DumbAceDragon

The burger is fine, but the sides are usually amazing.

Yes. I understand that and I’m well aware of what you’re describing, that is why I said I try not to let my nostalgia get the better of me.

I’m saying I enjoy this aesthetic mainly for nostalgic reasons. I am not necessarily saying this is superior to current aesthetics. I do miss this era, yes, and you are correct that is more about me than the aesthetic itself.

That doesn’t mean this isn’t beautiful or pleasant in some way, and I don’t think it’s wrong to enjoy or explore older aesthetics even if it’s out of nostalgia.

I realize the way my comment was worded made it seem like a comment about the era rather than the aesthetic.

Edit: contradicted myself there. Sorry, it’s kinda hard to get a consistent thought out on mobile.

I grew up with XP as well, and while I’m still nostalgic for it, it just feels kinda flat compared to the vista/7 aero theme. Not really boring, but not as interesting as aero imo. Still a vibe though.

I try not to let my nostalgia get the better of me, but god damn I really miss when everything looked like this.

I don’t get why this is specific to millennials.

The natural state of the internet is just trekkies and tech geeks, everyone else is an invasive species.

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Red pill, because it’ll eventually take me back to this moment and then I’ll pick the blue pill.

remember when they managed to squeeze a game with 3d+music into a CD? (Lego island)

Back then a CD had about as much storage as your entire hard drive. Also, lego island isn’t really a AAA game. A AAA game from 1997 would be something like final fantasy 7, which came on two whole CDs. Drive capacity hit a boom around the 2000s and 2010s, and only recently have AAA games been catching up.

People always want to blame this shit on game developers being lazy, and they’re not wrong that a lot of AAA games are bug ridden messes designed to please shareholders. But games are getting more and more complex, and these developers are being forced to work under strict time constraints.

That doesn’t mean there isn’t room to improve. Maybe offering different download options depending on your storage needs should become a common practice (iirc some games used to do that back when internet bandwidth was limited).

Try 5 minutes apart. You can’t lose if you can’t snooze.

All underwear is edible if you’re not a pussy

I was playing minecraft when I was 10.

I’m 22 now just in case you want to feel old.

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Ibuprofen

Saw someone the other day say something like “she’s the only one who cracks denuvo. She’s insane but it’s best not to bite the hand that feeds you.”

My brother in christ the hand is biting YOU. I would not trust ANYTHING she cracks anywhere near my PC. Consider it all malware.