unrestrained summer fun

whether or not GTA 6 succeeds really does feel like it may have a considerable chance of deciding if the video game industry as we know it dies right then and there. it feels less like a game and more like a demonic media entity that companies are sacrificing billions of dollars in hope of summoning

I'm going to Badwill. The evil thrift store.

salvation army

the other thing about Internet dogpiling is that it is just not possible to think clearly during the acute stages. it’s so easy to criticize people for responding defensively or tactlessly to mass criticism but I cannot overstate the degree to which your brain becomes a rat in a trap. I think we do have to temporarily recalibrate our expectations in these circumstances and accept that they do not necessarily represent how that person responds to criticism. the skills for self-regulating and reacting to normal interpersonal criticism are not the same skills needed to respond to viral callouts.

unfortunate truth of reality is that oftentimes 15 year olds will say/do/believe some stupid bullshit because they are 15 but telling them that they believe that because they are 15 is probably the most counterproductive thing in the entire universe