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unreasonabro ,

i mean, there’s a game that’s worth not playing

MufinMcFlufin ,

Why’s that?

cevn ,

It was a lot better in the past before Epic bought Psyonix. Now enshittification is in full swing. Competitive integrity is dead. Smurfs in every queue, 30% of games. At higher levels you may deal with DDoS, Bots, or the enemy car is literally invisible. Epic simply doesn’t care about this game outside of advertising for Fortnite.

JargonWagon ,

Yup. Shit’s out of control now. Can someone just make an equally competitive car soccer game to act as a competitor?

chemicalwonka ,
@chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I can’t understand why Americans love industrialized cheese so much. It’s horribly, full of salt. Unbearable!

Jax ,

I can’t understand how non-Americans have gone their entire lives without witnessing macaroni and cheese that exists outside of Kraft.

helpmyusernamewontfi ,

brother I’m American and I didn’t even know you could buy waffle maker machines until a few months ago, I thought they were all frozen

enleeten ,

They have unlocked the secrets of the waffle melange!

tooclose104 ,
@tooclose104@lemmy.ca avatar

It puts the homemade chilimac into the waffle iron

redhorsejacket ,

You deserve the hose for this, because now I can’t stop thinking about it.

dankm ,

Need more context: Are you also 15? If so then this might be acceptable anywhere.

But… how’d you think the got made? Had you never had a decent one at a restaurant?

MehBlah ,

Don’t kid yourself. Many of us make our own with real cheese.

Hootz ,

But was the cheese made in America?

Checkmate American.

Jax ,

So do many Americans, and yet I didn’t invoke their name first.

luckystarr ,

Maccaroni and cheese were really meant to be Käsespätzle but for some reason didn’t.

AngryCommieKender ,

Look at Mr moneybags over here putting bacon and onions in his pasta and cheese

Xanis ,

There is a place nearby where you can buy 5 boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese for $5. Used to be a box for $.50-75.

When your next stubbed toe could require you to sell an organ, cheap Kraft seems perfect.

Hootz ,

2010 Honey look, KDs on sale it’s $.50 a box 2019 Honey look, KDs on sale it’s $.50 a box 2024 Honey look, KDs on sale it’s $1.75 a box

Kusimulkku ,

But isn’t that the most popular one?

Jax ,

It’s cheap.

Kusimulkku ,

Yeah but it’s the most popular one right?

Jax ,

What’s your point?

Kusimulkku ,

If it’s the most popular one then it makes sense others would of course associate you with that one.

Jax ,

The most popular boxed mac n cheese, again boxed mac n cheese is not the only kind to exist.

That would be like associating all Ramen with ‘Top Ramen’. Does that put in perspective how wrong* what you’re suggesting is?

*Edit: I’m trying to be nicer.

Kusimulkku ,

The most popular boxed mac n cheese, again boxed mac n cheese is not the only kind to exist.

So are the other forms more popular or is boxed the one people make more often?

That would be like associating all Ramen with ‘Top Ramen’.

So, exactly what people do…? lol. If it’s by and far the most popular option then of course people are going to associate the generic term with that.

Maggoty ,

Make yourself some home made Mac and Cheese someday. Then make sure to burn the recipe so you can save yourself from that daily temptation.

Edit to add, whatever you do. Don’t add chili. Real ChiliMac is a level 5 paranormal entity that will haunt you the rest of your life.

TubularTittyFrog ,

because we grow up on it. it’s a comfort food.

like mcdonalds and all that other super process crap.

EnderMB ,

A good macaroni cheese is built from a roux, and uses several cheeses to get that flavour.

With that being said, I don’t get why Americans lose cheese so much. It’s fine, I guess? I would much prefer most other pasta sauces over cheese, because cheese alone is just a bit bland.

NauticalNoodle ,

don’t worry, you can still melt some cheese on top of the “other pasta sauces” to get the best of both worlds.

AnUnusualRelic ,
@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world avatar

It’s like Oreos. I think it’s things that are cultural. You probably can’t get into it once your taste has already been shaped. But if you grew up with it, it’s different. We probably all have such things at home. Although typically not from the horrifying US big food conglomerates, which maybe makes them a bit less atrocious.

dejected_warp_core ,

Wait, Oreos are actually bad?

AnUnusualRelic ,
@AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world avatar

I found them atrocious, but maybe it’s me. The cookies don’t taste like anything really identifiable, the paste is just sugar.

mr_satan ,
@mr_satan@monyet.cc avatar

We do add various cheeses to our pasta and it tastes good. It’s usually just a quick and easy meal but it’s nothing special.

Not sure how mac and cheese (not the box stuff) could be much different. Although, I’ve never had a meal that would be specifically called mac and cheese.

