That happened a lot in NY too, I think we called them sticker shops
Shikadi
I've been pissed about this for a decade
That sounds like a lot of trouble lol
Sort of. There are colleges within university in the US too, we just don't usually talk about it
It's a balancing act, artistic choice and such. Also depending on the company, it might be designed to increase engagement to keep you addicted
Kill enemy, save, make certain jump, save. Takes a lot of risk out of the game. I like when games let you save anywhere but if you restart the game or load your save you start in the beginning of a room regardless of where you saved from. (Like ocarina of time)
What I meant is, I literally don't know where you live, so I don't know why it doesn't impact you "outside the west"
Idk where you live, but much of the world already lacks privacy
Started with wirebase.org because it's local, but there was a lot of downtime. Switched to lemmy.sdf.org because they're also local, but are also a really old group that still hosts Usenet stuff. I've recently learned that they have never defederated though, and so I'm considering leaving because I don't believe in giving a platform to obvious disinformation and hate campaigns.