Counterpoint: when my wife’s ex-husband was deep in the throes of heroin addiction, he managed to rob the same bank twice and get away with it both times.
You might be right that he’d be caught eventually, but he OD’d before he could try a third time.
Ah, so you, too, grew up poor?
The money is going to disappear soon no matter what I do; might as well do something fun.
A decade? I thought it was closer to two decades.
gameplay didn’t evolve
Massive understatement. The PS5’s biggest titles were remakes and direct sequels. Coupling it with the “upgraded” versions of PS4 games like Ghost of Tsushima, Last of Us Part 2, and GTA5, even the marketing seemed to boil down to “This is just a really nice PS4.”
I’m paying for the insurance, but the nearest in-network provider taking new patients is a 90 minute drive. Is that a cousin to “You can’t afford healthcare”?
I was paraphrasing both OP and yourself to create a farce, yes. Because farces are funny. It was a joke, not a clever and cutting rhetorical maneuver.
So, yeah, sucks a little that you took it so personally, but I do feel pretty good about it.
“I think the system is unfair and could be dramatically improved.”
“This is the improved version! No further progress shall be made! Work your 9-5 and be glad you’re not locked in the shirtwaist factory for twelve hours a day!”
Lou Diamond Philips has always been hot. And he’s aging like wine: every time I see him, he looks even better.