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What Are Some Things You Regret Buying or Bought but Never Used? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don't hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don't even use.

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[–] 46 points 2 years ago* (7 children)

My Steam Deck and other game consoles, I have the money to buy them as an adult but I found that I have a fleeting interest at best in actually playing video games these days. At least my kids get some use out of them.

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  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I find a lot of things as an adult arent that I dont have the interest anymore, its that I dont have whole days to pour myself into them anymore.

    Thats why a lot of dads I know got super into their yard, grilling and camping.

    If I have to do this shit for the family anyway, I might as well make this stuff my hobby

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Online gaming used to be fun for me in college. Now with kids I have much less time, so getting good at online games is much harder, making loading up Apex legends for 45 minutes and getting curb stomped a waste of my time.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Its sorta funny and cathartic reading your comment. I'm not a dad, but I did just get a house with a yard. Lately yardwork, which is something I HATED as a kid, has become quite a hobby for me too.

    I find it hard to play very immersive AAA games nowadays, but I do use my steam deck for short indie games or nostalgia plays of old protable games via emulator. I find if I just keep it charged and near my bed or couch, I'll reach for it whenever I'd otherwise scroll social media.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yep. I get maybe an hour a week at max to game and it’s usually interrupted constantly so … I just don’t. And I hate that. But the family is worth it. I do a lot more news and Lemmy reading now since I can stop that easily to engage in whatever is going on.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    I've also noticed that I'm losing interest in gaming recently. Whenever I get notified by steam that something on my wishlist is on sale I just look at it and move on. I started playing chess again for the first time since I was I kid and it's been keeping me satisfied.

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