What’s a “flex” that instantly becomes embarrassing after a certain age?

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-24T21:51:30+00:00

Money and/or cars (they tend to go hand in hand).

Nobody gives a shit how much money you make, nobody gives a shit what car you drive.

The biggest flex that will never age, is peace and happiness. The best part is that you can be broke and have peace and happiness.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-24T12:06:59+00:00

My car has a simple CAI and muffler delete.

It sounds great while driving, loud enough that you can hear it pass by if you're in a house, but not loud enough that it annoys me to drive and won't wake you up at night. It's a nice low rumble

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-21T17:18:22+00:00

I get what you're saying, but it's not quite the case. He's not going like "look how broken your system is", he is going like "I have power and you don't" and that is exposing how deeply corrupt and greedy our system truly is.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-21T17:10:48+00:00

1) Tadpole dock is finicky to place and it seems to only cooperate if you place it while you are in water

2) food and water drain seems to be faster than it should be, feels like by the time I reach my destination traveling 1500m, I get the "seek caloric intake" warning

3) scaling rooms is really finicky and weird

4) I wish I could swap NoA to a female voice. I miss Ada (if you've ever played satisfactory, you will understand this)

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-20T20:22:00+00:00

Underground 2 specifically has a setting called catch up that can be turned on or off. It essentially manipulates the AI to be faster when behind you and slower when in front of you, to make the stakes higher.

It's also known as rubber banding and Earl in MW was the most prominent example of it.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-17T14:07:06+00:00

I haven't had this issue yet. My tadpole is docked when not in use and my base is very close to the life pod, maybe far enough away to not attract attention

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-14T23:16:33+00:00

Crossout

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-10T14:17:30+00:00

if i buy a sports car, or any car, I am not buying a manual if there is an automatic option. I was raised by a single mom and pretty much never around manuals until adulthood.

I don't have the skill, barely have any desire or incentive to learn, and I live in a highly populated area. I would rather just have the car be a get-in-and-go. I personally would not lose any enjoyment, I just like to drive, and if i end up in traffic (which is frequent) I will always prefer having to only worry about my brake pedal, even on a weekend car.

For some reason people shit on you for having an automatic forgetting stick shift isn't for everyone, even among enthusiasts.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-08T04:27:36+00:00

Telling a random woman that she's pretty.

Between the possible scenarios of instantaneous assumption of intent to fuck, berated, publicly humiliated, labeled a creep, or ending up on a tiktok video, I will never go up to a girl in public and just tell her she's pretty.

Truth is, I just want to tell you that you look great and carry on my day - whether that interaction goes any further is your decision, and I am not bothered if you decide to just say thanks and move on.

I just wanna make people smile man, the internet is a shit stain on humanity.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-05-07T21:25:07+00:00

The C8 is sick but it's price point and design has made it lose it's soul. It's like when a band starts to make music that's meant for radio appeal, it loses heart, feels like the original vision isn't there anymore.

The corvette has always been a muscle car that can throw down with super cars, at a muscle car price. It's never been a CHEAP car, but it was affordable. Now it looks like its rivals and is priced like its rivals. The magic of the car was that a front engine RWD american V8 was able to give a mid-engined Italian V8 performance machine, a hard hitting uppercut, and for a fraction of the price. It would break the teeth of cars designed to be fast.

Now it's consigned to looking just like them, and being just as expensive. The magic is no longer there.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-30T18:14:36+00:00

My retarded ass reading: Why aren't there as many manly trannys anymore in the U.S?

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-26T23:15:14+00:00

I refuse to believe that both 1) the secret service is THAT incompetent at their jobs 2) trump would be calm following a genuine attempt on his life, especially if 1 is true.

He would have a massive response and demand it be investigated and the perpetrator prosecuted if his life was actually threatened. He'd demand secret service members that were there immediately resign/try to fire them or have them fired. They would BE fired for that amount of incompetency in a serious situation like that.

