TheDonkerZ

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[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

If you'd like to try and find a faster way to alienate a neurodivergent person, this is basically it.

My parents still have no clue how to regulate there comments when I mention my difficulties. They love pointing out how "pretty much everyone struggles with getting their real life taken care of."

Yeah, and I'm sure everyone else also sits there for hours at a time, lamenting themselves for not being able to get up and getting it done. It's less about the inability to get started, and more about the excruciating guilt you feel when simple tasks take hours of internal bargaining to finally get done.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Outer Wilds, 100%. It might be missing the mark a little bit by the end, but it never demands anything more than your curiosity to discover. More than likely, it will make you want to explore every nook and cranny.

And definitely go in completely blind and enjoy the story.

Ninja edit: Outer Wilds is absolutely phenomenal, my comment about it missing the mark is purely based on you looking for a chill game. It is very chill all the way through, until you really start digging in and it wants you to explore everything.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm assuming you have played it, but Doom Eternal takes all of the good from 2016, improves all of it, and adds a whole slew of features that are virtually all positive. That, with a pretty impressive story to boot, DOOM Eternal might be my favorite sequel of all time.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lmao to that. It almost as if the lies people have spread about how the system is supposed to work has gotten out of hand, so controlling it has become nigh impossible. No wonder the backlash to Gamestop went how it did.

And I know this will sound facetious (just trying to be helpful!), but the phrase "lazze fair" is spelled "laissez-faire". It originated in 18th century France!

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The reasons might be fine, but my opinion is that is whole thing is a little bit... Blown out of proportion.

Just on a couple of your points:

  • The muscle memory point is very valid, but that boils down to not liking change for changes sake. Muscle memory can always be rewired, and it will take less time than you think it will.
  • The discrepancy between desktop and mobile has always been there, imo. So many of the desktop features were crammed away into menus and submenus that were hard to use on mobile. With a new mobile-centric design, we may not know where everything is yet, but it'll likely be easier to access once we get more familiar with it.

The other thing for me is that Discord is the messaging app I prefer, by a long shot. If they see this as an opportunity to add SMS linking to their feature set, and allow users to then also bridge those from the mobile to desktop version, it would solve a lot of communication issues I have, having everything in one place.

It's a welcome change in my book.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Large corporations are, indeed, soulless and thankless. No amount of their pandering to the masses with charity campaigns and outreach programs ever end without them making money.

Knowing this, I prefer to take everything at face value. If I start concerning myself with the ulterior motives of these people that don't believe in class equality, I will very quickly want to put a lightbulb in my mouth.

For those familiar, Destiny 2 (a video game by Bungie, the originators of the Halo franchise) has come under scrutiny lately due to mass layoffs, and the following PR nightmare it has turned into. With every day that passes, we learn more thanks to the diligent work of journalists doing their job.

I appreciate knowing to help me make informed decisions about who I fiscally support, but I will spend my money on entertainment based on the value it gives me. Not the morals I'm told I should have by people bickering on the internet, and content creators that use these situations as clickbait.

And that all goes for any corp, I'm just largely invested in this one example. I am aware that Nestle is garbage ass company, but due to me not existing in their world view, I will buy a KitKat when I want one, thanks.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Boost. I used the old reddit version forever and it was far and away my favorite.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Upper management in the hot seat, as usual. What did he do this time?

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Yo I think he's meme-targeting me.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dude.. he travels

It was my Discord bio for like 3 years lmao. I have switched to "the fooot"-based humor now.

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

This was my favorite meme for so damn long, until I saw this one on lemmy recently.

the fooot

[–] TheDonkerZ@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Witcher 3. Spoilers here, btw.

I will never forget riding my horse up to The Baron's residence after losing his child and his wife and seeing him hanging from the tree. They do such a good job making his character barely tolerable at first, then make him slowly grow on you after you learn he's just like you. Scared, confused, and lost. He lashes out because he's trying to protect his family, but the weight of losing it is the end is too much for him.

Truly, what a masterclass in narrative design, and it's only a sliver of what that game has to offer.

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