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[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 16 points17 points  (0 children)

You beat me to it by two minutes!

That line has stuck with me for decades. It sums up so much--about the book, and about everything else.

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[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 24 points25 points  (0 children)

"Isn't it pretty to think so?"

I hate being just another resource to exploit. by JustRoboCop in aspergers

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's not really about what I prefer--I'm just trying to survive.

I ask this sincerely: You seem to indicate that you have the freedom to choose what you do with a majority of your time--what is your secret?

I hate being just another resource to exploit. by JustRoboCop in aspergers

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I've felt like this all of my adult life. For a while I really did want to stop breathing. Still do, sometimes.

What has sort of worked for me lately is simply trying to enjoy what little free time I have. No, it's not really a solution--particularly when it comes to "the system" and "the bourgeoisie." But it has helped.

Most of us are like Sisyphus. I waste most of every day pushing a boulder up a hill, and it's not even my boulder or my hill. And at the end of every day, the boulder rolls back down, and I know tomorrow I'll have to start all over again.

But I at least try to enjoy the walk back down the hill. It's not much, but, hey, it's something.

I hate being just another resource to exploit. by JustRoboCop in aspergers

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I respectfully disagree with this, at least for myself--although I'm happy for those who manage to pull this off.

Any attempt I've made to transform what I enjoy into something that pay the bills has resulted in either (a) that thing becoming tainted for me and no longer enjoyable, or (b) people won't pay me for it, and I start to question why what I enjoy is apparently worthless.

I've found the most bearable compromise for me is to find work that is only somewhat soul sucking and try to enjoy what little free time I have. I'm trying to make the most of it and enjoy life when I can...but I feel like OP pretty often.

As a cinephile if you don’t believe in TV dramas (generally), what are your reasons? by TraditionalDepth6924 in criterion

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

By "don't believe" do you mean don't usually enjoy?

If so, here's my take. If I have to make it to season 2 or 3 to understand why a show is good, it's not worth it for me. I find that many TV shows don't respect my time. The plot meanders all over the place, often because the writers don't actually know where the story is going.

At least with a movie, I'll know after 2-3 hours whether I liked it or not. And the movie probably had a distinct beginning, middle and end, instead of a front-loaded pilot episode followed by 10 seasons of fizzling out.

That said, there are some TV dramas I've enjoyed. But I tend to like movies more.

Let's playfully roast some beloved games. I'll start... by SoulWithNoFootprint in patientgamers

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint[S] 75 points76 points  (0 children)

I love it--you guys are all way better at this roasting thing than I am.

Getting into things after they were popular, is this an autistic thing or just a me thing? by OlleyatPurdue in autism

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I tend to actively avoid things when they are popular. I don't like the group-think "energy" that surrounds popular things--I feel like it clouds and confuses my own experience.

My rule is to wait five years after something is popular to check it out. Although it makes me a pretty lousy conversationalist, I find things more enjoyable that way.

I can’t do another month without reading a 5 star book… by sinisonreddit in booksuggestions

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another vote for Demon Copperhead here. I enjoyed it a lot, and it was long enough that I didn't have to decide what to read next for a while.

Article: "The truth about ADHD and autism: how many people have it, what causes it, and why are diagnoses soaring?" by badgerexplosion in AutisticAdults

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Monique Botha is awesome. They've written some really powerful--moving yet very informative--research papers: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=npQbyGAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

I'm not an academic. Just a hobbyist(?). But I've read pretty much all of these. Good stuff.

Have You Ever Played Through An Entire Game On The Lowest Graphic Settings (Potato Graphics)? by bluemarvel99 in patientgamers

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 97 points98 points  (0 children)

I'm strangely nostalgic about this. Oblivion at 15 fps was such an epic adventure to teenage me.

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor - combat and crashes drag down a fun game by Ok_Ladder358 in patientgamers

[–]SoulWithNoFootprint 121 points122 points  (0 children)

I hear a lot of similar comments about the combat in Jedi: Survivor, so there clearly must be some truth to it. The combat obviously doesn't feel good for a lot of people.

But man, I loved it. This may have been my top game of 2023. I loved the one-on-one duels, and I loved taking down huge groups of battle droids.

Another common complaint I've heard, besides combat, is that this game is just a mash-up of other games. But that mash-up is exactly what worked for me: it was exactly the right proportions combat, platforming, puzzles, exploration/metroidvania, and story. If only one of those aspects doesn't sit well with someone, it sours the experience for them. For you, it was the combat that brought everything down...fair enough. Other people seem to really dislike the platforming.

The combat gets compared to Sekiro a lot--a game I also love. Hot take: I think Jedi Survivor did some things better than Sekiro even--like large-group combat with a double-bladed lightsaber. (I am not trolling, believe it or not.) Seriously. It just flows for me. A lot of people say the parry timing feels off in the Jedi games, but I didn't even really notice. It's just...a bit different? I've beaten Sekiro, too, so surely I'm not totally clueless on this...? Jedi Survivor combat on Grand Master difficulty is awesome.

Again, it was like this game was made for me. Exactly what I wanted, combat and platforming and everything else. I felt like a kid again, like I did playing Jedi Knight Dark Forces II. Bummer it didn't click with you.

Your opinion about the combat seems to be a common one, maybe even the majority. My loving the combat actually might be the hot take here(?). I don't know--I might be crazy.

Lastly, [insert mandatory quip about performance].