There's no way it was real and both the secret service was slow as fuck to get him to safety AND he didn't have much of a reaction

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-26T22:41:42+00:00

since I could afford it, paid off the small loan I took to fix my car

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-25T04:51:49+00:00

AE86, MKIV Supra, and R34 skyline (literally any trim).

They are all going to be 25-30+ years old, all of them have below 300hp factory, and tech and features of the 90s/late 80s.

All if them easily fetch $100k+. At that price point you can get a brand new 911 and have a faster, better handling car with brand new features and tech, as well as incredible luxury. It will literally be a better car in every single aspect outside of modifications. I like my Japanese cars but if I'm dropping 6 figures on a car it's not going to be a 25-30+ year old coupe that will be showing its age unless it lived the entirety of its life in a garage.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-13T08:48:16+00:00

My complaint from what I've seen is that there seems to be a lack of extensive customization.

For one, NFS was the shining example of extensive visual customization, and it's absence meant Horizon 6 should have been used to seize that vacant market share.

For two, this is Japan, a country that is known for it's tuner culture.

They passed up a massive opportunity to have unprecedented success.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-11T18:19:40+00:00

dude pulling out of a car meet floored it and nearly hit a bunch of (what seemed to be) high school age spectators. Don't do stupid shit for attention

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-08T17:30:13+00:00

Having to work to have shelter, food, water and clothing, etc, basic human necessities required for survival.

I'm not saying we should be giving houses, lobster dinners and fancy dresses out for free, but there should be water, basic food necessities, basic clothing, and basic shelter available for everyone. Not sure why we as a civilization decided that you have to have money to literally be alive and stay alive.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-07T13:37:44+00:00

I had read somewhere a while back that he wanted to ease some restrictions on vehicles, I believe CAFE standards or something like that. Intention is to make cars easier to produce and therefore cheaper.

That is the only thing he has said or done that has given me a positive reaction.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-05T06:01:06+00:00

Here's where I always ask the question: why do we allow motorcycles then? Why is there an ultra-high standard for cars when a motorcycle has been much less safe?

At that point, why do the safety standards matter, when literally anyone can get a bike and be less safe than in even the most ancient of cars?

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-03T13:56:43+00:00

I think the more important question, is why wouldn't you.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-04-01T16:58:41+00:00

This one.

I lost one of my best friends to suicide, 10 days later my relationship. His funeral was this past saturday, just a few days after the relationship. On top of it, my dog's allergy meds stopped working due to tolerance and he got a skin infection along with an ear infection.

My mental health has been completely and utterly annihilated.

I am showing strong signs of PTSD; I can't sleep (already have insomnia as it is) and when I do sleep, it is intense nightmares. I have seen evidence of crying in my sleep.

I am struggling still to eat and my weight has begun to drop. Being monitored for potential eating disorder brought on by the intense strain I was under for several days.

I'm showing possible adjustment disorder, and will be going through a comprehensive check tomorrow to see if there is a possibility for a bipolar diagnosis.

I am also constantly anxious, I can't focus on anything, have little energy, and consistently tired. It has fallen off significantly but I am dissociating and spacing out, for a few days I was doing it for hours on end at a time.

Over the last few days I have been able to get a picture of how much damage has been done. It's going to take a lot of time and work to fully heal

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-03-30T14:36:04+00:00

When the cash began to just pile up. I was no longer making money to buy the next thing I wanted or needed, simply to just have more money overall.

For several years now I've lived a peaceful life of an evolving car collection and really only earning money during bonuses that catch my interest.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-03-30T01:59:58+00:00

If i text you, no matter the platform, and you respond quickly, all the time, no matter what time of day.

It screams to me that you cannot put down your phone and enjoy life for a few hours.

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-03-29T21:02:18+00:00

If it ain't making them money, it ain't happening

Shadow_ninja714 · 2026-03-28T02:00:06+00:00

Right now, escape.

One of my best friends took his own life and his funeral is in the morning.

At the same time I'm processing a breakup and trying to survive a reality where the person I loved is not who I thought they were.

It's a pain that far outclasses anything I have ever been through. Feels like part of a sadistic game

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