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Comment on Yep, I actually own 7,255 games on Steam. I’ve played 23% of my library. I regret nothing.

Sure the post is a little fedora-lordish but why not add meaningful input by discussing the value of games and their stories like the post suggests, rather than bashing a stranger for no reason other than hypercriticalism?

Because the post doesn't suggest anything. It's a random stranger gloating about spending thousands of dollars on games they barely play. No interest in starting any meaningful conversation whatsoever. OP did not say anything meaningful or specific about their favorite "stories" or "moments" in games, and did not show any interest in learning about yours or ours.

It's not a crime to enjoy something. Just because someone has a differing view does not make it a wrong view. And honestly if I get downvoted, it kinda proves that lemmings just critisize others and hate when someone is critical of them. Hypocrisy at its finest.

You or OP can do whatever you want, but if you gloat about your senseless consumption habits online while showing zero interest in starting any meaningful discussion, don't throw out the pikachu face when you get clowned.

I too have chosen to spend a good chunk of my money on games, and came to, you know the "games" lemmy instance, to talk about them. That's not hyper-consumerism, its me finding happiness in a world where there's not much to be happy about. Like op said, it's a way to escape, explore, and lose yourself.

Talk about them then. No one's stopping you or OP—although I imagine it's hard to talk about thousands of games they haven't played 😂

Let me demonstrate: one of my favorite moments in gaming was S ranking Furi's first boss on Furier.

IDK why, but for some reason I didn't know I was actually capable of improving at things. I had this silly idea that people are either born good at something or they aren't, until I picked up Furi in 2017.

I heared the game is most fun on Furier, I find a code that unlocks it, and I start my first playthrough. As if that wasn't enough, for some reason, I decided my first playthrough will be a challenge run: beating bosses is not enough, I will not move on to the next boss until I S Rank the one before them.

Now, Furi has nothing but boss fights and walking segments between each fight. Nothing to fallback on if you suck except your response time and pattern recognition skills—no weapons or skills to unlock, no shop to buy consumables, nothing. I shit you not: it took me 35 hours to S rank the first boss, and the moment I did it, I genuinely felt like a different person.

It was mind blowing. Like, what else can I do? What else can I get better at? I know it's a video game, but my experience is indisputable proof I can improve at least at one thing and maybe even pick up new skills I don't already have.

This lead me to re-examine and rebuild my idea of who I am and what I can do, snapped me out of my chronic depression, and eventually lead to a career change.

I still carry that feeling with me. Every time I pick up a new action game, I get excited about the learning process, and what I can accomplish after 35 hours.

What about you? Is there any moment you always carry with you?

Now, that wasn't hard, was it? Wouldn't it have been nice if OP did this instead of generically gloating about amassing a huge library of games they barely play?

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Sophocles@infosec.pub ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Found the type of lemming I was referencing. Here I was simply posting an ambiguous critical commment and they go defensive mode for no reason. Hypercritical, overpolitical, and wrote paragraphs about a game to prove a point rather than to express passion for said games.

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atomicpoet@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

Because the post doesn’t suggest anything.

I mean, I wrote a whole lot of text explaining why I collect so many games.

It’s a random stranger gloating about spending thousands of dollars on games they barely play.

I haven’t even told you how much money I’ve spent. And of the money I’ve spent, it’s not exactly a lot. I know people who’ve spent more money on hardware than I’ve spent on games.

No interest in starting any meaningful conversation whatsoever.

And yet, there’s lots of conversation here. You’ve already written paragraphs. Go figure.

OP did not say anything meaningful or specific about their favorite “stories” or “moments” in games

If you want to see posts where I talk about specific games, just go through my history.

and did not show any interest in learning about yours or ours.

If you want to share your story, do so. Actually, you already did.

You or OP can do whatever you want, but if you gloat about your senseless consumption habits online while showing zero interest in starting any meaningful discussion

Oh, there’s sense. Maybe not sense in your prescribed manner, but there’s sense.

don’t throw out the pikachu face when you get clowned.

I really don’t mind the many different reactions.

Talk about them then. No one’s stopping you or OP—although I imagine it’s hard to talk about thousands of games they haven’t played 😂

Yep, no one’s stopping me – which is why I talk about specific games.

Wouldn’t it have been nice if OP did this instead of generically gloating about amassing a huge library of games they barely play?

Just because you’re seeing this post here now doesn’t mean I don’t talk about specific games elsewhere. In fact, if you go through my posting history, you can see all the many times I talk about my experiences with games. Feel free to comment on them.

The reason why you’re commenting here now, and not on my post about Curse: Eye of Isis is because this specific post created an emotional reaction in you.

Or hell, you can look on my Akkoma account. I posted this game about Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death last night:

atomicpoet.org/notice/AvkWBhY1PJvUqiElYu

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- mohab@piefed.social ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  I mean, I wrote a whole lot of text explaining why I collect so many games.
  
  And suggested nothing.
  
  I haven't even told you how much money I've spent.
  
  You said a few thousand dollars, which's exactly what I said. Why you acting like I made up a number?
  
  You've already written paragraphs. Go figure.
  No thanks to you.
  
  If you want to see posts where I talk about specific games, just go through my history.
  
  Yeah, I may actually. Wish this was one of them.
  
  Oh, there's sense. Maybe not sense in your prescribed manner, but there's sense.
  
  Go ahead and walk me through it, please.
  
  The reason why you're commenting here now, and not on my post about Curse: Eye of Isis is because this specific post created an emotional reaction in you.
  
  Not really. The reason I'm commenting here now is the original comment I replied to criticized my response to your post. I commented on your post and moved on—feed here is just too short I ended up seeing it again shortly after.
  
  And the reason I'm not commenting on your Curse: Eye of Isis post is I never saw it in my feed. Simple as that.
  
  Or hell, you can look on my Akkoma account. I posted this game about Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death last night: https://atomicpoet.org/notice/AvkWBhY1PJvUqiElYu
  
  Nice, keep at it. Doesn't change the fact that the post we're in RN is low effort and deserves criticism.
  
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