Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Uncle]

is that the secret difference between era and the bire

is everyone here like yeah my life is going pretty ok, stonks

[Venice]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-life-right-now.813207/?post=118684020#post-118684020

I don't really know where to begin because I'm tired of being a downer.

I'm 43, my husk of a marriage has ended, I get to see my kids four times a year, I'm unemployed, I'm living with my mom in the middle of rural-ass nowhere. All I can do is try not to spiral every minute of every day. I've been trying to distract myself with games and movies and I end up watching and playing stuff that just reminds me how much of a fucking waste I am. How people in the goddamn mushroom apocalypse or whatever have better lives than me. People who know who they are and have goals and aspirations and want to do things and go places and have interests. Or are just dead and therefore don't have to worry about much of anything.

Riddled with ADHD and OCD and anxiety and depression and my whole daily schedule is just structured about what pill I take when. And I stare at the ceiling and wait for something. All I do is wait. Because every time I manage to snap out of this nightmare for even a moment and decide that I'm tired of feeling this way and I'm going to make things happen, I get shot down like a fucking WWII plane and everything I fear gets validated and it resets me for months. So I learned my lesson. I wait for the world to decide if and when a thing gets to happen and then I react to it.

Still living a more successful life than PlanetSmasher 

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

Fuck Ohio and its people (Melody), cut it off from THE STATE

[benji]

Though it won't reach them because we're a "hate site" rather than earnest and honest ombudsmen (and ombudswxmyn and ombudsenbies) just trying to help:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_behavioral_therapy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_emotive_behavior_therapy

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

My life is alright. But it's not worth wallowing in self pity when you live in a first world country. Good friends, McDonalds in walking distance, internet, television, being able to choose not read Benji's tl;dr posts? What else can a person ask for in life?

I guess not being Nepnep is nice too. 

[books]

If one day I read an article about a cult that decided to off themselves, my first thought would be Resetra incel/suicide pact?

And then, why not?

[kaleidoscopium]

48 hours and no posts in the trans genocide sticky thread 

[AldusMoneyPenny]

Melody Shreds on Thursday in "Constructive" reee thread:

I make it a sort of mission to champion trans supporters and expose those with hateful views about trans issues. I don't always do this perfectly but I try my best even while I contend with a debilitating case of bipolar disorder.

I make this post because trans people in this community have not had the nicest history with this place and in fact many have left due to previous issues. I stay because I still somehow think it's possible to make a difference for my trans siblings.

They certainly made a difference in some people's bank balances

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-life-right-now.813207/?post=118684020#post-118684020

There is nothing good in this world.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-life-right-now.813207/?post=118688349#post-118688349

I don't really know where to begin because I'm tired of being a downer.

I'm 43, my husk of a marriage has ended, I get to see my kids four times a year, I'm unemployed, I'm living with my mom in the middle of rural-ass nowhere. All I can do is try not to spiral every minute of every day. I've been trying to distract myself with games and movies and I end up watching and playing stuff that just reminds me how much of a fucking waste I am. How people in the goddamn mushroom apocalypse or whatever have better lives than me. People who know who they are and have goals and aspirations and want to do things and go places and have interests. Or are just dead and therefore don't have to worry about much of anything.

Riddled with ADHD and OCD and anxiety and depression and my whole daily schedule is just structured about what pill I take when. And I stare at the ceiling and wait for something. All I do is wait. Because every time I manage to snap out of this nightmare for even a moment and decide that I'm tired of feeling this way and I'm going to make things happen, I get shot down like a fucking WWII plane and everything I fear gets validated and it resets me for months. So I learned my lesson. I wait for the world to decide if and when a thing gets to happen and then I react to it.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-life-right-now.813207/page-2?post=118691775#post-118691775

2/10

Hate my new job. My friends up here were toxic so I cut them off. My real friends are in a different state. Thats about it.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-life-right-now.813207/page-2?post=118694307#post-118694307

I'm at a zero. I don't want to keep living but I'm too scared to do anything about it. I'm trapped in a cage that I don't want to be in and a change would only benefit me if I were to do anything. No guarantee I'd find happiness on the other side if I took action anyways.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-life-right-now.813207/page-2?post=118698171#post-118698171

I'm not. I'm 48, I'm bi-polar, no college and I don't see how things can realistically get better. The albatross that is my brain disease continues to hold me down. I'm single, alone and I think any opportunity to improve my station in life, to turns things around is non existent. I just wish I had the courage to end everything

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-satisfied-are-you-with-your-life-right-now.813207/page-3?post=118710390#post-118710390

2/10?

