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I don't know about anti-mask, but the Asian-owned Laundromat in my area has much looser restrictions than all the other businesses.

For instance, there's a fancy brass-balls cashless Laundromat that opened up in my area. They not only make you wear a mask, but they don't let you congregate inside the Laundromat. Which I understood to be typical virus procedure. But not only that, they want me to pay for a card and then put funds on it. So I'm like "Have my cock for breakfast" and I decided to go back to my old Laundromat owned by the Asian family. That works with good ol' fashioned quarters.

I expected the old fashioned Asian-owned Laundromat to be the same. "Put your stuff in the machine and get out, also wear a mask." So that's what I did. I put my clothes in the dryer and left. Then I came back, and found that my clothes had been taken out of the dryer. And I'm like "Who took my clothes out of the dryer?" And the owner shows up and he's like "Oh I thought you left, why'd you leave?"

And I wanted to say "But... I thought I was supposed to." But I was more thankful that he wasn't a pussy like the fancy new Laundromat.

LuciferSage posted...

Hi, have we met before?

I don't think we have.

Krow_Incarnate posted...

I'm pretty certain you see Lucifer's dick in Dante's Inferno

You can also see his wife in full view, although IIRC the junk is conveniently censored.

No, it can't be censored or covered up by anything.

YoukaiSlayer posted...

Dude theres tons of things that are clearly wrong that aren't illegal. You can legally be quite an asshole. Freedom basically ensures this.

But then how do you define being an asshole?

BUMPED2002 posted...

On consoles I remember "Playboy The Mansion", The Godfather 2, Saints Row The Third, Heavy Rain, Indigo Prophecy, Duke Nukem Forever, MGS Sons Of Liberty, and Dante's Inferno.

I think you're not counting actual nudity. I played Sons of Liberty, there is no actual genitalia in that game. I mean instances where you can actually see dicks. Detailed, unmistakable dicks.

LinkPizza posted...

Shower with dad Simulator and House Party both do, IIRC. Though, I can't remember what they are rated...

Are these actually rated? I don't think Steam shovelware gets rated.

CarefreeDude posted...

Yup complete with bush

I don't remember that at all, and I'm trying to find it. I can only find one penis in Red Dead Redemption 2 and it's not during a sex scene.

Muscles posted...

If a game wanted could they just tell the rating system to go fuck itself and say its unrated like movies?

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There are other restrictions as well, even in the United States. Like I'm pretty sure unless the game is rated M or lower, you can't stream it anywhere.

CarefreeDude posted...

Red dead redemption

Wait a second, does Red Dead Redemption have sex scenes?

They must have full frontal nudity, they must be evaluated by the ESRB, and they must avoid the ESRB's "AO" rating.

And they can't be Cyberpunk 2077.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Legality and morality aren't the same thing. The law for the most part tries to uphold what it believes to be morally correct, but you are right that it sometimes/often fails. It was legal to own slaves in the past, but we see now that that was obviously morally wrong. Saying something is creepy is more of a subjective statement though which isn't necessarily related to legal or moral values anyway.

Then what does it mean for something to be "creepy" if not "wrong?"

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Something legal can still be creepy.

But the law is meant to punish what's wrong. If the law fails to punish it, then that must either mean it isn't wrong, or the law has failed.

Xfma100 posted...

I know everyone has their issues, but this sounds creepy.

But it's not against the law?

The world as it is, maybe I don't wanna be a part of it. Even if there is a vaccine I might just continue to stay inside.

It's no fun saying it if you're allowed to say it.

I like full theatres. If I can't get full theatres, what's the point in going to the theatre? Looks like I stopped watching movies just in time.

SunWuKung420 posted...

Lies.

Have you tried creating multiples alts on an internet forum and pretending to be many different people?

There has to be a goal to sockpuppeting.

Smarkil posted...

