Steam’s native Linux client first released in 2012, granted, there weren’t a lot of compatible games at that point

And we used PlayOnLinux to install Windows games using CDs and DVDs

Slow and very unstable in the early days compared to GNOME2, but I still loved the look of it

Speaking as someone who grew up with video games and only reluctantly engages with social media, I think I understand how the previous generation felt

It is. It’s actually the first entry in the Science Adventure series. Steins;Gate comes after, though it also works as a standalone story. Robotics;Notes has a lot more references to Chaos;Head.

Chaos;Head is a visual novel I’m tempted to recommend specifically for this type of situation. The plot revolves around a protagonist with the power to make his delusions into reality. Lots of mind-fuckery. It’d probably be a trip to experience while sick.

Augmented Steam has a ton of useful features, including better filters

htop scales better on small terminal windows, but btop is prettier and more useful if I dedicate a whole monitor to it.

RSSHub. Being able to get all my updates in one place changed how I view the internet for the better.

RSSHub and RSS-Bridge can handle that. My issue is adding too many websites to my reader.