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@whatisagreg.bsky.social
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 22h
I wrote this before he started quoting lyrics from the Hamilton musical. How do I delete
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 22h
I know teams aren’t as defined here, but some people tend to stick together. It’d be a fun contrast to hear from someone on the mic who knows exactly what’s happening in a team’s VC rather than the typical commentators just guessing.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 22h
Watching the London game with Kelce in the booth has me thinking if we can get more exhibition match type streams going, it would be a lot of fun to have former teammates as special guest commentators.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Blankslatism has been the law of the land for decades now so unfortunately even though many people can see how demonstrably false it is, we still have to deal with its harmful consequences and I’m skeptical that will ever change. Another example of why kindness should not be the guiding light here.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I want my kids to learn how to work hard, but it’s much more important for me to expose them to a ton of fields that they may have a natural talent in rather than having them tirelessly grinding musical exercises until they can create the illusion that they feel a rhythm that they don’t.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I’ve talked about this before with Splat. There’s a lot of resentment here because everyone is convinced we’re all on a level playing field and what separates them from top players is access to resources. And if the world actually worked that way then they’re right to be mad about being gatekept.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Not only does blank slate thinking lead to disastrous policies on the government level, but it leaves people unhappy on a personal level. It’s cruel to tell people that if they sink a ton of resources into learning something, they can achieve what they want. We all have unique floors and ceilings.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Think I’ll give Ocarina a try. I didn’t care for the original when trying it on NSO, but I haven’t played anything yet that has made me happy to own a Switch 2 which is the longest I’ve owned a console and felt that way. Glad others are having fun. Maybe Ocarina will be what clicks for me.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
How you feel about this, for example, is a good measure about how much you rank kindness or the appearance of kindness above what’s right bsky.app/profile/newr...
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Another thing that doesn’t get touched on his how he really did a lot of normalize and mainstream the idea of adults not getting over media from their childhood. I do sometimes wonder how detrimental this arrested development has been on his audience and society as a whole.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
James Rolfe is such a fascinating figure to me. It’s often discussed how groundbreaking it was to make a “show” on YouTube and go on to make a career of it. What I don’t see discussed is the irony that he’s maybe the most successful YouTuber of all time who has never aspired to be a YouTuber.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You young people will experience this with COVID but maybe it won’t be as pronounced because I already see the history of the pandemic being rewritten in real time. Makes you question a lot of our history lessons when you hear your own history get repeated back to you so inaccurately.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
25 years since that day and the thing that stands out to me today is how strange it feels when your life becomes history. People who weren’t even there telling me about events I lived through and just not getting it. Impossible to convey how tragic that day was and the wrong lessons that came after.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A point I’ve seen brought up that I find myself agreeing with is that much of the opposition to data centers is that they’re a physical representation of modern technological advances and for most people those advances haven’t made their lives better in over 20 years.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
If you were bragging to someone you just met that you were on Jeopardy but it was during the week that Aaron Rodgers hosted, there’s a 90% chance they’d think the footage was AI generated.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Splatoon LAN Championship 20XX spoiler
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I have little faith in that happening because it’s hard to articulate this to the electorate and win if your opponent counters with free candy and no bedtime.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One thing I’d like to see dispelled from our political world is the belief that kindness should be our guiding light. Many policies where kindness is the driving force have disastrous impact.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
In a just world, I could trade my BOTW Wii U disc for a free copy of the Switch 2 edition and 2 tickets to the movie.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The biggest injustice is the tourists on the Switch only have to pay $10 for their copy of Breath of the Wild to be upgraded to the Switch 2 addition, but owners of BOTW on Wii U must pay $70.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
After 6 years in this house I’m haunted by the realization we put the television on the wrong wall.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
There are basically no organizations that could get into a conflict with billionaires and the general public would side with the billionaires in 2026. And yet MLB Players Association rises to the challenge.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Toddler has taught me that the peak way to enjoy music is running laps around the room. We shouldn’t have ever tried inventing any other kinds of dancing. Nightclubs should just be everyone running in a circle. Roller rinks brought this back, but the CIA shut them down because it was too powerful.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I was bummed Splatoon Raiders means a longer wait for Splatoon 4, but the way you guys are hyping it up I’m now worried Splatoon Raiders 2 will be the reason Splatoon 4 takes longer.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I hate the thought of any special being “mandatory”, but with this map/mode it seems like you definitely need cooler. Their shooters die in mid when the RM is barely over the center and it’s gg.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
That’s pretty doable. I’ll have to figure out how to put out the bat signal when I’m ready.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Social experiment: if I wanted to hire 3 mercenaries to carry me to a tournament win (something like SOS), what do you think the rate would be?
