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(Of course, this is before getting into all the other significant issues tied to the matter -- e.g. most of this snake oil is stolen goods btw, and also the act of procuring it happens to destroy the environment, and so on)
December 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
To me the situation largely feels like a case of such-and-such snake oil is legitimately useful for perhaps two or three specific ailments, but is being sold as a cure-all for a million other illnesses (or "illnesses" as is more often the case).
December 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Get melon pan at some point, whatever you do
December 19, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Somehow Steve Rogers returned
December 19, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Now realizing I ought to have tried this first: looking at the (strange) official music video for the song. It's that translation in the closed captions.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOsm...
浜崎あゆみ / Song 4 u
YouTube video by ayu
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Tangentially, the best way to make a cool action scene even cooler is to have it all happening on a fast-moving train
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
It's from 1:01 to 1:16... The animation really cooked at that part, ha ha. They didn't have to go that hard but they did, for Ludger
Tales of Xillia 2 - Opening Theme [HD]
YouTube video by LionsAbyss Archive
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:55 AM
IDK which translation is the most accurate, but this one felt the most "poetic" to me, I suppose. It's this bit in particular I like:

What was it? Who was it?
That made you decide that somehow
You could try to move forward once more
December 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Ah, I finally found it, after like 20 minutes of searching 😩

So it was an English translation of lyrics for a Tales game opening that I was searching for. I kept finding different translations from the one I wanted. But it's this ("Song 4 U" from Tales of Xillia 2)
www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ayumi...
AZLyrics - request for access
www.azlyrics.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Bummer! So probably simpler to just make your own fake Redbox with, idk a raspberry pi or something. Maybe we can get an Etsy up to make them in 2040-45(?) for peak nostalgia profits
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM