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Five years ago this April, I made a decision that changed everything... I bet on esports. On Vietnam. On a region the world hadn't paid much attention to yet. Some days the doubts were louder than anything else. Was this right? Was I even the right person for this? But I kept going. Five years later, GAM Esports VN 🇻🇳 is an official Esports World Cup Club Partner. Vietnam's only representative on the biggest esports stage on the planet. Nobody sees the work behind the moment. Until the moment arrives. Trust the work. 🇻🇳🕐 #GAMTime #RiseAsOne

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🇮🇱 The world loves to call us "land greedy," but let’s look at the actual map. 3,000 years ago, Israel stretched from Egypt all the way to the Euphrates River. Today? We are smaller than New Jersey. We’ve been shrinking for 2,500 years while the rest of the world points fingers. Meanwhile, look at the other side. Islam started on a small part of the Arabian Peninsula and within 100 years, they took Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Persia, and Spain. Today, they cover 25% of the entire planet. They’ve conquered North Africa, the Middle East, Central and Southeast Asia, and they are still pushing into Europe and the USA. So let’s get this straight: an empire that grew from a tiny spot to a quarter of the earth isn't the story, but tiny Israel - which has only gotten smaller - is the "aggressor" ? It’s pure nonsense. The media and the "experts" use these lies because they can't handle the truth. We aren't greedy for wanting to keep the tiny sliver of land we have left. This is our home, our history, and we aren't giving up another inch. Enough with the double standards.

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Today’s Vision Pro app has ruined animated movies for me—because this experience was simply miles better. I’m talking about "Oto’s Planet" by "Astrea", an animated story that is immersive while not being immersive. The story follows a man named Oto, who enjoys a great life on his own little planet with his pet Skippy—until one day, a cosmonaut crashes onto the planet, disrupting the peace. The two must then find a way to share the planet. The twist: The planet floats right in your room. If you’re feeling lazy, you can simply pinch and move the planet to follow the story. But if you’re feeling more active, you can physically move around the planet in your room and experience an incredibly fun way to “watch” a story unfold. And it doesn’t stop there—you can also interact with it and help Oto complete various tasks. The future of spatial storytelling has many faces, and this might just be my favorite one yet. This app reminded me of what 2D animations will always struggle with: their stories are locked into a flat 16:9 rectangle. Even though this happened in my room it was one of the most immersive experiences I had so far on AVP. I’m thrilled to give this one a perfect 5/5 Visions 🥽🥽🥽🥽🥽

Today’s Vision Pro app has ruined animated movies for me—because this experience was simply miles better. I’m talking about "Oto’s Planet" by "Astrea", an animated story that is immersive while not being immersive. The story follows a man named Oto, who enjoys a great life on his own little planet with his pet Skippy—until one day, a cosmonaut crashes onto the planet, disrupting the peace. The two must then find a way to share the planet. The twist: The planet floats right in your room. If you’re feeling lazy, you can simply pinch and move the planet to follow the story. But if you’re feeling more active, you can physically move around the planet in your room and experience an incredibly fun way to “watch” a story unfold. And it doesn’t stop there—you can also interact with it and help Oto complete various tasks. The future of spatial storytelling has many faces, and this might just be my favorite one yet. This app reminded me of what 2D animations will always struggle with: their stories are locked into a flat 16:9 rectangle. Even though this happened in my room it was one of the most immersive experiences I had so far on AVP. I’m thrilled to give this one a perfect 5/5 Visions 🥽🥽🥽🥽🥽

Phil Traut ᯅ

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