xianc78 @xianc78@gameliberty.club

@Mr_NutterButter Maybe it's the events that happened over the past few years that made a lot of people, especially young people feel hopeless, but even before then it feels like a lot of people were falling for existential nihilist propaganda, and to get into conspiracy theory territory, I feel like it was intentional. It prevents people from making their lives, their communities, and the world better, and it also lowers birthrates (anti-natalism) and in extreme cases, lead to suicides (depopulation).

The solution? I think it's to live a life full of experiences and have that define you as opposed to valuing material possessions and obsessing over current events. I've talked about this recently. There are still festivals, gatherings, and other events. Go to them instead of complaining that modern society offers nothings but Funko Pops and Marvel movies.

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There's more to it. Find some hobbies and I mean productive hobbies. Learn to make things. Find a hobby that requires you to leave your home.

I don't have all the answers, but people really need to get out of their comfort zone.

@beardalaxy Pretty much. The PS2 having DVD support was what made so many people wait for it. Sega couldn't make a deal with the DVD Forum and went with their own proprietary CD-based format known as GD-ROM (Gigabyte Disc ROM) instead. GD-ROMs were just basically CDs but with the microscopic pits more tightly compact so they can store a gigabyte of data. DVDs on the other hand, can store 8GBs. Sega talked about having a DVD player add-on but that never came into fruition.

Sega also had another CD-based format for the Dreamcast called MIL-CDs. They were basically music CDs that also included software (things like karaoke or music videos) that could run on a Sega Dreamcast. MIL-CDs never had copy protection. Because of that, people realize that they can burn Dreamcast games as MIL-CDs and run them on a Dreamcast without any modifications. Sega did correct this with a hardware revision, but it was already too late. Though the MIL-CD exploit was what allowed the Dreamcast to have a vibrant homebrew community.

Though honestly, the Saturn pretty much killed Sega as a hardware manufacturer more than the Dreamcast. If Sega still had a little bit more money, the Dreamcast could be on par with the GameCube in terms of sales.

Also, Sega never had a console that was a worldwide success. The Master System did well in Europe and South America, but failed in the US and Japan. The Genesis/Mega Drive did well in North America, South America, and Europe, but failed in Japan. The Saturn did well in Japan, but failed everywhere else. It made sense for them to go third-party.

@beardalaxy It was actually doing pretty well in the US, until the PS2 was announced.