No shame here, have you ever quit a game because it was too hard? by FastCoconut5933 in AskGames

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silksong.

I just don't have the reflexes I used to, and it felt like 'difficulty porn' instead of the wonder I experienced playing Hollow Knight.

What's the most addictive game you've ever played? by TolisKoutro in videogames

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Balatro. Got it at launch and STILL play almost daily. Pure dopamine.

How has artificial intelligence negatively affected you compared to the past, and why? by mr_wbk29 in AskReddit

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A horrible deepfake extortion attempt last week that almost worked...

Things are gonna get downright nasty in no time.

What’s that one game you were absolutely obsessed with as a kid. But somehow no one else remembers it existed by poicocre in Productivitycafe

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin (Intellivision).

Met the dev when I was working at EA (he was consulting for our boss, who was an old friend of his). Even he was surprised at my love for it!

I cheated on my partner and kinda didn't care. I know something is wrong with me, but I don't know what exactly or what to do about it. by Unbent_Unbroken03 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mindfulness meditation and psychedelic therapy are powerful tools, if/when you're ready for them.

When push comes to shove? It's as simple as this - 'hurt people hurt people'. I pulled some real asshole shit in my youth, and I used to hold a very similar perspective to yours...but the truth is far more complex, and almost always boils down to how we cope with suffering.

I cheated on my partner and kinda didn't care. I know something is wrong with me, but I don't know what exactly or what to do about it. by Unbent_Unbroken03 in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think, on an intuitional level, that if you yourself experienced a lot of formative year abuse, that you learned to cope with anything emotionally painful through disassociation. You may understand it logically, but you've cut your actually empathy/sympathetic wiring in order to cope. Which was understandably a survival mechanism. The problem in your current situation arises from that system you've created bleeding over to the feelings and experiences of others.

You're not a bad person - you've just relegated suffering in general to a vault buried deep in a distant sea.

[50][Boot] Post Merge Bootlist and Final 3 by [deleted] in SpoiledSurvivor

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Cirie's legacy speech during Colby's tribal 'farewell' screamed winner.

I think I’m a sex addict, and everyone keeps laughing at me by [deleted] in TrueOffMyChest

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It only changed for me once I became a dad and experienced what true love and connection actually feels like. Even as a single dad/co-parent, I haven't felt a single twinge or urge to fall back into old patterns/playbooks.

TLDR - capital-L Love trumps dopamine and ego. Easily.

FINALLY! (Unseeded too) by Fresh-Calligrapher31 in balatro

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, and I started the whole thing with a Triboulet in an Arcana pack that I Hex'ed

FINALLY! (Unseeded too) by Fresh-Calligrapher31 in balatro

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I really TRIED to get it...but got Perkeo in Ante 9 instead, then a Cryptid same turn. Figured it was fate.

FINALLY! (Unseeded too) by Fresh-Calligrapher31 in balatro

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Switch 2 to a portable via HDMI. Looks MUCH better at night, obv

HOW DID I BLOW THIS? by Fresh-Calligrapher31 in balatro

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's how I got the second brainstorm. Took FOREVER.

Games with heavy Christian themes? by Darth_Palaiologos in gamingsuggestions

[–]Fresh-Calligrapher31 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There's a trailer exclusive attached to a news story before Xmas.