Oddly enough, one of the old BB forums from just after the Something Awful days is one of the few places I went back to when Reddit started dying. Sure enough, thousands of folks had never left and the "bump a post" system is still working beautifully on ancient forum software with a few new additions (embedded media handling, etc).
Kudos to those folks who never left, they had the right idea and I was so glad to be accepted back into the fold.
It was a huge immersion breaker for anyone not going stealth/low profile (as the author admits he does). In fact, it was the reason I haven't played until now. I guess I'm a patient gamer and it irked me what was missing from launch. I'd built my 2070 machine for this game years ago and now I'm stoked to have a 3080 to break it in with.
It happens to us all eventually, the longer we interact online. The reality is, it's necessary to counter misinformation for society as a whole going forward and while I try to jump in where possible, I've definitely stayed out of more and more controversial discussions. That's said, I respect and appreciate the next generation taking up the torch. We need you.
I still can't believe this works and actually puts people back in the fight. If we'd tried this in old 2nd or 3rd edition tabletop we'd be laughed at by our DM.
Don't forget those "temporarily embarrassed millionaires" voting against their own interests.
Frankly, I can't believe how many different posts I've seen about that article today. Amazing.
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