out a new album.

David Gilmour.

Weezer in a theater (I went to the Hella Mega Tour but Weezer I’ve heard is way better in a theater than an arena.)

I’m an apatheist. Just don’t try and force me to care about your religion or lack thereof.

Uncommon in my culture: Makoto (disclaimer: I think Makoto might still be more common in my culture than my real name)

Uncommon in general: Kitty

I’m not sure I’d call this “cheaping out” but unless you can’t even afford that or you have a specific reason you need a more expensive one, you should buy mid-range ($200 - $400) phones. The early '10s are over and mid-range is more than adequate for the average phone user. Plus quite a few mid-ranges still have expandable storage and/or headphone jacks.

All of the sixth gen ones. Dreamcast, PS2, OG Xbox, GameCube.

Also SNES and 3DS.

Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Kirby Planet Robobot for the same reason: while not the most innovative games and not necessarily my favorites in their respective franchises, they represent nearly flawless implementations of their respective franchise’s ideas.

Sometimes I feel like Mario and a couple popular indie games are the only platformers that get taken seriously honestly.

At least two communities I use are on Beehaw, but I wouldn’t be super affected.

Terraria.

Because to me Terraria feels more like a freer version of a Metroidvania than a survival game. And while you start weak you get downright overpowered.