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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentAh, that makes sense. I definitely remember the gif wars and the heyday of HQGs so it's awesome that after all that you recognize the Jeremiah gif as an achievement. You deserve all your success :)Ah, that makes sense. I definitely remember the gif wars and the heyday of HQGs so it's awesome that after all that you recognize the Jeremiah gif as an achievement. You deserve all your success :)
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentThanks man :) yes, it definitely feels good to have conquered those two.Thanks man :) yes, it definitely feels good to have conquered those two.
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentThat's awesome, man! Those autocross videos look very fun, but I feel you, I bet the iRacing endurance races feel waaaay harder to win.That's awesome, man! Those autocross videos look very fun, but I feel you, I bet the iRacing endurance races feel waaaay harder to win.
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentThat's a great achievement! As a teacher myself, even unconsciously, I keep track of my "best" students every year. That teacher definitely had solid reasons to say that, backed up by years of...That's a great achievement! As a teacher myself, even unconsciously, I keep track of my "best" students every year. That teacher definitely had solid reasons to say that, backed up by years of experience and years of evaluating students. You 100% deserve it.
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentWhat a fantastic answer, you completely deserve that achievement!What a fantastic answer, you completely deserve that achievement!
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentOh my god, it's you. I feel like I'm talking to a celebrity. Knowing who you are, I'm surprised you mentioned this specific gif rather than talk about your global contribution to the internet gif...Oh my god, it's you. I feel like I'm talking to a celebrity. Knowing who you are, I'm surprised you mentioned this specific gif rather than talk about your global contribution to the internet gif culture as a whole. Aren't you more proud of that?
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Comment on What's your favorite music album to get high to? in ~music
Randomise LinkI don't really listen to full albums, but lately, Half Moon Run - A Bleamish In Great Light and Seasons Of Change have been great listens while high.I don't really listen to full albums, but lately, Half Moon Run - A Bleamish In Great Light and Seasons Of Change have been great listens while high.
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentThat's so cool! You can definitely be proud for that.That's so cool! You can definitely be proud for that.
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentWhat else is on your bucket list, if I may ask?What else is on your bucket list, if I may ask?
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Comment on What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of? in ~life
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What's an achievement (or achievements) you'll always be proud of?
I guess I'll start because I don't have much, but I cherish them: I'm proud I got out of poverty "alone". I used to never get anything as a child as my family was very poor. I only had thrift...
I guess I'll start because I don't have much, but I cherish them:
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I'm proud I got out of poverty "alone". I used to never get anything as a child as my family was very poor. I only had thrift store clothes until I was maybe 12 or 13. I left my father's home at 17 and today, I have a good career, a car (!), stable finances, and I can buy anything I want and save money! I did all that with pretty much zero support, nor help from my parents or friends (no money, no gifts, no car, no services...).
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I'm proud of achieving top 100 NA in WoW PvE multiple times, top 200 world on some bosses, as a guild. With my class as a DPS, I got multiple top 10 parses world on multiple bosses. I rode the high of seeing an orange parse on WoL many times.
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I'm proud to have "beaten" depression and to have a positive outlook in life. Everyone says I'm always happy and the truth is...I am, because I don't care about so many things you're not supposed to care about.
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I'm proud to have a healthy group of friends on my thirties. I still talk with many people and I always have people I can see or talk to. They do the same with me!
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Comment on Skrillex - FUCK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3 (2025) in ~music
Randomise Link ParentYeah, I'm surprised there so many people who don't enjoy his new stuff. Sure, it's not the Skrillex you know, but it's good electronic and it's modern. I really liked XENA and Hydrate from Quest...Yeah, I'm surprised there so many people who don't enjoy his new stuff. Sure, it's not the Skrillex you know, but it's good electronic and it's modern. I really liked XENA and Hydrate from Quest For Fire and his stuff with Fred Again is great (baby again, Rumble).
For anyone who still listens to electro, it's good.
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Comment on What would your past self say about your current self? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentHey, thank you for the follow-up, I really appreciate it. I rarely have these kinds of discussions IRL so it's fun that you take the time to discuss this. I love the concept of "Toxic...Hey, thank you for the follow-up, I really appreciate it. I rarely have these kinds of discussions IRL so it's fun that you take the time to discuss this.
This is a wonderful line too, because it really puts a stop to toxic perfectionism. Perfectionism plagued my whole life, it still does, it will take me a while to break down that barrier. It is my only comfort/known way to live. I admire your awareness of knowing when to stop.
