@scattapilla @InternetEh nah they're still doing that too. worst of both worlds

@ug oh wow they're still making these

@flobeamer1922
1) they're great
2) dunno
3) some of the maps are too big and long. I think it's a nice wad though
4) genwunners but for mega man
5) I think this is actually the contrarian take, the consensus around SMB2J seems to be "actually yeah this is too hard and frustrating, I'm glad we got the turnip game"

@vantiss @peachymist such a mood lmao

@anarchautistic @YKantRachelRead too late. it was, indeed, awful x3

@letsbeworms @YKantRachelRead re: data about current infection levels, see pmc19.com

@YKantRachelRead I'm so over the "just say you hate xyz" "hope this helps" holier-than-thou passive-aggression in nominally progressive online communities, it's so toxic and unhelpful

@YKantRachelRead yeah now I'm more-or-less up to speed and my takeaway is literally everything about this situation sucks. I don't like the masks-optional Saturdays, don't like the way people behaved in response to it, don't like the so-called """journalism""". It's bleak!

@YKantRachelRead it also raises further questions though: were Saturdays already their busiest days in the first place? I would imagine so. how much business did they get on the average Saturday compared to any other day of the week? will they end up losing more customers than they gain, due to the loss of previous regulars who no longer want to show up on Saturdays?

@YKantRachelRead ...okay, with additional context I do think it would have been nice if they'd picked a different day of the week to be masks-optional than Saturday though >.>
I can definitely see why that would alienate their core demographic

@anarchautistic @YKantRachelRead something tells me I should in fact not let curiosity kill the cat and seek out this article rn lol

@YKantRachelRead I mean, this was definitely unambiguously true in like, 2023. but I would hope that people who were still masking in 2025 are still masking in 2026 and beyond at least? but... :/

@YKantRachelRead yeah, "if you build it, they will come" really isn't a given unfortunately. I also really hope I'm wrong about this but I can't help but suspect the number of people who even /are/ covid-cautious is steadily bleeding, month by month, year by year, as people just kind of give up on it

@YKantRachelRead mmm, I see. I do get why people would be upset about that but if it's between that and the place having to shut down then it's understandable they'd make that decision. sucks that it came to that though; sign of the times I suppose :/

@KaiserKitty @flobeamer1922 womp womp smells like nothingburger

@YKantRachelRead covid-cautious lesbian bar? they make those?

@KaiserKitty @flobeamer1922 ohh wait so it's not even actually bullet patterns that they're complaining about but just a sprite? lol

@flobeamer1922 huh, that's interesting. I didn't notice any major spellcard differences in her fight, aside from the TLB phase of course

@flobeamer1922 what do you mean?

@pave_the_earth happy birthday!! :3