I’m a bit older than this and I’ve been feeling this too. Getting older is weird.

I’ve always taken it to imply that at a certain number of differences, the comparison isn’t useful anymore, not that there are no avenues of comparison at all.

I’m of the same opinion that AI won’t be able to adequately replace many jobs, but only in the long term. In the short term I think it’s going to be a bit of a bloodbath with a lot of companies drinking the kool aid until they realize it’s not working.

A lot of apps start on iOS because they have the majority of the mobile market in the US.

Is there a way to migrate a Lemmy account to it?

That does sound quite nice actually

Ah got it!

Oh, that kind of RP stream? 😅 I was thinking of something else lol

Thanks! I think you’re right that there could definitely be more granularity to what I said. I was trying to go as broad as I could, which of course leaves out a lot of detail. Good thoughts about other possible categories. I don’t disagree with any of it.

I actually haven’t ever seen the roleplayer category you’re talking about, but I’m intrigued. Is there anyone you’d recommend?

If I had to give a name to the joke streamers you mentioned, I’d probably go with challenge streamers. I think that definitely falls outside of the categories I said, but I also see a lot of streamers that do fall into the three I made up dabbling with that kind of content here and there, so there’s probably some crossover too.

I think there are broadly speaking three main categories of let’s players: hypemen, analysts, and tryhards.

Hypemen focus on being boisterous, high energy, and fast paced. They focus on entertainment value above all else, even above the game itself.

Analysts take things a bit slower. They aren’t trying to be the best at the game, but instead like to play a variety of things and talk about their experience playing or insights related to the game.

Tryhards are usually either pro gamers or very close to it. They usually play a smaller number of competitive games trying to be very skilled at them. The enjoyment of these streamers comes more from seeing someone excel, and potentially learning from them if you play the same game.

My point with this is all of these routes are proven ways to engage an audience, so having interesting things to say isn’t a necessity.

That being said, this is an entertainment medium we’re talking about. If you aren’t entertaining in some form then I don’t think you’ll find much success. It’s a learnable skill, so don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t come without practice

The Devcom speaker survey has revealed that 33% of respondents want to use AI as little as possible – but 32% see a use for AI in code and production.

Just 11% want to see AI used in art and animation, while fewer than 10% want to see it used in marketing and communication, and the figures fall to around 3% for narrative design.

Not the guy you responded to, but I also love hot sauce. I usually stock franks, yellowbird’s red jalapeño sauce (forget the name), and cholula or Valentina if I don’t feel like paying for it. I also had this really awesome green hot sauce from El Pato brand, but I haven’t ever seen it again. Hopefully someday!

No I don’t. I hope you’re right, cause mine feels forever away at this point.

Most people never do pay off their house.

Mortgage is just rent with another name (I know it’s not quite that simple, but it feels that way sometimes)

There are definitely positive and negative fucks

My recommendation is to look around your grocery store and see what ingredients are cheapest. That can help to come up with ideas I think.

That being said look up Congri. It’s a Cuban dish that’s quite tasty and uses very few ingredients.

I’d say it’s quite good overall. I don’t want to spoil it too much but I’ve mostly enjoyed it. It’s very heavy on fantasy politics and drama, so if you don’t enjoy that, this one won’t be for you, but if you love that stuff like me it’s quite a treat.

They really do. I’m quite tech savvy compared to the average and most of what people hand wave as easy around here is way beyond me.

You definitely shouldn’t put energy into a friendship if you feel like the other person isn’t interested, but be careful with this mindset. I’ve seen plenty of cases where this becomes such a fear and habit, that the person never reaches out to anyone, because they’re waiting to be talked to first as a test. It becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.

Others are also busy. Others might also be waiting for you to reach out. If you want a friendship to happen it’s OK to initiate. People will often appreciate it.