Take care of your teeth (I didn’t listen early enough, but luckily I started before things got too bad)
Don’t keep get caught stealing bullshit from the mall in high school, because it’ll lock you out of jobs in which you’d be able to embezzle way more money than you could ever steal in lipgloss and earrings. (Caveat, this was perfect advice for me: it clicked in my brain and got me to stop stealing as a kid, and by the time I actually did have a job where I could have embezzled a lot, I was good enough at long term thinking not to. I don’t think it’s necessarily universally good advice, because actually following it would be bad, but my dad knows me pretty well. It was also most effective in conjunction with the next one).
You might be smarter than each cop on the police force, but you’re not smarter than all of them together, so don’t commit crimes serious enough for them to discuss your case as a department.
Never willingly get in a cop car.
If someone’s being passive aggressive or asking you to do anything fishy, just behave as if you take what they’re saying completely earnestly and play dumb about any discrepancies (for example “oh, I’m sorry, I thought you asked me to do it like this last week. Would you mind if I write it down exactly and post it on the wall so I don’t forget next time?”)
If you can’t sleep and you really need rest, keeping your eyes closed and laying still for several hours will help you a lot more than reading or watching tv for several hours. (This is good advice for two reasons. It’s true, if I miss one night of sleep, but rest my eyes and body completely for eight hours instead, it feels like I’m at about 70% performance, whereas I’d be at about 40% if I stayed up all night doing something even moderately active. Additionally, doing that often puts you to sleep on its own.
I do have the game (and don't like star wars. But cmon, it was $4). I thought it would be more like dark souls. Remember putting it down because the opening "tutorial" was more climbing, wall running and jumping, which is not a dark souls thing. (But now I LOVE sekiro with all of those things. Maybe I give it a second chance. If EA is happy with Linux)
All jokes aside, if I had control of my internet, I would 110% set up PiHole, torrent all my games, and pay the devs via GOG, donations, or Steam. ( I hate ticking the box that says "hey, you don't own this game. You just own ACCESS to this game" every time I get something through steam. )
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idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 63 pts · 119d
The actual advice my dad gave me, which I regularly remember: there’s no good price for something you don’t want.
diffaldo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 119d
Thats a great advice.
idiomaddict@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d
He’s had a few gems:
Take care of your teeth (I didn’t listen early enough, but luckily I started before things got too bad)
Don’t keep get caught stealing bullshit from the mall in high school, because it’ll lock you out of jobs in which you’d be able to embezzle way more money than you could ever steal in lipgloss and earrings. (Caveat, this was perfect advice for me: it clicked in my brain and got me to stop stealing as a kid, and by the time I actually did have a job where I could have embezzled a lot, I was good enough at long term thinking not to. I don’t think it’s necessarily universally good advice, because actually following it would be bad, but my dad knows me pretty well. It was also most effective in conjunction with the next one).
You might be smarter than each cop on the police force, but you’re not smarter than all of them together, so don’t commit crimes serious enough for them to discuss your case as a department.
Never willingly get in a cop car.
If someone’s being passive aggressive or asking you to do anything fishy, just behave as if you take what they’re saying completely earnestly and play dumb about any discrepancies (for example “oh, I’m sorry, I thought you asked me to do it like this last week. Would you mind if I write it down exactly and post it on the wall so I don’t forget next time?”)
If you can’t sleep and you really need rest, keeping your eyes closed and laying still for several hours will help you a lot more than reading or watching tv for several hours. (This is good advice for two reasons. It’s true, if I miss one night of sleep, but rest my eyes and body completely for eight hours instead, it feels like I’m at about 70% performance, whereas I’d be at about 40% if I stayed up all night doing something even moderately active. Additionally, doing that often puts you to sleep on its own.
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 35 pts · 119d
"But Jedi fallen order is like $4?"
"Do you even like star wars?"
"Its $4 though"
grandma@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 118d
EA launcher required ok nvm
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d
I do have the game (and don't like star wars. But cmon, it was $4). I thought it would be more like dark souls. Remember putting it down because the opening "tutorial" was more climbing, wall running and jumping, which is not a dark souls thing. (But now I LOVE sekiro with all of those things. Maybe I give it a second chance. If EA is happy with Linux)
grandma@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 117d
EA launcher usually works under Linux. But Ill just pirate it since then I won't have to put up with it.
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 117d
But... Its $4 tho... /s
All jokes aside, if I had control of my internet, I would 110% set up PiHole, torrent all my games, and pay the devs via GOG, donations, or Steam. ( I hate ticking the box that says "hey, you don't own this game. You just own ACCESS to this game" every time I get something through steam. )
But we can all dream. Right?
basxto@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 119d
I’m still waiting for Cyberpunk 2077 to be 90% discounted
HuePony@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 119d
If only it would be "available to buy in your region"
winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 118d
🏴☠️ all regions unlocked
apotheotic@beehaw.org · 22 pts · 119d
Even if you do like something, what about the 100+ games you already own that you want to play?
em2@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 119d
How dare you.
apotheotic@beehaw.org · 5 pts · 119d
I've managed to work away at my backlog, finally, because I stopped buying games willy nilly. It has been incredibly fulfilling. Try it!
basxto@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 119d
I still wanna have this cool looking pixel art game, I’ll never play. (I only stopped because I’m broke)
RamenJunkie@midwest.social · 5 pts · 119d
100+?
WTF amature hour nonsense is this?
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 119d
They're fermenting
deus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 119d
But what about the thousands of games I do not own yet that I want to play?
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 119d
Heresy! I'm going to play all those games! Some day....
MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 119d
0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 119d
"I'll play them when I get a better PC."
RAM/GPU/Storage prices go up, hope of a new PC goes down.
But my library is lit, tho.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 119d
I'm waiting for the Steam Machine. Any day now.
Ardyssian@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 119d
You'll need a backlog for retirement
InvalidName2@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 119d
Very timely advice. Only a month or so after the Spring Sale or only almost a year until the next!
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 119d
It applies to the Summer Sale as well. Which is coming up fast. And with it...
The Cube
5in1k@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 118d
Nothing is cheaper than not buying the thing in the first place.
rockerface@lemmy.cafe · 5 pts · 119d
You can save 100% of the item's price by not buying it! It's another thing if you wanted to get it but the price was just a bit too high.
basxto@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 119d
But I saved so much money on games I’ll never play!
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social · 4 pts · 119d
Lying ass space colonizer, my unplayed Steam library has sentimental value
Deep@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 119d
Ahm.