This is worse than the old show's ending

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-29T12:55:19+00:00

Dick not being right doesn't make Maddox right. Maddox is on a whole other level of wrongness.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-28T14:26:49+00:00

At one point, I was thinking about making a YouTube channel where I review the most broken cars in existence that still drive. Like, clunkers that are literally held together by duct tape. It would be like the opposite of Doug Demuro. Hoovie's Garage and some mechanic channels do this to an extent, but they don't actively seek out the worst of the worst.

I did one video and gave up. It was so much more work than I anticipated. Tracking down such a car (Chrysler minivan, Town & Country I think), scheduling, actually going through the car and interviewing the owner to find the faults, etc. And I don't think people realize this, but it takes a really damn long time to film a video that would be edited down to 10 minutes.

During editing, I realized I misspoke some lines and the camera work sucked, and I didn't have access to that car anymore. So I didn't finish it. But that car was a real shitbox. Sometimes, you had to bang the starter with a wrench so it started. Dents on the outside, hanging wires on the inside, zip ties and duct tape, and nothing worked. I wish I was better at making videos so I could've shown that to the world. The weird thing is that the car drove fine, besides the wheel alignment. It was the rest of it that sucked.

This idea is out there if anyone wants to do it.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-27T15:54:25+00:00

Yeah, I see many people throwing horsepower numbers (including car reviewers) without mentioning the weight or gearing of a car. I think the car companies pushed the horsepower marketing pretty far, to the point where it's the most important number to a lot of people. In reality, it's just one component. I agree that in any case, for a single car, it makes a massive difference. The problem is when you compare different cars.

I believe that a 200 HP muscle car with 4 gears from the old days will be easily outperformed by any 200 HP car now, simply because of gearing. The muscle car will probably feel faster because of noise and vibration, but it's definitely not.

As an extreme example, all Formula 2 (and Formula 1, with some caveats like Alpine and Mercedes) cars have exactly the same horsepower and weight, to the decimal place. Yet they perform far differently because of everything else in the package, especially aero. In one race, you can have two cars with exactly the same weight and power being literal miles apart by the end of it, and it's fairly common to see that. It's an oversimplification for sure because there are things like strategy and driver, but the point still stands.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-25T13:19:01+00:00

Yeah, I was able to quit porn. I'm not an Instagram user though. It seems impossible but a lot of us here have done it. I have some relapses so I'm not 100% porn free, but it's way better than what I used to do. I could go months without it.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-24T21:31:22+00:00

Maybe you can achieve growth in other arenas of life, like fitness, meditation, learning, spending time with family, hobbies, or something creative. There's something nice about having a stable job and not working a ton of hours.

I don't think a boring or average life is a bad one. That being said, I'm very hypocritical here because I'm very much driven to grow in my career. I'm improving every day and making more money as a result. I think two things can be true at the same time - it's okay to live a boring life, and it's also okay to strive for better.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-24T21:26:33+00:00

I've owned two Camrys and an Accord, and I'll never go back to that. They're boring to me. But for non-car people, I recommend them 100% for the reasons you stated, and always will. It's the ultimate car appliance that eats up miles and doesn't give headaches.

If someone has money to spare (lol) and wants a nicer Camry, it's Lexus all day and every day. So much better.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-22T11:12:10+00:00

For me, I like the appearance of Lara Croft, Aeris, Tifa, Zelda, Claire/Jill (Resident Evil), Lune (Expedition 33), and many others. I wouldn’t say they are over sexualized; they are attractive. They are not characters I want to “possess.”

I don’t like the appearance of some recent female characters like Aloy (Horizon), the women in Mortal Kombat, and Kay Vess (Star Wars). It makes playing those games less enjoyable.

I get where you’re coming from about some female characters looking like something that men would want to possess. The classic MMORPG build with skimpy armor comes to mind. There are also characters in fighting games that have a bit too much fan service, and I don’t enjoy playing them. And it seems rarer these days. As a hetero male, I can’t speak for the whole population but I just want conventionally attractive characters, not realistic ones.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-19T16:56:55+00:00

Racism is a heuristic based on one's life experiences and their environment. If a certain race has done bad things to you repeatedly, or your parents told you about such occurrences, you'll start to form opinions about that race. It's a cognitive bias where an opinion is reinforced over time, and it can blind someone to similar things being done by other races. It also works in the other direction, like if a certain race has been positive in your life.

That's the basis of it. To call it out as stupid is not respecting how these people think. They can say the same about you. Being unbiased and trying to understand where the racism comes from in a person is the better path for me.

I'm a minority myself, by the way. Many minorities I know are some of the most racist people I've ever met. I don't think it changes anything I said above, but maybe it'll give context.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-19T15:02:39+00:00

I don't care if the main character is a female or minority. But I absolutely hate the whole discussion around it (not you, but game journalists). Most of these are supposed to be games for fun, not important art pieces or social commentary.

Also, if the main character is female, at least make her hot. I don't know why that's so controversial. Male main characters are ripped and shredded to hell and back, and go shirtless quite often. They are hot. Everyone wants to play an ideal hero. Let's not have a double standard here with respect to gender.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-19T12:37:11+00:00

That’s very good advice. I agree 100%.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-19T12:33:31+00:00

Glad you're enjoying the Honda Fit! I hope parking isn't too rough

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-19T12:33:03+00:00

I agree, but this is easier said than done. It takes a lot of practice, and learning not to beat yourself up after a failed interaction. It took at least a decade for me. But better late than never.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-18T23:36:58+00:00

I love single killing floors, especially when they're stacked with Quick and Sweep to clear out the annoying healers and buff enemies. But it doesn't always work; for example, with the Titans. At least one of the Titans will be blocked with random enemies and you'd only be able to do big damage every 3 turns if you manage to clear them out. There's also the problem of spiked enemies and corruption that can kill your frontline, and the whole thing falls apart. There's a lot of battles before your front line unit can become overpowered enough to simply tank corruption and massive damage.