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Agreed. Other sports allow offenses to counter good defense more directly. QBs can just not throw to a guy who is blanketed by an elite cornerback. Batters can’t really do anything to negate an elite centerfielder that can get to anything.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Maybe Low Ink players see people like me fade back into obscurity and rightfully conclude that they’ll probably never reach top level and they’ll also never find a competitive environment as special as the one they’re in now. So what’s the rush to leave it?
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The “peaked in high school” crowd certainly get mocked a lot, but there is something to be said about how special it can be to be a local legend. The big fish in the small pond.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
But it made these games feel so intense and impactful despite not being high level. My performance mattered not only to me and my teammates but people watching. After SAC, Splatoon was never like that for me again.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The flip side is there were people in that same situation who were rooting against us. That definitely didn’t feel great. Someone who I wasn’t even aware of their existence was rooting for my failure.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Growing up playing sports I’d have people cheer for me because I was on their friend or family member’s team. Or my team represented their area. But this was different. People I didn’t really have any connection to were supporting us and that was really cool.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I started as a nobody like everyone else and got to the point where I was the captain of a team that people I didn’t know knew of and supported. We had fans who weren’t just my friends. I don’t think many people appreciate how rare that is.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Ngl reminiscing about the SAC season 1 era has me understanding why some players do cling to Low Ink eligibility to their so-called detriment.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Next time you should probably add a question to specify which X region your peak power is from.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I greatly enjoyed my time with N64 and Wii and while their highs are high, their libraries fall off so hard after the top 10-15 or so games. Gamecube is really underrated for how deep its library is in comparison.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Do other countries have dorks that root against them as much as the US? Like are there people in Brazil vocal about how they were pulling for Norway?
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Maybe this is a revelation to no one, but I think it’s worth considering because a lot of players end up not playing on teams due to incompatibility for a practice schedule that may mean very little.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
I’ve long theorized the West really overrates the concept of teams in Splatoon. I suspect the strategy developed during nightly scrims is really overrated. Are there any examples of lower average XP teams beating higher ones because they’re appreciably more than the sum of their parts?
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Related: I’m trying a new genre for me: a strategy game. I’m making zero progress and don’t really know what I’m doing wrong. I feel like it defeats the purpose of to just search for what’s the strategy to win, but if the game isn’t telling me then I don’t know what else I can do.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
I’ve spent tons of time playing video games, but it’s hard to consider myself a gamer because I find myself hating the early game of everything new that I try. I find no pleasure in learning a new UI, controls, and mechanics and it feels alien to me that people do this dozens of times per year.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
All counterpick tournaments should make their current counterpick rules secondary to a new rule where the team with the higher number of players playing on a wired connection gets to make the counterpicks.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Becoming a father has been possibly the best thing that has ever happened to me. I’ve discovered love in my heart that I didn’t know I was capable of. Happy Father’s Day!
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
GL3 Pros: Very fun, my ideal kit Cons: I struggle to kill anyone with the gun and lose every game I play with it including this one
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
It was torture feeling like the only person on the planet not laughing hysterically at the Apatow comedies where the direction seemed to be just let the cameras roll on a scene for an hour while the actors riff and then pick your favorite line for the final cut.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The actors constantly buy time for themselves by repeating what they just heard which just drags out every interaction. “did you go to the store?” “Did I go to the store? Of course I did. I bought chips!” “You bought chips? I wanted pretzels!” “You wanted pretzels?…” I can’t get passed this.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
People are hyping up Curb again and I think Seinfeld might be the best sitcom of all time and all indicators say I should like Curb. My issue is Curb’s dialog is improvised and every time I try to watch it, the actors are just… kind of bad at it?
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
This gift can be a curse though. Never before have artists of today been in such fierce competition with not only their peers of the present, but also of the past. I think this embarrassment of riches can spoil our enjoyment of new releases a bit. But there’s no undoing that now.
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Greg @whatisagreg.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Of course, some movies took even longer because home video wasn’t even a thing. Sometimes it’s good to just be grateful of how free we are to enjoy things on our own time now instead of agonizing over anything that might slip through the cracks.
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