Your pointless thoughts & observations

Not gonna lie, I never even knew about the My Content thing, but it sounds nice and my newfound appreciation for the red alerts is well placed imo

  On 5/19/2019 at 2:32 AM, Zephyr_Nova said:

But the little red notification that appears every time I'm quoted provides a small burst of dopamine that was absent before.

2019 is transpiring to be the year my passion for gaming might be dwindling. Today is the first time my PC did not meet the minimum requirements for a new release. And the AAA sector of the industry is showing signs of disarray and potential collapse, especially with big names like EA, Activision, Blizzard, Epic, Bethesda, etc. Also, the lot of the gamer community are self-entitled assholes, not to mention tend to affiliate with the alt-right.

There's probably a psychological parallel between game addiction and drug addiction. Regardless, for me it feels like it's fading. That's not to say I'm just gonna suddenly decide to quit games forever out of the blue one day. But at the same time I just can't play a game for more than 2 hours in a day anymore. As opposed to late 2008 thru 2011 when open-world games were really taking off - I'd be up playing them for several hours straight until like 3 AM on some days.

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2019 is transpiring to be the year my passion for gaming might be dwindling. Today is the first time my PC did not meet the minimum requirements for a new release. And the AAA sector of the industry is showing signs of disarray and potential collapse, especially with big names like EA, Activision, Blizzard, Epic, Bethesda, etc. Also, the lot of the gamer community are self-entitled assholes, not to mention tend to affiliate with the alt-right.

There's probably a psychological parallel between game addiction and drug addiction. Regardless, for me it feels like it's fading. That's not to say I'm just gonna suddenly decide to quit games forever out of the blue one day. But at the same time I just can't play a game for more than 2 hours in a day anymore. As opposed to late 2008 thru 2011 when open-world games were really taking off - I'd be up playing them for several hours straight until like 3 AM on some days.

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 I lost tons of interest in games 3 or 4 years back when starting uni. They just weren't fun anymore. I don't think it was because of starting uni, but I finally  got rbored of AAA mechanics. Take Bethesda for instance. imho their best game was morrowind, with lots of experimental things that were fun that you'd never see in their games today. It's like they have it all down to a science and only indie games innovate. Since Oblivion I've kept getting excited for new elder scrolls stuff but I have no expectations anymore. It's a shame really.

As far as the crash I've been hearing that for years. If it does happen it'll be because of how watered down AAA games are now

Last videogame I played was Mario Sunshine on the Gamecube

you too can spend a year on a tour of all your favorite comfort foods. 

i'm thinking about getting a nintendo switch...

  On 5/19/2019 at 8:29 PM, Tim_J said:

i'm thinking about getting a nintendo switch...

Just remembering why I don't watch cable tv anymore. luckily i don't pay for it, I get it from the guys upstairs

I didn't play any video game during 90% of my time in uni, but now i'm enjoying them again, It feels really weird to go years without playing one. The first game I played when I started again was Deus Ex 1. I had never played it before, and the gameplay still holds up. After beating it I wanted to play older games since I didn't realize on how much I missed out.
 

  On 5/19/2019 at 6:08 AM, hello spiral said:

Last videogame I played was Mario Sunshine on the Gamecube

Do you find games boring now or do you feel you just outgrew it?  Which kinda seem like the same option.  Or did you play it recently?

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The latter I think. I grew up with them, I had an Atari at the age of 6 or 7, followed by a Commodore64, an Amiga 500, Megadrive, PS1 & PS2 and N64. Then the Gamecube, which was the last console I bought. I still find some games interesting, I think because my 'peers' (people in chatmm) discuss them. I'll do a bit of research, find out what the setting and storyline is, watch a little bit of gameplay on youtube, just to satisfy my curiousity. But sinking hours and hours into a videogame now would give me existential dread, like I'm wasting time I could be spending on music and art stuff. And as far as escapism goes, I have a shitload of books I still haven't read.

