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- Comment on Claude gets depressed, calls the FBI and attempts to shut down a vending machine business after being filled with existential dread. 3 days ago:
I didn’t encounter Brendan till late game. If you’re curious, you could just look up where he’s located. I honestly thought you were referring to that quest, lol. It’s very relevant to this post
- Comment on Adult gamers of Lemmy how do you find time to game without being exhausted of the screen? 6 days ago:
Lol, no worries. I guess my question is kinda hard to answer.
Good thing I’m hungry, then I suppose :) Honestly, my plan is to one day try to inch my way to some kind of sustainable living situation where I can reduce my needed spending as much as possible and just live in a way that reduces as much life stress as possible.
I’m not sure if it’s practical yet or just a pipe dream, but it’s keeping me moving forward, so good enough I suppose lol
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 13th 1 week ago:
How can I play this? It sounds really interesting!
- Comment on Adult gamers of Lemmy how do you find time to game without being exhausted of the screen? 1 week ago:
How does one find work-life balance when the 40-hour work week feels like too much? Anything less than “full time” either doesn’t pay benefits or doesn’t pay enough to live off of. It feels like a trap
- Comment on Adult gamers of Lemmy how do you find time to game without being exhausted of the screen? 1 week ago:
So interestingly enough. I work, play, and sleep in the exact same 5 feet nowadays. But I remember that initial feeling all too well from when I graduated and found work.
Similar to what someone else said, I’m always exhausted. I don’t think that feeling really goes away. I think the difference is that eventually, you kind of get used to the exhaustion. It doesn’t feel good by any means. But my brain has given into it and adapted slightly. I still hate it, but I’ve kind of adapted.
Do you drink coffee? I resisted it for a few years and then eventually gave in when I realized I wasn’t able to function well without it. Mainly because I’m sacrificing sleep during the week. Partly due to bedtime procrastination, and also partly due to stress/anxiety. During the week, I’m getting about 6 hours of sleep each night. Not enough, in my opinion
It also depends on what the rest of your schedule looks like outside of work. When I had to work in the office, I was losing an extra 2-3 hours of my day every day.
I’m sorry you’re feeling this way, though. It’s not a very fun time. I wish everyone could have a better work-life balance
- Comment on ‘An Overwhelmingly Negative And Demoralizing Force’: What It’s Like Working For A Company That’s Forcing AI On Its Developers 2 weeks ago:
The company I slave for hasn’t incorporated AI too much yet. But the way it actually has used AI made me question if we could have just used a computer program instead. None of it has been used in a way that seems game changing
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 6th 2 weeks ago:
I’ve been playing Grounded recently. I’ve been finding it pretty fun, even when played solo. Although some aspects were a bit confusing or felt slightly padded (likely due to playing solo). I have also been wanting to get back into monster hunter wilds so I’ll likely try that again soon. It’s been a lot of fun as well but oooh those menus on menus can get overwhelming.
I’ve been very curious about the switch 2 and the price increases that will likely hit the market. I’m slightly afraid they might try to jack up prices on existing games, so I’m debating if I should snag some now or hold off. I’ve wanted to play some of the xenoblades and the newest Mario party!
- Comment on Weekly “What are you playing” Thread || Week of April 6th 2 weeks ago:
Far Cry 2 has the best fire and physics in the series, in my opinion. Aside from the constant guard pestering, it’s my favorite one.
- Comment on Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders In The US Amidst New Trump Tariffs 2 weeks ago:
If the price on games is actually what people are saying it’s going to be? And it never drops? Nah I wouldn’t buy.
It would have to be the best animal crossing or zelda game in the past 20 years. And I would have to ensure I’m getting it for cheaper in some way, shape, or form.
I certainly wouldn’t be buying it directly for full price. Likely used or something. I don’t have the money to justify that kind of purchase. The console price I can kind of understand, but the games seems ridiculous. I have a backlog of titles to play, and I only buy when I can get a sale or a discount. Heck, the rpg’s I haven’t gotten around to on the switch 1 would probably last me 5 years alone lol
- Comment on Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders In The US Amidst New Trump Tariffs 2 weeks ago:
I’m really curious how the rumored price increases on games will change the entire market (if any). Currently, I have no plans on getting a switch 2 until either a must-have exclusive pops up or until there’s some price drops. I just don’t see how they can expect the average family to be able to afford the new games.
Then, on top of this, slap tarrifs on for Americans and oof I feel for you all right now. It’s… unprecedented territory we’re in right now. I hope things stabilize soon
- Comment on The most influential video game of all time - Bafta 2 weeks ago:
Kinda surprised to see Shenmue at #1 It did incorporate multiple gameplay loops and detail that wasn’t usually seen at the time (or even today for that matter). It also introduced quick time events.
