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Megilindir
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Hey folks,
Just wanted to blow some steam off. This real life stuff and drastic change of things in today's world has started to bother me deeply. You know, it was always a rusty ride around the globe and now its getting rustier and foggier. I believe at some point we all wanted to get away, remember or forget some values while gaming in our rooms and how passionate we were. Now. i fail to get any joy out of any game because you know..constant challenge of conscience is a tough business, getting oneself away from that screen..Am i making no sense? If not, what do you think?
Just wanted to blow some steam off. This real life stuff and drastic change of things in today's world has started to bother me deeply. You know, it was always a rusty ride around the globe and now its getting rustier and foggier. I believe at some point we all wanted to get away, remember or forget some values while gaming in our rooms and how passionate we were. Now. i fail to get any joy out of any game because you know..constant challenge of conscience is a tough business, getting oneself away from that screen..Am i making no sense? If not, what do you think?
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거북이는 목을 내밀 때 안 움직입니다
This quote also helped me recently: "Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy." -Thich Nhat Hanh
"The simple is the seal of the true and beauty is the splendor of truth" -Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
Authored 139 missions in Vendetta Online and 6 tracks in Distance
I used that in all facets of my life.. my relationships.. my job.. general financials. If something was off I'd take the extra time I'd play games into working on those things.
Lately things have been tougher.. and I've still felt things were well off enough that I could spend some time with a game now and then, but a lot of things can wear you down over time.
I see a lot going on I disagree with these days.. but for the most part I leave myself out of the equation, take care of things the best way I know how, and make hard choices that will make an impact on my daily life.
It won't always go well for me.. or for any of us.. but as long as we're moving towards something positive.. even if it's figurative.. I think there's a reason to keep your head up.
Just my opinion, Best wishes to all.
Forgive my grammar please, lol.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/kakakakakapuya/recommended/212070/
"It would be easier to gas 6,000,000 jews."
Flagged on the first day? Check.
Reported to the Steam Support? Check.
Reported to the Star Conflict Support? Check.
Waited for weeks, then tried to contact mmorpg.com and other gaming webpages about this? Check.
Nothing happening even after close to a MONTH? Check.
And i'm sure, that there are more such kind of comments on Steam these days.
i can't eat as much as i want to throw up
Max Liebermann
Eventually.
Hiya Zorvan. Been working on being a little more mellow myself. Not much more but a little.
If you take a step back from the world the media portrays and try to look at the bigger picture, life is pretty good. For the average person in the world, life is much better now than it was 50 years ago. There are less wars, less disease, more food, more comfort, longer lifespans, less barriers to self improvement etc.
Are there still problems? Of course, terrible things happen every day.
But, this world is on a path of self-improvement. It just takes time. We're slowly seeing the erosion of religion in the world which is a massive positive. Global alliances are making war less and less likely with each passing year because the people who generally start / incite wars are increasingly more likely to lose. Advances in medicine are continuing to help us cure disease and live longer, healthier lives.
That doesn't mean there aren't things to be worried about, but the majority of things we see and read about in the media aren't things we can control and are blown out of proportion. The trick is to not feel guilty. The media (especially the left wing) tries to make many of us feel guilty about our own lives. This is especially true if you are white and middle class.
There is only one thing that has me worried and has affected me in real life:
The negative effects of social media.
Most studies have shown that social media has a negative effect on our social abilities. Rather than enhancing social interactions, social media has been replacing normal social interactions like going out to the pub with friends, hanging out at peoples houses, parties of all varieties, hell, even just chatting on the phone. As a result, children and adults are starting to struggle socially which is leading to many social health problems. Given that 1/6 of the world uses facebook, let alone other social networks, this is a problem that is only going to get worse. As people get more social awkward, they become more isolated and that can lead to bad things.