Though it makes me sad to think we needed to make “hopepunk” a word; how is having hope a “punk” thing? :|
It’s punk af. Punk is a leftist/inclusive/anti-authoritarian movement that focuses on self-reliance and direct activism to get shit done. A lot of the general punk scene has been all over the board on their optimism/pessimism about our ability to affect meaningful change. Recently, subgenres of punk have sprung up that are very much still punk, but focus on one category of change or have a more optimistic outlook. Solarpunk is a branch of the punk movement with a green focus. Hopepunk focuses on can optimistic outlook with traditional punk values. Fashion-wise and music-wise, they tend to lean towards greens/blues or brighter/lighter colors or more folk-punk or upbeat tunes.
Weird Barbie would definitely qualify as hopepunk.
Just like any other sub-genre, though, if it rubs you the wrong way, it’s generally fine to just refer to it as the parent genre. Hopepunk is still punk, so feel free to call it that if it works better for you.
I feel like World of Goo holds the title for the game I have legally acquired the most times of any game, between purchases, giveaways, and bundles on various gaming platforms and bundle sites. Can’t wait for a sequel!
You’re free to pronounce it however you want, but considering it’s named after a famous mythological character, you may get funny looks as if you referred to similar mythological characters as “Jod”, “Hey-zeus”, “Bud-hah”, or “Hurk-yoolz”.
You might give it a try – it may just work for you. Not everybody has the same issues, and I’m sure I’ll be able to figure it out later when I have time to troubleshoot it. This is just a busy time of year for me, so as long as my work stuff works, I’m good, and gaming has to sit on the backburner for a bit.
Gave up on gaming in general. Moved to Linux back in October. Had issues getting my games to play because of various issues between Nvidia 535/545 and Wayland, Xorg, or the steam/proton/lutris/aagl/hgl things I tried. Then work got too busy and I’ve put gaming on the back burner 'til I have more time to troubleshoot it (hopefully with new Nvidia/Wayland packages).
This is only using on-screen information, but making it more visible? Why is this a cheat, exactly? Was that one guy cheating in the shooter game where his cat would paw at the screen when it noticed invisible people moving with a Predator-like shimmer effect?
<span style="color:#323232;">Forms FORM-29827281-12:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Test Assessment Report
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">This was a triumph.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">I'm making a note here:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">HUGE SUCCESS.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">It's hard to overstate
</span><span style="color:#323232;">my satisfaction.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Aperture Science
</span><span style="color:#323232;">We do what we must
</span><span style="color:#323232;">because we can.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">For the good of all of us.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Except the ones who are dead.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">But there's no sense crying
</span><span style="color:#323232;">over every mistake.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">You just keep on trying
</span><span style="color:#323232;">till you run out of cake.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">And the Science gets done.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">And you make a neat gun.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">For the people who are
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Forms FORM-55551-5:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Personnel File Addendum:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Dear subject,
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">I'm not even angry.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">I'm being so sincere right now.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Even though you broke my heart.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">And killed me.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">And tore me to pieces.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">And threw every piece into a fire.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">As they burned it hurt because
</span><span style="color:#323232;">I was so happy for you!
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Now these points of data
</span><span style="color:#323232;">make a beautiful line.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">And we're out of beta.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">We're releasing on time.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">So I'm GLaD. I got burned.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Think of all the things we learned
</span><span style="color:#323232;">for the people who are
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Forms FORM-55551-6:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Personnel File Addendum Addendum:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">One last thing:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Go ahead and leave me.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">I think I prefer to stay inside.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Maybe you'll find someone else
</span><span style="color:#323232;">to help you.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Maybe Black Mesa...
</span><span style="color:#323232;">THAT WAS A JOKE. HA HA. FAT CHANCE.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Anyway, this cake is great.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">It's so delicious and moist.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Look at me still talking
</span><span style="color:#323232;">when there's Science to do.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">When I look out there,
</span><span style="color:#323232;">it makes me GLaD I'm not you.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">I've experiments to run.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">There is research to be done.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">On the people who are
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">PS: And believe me I am
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">PPS: I'm doing Science and I'm
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">PPPS: I feel FANTASTIC and I'm
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">FINAL THOUGHT:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">While you're dying I'll be
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">FINAL THOUGHT PS:
</span><span style="color:#323232;">And when you're dead I will be
</span><span style="color:#323232;">still alive.
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">STILL ALIVE
</span><span style="color:#323232;">
</span><span style="color:#323232;">Still alive.
</span>