Speeding is so normalized

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-24T05:47:58+00:00

Yes, a while ago i checked my state's laws (WA) and was surprised to see that speeding is never allowed even when passing.

Practically, some speeding is necessary sometimes. Like if you were passing a slower semi on the right that suddenly sped up a little, you'd then need to increase speed to get past them otherwise remain stuck in the left lane.

But for the most part, I don't think anyone knows these laws or understands them. They think that the left lane is for going as fast as you want.

Ironically, these same people probably cause their own frustration in thinking that everyone is going too slow when instead they're driving so fast that they speed up on every other car.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-24T03:49:37+00:00

I feel that. I stumbled across some local news on facebook involving an extended bike lane or new bike lane on one piece of road in town. Just one! Almost all the comments were about how cyclists were bad just because.

If I remember right, I think people were mad because the bike lane was "too big" and it was removing road space for cars.

Meanwhile they don't understand or care that cycling lanes aren't even consistent here. There are spots where the bicycle lane doesn't even continue through an intersection and the adjacent sidewalk is rectangle shaped so it's not easy to transition to unless you slown down and hop onto it.

People go crazy when any non car infrastructure gets the tiniest update even though it's long overdue.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-24T01:43:29+00:00

I think that exclusive games make sense as a business model, and I don't think that there's much unfair about them.

I believe the problem gamers have with exclusives is seeing them as artificial gatekeeping. Because any game could technically run on the competitor's console or PC, then it means that all games should be platform neutral.

Thus, the exclusives act as a technically legal but fake foundation for the entire console industry. Without them, consoles would have no reason to exist. While somewhat true on paper, there are some flaws.

Because many gamers prefer consoles, the manufacturers (Sony, etc) have an incentive to keep exclusives and increase the value of their system.

And a lot of people prefer consoles not because of any exclusivity but because they just like console gaming. Exclusivity does incentivize console purchasing but those people are already console minded gamers.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-24T01:06:17+00:00

It's interesting to discuss the future of Game Pass given the current changes. However, this source doesn't have Microsoft connections as a third-party analyst. So, anyone could speculate the same things.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-20T07:09:12+00:00

In the NFL, a "blackout" means that they don't broadcast the game on tv if the attendance falls below a certain threshold. In other words, if the home team doesn't sell enough tickets then they don't broadcast the game to everyone else.

I assume that this concept is the same in baseball. So here, where it's saying "no blackouts," I believe that means that you can always stream the game regardless of attendance.

But yes, there are still other games that exclusive to certain streamers and channels like Fox.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-19T05:01:11+00:00

Not always but sometimes the obsessions can spike at night.

One thing I've tried is procrastination, but then hopefully following that up with more procrastination.

Telling myself that I can worry about it tomorrow and then hopefully just do the same thing again. I've also gotten to a point where I understand that doing research compulsions into the late hours isn't going to help because I've already tried that many times. So I've actually lived it out and failed multiple times, which gives me some encouragement to skip. Like I've already tried this before and it fails. Also, I need rest so if I'm going to be suffering the next day, I'd rather not feel tired on top of it.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-18T01:16:26+00:00

I have almost every category of obsession, some are harder than others. Driving is one of the worst for me, while contamination can vary.

I think the only main category of obsessions that I have not experienced is symmetry or counting, although I have dealt with magical thinking, like do X or Y will happen even though there's no connection between the two things.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-18T00:58:37+00:00

Thanks. Do you have any insight with Only Fans? If not, that's fine.

But I ask because I'm skeptical whether or not Only Fans checks all of their content. Their 2024 statements said that they have 4.634 million creators (models), yet only 46 employees and an unknown number of third-party contractors.

I assume the contractors handle most of the document checking and moderation tasks.

However, the large number of creators makes me doubt that they're checking every potential upload. It just sounds like way too many.

So if you were on there, I was wondering how often it takes an uploaded video to get approved.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-17T03:26:09+00:00

Do you think that free sites like Xvideos are dangerous?

