You’re being down voted but I agree with you. u/danschneidersfeet? Clearly a troll account and probably not the first post from that account that violated the rules.

I mean of everything on the list blind bags are basically the only real gatcha. Not sure where the poster got the idea that video games are the original medium.

I felt the same so I went looking. It’s from a show called ReBoot which I never watched but I recognised the green haired kid from deep in my memory banks somehow. According to the wiki the jester character is called Hexadecimal

No real reason, just something to talk about while we all wait around to die really 🤷. I agree with your sentiment - the stories and imagery behind old idioms actually make them more interesting, I dont think they’ll be going anywhere soon!

Good one! I would offer ‘Draining the house battery’ as a replacement but it doesn’t really have a ring to. Maybe ‘You’ve been living in low blue light mode’. No that’s even worse! somebody help me here 😅.