Rust cake:

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You talk about alternatives yet none of your examples are of alternative solutions

A cinema chain where I live did a LOTR marsthon not too long ago, it was so wholesome to see all the fans gathered up and clapping at all the important moments, it kinda felt like watching it for the first time

Just watched it a few hours ago, I missed their space videos!

I’m in my 20s and I’ve always said “finished the game”, I agree “beat” feels odd with the way gaming has changed nowadays.

Back then pretty much every took dedication and skill to finish, so “beat” made sense

Duckduckgo usually, but if I want to be sure or I can’t find something then Google