AmerikaLosesWW3 ,

it’s empty calories

dumbass ,
@dumbass@leminal.space avatar

That’s a soft take…

clears throat

macaroni and cheese utterly disgusting, nothing about it is appetising, the consistency of it is remarkably similar to the consistency of sewage, it smells like concentrated foot sweat and I dont know how it takes an amazing tasting product like cheese and turns it into the this horrifically vile tasting slop, but that right there is proof of Satan’s existence.

Potatos_are_not_friends ,

I understand

Mammothmothman ,

i like to add cheese to mine and it makes it super creamy and tasty i also dont buy Krap brand.

jubilationtcornpone ,

I have ALWAYS hated mac and cheese. Anyone I’ve ever told this to is like “hOw CaN yOu NoT lIkE MaC aNd ChEeSe!!?? It’S aMaZiNg!!” I’m sure my dog thinks dogfood is amazing. But you don’t see me eating it.

dumbass ,
@dumbass@leminal.space avatar

My favourite line is " ohh you haven’t tried mine yet!" No I haven’t and its because I hate Mac and cheese!

Rhynoplaz ,

It’s alright. Sometimes. I have a personal mission to try many versions of various things, and Mac & cheese is one of those dishes where everybody has their own special way of doing it. Even if it’s just a box of Kraft, nearly everyone has their own way of preparing it.

Nearly every homemade Mac n cheese I’ve had is edible but not enjoyable.

Lost_My_Mind ,

Wait…are you living in a society of humanoid dogs?

Lost_My_Mind ,

I love that your username is just “dumbass”

dumbass ,
@dumbass@leminal.space avatar

Cheers! I thought it cut right to the point of who people are interacting with and hopefully they don’t take me too seriously when I say dumbass things.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

You are entitled to your incorrect opinion.

BluJay320 ,
@BluJay320@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Blocked and reported

PopcornPrincess ,

Looks like Rocket League. If so then this would be a highly offensive thing to say. Most of the players in casual are about 10 years old 😂

Lost_My_Mind ,

The few times I played rocket league, I played casual, and got my ass handed to me.

Maybe theres a casual mode for casual players. I’m looking forward to losing to a 3 year old. Apperently those 10 year olds are way outta my skill range!

Oooooh, maybe we can find a player who’s just learning their colors! Maybe thats more my speed.

Obi ,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

You just gotta stick to it, the rocket league progress curve is incredibly steep at the beginning, but if you just brute force through it for a bit you’ll reach the first plateau where you actually manage to touch the ball once in a while. Getting over that plateau is a different story and the progress curve is much slower after that.

Also go and do the training sets, start with the easiest ones until you nail them then move on to the next one, etc.

RL is pretty much the only game I still play regularly because I’ve been playing it for a long time and I can just do one game if I don’t have much time, most other games require too much of my very limited free time.

MrVilliam ,

Same. I started with a couple of friends around when it became F2P. They live in another city, so that plus voice chat is just how we catch up and chill, usually with a few drinks and with some dumb jokes here and there. We’re familiar with the controls and systems and everything, so doing anything else has the barrier to entry of learning a whole new thing. R6 Siege looks cool but complicated. I don’t get Destiny 2. FC24 is pretty good but I’m not sure it has the same staying power for us as RL.

MufinMcFlufin ,

Even in casual mode, you have a (hidden) rank which does go down the more you lose. If you keep getting demolished in the game then I’d recommend doing the training, playing against bots, and/or continuing to play in casual mode until your rank starts placing you with other players you can better contend with.

There’s also a distinct possibility you were against someone smurfing as some people like to do that either for content or just for kicks and giggles. The very lowest ranks are probably where the most egregious smurfs like to keep their ranks, so unfortunately you can have some of the widest swings in actual skill levels.

Unfortunately the devs don’t really seem to care much about the smurfing problem in the game because it’s been pretty rampant for a very long time and some of the changes they’ve made have actually made it even easier to get away with.

JargonWagon ,

The smurfing has gotten so bad…

MufinMcFlufin ,

Discussion about it on the subreddit was insufferable back in the day. All the fanboys would show up in every thread complaining about the problem saying stupid shit like “well Psyonix has the data to judge if it’s working or not and since you don’t that makes your argument invalid”

Juice64 ,
@Juice64@lemmy.world avatar

Are we talking Kraft or velveeta/shell? If it’s shell then I’m on your side

RuikkaaPrus ,
@RuikkaaPrus@lemmy.ml avatar

Maybe it was a subtle way to say “macaroni and cheese is good anyway”

TIMMAY ,

Talking about macaroni on the internet has always been risky

steal_your_face ,
@steal_your_face@lemmy.ml avatar

Now I want Mac and cheese

Lost_My_Mind ,

Well…Mac is here, but we can’t find cheese.

Tar_alcaran ,

What? OP is a monster! Mods, ban this person immediately!

jsomae ,

They made the right call. Macaroni and cheese is definitely that good.

