Matt Thibault

Inactive here, FIND ME ON BLUESKY!!!!! Journalist. Formerly LCS reporting. Unapologetic FGC nerd and commentator. He/Him/His.

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

I’m done with Twitter/X/whatever on my personal account. If you want to keep up with me, head over to the below.

I’ll be keeping my account up for posterity but won’t engage with this bullshit anymore. I hope the rest of the FGC moves too. Take care of each other.

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

I know I said what I said but since Everything That Has Happened recently I will be *over here* more frequently

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

No Honda and one secondary Blanka, I need my boys to get some LOVE

[Cat Cammy @CatCammy6]

#SF6 #StreetFighter6 Character Representation from qualified players to Capcom Cup 11, final update.

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

@dongo22FGC D007ongo

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

we literally just had discourse over whether wearing an overcoat is "gay" and "affected." buddy you are about to be affected by PNEUMONIA

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

I am genuinely the worst Marvel Rivals player on the planet how am I this bad

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

@DabuzSenpai The parenthetical comment looks like it should be a footnote in a textbook

[gerald stratford @geraldstratfor3]

This is bilbo bagins my aprentice

[GRAYSON @cjGRAYSONTypes]

🆕 Street Fighter 6 Tournaments: Online v.104
📋 Updates:
- Updated Tournament Details and Links
- Home section for quick navigation
- New time zone converter tool
#SF6 #FGC #Tournaments

[Emmy Potter @emmylanepotter]

To me, one of the best lessons we could learn from David Lynch is to stop demanding explanations of every piece of art from the artist who made it and instead let the art talk and decide what it means individually to you. What a richer way to experience the world.

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

@ghoulrunnings Consider Honchkrow or Trevenant

[Super_Yan @Super__Yan]

Kind of heartbreaking to see online tournaments included in the "FGC Locals" category of Evo awards. CASA and TNS are deserving of recognition but to put them in this category over >>>local<<< events whose purpose is to bring people together and level up within the region is 😮‍💨

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

@RobTeeVee Only time I’ve noticed is that for certain characters on default controls it’s hard to play them optimally. Hulk jumps to mind — without claw on default, you can’t hold to charge jump and control the camera.

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

@mccaelaa W

GOOD OMEN

[E.X. Dojo @EXdojo]

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[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

@whyreallywhy What’s deadlock

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

FINE FINE FINE I'LL PLAY SMITE 2

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

I wrote the cover story of the February issue of The Atlantic. It builds on a lot of reporting I did throughout 2024, and I'm really proud of it.

It’s called: THE ANTI-SOCIAL CENTURY

The thesis: Rising solitude is the most important social fact in American life today. The historic amounts of time that Americans spend alone and in their homes is reshaping the consumer economy—from dining to entertainment to delivery—warping our politics, alienating us from the realities of our neighbors and villages, and changing our very personalities.

Here are the basic facts:

1. In the last few years, in-person socialization has declined, for every demographic group, to its lowest point on record

2. The typical American is now alone more than in any period where we have decent data, going back to at least 1965

3. Americans now spend an extra 99 minutes in their homes compared to 2003—a trend that crept up slowly before the pandemic, before exploding and remaining at a seriously elevated level. As Princeton’s Patrick Sharkey wrote in a 2024 paper, the homebound trend isn't just about remote work. Homebound life has “risen for every subset of the population and for virtually all activities” from eating to praying.

4. America's social depression is far-reaching. The share of adults having dinner or drinks with friends on any given night has declined by more than 30% in the past 20 years. The share of boys and girls who say they meet up with friends almost daily outside school hours has declined by nearly 50%.

I don’t think these trends are simple. In many cases, they’re not even simply bad. (Ordering delivery: totally fine! Eating more meals alone, year after year after year: not so great!) But to see these trends—and their effects on American society—more clearly, I thought this phenomenon needed an anchoring, a naming, a media artifact for people to talk about, even if only to point out that I’m wrong. So, I wrote this.

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

Would love to sit down with someone who can explain this to me in a way that doesn’t boil down to “journalism but someone who only watches Tiktok knows who this is”

[Charlotte Klein @charlottetklein]

Instead, Baird says, they are building and launching a "Star Talent Unit."

"Talent-driven journalism is the future of media, and personalities and creators will lead the way."

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

@charlottetklein What on earth is “talent-driven journalism”

[Matt Thibault @Terbs_]

I am going to start actually crying if I lose my emotional support gigantic lunch sandwich

[Jessica Sidman @jsidman]

Oh no, @BubandPops owner says the restaurant is “on the verge of disappearing forever.”

Some of the best sandwiches in the city!