I found satisfaction in things that needed to be done rather than things I wanted to do. If someone asked me what my hobbies are, I struggle to answer because I've never really cared about much other than a couple of things. But eventually I started buying property and shit and found satisfaction in the maintenance and care of those properties and getting shit done on a regular basis. I wouldn't say I enjoy it but it keeps me from being bored and I feel like I'm making some kinda difference outside of my regular work.

See, I'm trying to avoid that. Wanting to do something because "If I don't do it, there will be ruin and that would be sad." I wanna actually enjoy what I do.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

What about trying new foods?

I already do that, it's not much to live for.

SunWuKung420 posted...

Have you tried taking up cooking?

Cooking is boring.

blu posted...

I dont want this topic to purge until I read it so bumping

Let me know when you finish reading it.

TaKun782 posted...

Hey OP. Just wanted to chime in here with my own personal experience. We all go through that dark phase in life. At some point everyone does too no matter how happy someone might look. Ive suffered with depression for a decade and im 30 now. Almost killed myself last year because I had my breaking point, and a pointless factory job that felt like I was getting no where. So long story short, I went into therapy with a psychologist. Been doing that for almost two years now and I think it helps... it probably wont for the first while, but its something im glad I have. Its nice to be able to talk about anything because there is some things you cant just tell anyone like being molested when you were a kid, etc.

And as of these days whats going on? Well, not too much. Its always still a struggle. Im still on disability receiving ssi every month which helps and I save every penny of it and live well below my means and im not working but someday I would love to go back into some kind of work! I look on the bright side of things as of now since for one, I dont have to deal with annoying people. I always hate being around people... and I try to congratulate myself on the smallest of accomplishments like painting my first ever Bob Ross style painting I did a month ago.

So, overall... if anything to go by with my experience here is that also dont ever let ayone tell you that you are to old to do this or that. Fuck that shit... I wasnt too old to try to paint a painting for example, but I did it! Its important to have little accomplishments like this to lift you up out of that dark place. I dont have a plan with what I want to do with my life, but thats a good thing I see it as. Its never bad to wait on something than to jump right into it without much thought and research. I once though that back in 2013, I was going to go into the Army but I didnt and thank fuck for that! I wouldnt have done well, now considering my mental illness. I hope this helps though!

Sounds like you're coming along strong.

If you can get together for a riot with people you don't know the health status of, you can get together with family members who you most likely know the health status of. House full of kids who've been going to school, bringing home whatever the hell? And that's somehow less of a concern?

SunWuKung420 posted...

That's not old. There after plenty of things to enjoy and plenty of time left to enjoy them.

I've looked, I can't find any.

ultra magnus13 posted...

You can pick up some tips here

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_School

That was my first stop.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

So the last time you legitimately felt any enjoyment was in your 20's? I am struggling to see how there couldn't be at least one thing you find even slightly fun in your life.

Clinging to desperate optimism that the same potential in my 20s might be found in my 30s. Or my 40s. But now I see that it isn't.

Look at the hopeless, soulless 30 year olds. I'm sickened to see them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzDFKJHczQ8

SunWuKung420 posted...

I disagree. How old are you?

47...

GunslingerGunsl posted...

You don't think video games are fun? I mean, you're on a game website. lol

I'm only on a video game website because it has non-video game related social boards.

SunWuKung420 posted...

What about living bores you?

Nothing is fun, being an old person sucks.

JigsawTDC posted...

You might find some of Mark Manson's writings helpful or insightful. I'll leave two relevant articles to start with:

https://markmanson.net/the-3-paradoxes-of-life

https://markmanson.net/dreams

I gave these articles a read. The first one, doesn't it basically just say "Do things in moderation, don't go crazy?" And the second one, doesn't that just say "Don't pursue fantasies that are dangerous or that you're not willing to put work into? And don't create imaginary versions of people in your head?"

I don't see how these apply to me. I'm willing to put in work.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Do you look old? lol

I'm clearly 47.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Five years still seems like a lot to me. You could probably find a good community college to do what you said in less than a year. (Well maybe not now with the pandemic)

You could not do what I wanna do at a community college, because they have no dorms. I'm tryna live like those Do It For State kids.