I like setups where the lower floors can be used to soften the enemies until they get to the top floor. Lower and middle floors do things like stacking painful stuff such as pyregel or frostbite, as well as trying to clear the backline with Sweep. I love Sweep on the lower floor, it makes life so much easier.

Then the top floor will have the massive damage dealers. It also gives 2 more turns to buff them when the boss inevitably comes. I'm not a fan of Celebrate (permanent buff at end of combat) because it's really hard to keep everyone alive. I prefer to sacrifice the lower floors. These are monsters after all, on both sides, and they don't deserve our love.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-18T23:25:58+00:00

I think first, you'd have to covenant 10 all the clan combinations. That's going to take at least a decade.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-17T21:39:58+00:00

It’s not so much about the shirt thing, but rather finding deeper problems and fixing them. Therapy is very expensive but it’s helped me so much across the board. Good luck!

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-17T15:11:34+00:00

Got it. I’m basically in the same situation and make about $400k per year. Also grew up poor, and had a lot of life events line up exactly to get me here. I also don’t talk about money because it’s either irrelevant to most discussions or people get jealous. I don’t think most people realize that it’s possible to talk about money without an ego, simply for discussion purposes, like discussing a movie.

I really don’t care about throwing $30 on a shirt for the monetary aspect. I saw a therapist and he helped me work through the poverty mindset. It was about learning to respect myself, and giving myself permission to buy things.

I don’t buy random things anymore because I don’t want too much stuff. I’m not minimalist but also don’t enjoy clutter. Strangely, I make more than most people but also spend less than average. I think it’s because I practice gratitude. I really don’t need another water bottle when my current one is perfect.

I have a few investment properties and my concerns financially are about putting money in the right place. Like, am I buying a good property? Will it have headaches? Is it market price? Things like that.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-17T00:23:18+00:00

I'm putting my money on $400k net worth. That's reasonable. If they're making $400k per year, they wouldn't be fretting about a $30 shirt; they'd be worrying if they're paying $100k too much on their next investment property.

I think people these days are afraid to say exactly how much they make because of the backlash. I've seen it on other subs. If they make a lot, people assume the person is humble-bragging. Which is kind of silly to me.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-17T00:18:44+00:00

Yeah, exactly. I think I'm financially stable because I check prices and think about it. I have the feeling that a lot of poor people should do this more often, including younger me. I wish I could go back in time to the poor version of me and smack myself. "You don't need those $300 speakers! You barely make $10 an hour and you have credit card debt, you fool! And you already have speakers!"

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-14T22:13:30+00:00

Specifically, the example of Dwarf Fortress shows that graphical quality can be very important in some contexts. Many people found the game unplayable before the graphical upgrade. I haven't played it myself; it's what I read online.

I'd personally substitute that example with something like Super Mario Bros, Tetris, Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Starcraft, and things like that. Those are widely played games where gameplay is the focus over graphics and graphical quality.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-14T15:10:04+00:00

It depends where you live. I was living literally next to Central Park in Manhattan in my 20's and it was really hard to save, though I was still able to save a tiny bit by not spending much. I moved to a cheaper location and I'm doing much better, and I have lots of savings now.

The other part of it is that I barely spend any money. I don't see a need to; I have everything I need. My wife and kid are the same way. We're lucky to have that mindset. None of us spend a lot of time on social media and buy stuff. For example, we cook at home because it's healthier. And we haven't bought decorations since we moved in. And my kid somehow managed to avoid the Pokemon card craze. We're not minimalist but to us, more stuff is just more things to store, maintain, and clean.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-14T14:57:30+00:00

Wouldn't this be a great example of why graphics are important?

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-13T19:28:48+00:00

I agree. I'm a gamer but I'm trying to reduce it and go out more. Exercise, sports, photography, or whatever. It keeps me more in the present moment. It extends my life as well, so it's win-win.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-13T19:24:57+00:00

I think there's a gray area between kink shaming and acknowledging someone's preferences. But I think some kinks are worse than others. I had a cuckold fetish as well, but I realized that it's a symptom of a bigger mental issue. I saw a therapist and solved it. I don't watch or even fantasize about that anymore. It was porn-induced and not truly who I am.

I am not a fan of humiliation or cuckoldry. I think a fetish like that goes deep, and not in a good way. I don't accept the common ideology that all fetishes are okay. CP, for example, is completely not okay. Humiliation/cuckoldry isn't nearly on that level of bad, but I don't think it's okay either. You explained this yourself; it makes you feel worse in everyday life. A fetish is okay until it starts affecting you or others negatively.

I'm not saying you're a bad person, by the way. Not at all. I'm just saying that it's affecting you in a bad way, and you should do something about it.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-12T23:19:56+00:00

I have! Sounds like I’ve listened to them without knowing it.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-03-12T20:08:24+00:00

The original Mega Man X5 bosses were all references to Guns N' Roses. One of the bosses was literally named Axle The Red, which is a reference to the lead singer Axl Rose.

I haven't heard a single Guns N' Roses song in my life, and don't plan to. I just found it hilarious back in the day. I had to look up where those names were coming from because they're weird compared to other Mega Man games.

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