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Lore index is done! Biggest changes: Spectral Eyes (https://starlitseas.neocities.org/tpatalore#eyes) that go into specific eyes' and unfortunate "caste" utilization. and Locales (https://starlitseas.neocities.org/tpatalore#locales) that note several locations, including the light novel excerpts' reference of "Citaatlco" and "the Lotus Isles" (decided to just drop that one since that name is generic in fiction.

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ghostscape 3 months ago

think you've hit several nails on heads: for one thing, novelty is subjective and there's a huge amount of digital content out there to explore without the latest smart fridge or whatever

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nohappynonsense 3 months ago

Great stuff as usual, Grinds. Reminded me of a stretch of time in HS when I started replaying SNES games of my childhood. I'd put a CD on the stereo and jam out peacefully playing through all the classics I had never proper beaten. At the time, it was seen as anti-social or weird for me to do this, but I think if I could get back to that space of genuine contentment with a "simple" set up, I'd be radically happy.

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misterdizzy 3 months ago

A much better and more comprehensive version of the points I attempted to lay out in my article User Engagement is Code for Addiction

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murid 3 months ago

Between this essay and this one by Corey Doctorow, https://pluralistic.net/2024/07/20/ransom-note-force-field/ , I feel like a lot of new tech is not as counter-cultural and more corporate, hence less 'novel'.

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mikegrindle 3 months ago

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I wondered if this would come across as a "tech is bad and everything is bloat (except the stuff I use)" type of post. Glad it hasn't.

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mikegrindle 3 months ago

@ghostscape absolutely, the internet archive alone offers a near-endless stream of entertainment. @nohappy, I was a certified Sega-boy, but I have similar memories of simpler times. Radically happy times even.

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mikegrindle 3 months ago

@misterdizzy That was a good article. I remember reading it ages before we were following each other here. I don't know if mine is "more comprehensive" though. @murid, Doctorow is always an interesting read. Intriguing that he brings up Mark Fisher in that essay, because his writing has been on mind a lot as I think about this stuff.

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bevl 3 months ago

What a great gift! My Ps2 is still going after all these years, I love it immensely. I rarely play games anymore but its just such a fun little console

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ghostscape 3 months ago

@murid @misterdizzy both those articles absolutely fuck, thanks for the signposting!! all making me think about a thing I've been circling around on the idea of satiation and how to centre/recognise it instead of *gestures vaguely*

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emilynhoward 3 months ago

I really enjoyed this. I think there's a way aging can effect our craving for novelty, too. There's only but so many times you can be sold the "next great thing" before you anticipate the rush wearing off before it's even started. Best to just find the things you enjoy for their own sake, not because of novelty.

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