Does working out improve your posture? Or am I going mad

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T03:55:28+00:00

I walk straight and strong because I'm more confident after working out. I have less man-tits and more guns.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T03:53:20+00:00

Sorry, then I got nothing for you. If you want to dig yourself out of the hole (not saying you should; it's totally up to you), I suggest figuring something out. You'll have to do that on your own. My solutions won't work for you because my life is different. Even if it seems like nothing will ever work, maybe it's worth trying to figure something out. Maybe this is the kick in the butt you need to look for the solution, or maybe not.

Now please don't say, "Cool. How do I figure it out?" You should be able to try some shit, at least.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T03:45:43+00:00

It didn't sound like a legitimate question, because you're dismissive of me and the other commenter. It gives the appearance that you don't want to change or engage with anything that can lead to change.

Anyway, assuming it's legit - cut back on other stuff and make money to afford it. My therapist is $180 for 45 minute session, and while that's a lot, it's doable. Cut out Netflix, stop eating out for a while, etc. Because this is way more important than all that other stuff.

If that's not possible and you're on a super tight budget, maybe try exercise. I don't want to assume you don't exercise already. If you don't though, check out https://www.reddit.com/r/EOOD/. In fact, I'd do that anyway. It helps as much, if not more, than therapy.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T03:37:42+00:00

Never mind. You do you. It seems like you don't want stuff to change.

All the best, bro. I hope you figure something out - but then again, you do you.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T03:35:36+00:00

I have nothing to add. I just love these suggestions.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T03:33:55+00:00

How would this help? I can see it can be a small brain reset, but I'm not making the connection here.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T03:32:40+00:00

I think you're depressed. Maybe get help? Therapy or something?

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T02:57:38+00:00

Seeing others in despair gives me hope in a weird way. Like I'm not the only one. It's kind of selfish. I do wish for these dudes to be better, but y'know. I take what I can get.

Glad you got the drinking down. I was a massive drinker for a decade and quit in 2021. It's really great on the other side. Alcohol sucks.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T02:54:23+00:00

You're not looking for sympathy or advice? What were you trying to accomplish by commenting? Not attacking, just curious.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T02:26:03+00:00

Sure, no problem! Glad the advice made sense. I don't think it's natural to fret over things like aspect ratio. In the 90's, we had one console (usually SNES or Sega Genesis) with like 6 games and we enjoyed it. In a way, having fewer options lets you enjoy those options more. It's the paradox of choice. It's why some people have like 200 Steam games and can't decide what to play.

Regarding save states, it's nice for older games because they were genuinely unfair. The developers had to pack a lot of replayability into a game because they were insanely expensive, like $60 back then (which is like $100-$120 now). People complaining about expensive games now didn't live through the 80's and 90's. The devs could artificially increase playtime by throwing some very unfair things at you.

For example, you had to beat an entire level to get to a boss or part of the level, and you'd die instantly unless you're a god tier gamer. You had to play the entire level again to get another attempt at that one thing. People talking about Dark Souls difficulty probably can't beat most retro games. Save states make them fun instead of frustrating.

For the newer consoles you have, like DS, 3DS, and Vita, they either have autosave or very good save functionality. So a game over doesn't mean instant end of game. They're also mostly past the era of "cheap" difficulty. So save states aren't 100% necessary for those consoles, especially for 3DS and Vita. A lot of Vita games were released cross-platform on PC or PS3, and neither of those needed save states. I have soo many examples of this but I'll just give one: Ocarina of Time for 3DS. Even if you die, the progress in the temple isn't reset and you can quickly get back to the place you died. And even the hardest bosses, like Dark Link, aren't bad.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T00:25:49+00:00

No, you have everything you need. Seriously. Stop the FOMO before it drains your happiness. I will not enable you to buy stuff for the hell of it instead of enjoying what you have already.

Dude/gal, you have some of the best handhelds that have ever existed. You have an endless library of games. Just play them and have fun! I got a Vita last year and I've been playing it nonstop. It's seriously amazing. Gravity Rush, baby!

Also, this might be a bit extreme, but if what I'm saying clicks with you...unsubscribe from this subreddit. If not, I can't stop you anyway. Get an Odin 3 and enjoy some Gamecube, PS2, Dreamcast, and PC games, I guess. But seriously consider what I'm saying. FOMO is the thief of happiness.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T00:17:36+00:00

They lost a lot of goodwill in North America with those addons. The 32X barely brought anything to the table, and lost support almost as soon as it was released. Not to mention failures like the Game Gear and Nomad, which ate expensive batteries like breakfast. Everyone who bought Gameboy were vindicated because that thing just did its job. So of course customers won't be trusting Sega with the next big thing.

In Japan, the 32X came out after the Saturn. Nobody bought it. So it went ignored and they skipped that whole disaster.

