Legit question… NOBODY likes forced-online gameplay, NOBODY likes microtransactions, NOBODY likes being spied on, VERY FEW like data centers, ALMOST EVERYONE talks like nothing’s worse than AI… So why are these all things that are hypercommon and inescapable?

btw though the nuke Trump is reportedly thinking of dropping on Iran, despite being a nuke and being nicknamed “Mother Of All Bombs,” is actually small potatoes for a nuke. It’s not even anywhere near the Hiroshima bomb. I mean it’s a devastating bomb, but it’s not what you think

Anyway you may be wondering why I thought of Krakatoa. I tend to think of it every time I hear or read about nuclear bombs, like the one Trump is thinking of dropping on Iran, since it’s wild that a natural explosion from 1883 is still worse than every nuke ever made.

The Krakatoa eruption — really an explosion — happened in August of 1883. Over 143 years ago. Some of you were probably alive back then, as that was back when people thought cursive was important to learn.

Krakatoa was up to ten times more powerful than Mount Vesuvius. Literally there has _not_ been _any type of blast_ in recorded history _ever_ to be worse than Krakatoa. The thing was just a dumb little volcanic island, too.

There has never been a nuclear blast that was more powerful than the natural eruption of Krakatoa.

“Nearly half of Muslims living in France say they would consider leaving the country if Marine Le Pen wins next year's presidential election” No clue who Marine Le Pen is but we need an American version

A small list of foods actually invented in the United States of America: Chocolate chip cookies, buffalo wings, potato chips, Philly cheesecake, Chicago deep dish pizza, key lime pie, corndogs, lobster rolls, German chocolate cake, California sushi roll, banana split, s’mores.

Real fact: Ketchup was invented in ancient Asia as a fish sauce called kôe-chiap. The version we know now was the British attempting to recreate it, and both “catsup” and the more popular “ketchup” were easier ways of trying to spell it.

Ketchup vs Ketchum. Ketchum catches Pikachu, Pikachu catches ketchup, this is the difference

Ketchup vs Catsup. A delicious tomato sauce versus several cats in the air

My pro tips for playing Slitherio on iPhone: 1. Don’t 2. Your iPhone screen is too small and EVERYONE but you has access to larger maps, speed mods, and accuracy mods 3. It’s like entering a NASCAR race on a manually pedalled tricycle 4. Be proud if you get to 3,000 points