I love the concept of "Toxic Perfectionism", and never really thought about it this way. There are times when the perfectionism is too much, but I'm also aware, as you say further down, of all the things I don't know (thank you for the "unconscious incompetence", never knew that!) and how much of work it would take to actually be "perfect". Like, what if I wanted to be the perfect basketball player, you realize how much work that would take? Now, what if, at the same time, I wanted to be the "perfect" boyfriend. It's impossible to combine the two, you have to draw the line eventually and I feel like, as I get older, drawing that line becomes easier and easier. I always strive to improve, but I still have (potentially) FORTY years ahead of me. It's okay to fail and not be perfect, I have the time to improve. Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good. Perfect is a road, but the destination is so far away and you don't even know where it is, really.
and mine are like "God damn it why was no one looking out for me?! How come of the ten million doctors I had no one mentioned this?! You're telling me that my life could have been less shitty before I became physically disabled WTF?!?!?!?!" So I am very much in the "anger" phase of my grief, at times.
Oh boy, yeah, I relate SO MUCH to this. I've wasted so many years being "disabled" as you said, and it sucks! You're right, how come NO ONE in my life even suggested me to get a diagnosis? I kinda blame a lot of people for that...
About you, how long have you been in your anger phase, if I may ask? And why would you say you're still stuck there? Dwelling on the past is important, but you should be able to let it go quickly, you can never change it, after all.
If I may ask, did something just switch for you to become so accepting? Was it the ADHD diagnosis and medication?
Oh boy (x2), I feel like this comment box is too limiting for the potential length of my answer. Awareness is learned, it comes with age, really.
Every year I'm more accepting of some things, while still being angry or disappointed at other things. I've lived through some pretty hard stuff, man: I had a bad father, one who no one in my family speaks to anymore; I had a bad mother; I've had ex-girlfriends who broke my heart in various ways; I had friends that betrayed me; I've been poor for a long time; I have body issues that I'm still trying to fix... Yet, through all that, the one thing that kept me going was my mental. I've always loved thinking about stuff. For instance, I used to take long walks (1hour+) with a couple questions in my mind and just think about the answer (stuff like what are my favorites memories? what are 3 traits that define you?, etc.). I love the fact that you can improve mentally... by just... thinking. It's crazy to me that some people just don't "think". Anyways.
Eventually, I was able to realize many things about myself and the world, and eventually realize how little I can blame myself and how normal all of this is, regardless of what happens, it's just life. Everybody has problems, shortcomings and disappointments.
So yeah, when I got my diagnosis, I was a little angry, but I was quickly able to see the positive. I'm now able to do many of the things I wasn't capable to do, so every day I'm happy about how much I'm relearning about myself and world. I'm happy for the future! It's like I'm starting a new life, so once I realized that, it was easy to let go of the past and just look forward.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Randomise Link ParentOh I agree so much! There is so much charm and details packed in the game. Once you start getting heart events with the villagers, you get a bunch of cutscenes that reeaaally add depth to the...Oh I agree so much! There is so much charm and details packed in the game.
Once you start getting heart events with the villagers, you get a bunch of cutscenes that reeaaally add depth to the characters and explain some of their behaviors. It's fascinating! Have fun discovering :)
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Comment on Do you have games that you play (almost) exclusively? in ~games
Randomise Link ParentI wish you to find one! I've also played tons of games of SI on digital and TTS too, so that's always an option if you want. If you have no one, hit me up, we'll play games on TTS.I wish you to find one!
I've also played tons of games of SI on digital and TTS too, so that's always an option if you want.
If you have no one, hit me up, we'll play games on TTS.
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Comment on Do you have games that you play (almost) exclusively? in ~games
Randomise Link ParentI feel you for WoW. WoW is not a game, it's a community where you solve challenges and want to feel like you're part of something. I've never met a casual WoW player that put in thousands of hours...I feel you for WoW.
WoW is not a game, it's a community where you solve challenges and want to feel like you're part of something. I've never met a casual WoW player that put in thousands of hours while not raiding or doing PvP. These casuals "play" WoW, the others that get hooked are part of a community that hooks them in, be it either PvP or PvE, it's the social aspect that's important.
I quit WoW in 2018 after playing it for 10 years (~350 days of /time). I fucking loved it, but ultimately, what kept me playing all these years is the community and the challenges I overcame with the community. When I realized that I could apply these same principles in my life with my education, my friends and my family, it was very easy to quit and not come back.
