Found the type of lemming I was referencing. Here I was simply posting an ambiguous critical commment and they go defensive mode for no reason. Hypercritical, overpolitical, and wrote paragraphs about a game to prove a point rather than to express passion for said games.
This. In recent months I've seen more and more hostile interactions and political strawmans than I can count. Been on Lemmy for over 2 years, and it hasn't changed for the worse until recently.
The comments of this thread give off major Reddit energy. Sure the post is a little fedora-lordish but why not add meaningful input by discussing the value of games and their stories like the post suggests, rather than bashing a stranger for no reason other than hypercriticalism?
It's not a crime to enjoy something. Just because someone has a differing view does not make it a wrong view. And honestly if I get downvoted, it kinda proves that lemmings just critisize others and hate when someone is critical of them. Hypocrisy at its finest.
I too have chosen to spend a good chunk of my money on games, and came to, you know the "games" lemmy instance, to talk about them. That's not hyper-consumerism, its me finding happiness in a world where there's not much to be happy about. Like op said, it's a way to escape, explore, and lose yourself.
I love how you wrote this like a counter-ad. Hard agree, jamocha shakes are the best cheap shake and Arby's gets a totally bad rap. Just add Arbys or Horsey sauce to whatever you get to make it 10x better
Andrew Rea from Babish Culinary Universe on YouTube is my favorite. He has such a soothing personality but at the same time brings energy and excitement to the kitchen.
I also really enjoy Arnie Tex for BBQ and Mexican food, Pailin's Kitchen for Thai food, and Sheldo's kitchen for everything else, all on YouTube
Bro really wanted his chicken well done at 400°F
Those PC-88 pics look really cool. Just goes to show that you don't need a cutting edge PC for good graphics (or even a GPU at all in this case).
Also speaking of Michael Jackson, his Sega Genesis game Moonwalker is definitely a hidden gem worth checking out. Smooth gameplay and criminally underrated
Yes, linux also has an administrator-like system called root, but it actually protects important system files unlike Windows administrator access which is frequrntly bypassed. Many important linux packages also respect and don't even ask for root access unless explicitly needed. This is by design. You can also use programs called flatpaks from Flathub which come sandboxed from the start, and also a program called Flatseal to fine-tune permissions from every flatpak
I'm no Windows expert, but basically yes, especially if the program has administrator access. There's no file security on Windows, and basically anything you install can grab files, unless they are in a "protected" folder like System32 or Program Files. Then the program needs to be elevated to Administrator to access those files.
My solution to this would be a program called Simplewall which blocks internet access to applications of your choosing. This isn't a comprehensive security solution, but it does protect against basic data harvesting by apps & programs.
Microsoft is a harder problem though. They are constantly bypassing measures I have tried to combat telemetry, and as the makers of the OS itself it's gonna be pretty hard to be 100% protected from them, especially seeing that Windows is proprietary. They can theoretically do whatever they want if they hide it well enough. If this is a problem might as well use Linux because Windows is only getting worse with privacy concerns every day
Genshin Impact in a nutshell