=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────── I feel like I play roughly the same amount of video games during the work day as the average software developer. Does that mean I'm qualified? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/5239 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── I play video games to help me think just like programmers play video games to help them sleep ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/4598 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned │ └───────────────────────┘ I'm gonna play a fucking video game because I like video games and it's important to relax ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/5441 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── I just really like video games I guess?? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4388 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I'm sorry, but you can't play any more video games for a while. No more spending time on hobbies. When you meet, discuss what needs you see and how to fulfill them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/610 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I'm sorry, but you can't play any more video games for a while. No more spending time on hobbies. When you meet, discuss what needs you see and how to fulfill them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3008 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── when I play games, the theme only matters when it's being sold to me. after, once I start playing, I stick around if the mechanics are good. hence, why I loooooove video games but spend like 30$ on them every 6 months ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5793 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── I posted my words text file all over the c it y today. not sure why. maybe I'm tired of this course and I don't want to let anyone down? Maybe I don't know what to do yet. Maybe nobody works with me because everyone's keeping it on the DL or whateverr? ... anyway enough typing, I'm going to go play a video game. like god intended. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/4894 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── if you play any of my favorite games, there's a chance we've played together ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/5488 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────── okay ttyl I gotta go play video games I guess >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5353 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────── some of my favorite games are behind me and I can't describe how happy I am to have known here ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4336 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── gonna play more video games, currently have 11 tabs of written posts open in my browser... (okay a few of them get a little off-topic, but hey I have ADHD what do you expect of me) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/97 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-110 Exactly! I play games to practice strategy and empathy, not to stand triumphant over a virtual foe. Why should I care for the lessons of others when mine so often go unlearnt? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3810 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── doing my best to get at least one bugfix or feature done per day on my video-game mod. I think the regularity and discipline could do me well. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/1162 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── There are some games that I play where I am struck by the thought that "wow, this game was made by programmers" and often, they are among my favorite games to play. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/20 --- ═══════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-30 What does "just like dark souls" mean to you? When people say that they usually mean it's timing/reflex based, kinda hardcore, and based on memorizing boss patterns. Which imho isn't all that useful of a description because lots of games are like that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/2957 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: capitalism │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-883 right, like the games the rest of us play aren't good enough for you? need to toy with our lives a bit to really get into the flow? yikes ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #17 bluesky#4 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────── what if I played a video game ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1539 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I like to play healers in MMOs because my power fantasy is helping people ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4072 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── I like games that test my reflexes I also like games that test my wit but most of all I like games that test my patience with strategy ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/1374 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-950 heh somehow I managed to die inbetween games? yeah that checks out ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ |