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I've started reading books again to escape from some mental health issues I'm dealing with, and while it's been nice, shopping for books has become a nightmare!

Everything's a series, everything's a romance, and where are all the cheap books?

Guessing everything is digital now?

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@DekksterGaming I dislike TCGplayer as much as the next person, but there is a solution for this.

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Just a heads up, WOTC will obviously preview future cards/sets at MagiCon Vegas.

Expect your favorite outrage peddler to whine about "not lettings us enjoy Secrets of Strixhaven" for engagement.

As if WOTC would hype up future products at a big event like this. 🙄

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It's April 1st, the day when 90% of your Youtube subscription feed is pointless, so here's a new entry into the Banned Deck series!

I honestly didn't realize how long it has been since I've uploaded an episode. Oops!

https://t.co/geY74bBtHv

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Reminder that reprints don't completely deplete the value of original prints.

My Onslaught Polluted Delta is still worth $100 even though there is a $20 MH3 version available.

People would panic-sell and prices would drop, but this would be temporary.

[Card Kingdom @Card_Kingdom]

We've got another Card Kingdom employee hot take! "Dual lands should be removed from the Reserve List and be reprinted." Do you think they're right? Let us know in the comments! #hottake

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Playing Rocket League for the first in 2 years and I forgot how stressful it is.

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@SaffronOlive I'm not arguing the game has to be fantasy or fantasy-adjacent either. Edge of Eternities was sci-fi and people loved it.

I think there is an aversion to real-world locations and everyday objects in the game. Sports cars, tennis shoes, golf clubs, hot dog carts. All bad.

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@SaffronOlive People said they were boycotting Final Fantasy and it was record-breaking. I think it's just genuine disinterest.

It's not Universes Beyond, but real-world aesthetics that are the common denominator.

In-Universe sets like Aetherdrift/New Capenna failed for the same reason.

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Having a nuanced discussion about Universes Beyond is tough but today I want to talk about the "real" problem with so many sets in Magic.

https://t.co/r2ZYfCB4dA

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Anyway, top 4 albums from bands with under 10k monthly listeners on Spotify.

"Metanoia Sessions" by Rope Sect
"Šesėlių Vedami" by Black Spikes
"Grim Weepers" by Lonesome Wyatt and the Holy Spooks
"Doomsday" by Deserted Fear

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My music tastes have always been contrarian. I love digging through obscure indie music, hunting for great music no one else has found.

Bots have ruined it. Every time I hear a new song I have to question if it's even made by humans.

AI has robbed me of a passion and it sucks.

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The worst thing about Google image search is you filter by "Large" images and it shows you like 1200x700 images, that's not large, idiot.

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I feel like I've been too negative lately, so let me say something positive.

It's really nice going a full 3 months between set releases. Giving Lorwyn Eclipsed time to breathe before Strixhaven releases was a great move.

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@day9tv I never see them when I'm logged into my account, but whenever I open Youtube while not logged in half the ads are pixelated/discolored pornographic images.

It's also shocking how much AI videos the algorithm recommends when it doesn't have your watch history.

[CaptainSparklez @CaptainSparklez]

Twitter is great now because it’s an algorithmically sorted feed of day old AI generated videos with 20 top replies asking grok “is this real”. News and critical thinking are bad so this is beneficial to society

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If you're a Firefox user you can now block all AI "enhancements" in the settings.

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@mtgbanding Thank you for this, the comments and quote tweets have been a joy to read. 😂

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Final Fantasy and Avatar took themselves seriously and were rewarded for it.

TMNT is just Outlaws of Thunder Junction with pizza.

UB conversations feel unproductive at this point, but the community clearly doesn't respond well to this sort of goofy slop.

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The conversation around TMNT is all about Universes Beyond, but it's not just that.

It's the UB-equivalent of a "hat" set. Everything is a stupid joke and the whole set feels unserious.

Even if it's true to the source, it has the same problem as Aetherdrift/Thunder Junction.