I feel you. I actually liked nights, but the burnout is real. I’d have trouble sleeping during the day, and had a horrible sleep schedule trying to keep up my personal life and still work nights

I liked nights as well! I used to work 11-7 for some shifts, and while it was still a little lonely to go to work while people were heading to bed, I still had the whole day to do things if needed. It got me into the bad habit of just staying up for 24 hours if I wanted to do things in the evening though

Ooh I didn’t think about it like that - but then again I was a bit of a homebody even in my 20’s lol

Definitely depends on your social circle then: my group of friends were mostly 9-5 and did stuff together in the evening, so it felt like I was always missing out.

I consider second shift to be worse - I worked 3-11 for awhile and its just depressing. You wake up and can do things, but you’re just waiting to go to work. When you get out, it’s pretty late and most people are going to bed.

9-5 allows me to have my relaxation time at the end of the day, along with everyone else. Any other shift feels lonely, and like you’re off-sync from the rest of society.

100% with the people saying to get into a hobby to meet people. You’re guaranteed to connect at some level. Gaming as a hobby actually makes meeting people pretty easy, if you don’t mind starting out as long distance relationships

I met my partner of 8 years on World of Warcraft!

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Used deepai.org, didn’t really mess with the options. It kind of looks like a Magic card but with unreadable text

I’m the oldest. I have a younger sister and brother.

We’re all close and extremely comfortable with each other, but they’re closer with each other than me, given their closeness in age.

I don’t live at home with them anymore, but our relationship always feels natural and picks up where it left off even after being away for so long. I think we’ve been fortunate in that we’ve never felt to the need to compete with each other, and I think of them as a constant in my life that that I can always count on

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I watch a lot of food shows, and he always comes across as a bit douchey and arrogant - but idk how much of that is a personality for TV.

I went to Bobby’s Burger Palace once though, and it was pretty good!

I knew this was AccidentalRenaissance but I still did a double take at the horse. Something about the lighting makes it look slightly “textured” like a painting. Beautiful shot!

An oversized poncho cape from the local Goodwill. It was woven in different shades of blue and while I’d never wear it outside, I’ve used it as a wearable blanket at home for a few years now.

I found out it was actually hand made, and costs 300+ USD from the original shop. Bonus points, I feel like a wizard when I wear it

Now that I think about it, maybe they always have been, sort of? The earliest memes I remember are the rage comics

Though, I feel like “meme” = funny relatable thing nowadays.

I swear, kids are the cruelest at that age. I ate lunch in the bathroom stall a few times in my first week of middle school because it was better than being in the cafeteria

I’m hopeful that this turns out well, and have less impact on the environment like they mentioned.

I wish they delved more into what the differences were between the “pharmaceutical grade” and non-pharmaceutical grade versions of meat.

Either way, I worry that it’ll probably be a bit more expensive, just like the current meat alternatives.

At the moment, Beyond meat is the best meat substitute I’ve eaten so far.

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Yeah, I know what you mean. Its a hard habit to break out of though - I always feel like I should exhaust other resources before asking questions.

When I ask things without looking it up first, it feels like I’m not doing my best to solve my own problem before “bothering” others

I also like to look cool, and get more enjoyment out of finding a playstyle I like, rather than following a meta.

That said, ARPG’s are definitely a numbers game, depending on how far you want to go. If all you want to do is world events in WT4 and regular dungeons, you can play whatever spec you want.

If you want to kill Uber Lilith and push super high tier Nightmare dungeons (especially solo), you’ll likely have to rely on the theorycrafters who crunch the numbers for the most optimal setup.

I’m happy to play a spec I find fun, even if it means I can’t push super high. It just depends on what’s makes the game fun for you

I was a little disappointed that there wasn’t more romantic development, but it was a such a wonderful show overall that I don’t mind waiting.

Mitsumi is my favorite female lead in awhile

I was so pleased with how it ended! Such a breath of fresh air that he just came right out and admitted it to her without any extra drama (although I do love some drama now and then)

It might be an age thing - I’m 32, game as a hobby, and work in software. 80% of my coworkers play games to some extent, and most are in their twenties to mid thirties.

But when I used to work in healthcare, I think only a few of my coworkers shared the hobby.

Generally, I think the younger the generation is, the more acceptable and “normal” gaming is. It’s not a guarantee, but it’s definitely more common.

Edit: I’d just be yourself and do as you like. There’s definitely people out there who share your hobby. Some of the older members of a long-standing guild I’m a part of are in their 50’s or retired. I will say that the gender ratio skews mostly male for older gamers though. The women I know who are interested in games are all sub 40 (this is just a personal observation, your results may vary)