Commonly discussed topics you don't care about

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Cheese

This x 1000


Hate Golf

They should turn all the golf courses in Calgary into affordable housing units.

Like Harvest Hills but for poor people.

[Engine09]

Not a topic, but I scroll right past any threads where people are trying really hard to be funny. Posters who think they're hilarious and always have to type up the same hack quips.

I've been visiting this site everyday for well over 15 years and can't remember laughing once. Perhaps I listen to far too many comedy podcasts and radio shows, any attempt at humour here is pretty piss poor in my opinion. I always imagine a lot of Big Bang Theory and Friends type of people thinking this place is hilarious.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Engine09

Not a topic, but I scroll right past any threads where people are trying really hard to be funny. Posters who think they're hilarious and always have to type up the same hack quips.

I've been visiting this site everyday for well over 15 years and can't remember laughing once. Perhaps I listen to far too many comedy podcasts and radio shows, any attempt at humour here is pretty piss poor in my opinion. I always imagine a lot of Big Bang Theory and Friends type of people thinking this place is hilarious.

That's strange. I find all of your posts hilarious.

[btimbit]

To be fair, the last time I tried to be funny I almost got banned

[CaptainCrunch]

proctology exams, especially ones done by aliens with 7 jointed fingers

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by btimbit

To be fair, the last time I tried to be funny I almost got banned

Give it another go.

Let’s see what you have.

[activeStick]

Originally Posted by Engine09

Not a topic, but I scroll right past any threads where people are trying really hard to be funny. Posters who think they're hilarious and always have to type up the same hack quips.

I've been visiting this site everyday for well over 15 years and can't remember laughing once. Perhaps I listen to far too many comedy podcasts and radio shows, any attempt at humour here is pretty piss poor in my opinion. I always imagine a lot of Big Bang Theory and Friends type of people thinking this place is hilarious.

Not even Crazy Bacon Legs?!

[Swift]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

proctology exams, especially ones done by aliens with 7 jointed fingers

Who are you hanging out with where that's a commonly discussed topic?

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Swift

Who are you hanging out with where that's a commonly discussed topic?

Clearly you're not in his age group.

[Cappy]

Has anyone mentioned watches?

I don't get it. I have one nice watch that was a gift. People see it and immediately think im a "watch guy" and start talking about watches and showing me theirs. I do not care. It's ######y.

also sneakers are a thing that people accumulate now? WTF?

[Inglewood Jack]

I find this thread nearly indistinguishable from the Grinds My Gears one. it's not that easy to separate what you really don't care about from what irritates you every time it's mentioned.

[FurnaceFace]

How former Flame players are doing now or more specifically inferring there is a the correlation that since they are doing x on their new team that would have also applied had they stayed. I’m fine with “oh look, former Flame is now doing well, good for him.” but that isn’t often the point of the discussion. I’m assuming this is going on in a certain recent trade thread that I have not ventured into...

[zamler]

Originally Posted by btimbit

To be fair, the last time I tried to be funny I almost got banned

Try again you're bound to get it right.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Looch City

"adults talking about video games" lol, that's like most boomer thing I've heard thus far in this thread.

I find it strange when middle aged people haven't outgrown video gaming as their #1 past time activity.

We've all been there... helplessly addicted, 5AM, dripping with hand sweat, disheveled, legs asleep and every crevasse peppered with cheeto crumbs.

But at some point in life don't you look out a window and think "I'd like to do real stuff, out there"?

To each their own, but I guess I just outgrew it... or wanted more than cheap dopamine hits from leveling up in a simulation that doesn't actually exist.

It would be nice to not want more than that.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

We've all been there... helplessly addicted, 5AM, dripping with hand sweat, disheveled, legs asleep and every crevasse peppered with cheeto crumbs.

Never been there. Nerds!

[WhiteTiger]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

I find it strange when middle aged people haven't outgrown video gaming as their #1 past time activity.

We've all been there... helplessly addicted, 5AM, dripping with hand sweat, disheveled, legs asleep and every crevasse peppered with cheeto crumbs.

But at some point in life don't you look out a window and think "I'd like to do real stuff, out there"?

To each their own, but I guess I just outgrew it... or wanted more than cheap dopamine hits from leveling up in a simulation that doesn't actually exist.

It would be nice to not want more than that.

I often ask this, when this sort of debate comes around. Can you please list the approved "adult" hobbies then?

[Wood]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

But at some point in life don't you look out a window and think "I'd like to do real stuff, out there"?

To each their own, but I guess I just outgrew it... or wanted more than cheap dopamine hits from leveling up in a simulation that doesn't actually exist.

It would be nice to not want more than that.

Wouldn't anything like movies, TV, books, watching sports etc all fit this argument?

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Wood

Wouldn't anything like movies, TV, books, watching sports etc all fit this argument?

In a sense. I guess it's about everything in moderation. If you had video games, but also books, shows, hobbies and outdoor activities, you'd be getting a healthy balance of fun, physical activity, cultivating skills and acquiring knowledge.

I just get concerned about friends who I know binge on games and Netflix solely, and have taken it even further than normal through the pandemic. Maybe cause I've been there, and after enough over-indulging it just feels wasteful after the fact. Maybe those people are wired differently and don't mind it. And that's fair. But I just couldn't.

I'm thinking if you have a good balance of things then it's easy to feel good about how you spend your time and what you're getting out of it.

I know some people who approach games like a story and invest in the narrative of the games, so that's an interesting perspective as well, and adds an element to the experience.

[PepsiFree]

It’s probably pretty easy to feel good about how you spend your time if you enjoy how you spend your time, based on your own standards, and not anyone else’s.

[DownInFlames]

I suddenly realized I don't care about threads where people ask strangers random, personal questions.