Where I live in the US the theaters are quite clean and comfy with big, padded reclining chairs and fold out tables for ones food. Noise issues from other viewers are pretty minimal too. This is a big change from 20 years ago so I wonder if where ever you're from hasn't also improved since you've last been.

So it now sounds like you agree with me in way too many words that loot boxes and Magic booster packs are the same thing in the context we are discussing? Great.

No, the "why" is that when government starts sending out masked goons to abuse and snatch people off the streets they start losing trust in government. When people start losing trust in government you get stuff like in your example.

I love how you characterize the mild leftism that is practiced in Massachusetts as people surrendering their liberty. Meanwhile in reality they have the same elections everyone else gets in this country never mind the fact that in "socialist Europe" they don't end up getting presidents who got less votes than the person they were running against like we get here.

Then there's the fact that MAGA is cheering while all our checks and balances are being eliminated by our current leader but it's supposedly the left that is giving up liberty? Nice one.

Hahaha, I hope that felt good for you because you look the fool with all your strawmen, false characterizations, and name calling. I suppose I also have "TDS" though, what a laugh that you folks have to resort to such name calling because you can't wrap your head around how anyone would have a problem with your dear leader.

Except I would have expected issues in the places you list a decade ago just the same as today. What's different is us.

It's not as if the prices on used gear isn't also going up as people search out cheaper pricing.

Ha, using "guys" for a mixed gender groups is a stumbling point for me too. It's worth the hassle of change though, I know I wouldn't want to be refered to as a woman or anything else that I'm not.

I don't know, we might end up with a cheaper alternative to a PC for PC gamers which might be appreciated given the ridiculous and rising prices of graphics cards, ram, and hard drives.

I'm not saying you're wrong overall but I've heard of blind people using them to help navigate the world.

Such a shame because I really like Spacey's work but it sounds like he got what he deserved.

Of course we were never talking about "good" and "bad" results. What we were talking about was monetary value and that is indeed a total crapshoot when opening a pack. The vast majority of rare cards cost less than the pack of cards which is the entire reason a secondary economy selling the cards can exist. It's total luck to get a pack who's total worth is more than you paid. Just like loot boxes.

You mean hating women and/or wanting to subordinate them doesn't get most of them a lot of action!? Well color me surprised.

It's amazing the dystopian universe some conservatives have created for themselves to live in.

I'm not sure why you're telling me all this, I can read the news and no one is expecting Iran to win this war. It also has nothing to do with what we're discussing as given our past record on regime change us "winning" means decades of chaos in Iran which means higher oil prices in the long term.