Journal of Other Forum Analysis (Volume II, Issue 2)

[Boredfrom]

Nah, I’m with ERA about console and PC pricing getting ridiculous.

I don't think anyone is saying that the increasing prices are fine and not ridiculous. 

[Boredfrom]

I feel like a crazy person for not thinking the rise in PC prices is the end of the world.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/techradar-lenovo-declares-a-new-normal-for-higher-memory-pricing-in-the-2030s-while-microsoft-forecasts-prices-to-double-again-in-a-year.1562761/#post-157079299

Until data centers are burned to the ground en masse (DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT ADVOCATING FOR THIS), the consumer electronics industry is effectively dead for anyone who is not obscenely wealthy.

Obscenely wealthy? What is this shit. If you make minimum wage, and manage your spending, it should not be an issue to save a few grand and buy a nice PC. If you are living beyond your means, then yes, purchasing nice things is hard.

I have a feeling all these people are on welfare and scared they can't buy every console and every new game on release day. Like Dr Nothing Loud. Crying about SNAP benefits while bragging about his top-tier pc and VR setup, Switch 2, PS5 Pro, etc etc.

i hope the prices go even higher and they all kill themselves.

edit: just a quick example. I am not wealthy, but I have also NEVER used a food delivery service. If you can't even pick up your own goyslop, then you have ZERO right to complain.

 

Oh, the privileged Anglosphere.

[benji]

What's frustrating about takes like yours is that you'll purposefully ignore the fact that it was the start of a new universe after 15 years of almost entirely mediocre-to-terrible DC films, of which most of the ones that involved Superman fell into the "terrible" category. And that's not even counting the fact that there was a previous Superman reboot in the 2000s that also sucked.

Superman 2025 had an uphill battle because it had to regain the trust of audiences.

Man of Steel: $670 million
BvS: $874 million
Suicide Squad: $749 million
Wonder Woman: $824 million
Justice League: $661 million
Aquaman: $1.15 billion
Joker: $1.1 billion
The Batman: $772 million
Aquaman 2: $439 million
Superman: $619 million

[benji]

 

Oh, the privileged Anglosphere.

You got some kind of point you're trying to make or you just going to be a passive aggressive whiner like normal? Make the case for why a price increase of a single game is going to end the gaming industry. The PS5 was $650 at launch in 2026 dollars.

[benji]

[Alpacx]

Leftist morons thinking "proportional response" is an eye for an eye, a body for a body

[Boredfrom]

 

Oh, the privileged Anglosphere.

You got some kind of point you're trying to make or you just going to be a passive aggressive whiner like normal? 

I don’t like to pretend that I like price increases just because I hate ERA, i don’t like that I’m paying more than the double for a memory card for the Switch compared to a year ago. I feel you need to be pretty privileged to say “minimum wage is enough to get you a PC”  , specially if you don’t live in a rich country. My point is that my experience is not the same as the user I quoted and I’m in the general sentiment that I don’t like to pay more just that Uncle can make a Cat video with creepy hands. I prefer being passive aggressive because everyone else complains about my rants and I prefer to let things be. 

( I was talking in general rather than 1 game, but I’m not fan of GTA6 being digital only. Depending on the game, physical can be cheaper if I plan to buy it on PS5, but I don’t like to pay for an empty box with a code. )

[Boredfrom]

This is the country I live in:

https://amp.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2026/06/28/german-streamer-fastfoodboss-has-frightening-encounter-in-mexico-city-s-tepito-area-during-live-broadcast.html

[Polident]

So yeah it's been a while since the last History of Power Rangers, as such I need to address a couple of things that have cropped up.

Yes, I'm aware of the David Yost interview.
Yes, I'm aware Power Rangers Samurai is coming to Nickelodeon in 2011.
Yes, I will continue to do History of Power Rangers through that series once it concludes.

Now many of you have been very patient in waiting for these videos, and for that I’m very grateful. Others of you have not been so patient to the point where I’m actually taking time out of this review to talk about it. Let me say this once again, since apparently it was not made clear when this video series began. History of Power Rangers has no set schedule. Videos are done when they’re done and will be released when they’re done.

In case you haven’t noticed I’ve been more than a little busy the last few months. If you haven’t noticed, wake up already! I attended Power MorphiCon, FallCon, did a very complicated ending to an episode of Atop the Fourth Wall, released additional videos in October beyond my regular workload, did my regular workload, which consists of an episode of Atop the Fourth Wall every week despite conventions and other difficulties, one of those difficulties being moving into an apartment. In addition to that people don’t seem to realize how much work actually goes into these videos.

Here’s the process, I watch the entire series which, for those of you at home, is around 40 episodes at 20 minutes each. That’s roughly 13 hours straight, if I was watching them all in one day. Which I’m not. Oh, but it gets better. Because I also am writing up a synopsis of the important plot points of the season, as well as writing down character notes, themes, et cetera, et cetera. Which means I’m pausing the episodes so I can write. Once the season is completed, I have to finish my notes and analysis. And then, I watch the next season and repeat the process.

Yes, I had to finish watching Ninja Storm before I recorded the Wild Force review. Why? So I don’t let my immediate feelings about it be the ones that I write. I give it time to settle and see how much of it is memorable. It helps the analysis and judgement of the series. And on top of all of that, I then have to record it and edit it all down to a few videos for your consumption. And oh yes, I need to also have my own life outside of it.

So when will the next History of Power Rangers be out? When it’s done. I’m sorry if I’m coming across as ungrateful or needlessly angry, since I’m not. I love that you all care about this series, and I’m doing everything in my power to get it done. But it’s not easy and it doesn’t happen overnight. Asking me when the next one is going to come is not making it get done any faster. I have warned you all before that I’m in unfamiliar territory now, and it’s harder for me to skip through stuff that I’ve never seen before. And I appreciate offers of people to point out what’s filler and what isn’t, but I have to make that evaluation for myself.

And please, please, please avoid spoilers or telling me, “avoid this season, it sucks.” It’s History of Power Rangers, not History of Power Rangers, Except for this Season or this Season. Every season will be watched, everything evaluated, everything will be given a fair chance to impress or disappoint. Like I said, I haven’t watched these seasons before and I want the chance to be surprised by things that happen. Stop telling me what’s going to happen, you’re only going to piss me off.

The thing is, I want to have fun while I’m doing this. Constantly badgering me for the next videos does not equal fun, it makes it a chore for me and if it becomes a chore for me I will be disinclined to work on it. And with all of that said, let’s get to Wild Force already.

Related. In Kyoto there’s an exhibition with all the red ranger costumes going back 40 or so years. I dragged the staff to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers costume and kept asking “did Austin St John wear this? Does it smell like Austin St John-san?” No, he didn’t. And yet it does.

[Uncle]

 

Oh, the privileged Anglosphere.

You got some kind of point you're trying to make or you just going to be a passive aggressive whiner like normal? Make the case for why a price increase of a single game is going to end the gaming industry. The PS5 was $650 at launch in 2026 dollars.

[Boredfrom]

Those hands…

[benji]

I don’t like to pretend that I like price increases just because I hate ERA, i don’t like that I’m paying more than the double for a memory card for the Switch compared to a year ago. I feel you need to be pretty privileged to say “minimum wage is enough to get you a PC”  . My point is that my experience is not the same as the user I quoted and I’m in the general sentiment that I don’t like to pay more just that Uncle can make a Cat video with creepy hands. I prefer being passive aggressive because everyone else complains about my rants and I prefer to let things be. 

( I was talking in general rather than 1 game, but I’m not fan of GTA6 being digital only. Depending on the game, physical can be cheaper if I plan to buy it on PS5, but I don’t like to pay for an empty box with a code. )

Who's pretending they personally like price increases? You're doing that thing again where you decide what other people are saying and get mad at them for it.

Sorry, but Era is insane about this. The price isn't increasing, it's just not decreasing. Like a modern industry. It's not going to blow up the industry. If you could afford a console or PC six months or three years ago ago, you can afford one now. If you can't afford it now, you couldn't before. It's purely a psychological thing to believe you can drop $500 on a whim, but not $600. Especially when these are actually the same percentage of your income.

