It’s very strange that you are considering moving to a dumbphone or an even more locked-down platform because google is locking down android.

They’re taking away a vital feature, so you want even more taken away?

You need to brush up on your reading comprehension, then.

Yes it does. He mentioned he “should not have to choose fascist asshole or shifty semi fascist,” and I responded with how people are already trying to make us fall in line and accept the semi-fascist.

You should brush up on your reading comprehension!

You can probably get accepted into a remedial English course at your local community college.

The only person I know who says skibidi is 30.

The problem is twitch and influencer-culture, not necessarily young users.

I’d wager a benefit of having young people on the internet is that they at least have the potential to provide value because their brain hasn’t been rotted to the core like most adults.

It’s shocking how quickly the free world is backsliding into fascism.

I genuinely think this has to do with the next generation of idiots taking their place. My generation has been conditioned to roll over like punk-bitches in the face of conflict so they’re easier to exploit.

It’s literally seen as embarrassing to stand up for yourself.

A rating system like the ESRB would actually be a really good idea for helping parents control what their kids get to see.

It shouldn’t result in any sort of ban or restriction beyond what the parents are able to enforce. The big-name services will have a rating, and it’s up to parents whether or not they’ll let their kids use unrated services.

Oh, interesting.

That sounds like a much higher number than I thought. Do you know where you came across it?

Turns out it was true, so hopefully you can learn something here.

I doubt it, though. You seem pretty average to me.

Just that software, yeah.

You’re still a part of the ecosystem even if you use a device with nonfree firmware.

That’s harrowing.

Collective stupidity has to reach unimaginable depths in order for this to ever be deemed acceptable.

I do.

China doesn’t allow freedom of speech or freedom of the press, so anything negative about them is true until proven false.

It’s a trend that’s spilling over into the West, too.

Negativity is bad for business, so everyone is being conditioned to be as fake-positive as possible.

Yep.

I came

If I don’t like what he’s saying, then I can block him myself.

I don’t want people like you getting to decide what I get to see.

Enjoy your life, studying is free, you probably won’t be a radically different person as an adult, so don’t be ashamed of who you are.

People have made better games with fewer resources.

It’s just business.

Might as well cast a wide net with a bunch of indie trash, hoping that something ends up gaining a following for- whatever reason.

It’s cheaper and easier than taking on risk themselves and trying to compete with the big dogs.

It’s not a fallacy if the opponent straight up states it as a goal

I don’t have to answer for what other people say or do, we’ve been through this. You should be asking if I think that should be the goal, but instead you try to conflate other arguments with my own so you have something easier to argue against. Stay on topic. Again.

As life goes on you’ll probably learn to be even more of a condescending prick who attacks other people’s arguments without giving any substance of your own. This makes sense because as bits and pieces start to eke out the more it becomes clear that you probably just a crybaby who is super mad that they had to use pronouns and start calling “steve” “luna”. The horror!

I’m sure this spiel sounded nice in your head, but all it does is prove that you don’t actually have a leg to stand on.

If you don’t end up learning from this over time, then that’s on you. I’ve done my part to educate you and it’s up to you what you do with that knowledge.

You’ve shown me that you’re in “tantrum-mode” right now, so I’m going to ignore you and let you tire yourself out.

Good luck.

All the average gamer-intelligence in this thread is reassuring.

Glad I still see no reason to take most of you people seriously on anything related to technology.