Oh definitely a hot take! Obviously there are outstanding episodes in the newer seasons, but you also can't say it hasn't changed alot.
Cyzaine
Sisko punched Q.
That's a metaphor but also what happened.
Crypto bagholder detected!
oh L oh L at this! Maybe that boxing match can settle this.
May just be a gamble on future tech. IF federation is the future of the web (and I hope it is!) getting in early and helping shape it makes sense. Its also something of proven tech at the moment, so if they just threw this up fast to take advantage of twitter fires, it makes sense to use something that they know works as opposed to pulling a bluesky and doing it all from scratch. Also means there are more developers out there that are familiar with the tech.
They have also already declared that if you federate with them, your instance has to abide by their code of conduct, so they already throwing their weight around.
Honestly even on reddit, id call them forums to non reddit users. Subreddits was awkward to use in IRL conversation.
Sometimes. I occasionally reread books I loved when I was younger. Mixed results though....
Like Robin Hobb and the Assassin's series? I appreciate it much more as an adult.
But then I reread some Xanth... Ya that should have stayed in memory lane.
Anyone else remember those old play station underground CDs? They were a 'digital magazione'/demo discs for the Playstation 1. Was pretty cool at the time if you were a kid.
Thats where I first heart of Star Ocean as a series. They hyped me up SO much for the game, I 'remember' to this day the closing line "With a story as vast as its name" (may not be an exact quote lol).
The game really did live up to the hype for me, and I hope this remake can capture that spirit again,
That town was a character, and the most compelling one in the series.