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The Good Place is overall pretty positive. Same with Parks and Recreation as well as Abbot Elementary.

I bet I could convince you that there are no winners in global thermonuclear war with just 1000 games of tic tac toe.

If someone refuses to admit their political affiliation in the US you can basically guarantee they’re right wing.

Stockton Rush is a killer and should be charged posthumously with four counts of negligent homicide. He’s just as culpable, if not more, that someone who gets behind the wheel drink and kills their passengers.

I played Smushi Come Home. It’s about a little mushroom making their way home. It’s a platformer with some light puzzle elements. Really reminded me of A Short Hike, both in vibes and length. It clocked in at about 3 hrs but was mad cozy.

True, but in Unidan’s defense, it was a jackdaw, not a crow.

It’s well known but usually taught in the later years of high school (15-17 year olds). I don’t think they’re teaching things like the Tulsa massacre, the Wilmington massacre, Rosewood or the MOVE bombing in schools. Maybe in AP classes which are advanced placement for college credit.

Everything we learn about the Civil Rights movement is shown in black and white and taught as if it solved the problem. We definitely aren’t taught that some of the legal reforms forth in response the the nationwide riots after MLK’s assassination.

Sugar Ray. They went from Mean Machine to Fly. Caution, potato quality videos.

Even that Atlantic ocean couldn’t stop Jim Crow. Fascinating story, hope it can still be taught in history classes in the coming years.

Numbers matter because activity is directly proportional to user count. A lot of mainstream users won’t join a platform until it already has a critical mass. They don’t want to be early adopters or trail blazers. They want to go where their friends and good conversations are.

We’ve got to set the table for them. With a lot of users there will be more buzz and more social gravity to pull people here. We’re the first drunk uncle on the dance floor at the wedding that gets the party started. A dance floor with a few drunk uncles is fun for the uncles but until a couple nieces and a grandma join in then there’s not a party.

People have been burned by so many hot new social networks that they’re wary. They don’t believe that they can have a good network that’s not full of ads and selling their info.

But the time is now, the DJ has put on Montel Jordan’s “This is How We Do It” and it’s up to us, the drunk uncles of the fediverse, to get everyone onto the dance floor.

This looks awesome. I feel like it would be worth $40usd but I’m betting Nintendo will be asking $70usd. For 70, I’ll stick to the SNES.

edit: it’s $60usd

That’s interesting. The last two episodes were way more horror than Black Mirror’s typical sci fi. A red mirror spin off would be cool.

Demon 79 was my favorite. I feel like they really nailed the style of 70s horror movies, especially when she’s first driving to work and all the shots are panning from static cameras.

It really had me guessing if the demon was lying or not right up to the very end. It was brilliant to do it that way. Everyone expects a twist in Black Mirror and it didn’t twist.

Murder Party is about a guy who answers a flier for a Halloween party but it turns out the people who put out the flier are crazy art students that want to murder someone. It has the same kind of vibes as Ready or Not. It’s very comedic which is a big departure from his other work like Green Room where everything is bleak and realistically violent.

I really like Jeremy Saulnier. He did Blue Ruin, Green Room, Hold the Dark and Murder Party. The way he shows violence is so abrupt and visceral. It’s as far from glorification as it gets. Well, except for Murder Party, that was just fun and hilarious.

I can’t believe Hugo Boss was on the wrong side of history. How could this have happened? There’s no way this has happened before!

Bro, Viscera Cleanup. It’s like space janitors talking while cleaning up the remnants of an alien infestation.

I’ve got to second TTRPGs. You have to be somewhat vulnerable to play. You’re basically playing make believe, you have to be unselfconscious. It forces you to be somewhat open and accepting.

If you’re more analytically minded look for board game cafes or groups. Playing a cooperative board game is almost as good of a friend finding hack as TTRPGs.

If your hobbies are more solitary then look for or create groups. Crocheting or knitting? Find a group where everyone is doing it together. It’s like parallel play. This could also work for neurodivergent folks.

One thing to keep in mind is that adults are more discerning about friendships. We know what we want now so it might have to be a bit of a numbers game. But one you have a core group the momentum seems to build. Best of luck and don’t give up! Everyone deserves solid homies.

If psychological devastation is something you’re looking for you should check out Triangle. It’s not as tight and visceral as Possessor but it’s pretty good.

I wasn’t really blown away by any of them this season. The meta in the first episode was ok. The take of the second episode “true crime sucks for the victims!” was just so obvious, yeah we know.

The astronauts one was pretty good but really slow. Mazey Day was more V/H/S than Black Mirror. Demon 79 had a great vibe.

Now that I’ve seen I Think You Should Leave season 3 and Black Mirror I can cancel again.