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UshiromiyaEva posted...

The reason I started in the first place was the PS5 Beta, because I just wanted something to download and try. I caught Endwalker reveal stream on a whim because someone here made a topic about it and I thought the trailer was cool.

1300 hours later....

God speed.

this is exactly why I dont wanna start it haha

I have a 10 month old and I am trying to get my backlog DOWN

Ill play it eventually tho. I think. I want to. It looks great. It just looks like a lot. 1300 hours is like 3 years of gaming for me.

plus Im knee deep in chained echoes on my switch and midnight suns on my series x right now and I need to play the cyberpunk DLC too

too much shit to play

UshiromiyaEva posted...

It's daunting! It's not like I don't understand. Before playing XIV I completely wrote it off for its genre and KNEW I wouldn't like it. Certainly never expected it would be the best FF game with the best story and characters.

I have the beta downloaded on my series x and fuck me am I nervous to start it

I have a decent sized backlog. It isnt insane but its probably about 400 or so hours

ff14 is so long itll like double slash triple my backlog

Fiop posted...

12 is too high, but I kinda appreciate the jab at Vaan by including Ashe instead, next to the other two protagonists (at least Terra is the closest thing VI has to a protagonist).

i get you play as vaan but ashe is 100% the main

nah

Jeremy517 posted...

No, it dumped because of Coinbase issues

except volume is up

pretzelcoatl posted...

I think there are some waiting to dump near 65k to break even from the last run

looks like this exact thing happened

pretzelcoatl posted...

I think it's a combination of bitcoin etfs and the upcoming halving, but pump and dump could be real

I def think its all of those things.

there has been a lot of talk about how when a halving happens there is a big jump in price so I can see people wanting to jump in

Umm

Pizza Hut (7 years)
little ceasers (3 years)
a research lab at college while doing my masters (1 year)
a teaching job at college after finishing my masters (1 year)
social worker at a community org (3 years)
social worker at a hospital (8 years)
social worker at a family health team (literally just started last week)
private practice (4 years and counting)

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SilvosForever posted...

I think we are witnessing the pump before the dump. If you're up a lot, I'd consider cashing out soon.

itll half.
itll drop
itll go up

this is what it does

Thanks feminism

/s

YoBlazer posted...

I sold my tiny amounts of BitCoin and Ethereum a couple days ago for about $13k. Looks like I sold to early, but I still made a large gain, so I'm happy with my yields. Probably gonna hold onto that $13k and just buy more at the next crash.

good to get out when youre comfy but thats too bad. I think itll be worth a bunch more come summer 2025. Thats my intention to sell window

maybe Im wrong but we will just have to see

I have about 55k total from an 8k initial investment

ellis123 posted...

Once: when it became clear to the average person that it was useless as a currency.

Its corpse, however, continues to be paraded around to this day.

expensive corpse keeps getting more expensive

Board_hunter567 posted...

You're also entirely too dependent on the exchanges not losing all their money which, you know, has happened.

what exactly does this mean? There are so many.

hold you assets in a hard wallet

EndOfDiscOne posted...

All other crypto follow Bitcoin as well. Rarely, Ethereum will lead.

ya this. Discounting the halving because other crypto is going up sort of ignores all of crypto history since other things follow BTC

its following the same cycle as it has followed every window. The halving will happen. It will drop a bit before coming back up to around this level. Then it will shoot up in about a year or so (probably
to around 120k or so based on past precedent) and then will drop down and settle somewhere between where it is now and the peak.

I personally plan on selling sometime before end of 2025. I dont have a lot. About 0.5 BTC and about 3 ETH

Quite a result

Guy saw all those triple captains last game week and trolled us all

ZaziGuado posted...

With the Everton point reduction reduction, it's a real bummer seeing the promoted teams all in the relegation zone. It's depressing to see how wide the gulf is getting between EPL and the Championship, especially as a fan of a yo-yo team currently in the Championship.

craziest thing is all three teams from last year who dropped could all come back up!

ExThaNemesis posted...

Brighton are absolutely focused on the European front, and Manchester United are a laugh riot.

You should be able to finish above at least one of those clubs.

also have an easier schedule than Brighton and Wolves

id be more concerned about Newcastle even tho they are leaking goals right now. they have an easy remaining fixture list

ya it was ridiculous. it wasn't a lot of people but it was def happening

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

No, it's just that when you say women can work now and be independent and therefore men should rise to their new standards, my mind goes to money and education, naturally. That sounds like it's what you're talking about, especially given that women usually prefer someone with their education level or better.

