[–] 3 points 16 hours ago (1 child)

Revolutionary optimism and trying to keep my life in order so that I can say I'm contributing as much to communism as I possibly can be has done orders more for my mental health and lifestyle than anything else. Years in therapy as a teenager gave me nothing but therapyspeak and self loathing; having a strong basis in theory and striving towards political actualization has made me friends, drawn me to fulfilling work and given me passion for learning skills and hobbies.

So I do absolutely agree, and have had similar thoughts to you. You can't say you truly want everyone else's lives to be better if you won't even do the work on your own.

(Note for above, I'm not dismissing therapy as generally beneficial, just that my experience was subpar and was not as helpful as empowering myself with theory/learning the true roots of my struggles)

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  • [–] 7 points 2 days ago

    This game has stayed with me in a really annoying way, wherein there's truly no way for me to replay it or get the same experience again. Pls comrades play big walk if you can, entirely unique experience, pure art.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 week ago (1 child)

    Don't listen too much to other peoples experiences. So many people have the 20s built up as the most important years of your life. Truth be told they can go either way. Mine were pretty boring and harsh but my 30s have been deeply satisfying in comparison.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    People don't give enough credit to the fact that incel chuddy types genuinely want something like this, or, at least, feel it's a moral violation that things aren't like this.

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    Developer ZA/UM says it’s actually for TikTok users.

    “We intend to captivate the TikTok user with quick hits of compelling story, art, and audio, ultimately creating an all new, deeply engaging form of entertainment,” ZA/UM head Denis Havel said in a news release (via IGN).

    let's gooooo I can't wait for the subway surfer in-app purchase DLC. no i'm not kidding, the store page marks it as having in-app purchases. something something capital subsuming something.

     

    I love Telltale and Telltale-adjacent games. Those narrative games where you sit back and choose dialogue options and action choices instead of actively playing.

    I think a lot of those types of games miss that you have to tell a really good story for any of that to work.

    Star Trek: Resurgence looks pretty good, but did anyone here play it? Is it actually good? Or is it Star Trek-flavored slop?

     

    I just finished the Jakarta Method and it left me genuinely dismayed. Not like, astounded with how horrible it all was (I knew it was going to be horrible), but more, it made me put the book down and sit with my feelings of dismay. A little bit nauseous, unsettled, feeling a loss of hope for a lot of ideals I hold.

    What a horrible period of history, in a century absolutely full of horrible periods.

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