I guess I’m just surprised people care about it or know about it. Whenever I talk about that series people don’t seem to know what I’m talking about lol
- Comment on Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. 2 weeks ago:
That being said, if he owned tiktok, he would have access to an algorithm to push an agenda. Whereas twitch doesn’t really have the same kind of thing.
- Comment on Amazon Said to Make a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S. 2 weeks ago:
He kinda does. Amazon owns twitch
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Megathread 3 weeks ago:
I’m not a fan. He looks weird
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Megathread 3 weeks ago:
I am very curious how they’re going to tackle regional pricing on games. $80 USD converts to $115 Canadian. No other console is pricing their games that way. At least not yet (thanks nintendo) But that would be a $25-35 increase compared to Ps5 and Xbox games.
For being a family console, it seems like a very weird decision when we’ve been hit with such bad inflation and wage stagnation in the past 5 years. I cannot see as families springing for a switch 2 as they did for the switch 1.
- Comment on Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Megathread 3 weeks ago:
I don’t know what to expect. My expectations are kind of low, but I’m hoping they pull something out of their sleeve to surprise us
- Comment on Reddit’s 50% Plunge Fails to Entice Dip Buyers as Growth Slows 3 weeks ago:
I have visited reddit only a small number of times since I left. But holy shit it’s unbearable now. AI answers everywhere. What’s the point?
- Comment on The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans 4 weeks ago:
I hadn’t tried it on mobile but I’m not seeing the settings for it either. I might be blind
- Comment on The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans 4 weeks ago:
I didn’t realize Firefox could do that! Been using it for a year now lol. Very cool. Thank you!
- Comment on The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans 4 weeks ago:
Thank you very much!
- Comment on The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans 4 weeks ago:
Is there a way around the pay wall?
- Comment on Discord heightens ad focus by introducing video ads to mobile apps in June - Ars Technica 4 weeks ago:
Can’t seem to catch a break, huh? Why can’t we just have nice things?
- Comment on Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide - Ars Technica 4 weeks ago:
Lol yes, that was going to be the one downside I was going to mention. I wasn’t sure if it was just unique to my situation, but I found it would lead me down a logical path. It would ask me if I had tried various solutions.
Eventually, I would hit a point where it wouldn’t know where to go any further, and it would land on “here’s some things you can do” but those options would be things I was actively trying and failing with.
So that was fun. In a way, it was great at confirming that I had thought of all the logical options.
- Comment on Mom horrified by Character.AI chatbots posing as son who died by suicide - Ars Technica 4 weeks ago:
I’ve used one called PI which I’m assuming is some kind of branch off of chat gpt or something.
You don’t have to sign up or anything (for now) which is cool. But I assume they harvest all our data and information.
I tested to see if I could break it once, and from my brief tests, it seemed to never break out of character or tell me something bad or negative, which I thought was interesting(and good!)
- Comment on AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality 5 weeks ago:
I’m not sure if we can prevent it entirely. I suppose all it would take is one bad actor to get a bot set up, and it would be off to the races.
I would hope that we would be able to figure out ways of identifying real people online. Surely, there’s gotta be some way we can alleviate the issue?
- Comment on AI Slop Is a Brute Force Attack on the Algorithms That Control Reality 5 weeks ago:
My hope is that people will just start using social media that specifically tries to avoid AI generated content. Where they know they are directly interacting with real people. I think what’s frustrating for me is that we’re seeing this technology being used for bad reasons. I think AI has specific use cases where it could be extremely useful? But I think there’s far more ways it’s being used for garbage right now.
I’ve noticed when I’m watching YouTube videos specifically. I’ve started to gravitate slightly towards videos that have lower production values. Or that seem a lot more casual and genuine.
- Comment on Fragpunk is the competitive first-person shooter finally brave enough to declare that balance is overrated, and that's why it's my new go-to 5 weeks ago:
It’s supposed to be, but I think the console releases might have been delayed?
- Comment on Block ADS On The Internet For Your Entire Family 1 month ago:
This came at a great time. I was just thinking about setting this up the other day
- Comment on Sony is experimenting with AI-powered PlayStation characters 1 month ago:
That too! Makes very little sense to have a product that messes up as frequently as it does while also being so costly to the environment
- Comment on Sony is experimenting with AI-powered PlayStation characters 1 month ago:
The only Gane where I thought AI was interesting was the one where you are a vampire, and you had to convince people to let you come into their houses so you could eat them.
Additionally, I could see how it would work for a “Hey you, Pikachu!” Or “seaman” game. But otherwise, I’m fairly reluctant on any kind of AI stuff. It just seems…gross. idk how to describe it but it just makes me uncomfortable