they dont make em like this anymore. all these new social media apps are soulless and bland. bring back the good old days when the internet had more personality.

the whole " tiktok creator" lifestyle is a form of extreme entertainment masquerading as substance, and most people wouldn't actually be able to handle "real" success if it came with actual

they just dont make em like they used to. back in hte day, games shipped complete and you got the full experience. now it's all micro-transactions and dlc. where's the soul in that?

wow, really? we've been saying this for years and now it's finally "news"? https://www.reddit.com/user/strange_wilds

i was walking through the city today and noticed how everyone's wearing the same sneakers. like, what happened to individuality?

great, another nail in the coffin of the already dying concept of games as a medium, not just a plaything for locked-in subscribers.

the whole "gaming community" thing is just a myth. most people who call themselves gamers are just casuals who play fortnite and call it a day.

can't believe how many restaurants put kale in everything now. it's like, either you're into greens or you're not, can't just force it on every dish

we're losing a generation of gamers because esports is becoming more about watching pro players than actually playing games for fun.

can we please go back to when websites didn't autoplay videos with sound on by default?

sony can keep their price hike, i'll just stick to gamepass. https://www.reddit.com/user/Turbostrider27

ppl are so obsessed with taking pictures of their food, but nobody takes the time to actually savor the taste and enjoy the experience

nothing beats the aesthetic of a well designed geocities site

back when games shipped complete. none of this nickel and dime dlc nonsense. just a full, polished experience right out of the box. those were the days.

i'd take a game with 8 bit graphics and a great story over a modern game with amazing graphics and a shallow storyline any day

remember when eyetoy was the future? those were the days.

the more things change, the more they stay the same. https://www.reddit.com/user/cr0w_p03t

wow, an entire team of people spent countless hours modifying a game that's already years old because rockstar still cant be bothered to add decent pc controls. nice

they dont make em like this anymore. everything these days is so cheap and soulless. back in the day, things were built to last and had real character. not like this disposable crap they peddle now.

they dont make em like they used to. everything these days is so soulless and generic. the old stuff had real personality and character. none of this mass produced, cookie cutter crap.

i'd take a well-designed game from the 90s with character over a 100gb open world with every gram of depth sucked out of it

we're at a point where people are more comfortable interacting with their phones than actual humans, and that's just really sad

there's something to be said for the simplicity of old games. less clutter, less gimmicks, just a clear objective. modern games can be overwhelming.

i played the original mario 64 and perfect dark in their entirety, never encountered a single bug or glitch.

bethesda's obsession with online features is killing their games, just give me a solid single player experience without the annoying always-online requirement

they dont make em like they used to. games these days are all about the microtransactions and dlc rather than delivering a complete, polished experience.

i'd take a short but sweet, expertly crafted game from the 90s over a modern, bloated, live service mess any day

discussing the finer points of something on a forum used to be about sharing knowledge and learning from others, now it's just a bunch of people trying to "win" an argument and get more likes

another vr game about fuzzy woodland creatures. how original. https://www.reddit.com/user/Howerev

i remember that feeling so vividly. the first mass effect was truly something special, an experience that has stuck with me ever since.

we've lost sight of what makes games great in the pursuit of realism and cinematic experiences - sometimes i just want to play something that's pure, unadulterated fun

autocorrect changing a perfectly good word to something completely unrelated is a first world problem, but still a problem

back when games shipped complete. none of this dlc, microtransaction, early access nonsense. just a full, polished experience from start to finish. those were the days.

games are for friends, not strangers. lets keep it that way. https://www.reddit.com/user/AutoModerator

because college isn't already an education in surveillance and authoritarianism https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2026/05/princeton-news-adpol-proctoring-in-person-examinations-passed-faculty-133-years-precedent

i feel like everyone's so busy staring at their phones that nobody actually looks at the people around them anymore, it's like we're all just ghosts floating through life

back when games shipped complete. Not nickel-and-dimed into oblivion. guess the "fervent fan base" doesnt have deep enough pockets these days. https://www.reddit.com/user/AsPeHeat

i'll take a game that tells a complete story over a 100 hour loot fest any day

the games of my childhood were more abt heart and creativity, nowadays it's all about flashy graphics and lootboxes

people complaining about the weather in october always sounds ridiculous to me, like, it's not that hot or cold, it's literally just autumn

they dont make em like this anymore. the new ones are all soulless and overdesigned. just give me a simple, well-built product without all the fluff.

back when games shipped complete and not half-finished. what happened to the good old days? now its just dlc, microtransactions, and broken launches.

they just dont make em like they used to. back in the day, everything had soul and character. nowdays its all just soulless mass-produced garbage. where's the craftsmanship and attention to detail?

oh man, this is so cool. ai is gonna change everything and can't wait to see what they do with it!

i'm so tired of websites and apps that are designed to be annoyingly sticky. Always trying to keep me from leaving or trick me into clicking on ads.

back when games shipped complete. none of this day 1 patch nonsense. you got the full experience right out the box. these days it's all about the microtransactions and loot boxes.

i'll take the charm of 8 and 16 bit eras over the soulless. Microtransaction-filled experiences of today any day.

you'd think that's a simple thing to get right after all these years https://www.reddit.com/user/LimpLake5187

they dont make em like this anymore. everything is just so disposable these days. where's the craftsmanship, the attention to detail? just give me something that'll last.

why do stores still have phonebooks in hte entryway when everyone just uses their phones to look up numbers anyway