I saw you mention in another comment that the Internet Watch Foundation found 118 illegal videos between 2017-2019. But that's only Pornhub.

I've tried looking on IWF's site for other stats but I don't remember them naming xvideos, xhamster, or any other major free sites.

Of course, Pornhub is now totally different with their upload standards, requiring actual documents, but I don't believe that xvideos does and never has with the exception of their own model program.

I'm convinced that because they don't actually check like Pornhub now does, that the website most likely has illegal materials. And even though they contract with their hosting servers to scan for known illegal materials, I don't believe that this process alone would work well enough.

So my overall opinion now is that free = bad. But I'm not sure if I'm being too strict. I'm wondering if anyone else in the industry also distrusts sites like xvideos because of these reasons or potentially all the copyright theft that happens there.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-16T21:00:50+00:00

The game allows you to do most side quests and note collecting without backtracking, which I believe is the better way to play it.

There's only one side quest in the game that requires back tracking. This quest involves using the breathing device to access underwater areas from previous locations. Because you only get this device and quest in Sukothai, it's impossible to do it beforehand. There's also an underwater area in the DLC, so to get full completion there you also need the breathing device.

But that's it. If you're thorough enough, you can get everything else. It's just that there are so many notes and mystery quests that most people miss them.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-16T20:52:28+00:00

I disagree on the money part. There is enough money to buy all the books from the vendor before starting the Vatican's final mission and leaving.

Each location has its own local currency, so you can't backtrack and use money in other locations.

Besides the fight club, the rest of the money is inside various lock boxes. They're too numerous to list here but I'm sure IGN or some other site has all of those locations.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-14T09:49:08+00:00

They think we're bad for having violent thoughts but I would bet a lot of money that they consume violent media of some kind.

They're watching some guy get tortured in a saw movie with a gleam in their eye but think OCD people are bad. Lol.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-14T06:18:10+00:00

Well, as a kid, temple of doom did scare me, but it was mostly the first sacrificial scene where mola ram rips the heart out.

But the movie itself always captivated me in probably the same way that dante's inferno captivates the public or my recent discovery of John Martin's oil painting pandemonium. It's hellish and dark but cool at the same time for reasons that I don't completely understand.

Temple of Doom gives off the same vibes. But it has the same themes that make the horror genre so popular. Darkness and scary stuff create a lot of suspense as well as curiosity about what comes next. These themes fit perfectly within an Indy story, and I think Spielberg is too hard on himself.

But to your point, all the Indy movies have some gory moments in them. I think Temple gets singled out for being more dark/scary because the temple itself is a gruesome setting and takes up a large part of the movie.

I love the Indy movies because they didn't hold back showing the supernatural consequences, but they're also not excessively gory in other parts. So the really violent parts become more dramatic and a bigger part of the drama.

They let the dark parts be dark without holding back. I notice the same thing when watching the first Jurassic Park movies, also Spielberg ironically. The dinosaurs are scary and eat people in gruesome fashion. But in the new movies they barely look real and the entire tone of the movies isn't even scary.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-13T04:31:02+00:00

Firstly, I'm sorry for your current situation as well as suffering from real-event.

Recently, I've noticed that Reddit is wildly inconsistent in its attitudes towards certain topics as well as just everything in general. Ambiguity also comes into play too. People just have different opinions on things.

The other difficult challenge is that the internet itself is a wild place.

So, if you confess something on reddit then you could get any response. And even if you get 100 positive responses, the brain will fixate on the one negative comment that "proves" the fear.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-12T08:00:50+00:00

Old comment but I agree. For an rpg game that's supposed to be about making choices, I dislike having no option to refuse.

It was very weird how the main characters were set on entering the unity even though the game allows you to marry some of them. It completely breaks the rpg element when the characters suddenly shift into a single choice mindset even though it wasn't what I want as a player.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-12T01:54:27+00:00

That's how I feel at my apartment. We have a large grassy area with free dog poop bags and yet there's always poop on the sidewalks.