But dear god, I would give everything to go back there and be my character. But it's only infinite pixels where the end doesn't exist, and I can't play a game with no ending or else it becomes a life itself.
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Comment on Do you have games that you play (almost) exclusively? in ~games
Randomise (edited )LinkNot video games, but board games. With my friend group, we're probably inching close to the 2000 hours with Spirit Island. The second closest game is Gloomhaven or Frosthaven with around 150-200...Not video games, but board games.
With my friend group, we're probably inching close to the 2000 hours with Spirit Island. The second closest game is Gloomhaven or Frosthaven with around 150-200 hours for both.
For some time, we used to meet up for "boardgame nights", with a new boardgame every time or every other time for maybe a year. One day, we whipped out Spirit Island, then the next time, and the next time after that... then it just became "Spirit Island days" and has been this way for years. We've tried literally hundreds of boardgames and nothing comes close to the depth, difficulty, replayability, variability and work of SI. There are some games that come close, but they all fail in one aspect or another. Spirit Island is just king. We've played easily thousands of games each and there are still some games where we pull out a combo we've never done before. The fact that there are 30+ spirits (or 40/50+ if you can aspects individually) and they're all different makes it that there is a good chance that if you play 2-3-4 spirits, it may be the first time you play them all together.
Oh, I've also played 350 days of WoW (~8000 hours) from 2008 to 2018. It was just an alternate life, that's all. I've achieved everything I wanted there and realized that the time I put in WoW felt like a job (at the time, in 2018, it was just grinding the artifact points for your legendary I think?). I used that time to play other games and get my life together (it worked!).
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Randomise LinkI restarted a new Stardew Valley save four weeks ago, I'm at 150 hours now, yes, you read that right. I played right when the pandemic hit (march 2020) and stopped just shy of year 3, having...I restarted a new Stardew Valley save four weeks ago, I'm at 150 hours now, yes, you read that right.
I played right when the pandemic hit (march 2020) and stopped just shy of year 3, having finished mostly what I wanted to do and thought the endgame was too weak for me.
But now, ConcernedApe added a ton of fun new contents (like a new zone) and a clear endgame goal: Perfection. I thought it would be kinda boring to get there, but the continuous days and task-planning you need to do has really kept me going for hours. I don't remember the last game that hooked me this much for this long, in a relatively short period of time. After 150 hours, I just have the Golden Clock remaining, as of yesterday, and I still find the simple grind of gathering, crafting, farming to still be satisfying. Since I've finished a lot of stuff, it's cool to just do "what I want to do" per se. I've never decorated my farm/house before and I'm excited to do it now while I gather enough gold for the Golden Clock.
After that, I'll probably continue my save of Tales of Symphonia, I just can't believe a game from 2003 has cutscenes with complete animations and voice acting. It's really incredible. I know games before that had already done it, but the combination of lore, animation, voice acting and gameplay makes it a really good game. It just sucks that it's an old game with old saving patterns, you can only save at certain spots so you might potentially lose hours of gameplay if you die... which happened to me. :|
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Comment on What would your past self say about your current self? in ~life
Randomise Link ParentIt's never too late to start :) You could buy a simple drawing book like 4"x6" and doodle for 5 minutes when you feel like it. In 5 years or in 2 months, who cares the time it takes, you'll be...It's never too late to start :)
You could buy a simple drawing book like 4"x6" and doodle for 5 minutes when you feel like it. In 5 years or in 2 months, who cares the time it takes, you'll be able to fully draw what you want and be proud of you.
That's for drawing, but surely, you can start veeeeeery small with any creative thing.
Splurge right now! Go on the website you want to buy the creative things needed to start. It takes 5 minutes. Then put it in your lounge room, in the center and look at it for a while. Eventually, you'll pick it up.
I finally finished my Perfection run of Stardew Valley, at about 150 hours. I thought I would enjoy decorating the house, but I found the mechanics of grabbing stuff and placing it/replacing to be kinda boring, so I'm done with Stardew for now.
In the meantime, I'm still on my Slay the Spire grind. After more than 250 attempts from A16 to A18 on Silent, I finally beat A18 the other day, so I'm grinding A19 now. It's crazy how much fun the gameplay loop is, it really feels like Hades where I'm never really sad or frustrated about a loss. I still take the time to think about what my shortcomings were, where my luck ran out and the bad choices I made (or lack of choices). I'm at 550 hours on Steam and honestly, it feels like I'll reach 1000 by the end of the year, surely.