Technical question 1: as an alternative to a full block, is there a way to “soft block”, or tag, or whatever, some people, to act as a sort of CW?

Not ideal, but Sync for Lemmy premium (ultra) has a custom tagging/highlighting feature. Not sure about other apps. It’s subscription or a large lifetime payment. But there is cloud syncing (and other features).

Matt Baume queer history in amarican sitcoms.

Which phone?

That doesn’t justify it…

I don’t even see how it’s possible to stop someone from using social media until they’re 18 unless they truly don’t want to.

Yes, but do they self-identify as the bad guy?

It’s a bit much

do they know they’re monsters?

You badly underestimate the proportion of people who have never heard of Mastadon.

RIP Mario and Luigi

Oh you’re in for a treat. I’d really recommend playing the original Paper Mario first if you haven’t already.

In nearly 17 years at Valve, Wood helped build and ship the company’s most notable titles, including Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Portal 2, CS:GO and both episodes of Half-Life 2. He was a founding member of the CS:GO project and worked on that series for six years; he was pivotal in crafting Portal 2’s co-op mode, and he created choreography and combat scenes in Half-Life and Left 4 Dead. Level design was one of his specialties.

You have my attention.

“It really is more about cozy exploration,” Wood told Engadget. “The game has aspects of platforming, but it’s very light platforming. It’s more about exploring vertically, and exploring nooks and crannies. I’ve done a lot of things throughout my career, but one of the things I spent a lot of time doing was level design in video games, so I have a lot of personal interest in creating spaces that feel fun to explore, to sort of poke around in.”

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Sync dev is weighing their options too.