Well, that's your wife's excuse for it

Mass Effect

Dude's just feeling a little depressed

Damn he looks cool, he'd serve as a good Overkill, leading a couple of SAW Vipers

Mario wears a hat

I initially read that as "GOTH!" and got really confused

They cost money and take up space

All of the world's resources going into constructing an endless chain of pristine cases for one charizard card, forming the largest structure on earth

That new case might get damaged though, needs to be inside another case just to be sure

Want a blue haired elf girl gf who is a bookworm and a gamer? Watch [insert title] and buy her merch to show your love for her!!

The anime industry (and many creators in general) really jumped head first into creating parasocial relationships between the fans and the characters. Lots of shows these days just basically serve as catalogues of pretty boys and girls for you to obsess over

"so the costume brief this year is Elden Ring bosses if designed by 70's Marvel Comics"

I see they're appealing to the conservative market

HL communities give off the same vibes as those rapture prediction cults. Like. "Yeah our last 30 predictions were wrong. But HL3 is definitely coming out tomorrow!!!"

"profound paternal investment"
*Disowns his daughter because she is trans

They're not wrong

It's ok, nobody does