  On 5/20/2019 at 7:14 AM, hello spiral said:

The latter I think. I grew up with them, I had an Atari at the age of 6 or 7, followed by a Commodore64, an Amiga 500, Megadrive, PS1 & PS2 and N64. Then the Gamecube, which was the last console I bought. I still find some games interesting, I think because my 'peers' (people in chatmm) discuss them. I'll do a bit of research, find out what the setting and storyline is, watch a little bit of gameplay on youtube, just to satisfy my curiousity. But sinking hours and hours into a videogame now would give me existential dread, like I'm wasting time I could be spending on music and art stuff. And as far as escapism goes, I have a shitload of books I still haven't read.

Totally feel you on the existential dread. I don't remember when exactly it started. But as I became busier the nagging feeling that I'm wasting my  time got stronger. I think that may have caused me to quit for so long, besides the fact that I found making music much more satisfying.  It's odd that I feel that way about games but am fine with spending too much time on forums/social media.

I don't get the nagging feeling now though, but I also play video games max 2 or 3 hours a week, so I'm sure if I kept pushing it, it would come back.

I have a stack of books that I haven't gotten around to. I keep buying books that I know I'd like, and they just sit there on my bookshelf and I'll get around to reading 1 every 2 months, but in the meantime I bought 4 more books. It's a vicious cycle, lol.

good looking girls with septum piercings, what a turn off

I wish to take a prolonged period of withdrawal from society. Not necessarily full-on hikkikomori though, because I would still like to wander and go places. But I want to be free from work and family obligations for a while.

  On 5/25/2019 at 2:13 AM, yekker said:

good looking girls with septum piercings, what a turn off

I thought we were friends.

  On 5/25/2019 at 4:39 PM, ambergonk said:

I wish to take a prolonged period of withdrawal from society. Not necessarily full-on hikkikomori though, because I would still like to wander and go places. But I want to be free from work and family obligations for a while.

Same same same

same

  On 5/25/2019 at 6:27 PM, Braintree said:

I thought we were friends.

U have a septum piercing ? 

  On 5/25/2019 at 10:26 PM, yekker said:

U have a septum piercing ? 

No, I think septum piercings make cute girls even more attractive.

It depends. 

I finally went on a poppy seed tea trip for about a week. Spent about 150 dollars on seeds. 

You get the about 1 and a half cups of seeds in really cold water (water should cover seeds) but leave enough room for the stuff to shake, add squeezed lime for acidity. Put it all in a 1 liter seltzer bottle. Shake vigorously for as long as you can really, 20 minutes? 

I got my seeds from doing my research.

Partially unscrew the cap and squeeze the juice out. Maybe double wash. You have to find the right seeds. (organic unwashed "English poppy" seeds. )

Anyway, it is amazing. It's not like an Pharma opiate high. Its more like a mystical trippy feeling, with of course pain relief and a very calming effect. Loved it.

But I woke up with numb hands, and after I stopped I got depressed. Im predisposed to depression and no high is worth depression. So, Tried it, maybe I'll try it once in a blue moon but not continually. 

Definitely a high Ive never experienced. Increased energy. floaty, good feelings, trippy. 

OMG Tony Hawk you inspired me to sk8 4ever

there's a sports stadium in city that in September 2018 was rebranded as Marvel Stadium. the stadium is visible on my walk to work.. and any given day there'll always be people stopping in the middle of the foot path to take selfies and family photos with Marvel Stadium in the background. an entertainment complex with >>Zero<< cultural significance in australia. i find it truly upsetting !!!

  On 5/30/2019 at 8:26 AM, bitchroast said:

cultural significance in australia

lol

  On 5/30/2019 at 1:59 PM, ManjuShri said:

lol

I hate sensationalized clickbait on political videos. I don't care what side of the spectrum it's coming from.

Example: "Penisface destroys twatmonkey with facts and logic"...or, "Justicechampion shuts down Orangekingsupporter during FUX interview."

It's fucking grade school antics, man. Just tell us actual current events like news outlets did in the old days.