What he said is not privilege at all, it's basic budgeting. If you spend all your income it's not privilege to say you have to save to afford things rather than believing you should be entitled to force others to give it to you simply because you spend all your income.

You're not paying more because of AI. You're paying more because of inflation, you can tell because it pretty much matches exactly. COVID, tariffs and chip crunch made it so Microsoft and Sony couldn't let the price decrease anymore on their current models rather than take the hit that's traditional because they already have been taking a too big of hit and they can see the hit the next models are going to take. But they were never going to let the prices on these things drop like they used to, they have to make money on them now rather than sell them at a loss like in the old days. That paradigm sailed long before now, the PS4 never dropped below $300. That's 4x a game, they used to let consoles drop towards 2x a game. They're spending so much more on the software now, they can't use the hardware as a loss leader.

Era additionally deserves criticism, not just for stupidly believing that only the "obscenely wealthy" can afford something that's barely changed in price, because this is what they wanted and still want. They want massive inflation and for it to never stop. They're once again mad about getting what they want. The alternative is Microsoft and Sony losing more money and having to shut more studios/lay off more developers, something they also insist should never be done. 

Your specific country situation is unrelated to the core economics at work. That's entirely because of your continued sabotage of the agenda of Morena. Rather than continuing to import the corrupting influence of capitalist whites and white-adjacents Mexicans living in Mexico should build their own Indigenous consoles and state-run gaming industry funded by increased taxation and inflation. That way the art can be completely protected from capitalist exploitation. Wanting to get GTA VI instead of something from the Global South is exactly why y'all aren't serious.

[Uncle]

I’m in the general sentiment that I don’t like to pay more just that Uncle can make a Cat video with creepy hands.

you're not, it's local on my own hardware, a 5090 with 64 gigs of system ram, no data centers used

[benji]

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Did it automatically put the emphasis on "a single game"? 

[Uncle]

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Did it automatically put the emphasis on "a single game"? 

it did, though unfortunately it ended on a weird tone where it sounded like you were going to continue saying more, but there's a short shelf life on shitposts and I didn't want to regenerate forever

image to video, it didn't generate the visuals, I gave it a starting scene and it did the rest from there, LTX 2.3 is awesome

Handheld camera, amateur video style, natural realistic speech. No music, natural quiet indoor ambience.

The camera shows a cat sitting next to a man. The cat is wearing a hat and coat. The cat is holding a wine glass full of wine. The cat remains seated throughout the video. The cat looks at the man and says in a deep masculine voice, in a male conversational style, slightly annoyed: "You got some kind of point you're trying to make, or you just going to be a passive aggressive whiner like normal? Make the case for why a price increase of a single game is going to end the gaming industry. The PS5 was six hundred and fifty dollars at launch in twenty twenty six dollars." The cat gesticulates with his paws as he talks. The man looks bored and rolls his eyes and sighs.

[Uncle]

here was the first try, it had much better dialogue, a much better rant, and a better paw, but unfortunately boredfrom spontaneously spawned another wine glass at the end

I could've taken just the audio from this one and said to just regen the visuals, probably should've done that

[benji]

you're not, it's local on my own hardware, a 5090 with 64 gigs of system ram, no data centers used

I guess if anyone wants to locate Uncle just look for a place with a massive localized drought around a residence.

[Boredfrom]

I’m in the general sentiment that I don’t like to pay more just that Uncle can make a Cat video with creepy hands.

you're not, it's local on my own hardware, a 5090 with 64 gigs of system ram, no data centers used

I’m because you fuel the AI craze in how uncritical you are.  

For years I have tried to be in the middle ground of the AI shit debacle but genuinely sounds like I can’t reach you in at least trying to see my point of view.

This last few weeks…  

I’m still trying to see the middle ground, but oh boy, getting more difficult.

