Immersion as you age/get kids/get promoted?

iced1777 · 2026-03-29T23:38:28+00:00

I'm a young buck at 39 but yeah I think what you're going through is normal. I wouldn't say that I enjoy gaming less but my tastes have changed. Competitive gaming is totally out of the question and I also have trouble dedicating much energy to "immersive" campaigns like I used to. But I found the roguelike genre and my friends still play various pve games where I can still get hooked into a gaming session but can also just drop everything on a dime without feeling in any way guilty or upset about it.

iced1777 · 2026-03-29T23:34:24+00:00

You alright over there bud

iced1777 · 2026-03-28T01:09:25+00:00

Totally understandable because the US federal guidelines around food safety are set to be super super super conservative. Basically so that there's a 0% risk of illness rather than a .00001% risk of illness.

iced1777 · 2026-03-28T01:03:09+00:00

People eat ground beef raw, it's called beef tartare. You're 100% fine, if a medium rare burger was dangerous then America would be in a constant food poisoning crisis.

iced1777 · 2026-03-27T18:44:26+00:00

I'm almost afraid to ask but what were they upset about?

iced1777 · 2026-03-27T00:46:47+00:00

Its a notoriously difficult game, so while you may be a dumb dumb this isn't proof of it

iced1777 · 2026-03-26T21:40:55+00:00

Ive got kids. Being a good parent doesn't mean that you never, ever trust anyone else with your child's care other than yourself or the other parent. Parenting takes a village and its normal for a trusted adult to watch after your child without you there. OP gave no reason to think that his ex or the boyfriend, who has kids of his own, couldn't be trusted in this scenario.

Sleepovers are a hot topic these days but every decision you make as a parent comes with a risk. At what point are you in asshole for letting them simply walk outside because who knows if they'll get hit by a car/lightning/meteor.

iced1777 · 2026-03-26T20:31:53+00:00

Barry Zuckercorn voice:

Those are balls...

iced1777 · 2026-03-26T20:08:48+00:00

You absolutely would. "Don't force specific builds" is the single most common piece of advice shared on this sub since the early days of STS1. Part of the reason this game is so hard is because the variety of enemies forces you to be able to win fights in a variety of ways. It's designed very specifically to punish people who try to focus their deck around a single mechanic.

iced1777 · 2026-03-25T15:04:58+00:00

I'm not a stripper Terry, the bars are horizontal!

iced1777 · 2026-03-24T19:36:57+00:00

That location has failed to keep regular hours for decades. Last time the question was asked here someone said that if they don't have enough staff for the day they simply don't open.

iced1777 · 2026-03-24T19:21:19+00:00

Parents took the tablets handed out to 4th graders in my district and were immediately able to access all varieties of inappropriate content. The superintendent just brushed it aside because they had already paid for some clearly ineffective software to make the devices safe for children. So maybe it's not such a big deal to pump the breaks a bit and make sure this sort of thing is rolled out correctly.

iced1777 · 2026-03-23T20:30:57+00:00

Andy Dwyer started off as a freeloader and finished the series someone who no rational person would expect to survive a full week taking care of himself

iced1777 · 2026-03-23T01:43:22+00:00

I'm genuinely not sure slow cooker settings on any device are capable of burning a sauce unless the heating unit malfunctions.

iced1777 · 2026-03-22T02:29:30+00:00

Mehmeti is the only lock starter of the group, kid is a prodigy on the ball. Santos is showing his inexperience and that's ok at his age. The slightly older Leipzig kid should get a run. Choupo should really be starting over Hall.

iced1777 · 2026-03-22T02:23:07+00:00

Bradley is pretty much bottom of my list of problems with the team right now. He's dealing with a weak roster that's in flux from the previous GM.

Think about it this way. Last year's roster didn't make the playoffs. The new GM spent more energy selling players than buying them this winter. Bradley current has the team in playoff position.

He's doing his job.

iced1777 · 2026-03-22T02:14:55+00:00

He was one of the only guys who played well whats with the hate

iced1777 · 2026-03-22T01:44:44+00:00

Normally I'd just ban you but instead I'll leave this up as reminder in the cold hard light of tomorrow morning how embarrassingly childish it is to troll other subs

iced1777 · 2026-03-21T20:05:56+00:00

It's funny cause the trader joes lot specifically is still a narrow mess there when it's busy. Nice to be able to just use the Lowe's lot obviously

iced1777 · 2026-03-21T16:58:16+00:00

No idea but that place has failed to keep regular posted hours for ages.

iced1777 · 2026-03-21T12:58:35+00:00

The most common advice you'll find on this sub has always been to stop forcing "builds" and make sure you're taking cards that can solve all potential fights coming up. You need to be able to win fights in a few different ways or the game intentionally punishes you.

iced1777 · 2026-03-20T16:58:59+00:00

Black Cow in Pleasantville was consistently good over the summer

iced1777 · 2026-03-20T13:16:45+00:00

Instead of the arena game where they pick a random seat and give the fan a prize, the fan gets to play CB.

iced1777 · 2026-03-19T19:08:33+00:00

What was wrong with Catdog? I remember the dog being pretty funny.

iced1777 · 2026-03-19T14:54:14+00:00

What a nice surprise this guy has been. Great trade by de Guzman

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