JakobFel
@JakobFel@retrolemmy.com
Christian gamer forced back into the realm of nostalgia because of our absurd, post-modern world. “Architect” of the Cyberspace Lounge multimedia project.
- Comment on I think there is no proper social media platform to express oneself. 4 days ago:
Yes, censorship is definitely an issue on even the Fediverse. A certain demographic wants the Fediverse to be an echo chamber. Fortunately, there are some instances that don’t operate that way.
If people want the Fediverse to replace social media, they’re gonna have to accept that there will people they don’t agree with.
The major advantage with federation is that you aren’t locked to one instance. If an instance censors you, you can find a different one and migrate your profile over there.
Still, the fact that people wig out if you express an opinion they don’t agree with is definitely an issue, considering how many Fediverse instances bow to the “free speech for me, not for thee” mentality.
- Comment on Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Sequel Anime Announced 1 week ago:
Oh no, I don’t mean Edgerunners was my entry. I mean that Cyberpunk 2077 led me to further cyberpunk content, which led me to explore cyberpunk anime after a lifetime of being an ignorant anime hater. I can see why it looked like I meant Edgerunners was my entry though!
That said, I don’t hate Edgerunners by any means, I just didn’t feel the emotional connection people felt to the characters and story. I enjoyed seeing Night City in anime, and I think there was a lot of talent on display but yeah, I just didn’t feel much compared to what others seem to have felt.
- Comment on Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 Sequel Anime Announced 1 week ago:
Not a fan of Studio Trigger and I thought the first season was a tad bit overrated but I did enjoy it for how it adapted the very franchise that opened me up to trying anime in the first place, so I’m interested.
- Comment on Best place for a community alternative to Facebook group? 3 weeks ago:
Best option I know of is MeWe but it’s not a 1:1. Does have some pretty solid group features though.
- Comment on X's new 'encrypted' XChat feature seems no more secure than the failure that came before it 5 weeks ago:
I guess that’s a fair point. Ultimately, I’m not interested in caring that much about whether or not a platform can read my messages. I just don’t want them to be able to be accessible if there’s a data breach. I would never use these platforms’ private messages for anything that is remotely sensitive but it’s generally a good idea to keep messages away from data breaches as much as possible.
- Comment on X's new 'encrypted' XChat feature seems no more secure than the failure that came before it 5 weeks ago:
I think people are missing the way this is actually a win. Obviously, nobody should be using it as their primary communication, just as nobody should be using FB Messenger as their primary communication. However, just like when Messenger added E2EE, having encrypted DMs on X is just smart. Less of a burden on a company in the event of data breaches and likewise less of a concern for individuals. It also means that normies have a slightly reduced risk of leaks.
Again, obviously no one SHOULD be using X for private conversation but having any form of E2EE on DMs is a win in my book.
- Comment on Breaking in the nice weather with some Dreamcast 5 weeks ago:
The Dreamcast has such a utopian vibe to it that just fits nice weather!
- Comment on There was a special magic to the 3D Renders of the N64 5 weeks ago:
I think part of what makes it special is how it shows gamers what the potential of 3D offered. With the blocky polygons and blurry textures of the N64, Nintendo gave high-res renders to show gamers the future. Almost like a “See how far we’ve come? This render is where we’re headed so jump on board!”
- Comment on Fediverse for teens 1 month ago:
Not a weird argument, that’s the same logic you used. Just because some kids might not agree with your decisions as a parent, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make that decision. Caring what others think about your parenting style is exactly why we have so many messed up kids in the first place.
- Comment on Holy shit I got Retro Achievements working on my Pi Gameboy! Lmao this is so cool. I get to achievement hunt in my favorite game, earthbound after 30 years. Amazing 1 month ago:
It’s wild to me how, when I was a kid, I thought the Gameboy line was the utopian future and we’d never advance because there wasn’t anything that could be cooler.
Then, here we are in 2025, able to create and tweak awesome projects like this!
- Comment on Fediverse for teens 1 month ago:
Right? How dare a parent actually care about their child’s upbringing? It’s 2025, we’re supposed to give our kids an iPad at 3 years old and let Cocomelon raise them.
- Comment on Fediverse for teens 1 month ago:
“Ha your parents don’t even let you do underage drinking, drugs and other shady activities?”
Same argument. You don’t relinquish your authority and protection as a parent because a few losers want to make fun of your kid for being raised with a mom and dad who actually give a crap about their upbringing.
