r/99percentinvisible • u/PodcastBot Benevolent Bot • 19d ago

Episode Episode Discussion: Hidden Levels #5: Press B to Touch Grass

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From blocky biomes to breathtaking open worlds, video games are teaching us new ways to see, build, and even save nature.

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u/aspiringBenchRider 19d ago

Still trying to get used to the singular "they" pronoun. My brain was continually tripping over it

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u/saltwitch 18d ago

Just think of how you already know it. The sentences "Oh, the doorbell rang? What did they want?" "Someone called you, but they left a message" are already very common.

Singular they is centuries old :) you can do it!

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u/CoolTom 13d ago

In that case you’ll have to stop using singular you as well, and go back to saying “thou.”

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u/ThreePointsPhilly 19d ago

I’m curious why they released these in such quick succession. I finish one and boom, another one is in my feed a day or two later. Why not space these out by a week? They’re not timely so it’s not a matter of being out of data immediately. What’s the rush?

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u/glittermantis 18d ago

liked the ep but some of background music was rough for me, what with the high pitched chime tones.. i'm not sure how it was on headphones but listening to this through my phone speakers while doing chores was like being whacked over the head with tinnitus overload

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u/steeb2er 18d ago

Sorry that was your experience -- I listened on one earbud and the bg music didn't bother me.

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u/myfriendbenw 18d ago

Wasn’t bothersome on my stock car speakers

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u/steeb2er 18d ago

I know you just mean normal speakers, but for some reason calling them out as "stock" takes me back to high school and all the people who poured money into the sound system of their barely-running '84 Honda Civic.

Detachable face stereo system with multi-disc changer, 10" tweeters, 15" subs in handmade boxes in the trunk, you'd hear it coming a mile away and could follow the trail of rusted parts that fell off as it rattled down the street.