I've always preferred the emulated N64 experience for the upscaled graphics and ease of play, but playing on the real system once in a while gets me with nostalgia every time.
Words to live by!
Another good saying like this is "be the change you want to see in the world".
I wish I would have been given the choice of religion when I was growing up, though I do not fault my family for choosing what they thought would be best for me.
Although I feel like I was molded into a better person as a consequence of that religious belief, I would certainly give my children the freedom to choose if I were to have kids someday (though I do not expect to have any kids).
Your parents sound like amazing people!
I don't personally use any cryptocurrency. Nostr seems like a wonderful place to meet and interact with people, regardless of their interests or walks of life. If people want their laser eyes, why not let them be?