Brand recognition and desperation.
When was the last time you heard of new, exciting Netflix content? They're dying a slow death. They have to Metaverse their Facebook or die. Expect them to try increasingly wilder bets.
Not to mention their own futures in this life. Aside from a few token celebrities, you only ever see them young. Since their unions don't come from true complementarity, their relationships don't pass the test of time. Gay men worship the aesthetics of youth and are repulsed by aging. Old gay men live desolate lives.
There is no known way to connect the brain and the spinal nerves. Something like this won't be possible anytime within our lifetimes. Besides, from what I've heard say, the spine is more than just an information bus to the brain and should be considered to be part of it. There are reactions that are processed in the spine.
No, apparently they just failed to meet the standards of the previous games. People complain about overtly melodramatic cutscenes, too much emphasis on the main character instead of the mission, etc. Very different from the semi-detached tone of its predecessors.
I thought it was going to be bad when it was announced, because it was Gearbox. I knew it was going to be bad the second I saw fleet command girl had hair. Unbound people have always been portrayed bald. It was cheap sex appeal, which said a lot to me about the expected quality of the story.
I haven't played it yet. I'll acquire it at some point.
Surreal, huh?