RE: The morgenseiten of Katharsisdrill 28 - news and politics
I'd like to give up politics, but everytime I start any kind of discussion, it usually ends up in politics... and currently, there are so many things to discuss about the political situation in Greece! But I try to avoid it on the internet, it never goes well...
TV, I've given up long ago, I don't even know what's on it. Netflix does not count as TV, does it? :)
News, I never watch news on TV or read the internet headlines. But I think that we ought to know what is going on around us, not only in our countries but globally. The problem is to find a good news source, so that you won't have to validate yourself everything you read.
Gaming, well... I keep myself updated, but I do not play many games; my last PC upgrade was in 2012, when Diablo 3 was published. Since then, I have played only EVE Online (everyone should try it, really, it is so much more than a "game") and Hearthstone, which is fun & fast!
I can imagine that there is a lot to talk about in Greece these days. I do discuss politics with people, Danes always discuss (the Swedes think we argue when we discuss and that we fight when we argue), but often on when it is done on the internet it is not with people you know that well. I've heard that Facebook should be a real horror show when it comes to such things. I do occasionally ask people on Diaspora about what is happening in their country, to enlighten myself and get a different view of things, and am, for example rather interested in what is happening in Greece. Not surprisingly I feel connected to other Europeans and like to know what is happening in these brother-countries (and hope that things will soon be going in the right direction). But I try to keep it simple, even though it is seldom simple matters. That way I have had some OK experiences both here on Steemit and on Diaspora (another free network).
Darn! now I just got the idea that I should read up on what is happening in Greece.
EVE Online is an exercise in feeling sheer terror, much like the original Everquest used to be. There's little like it out there now.
I haven't played the last 3-4 years, but when I did, it was exactly like you say! I remember the excitement when facing other pilots in PvP, the sense of loss when my hard-earned ships blew up and I had to start over, the great feeling of accomplishment when I setup my operations in lowsec space, etc. Travelling through 20 jumpgates in a stealth carrier, going through blockades with my cargo full of blueprints and high tech weapons & ammunition... What really amazed me though was the economy and the chain of industrial research & production: it was not a game, it is a simulation of a futuristic environment.
I still have it installed on my PC, and can't wait to find the spare time to delve into it again. Unfortunately I know Everquest only by name, never played it.
I know what you mean, a hardcore game that strikes fear into you because you can lose everything.
I lost a Badger II in an 0.8 sec gate, two ships waiting for me and got me when jumping in. It shouldn't happen in 0.8 but it did.
Everquest is something from another time, and they have relaxed the death rules now. It's the only other game that has given me that 'fear' like Eve did.
heh, here is my main character's PvP killboard: https://zkillboard.com/character/1209746997/
Glory days!
I wouldn't know what to make of this. The game has evolved so much. I was an early adaptor and haven't looked at it since around 2009.
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I started in 2009 and was very active until 2012. But things have changed totally, indeed.