ive only done verification for stuff i need (discord) but beyond that i genuinely refuse to use any of these. its so frustrating and exhausting having to do this and have like several companies with my data that could just get leaked at any time.

like bluntly? im not doing this.
im not allowing them to monitor the games i play etc through a service like this as it does save verification. even if it claims not to save personal information, i dont want an account to tag me as an adult between games so they know what games i play etc.

its likely i will use bsky for art only and idle comments, but i do think my general posting will decrease unless something changes.

like the irony is, its super easy to cheese x's age restriction. most other sites it feels like i am having to do so much just to type words on a page or see a sfw image that got flagged or "moderated" incorrectly.

+ the age verification thing makes it very hard for me to keep up with people. i will have to use a vpn on most sites to access content from my friends and its very VERY difficult to find the energy to do that. hell i havent done the verification on bsky for this reason.

i'd like to work on my personal website this year as well to fully divorce myself from these spaces. bluntly i just dont have the energy to keep jumping between platforms. a lot of privacy and safety has ultimately been compromised across all socials.

the handsome jackpot and the dlcs saved bl3 mind you but still. RAH. if they are gonna make another game i really want them to revert the UI and go back to the soundtrack style they had before. i cant remember a single boss fight theme from bl4.

will say tho i think its hilarious that zane's screaming got patched to this day. like he'd get a status effect on him and it'd be like he was getting tazed every 2 seconds LMAO.
i also remember beating everything on launch on the hardest difficulty just... cat crai... bl3 gave me good memories

the end of troy you will forever be in my top 10 boss battles simply for your theme. i hate what they did to troy in the narrative but genuinely his boss fight is so fucking cool man.

i also didn't think i'd miss the load times and menus but honestly? i do. i miss so much of this. i just started in bewilderment reopening the game and how much nostalgia i get from a 2019 game

(the thumb scanner stopped working on my old one that is also tied to the on/off button so it was something i couldn't dodge)

i got a new phone as well the moment before i got sick and i never got to sort things out so EVERYTHING IS A MESS AND ITS DRIVING ME INSANE LOWKEY.

— of the government in their lives + how that'd play into their belief systems and change how they participate in the system. complicated but i adore exploring stuff like this so much.

longest slow burn węskennedy as well it's like on part 5 for us and only now have i had al make any moves. it's been so worth it tho because i wanted to make it feel organic and natural to the characters and their moral compasses. such as questioning the bonds, where morals lie and the influence