Delphia @ Delphia @lemmy.world

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Yeah about 20 years ago.

The vibe was different, it was racist, sexist, bigoted and homophobic jokes. Now it feels like a bunch of racists sexists bigots and homophobes telling jokes. Nobody cared about who anyone really was, it was a shittalking shitposting competition. At some point it stopped feeling like bantz, it just started to feel ugly.

Maybe I just grew up a bit, but I at least remember it being that way.

Waterproof Iphone

Microwave Iphone

Burger King Lettuce

4chan really was hilarious sometimes.

LTT is tech content like Donut media is Automotive content. It's edutainment at most.

I find it funny the amount of hate that LTT gets, it's niche entertainment and you can watch it absolutely free anywhere in the world and Linus rejected a 9 figure sum to keep ownership of something he built, say that out loud... "He turned down over $100,000,000." Yes they flog merch and have floatplane and all that bullshit but that's how they stay independent.

You can take Donut and Motortrend as examples of how it all goes to shit. MT were YT only, then moved to their own paid streaming platform, then sold out to a network and told all their international subscribers to kick rocks because the network deal was more money.

Or the Donut route, where you get bought by venture capital who suck all the fun out of the job, try to monetise everything and wind up having all the talent leave and go start their own channels because they took a fun job and just made it a job.

Well I mean, it IS a step up from my current jobs policy which is "Yes you need a car to get here, no we arent providing one and if you don't have one you don't have a job"

The "you can microwave your IPhone to recharge it" and "Iphones are waterproof" were amazing.

The Burger King lettuce box doxxing was pretty funny too.

I remember 4chan when it was "good"

Back then 4Chan was all about how funny your content was. Nationality, sexuality, gender, economic status... none of it mattered a bit.

Its a cesspit now, but it was responsible for some truly epic shit.

Are you saying we should "Leave Cara Alone!!!"

Or buy up some classic IPs and do some quality games with them.

Give me a new Carmageddon.

Costco is good for a few America-centric foods in Australia.

Nobody aside from my wife knows that the secret to my BBQ is Montreal steak seasoning and my burgers kick ass because my cheese is American.

Yeah, I do agree on this in general.

Just cause this guy is a good dude for a rich guy doesn't mean the system doesn't suck.

I know a guy who is quite rich.

Doesn't much care about speed limits because every time he loses his licence for 3 months he fucks off to another country for a while while he can't legally drive here.

Its kind of funny.

People love to cherry pick this argument so hard.

Aspartame is linked to a possible near zero to low increase in cancer risk. Not zero, theres enough evidence to say that some people if they drink a LOT over a LONG time it COULD cause something that MIGHT not have happened. There are multiple studies on Pubmed I can link to show this. However The evidence on excess sugar and carrying excess weight is ABSOLUTELY UNDENIABLE. The negative health outcomes for being overweight or having diabetes are just straight up facts.

So pick your poison, if you have a family history of bladder, bowel, stomach or colon cancer you may want to avoid the aspartame. If your doctor has just told you you have pre-diabetes and you're going to lose your foot or have a massive heart attack if you don't cut out the sugar and lose some fucking weight the minuscule risk of something thats an outside chance vs that...

Of course there are people who are exceptions, but Im sure that the number of people who believe that NOBODY cares has a majority who are wrong.

Seek help, even if its only to walk away from the bastards who didnt care.

Suicide takes what you're feeling and distributes it amongst your friends and family for the rest of their lives. I guarantee you, they would rather help you get better.

Edit: Or you know, read some of the essays replying to me about how I dont understand, convince yourself it IS the smart thing to do and go for it! I believe in you!

Contrarian ass motherfuckers.

In fairness to the guy, IMO a lot of their lesser known stuff is lesser known for a reason. Its filler, its not bad its just not very good. And compared to their best work, its a turd in a punchbowl.

But to compare yourself to "The Beatles" of your industry is very close to the height of arrogance. I mean, I loved the Borderlands games, Gearbox might be selling out shows but they arent filling arenas.

Wouldnt have it if it werent for the wife... teamwork makes the dream work, once the house is built and we settle out all the finances I get to build a new fast toy.

I was never particularly good at applying myself to anything, I blame the undiagnosed ADHD. But for the last few years I found that Im very interested in fitness, nutrition and exercise science. So I'm in the best shape of my life while approaching 40. Im also building a 4 bedroom family home with a mortgage I can afford and I have a stable career earning good money in a union protected government job.

So what if I'm not a race car driver.

At least it wasnt Diablo 4, you get to die in a good game.