To add to the above, there is also an absolutely massive modding scene for Ark, that can add anything from hundreds of new dinosaurs, to NPC's, to new structures and mechanics.
A lot of fun to be had with Ark, doubly so if you can convince some friends to give it a go with you.
There is a considerable amount of depth to the game, but it's not insurmountable for anyone. You'll have no problem going through the game if you read through tool tips and help pop-ups as they arise. DnD knowledge needed is none at all or negligible at best.
Honestly, I don't know if it's the fewer users, the lack of trolls, the newer apps I've been forced to use or the topics that I've been getting into since joining Lemmy. But I have been considerably more active here both commenting and posting, than I ever was on Reddit.
It may have started as a way to do my part for the growth of Lemmy, but it's not been about that for me for some time now.
Pretty much this. People seem to forget that we few that value this level of browser privacy and security are an extreme minority.
The vast majority of users just want it to work, without error. Some don't even care that much about it being fast or slow once they're entrenched in the system.
Frankly I'm anti-lobbying, in an ideal world this shit would be illegal. But we're not in an ideal world and this is not abnormal.
uBlock Origin forever and always. I've recently reinstalled Windows within the last 30 days and thus have a fresh installation of my browser and uBlock Origin – I have already blocked 609,521 ads, wild.
Every now and then I come across something, where I have to stop myself from just immediately down voting as a knee-jerk reaction to simply witnessing it.
Hey, honestly I'm unsure. Though my gut instinct would be that it does include those instances, hadn't considered it.