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You said it was "the reason".

You probably would've said it was "the reason" if we had a Conservative government, too.

Before Carney, if you'd told me "the reason" that people voted Conservative is because they were tired of Trudeau, I'd believe you. Or told me "the reason" was because they were upset about pandemic restrictions imposed by the provincial governments, along with the economic fallout of the pandemic... I'd believe you.

It was all over the news. Everyone was talking about it. A whole bunch of losers got into trucks and drove to the capital to complain to the wrong people on multiple levels.

When you claim that "the reason" was an issue that I've never heard anybody complain about with regards to their voting intentions, it sounds like you're just coming in with your mind made up and trying to find anything to justify the conclusion you've already arrived at.

It was 3 seats of 172 or something like that. That's why the Liberals aren't a majority government.

So if this an issue in 3 ridings that flipped from Liberal (to...which party has been anti-Israel?), then sure. Though it probably wouldn't be "the reason", since we could probably find 3 or more other ridings that flipped to Liberal from whichever other party.

It seems like you're living in confirmation bias and seeing the rest of the world through that lens.

That wasn't directed to you, just in general. Sorry about that! Haha

Yeah, I can definitely see Twilight Princess being a system seller! Plus the Wii had a completely new playstyle, and was basically a GC with the controller ports and memory card slots. If you didn't have a GC, it made sense to get a Wii.

It was also a lot cheaper than an S2 IIRC...

Yeah, I didn't get the hype for those consoles either, lol

Not that there was much for the new Xbox..

Yeah, exactly. The post is about the launch date, but I guess I still should've clarified that I don't get the excitement for the Switch 2 on its launch date in particular.

Yeah, new Nintendo console. But new consoles haven't really been particularly exciting for a while imo -- they aren't really doing anything new. The Switch did new stuff (the first "hybrid" console/mobile device), and the Steam Deck made PC gaming (and the Steam library) handheld.

But since then and aside from that? I really don't understand what's to be excited about a new console launch at such a high price point, especially when they're setting a new standard (high) price for games. I'm not seeing anything new that hasn't been done before.

...and the downvotes are not changing my mind, lol...that suggests to me that it's just fanboyism. And that's great for those who are excited. To me, it seems like successful brand marketing with little substance behind it.

Used consoles have been cheaper though. And with such a high launch price, I could see it having "room" to drop. Tariff fears and such may have been priced in.

the reason they formed a minority government is the same reason Kamala lost, their insistence on genocide

I haven't heard a single Canadian mention that as an election issue, and I'd been following the election. I live in a metropolitan city, and I have many Muslims in my social circles. I also have people in my social circles who lean more NDP, and others who are further left than that.

Of course. I do expect the price to drop significantly over time though.

I'm not seeing what makes it worth that much money to have on launch day.

You can point to many consoles throughout history and ask "wHaTs tHe PoInT???" based on their launch titles.

Yeah, exactly. Some consoles had a killer app, like Super Mario 64. Or 3D graphics. Or the console doubled as a DVD player. Or it had some other sort of new tech.

I'm not really seeing what the killer app the Switch 2 has that makes it worth such a high price.

LMAO...that comment got removed.

I expected that commenter to not reply (out of embarrassment, because most people with that kind of attitude tend to be too small to admit their mistakes).

Instead, it seems like they doubled down...what did that comment say? Ahaha

Yeah, the first time I heard of people protesting against "mutilating children's genitals [in North America]", I thought it was a protest against circumcision. I thought, "Wow, we're finally moving society forward!"

...nope. It was backwards again.

I can have fun with the original Switch, my computer, my phone, myself...lots of options! Lmao

Canada could use another few provinces... California, interested?

I think those films generally fall into the either the "don't know how to turn it into a movie" or "the fans will buy anything" camps.

Now, gaming movies are getting bigger budgets and such, and probably more involvement from the game companies.

EDIT: Also, the IPs now have way more fans than they did before. Thinking of SMB, at least

What's the point of the Switch 2? It seems like it'll only have a small handful of exclusives that'll cost maybe $1,000... that seems crazy expensive for like.4 games. I'm certain prices will go down eventually

Newspapers used to be displayed in boxes, and available for sale almost vending machine-style.

I imagine headlines were "buy-bait" back then. But maybe they weren't quite as good at it, since it hadn't been studied as much?

... you're looking for what? Lol

Though please be aware, generally when a link shows up on Facebook and gets formatted with a picture and a paragraph underneath it. This feature is controlled directly by the external sites integration with Facebook or social platform, and they can choose how much of the link is condensed or shown.

This is what seals the deal for me as the news companies being in the wrong here.

After an episode of The IT Crowd was criticised as transphobic, Linehan became involved in anti-transgender activism. He argues that transgender activism endangers women, and has likened the use of puberty blockers to Nazi eugenics. Linehan says his views have lost him work and ended his marriage

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your options are shite and I refuse them all is a valid vote, why make it harder for someone to choose that than necessary?

The only way that's communicated is by officially declining the ballot. And I agree with the other commenter that it should be easier to do this.

By not voting, you're communicating "They're all fine; I can't be assed to pick".

You don't actually have to fill out the ballot. You can tell the voting officer that you decline it, you can write profanity on it, or you can vote for your dog.

It's a minor civic duty. Much less onerous than jury duty, lol