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  1. Comment on Nobody has a personality anymore. We are products with labels. in ~health.mental

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    I found this article very interesting, because it put into words a feeling I've had for some time now, that there is a shift in language on social media that focuses on boxing every person into a...

    I found this article very interesting, because it put into words a feeling I've had for some time now, that there is a shift in language on social media that focuses on boxing every person into a medical label. I think I'm guilty of that too in my personal life, especially after being diagnosed with a disorder, and I don't really know how much of that I picked up from my digital surroundings and other friends in a similar position (feeling less like myself and more like the label that I was given, shifting more and more of me, good and bad things, into a neat easy-to-remember acronym).

    17 votes

  3. Comment on Is there a legitimate place to buy Steam keys in bulk? in ~games

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    To add to this, GG.Deals is similar to ITAD and also has a little toggle in the upper right side that can disable Keyshops (I usually check both sites to compare coupons) and if anyone wants to...

    To add to this, GG.Deals is similar to ITAD and also has a little toggle in the upper right side that can disable Keyshops (I usually check both sites to compare coupons) and if anyone wants to buy from keyshops (don't) they have the risks listed for each site, for example unknown sources of the keys, hidden fees, EU VAT that isn't specified in the initial price and such.

    1 vote

  4. Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games

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    It's still the great game it once was, even more so if you can still gather a few friends to play it with (see my other comment in this thread for something that might interest you). I believe...

    It's still the great game it once was, even more so if you can still gather a few friends to play it with (see my other comment in this thread for something that might interest you). I believe flying was added because of other new features in the game, I won't spoil it for you but you will need to fly a lot after beating the Ender Dragon. It does make the game a lot easier once you can do it, but it's not something that breaks the flow necessarily because of how late-game of an item it's supposed to be.

    Also you're gonna have a heart attack when you hear about Happy Ghasts.

    6 votes

  5. Comment on Minecraft’s problems aren’t just the new features in ~games

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    I recently watched a video that compared Minecraft to Vintage Story and a phrase that really resonated with me was something along the lines of "Minecraft Survival mode is mostly Creative mode...

    I recently watched a video that compared Minecraft to Vintage Story and a phrase that really resonated with me was something along the lines of "Minecraft Survival mode is mostly Creative mode with extra steps" meaning that at its core, the game will never stray too far from its pure Sandbox experience in order to make surviving a challenge, and I think that's one of the main reasons for the game's weird development direction.

    Speaking of Vintage Story, I very randomly found out about it while scrolling itch.io about a week ago and it has been a breath of fresh air after all these years of playing Minecraft for a few weeks once in a while and giving up because of frustrations like the ones mentioned in OP's video, and I think it's really worth checking out. It's not trying to be a replacement or a "just Minecraft but harder" type of clone, the history is really cool too - some mod developers were fed up with Minecraft's limitations and just created their own game, and over the years it has become a pretty polished and fun experience.

    16 votes

  6. Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech

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    German and especially Romanian in my case, which was a surprise because the search engine seems to automatically switch between english and non-english results quite well without much context...

    German and especially Romanian in my case, which was a surprise because the search engine seems to automatically switch between english and non-english results quite well without much context (Duckduckgo and the other bing-based ones can switch too but I have to manually specify that I want local results which breaks my flow)

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Anyone interested in trying out Kagi? (trial giveaway: round #2) in ~tech

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    It probably differs quite a lot between different languages but it has been the opposite for my non-English results, it's the only search engine I've tried so far besides Google that automatically...

    It probably differs quite a lot between different languages but it has been the opposite for my non-English results, it's the only search engine I've tried so far besides Google that automatically pulls up these results without me explicitly choosing the region for them and it actually does a better job than Google of ranking them by default.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on R.E.P.O. | Teaser trailer in ~games

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    It actually is used in the game, you work for "The Taxman" and he speaks in emojis, but nonetheless the promo images are a point of frustration for me and other players (most of the reviews on...

    It actually is used in the game, you work for "The Taxman" and he speaks in emojis, but nonetheless the promo images are a point of frustration for me and other players (most of the reviews on steam mention it) because they make the game look like shovelware, cheap and low-effort, but the actual game is far from it. It's actually extremely fun, with a lot of smart mechanics and little details that show how much effort the developers put into it.

    Out of all the Lethal Company inspired games, this one actually seems like a step-up in terms of quality and if you have a few friends that you usually play games with, I hope you'll give it a try, it's on sale for about 7 euros until tomorrow I think.

    3 votes

  9. Comment on These five books might make you a better friend in ~books

  10. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    You don't suck, the first 20 or so hours are a grind, at least until you get a feel for the game and you unlock most of the jokers and playing decks. I found that for me at least in the beginning...

    You don't suck, the first 20 or so hours are a grind, at least until you get a feel for the game and you unlock most of the jokers and playing decks. I found that for me at least in the beginning the Green Deck had the best results, until you unlock the other decks.

    The best strategy for winning is ensuring that you manipulate your deck such that you get the hand that you want to play almost every time, that means buffing your cards, duplicating them and removing the cards you don't want. The easiest hand to do this with is Flush, so maybe try focusing on that. Mind your economy, try to get to 25$ as fast as possible to take advantage of interest and always maintain a minimum of 25$. Also, most rare jokers that seem OP need a very specific synergy with other jokers, that's why Vampire is very good but the chance of getting jokers that work with it is very low (Vampire+DNA+Blueprint is a good one, also Blueprint is the best joker in the game hands down so take it when you see it).

    Lastly, don't sleep on the blind skips (always skip when it gives you a negative joker for example) and buy spectral packs whenever you see them, they can completely make or break a run.

    3 votes