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     Good morning, been a few days. I know I made an initial habit of having a new post up every weekday, but I got to the point where I felt like I was forcing it a bit, I don’t want this to feel like a chore. Moving forward, I’ll post regularly but don’t expect something new every single day. Sometimes I just have nothing to write about. I do have something I want to talk about today, it’s actually been bothering me for a while and I never really figured out how I wanted to go about discussing it. As you can probably tell from the title, I want to talk about subscription models, but specifically how they’ve destroyed consumer markets, fair trade, and will probably be the endgame for many, if not most, industries. We’ll start with the most well known and widespread offender and move through some unfortunately harrowing extrapolations. Netflix. I’ve had it, you’ve had it, 300 million people have it as of 2024. When it came out, I think Netflix offered an undeniable packa...

  The guy at the store told me these are the ultimate running sneakers, but I have some personal reservations, and the sole might not have enough grip. In true Geezaws fashion, I’m coming to you in pure candor and good faith. I was lucky enough to be among the first batch of invitees for Marathon’s alpha test period. I’ve completed a few runs, enough to quickly familiarize myself with what this game actually is in practice.  As you hopefully remember, I have not played an extraction shooter before, and the combination of core mechanics that make extraction shooters what they are is an almost near perfect amalgamation of game mechanics that would normally deter me (I discussed these details in my first blog post so, see: my first blog post). Disclaimer Visuals Mechanics Runner Mechanics Map Knowledge The World Enemy-Encounters Contracts UI Performance In-Game Economy Gun-Play Team-Play Lure First Impressions Verdict Disclaimer: I do not have 100 hours in this game I do not h...