JigsawTDC posted...

Go to UC Santa Cruz. We had a woman student in her 40's living in the dorms with a bunch of 20-somethings and she still had a lot of fun partying with us. There was also an older dude in his late 40's to early 50's living in the dorms. He was a bit more private, but he definitely hung out with us and partied with us a bit too. He still wishes me happy birthday every year. Age is just a barrier you're placing on yourself, when in reality most people probably don't care how old you are.

UC Santa Cruz is a possibility, but I need to really narrow it down. Also, I don't wanna be that obvious old guy. I'd like to truly be one of the group. And that's rare in these Do It For State circles. I'm not necessarily saying I wouldn't be welcome, but they'd be like "Who's dad is this?"

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Five years seems like quite a while to scope out a college.

You have to be absolutely certain. I don't wanna show up and encounter a bunch of nerds.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

What are you interested in studying? Do you have any prospective colleges on your mind yet?

YoukaiSlayer posted...

I don't think he cares what he studies. Sounds to me like he just wants that idealized college life of partying and making friends.

@YoukaiSlayer 's got it. I'm looking for the college with the best odds of that.

YoukaiSlayer posted...

Go for it. Either it works or doesn't and if it doesn't you can put it behind you and stop thinking about it.

Out of curiosity though, why is that so much better than making friends with 40 somethings and doing the same thing? I'd think as someone who has lived to 47, you'd probably think most 20 somethings are boring and stupid.

I feel the opposite. I haven't seen anyone my age yet that doesn't look either stuffy and boring, or pathetic in their desperation to cling to youth. Myself included.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

So fun is something completely out of your reach at this point. There hasn't been anything else you've done that you had some fun in the past 5 or so years?

No. I've been spending the past 5 years scouting the best college for me to go back to.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

What do you consider fun?

Being 20-something and making friends/sexual partners in college.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Hmm. What do you think it is causing it then? Is it just that you haven't fulfilled your dreams?

It's because these are boring things, simple as that. But I could put up with it if I got my fair shot at living a fun life.

YoukaiSlayer posted...

Being fulfilled has nothing to do with having fun. It's possible to be both fulfilled and miserable.

If anything to me it sounds like your worry about missing out on the fun things in life by being too old is what is sapping the fun from anything else you could do. You seem to have a pretty concrete idea on what you missed out on and want. Is it really unachievable? Being so focused on something that specific, why not just try for it and get it out of your system? If you can still manage it, great, if not, at least you won't be sitting around with doubts that are IMO you're real impediment to having fun.

You mean go to college as a 47 year old, going on 48 year old, making friends and having sex with people who are well under half my age? If that was practical I would absolutely try it.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

Well it sounds like your crises is centered on a lot of grief at maybe having younger years stolen from you in some way. Coming to terms with that could be difficult. Are there areas of your life where you can find even a small bit of fulfillment now?

No...

YoukaiSlayer posted...

I don't think this is correct most of the time. The fulfillment often comes from a sense of purpose and the sense of purpose is a lot stronger during the journey than at the destination. If anything it's more likely that the fulfillment fades and they become bored after they start living in hollywood hills.

Well that's how it is for me. What I'm upset about is that my current life is boring. To work towards having a fun life is not itself fun.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

This is exactly one of those scenarios that a therapist can help you work through. It's a textbook case of generativity vs stagnation. Doesn't hurt to give it a shot. I guess bibliotherapy could help too. Try looking into selfhelp books, books on existentialism, or mid life crises.

Oh my God, no, no to generativity. Waste of time. Also no to bibliotherapy. I've heard that before. I know what other people do with their mid-life crises, I know lots of old people find "purpose" in guiding the youth. I'm pretty sure that's because those old people at the very least have good memories to look back on.

I can admit, it's a little too much to ask to want to be young forever. But to have never been young ever is unique, and not fixed the same way as everyone else.

Mead posted...

