Said it above, but it's more likely they're taking "wakefulness promoting agents" like modafinil or armodafinil. In which case, I don't really take any issue with as they're pretty amazing drugs with very few side effects and little to no potential to be habit forming.
They're more likely using "wakefulness promoting agents" like modafinil and armodafinil (Provogil/Nuvigil respectively, or probably some better shit in the same class) which are actually kind of amazing and I have zero issue with them taking it.
Non-euphoric, and as far as I'm aware, not physically habit forming; it just keeps you awake and alert, I don't know how else to describe it. Essentially none of the side effects (pleasurable or not) of traditional stimulants. After about 8-10 hours you sleep pretty ok.
I'm really not sure why these drugs haven't become more popular over the last decade or two... Probably the whole "not habit forming" thing.
I've got a stash that I've had in a drawer for 5+ years and I'll take one like three times a year or something as needed.
I don't think anyone anywhere is claiming 8GB RAM is enough for software and AI development. Pretty sure we're talking about consumer-grade hardware here. And low-end at that.
I feel like some AAA games have gotten better at making it easier to return after a long absence. FFVII Rebirth basically has a timeline of every single event leading up to your current mission and FFXVI had the Active Time Lore system and basically an entire in-game wiki that you put together for that old librarian dude. It also had that strategist lady who would explain to you the state of the realm between events and missions.
You can get a used PS4 for pretty damn cheap these days, and Bloodborne is basically free... I would say it's worth the investment, the game is phenomenal.
Dwarf Fortress is quite the rabbit hole. It's so much more than just a game. The complexity of the simulation has actually made me wonder about simulation theory IRL.
Sales of physical copies of games is where consoles truly shine. It's not as great as a few years ago (getting surplus steelbook games for like $10 sometimes), but you can still regularly pick up AAA games that are a handful of months old for $20 or sometimes less.
Check sites like dekudeals and psprices (steamDB is great too for making sure you're not being over charged on Steam).
It's just being a savvy consumer.
But yeah, when it comes to Nintendo hardware, the only reason to have it imo is the first party games, and those will never go on sale so you might as well just pony up. You can do the voucher thing and save $10 on each if you get two games (dunno if that's still a thing).
I've only ever seen Short Cuts (loved it), the Player (liked it a lot), and McCabe and Mrs Miller (ehh....). How do you think I'd feel about his other films?
How long ago did those things happen, and what makes you think the uber wealthy capitalist owner-class hasn't learned from their past "shortcomings"?
Why would multi-billion dollar corporations allow things like that to happen to them again?