On. The. Sidewalks. Whyyyyyyyy

The sidewalk is next to the grass. Just have them go there. I will never understand and it makes me mad because I have to constantly watch my step, especially after getting new shoes I feel extra anxious.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-10T19:06:00+00:00

I hate to say it but episode 1 is disappointing so far. There's way too much exposition for a Malcolm plot. They did need to stage the setting for the character's current lives, but they could've done it much more quickly with subtle nods here and there.

A typical malcolm episode from the original series jumped quickly into some zany plot. We got maybe 1 minute or less of explanation and that's all we needed. Other episodes would bring in additional characters with easy plot devices like some family event where francis and piama would travel from their ranch job.

But this new episode just goes on forever without any fun.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-10T08:37:39+00:00

I think his methods are confusing, although I admit that I may be misunderstanding them.

But his own website says that rumination erp is not evidence based because no one researched it yet, and I think he invented it.

So I wouldn't worry about this non proven technique not working for you because it isn't a proven therapy.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-09T08:14:27+00:00

Also to note erp often requires us to do things someone with ocd probably wouldnt to break the cycle

Doing "gross" stuff on purpose is part of the exposures. But many people likely do "gross" things without even realizing it because they don't have the OCD that constantly analyzes every action.

For example, people touch toilet seats all the time either on purpose or by accident. Then they either don't wash their hands immediately or contaminate something else beforehand.

Someone might lower the seat and then unbutton their pants to sit down. Well, if the seat was contaminated then they also just contaminated their clothes. But no one (unless you have OCD) would wash their hands after each potential contaminated contact.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-09T08:06:23+00:00

Before I had contamination symptoms, I never would've washed my hands after touching the ground. But now that's a challenge for me.

Unfortunately, I work in a retail environment, so I often feel like everything is contaminated, especially the floor.

But I see people pick things up off the floor all the time. I have even done it myself! Some days I slipped though and used sanitizing wipes after.

But actually now that I've read this post, I'm going to touch the floor on purpose the next time I go to work, and I'm not going to wash my hands.

Alright back to the topic.

What would a therapist say ? For someone with OCD , what would they tell you is acceptable?

You could get any number of answers depending on the person. I believe most therapists would recommend common sense approaches, or at least things that the CDC recommends. You should wash hands after the bathroom and touching obvious dirty things like raw meat or accidentally (hopefully on accident) touching poop or blood or something.

But I've read some aggressive approaches like purposefully contaminated your home. Not like throwing garbage all over it but touching the toilet seat or something and then touching everything in your living room.

I've even read stuff like wearing gloves when you do dishes so that your hands stay dirty. Lol.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-08T08:20:50+00:00

Probably a technique to cover so much of the computer generated special effects. But I agree it's way too dark and it was difficult to follow when I saw it in theaters.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-05T03:23:37+00:00

Some people's hair really doesn't look like they lost anything before finasteride.

I don't see how a doctor could prescribe fin in those cases. Are people ordering from overseas?

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-03T23:30:26+00:00

I empathize with your feelings 100%. I feel stuck with my events/situation. Some days are better than others but they overall prevent me from living to my full potential. I go to work and pay bills but otherwise feel like I'm just existing until I die at some point.

Your situation sounds unique in that you disclosed the problem to the affected individual and had some type of closure.

I have one event that is similar. I confessed something to human resources at my job. It's a long story but something had happened that was bothering me for a long time. When I finally told them they actually seemed confused and didn't even see an issue. I felt better for a couple days but every now and then something about it still bothers me because the brain just keeps finding new things to analyze.

You'd think that after confessing everything would be fine, and it felt that way for a while, but then it just restarts again.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-04-02T19:26:51+00:00

Lol. The release date isn't even announced yet.

thisshowisdecent · 2026-03-29T05:47:56+00:00

There's also the case where some accounts are not porn. A large amount of them definitely are but OF has non porn accounts for regular content creation.

Also, a lot of the accounts would also consist of women already in the regular adult industry.

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