Edit: Hopping off for the night. I'll answer any questions y'all post when I wake up

Edit 2: I'm back

  • Quimby [any, any]
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    2 years ago

    where did you hone your posting power, and how old were you when you first realized you had the gift of power posting?

    • BrookeBaybee [she/her,love/loves]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I started it, but then got hit with the guilt that I feel any time I play video games for more than a few hours, so I stopped. I'd like to finish it if I can ever get past that guilt

      • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        How do you tend to deal with that guilt? Do you just clean house over and over again so that you can maximize your productivity during waking hours until your body gives out?

        • BrookeBaybee [she/her,love/loves]
          hexagon
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          edit-2
          2 years ago

          Here's the fun part: I feel the guilt because my brain says it should be doing something productive, but then it doesnt want to do anything productive. It's a perfect system and my life is fine, thanks for asking.

          I have actually had a few times where my drive to be super productive actually kicked in and I've had to have someone tell me to stop and give my body a break. Those were fun. Protestant work ethic is the best :agony-deep:

          • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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            2 years ago

            I don't know if it will help you any or not comrade, but you deserve to enjoy a video game. Nobody has the right to rob you of some relaxing recreation. And you wouldn't be hurting anybody by spending some time with Kim Kitsurage

          • crime [she/her, any]
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            2 years ago

            Feel free to not answer of course, but have you ever looked into whether or not you have ADHD?

            I thought I was just afflicted with Protestant work ethic disorder for a long time because of that exact experience, but I did a little more digging and turns out that's just cause my brain's reward centers are fucky so I get stuck scrolling even when I want to do something else. Now I get to make an insurance company buy me amphetamines to take every morning

            • BrookeBaybee [she/her,love/loves]
              hexagon
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              edit-2
              2 years ago

              I've suspected. Just haven't really had the time/money to seek an official diagnosis.

              I think I managed well enough in school to avoid anyone really bringing up the possibility, but I definitely fit the pattern of procrastination followed by an intense burst of effort to keep myself afloat followed by burnout.

              Fun story: I almost failed a particular class in high school because I couldn't keep on top of the homework but somehow did better than my friends who were succeeding in the class on the AP exam

              • crime [she/her, any]
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                2 years ago

                Hahaha yeah that's pretty much exactly my experience, I've got a great memory which allowed me to compensate grade-wise for never doing homework or studying in grade school, and that procrastination-allnighters-burnout cycle kept me going through college. I finally got diagnosed during the pandemic since the constant WFH was

                Totally get the time/funds thing though, that kept me from starting the diagnosis process for quite awhile. If you're ever in a spot where you've got the means and are thinking about getting one but need a hand getting started with, it def feel free to @ me, super happy to share my experiences with it. For me it was a lot easier to jump through all the hoops they put in front of treatment for "can't jump through hoops disorder" once I knew what the process was

    • BrookeBaybee [she/her,love/loves]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Going through a rough breakup. Having a hard time feeling like I'm moving in a positive direction, but that's how it goes

      • keepcarrot [she/her]
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        2 years ago

        Damn, I hope you weren't too financially intertwined and stuff. Being able to break away is important

  • Coolkidbozzy [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    who would win in a fight: 1 horse-sized brookebaybee or 100 duck-sized brookebaybees

    • BrookeBaybee [she/her,love/loves]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      I am a fan of the tank (as a tankie) and the laugh, but I do not like the US military. Overall, it's a wash

    • BrookeBaybee [she/her,love/loves]
      hexagon
      ·
      2 years ago

      I unfortunately use Windows, but the next time I get a completely fresh machine, I'm switching to Linux. I just have a huge fear of accidentally deleting something I wanted to keep while trying to switch on a machine I've already been using.

      I like the idea of asking this question in AMAs

  • copandballtorture [ey/em]
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    2 years ago

    What's the deal with getting high and it makes me hungry but also it takes away the discomfort of hunger so i don't eat

          • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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            2 years ago

            you can get rid of the withdrawal headache when you taper your caffeine dose for a while. just as a heads up if you have to do so in the future, i had to stop drinking coffee daily because it gave me really bad acid reflux.

    • Heifer [none/use name]
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      2 years ago

      There’s never enough dopamine hits

      It’s like asking what happens after you count to infinity

    • BrookeBaybee [she/her,love/loves]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Great question. I know that under capitalism, my identity and self-expression are often defined by my consumer choices. The problem? There's too many choices to make! What does this mug say about me? Does my choice of bread reveal any past emotional trauma? These questions and many more lead to choice fatigue in over 62% of adults. But no longer. Now, I use Shopp-y. For the low, low price of 399.95 (plus processing and handling) per month, Shopp-y will make all of your consumer choices for you! That's right, just 399.95 (plus processing and handling) per month! And, if you sign up for a Shopp-y subscription within the next 20 minutes, you can save 5 whole dollars off of your first month. Just go to shopp-y dot com slash i-love-my-trans-comrades to redeem your offer! That's shoop-y dot com slash i-love-my-trans-comrades to save 5 dollars off of your first month with Shopp-y!

  • itsPina [he/him, she/her]
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    2 years ago

    Are computers faster on Saturn? Will computers even work on Saturn or is the gravity or the air or some shit so different it wouldn't even function?

  • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I would be happy for probably fifteen whole minutes if I could make my phone make the "Like!" sound from Death Stranding when I got a message.