Well, once you read it you'd be stuck waiting for another decade, at which point GRRM is in his late 80s, with some luck. If you want an ending, it won't give it to you.
Necronomicommunist
The Condition of the Working Class in England by Friedrich Engels is arguably better when it comes to simply showing what conditions were like. Easy read too, cannot recommend it enough.
They haven't blocked me so I guess they're ok with it.
Nobody forces me, but I choose to. Just like I choose not to watch the ads.
And I get to do what I want with my property. I don't want ads on my screen, so I block them.
Yeah, that's part of it for sure. Another part is that exploring felt much more natural in the original. You got a radio signal, went to the coords, and maybe you'd find something you hadn't before. It helps survivability and allows more exploration. Below Zero didn't have that, instead it had me find body parts for an alien, which doesn't do anything till the end game.
Subnautica:Below Zero.
I got quite far, I think. But the overworld bits are just kind of bland, and boring.
Time you've spent enjoying yourself is absolutely not time wasted.
I know what you mean, but keep in mind that you're comparing yourself to everyone that made it. There's over 6 billion people on earth, and you compare yourself to, what, 5 people? 10? 15?
I'm not even anti-NATO or anti-Selensky, but man this is naive. NATO is a political tool like any other organisations funded by nations.
What's the difference?
I remember Nox, but I never "got" it. I was about 10 playing it, and so much went over my head. I remember seeing a friend of my mom get pretty far and liking Hecuba, seeing her made me feel like I wasn't supposed to be playing this game.
Car centric infrastructure benefits nobody but car manufacturers and it's killing communities, climate and us.