Commenting is engagement.

Sure but why would they drive it unless it drove stock prices.

No idea but it sure isn’t talked about, and any time I’ve mentioned it online people act like it’s weird and get grossed out. Just look at the only other reply I got so far.

Drank breast milk straight from the source as an adult. I highly recommend it if you get the opportunity though.

Ah nice. Assuming it doesn’t break real Debrid will get me through to September, then I can get either a couple months of that or Premiumize to get me to Nov.

Thanks, I’ve actually been looking and that was probably my top contender so far, so it’s nice to see it suggested. Twice as expensive as real Debrid is a tough sell though if I’m honest, and that’s assuming I get the year upfront.

Decisions, decisions…

Oh snap. I just paid for 6 months. Time to start looking into my options for when it expires.

Enjoy it man. Truly. Mine are 10 and 13. 5 years until she’s an adult. I remember when she started school at 5. I know it’s cliché but time does go by. Make as much of it “all fun” as you can. Within reason of course haha.

That’s true. I think the best thing anyone can do for themselves is mitigate as much of that as you can. Obviously you can be dealt a shit hand and get a physical or mental impairment as you get older that’s out of your control. But if you can stay as mentally and physically healthy as possible you can definitely raise your chances of being one of those 70 year old tanks you see destroying the rock climbing walls and stuff.

And unless you get severe parkinsons or something I still think there are many fulfilling things you can do at home.

But at the end of the day it’s about working with what you have. I understand it can be a huge adjustment when someone that has done the same thing for 40 years is forced into retirement and their world is turned upside down. I know it’s not all simple. But I’ve seen a streamer that can only move their head playing COD with a mouth controller. I think just about everyone can find something if they try.

I substitute socialising with small streaming channels. Like the ones that have less than 5-10 people watching ever. You can come and go as you please and no one cares, and you can make real connections and have actual conversions with both the streamer and other viewers. People with channels that small aren’t doing it for the money, they’re doing it to have people to chill with while they play.

Some would say they aren’t real friends but I think there’s a point you can get to where I would disagree.

Guess everyone’s different. I’m a stay at home dad with a wife that works and I’m incredibly happy doing chores for a couple hours then indulging my hobbies until school pickup. I have time to exercise. I have time to cook good meals (and learn to do so). It’s been 13 years and no sign of getting sick of it yet. She has a high paying job that she’s happy in and is someone that would tell me if she had an issue. This was suggested by her.

I don’t know how anyone can get bored without work. There are 1000 things that you can do as “work” that surely there must be some that any given person would enjoy. Learning music, language, gardening, coding, makeup, design, art, games, woodwork, exercise I could go on and on and on.

I could somewhat understand 50+ years ago. But we have the INTERNET now. We have unprecedented access to entertainment and knowledge. Anything you could ever want to know or learn or watch is available to you. And if you find the online resources inadequate for learning to play that obscure instrument or practise speaking that language, I bet you you can find someone to teach you over video call.

Judge away but I’m happy and don’t know how anyone could find working better. The only thing working truly gives you is money. Any sense of fulfilment or purpose I guarantee can be found elsewhere as well.

That’s not to say work CAN’T be fulfilling or meaningful though. Just that it’s not the only path or unique to working like people like to make out.

There’s like 300 n64 games in existence. You can find it.

Wrong. The act of living in the USA at all is agreeing to recognise their laws and processes and outcomes of elections. You sound like one of those sovereign citizens that think they can get out of arrest/court/prison by “not consenting” to it.

My secret shame is making Vegemite and cheese sandwiches with pancakes as the “bread”.

I don’t think Lemmy was really big enough to have THAT many bots. And at least of the ones I saw, if they were bots they’re doing an incredibly good job of making them blend, since many had a history of generally normal commenting before that time, and have continued posting normally since.

I agree. The animation looked fine to me and we can’t base the movie in general on a 20 second clip.

I really like this example too:

“It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it.” -Seneca

When we complain about not having enough time, we think of ourselves as being passively allocated an insufficient resource. But maybe the problem isn’t that life is too short, but that we waste much of the time we’re given.

I think this is relevant in these modern times more than ever. How much of our time goes to mindless scrolling, worrying about things beyond our control, or pursuing goals that don’t truly align with our values? We should be thinking about the difference between being busy and spending time meaningfully.

And that’s not to say all time spent should be something “productive”. Leisure time can be meaningful. But I think it’s worth even thinking about that. Are you truly happy with how you choose to spend your leisure time when you watch 100 short videos you probably won’t even remember? Or when you sit there getting angry or depressed about article after article after article? I think it’s worth thinking about.

Ha true enough, though I did have Max Cape before the first time I quit, which was before Archaeology. I went back for a little to try that but never got it to 120. Necromancy I never tried.

16009 hours for those playing at home.