ColeSloth ,

Not the Mac n cheese for the last like 20+ years. It used to use real cheese and really did taste better. I know the internet got all uppity against kraft a while back, claiming they started making the noodle portion worse somewhere around 2016 or something, but that’s nothing compared to the big taste difference that happened when they stopped using real cheese.

heavy ,

Sorry what? You know you can make Mac and cheese from scratch right? It’s not too difficult.

krashmo ,

Are you telling me that simply dumping the contents of a cardboard box into some hot water is not the best way to cook a meal? I’m shocked

flambonkscious ,

It gets even better though, 'cos you can get all deviant and start adding to the recipe with a few bits of mushroom, bacon or maybe even chorizo

krashmo ,

My man, chorizo is the best meat there is. It makes every meal better

Facebones , (edited )

This little honduran spot near me offers this breakfasty eggs and chorizo meal and my wallet still hasn’t recovered

MrVilliam ,

Being right isn’t cheap.

Lost_My_Mind ,

I like to add mini pizzas, corndogs, a bowl of solidified soup, and 87 cans of beer.

flambonkscious ,

That is an absolute shocker, how dare you?!

Jekyll ,

Bell peppers, salami and smoked chili powder

Potatos_are_not_friends ,

Bro eww that’s disgusting.

You add the whole box into some hot water. The cardboard is protein.

WhiskyTangoFoxtrot ,

It provides much-needed roughage and essential inks.

jsomae ,

The thing you’re talking about is not Mac and Cheese.

eatham ,
@eatham@aussie.zone avatar

Make it yourself, obviously ready made meals are gonna taste bad if they are cheap (which they are)

agamemnonymous ,
@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works avatar

Look, some people just can’t digest it. As you get older, your ability to process mac’n’cheese without dire intestinal consequences drops off substantially. The pros just simply aren’t worth the cons, not by a long shot.

Doesn’t stop me tho

jsomae ,

Huh, I didn’t know about this. What ingredient(s) cause(s) the problem?

agamemnonymous ,
@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works avatar

Lactose

Lost_My_Mind ,

Why must some people be so intolerant of the lactose people??? Racists…

jsomae ,

Does everyone become lactose intolerant with age?

Halosheep ,

Lactose intolerance is more common than lactose tolerance globally. In the unites states, something like 1 in 3 people are lactose intolerant.

It’s largely genetic. Lactose tolerance can be traced to nomadic tribes that kept milk producing animals as a food source, adapting to tolerate lactose in their diet over time.

jsomae ,

But I didn’t know it happened with age

EnderofGames ,

Of course it is with age. No mammals are born lactose intolerant. We drink milk as infants.

Almost universally, all adult mammals become lactose intolerant. We humans are lucky for those of us who tolerant.

jsomae ,

Sure, but I figured that lactose intolerance would typically manifest before the age of, say, 20. I didn’t realize that people could become lactose intolerant as seniors.

Lost_My_Mind ,

Your poor toilet bowl…

jaybone ,

as you get older

As you get older, you develop taste and stop eating garbage.

agamemnonymous ,
@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works avatar

There are varieties of mac’n’cheese other than Kraft

Kusimulkku ,

Lmao gourmet mac n’ cheese 😍

huquad ,

Oven baked Mac and cheese with bread crumb topping really is that good

Mac ,

that doesn’t make it not good though.

agamemnonymous ,
@agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works avatar

Note “Doesn’t stop me tho”

CrazyLikeGollum ,

He’s right though. Macaroni and cheese is kind of mid, a solid 4/10 for cheese based dishes.

bighatchester ,

What about mac and cheese with bacon and jalapenos ?

flambonkscious ,

Hell, yeah!

CrazyLikeGollum ,

Bacon would be a slight improvement, jalapenos would be a downgrade. I’m not a huge fan of the texture or flavor of jalapenos.

agentshags ,
@agentshags@sh.itjust.works avatar

Fresh or pickled

synae ,
@synae@lemmy.sdf.org avatar

Username checks out, probably doesn’t even know what taters is either

CrazyLikeGollum ,

…I do like my fish raw…maybe not wriggling though.

NoIWontPickAName ,

What about with rice?

CrazyLikeGollum ,

It would make it more filling and carb heavy, not much else. Rice doesn’t have a strong flavor and the cheese would overwhelm it.

agentshags ,
@agentshags@sh.itjust.works avatar

You might as well go with the cheesy chard and rice at that point

idiomaddict ,

The day I discovered that I could make the Mac and cheese sauce and put it all over the kale I got from my farm share, was the day I stopped trying to pretend to be healthy.

Bougie_Birdie ,
@Bougie_Birdie@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Perfect 5/7 with rice

KingThrillgore ,

I disagree

summerof69 ,

With the statement or with the ban?

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