Is Mahjong soul easy to get into? I’ve tried a few browser versions but they all automate so much I can’t wrap my head around scoring. My buddy took me to a mahjong parlor yesterday and all the old Japanese guys basically told us to fuck off and practice more first lmao
I’ve somehow never even considered that my massive increase in caffeine intake over the past few months may be contributing to my increased anxiety. Thanks for the idea fren, I will try cutting it out to see if that helps any
Yup came to post the markus, most comfortable chair I’ve had and I’ve tried all the fancy herman miller and gamer chairs. It’s especially nice if you’re tall, most chairs require me to slouch a lot for proper head/neck support but this one is perfect for me at 6’2”. I don’t think it looks particularly “office” either, it’s just a very minimalist simple mesh back in muted colors.
I’ve met some really good people through dating apps but it really is a numbers game. I’d say that on average out of 100 matches I only have 4-5 conversations that last longer than a few days before one of loses interest and stops replying. It can be pretty disheartening to churn through so many people but from my experience it pays to be picky. I’ve only ever been on 5 dates through dating apps but they all turned into relationships because I didn’t waste my time with anyone I didn’t feel a mutual connection with.
Stick with it and eventually you’ll find someone, just gotta be patient. Also it depends on where you are but I’ve found bumble to be the best as the girls on there are usually much more serious
I bounced off of other paradox games pretty quickly but this one grabbed me immediately. Like others have said, it’s a materialism simulator where your internal politics actually matter and are directly affected by how you play. It’s also a lot of microing supply and demand of various resources with local and global economies interacting. It’s less plotting to assassinate a rival leader and more plotting to tank their economy by becoming the biggest exporter of steel. There are a lot of systems going on but for me it felt really intuitive just from a basic understanding of material drivers of politics and economics
going back to clear some starter quests after you hit endgame and get bored
wearing a mask because you care about the health and well being of others
wearing a mask because of social anxiety and neurotic self esteem issues
You’d think more “leftists” would at least do it for the latter reason, I love not showing my face in public
I do the same, I prefer to listen to my own music/podcasts or just appreciate the silence. I played 98% of disco elysium on my deck with the sound off entirely and don’t feel like I missed anything. I tend to hyper focus and block out sound when I’m fully engaged with something anyway, silence helps me focus more easily.
I learned my gf’s last name from hotel staff calling her “Obana san” this morning, stifling a giggle and not just saying “Obama” over and over was quite the herculean feat 
I’m in Sapporo right now and it’s unfortunately nearly burger levels of car brain. The buses and trains run once or twice an hour with very limited routes, I couldn’t even go to the big national park just south of here via public transit. My gf was quite shocked at how poor the public transit here compared to Tokyo so just be aware that if you come to Hokkaido you really need a car
Yeah I went to a pro Palestine protest in shibuya a few weeks ago, it was super cool! Everyone in the crowd was vibing, not a single Zionist to be seen
Huh I never personally felt that wearing a mask was traumatizing, my mom dying directly as a result of people just deciding covid was over and not masking anymore certainly was though. My brother helplessly watching dozens of people die in front of him as a healthcare worker probably was more traumatic than wearing a mask but idk maybe we’re just too inconsiderate of the poor folks that had to suffer the inconvenience of wearing them
Me but even as a ten year old I could see how ridiculous and arbitrary it was, making me completely drop even the slightest belief in religion. Genuinely can’t comprehend the brain that sincerely believes “yeah actually witchcraft is a serious existential threat and even mentioning it in fiction is dangerous”
Biden in the conservatory with the lead pipe but instead of Mr Boddy it’s the social murder of thousands
I tried doing that and the fuckers sent my account to a collections agency that hounded me nonstop for months and damaged my credit score. All over like $40 they refused to drop because my written cancellation was submitted by my ex to cancel both of our memberships rather than me personally submitting it
Excellent post, I had not put the pieces together to see that shared underlying belief that neatly explains the overlap between granola types and rabid conservatives. It perfectly demonstrates how deeply reactionary and individualistic the “hippie” movement is at its core despite all of the surface level posturing to pretend otherwise.
I used to wonder what the hell happened to make the “progressive” free love generation 180 into a bunch of miserable reactionaries but it seems that it wasn’t much of a pivot after all. A little strategic dismantling of any actually effective organizing (and assassination of key leaders) was all it took to let people lapse back into a comfortable, self serving position that upholds their class interests while still being nominally progressive.
Oh hell yeah buddy, I just got back from climbing a couple mountains today! Get out there and enjoy nature, hopefully there’s still something worth coming back to after
I’m surprised he didn’t mention AMLO’s very close relationship with Sheinbaum as a way they’re deliberately subverting the rules or some other deranged shit lol. I’m curious if there’s a single quantifiable metric behind the “liberal democracy index”, this really just reads like a badposting bit
Oh fuck this immediately triggered memories of the Christchurch shooting. I’ve seen an insane amount of people die on the internet and irl but that video still really haunts me on a deep level. Seeing people larping as tacticool operators shooting up a mosque is sickening