I'm the most depressed I've ever been, and I've been depressed for 30 years.
I hate my job, I don't earn enough money to live on, I'm deeply unfulfilled, I tried to pursue my lifelong dream career and failed, and don't know how to recover from that.
Everything just feels like it's steadily getting worse/harder. I have no joy in my life anymore.
The only good thing in my life is my partner and she is close to leaving me because she can't deal with my depression and mood swings any more, it's making her incredibly miserable now I feel torturously guilty about it.

For us, that was a frightfully awful window into the mind of the terminally online.

For Resetera, it was a Tuesday.

[Potato]

i pulled out my 401k savings during covid when they temporarily paused early withdrawal penalties, sold my single family house and combined the funds to get a 2 family where i live on the first floor and rent out the second. Goal is- hoping it will be paid off by the age of retirement, rent both units and move to asia. will it work? who knows. but my math on this path looks more promising than the pennies in comparison in my 401k. my neighbor currently went back to his home country of italy doing the same thing, property management company takes care of his building and sends him a direct deposit after keeping their cut. but best of luck my fellow same strategy retirement warrior, hope i see you at the horizon in 30 years 👋

Solid advice, king

https://www.resetera.com/threads/how-much-do-you-have-saved-for-retirement.813126/post-118672989

[Potato]

My life is alright. But it's not worth wallowing in self pity when you live in a first world country. Good friends, McDonalds in walking distance, internet, television, being able to choose not read Benji's tl;dr posts? What else can a person ask for in life?

I guess not being Nepnep is nice too. 

To crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women?

[FUME5]

My life is alright. But it's not worth wallowing in self pity when you live in a first world country. Good friends, McDonalds in walking distance, internet, television, being able to choose not read Benji's tl;dr posts? What else can a person ask for in life?

I guess not being Nepnep is nice too. 

Tiddies and beer, idiot.

[AldusMoneyPenny]

My life is alright. But it's not worth wallowing in self pity when you live in a first world country. Good friends, McDonalds in walking distance, internet, television, being able to choose not read Benji's tl;dr posts? What else can a person ask for in life?

I guess not being Nepnep is nice too. 

You realize that not responding to Benji is literally violence, right? Benji how are we supposed to feel safe here

[Gamegirl Nostalgia]

The oppressors should never feel safe. 

[Daffy Duck]

48 hours and no posts in the trans genocide sticky thread 

Deserved, they did it to themselves. Nobody gives a fuck about their perceived genocide (which all it boils down to is people not transitioning) with what’s actually going on in the world.

[Polident]

is that the secret difference between era and the bire

is everyone here like yeah my life is going pretty ok, stonks

Live Mas 
            - Taco Bell
                            -TheBore

[Nintex]

We were doing great until Joe Biden killed the Xbox

[AldusMoneyPenny]

Reading that retirement savings thread, it's abundantly clear why they all want to live in a socialist utopia

[Snoopy]

I have a ton of free time but almost none of it is spent on hobbies I truly enjoy. Instead I'm fighting boredom by just mindlessly browsing the web or watching porn or whatever.

[Besticus Maximus]

I think people should be getting very severe bans for wasting their time browsing and masturbating when there's a genocide going on

[Polident]

Once again, getting into a fitness routine would be such a profound improvement on their lives. Don’t even need to go full body fascist and lift weights. I recommend it, but there is no shortage of avenues to approach fitness. Calisthenics, team sports, combat sports, running, yoga, literally just going for walks, etc. 

