The concise explanation is that Steam has built a successful thing and everyone else is running a cargo cult.

Because I have no desire to socialize with hateful bigots

I tried to hang out with mine at a backyard bbq and discovered they’re all maga fox consuming cult members. Made me like where I live less so now I actively avoid seeing them

Did I sign up for some kind of course you’re instructing or do you just generally feel entitled to try grading engagement in an open community discussion?

This is such a helpful explanation, thank you. I lived in Japan for a few years and picked up a bit of language that is lost on me over two decades but it’s the first time it has ever ‘clicked’ for me why I would get so confused trying to make sense of them. Thank you so much. I don’t think I’ll ever appreciate haiku’s in English the way so many others do, and I don’t need to for them to enjoy them. Just really wanted to respond and let you know I really appreciate you taking the time to help me understand the confusion I had a bit more than I did and maybe even feel a little less lost for always feeling confused about something so inconsequential.

I still don’t know what a haiku is and everyone I’ve tried to understand it I get confused about why they are appealing. I wish I could get in on the thing that you seem to naturally understand.

I really appreciate the summary you provided. I’m sure the user that asked got downvoted for a reason. I’ve never felt comfortable asking myself. I’ve googled it, read other explanations, and have always decided I just don’t get it. A big part of that is I read comments that are all over the spectrum and have a response from somebody saying they are a tankie. I never even heard of the term until I got on here like two years ago and it just feels like it’s a “I disagree with you so I’m going to call you a niche name that’s popular only on this particular platform” vernacular.

I wish it would die out because it’s been so diluted of meaning in this community.

Yes, they will throw them down to mark spots on the field sometimes.

I’m impressed you got your windshield replaced in one hour on Black Friday

Probably an express lane that allows through traffic to not need to deal with on-ramp/off-ramp congestion

I love this because of how often a squirrel would take down our remote disaster recovery site.

Plants vs zombies battle for neighborvile or something like that.

Trauma pads could be used but distributing the impact so it’s blunt force trauma instead of a bullet wound is going to be significantly less deadly. A helmet has room between the skull and cap. A lot of times people won’t even wear all their Kevlar because weight, heat, and mobility. First goal is to stay alive so you have to be able to function in addition to surviving a round.

*raping

The person you were replying to was saying it’s already common to contract out devs, not that it’s common to pay royalties.

I completely understand bad parents, I’m no contact with mine for much different reasons so I can’t directly relate but I can empathize a bit I think. I appreciate you sharing your story and I’m glad nothing happened with that gal while you were so young. Thank you for sharing the story, feels kind of comforting in a way that also makes me feel like shit for feeling comfort in hearing about others stories/situations.

The scarier part to me I think is that you absolutely could have. My cousin was in middle school in the 90’s, he graduated high school in 2001 at 18 for context. My aunt and uncle were divorced and would drop him off at the airport to fly to each other on the other side of the country. He was like six or seven when they started and it went on for a decade until his dad moved back close to graduation.

Holy shit, that’s insane

Ah ok, thank you, I was definitely trying to way overthink it for some reason.

I think I might be whooshing on why the exchange you shared is funny, or maybe I’m overthinking it?