Every single company has this kind of thing. Same as drugs. First hit is discounted to get you hooked. You bought from me already? Full price, fucker

This confuses me. You can hookup ANY computer to a living room TV to be a “console”. How is this different?

Yusss that looks similar! I somehow doubt their 60 minute guarantee, being in the US and all, unfortunately lol

What about those drop bears though? Aggressive cuddles

I am a winter person through and through. Rain is pretty cool too, which is what I think you get most of in the northwest? Ideal temp is like 45⁰ lol. I’d melt in southern Cali

That sounds amazing, not silly at all. One of my neighboring towns used to do something similar back home. They had like a “Christmas Alley” I think it was called where everything was decked out to the nines in lights and decorations, people (including my family) would drive through just to see it.

Oo, that’s a good one, yeah I didn’t even think of that but it’s just so much louder out here always. Brighter, too. I miss seeing the stars without all of the light pollution. If you’ve never laid down in an empty field away from city or town lights to see the stars in the absolute dark, it’s amazing.

Agreed. So many common sense arguments against it. And thank you for the nicer link!

Or, I dunno, maybe don’t have a sweeping death penalty? Just the fact that it’s prohibitively more expensive, and that far more often than is comfortable people who have been executed are later exonerated for their crimes. Can’t exactly “oopsie sorry” an execution. But that’s a whole different argument, granted.

I don’t have it saved but I’m sure someone does, that Tumblr post about how there shouldn’t be no exception death penalties for things because as soon as there are, Republicans are just gonna start redefining LGBTQ people as criminals in an effort to eradicate them. “Death penalty no exception for pedophiles. Oh trans people are pedophiles. Death penalty for trans people”. It’s been a little bit since I’ve seen it so I’m iffy on the details but I imagine someone will link it here to do the concept better justice.

Edit Found it, that was a pain in the ass to search for lol https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/45c407a0-332b-4226-9176-1bd2658bfc45.webp

All these healthy options here, if you want to go the OTHER way and put on some calories, you can drain the broth, add in a bunch of cheese (melty stuff, not stringy), meats, jalapenos, red peppers, and such. Teriyaki sauce is good, taijin spice is delicious. Garlic and onion powder of course standard. Alfredo sauce and canned chicken. Can throw in some butter and Parmesan with some hot sauce. Really, so many ways to make it even MORE unhealthy with minimal effort if you just put your mind to it.

Fun fact! Cheetahs are such nervous animals that they’re often given an emotional support companion dog just like this to help calm their anxiety! They’re raised together and I believe this is probably a picture of one such pair.

Here’s some more!

https://youtu.be/R93dXRAOw_w

You guys ever get that feeling, when things are going just a little TOO well for too long, that something absolutely horrible is just waiting on the horizon ready to pounce on you? I hate it. I can never shake it.

You missed the point where I said for the LAYMAN. Average user. Idiot consumer looking for a console for their kid or whatever. That’s how things take off. Yeah it might be great for people who know things but if it doesn’t grab the suburban mom market even a little then it’s probably not going anywhere too far.

No idea how to respond to this. They run around with actual broomsticks between their legs? Well, whatever floats your boat lol

If it’s not cheaper than a PS5 I don’t think it’s gonna catch on unfortunately. Xbox is obviously defunct by now but the ps has much much more wide ranging awareness than Steam. And to compete with that they’ll need more than “it’s twice as expensive but a little prettier” to the layman.

ZOMG THEY KISSIED UWU CHAT RATE THIS ROMANCE

If you want to stay sane; do not.

Quidditch, because it would change the laws of physics and everything would probably explode in a hilarious hellfire