In my experience, many translations suck hard, to the point of, having on occasion compared different language versions of a novel, wondering how can readers of the translated version understand certain passages at all… So, I also try to read in the original if possible, if it is Portuguese, Spanish, French, English or Esperanto. I can kinda understand Italian as well but not enough to read a full-length novel… Still learning German…

Different worldviews, new ways to reason about existing issues, raised awareness of other problems, cultures, people. And straight out more knowledge about many things (even if you read only fiction). Overall, you can move forward from a perhaps more simplistic version of the world.

Also, just the increased ability to read and understand stuff should not be underestimated. Many people can read, as in putting letters together to form words, but not read in the sense of understanding anything beyond the most basic of sentences. You’ll get scammed less often. get better deals, etc.

Was going to post this as well. Just replayed it again, never gets old!

Portugal, so we’d go with Moonspell!

This right here. In fact, the main reason for me stopping actively participating was point 3. Alas, sadly, this entire thread seems to prove the point over and over, as you keep flippantly replying to anything you don’t agree to, up to actually, apparently, blocking a user. You can’t nurture a community by making it your personal fiefdom. A community is made of all its members, diverse as they may be. I would like to come back, I love the game, but participating started feeling a bit toxic. So I lurk, and I suspect many do the same and that’s why subscription numbers increase, but not active participation. I do think people are capable of change, though, and look forward to becoming more active again.

OTOH, if you build a playlist manager for playlists everyone can add to, you make sure nothing anyone adds will break it…

Sadly, this was a thing even before the web, let alone social media. There’s always been people for whom the vacations didn’t even “happen” unless they get to go on incessantly about them when they come back, ideally subjecting you to two hours of photos that mean very little to you. They derive little enjoyment from actually being there, they take it from showing it others…

For some people life is not worth living without external validation. Sad.

Good guess! Nailed it!

That’s it!

Surfin' U.S.A. - Beach Boys

Sounds about right. Left on Friday, didn’t come here since Thursday night. Sorry about that.

Outside of the delay this time around, how long should we leave the posts up for guessing? More or less time depending on whether people are still making guesses, or a strict deadline (~72h)?

Indeed. I was away for the weekend and I’m catching up now. Thanks for the head’s up!

Nope.

You got it! Congrats!

Not that one.

Alas no.

I have been reading it and it is indeed quite good. The setting in which it takes place is nice as well. Recommended!

I guess Midjourney always thinks of New York when someone mentions a city…

While the song is about the moon (or, more precisely, getting there), the word “moon” itself is not part of the title.

Correct! Congrats!