Wallets are shrinking, so it makes sense that people would spend their money on something that's more likely to hold value, or last past 5 years of daily use. I got my M1 MacBook Pro for the same reasons.
i will say, one of my favorite parts about bethesda games is that basically everybody agrees going in that this game is not gonna be anywhere close to done. we're all gonna see a fuckton of bugs and it'll be the subject of ridicule for years. but, still, we will all unflinchingly call it one of the best games ever.
@JustineSmithies in a way, i am sad to see Reddit go, but only because it was really formative for me as a young autistic kid living on his own for the first time. i was so embedded into that site, i had even met most of the founders. i met some admins. i saw the darknet market subreddits come and go. what a journey.
edit: forgot to mention, i had been on since late 2006. so, the digg exodus basically.
@donkeythesnowman Leon? This is your President, Joe Biden. I need you to go to Spain and kill this fish.
I run:
- Matrix
- Mastodon
- Pixelfed
@leetnewb plus, stuff like Folding@Home has never been more productive in the era of AI.
@hedge