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Translation: shrinkflation incoming

Yeah cool, don't explain or anything

Alternatively, go the Stoic route and mentally prepare yourself for the worst possible outcome.

Then, anything less than that will feel like an upgrade.

"If you expect a kick in the balls and you get a slap in the face, it's a victory."

Yep. The indie boom that PC gaming experienced would not have been possible without early access funding, full stop.

Not every early access title has gone perfectly and there are some studios that have gamed the system.

Still, the stuff that managed to make it through the process and become successful has been some of the only stuff saving us from a live service hellscape

I'd argue that debates aren't useful without a neutral, mutually trusted media source that listeners from both sides would refer to for fact-checking. The US has debates but the soundbites that partisan media air are the main way people consume them. Few people watch the whole debate, and few want to because they're mostly just hot air.

Plus, one candidate can use the debate to lie out of their ass and at least one media source will follow that up by spitting out misleading info to support the lies.

I don't mean to both-sides this, obviously right wing media is more egregious on this front. But their captured audience tuning out fact-checks from other media is maybe the bigger problem.

All of this happening on the sidelines fundamentally alters the purpose of a debate. For example, changing the tone and style of interaction; people aren't trying to come to an agreement or win over new supporters, just shout over someone to get in soundbites that can be replayed by their team.

Yeah that's the irony, Texas wouldn't even need to secede to fuck up its power grid.

Fun fact, there are 3 major power grids in the lower 48 united states': the Eastern Interconnection, Western Interconnection, and Texas.

The MAGA crew are all talking about woke identity politics issues because those are the ones conservative media have decided to play up as potential wedge issues.

Dem politicians don't want to have to spend their time defending the humanity of trans kids. Also, the electorate as a whole seems not to care that much about trans issues one way or the other.

Conservative media seems to be making the bet that they can slice off pieces of the democratic coalition (example: religiously conservative POC) by making it seem like these are huge issues that define the war for the soul of the country.

I guess I'd agree the correct path isn't diving further into issues like that and instead focusing on economic issues, if that's your point. But Dems have generally been doing a pretty good job of that already?

Kinda like how fascism isn't really that big of a deal, as long as you agree with all the life choices of your dictator

Dragon's breath is a pretty common name for incense scents, but it seems to vary a bit between different brands. The only common ingredient I saw was that most of them have musk or "white musk"

Vote in the primaries. Vote for the winner who's least fascist. Yell at them. A lot. Activism in the streets, calling your representative about pending legislation. Donations to organizing groups you agree with There are multiple stages of the process you can get involved with. 1 vote every 4 years is not enough

I'm sure they'll do it in a way that's convenient and doesn't require 14 clicks through obnoxiously designed popups every single time you use a Google service. Yep, certainly no way this could go wrong.