this hit me like a mental flashbang. your wisdom is beyond all of us

People that don't check what community a post came from on their home feed and just upvote it if they like it.

Full disclosure: that was me just now until I opened the comments, realized, then took it back. It's very easy to miss sometimes

Isn't the way it works now also a debate winner? The blocked user can reply to you and you won't even know, so you can't refute whatever they've said (and if you've blocked them there's decent odds it isn't good).

This is what happens when you step on the wrong bug a couple million years ago

In my DnD group, my goblin wizard still holds the honor of being the only party member the DM has used Power Word Kill on.

I'm honored.

we have to go back to our roots

I often see this accomplished with dashed interjections - dashes! can you believe that? - as a way to break up a sentence while still continuing with a single train of thought. But I always support the invention of new punctuation, how long has it been since we got any? We're well overdue.

Bring a book or some headphones and knock out a podcast. Or drink, whatever works

Baldur's Gate 3.

I played through one single player save and two multiplayer ones with different groups, enjoyed it all - but only got a little ways into Act 3 on any one save. A combination of middling performance with my older rig and just having sank so much time in I burnt out a little.

Still think it's a fantastic game, but I don't know if I'll ever go back to finish it - I feel like I'd have to start a whole new save.

I will buy the explanation that the game is too old to continue to support when they stop adding new microtransactions every six months or so

Convenience and familiarity, mostly. If you go to a McDonalds you know exactly what you'll get and you'll be able to get it pretty quick.

Not relatable