wow, that's a lot better than I thought! thanks!

I'm considering switching too, I'm tired of feeling helpless.

Out of curiosity, have you had a lot of encounters with apps that won't run because of play integrity? If so, have you managed to work around them in any way?

On NixOS I just copy and pasted like 2-4 lines of recommended configuration and applied it. The driver was then automatically downloaded and installed and I haven't had to touch it since.

I come back every year or so and play for a month or two each time, still haven't spent money on it (but starting to think I should, to support the devs)

Can confirm, I usually got Pepsi when I asked for Coke (not unexpected).

Lived in Quebec, Canada up until recently. My family called it coke.

If I occasionally faintly hear a short sound, but it's not noticeable when I'm focusing on something else and it's only every few hours, I'm fine with it. Any more than that is unacceptable IMO, unless all your neighbors do it and are okay with it somehow.

Maybe I was spoiled by thick walls.

I feel like I've been seeing more posts and comments though, and looking at those, they seem to still be rising (although probably influenced by bots).

I wonder if the spike of active user may be caused by people first trying it out (then giving up), followed up by people making several accounts on different instances before settling for one or two.

Agreed. I haven't been on an instance that federates with them yet and I'd like to keep it that way.

What's cool about the fediverse is that we get to choose.

Do I want to be in an instance that federates with everyone, good and bad?

Pros:

• More content.
• Potentially insightful debate.

Cons:

• More negativity.
• Potentially giving a platform to extremists.

Or do I want to be in an instance that defederates on a whim?

Pros:

• More positive content.
• Taking a strong stance against extremism.

Cons:

• Less content.
• Potentially missing insightful debate.

Personally, debate I've had that was insightful was generally in good faith to begin with, and would be allowed on platforms like Beehaw, so I don't see much use for "anything goes" kinds of platforms. Additionally, I'm not always in the mood for debate. I can just switch between different instances depending on my mood. Given that everyone can choose their instance, I don't see much of a reason for trying to federate with everyone.

Roblox is a platform where some users create games and other players play them. It's grown to be a pretty powerful platform/engine, but is now significantly more complex than it used to.

Roblox has the ability for users to add micro-transactions to their game. Essentially, users get a small portion of the micro-transactions back as real-world currency. It's up to users/developers who make those games to choose what players get in exchange for these micro-transactions.

As far as I can tell, the quality of games has dramatically increased since I quit. My guess would be that the users/developers making games are now adults, and the players are still kids.

I'm using the Sync app in my case, and tapping the image opens it full screen.