The Xbox never should have existed.

Companies like Microsoft charge what they do so they can expand their empire, not to keep the lights on.

I’m in the same boat, and it genuinely adds up over time. I’ve literally uploaded hundreds of gigabytes while throttling my speeds.

Every little bit helps.

I would like to see some kind of conservative, standardization on how to organize files like music and TV shows so we can keep seeding the same torrent after it’s finished. As it stands right now, unless you want a lot of “branding” in your files, you have to remove all of the noise which means you no longer have the exact files the swarm is looking for.

There are some torrents that do it right, and hats off to them.

No. Uploading at all is better than nothing.

PS2

Are we currently in a rut, or is there a chance for fresh ideas to emerge again?

Yes, and the problem is low standards. AAA games have resources, but no creativity. Indie games have creativity but no resources.

Back in the PS2 era, AAA games had resources and creators were making decisions instead of the people who went to business school.

Assassin’s Creed, Kingdom Hearts, The Last of Us

I recommend emulating it for free on something like mGBA.

She could do better by firing the people who went to business school and letting creators make the decisions again.

She won’t though because she’s a piece of shit just like the rest of them.

I only know about this because it would show up at the top of Synaptic Package Manager.

Yes, this is exactly it.

Negativity is censored because it’s bad for business.

It’s all about fleecing morons as much as they’re willing to be fleeced.

The main argument against bsky is that they’re still holding all of your data, unless you self host your own server.

That’s not the main argument against it. The main argument is that it’s not federated.

Voting is an indicator of agreement/disagreement and will influence how people feel about a certain post.

Keep in mind, most people are just trying to look good in front of their peers.

You are a useful idiot trying to come up with ways to avoid admitting how you’re being taken for a ride.

but I at least know where to place the blame.

Except you don’t. If people demanded more, they would get more.

Since most people are like you and accept ads as an inevitability, that’s what we get.

They most certainly do.

🤡s like you are why we have ads.

It’s not that “businesses demand it,” it’s that people (like you) don’t have higher standards.

Consumerism.

good journalism costs money

How much money?

The problem with this “x costs money” rhetoric is that x is usually trying to maximize profit, not give a fair deal.

Because we’re farm animals.