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    7 months ago

    Minecraft. Started playing in 2011 and have played off and on every year since then. It’s now really popular again, but I distinctly remember around 2017-18 it became suddenly uncool to play. When I would be in a VC with friends while playing it, they would ride my ass for it. The ~10 year nostalgia/hype cycle is coming full circle lol


  • Just found this comm today. I call myself a socialist, but I like political discourse and figuring out why people believe the things they do. I have so much respect for people that take the time to think about why they believe the things they do and it’s apparent to me that you do precisely that.

    It’s easy for me to agree with every point you’ve made in your post. Relying on your fellow man, justice, diversity, providence, balance, democracy, and border reform I completely agree with. I read your comment about strong institutions over strong government and once again I agree. Generally, a leftist like me should disagree with everything conservatism stands for. So then that begs the question: what makes you call yourself a conservative? If I didn’t know the comm I was in, I’d assume you were a fellow leftist from the opinions in your post alone.

    I call myself a socialist because I don’t believe private ownership is productive for society. By private ownership in this context, I don’t mean a man owning his house, I mean a multinational corporation buying up entire neighborhoods. I also think workplace decisions should be made in a democratic fashion. Employees should choose the person to lead them instead of having a boss in place by management that can lord over their employees like a king. Those opinions would make me a socialist.

    I guess what I’m asking is what specific opinions do you have that would overall make you lean toward a conservative platform as opposed to a leftist platform? I know it’s not necessarily a binary decision, but you know what I mean.


  • I’m a pretty conservative game purchaser. I’ve never paid over $40 for a game (including games on sale) because there are so, so many amazing indie games on Steam that charge so little for many hours of fun.

    When I see a AAA game come out, I know it’s going to be profit-driven, uninspired, and rushed because it exists solely for the purpose of making money for a large corp. For that reason (among others), I avoid them altogether because I know my dollar goes way further going toward an independent developer who makes games for passion (and only sometimes for money). The passion always shines through in their work, unlike passionless AAA games.



  • No no no, don’t pin this on us. We didn’t choose this bullshit. I can about guarantee you no American on Lemmy voted red. We’re victims in this just as much as anyone else is. It’s exhausting seeing people blame all Americans for the actions of idiotic red voters. Half this country is on your side. Blaming us only further alienates us and sows division. So don’t “you guys” us. Allow me to reiterate: we didn’t want this.



  • I was like you once. Had to move back in with my parents, couldn’t find a job for months on end. Floating through life without a fire in me felt like shit. Your problems aren’t trivial. Things will get better. Forgive the platitude, but despite what you believe right now, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

    I had/have a terrible anxiety disorder (still working on it to some degree, but I’m able to control it now) that was eating my life and my happiness away. What helped me tremendously was looking inward and asking why I feel these things without indulging any thoughts that came up. Objectively analyzing each thought and feeling without judgement. Each new revelation was followed by “well, why is that true?” Your emotions aren’t there for no reason, they’re indicators of your internal state like warning lights. Asking why they’re going off will lead you to the answers you want.

    From there, I accepted that my parents were straight up emotionally neglectful/abusive. I won’t delve into it for brevity, but I encourage you to objectively analyze your relationship with your parents. When I did that, I realized they were the source of my insecurities. Their constant criticism disguised as “jokes” and boundary breaking spawned that horrible anxiety disorder. Maybe your parents have done something similar?

    Read The Body Keeps the Score. It echoes pretty much everything I’ve said here. The best part? It’s empirically validated, no woo-woo bullshit.

    I hope this helped even a tiny bit.