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Chiming in with a HOLY SHIT I had that and played with it so much, this hits home, nostalgia galore!
Ich mache mich solcher Sprüche schuldig und stehe dazu. Wo ist das Problem?
Ich bin etwas sprachlos, obwohl ich von Lokalblättern jetzt nicht viel erwarte. Ist das Unfähigkeit auf Seiten der Redaktion oder Agenda?
I laughed hard enough to realize I lost too much life time to Excel.
I returned to Magic in 2020 after a 15 year break. I love the possibility to also play Modern or Commander on MODO, but the UI is atrocious in my humble opinion. Also, I am unwilling to pay the same amount for a Modern deck I already own in paper for the digital version. You need third party Services for renting and and and… For me, in the 21st century, it feels like actual work before you can play.
I also have my quarrels with Arena - the client is super resource intensive, the economy is quite predatory and I hate the digital-only formats and that the cards leak into eternal formats that could have been fun to play (Historic). But the UI is light years ahead from MODO and for me, that would settle the deal. Especially for casual play, I’d recommend Arena, as long as you are fine with Standard, Pioneer and Limited and can get over the “mobile game” feel of the client (DAILY DEALS, GET XP, PLAY MORE NOW).
I think this is fine for now, I actually like it this way. If the community grows and MODO is buried by arena content you can still split them up.
I used to give a bit when asked, even when directly asked for “some change for a beer”. That was about ten years ago when I was a student and didn’t have a lot of money myself.
I have always considered myself lucky having been born into circumstances that allowed me to become financially well-off and healthy, even though my parent aren’t wealthy or anything like that.
From this point of view, I always thought giving a little bit away, which I won’t even feel, to someone less fortunate than myself, was very reasonable.
And it is absolutely no business of mine to care what someone does with the money I give them. If I gave someone money and expected them to spend it in a certain way, that would be incredibly patronizing. Who am I to judge? If I lived on the street, I would probably try to make my days a bit lighter with a beer or two or three.
Today, it is different. While I earn good money now, I give less, and it is often on my mind why. I like to believe that it is the external circumstances that changed, though. First of all, the sheer quantity of people actively asking me for money, mostly when I am waiting for a train, would mean a more considerable sum of money than I was used to. Secondly, often the people asking are obviously users. For instance, there is a very active open crack scene where I live. This is different from the beer or two, which I to this day never had a problem supporting. It is often not even homeless people but rather people in dire need to support their opiate addiction.
This has become so obvious that I mostly opt out of giving money. Sometimes my gut tells me that this is one of the “good old beggars” or they just cone across as sincere and I give.
To conclude: opiates are hell and I want the good old times back when I did not feel conflicted when supporting less fortunate fellow citizens with a little change.
A time lapse of the history of the universe:
Very minimalistic, but I like the sound and visuals. Just try to tune in and enjoy an existential crisis at the end!
Wo verfolgt ihr das eigentlich nach, welche Instanzen mit welchen föderiert sind und wann wer wen deföderiert?