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- Comment on If you live a million years you'll still never understand why someone would park right next to you in a forest campground when there's dozens upon dozens of empty spots with more privacy available. 1 day ago:
Yeah, depending on where I’m going, there are specific areas you can bring your car around to if you’re deciding to camp in the car lol parking lots, in my experience, are for day trippers and people looking to drop their car off and hoof it to the stream for fishing or go deeper to camp.
- Comment on How do you moderate yourself? 8 months ago:
Totally get that. And of course!
I think stuff that gets you out of the same headspace and even room in which you game can help reprioritize things.
Video editing is a super useful skill and it may make you want to go out and capture different shots or compile something for someone else, too. My highschool buddy started getting into AV stuff a while ago and just did a really good job compiling the highlights of another of our friend’s weddings and I guarantee all of us are gonna keep that file on some drive for a long time!
As others have said, if it’s that progression loop kinda thing you’re stuck in like with an MMO or online shooter, I say kick that stuff as fast as you can.
If you really wanna keep going with some of the MMO stuff, look into hosting your own game. My buddies and I love old school World of Warcraft and finally decided to host our own server which has been a game changer.
Idk if that’s all gonna be applicable, but you can cut down or out a lot of stuff by just identifying what “itch” is scratched by your gaming. If you take steps to control how you consume that media, you are more aware of the time commitment and effect it has on you.
Hope that helps and it’s awesome you’re looking to introspect about your hobbies!
- Comment on How do you moderate yourself? 8 months ago:
Honestly, mine came about organically with other responsibilities and interests.
Earlier on, I’d moderated myself but picking up another hobby, like playing bass guitar and adding that into my priorities.
Once out of college, other priorities, like making better than decent meals, my significant other, and continuing my tabletop RPG crew kinda helped me stop spending endless weekend or day off hours on a game.
Probably, the largest piece for me is having a family and a friend group that I care to keep up with. When I was younger, I escaped through games, but now I use them more like how I use a book or TV series and look for experiences I’ll find meaningful instead of just grinding rep or xp points in a loop.
- Comment on PC Load Letter? Naw man, I don't know nothin' about that. 8 months ago:
Love Diedrich Bader. I remember watching him in Outsourced (2010) and being pretty miffed it didn’t get another season.
- Comment on Is there any christian religions that don't believe in space? 8 months ago:
I feel distressed, tbh…
- Comment on eReaders for Selfhosted book collections 8 months ago:
Nice, yeah, that’s kinda how I was thinking. Thanks for the recommendation!
- Comment on eReaders for Selfhosted book collections 8 months ago:
Ooh. Those price points are pretty solid. If you had to pick one for daily use, including travel, would you go InkPad 4 or one of the eras?
- Comment on Starfield Is Bethesda's Lowest-Rated Game On Steam 8 months ago:
I also felt like The Outer Worlds was pretty bland, tbh.
The camp seemed cheap and forced.
Starfield is similarly half fleshed out, I agree.
- Comment on Great list of horror films curated by a Redditor. I just found this old link in my Drive just in time for Spooky Season! 8 months ago:
Lol no worries. I was being dramatic for effect as well.
- Comment on Great list of horror films curated by a Redditor. I just found this old link in my Drive just in time for Spooky Season! 8 months ago:
My god. You do know that commas exist, right?
- Comment on The Weekly 'What are you playing?' Discussion - 10-08-2023 10 months ago:
My girlfriend loves teasing me about how long it took for me to decide on a character. Playing a druid and have absolutely no regrets. Love talking to animals!
The only things I get fomo over are mechanics I discovered a bit later or didn’t remember to use in certain situations. My mind is continually blown by the depth and versatility of Baldur’s Gate 3.