- Comment on Fediverse for teens 1 month ago:
I’ve come to find that people with their hearts in the right place (such as yourself) are often attacked or ostracized on the Fediverse, especially Lemmy.
How DARE a person express traditional values??? How DARE a parent not want to be an iPad parent and let their kids do whatever they want???
It’s mind blowing and it drives me further and further away from Lemmy on the regular. Keep up the good parenting and if I could offer my advice? Find a better place to ask for things like this, because all you’ll get are moronic replies like half the replies here.
- Comment on Texas governor signs online safety law in blow to Apple and Google 1 month ago:
I’m very conservative and support legislation to keep kids far away from porn and other dangers, but I don’t care for the idea of forcing people to turn over their ID just to download general use apps and services.
- Comment on Thoughts on the recent Swiss law that might require ProtonVPN to start blocking certain domains? 1 month ago:
I’m not saying I support this legislation but I’m really sick of the “parents should be parenting” excuse. Parents can be doing a great job with their kids and those kids will still see porn because of the way platforms push things (not to mention the ease of access of porn, which just needs to be outright banned).
The only solution, barring well-written legislation, is to not allow your kid to have a smartphone until they’re late teenagers, and ensure their access to computers is restricted to a public room, with appropriate monitoring.
That’s my plan whenever I have kids. However, something tells me a lot of people on Lemmy will take issue with that approach.
- Comment on Finally finished dumping my entire library of GameCube and Wii discs for Dolphin! 1 month ago:
Genuinely have no idea how to dump my games. I have quite a few GameCube and Wii games myself, just wouldn’t know where to start trying the process of dumping.
- Comment on Stop Internet Searching and Start Asking on Fediverse? 1 month ago:
Eh, if the information already exists on the web somewhere, why reiterate it? Seems excessive to insist on asking on the Fediverse unless that information can’t be found on a search engine or through AI.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
No. It’s an advertisement of political beliefs veiled as a retro games post.
“Look at me, I’m a leftist! Oh, and it’s relevant because a retro game made me one, see???”
Give me a break. It’s nothing more than an advertisement.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
Yet again, the analogy fails. This is a community themed after retro games. As is on point for the Fediverse, folks can’t resist shoving their political views into everything, then they act as if it’s unreasonable for people to say they don’t appreciate the attention-seeking, echo chamber nonsense in a totally irrelevant community.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
You don’t get to force politics in a non-political community, then tell people who disagree that they need to go somewhere else. Nope, that’s not how it works.
- Comment on Shitty Fiction 2 months ago:
The lack of “kink shaming” is one of our biggest problems in society. Just saying.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
That analogy might work if not for the fact that I’ve attempted to block political discussions from my Lemmy feed through instance blocks, community blocks and word blocks, yet I still see people obnoxiously shoving their political views into everything.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
Yes, because there’s literally no reason to make it about political views. And yes, those titles would be just as ridiculous in my book.
Again, discussing themes in a game isn’t the issue. The issue is that the title was very specifically written that way to catch clicks. Clicks from similar culture warriors and from those who disagree. It’s disingenuous and completely unnecessary.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
That’s laughable. It was nothing BUT a cult back then.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
You can bet your life that they would, had they won in November.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
Discussing a game’s themes isn’t the problem. The problem is the context. “How this game made me a leftist”. Instead of “let’s discuss the themes of this game”, it’s pushing identity politics. That’s the part I take issue with.
- Comment on How Pajama Sam Made Me A Leftist | Political Breakdown Of A 90s Videogame 2 months ago:
Above all things, the way leftists feel the need to inject and advertise their political views into everything angers me the most. “EvErYtHiNg iS PoLitiCaL” > no, it isn’t. Why can’t we just play video games to get away from real world stupidity? I just don’t get it. I don’t need to know your political views. Let’s just chat about video games and escapism.
- Comment on Are people blind on PeerTube? 2 months ago:
I personally see Peertube as something that’d be better as a small-scale, reasonably private way of storing and sharing videos if you’re not interested in monetization or views. For example, documentation for a passion project.
For everything else, a different form of decentralization makes more sense, such as Odysee (though we’ll see how the Arweave migration goes).
- Comment on Kansas wants to use AI to spot guns in schools. One major company won’t say how often the system fails 2 months ago:
Anything but promoting homeschooling or arming teachers, amirite?
- Comment on The YouTube Alternative Nobody's Talking About ! Peertube 2 months ago:
I respect your choice to do that (kinda sick of arguments in general) but honestly, that’s part of the problem. Seems not too many people are willing to have civil discussions these days, it’s all so polarized. Have a good one.