I think you're mistaken about the tiktok thing, but okay. I've seen it play out in real time. The whole platform thrives on making/discovering a niche and plumbing it for as much content as you can. Pinterest also plays into that. I also think blaming it on a generation thing isn't accurate, its just 'old man yells at cloud' instead of bringing substantial analysis to a discussion.
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The tiktok-ification of fucking everything into a trend is the worst in regards to this. The last few years, it feels like any time I'm interested in picking up a hobby that seems like it would/should be cheap and simple to get into, tiktokers have already blown through, turned something into a '-core' for content, and left nothing but over-inflated prices in their wake.
I'm all jacked up on mountain dew
Unfortunately you won't die with us, you'll die much sooner, not choking on a lack of oxygen or dying of dehydration.
We need more elders like those in Japan who volunteered to clean up nuclear waste because they wouldn't have to live with the long-term side effects of being exposed to radiation.
As elders, y'all wouldn't have to live as long in jail ¯\(ツ)/¯
Ooh, yeah, Talos Principle! Perfect rec for someone who loved Nier and Portal. I haven't played the sequel yet, but really really enjoyed the first game. I agree about some of the puzzles, though.
For you, a little extra spoiler: the next ending also isn't the end, there's a lot more. I will admit that playing the second run is a big grindy at first, but it quickly differentiates itself from your first run by the time you get to the first boss. Also, in the second run, the side quests are crucial.
An extra-extra spoiler: there's a lot to dig your teeth into, philosophically, that makes the whole rigmarole worth it.
Yeah, gamer gate was one of the things that lead to Trump being elected in the first place. Plus the outcry that still happens when BIPOC, LGBT, or women protagonists are used. Hell, just look at any steam discussion board sometime and you'll see it.
As someone who games, gAmERs are the fucking worst
Tbh, it sounds like she did try her best to clarify by mentioning her boyfriend before they actually went to the destination. I could easily see that she perceived her friend asking her to go hiking, so she excitedly agreed. Got home, realized what that would look like, and thought she might bring it up in a way that wouldn't look like the "I have a boyfriend, FYI" trope
I understand what you're saying, but there's also a huge stigma around being a girl and leading with the fact that you have an SO. Like most things socially for women, it feels like you're damned if you do and damned if you don't when trying to befriend men most of the time.
I've personally tried both methods throughout my life, and have lost every friendship with men I've tried to have because of it. It gets pretty lonely, since the other women in my immediate community aren't really interested in my gaming hobbies. I end up a lot like this girl on the post, with no friends of either gender.
Everyone keeps saying she was flirting, but I really think she was just trying to make a friend, but everyone saw 'flirting' because of their genders. The post literally says she has no friends.
This is why women tend to be wary of friendships with guys; any time we do, we get come on to because any amount of friendly interaction is perceived as flirting, or ditched because the guy we thought we were trying to befriend finds out we have a boyfriend.
Shit, if I were this girl who struggled to make friends, thought I had found one finally, but get friend-dumped when they find out they can't fuck me (for the millionth time in her life, I'm sure), I'd probably quit, too.
Because it happened in the state of Georgia, the state building a literal Police City?
(They are, that's why everyone gets bent out of shape when boomers are criticized here)