demonquark

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[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (5 children)

None of these events are noteworthy by themselves. Max they merit part of a sentence as an example of an ongoing trend.

Exception if one of the events turns out to be a handy symbolic point to indicate a change in the world order.

E.g. Serious human contribution to global warming which started in the early 20th century kept a pace and peaked in the early 21st century. Public opinion began to sour after an increased occurrence of climate disasters, such as tsunamis and forest fires.

Or: The Russian successor state to the soviet union did make token efforts to reassert its power in Eastern Europe, such as the 2021 war in Ukraine. However those efforts ultimately proved futile and by 20xx all former Warsaw pact countries, excluding Russia itself, had joined the European union.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Go for walks in the middle of the night. Like in a residential neighborhood, or an industrial district. It’s just so peaceful.

[–] demonquark@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I think the only reason Super Mario bros earned that much is because … kids. People in general have grown tired of reboots, remakes, cinematic universes, you know, just the blatant milking of IP.

Then again, Barbie fits in that category. So I dunno.