You’re all peasants but lie to yourselves by saying that you’re “middle class” because you can afford groceries.

It’s hyperbole mainly

And subsequently kill off the second hand market, perfect for a company that famously never discounts their games.

Not sure about the boy comment. Rowling is a TERF, but that also means that she’s a feminist. Also she didn’t put her first name to the series because she had previously struggled to get her writing taken seriously when the publishers knew she was a woman.

It’s easier explained that this is a book series aimed at preteens, not hard fantasy fans. They got insanely popular because they captured people’s imagination but she wasn’t trying to world build like Tolkien.

Harry Potter meets Cyberpunk 2077

I think I remember that, Quidditch world cup? It was like a special move for Slytherin in the training chapter.

Most of the kids didn’t go to Muggle schools or interact with them. Harry’s situation was uncommon.

They don’t. That’s all considered Muggle stuff that they don’t need to know because they can just magic their way through life.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c626p6pz7xlo

Yeeeeah don’t do that. Go somewhere less shitty.

Here in the UK I think she lost relevance about 20 years ago. She had a couple of hits then vanished.

UK. It’s actually alright here despite our culture of complaining about everything.

Weather is predictably dull and boring, but in a world of climate change that’s not such a bad thing anymore.

Wages are outpacing the cost of living once again so that’s nice.

Politics is just the usual arguing/ bitching about the economy. Everyone blaming each other blah blah blah. Storm in a teacup really.

US news is getting a bit scary, seeing the president cosying up with the enemy and appearing to want to let them take Ukraine in exchange for half of their minerals means that I don’t think we’ll be considering them a close ally in the near future. At least not a reliable one.

In newer houses yes. In older ones… Well let’s just say I’m getting tired of carving channels into solid red brick whenever I do electrics.

100%. Even after he leaves office, is anyone confident that the country will collectively go “well that was embarrassing, anyway, back to normality now!”

Some chinesium computer mouse. I had low expectations but it worked perfectly for a good 7 years before the mouse wheel died. It even had RGB, removable weights, and variable DPI/pointer speeds!

I get a searing pain up the side of my face if I yawn incorrectly

It’s still known as pennies here. It makes more sense for a pence to be called a penny than it does for a cent to be called a penny.

They don’t follow up on the threats - or at least not regularly. (9 years and counting here - even if I somehow get caught and fined the max amount I’ve still saved money)

Same but towards the blast. I’ve seen Threads, I ain’t hanging around for that shit.

It’s definitely not quality or popularity given how many have been flops recently. It’s about the budget and publisher. Big money and/or big names = AAA.

New PC graphics cards alone cost as much as entire games consoles. The top end ones cost the same as multiple PS5s. That’s why consoles exist.