I used MIUI.EU on Xiaomi phones for some years and it was pretty great (and inexpensive). But I wouldn’t suggest it in the USA because the carriers here don’t always play nice with them.

I wish I had some good ones but I’ll be watching this thread.

What I can say is that anyone on youtube that’s got a channel dedicated to a particular hustle is no longer making their money doing that hustle. They are an influencer now.

And he did it In the United States. Bro what were you thinking?

I’m just giving the OP a suggestion to look into to see if it’s something they might be interested in. You sound like a teenager fanboying for the console of their choice and shitting on anything else. Go back to reddit with that shit.

VR is expensive

It doesn’t have to be, which is why I’m saying start with a Quest. A Quest 3S is cheaper than other consoles out there. We also don’t know OP’s financial situation. This is not a child we’re talking about.

cumbersome

I’ll give you that in regards to a front-heavy Quest. Other headsets are much better in terms of comfort. But myself and others would spend hours a day in a Quest 2 when it came out and we survived.

Needs extra space

The vast majority of games can be played sitting down. And most standing games have you standing in place. I live in an RV and manage fine.

has very few games

That’s simply not true anymore. And we don’t know what kind of games OP would like.

Again, I’m not saying VR is the only solution for OP. I’m simply making a suggestion that nobody else had mentioned yet. Maybe it’s for them, maybe it’s not. That’s for OP to decide.

I don’t blame you. Personally I use a Pico 4 and don’t touch Quest. I’ve got two PCVR gaming rigs, full body tracking with lighthouses etc etc. But we’re not taking about me, or you, or an experienced gamer. We’re talking about a 30-something whose never touched a controller.

For someone that’s new and wants to see what VR is about a Quest is undeniably the easiest way to try things. Then they can decide to upgrade from there if they so choose.

Your personal experience isn’t everyone’s experience. VRChat alone is worth spending some time in (assuming you escape the kids). I know some people that Only play Walkabout Mini Golf, and there’s nothing wrong with that. For someone completely new to gaming I think it’s a good start. Wish there’s been a shitload of new VR games this year.

Get a Quest 3! If you’re brand new to gaming I think VR is more intuitive than picking up a traditional controller for the first time.

I primarily use Lemmy. It’s the only place to really find intelligent conversation. I hop over to reddit on occasion for topics that just aren’t here yet. But almost every comment thread is either full of bots or those with little reading comprehension.

I feel like Threads was dead on arrival. I never hear about it anymore since it’s launch. Never tried it though so I can’t really say first hand how active it is.

Ok that’s pretty fuckin funny 😂

This world is worse than hell.

Naa we did that already, they exist, buy them.

Exactly what I was going to comment. Why did it take this fucking long to see this?

Fortunately I gave up on society and built my own solar array years ago. If you’re depending on anyone but yourself to survive in this hellscape you’re going to be fucked.

That’s great and all but we’re going to be needing food and air conditioning.

Society should buy some solar panels.

Good point

Will they be jailing them now instead of using them for target practice or is this just for the survivors?

That’s just it. Nobody has really tried. This is little more than PR unless there’s actual enforcement.

The hurricanes have become so frequent that they’re hardly even talked about any more. I’m like “guys it’s fucking November…”.

I feel you. Wish I had some words of encouragement or something but the fact is, we live in clown world.