On the one had I’d love to be excited about the technology and on the other hand it is a privacy nightmare I know I will experience in my lifetime…

When tech reaches a certain point of adoption it is no longer optional for anyone wanting to actively participate in society. Try going without a smartphone these days for example, I did for a few years and I struggled with paying some bills, paying in popup stores that used apps for payment, managing certain subscriptions, communicating in platform specific chat groups (this is something you do out of necessity more often than you’d think…). Eventually, not having some level of BCI will probably not be an option anymore.

I really want to click things with my mind but I really don’t want people like Musk literally in my mind… Can I self host one? /s

I found one selling benzos the other day, honestly insane that they aren’t moderating this because it wasn’t even slightly obscured…

Like I know you can buh drugs on literally any platform, but a music streaming service? Feels too far.

What does this mean for me, a capital G gamer? /s

But seriously, will I still be able to earn gold in MTGA?

Claude frequently finds itself pointlessly revisiting completed towns, getting stuck in blind corners of the map for extended periods, or fruitlessly talking to the same unhelpful NPC over and over

Me too bud… Me too…

Sounds tedious… I would probably get burnt out as well :p

Sad to hear, Mafia 2 was at the time it released my favorite “gta” type game and one of my favorite cinematic experiences in gaming. It absolutely had a less is more attitude rather than ubisoft bloat… There wasn’t that much to do, and it was very linear which was a strength that made the characters and story feel well presented at all times for me. Haven’t played it in ten years tho so might be a bit of nostalgia mixed in…

What type of ubisoft mechanics have they jammed into it, out of curiousity?

Old School RuneScape, MTG Arena and tested out Hearthstone but not completely sold yet.

I am getting way deeper into OSRS. I feel like this could be a main game for a long time. The experience is so different from other gaming experiences. You are never done, and it is not really a question of going faster. The slower you go, the more you plan ahead, and executing that plan is smoother and more rewarding. Also you end up getting pleasantly distracted a lot, and that’s fine. No rush. It is a slow game. Currently not using guides much, I enjoy the organic discovery for now.

MTGA is what it is (amazing). I am playing more bo3 instead of bo1 which is a lot more fun for me.

Hearthstone seems like a mess of overpowered cards. Sure I imagine eventually you get to know the meta, but compared to MTGA were you after the extensive tutorial can actually wim even with starter decks on lower ranks this just seems very stcked in favor of those with better cards that I am not sure you can reliably plan against, but maybe I should just read about the meta some more. Don’t want to discard it yet.