Even better (by 14 yo me standards), I met a pretty girl online, whom I later married and got into the industry (albeit, less cultured? Lol).

When questioned by my childhood self why I am not making games myself, I point to my backlog and we both nod in agreement before I thoroughly wreck him in Smash Bros.

I’m one of the few people who’s 14 yo self would fucking admire, mostly for stupid teenage horny reasons but also video game industry reasons.

I’ve interacted with her on Bluesky and it’s my understanding that she still bases the cartoon on her kids but they are like, teens now (?) so the cartoon kids tend to do things a little old for their age; I believe their cartoon kids are a little older than you suggest though, like 7 and 3? But I don’t think it technically matters.

The interaction I had was in particular to one comic she did in regards to Terraria, Minecraft and Animal Crossing, as her rl son was going through all that. The behavior was very 13 or 14 years old vibe to me, but could be younger or older depending.

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I wouldn’t be so sure, his father was a fucked up man; but he also wouldn’t be a good example as he’s certainly got something wrong with him. Same for quite a few higher ups and billionaires. About 1% of the population has sociopathic tendencies (and a higher amount in business leads, something like 4%).

Much more concerned about the people who elected him, and they are overwhelmingly undereducated and impoverished. Not that there aren’t always exceptions, though.

I appreciate the other commenters disputing you, but I’ll also like to add that nations that support their citizens with more money and support have less population gains than those without support. The science behind that mostly suggests that people with comfortable lifestyles breed less and put more effort into the 1 or 2 kids they have (and often age out of being able to have 3+ anyway).

Also there’s the issue of quality. I’d argue our biggest problem in 2026 is the sheer ignorance of the masses; it’s logic like yours that defunds the programs that produce educated and critically minded adults. Financially stable childhoods help a lot in that regard. A human can be a net positive on the world, but without adequate support they end up being a significant detriment instead (usually as tools for the wealthy who exploit the land).

That was my thought, 4 bucks is so cheap!

If it’s Euros, I’m sure the benefits are better than in the US. We’ve got WIC and stuff for kids (basically welfare) but everyone gets that if you’re able to jump through enough hoops, like employment verification and junk.

Also, hobby? It’s in any government’s interest to promote children and child growth, that’s why we have education systems and such. It’s the same if a person wanted to start a business or a non profit, they get government support for that, too.

But you are right about the partner thing. It’s especially weird that marriage was (and in some places, still is) a requirement for a ton of things. Not everyone wants to get married, even if they have a partner.

There are ways… with two kids, we get by using the same sedan we always used but without being able to use the back seat, make the same food we always made but eat less, and spend our luxuries budget (aka video games) on their books and school supplies. Luckily we also get insurance through employer so that covers them, with additional costs of course because who ever heard of universal healthcare?

Suffice it to say it all sucks, but that’s the US experience. And they wonder why nobody wants kids anymore… at least on the upside, these two kids will know how to make a molotov at an early age!

Here, it’s about 2.4k rebate for kids per year. I assure you that kids cost more than 2.4k per year.

“Haha, so funny Mom! Can you bring down more chips? I’m in the middle of raid.”

Near me, only mediocre chains do this. Everyone knows the hole in the walls are where the real foods at (and that, we have plenty of).

That said, they often do cash only because fuck 3% credit card fees, lol.

That just be what the firmware and Wi-Fi access is for, on demand sharpening and anti-oversharpening features. Lol

Yo I just want a knife with a sharpening sheath. That’d be super handy irl.

And I bet you wrote “Pen Fifteen” on your hand when asked to join that exclusive club.

Not for my daughter, I’m starting her early on Arch (she’s 4 but she will learn to love the terminal lol)

I’ve had the 24 hour tracks play while working before, haha.

My kids are making me play K.K. Slider tracks from Wii’s Animal Crossing City Folk in Brewster’s Cafe (I am time traveling to Saturday). Cafe K.K. just played.

Do I recommend it? Yeah, cool cat.

I’ve lived here like, three decades. It’s only been yellow or orange during wild fires.

LA isn’t quite as smoggy as people think, but we did get a light sprinkle the other day so maybe. It really wasn’t much, though. There’s always a little layer of smog, but the parts that people think about are more in the valley where it gets trapped; I don’t think people are supposed to live there.