Matt Yang
@debaser1215.bsky.social
Indie #gamedev, formerly Maxis, Phoenix Labs. Mutt owner, swing dancer, bad movie lover, #49ers fan. He/him. SF, CA. All opinions my own.
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Matt Yang
@debaser1215.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Petunia's Purgatory on Steam
Petunia’s Purgatory is a creepy-cute, idle-farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Plant seeds that grow into horrifying crops, sacrifice animals for blood, and summon assistants to help...
store.steampowered.com
I'm super excited to announce our new game:
🌸 Petunia's Purgatory 😈
A creepy-cute idle farming game that lives on your desktop!
If this sounds like your jam, we'd love a wishlist.
Demo coming very soon!
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
#gamedev #indiegame #idlegame #cozygame #creepycute
🌸 Petunia's Purgatory 😈
A creepy-cute idle farming game that lives on your desktop!
If this sounds like your jam, we'd love a wishlist.
Demo coming very soon!
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
#gamedev #indiegame #idlegame #cozygame #creepycute
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I used to love computer it was my friend. Now I have hate in my heart
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I used to love computer it was my friend. Now I have hate in my heart
This is a fantastic read, and sums up so many things that are wrong with modern technology. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
What technology takes from us – and how to take it back | Rebecca Solnit
The long read: Decisions outsourced, chatbots for friends, the natural world an afterthought: Silicon Valley is giving us life void of connection. There is a way out – but it’s going to take collectiv...
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
This is a fantastic read, and sums up so many things that are wrong with modern technology. www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
I feel like people don't realize how fun the campaign is for this game, especially in VR. This is a steal!
January 30, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I feel like people don't realize how fun the campaign is for this game, especially in VR. This is a steal!
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i haven't done this since twitter but at the request of 1 (one) person, OSCAR NOMINEES AS SIMPSONS SCREENCAPS THREAD
January 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
i haven't done this since twitter but at the request of 1 (one) person, OSCAR NOMINEES AS SIMPSONS SCREENCAPS THREAD
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We love seeing this guy
January 18, 2026 at 3:19 AM
We love seeing this guy
Still hard at work on Petunia's Purgatory, our creepy little idle game. Demo is available now!
The demo for our new game is out NOW! I'm super proud of it and excited to see what y'all think ❤️
#indiegame #cozygame #idlegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
#indiegame #cozygame #idlegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
Petunia's Purgatory on Steam
Petunia’s Purgatory is a creepy-cute, idle-farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Plant seeds that grow into horrifying crops, sacrifice animals for blood, and summon assistants to help...
store.steampowered.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Still hard at work on Petunia's Purgatory, our creepy little idle game. Demo is available now!
New Mitski means 2026 can't be all bad www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mOG...
Mitski - Where's My Phone? (Official Video)
YouTube video by MitskiVEVO
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
New Mitski means 2026 can't be all bad www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mOG...
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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This guy here is dead 👇
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This guy here is dead 👇
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a loss to San Francisco and to me personally. we played there for years and years until there was really no way for us to play there. "too big" I guess but I will never be bigger in my mind than what the Bottom of the Hill is in my heart.
breaking (heart) news for SF music heads www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
a loss to San Francisco and to me personally. we played there for years and years until there was really no way for us to play there. "too big" I guess but I will never be bigger in my mind than what the Bottom of the Hill is in my heart.
Dang, this bums me out. One of the last of its kind in SF.
Breaking some news for @coyotemedia.org here.
Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Dang, this bums me out. One of the last of its kind in SF.
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It’s 2026! Here are my ins and outs for Cultured Mag.
January 2, 2026 at 4:41 PM
It’s 2026! Here are my ins and outs for Cultured Mag.
Listen, I think Gen AI sucks generally, especially when used in creative works, but we gotta stop attacking creators that we *think* might be using AI without any proof.
One of the most insidious thinks about AI is that it makes us doubt what's real. Let's not fall for it. #gamedev
One of the most insidious thinks about AI is that it makes us doubt what's real. Let's not fall for it. #gamedev
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Listen, I think Gen AI sucks generally, especially when used in creative works, but we gotta stop attacking creators that we *think* might be using AI without any proof.
One of the most insidious thinks about AI is that it makes us doubt what's real. Let's not fall for it. #gamedev
One of the most insidious thinks about AI is that it makes us doubt what's real. Let's not fall for it. #gamedev
December 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The demo for our new game is out NOW! I'm super proud of it and excited to see what y'all think ❤️
#indiegame #cozygame #idlegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
#indiegame #cozygame #idlegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
Petunia's Purgatory on Steam
Petunia’s Purgatory is a creepy-cute, idle-farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Plant seeds that grow into horrifying crops, sacrifice animals for blood, and summon assistants to help...
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The demo for our new game is out NOW! I'm super proud of it and excited to see what y'all think ❤️
#indiegame #cozygame #idlegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
#indiegame #cozygame #idlegame #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
Did... did Geoff Keighley fuck Miss Piggy?
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Did... did Geoff Keighley fuck Miss Piggy?
There's literally a Black Mirror episode about this, but ok
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There's literally a Black Mirror episode about this, but ok
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I mean, there is only one choice.
December 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I mean, there is only one choice.
I just got added to this list and all I can say is, hell yeah
December 10, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I just got added to this list and all I can say is, hell yeah
This is probably the best, most level-headed description of the AI bubble I've read.
"AI is the asbestos in the walls of our technological society, stuffed there with wild abandon by a finance sector and tech monopolists run amok. We will be excavating it for a generation or more."
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
This piece on AI by Cory Doctorow is spectactular.
pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is probably the best, most level-headed description of the AI bubble I've read.
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
I need just one sip of the Claus juice to become Christmas itself.
The bones of Santa have been leaking liquid for 1,700 years.
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I need just one sip of the Claus juice to become Christmas itself.