You've finally cleared up what you mean, but that was the natural assumption. I stand by my point but this conversation is tedious and the thread's about to lock anyway so I'm done here

so you misinterpret what I said and create a straw man

then claim Im the one strawmanning

Then when its made obvious that you were the one who was doing so (multiple times and for multiple posts I may add, that you typically ignored) you blame me
for it (even tho when you say women can work now and be independent and therefore men should rise to their new standards, my mind goes to money and education, naturally is anything but natural

and then call the conversation tedious and bounce

coooooool

xGhostchantx posted...

mine is almost 100k more, lol

mine would be damn close to that if she worked full time

ExThaNemesis posted...

I really wanted us to sign Paqueta as cover for Saka/Nelli. He seems so versatile and yeah, one of the better things about Wet Spam.

I still can't believe a lot of your fans wanted Moyes out after the job he did last season.

it wasnt a lot but there were rumblings of emery out after the second Man U loss

i was like its been 2 months of bad form guys relax

edit: not even bad form. Just meh

xGhostchantx posted...

Internet incels would have a mental fucking breakdown if they knew the disparity between the missus and I, lol. probably call me a psyop or some shit.

right. My wife makes a solid 40k more then I do and she only works part time lol

FFDragon posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e6992542.jpg

He literally makes everyone better just by being on the pitch.

hes the source of your entire teams creativity lol

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

That's fair but contraceptives exist. The fact is that women find that risk acceptable all the time...what the fuck man is gonna go through college and get into debt just to get laid? Acting like that's a normal thing to expect men to do is just funny to me

you do realize that poor men get laid all the time right

BoomerKuwanger posted...

If anything the fact that women can have careers means they want something other than wealth from a guy. Golddiggers still exist but they have always existed. "Higher standards" could just mean something as simple as a fun personality. Now that women can be financially independent they aren't going to put up with shitty personalities as much as they might have before. Thinking that "standards" only refers to wealth or physical traits is the kind of reductive thinking that incels fall into

exactly. The immediate jump into thinking that that was what I meant is exactly the issue. This user has on numerous occasions made it clear that they think the only way to get a women is to have money

hence why I sarcasticallly asked them if they thought jay men just buy women

BoomerKuwanger posted...

I'm not gonna go dive through this topic and find the exact context of that post, but pretty sure what is meant by "raised standards" has clearly been communicated as being in reference to the fact that women are now allowed to be independent and thus not reliant on settling with a guy just to have any living standards. You are the one who is making about these meme 666 women (who do exist but are a loud minority that people rightly make fun of a lot [which ironically adds to the perception there are more of them than there really are])

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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Uh, no. Women have casual sex with men all the time. How about you read that again, but in actual context.

yes. With someone who theyve consented to have sex with.

asking someone to consent to have sex with you is not a low ask

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

I've said it like three times, the framing that there are all these men who feel "owed" sex but what women want is just not framed as such.

The original post of your that started this whole waste of everyone's time:

I mean you characterize the men moaning as being entitled right after saying those men are just not good enough now and should improve to the point women want them again? Wtf, how is that fair, lol. It's so much effort to go through college or break into a better career or whatever is being implicitly asked here (it isn't clear) but it's being framed as just what you should be expected to do just to get someone to touch your pp. Just wanting pp touched is out of line though? It makes no sense

heres your problem. I never once said what has changed about female standards but you jumped to a conclusion about what I meant and ran with it.

HylianFox posted...

Funny thing is, it is probably not that big (if you know what I mean)
>_>

I know it wasnt your intention but comments like these contribute to the toxic masculinity that we are trying to counter here

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Casual sex is a pretty low ask,

casual sex requires consent from all parties

Youre literally suggesting that women shouldnt take their consent seriously because fucking some random dude is a low ask

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

In what way? I've never seen this irl, ever. I've seen men express frustration that they're wasting their time with someone who isn't gonna give them sex, sure. Never seen it said that they deserve it and are owed it. Unless you're including rapists in this discussion I guess.

Ive seen it a lot. Im a therapist.

a good example is men who think its a good idea to try and instill some kind of point system in their relationship so that when they do some house work they get points they can spend on sex

Ive seen this before. More than once. This is entitlement.

