When I was young I grew up in a financially unstable home, and I thought money would solve all my personal issues, now even though I have more money than I ever imagined, I’m a messy adult with emotional issues cause I didn’t focus on the things in life that mattered, building good relationships with friends and family and figuring myself out and what I would actually like to do as a career instead of just a well paying field that turned out to not even be as stable as I through it would be. I’m unemployed right now, but once I get a job my number one focus will be on mental and physical health and then rebuilding a social life
For me its actually buying up all the awesome stuff that will never be made again like reel tape players, old video game systems (emulation fixes a lot of this but still), crts, old tube amps, old pcs.
I worry daily how old all of these things I love are getting. Born 30 years too late!
I mean… It has the new thing… Seems pretty important to me, and if you still have the first stuff you’re a bad person
When I see someone with the old Stuff, I point and laugh at them. Like, honestly, how embarrassing for them.
I just met someone who had the same phone for 8 years and I was so impressed. Mine never lasts that long…
My phones are averaging a lifespan of 18 months. Not because I treat them badly, but I have the horrible luck of dropping a weight on thrm at the gym… twice now
I think dropping weights on them counts as “treating them badly”, but I’m no expert.
I heard some phones enjoy it. Whether it’s true or not, I couldn’t say.
Well we’ve not come this far by listening to experts, silly.
Well as I said, in both cases it was an unfortunate accident haha. I know how I treat my stuff, and badly isn’t it!
are we talking full bars or just plates?
Dumbells of all things. Both, badly placed as I set it down. In one case, tipped over onto the bottom of my phone. The second, rolled across the floor onto the edge of the phone, destroying the hinge. Suuuuper miffed, now keep phones at least 2m from anything heavy that moves (yes, I had the same thought lol)
Where do you live that people give out plates of candy for Halloween?
I bought an iPhone 15 even though my iPhone 11 still worked fine just because it had USB-C, so… I’m in this picture and I don’t like it.
It’s okay to keep up with the times. Don’t beat yourself up too much. You are doing things to make your life easier. It’s okay to do something just cause it feels good. Life is hard, do your best to make it easier
Indeed. I do try to at least have a reason, even if it’s a bit silly-feeling.
Me having a perfectly functional steam deck lcd looking at the steam deck oled
I mean at this point you should probably just wait for Steam Deck 2.
It’s a nice theory but it’s valve, and Steam Deck 2 is technically the third version…
Anybody mind explaining how?
Is the Deck OLED the “2” here?Yes, just a bit of a stretch to make a dumb joke about valve and their aversion to 3.
Pretty sure we will be getting Steam Deck OLED 2 instead.
It’ll be bundled with HL3. I’m sure of it and I’ll wait.
How many Half-Life games have we had since HL2? Like 6? 😅
They will probably do a microsoft and jump straight to HL10.
My mind has been much more peaceful since I started to get rid of consumerism in my life, that I wish everyone could do and feel the same, but it’s one of the hardest things to convince people to, because the peace of mind only comes in the long term, but the extremely brief consumption satisfaction comes instantly. It’s like a drug in so many aspects.
As silly as it may sound, my mid-step towards a non-consumerist mindset was pivoting my diet towards more fresh produce and going to the market more often. You can get all the “new season” veggies every second week, but if you buy too much you’ll have to throw out rotting veggies. Learning the balance takes a while and it’s a good exercise to only buy what you need.
It is. I’ve never been one to stand in line for a new phone or whatever. But I definitely get a dopamine hit when I purchase “the perfect tool” for my hobbies and the like.
One trick I do is force myself to put the item on a shopping list or wishlist, and then sleep on it before buying. It’s interesting and useful to look back at all the crap on those lists that I did not purchase, and now no longer want.
Oh you have The Perfect Tool? That’s cute. The Perfect Tool 2.0 (brushless) is what the pros are using.
Shut up and take my money!
Damn you guys are getting stuff with a new thing? I have to keep 30+ year old stuff because they keep removing things and making it comically smaller than the size of the hole.
My wife and I are huge consumers, of used and free shit. One of her friends invited us to pick at a house she had just taken ownership of. No eviction, some lady had an emergency, had to move back to the Philippines, gave her the house to settle a debt.
Total shack, mostly empty, whole hood was lower-lower class. We still made out with a pickup truck full. I figure we got at least $400 worth of goods for the house and more when we sell what we don’t want. Took all day and night last Saturday to sort, clean and repair it all. After the owner lets some other friends take promised goods, we’re free to take another pass. Fingers crossed I can score the $300 worth of power cables and the new color printer!
For example; I snatched two sets of solar lights, one set’s the nicest I’ve ever had, glass globes! Both pair are the good kind with replaceable (no tools) batteries. Sanded, polished and sealed the oxidized panels, replaced the batteries, cost me $1.50 each. Figure the cost new at $50.
We pick up shit on the side of the road, just in our tiny hood, all day long. Keep the stuff we want or upgrade what we got, flip the rest at the flea market and FB Marketplace. Wife recently found a Harley Davidson bag. Sold it on Marketplace for $50. I swapped my wedding ring with a more comfortable sterling band we found in a trashed back back. Washed the pack, gave it to the kids. I replace the batteries in trashed watches, get $10-$20 at market.
I like your guys’ mindset. Come to my house and relieve me of somr of my shit. lmao
Nah, might be the same size but it doesn’t have a flared base. I’d recommend steering clear
Try to go a month without seeing any ads
Unfortunately, I have to leave my house at least 5 times a week.
I’m still waiting for þe þing which is þe exact size of þe hole. So far, it exists only in þe EU.
American here. Crying every time I see the EU push consumer friendly legislation. I’m legitimately jealous, sad and angry.
It’s embarrassing how Europe is carrying all the weight in consumer friendly legislation.
