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i'll need to see more, but it's piqued my interest more than the last 3 gens have by a decent margin already

i haven't cared for mainline since halfway thru the 3DS gens but this is the first time there's ever been a 5 year gap between games and a notable attention to the environment that feels like it wasn't as much of an afterthought.

new mainline pokemon is evoking a handful of visual/design sensibilities and themes from gen 3 in particular (and not just R/S/E but the gamecube games too) that is really getting to me (good)

started making lentil carrot patties w/ a bit of flax seed as a binder, same can be done w/ other legumes and it def feels like the right balance of budget + diet lately for my purposes, really easy to just prep a mixture, put in fridge, and fry up over the week. makes me want a food processor tho

stop telling me about more "potential". no. this shit is supposed to be trained to search archives, rulebooks, folders etc. in conjunction with hard coded guardrails to be a 98% accurate librarian that i can use to help me find things via description, not a friend or an artist or anything social.

capitalism's fault once again. tech has to promise "the future" and sell ideas as such so like, a kind of impressive toy that, at its most useful is a quick but shoddy search tool that you still have to be careful with has somehow been deified, and it sucks.

if their energy expenditure were minimal and were treated with the same grain of salt as cursory search engine results and backend work was done to improve citation of reputable sources AND everone on earth got a crash course on how to feed it useable input, they *maybe* -
but it's too late now.

every llm used as an explainer, support bot, etc. all have the same problem and it's so annoying.

these things are like, mildly useful but only if you treat them as dumb + prone to error and not a fucking sapient genius like everyone who employs them to customers who are also told it's a genius

low calorie prebiotic sodas that are like 5g sugar are actually kinda nice but ofc it aligns with health trend marketing so despite being worth cents to produce like every other soda, they think they can get away with selling it for 2.50 per 12oz can just because they put a little gut funk in it.

Discord message with the following text: pac mean eats pellets and fruit. rabbit. and fights ghosts. rabbit.

I wanna date someone, but you bare minimum gotta have a job and know how to use your words when you wanna talk about a problem. I'll help you figure out cooking if you suck at that. And meet me at a time in my life when I'm not fixated on another interest.

I sorta romanticize the idea of assisting someone in getting their life together in a way that also wouldn't result in dependance, but I know it's not usually that simple and people who struggle with gaining independence are more of a handful than ever anticipated and can romantically be a mess :x

I don't mean this in a salty way at all 'cause I've got my emotions under control but I do reflect often on the fact that I do find myself empathizing and liking folks lately who struggle in ways I did years ago but the problem is that

but still invest the 1 hour a day the game demands and 2-3 hours per day for a week when a new patch hits. and it's like. i dunno how to frame that other than like. that's candles on your time budget. spend less on candles. "no" ok. scary that even self awareness of time traps doesn't stop us.

Biggest thing that blows my mind about gacha/live service is that even when I manage to escape them, I'll literally talk to friends going thru the same exact feelings of like "yeah I'm logging in every day, wasting my time, slacking on more important creative/work goals, etc. etc."

I don't regret the time I spent actually playing the game, but my time spent thinking about them and wading through all of the numbers minutia surrounding it always sucks. I resent that I'm so susceptible to games that demand your time in the form of squeezing for drops of "fun"

I don't think I've ever engaged with a live service game in a monetarily irresponsible way, it's always been within reason and during the point of my maximum enjoyment, but the final months of making ice cubes are always the worst

something that would otherwise be a strong pull to keep me hooked is what made me realize if i actually cared, i wouldn't be waiting for something to "save" the experience in the first place.

pocket tcg now out of the rotation, only one daily game left and it's mtg arena which i feel like i'm still playing because i'm actually having fun. kinda funny that what it took to get me out of both zzz and pocket tcg was being bored of them and bunnies being the final straw

there's a lot of "cooking" that is just assemble and let simmer, and if the price you pay as a "lazy" home cook is investing in a slow cooker to simplify it even further and getting comfortable eating stews and (tasty!) "slop", it will pay for itself in no time.

"too lazy to cook" recipes are usually more involved than the recipe maker thinks, but i do think there's a good middle ground and ppl who are intimidated by active cooking can still learn stuff like chopping up a couple veggies + a protien w/ liquid + spice and tossing it into a big pot for 1 hour

deception is a huge part of internet culture (and always has been) and it's a worthwhile skill not just to discern what you can trust, but what is playful bullshitting vs scumbag trolling vs organized malicious campaigns (esp. with AI images now more than ever)

is it not self evident why a steadfast position like that is so appealing to dismantle? i know it's like cartoon villain shit to be like "you can't trust everybody" but there's a point where trust can betray critical thought that is like the whole crux of not just bait but also political propaganda

i empathize with folks who are pure of heart and simply believe people, but those posts that are like "erm, why is it my fault for choosing to TRUST people?" are so hard to get behind when it's about like, falling for bait and not like, being tricked by friends.

i realized in retrospect i doubled boulder dash with the dragon on the board when it only doubles single target spells...

and yet my board state basically meant i was probably winning anyway so it's not like it mattered but also noooo aghhh!!!

i know the point of prerelease events is to learn the game and just have fun and even make mistakes but realizing you accidentally cheated in some really small way in retrospect is always like oh my god i can never show my face around my LGS again they're going to kill me (literally nobody cares)

very much a "find your kind of person" thing i think. i'm not even in shape and people more fit than me groan at the idea of that walk, or eating at home, etc. etc. and i just 🥲
sowwy..

downside of this: walking a couple miles to cook something kinda basic + a dessert w/ youtube constitutes a good activity to do w/ friends or a date to me and i'm worried that bores/annoys people. i'm sort of disillusioned to the concept of (and financially incapable of) really spoiling anyone.

upside to not having a ton of money and still being kind of enamored by the thrill of the more freeing and less stressful side of adult responsibilities (and also not having a car): going for a walk to go grocery shopping is still kinda fun tbh

i gotta go back to the game store to pick up a lavaleaper!!