What did you get into as it was dying or otherwise on its way out?

I feel like I do this a lot with podcasts. I started watching the Gus and Eddy podcast and finished it about a month before the last episode was released for example.

It could be anything though. An online game, an OS, a console, TV show, a forum, or anything else. I'm just curious what people have to say.

It also doesn't need to be "dead". It could just be a significant change where a chunk of the community left.

nehal3m ,

The economy.

eezeebee ,
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So many things...

Game of Thrones, right before the last season came out. Glad I didn't have to wait for the disappointment.

Video games. I will wait 10 years to play a game I want so that the price goes down enough.

AFI's Sing the Sorrow album, until I gave it a fair chance years later.

Catoblepas ,

I got into ASOIAF maybe a year ago. I’m glad I was able to go into the fandom knowing what a train wreck the show was and also that it’s entirely possible the books will just never be finished, lol. I’m enjoying the shit out of youtube theory videos though!

blindsight ,

I think that's a much better way to start. Martin is clearly a discovery writer, but he talks like he's a plotter, and the intricacies of the political machinations imply he's a plotter, too.

He's written such a tangled mess that it's impossible to untangle everything. Plus, he's made his millions, so there's not much incentive for him to finish.

I started reading when book 5 was about "due" based on his expected release date he had previously announced thinking that book 5 would likely be out by the time I read up to that point. Over four years later book 5 finally released and I knew in my soul the series would never be finished.

subverted_per ,

That can be double edged. I just got into the trails series, and discovered that the early games are all collectable.

tetris11 ,
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AFI are timeless poets. You could take their songs 100 years back in time and they'd still work.

I, I came here by day
But I left here in darkness
And found you, found you on the way...

Reddfugee42 ,

Anyone get a cyber truck in the last few weeks?

MxRemy ,

Tumblr! I only joined shortly before all the wildly terrible business decisions killed it lol. Great memes from there would get cross-posted to my various platforms often enough for me to want to go, but I procrastinated until it was almosssttt too late...

Now we got a fediverse version though 😈

Zoop ,

Ooh, neat! I didn't know there was a fediverse version of Tumblr. Thanks for sharing!!

chahk ,

Ethereum mining.

I finally got a decent GPU in the beginning of 2022 and set up a basic rig. In September of that year Ethereum switched to the "proof of stake" model, rendering mining useless. I managed to maybe get a total of $200 worth of Eth in that time, and that was that. Taking into account the cost of electricity, my profit was around $100.

WilfordGrimley ,

I still mine Ergo. It's a PoW smart contract platform (like Ethereum) but it's UTXO like (Bitcoin or Monero).

Lots to like about the chain. I turn some of my mined ERG into SigUSD (algorithmic stablecoin) and then loan it to a lending pool. Currently make 94%APR in USD that way. Been like that for several months.

chahk ,

With my track record, the moment I start mining again is when they fold.

NegativeLookBehind ,
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Game of Thrones. I binged the whole 7 seasons right before 8 came out. I think I saved myself a lot of pain and wasted suspense. That ending was fucking embarrassing.

GrayBackgroundMusic ,

I got helldivers 2 a week ago.

AstroLightz ,

Burning music to CDs. Still fun to listen to in the car.

anxietea ,
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Oh me too, It's so much fun. I've got a big binder of them in my car. I know nobody else who does, so I sadly can't share my CDs.

hperrin ,

I got really into Star vs The Forces of Evil, Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, and Adventure Time well after they each had ended.

tetris11 ,
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Star really grated at the beginning. Rich girl having rich girl problems with rich boy. There was no tension, nothing.

Then they started introducing dark elements in there - monsters, her family's dark past, the unspoken guilt of those they usurped. It got really good then

vortexal , (edited )
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I've forgotten the name but there was an "adult" MMO made for android devices that I played a while back. After I completed the tutorial, I was shown the announcements and it stated that the the game's service was to end in about week.

I feel like I should have more but I can't remember anything else.

klemptor ,

Minidisc. My then-boyfriend bought me a recorder for Xmas 2002 and I was absolutely in love with it. I still use minidisc but I think for most people it was a flash in the pan - it didn't have the staying power that I thought it would.

Also ephedra - right before it was banned, all the women in my office went through the Atkins -> Xenadrine -> Pilates fads. Holy crap did that suck. Atkins made me stink (ketosis) and xenadrine make me shaky, dizzy, and irate. I was too poor for pilates haha. The entire office was miserable!

sunbrrnslapper ,
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Pogs. 😉

burrito ,

I got some pretty cool holographic metal slammers right at the tail end.

sunbrrnslapper ,
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I love that!

Rai ,

I have INNOCENT and GUILTY slammers with OJ’s face on them lawl

burrito ,

Oh, wow! I can hear Sublime playing on the radio!

Rai ,

Poppin Sugar Ray into my Hit Clip

Wes4Humanity ,

Anno online... Great game, got really into it, then realized it was on its way out... Sad times

httpjames ,
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vine

Iapar ,

Escape from tarkov :/

paradiso ,

Just uninstalled earlier this week after years of sinking time into it. I watched the wiggle video and with the current developer drama, I'm fucking done. The game is simply INFESTED with cheaters.

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