This was exactly my experience as well! The same thing happened with Witcher 3. Sooo much hype but no matter how many times I’ve gone back to it, I just can’t get into it.
Different users would see unique ads. So your ad could be 12 seconds long while my ad is 30 seconds long. A timestamp based skip would no longer work universally.
I see the human organism as a layering of different levels of consciousness. Each layer supports mostly automated processes that sustain the layers beneath it....
There are anecdotal stories of people entering higher states of consciousness during near death experiences, extremely deep meditation, holotropic breathing exercises, etc.
Really creative people describe their most proud acts of creation as if the idea came from somewhere else. As if the concept arose independently and they tried their best to relay it into the real world.
As for the people on psychedelic drugs, they usually speak of the higher state of consciousness as being more real than the real world... which would make sense if our usual consciousness was a subset of something bigger.
About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the...
hooooly shit! has anyone else played journey? ( sh.itjust.works )
I feel like that game literally changed my life in the 2 hours or whatever it took me to play it....
SponsorBlock (and DeArrow): "YouTube is currently experimenting with server-si…" - Fosstodon ( fosstodon.org )
YouTube is currently experimenting with server-side ad injection. This means that the ad is being added directly into the video stream....
Retirement Twist: Gabe Newell Bundles Company in the Valve Complete Pack and Sells It to an Unsuspecting Gamer
Is anyone using PixelFed? How is your experience so far?
What if you are not the “highest” level of consciousness in your own body?
I see the human organism as a layering of different levels of consciousness. Each layer supports mostly automated processes that sustain the layers beneath it....
Parents used to warn their kids that literature would rot their brains. Then it was the radio, TV, and video games. Now it's TikTok.
Socrates bemoaned those young'ns who had the audacity to read their Homer, instead of memorizing it....
"Block The Rich" is like an ad-blocker, but for obscenely wealthy people with overinflated egos. ( lemm.ee )
About 8 months ago I got pretty tired of seeing billionaire spam online. I could not bear to read about yet another rich guy who launched themselves (or their $200,000 car) into outer space 🚀 . I did not care about their expert opinion on the latest meme coin back then. I do not care about their expert opinion on the...