awesome! Maybe that's the nudge they need to try playing it :P
shapesandstuff
Schlecht bei Nachrichten, Faktenchecks / Wissenschaft, Mathe, sozialen Interaktionen, Ratschlägen.. aber hey immerhin haben wir photorealistische Fake-Videos von lustigen Tieren und Emails die keiner lesen will.
missingno already explained it, so tangentially related: I like to look out for fun or interesting names. makes a bit of a game with my partner and we read a lot more of the names that way.
Also, playing through a bunch of metal gear at the moment, it's fun to count the number of roles Kojima gave himself :D
Punchline identified, and neutralized, sir!
iron-y
roughly 50% of your wage
can we lay this myth to rest? I keep hearing the 50% number from expats / tourists / international friends and it's simply not correct. For the vast majority of people its 42% or less.
E: sorry for the kneejerk reaction, I also wanted to say: fantastic coment overall. I'd add the current political climate and generally stronger right wing/conservative leaning of the general population.
Tried a bunch of different "classic game but roguelite" like cloverpit (slot machine), dominova (dominoes), dungeons and degenerate gamblers (blackjack) demos and while they're not as polished as say Balatro, i'm really enjoying that vibe. easy to do a run or two and log off again - or sit down and indulge that gambling itch for 5 hours.
Another good one (sadly not participating SNF it seems) is Dice with Death.
Somewhat narrative, moody dice game with tons of different "builds" to try and assemble throughout a run with different characters vastly changing how the game plays.
So much interesting stuff on there, holy moly
Define fantasy. Soft scifi just has more fi than sci and can totally go into the realm of fantasy
~~Free~~ socially funded
when even his party colleagues are careful about defending him, i'm pretty confident he will be out for the time being.
usually they jump at any opportunity to play the victim, but here they dance around the topic pretty obviously

idk if using a picture featuring AI dice is gonna convince a lot of people to read about DIY / indie games