Yes but liver disease is expensive.

Poor.

I agree, but don’t let it distract you from how much capitalism sucks balls comrade

I’m not trying to give up as well, just want to reduce it. I did try a four week break from it (made it to 2 weeks) and it did reduce the amount of time I spent on it from that point forward. So I might have to do another one of those.

What part of all this is toxic? Who said I don’t have hedonistic tendencies?

I watch porn. I just waste several hours a week on it. Trust me, I’m going to keep watching porn. I just want to timeblock it a little better, improving my relationship with it.

Maintaining this kind of lifestyle will likely result in burnout sooner or later.

Which ones exactly do you think contribute to burnout? Because as I read through it, I can’t think of a single one that does. Maybe journaling if you do it every single day (I don’t).

“Don’t hate the player, hate the game.” – Karl Marx

This doesn’t necessarily mean they’re not being impartial.

If a side’s position is the truth, they’re going to support impartiality, because they want the truth to be spread, which supports their side.

TikTok is probably about to start moderating heavily in favour of a pro-Israel/anti-Palestine bias, just like other Western social media platforms. It’s possible that all a startup would have to do is not do this to secure funding from Palestinian investors.

My only question is whether they’ll allow progressive types on their platform long-term.

Elucidate, thanks?

Things that helped;

• Blocking Lemmy and Reddit on my phone, and limiting time browsing the News
• Delete social media apps from the phone
• Switching from diet sodas to just cold water
• Reducing coffee from 4 a day to 0-1 a day
• Get diagnosed for ADHD and get on Vyvanse
• Eat high fibre, starting the day with oats/fibre
• Meditating
• Journaling, with weekly review of how I progressed towards my goals
• Cutting back on smoking weed to once every other month

What I’m still working on;

• Cut down on time browsing porn. I’ll probably binge porn for an afternoon once a week or two. Still too much.
• Consistency in the gym. I’ve had a lot of life altering events happen recently, so I’m trying to get back on the ball.
• Just vegging out on the computer while at home. I should be doing things like writing, reading, or exercise. But instead I sit here and type out long comments while my meds kick in. :)

Expound, please?

If we were talking about stuff like healthcare, food, housing, electricity, clean water, public transit, or access to information, I’d be on the same page.

But this is a luxury hobby. And with luxury hobbies, there’s usually some flexibility. You don’t need a high-end PC to play games. You can run plenty on a lower-end setup, try different genres, or even step away from PC gaming altogether.

You could have friends over for a tabletop game, go for a run, hit the gym, or try something like rock climbing. There are lots of ways to spend your time without needing top-tier gear

I’m going to tell my kids this is GMO

Chill out bro, but I agree.

Please.

How is mastodon these days?

Wet your whistle boyo

clears throat

It’s okay Quinn, I’d give you a second shot :)

Nissan gave heaps of money to Japan’s facists for their colonies. Look up “comfort women” if you want to know what was done with the money.