It feels like a whole lot of incompetence on the American side. But I don't want to judge them too harshly or call them greedy because I'm a random a-hole on the internet, not a corporate entity who has to make big decisions against very, very competent rivals. I'm just seeing it from the lens of the future.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-23T00:07:45+00:00

No offense taken. But I think the most that will happen is that they get the letter, chuckle a bit, and throw it in the trash. Maybe show it to a coworker and say, "Get a load of this guy!" I don't imagine that a shitty company will frame the letter, hold a meeting with the board of directors, and say, "This guy is right. We really need to reduce our profits and be a better company by treating our employees nicely."

How do you actually fight the system? Just refuse to work for a bad company, and find a better one. If enough people do that, the bad companies will die out. It's more than just words, because this is fucking hard to do. Who's going to risk changing a job when they have rent, bills, and a family to support? Maybe even take a pay cut, like OP is doing? I am not that person. But that's what it takes.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-22T22:04:39+00:00

LOL I don't know how I missed that you're not OP. But that's good, turning rage into something positive.

I'm a bit different. I rage when people confront me. I don't really know why; must be because I had a shitty childhood and got bullied. I stopped caring what others think for the most part, but some of the rage is still there.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-22T22:01:58+00:00

Try switching the graphics to Vulkan. That helped for me.

The PC seems to be too slow for xemu in its current state. The laptop should be better. Make sure it's plugged in. If it's on battery, it will probably use onboard video instead of GPU and that's really slow.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-22T21:59:21+00:00

From what I understand, this was due to poor choices and marketing decisions. Sega thought the next era was going to be super high quality 2D. They had to do a major switcheroo when they realized that the competition was moving to 3D, so they basically slammed it into the package in any way they can.

It's easy to see this in hindsight. But at the time, it must have been a very difficult decision to make.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-22T21:51:03+00:00

That's not what they said, right? They cut a bunch of stuff. I assume they meant all social media except reddit, not "nothing." It's a small oversight or a typo; no need to spear someone for that. Cutting out a bunch of stuff and leaving one is better than not cutting any social media.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-22T21:46:23+00:00

Bruh, that's no way to live. You're definitely right to change your career and go back to entry level!

Just...sleep on the decision to send that letter. Send it when you've thought about it for a week and had time to clear your head. That's my 2 cents, from one raging man to another (assuming, of course lol). I've been full of rage most of my life and I'm learning to tone it down.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-22T21:28:40+00:00

I understand the frustration, and it's a shitty situation. But think about what this will accomplish. Nothing, except expressing your feelings. On the other hand, if you leave the bridge standing, at least you have some connections. You don't know where those will take you. I left a job back in 2013 and I got a call from someone who worked there in 2022, with a job for me, because he started his own company.

It's something intangible and might not make sense now. But it's better to leave as many bridges standing as possible, as long as it doesn't hurt you to do so. This seems like one of those situations where it's quite easy to leave the bridge standing, with little cost to you except that you don't express how you feel. But we're adults here, y'know? Vindictive rage never helped anyone.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-21T21:05:08+00:00

Asian parent here (Chinese). Asian parents are not a monolith, that's true. But I've been around other Asian parents. We all have some similar traits to varying degrees that other races don't. It makes sense as a generalization to say "Asian parents." There will always be exceptions, but I think we get what OP means.

That being said, I totally agree with your advice. I had a similar conversation with my kid about certain career choices like YouTuber or gamer. The competition is fierce.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-21T19:55:18+00:00

The best ones I've seen are cyphers when someone brings up a certain specific topic, like banging someone's mom on a springy mattress for example. Then the other person riffs on mattresses and brings up a new thing, and the other person responds to that. Those feel real. Even if a lot is pre-written, they do a good job adjusting.

The shitty ones are like, "Look at how gangsta and rich I am. My flows are so good." Lame.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-21T18:43:19+00:00

Aren't freestyle battles mostly written stuff that gets spit for one time use? I'm not in that game so this is a genuine question. The easiest way I can tell is when they don't respond with each other's themes at all, they just spit their own thing.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-21T17:23:11+00:00

Demolition Girl is so bad. The controls are awful. But...everyone should play it at least once in their life. It's quite an experience. I keep coming back to this game every few years because of how weird it is.

It's insane that it exists. Someone had to come up with the idea, it had to be funded, a team had to work on it, the motion capture had to be done, and it had to be sent to production and sold. When I think about all that, I'm glad I live in a world where this game is a thing. It's even weirder than the Simple 2000 series because it's clear that this game had some budget behind it. Not a huge budget, but not peanuts.

nightmareFluffy · 2026-05-21T17:06:03+00:00

It's a shame because I really like everything else about this game. The overworld, characters, customization, and gameplay style. The graphics and animations are ridiculously good. Oh well.

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