 What he said is not privilege at all, it's basic budgeting. If you spend all your income it's not privilege to say you have to save to afford things rather than believing you should be entitled to force others to give it to you simply because you spend all your income.

“Force others”.  

That’s why I’m passive aggressive, because you are worse than me in the condescending tone. 

You're not paying more because of AI. You're paying more because of inflation, you can tell because it pretty much matches exactly.

Sure it doesn’t feel like it.

Whenever is a psychological phenomenon, the vibes in general don’t help and I hate that some asshole says “budget more”.

[Uncle]

if you want to know the real reason I use LTX, the answer is hidden in the company's wikipedia article 

   

[Uncle]

For years I have tried to be in the middle ground of the AI shit debacle but genuinely sounds like I can’t reach you in at least trying to see my point of view.

I can see your point of view, fully understand it, and still find fault with it and reject it

the "middle ground" can be just as incorrect as any point of view

if someone says "the state should execute all jaywalkers" and someone else says "the state should not kill any jaywalkers," the middle ground of "the state should execute half of all jaywalkers" is still completely wrong

[benji]

“Force others”.  

That’s why I’m passive aggressive, because you are worse than me in the condescending tone.

Do you want the companies to be required to take bigger losses? If you don't then you like the price increases too. And you disagree with Era despite your attempts to claim they're reasonable.

Sure it doesn’t feel like it.

It should. The prices of everything are going up and have been going up for years, not just AI useful hardware.

Whenever is a psychological phenomenon, the vibes in general don’t help and I hate that some asshole says “budget more”.

So rather than attacking others you should make clear it's merely this:

[Boredfrom]

For years I have tried to be in the middle ground of the AI shit debacle but genuinely sounds like I can’t reach you in at least trying to see my point of view.

I can see your point of view, fully understand it, and still find fault with it and reject it 

the "middle ground" can be just as incorrect as any point of view

if someone says "the state should execute all jaywalkers" and someone else says "the state should not kill any jaywalkers," the middle ground of "the state should execute half of all jaywalkers" is still completely wrong  

Very ERA of you.

Then I reject you too. Is easier than trying to comprehend why some intelligent dude cannot grasp why people hate AI and gets mad that people are not positive about it. 

Oh, but Benji doesn’t want that I go passive aggressive and waste everyone time with a dude that refuses to compromise because he is in the right and fuck you.

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“Force others”.  

That’s why I’m passive aggressive, because you are worse than me in the condescending tone.

Do you want the companies to be required to take bigger losses? If you don't then you like the price increases too. And you disagree with Era despite your attempts to claim they're reasonable.

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Sure it doesn’t feel like it.

It should. The prices of everything are going up and have been going up for years, not just AI useful hardware.

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Whenever is a psychological phenomenon, the vibes in general don’t help and I hate that some asshole says “budget more”.

So rather than attacking others you should make clear it's merely this:

“Attacking others”

YOU ASKED ME TO EXPAND! 

“Stop being passive aggressive”  

“YOU ARE ATTACKING ME”

It should. The prices of everything are going up and have been going up for years, not just AI useful hardware.

my dude, I just posted an example of prices getting absurdly higher.

[Boredfrom]

Also, Benji, what is the solution about increase prices. 

“Let me explain why this is normal…”

No, you said you had a solution. 

“They are stabilizing…”

A solution…

“You are fool that follows the vibes. Budget more.”

[benji]

“Attacking others”

YOU ASKED ME TO EXPAND! 

“Stop being passive aggressive”  

“YOU ARE ATTACKING ME”

I'm not referring to myself at all and you clearly do not understand what I'm saying like normal. You were attacking others when you were doing the passive aggressive whining that other people were not being irrationally mad about the prices and showing their ethnic privilege by being rational. 

You could have just made clear that like Era's brilliant minds you're mad and want to take it out on others. It saves time of my assuming you actually want to discuss anything at all rather than just throwing a tantrum about others not sharing your emotions all the time.

Also, Benji, what is the solution about increase prices. 

“Let me explain why this is normal…”

No, you said you had a solution. 

“They are stabilizing…”

A solution…

“You are fool that follows the vibes. Budget more.”

