As with pretty much any staple food. It's used as a filler. The reason you might not understand is that it can be expensive to eat only meat, veggies, etc. A cheap staple like rice, noodles, or bread is a good way not to die of starvation or at the least keep some money in your pocket.
If a staple food isn't part of your daily diet, that speaks a bit of privilege on your economic position.
Also I enjoy rice. It's neutral tasting but with a tiny bit of seasoning it's good.
I agree, which is why I said "Everyone’s situation is different and not everyone has the flexibility to move" below.
I would move to somewhere closer? Even when I regularly drove I would move, take a different job, etc instead of dealing with a long commute. To me it's just not worth it.
You say obviously but the original thread was started by someone who made a blanket statement about the US. There are millions of people in the US who commute without a car. I was curious and looked up some data: https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2018.S0801?q=S0801:+COMMUTING+CHARACTERISTICS+BY+SEX&hidePreview=true
I would even argue that some of that 85% could switch to transit with very little effort. But as the OP stated, I think there is a cultural aversion to transit in the US. So there's some of that 85% who could use transit but choose not to.
I moved from the suburbs to the city. I sacrificed a bit of living space and have higher rent. But the increased rent is offset by the lack of car payments, insurance, etc.
Everyone's situation is different and not everyone has the flexibility to move. But there are many cities in the US that are affordable and have decent transit. Just depends on what you value.
Personally would go with a higher resolution, especially if you're using it for more than gaming. I recently purchased a 4K/165Hz monitor that I'm enjoying. 1080p is claustrophobic for me when not gaming, but I've been on 1440p for awhile.
It's also going to support Steam Deck, so that's a good indicator of minimum specs.
Wouldn't using robots.txt do the same thing without deleting content?
Hmm very different experience for me, I don't have any problems with the native Linux version. Hardly any crashes or performance issues. I don't use any mods so maybe that's the reason.
Seems like a regional issue? Steam has the same price as any other store here in the US. Excluding subscriptions.
I got it for free with a CPU I bought. Played roughly 3 hours before I stopped. It was just too boring.