Theres no rules against 47 year olds meeting new people, making friends, and pursuing relationships. Look into any local clubs or groups in your area that get together for hobbies or activities you think you might enjoy, and then just force yourself to introduce yourself and talk to people a little bit

No, it has to be college. I have to do what I would've/should've done in my 20s. If I can't do that, I need to do something that will make me not miss them anymore.

GunslingerGunsl posted...

It's more than just letting you vent and asking open ended questions. Therapists have training in creating a type of relationship that allows for healing and discovery. If it was just open-ended questions, then anyone could do it. I'd suggest just looking into it if you're interested.

Aside from therapy, if you feel following your dreams would give your life meaning, why do the negative things you hear from your friends hold you back?

Following my dreams wouldn't give my life meaning, achieving my dreams would give my life meaning. It would make my life not boring. Someone who wants to live in the Hollywood Hills isn't fulfilled by the journey of working to live in the Hollywood Hills, they're fulfilled by living the life of a person who lives in the Hollywood Hills.

Mead posted...

Maybe a psychoanalyst could help you figure out WHY you keep going back to a place of boredom and lack of fulfillment, and then you can make a plan to try other behaviors or activities to see if theres another way for you to find some joy in life

I'm not going back to a place of boredom by choice, it's just it's not practical for me to do the thing that will fulfill me. What would fulfill me is getting another shot at my squandered youth. My prime years were lost because I didn't know how to do things like make friends or sexual partners. So I didn't have a normal youth. What would fulfill me is if I could go back to college and make friends and sexual partners, like I should've done when I was 20-something. But I can't do that now because I'm 47.

So if I can't do that, I need to do something. I need some kind of consolation or repayment from life that will make me say "I don't mind missing out on my 20s, this makes up for it."

ScritchOwl posted...

If you looking for guidance look to a priest(it doesn't have to be you religion). Generally they have seen or heard enough life experiences to give you an idea. Well unless you see a televangelist then they require more money thatn a therapist to talk to

By "guidance" I don't mean spiritual guidance, I mean someone who will help me achieve something that will make me not feel bored.

ScritchOwl posted...

That was a joke more or less but thats the average therapy session. They let you vent ask an open question. The repeat the cycle until he checks his watch and tells you your time is up.. I dont feel it works for me but some people have to hear how wrong they are before they openly will accept help.

That's a shame then, if that's what therapy is. I have nothing to vent about. I just want guidance.

ScritchOwl posted...

Yeah I know whatcha mean. But why do we feel this way?

Feel what way?

ScritchOwl posted...

Sometimes you just need a sounding board. Its easier to talk out your feelings as long as you think the person is listening rathr than just rationalizing to yourself

I don't need a sounding board, I have the Internet if I just wanna unproductively bitch about my life. Is this really what people mean by "go see a therapist?" That's no help.

I'd like some help with my life. Everything I try out, I get bored with. Not just normal boredom, but a sickening boredom. I feel insulted and robbed that I even give it a chance.

I seek fulfillment. But everyone tells me "You can't have that anymore, you're too old, go see a therapist." What's a therapist supposed to do? I've been to therapy, and what she told me to do was continue to pursue my dreams, despite everyone else telling me I can't have those dreams anymore.

If the Smash community hasn't learned their lesson yet, they deserve this. Nintendo has been protective of Smash tourney governance since 2014. Stop trying to drink their milkshake.

Action53 posted...

Didn't he get kicked off YouTube or something recently?

Nah, he's too big for that.

FreezinIceKirby posted...

It was the VGX awards (2013, I think).

This... might be it. I'm not sure. It feels right.

Bump...

Blightzkrieg posted...

I don't remember this ever happening.

Are you not thinking of Tobuscus hosting a Ubisoft conference?

He wasn't on the stage, he was part of the video package. Did Tobuscus do something like that?

I swear it was PewDiePie. I remember the annoyance in the talkback threads.

Based on how active PotD is nowadays, how often should I bump this? I know some of you had to have seen it too.