You don’t really hear about anybody expressing regrets about it. Do you think their fav Chris Pratt ever regrets becoming a fit leading man over the chubby friend of Vince Vaughn and Jason Segal?

[AldusMoneyPenny]

Once again, getting into a fitness routine would be such a profound improvement on their lives. Don’t even need to go full body fascist and lift weights. I recommend it, but there is no shortage of avenues to approach fitness. Calisthenics, team sports, combat sports, running, yoga, literally just going for walks, etc. 

You don’t really hear about anybody expressing regrets about it. Do you think their fav Chris Pratt ever regrets becoming a fit leading man over the chubby friend of Vince Vaughn and Jason Segal?

Pretty sure that's all the same stuff genocidal IDF troopers do, and Gal Gadot taught 

[AldusMoneyPenny]

They literally abuse their female staff.

What's the story with this? And why is it presented as a contrast to ActiBlizz who apparently literally abused female staff?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-pre-order-trailer-ps5-release-date-april-26th-2024.811521/post-118573365

[Uncle]

melody shreds abuses her female staff

[Uncle]

[kaleidoscopium]

Once again, getting into a fitness routine would be such a profound improvement on their lives. Don’t even need to go full body fascist and lift weights. I recommend it, but there is no shortage of avenues to approach fitness. Calisthenics, team sports, combat sports, running, yoga, literally just going for walks, etc. 

You don’t really hear about anybody expressing regrets about it. Do you think their fav Chris Pratt ever regrets becoming a fit leading man over the chubby friend of Vince Vaughn and Jason Segal?

Fellow I know IRL got banned on resetera for suggesting this in a thread where someone described how depressed they were. He was accused of being dismissive of handicapped people or some bullshit for saying take a walk to clear your head 

[clockwork5]

I miss going into those “How’s your life?” or “How’s your retirement fund” threads and gloating that I haven’t wasted my life staring at the ceiling stuck in a web of untreated, self diagnosed mental illnesses and that I’m just, you know, a regular dude with a job, family and some money.

[Besticus Maximus]

A fairly unbelievable username

https://www.resetera.com/threads/strange-job-situation.813447/

Deaf Spacker

Jointed 2017

Which fucking idiot mod approved that one?

[Uncle]

that sounds like an old nintendo manual enemy name

"Deaf Spacker: walks back and forth without a care. He hates bombs!"

[Jansen]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-pre-order-trailer-ps5-release-date-april-26th-2024.811521/page-17?post=118726941#post-118726941

I've got more!

Stellar Blade OT; I like Big Guns And I Cannot Lie
Stellar Blade OT; Asscreed
Stellar Blade OT; TNA Total Nonstop Action
Stellar Blade OT; My Clothes Are Too Tight And I Cannot Scream
Stellar Blade OT; We Are Ashamed Of Our Words And Deeds
Stellar Blade OT; Might As Well Face It We're Addicted To Crack
Stellar Blade OT; Games AS fanService
Stellar Blade OT; Very Bootilicious
Stellar Blade OT; Butt It's A Good Game, Honest
Stellar Blade OT; Talcum In The Middle
Stellar Blade OT; Runs Like Ass
Stellar Blade OT; Gunteus Maximus
Stellar Blade OT; Bottoms Up!
Stellar Blade OT; Incelstuous
Stellar Blade OT; Run And Bum
Stellar Blade OT; Bumrush Cyberfunk

edit - following discussions with my fellow UK posters, I want to express that in no way do I approve of this game or the developer. I find sometimes it's best to meet the ridiculous with the comic. I also like puns, lots of puns.

Any OT should definitely have a label applied filling in someone visiting the issues with the devs, similar to how Cyberpunk had a flag throughout its OT. Not sure it's worth a sticky, though!

It's a shame that what looks like to be a well-designed, interesting title has a creative in charge that just doesn't care how this all looks. And super weird that it's a Sony exclusive.

yeah that is gonna be a ban

we have fun here - reeeeeeesetera