• onlinepersona@programming.dev
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    5 hours ago

    A good friend’s grandma was missing her friends and I suggested getting her online so that she could meet other people while gaming, but the idea was rejected as she had enough trouble fighting out WhatsApp. Her daughters had to call her on Google Messenger until it was killed.

    She finally died of cancer but was very happy while doing it because of the relief. No more pain, no more loneliness. I wish we could introduce gaming to more seniors. It might make their life more interesting. Then could even have a Gray League and stream themselves to other aging people.

    I bet that if the people born between after 1980 get to retire, gaming will be pretty normal. Unless social media has eaten away at their brains too much. Or something greater comes along like brain to computer interfaces.

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    11 hours ago

    What’s with this idea that “video games” is a single skill? I bet his farm layout in Stardew Valley is shit.

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    11 hours ago

    Looking through the thread, surprised that she’s silver 1 with that patient aim and good placement. Most people at silver 1 have a real spazzy aim. She moves the cursor better than silver and way more accurately. Looks like she can hard carry down there