As typical, you're inventing arguments I'm supposed to have made to setup your attacks because I never said anything like that. Yes, budgeting is the solution for your complaint. There is no other solution and there never has been.

[Uncle]

Then I reject you too.

see here's your problem, like usual

you always turn it into a personal thing, it's always about people and never the ideas

if a politician you hate says something actually kind of reasonable, you say yeah but look who's saying it

if someone posts a news story about something that literally happened, you say but look at the source of the news, look who posted it and the chuds that read it

and when I say I understand your argument and your ideas and reject them, you say that you reject me, not just my ideas

and as usual you refuse to be specific about what your problem is, it sounds like yet again you're assuming you know some position I hold without even asking, because I'm assumed to be part of one or more groups you hate and therefore I must believe all the things that those people believe

it is left as an exercise to the reader to determine whether they feel the behaviors described above remind them of any specific website

[Boredfrom]

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1782629958[/url]']“Attacking others”

YOU ASKED ME TO EXPAND! 

“Stop being passive aggressive”  

“YOU ARE ATTACKING ME”

I'm not referring to myself at all and you clearly do not understand what I'm saying like normal. You were attacking others when you were doing the passive aggressive whining that other people were not being irrationally mad about the prices and showing their ethnic privilege by being rational. 

You could have just made clear that like Era's brilliant minds you're mad and want to take it out on others. It saves time of my assuming you actually want to discuss anything at all rather than just throwing a tantrum about others not sharing your emotions all the time.

Nah, nah, nah. Let stop pretending you aren’t doing this shit too. You could easy ignore it or pretend the “shoe didn’t fit”. But you did because one part of your brain knows is all kind of BS but want to feel validated. 

Uncle just said to me he doesn’t want to discuss stuff either, he just wants to cheerlead AI because he is in the right side of history. Why are you not complaining about him?

[Uncle]

Uncle just said to me he doesn’t want to discuss stuff either, he just wants to cheerlead AI because he is in the right side of history. 

quote where I said this

[benji]

Nah, nah, nah. Let stop pretending you aren’t doing this shit too. You could easy ignore it or pretend the “shoe didn’t fit”. But you did because one part of your brain knows is all kind of BS but want to feel validated. 

Uncle just said to me he doesn’t want to discuss stuff either, he just wants to cheerlead AI because he is in the right side of history. Why are you not complaining about him?

Because I care about posters dishonestly attacking other posters which creates hostility they can deliberately blame others for, not people writing about stuff that interests them or championing some point of view that they're clearly willing to discuss.

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see here's your problem, like usual

you always turn it into a personal thing, it's always about people and never the ideas

if a politician you hate says something actually kind of reasonable, you say yeah but look who's saying it

if someone posts a news story about something that literally happened, you say but look at the source of the news, look who posted it and the chuds that read it

and when I say I understand your argument and your ideas and reject them, you say that you reject me, not just my ideas

Here is the problem with you, you pretend that you are open minded when you only wants validation from anyone. To the point that you have a big flaw in your critical thinking.

JD Vance says something you like “LISTEN TO HIM”

But is self serving and doesn’t mean an…

“LISTEN TO HIM.”  

Why someone says something is important. Source is important. Is basic shit they teach you in school. You may not dismiss the message but pretending there is not a “why” is infuriating.

There is probably a lot more of people that can express the ideas you like without being assholes, but they are not the people with political or celebrity cloud or influencers.  

and as usual you refuse to be specific about what your problem is, it sounds like yet again you're assuming you know some position I hold without even asking, because I'm assumed to be part of one or more groups you hate and therefore I must believe all the things that those people believe
it is left as an exercise to the reader to determine whether they feel the behaviors described above remind them of any specific website

Seriously dude, you are nobody to shit on others “because they feel like they behave like someone from a specific website”. 

I’m ERA like, is flaw on me. And believe me, I tried to regulate it.

But getting annoyed that benji gets offended about “passive aggressive” as if he wants to be in perpetual hissy fights with filler. (First time I mention the asshole in months).