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I know I already made a similar post and I'm not trying to come off as a Nintendo shill (anyone who knows me knows that that's FAR from the case) but it's been so weird seeing the like, slander campaign against the Switch 2 since its release.

I don't really care if people don't like it or want to boycott it because of the game key card or 80 dollar AAA games or just don't want it because it's too expensive for them. That's totally fine and I'm generally in agreement that those practices are bad (even though I think the console is actually well priced for its hardware, regardless if some of the specs were really worth the price, ex. 120hz HDR screen).

What I do care about is the extreme abundance of misinformation and hyperbole about the console, suddenly people are saying this $450 console is $600 (and I know different regions have increased or different prices, but a vast majority of the people dogpiling that I've checked are American). That the 80 dollar game is 90 dollars. That the consoles have exploding batteries en masse (based on a news article that nobody read, because it sources a singular post about bowing in the back of the console, which, if you read the article you would know that the battery isn't even in that part of the console and that it is affecting a stark minority of users (so, it's an average console launch). That the battery life is 2 hours even though it's literally not. That Nintendo programmed it to BRICK the console if you plug in the wrong USB-C or plug it into a computer to charge or whatever, when that's just... Blatantly false.

And if it were just people posting it to themselves and looking like idiots who parrot the first thing they hear as fact that would be fine, but I've also seen people getting harassed in their asks just for having bought the console and liking it. Trying to like, brute force their discontent with the product onto other people and take away their enjoyment in some holier than thou superiority play.

As both a person who's been in this scene for a while and as someone who's in journalism school currently, it's just kind of insane the degrees of ignorance on display. Y'all are trying to turn the Switch 2 into the scapegoat for all of the problems that were already rearing their heads in the video game industry and the results of American politics and it's just... Not that.

It's a pretty decent iterative piece of hardware that has flaws, is somewhat expensive, has some overpriced games and a distribution model that is questionable at best but also not something that didn't exist in a form already (remember all the games that were just download codes in a case on S1? Where was the outrage about that?)

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Clair Obscur is a modern masterpiece and an exceptional game, easily my GOTY and one of my new favorites, but man do I have major issues with the game's endings. Maybe I'll come back around on repeat playthroughs but I kinda doubt it

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that medieval peasant you’re trying to kill with hyper-pop is gonna make you clean and butcher a chicken and you’re gonna throw up.

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a whole bunch of gazan mutual aid projects and nonprofits. if the decision of which individual fundraiser to give to feels too daunting, or if you just want to help as many people as possible in one go, these are great initiatives to support.

care for gaza - focuses on providing food and essential supplies. donate here or here.

connecting humanity - securing internet access via donations of virtual sim cards (esims). if you can't afford a whole plan yourself, crips for esims is a communal pool that will use your donation to purchase and maintain esims

gaza soup kitchen - provides food, medical care, and classes for children. also has a gofundme

glia gaza medical support initiative - provides medical care through field clinics and tents at hospitals. donations can also be sent through their website.

ele elna elak - provides clean water, food, clothing, and shelter. they also have a gofundme

life for gaza - raising money for the gaza municipality to repair water and waste management infrastructure

taawon - partners with local civil organizations to provide food, water, medical care, shelter, and basic supplies

the sameer project - running various initiatives providing tents, medical care, and necessities. they have their own encampment project focused on sheltering families with children, sick and disabled members, or members in need of perinatal care

islamic relief worldwide's gaza emergency appeal - provides food, water, hygiene kits, medical supplies, and psychological support

baitulmaal - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, shelter, and medical supplies

gaza mutual aid fund - distributes food, hygiene products, water, and other essential supplies, including financial support. run by @/el-shab-hussein's amazing friend Mona. updates can be found on her instagram.

hygiene kits for gaza - provides hygiene supplies including menstrual products, wipes, and toothbrushes/toothpaste

anera - provides a variety of necessities, including food, water, hygiene supplies, medicine, blankets and mattresses, and psychological care

palestine children's relief fund - provides supplies and support with a focus on children. also has an initiative for lebanon

dahnoun mutual aid - provides water, food, tents, baby supplies, financial support, and other necessities. updates can be found through their instagram

certainly this is not an exhaustive list, so please feel free to add on other projects or organizations that i didn't include. and as always, please take the time to donate if you can and share. it truly makes all the difference.

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God you must be filthy rich, like, elite filthy rich, boardgames?? Phtography as a hobby???? Which senator are you the son of?

You think the elite are just people with board games and cameras?

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I support the "fiction isn't real so nothing matters" mindset but tbf at a certain point it can tip over into "the curtains are just blue" territory

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literally the reason online discourse is Like That is cuz ppl havent found real problems yet

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On one hand I'm so glad that Clair Obscur is selling well and getting widespread critical acclaim, on the other, more irrational and selfish hand, I was kind of hoping for it to become my cult classic fave that nobody knows about that I was on the ground floor for.

Obviously it selling well is the much better outcome but I am not immune to the occasional desire to horde the things I like.

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www.actions.com/consequences

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do you think that a certain genre of queer person is so obsessively weird about pride flag discourse becuase their flags fill the gaping hole in their personality where a hogwarts house used to be

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The Crips for eSims for Gaza Bundle is live!!

Thanks to the generous contributions of over 175 developers and artists, we’ve got over 200 digital games, zines, TTRPGs, and other projects and assets to offer bundle buyers. 

Every $16 purchase covers the cost of an eSim activation to help connect Palestinians in the occupied territories and beyond. On sale April 28-May 20!

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PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!

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Damn life really loves to hit you with multiple several-hundred dollar necessary expenses within an extremely short timeframe huh

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"boycott it on launch and buy it the next day" so....a boycott where you buy it anyway after the one single day you refrain from purchasing it?