With this incentive structure becoming more normalized in tech, I've never felt more like cattle in my years of work like I do now. Just being saved for the right rainy day stock increase 🫠

I think one of the contributors to this difference is just how our generation was blasted with advertisements/commercials, as well as way merchandise to buy, compared to our parents generation. It planted in us really early to attach ourselves to a brand/IP.

My parents were like this as well. I think part of it is that their generation was on such a more standard timetable of life events, and were judged more harshly at the time by their peers if they went off that timetable. Marriage, buying a home, kids, ect.

Pray Return to the Golden Saucer

Yet their recommendation algorithm never tries anything else. Even after years of subscribing to HBO.

I forgot there was even DLC for this game! Yeah, you are right.

It has been so long since I remember playing it, I had to look up what Godhome meant.

I apparently got ending 3 back then rather than Godhome.

If you haven't tried the game yet, I very much recommend it! Available on Steam, mobile devices, and at your local board game store.
store.steampowered.com/app/965580/R...

I'm not sure if my life is better or worse for this knowledge, but I thank you for this context.

I am familiar with the Ralsei one, but what is the other one?

I see both of our cats have mastered misusing the fountain

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Oh that's gross. I hadn't noticed this yet, but trying it out now I'm definitely getting these ads on maps searches 🤮

They don't seem to appear when you search for saved locations, but they also seem inconsistent on when they do and don't appear.

Oh and Sinners was amazing btw

A good fund for a good pupper. Hopefully her recovery goes ok!

Time to bring reply all email chains back