Ive worked with men before who think that they should be getting laid at least once a week. When asked why they respond with because thats her job

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

The standard for what qualifies as ridiculous is the double standard. Casual sex is a pretty low ask, going through college, etc. (whatever is entailed by "rising up to womens' new standards", which I can only assume includes that) is a big one. I'd think the bigger ask would be the one seen as less reasonable but apparently, no

have sex with me even though you dont want to

no

omg its not that big of an ask

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Actually I've spent this thread pointing out the double standard that men complaining about not getting sex is considered entitled while women wanting generally all-around better men is well-tolerated.

lmao no you havent. Youve spent all thread pointing out that women want rich 6 foot tall men to fuck is well tolerated even tho no one has suggested as such

Im mostly just confused as to what your point is I guess Giblet

youre hyper focused on my straw man when you are arguing against a double standard that no one has really suggested is fine

no one thinks entitled women who only want to have sex with some 666 guy is a reasonable thing and should be championed as the type of men all men should strive to be

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

I did already address this, though. It's a strawman, no one is saying "I exist. Sex now."

many men absolutely feel entitled to sex. you don't have to say that exact thing in order for that to be true

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

that's not the equivalent. Relationships are.

sorry what? i am legit not following this in any way. are we talking about relationships or sex, because you've been bouncing back and forth

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Right but what's considered ridiculous? That's what you keep missing. The woman wanting 6 feet, 6 figures, 6 inches or whatever might be considered to be out there. A man just wanting someone who is willing to f*** him is seen as equally entitled? That's the double standard I'm referring to.

you're missing a part of the conversation though, unsurprisingly at this point

there is no double standard at all in any way here. both are ridiculous

SecretBase posted...

That's still better than nothing ever.

and this

right here

is the issue

SecretBase posted...

And unfortunately an all-out scumbag is more likely to be successful than an all-out doormat.

successful in what way? attracting equally toxic people and having sex with them?

SecretBase posted...

Willingness to submit - They're taught that women just want a nice guy, instead of all those cruel guys preying upon them. That's fine for guys who are nice and have other traits that actually do attract women, but many focus all their efforts on simply being well-behaved and adhering to everything women directly request,

like this isn't "being nice"

this is being a pushover and lacking boundaries.

work on being assertive

Umbreon posted...

So um...

That quote asked if you think men just straight up buy women. Your response wasn't a rejection of that, as you asked if pezz was denying whatever or not women find wealth attractive.

That doesn't give off a "You're being silly" tone. It comes off a lot more like you're trying to suggest that it's true. If you thought that statement was foolish, you did a poor job establishing it.

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Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

My point was only that there's a narrative that there's a "men feeling entitled to sex" epidemic

who said it was an epidemic?

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

meanwhile women wanting xyz from men is never framed the same way

again, i addressed this, which for some reason you seem to be ignoring.

Men who feel entitled to sex feel entitled to sex for simply existing. They feel that they should get sex from women simply because.

Women who want xyz from men in the context of a relationship. Not in the context of simply sex. What are women expressing that they are "entitled to" when it comes to sex? Consent? someone they are attracted to? It's literally the exact same expectation that men have. And if it isn't, i dont know why you or anyone would take that female seriously. Why would you spend any time engaging with a woman who has a laundry list of shit you need to do/have/be in order to fuck you.

Women want to date a man with xyz because they want to form a lasting partnership with someone who can help to take care of them, their potential children, their home, etc. And women who do have extremely toxic ideas of what they should be getting from a man without putting any effort into the relationship are 100% ridiculed just as a man would be

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Are you denying that women find wealth attractive?

are you denying that men don't? Finding something attractive doesn't mean the entire dance of sex or forming a lasting relationship with someone is centered around that thing

SecretBase posted...

but some men's genuine nature is so far from traditional masculinity that it's impossible for them to still attract women this way. They are passive and timid to the core, do not approach women or escalate anything with them,

passivity is a communication tactic that is learned though. it isn't innate

SecretBase posted...

but some guys follow the advice to the letter and just don't flirt with women ever and only ever try to get intimately involved with friends they've spent ages getting to know as people

sorry but this sounds like you think that some men don't flirt with women ever because they are told not to sexualize them. i'd argue it's because they have low self esteem and are terrified of rejection. that's what i've noticed

SecretBase posted...

Willingness to submit - They're taught that women just want a nice guy

being nice isn't the same as being passive and lacking boundaries

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Yeah that's a great point actually, and another reason acting like men are failing is ridiculous. Older guys had a decade+ head start to establish themselves, it's not actually possible to compete with that.

you really seem to think that men just....buy women

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

I didn't see that post I guess. Your argument is bunk though because a lot of men don't want a relationship, just sex. I mean certainly if you're talking about a man who thinks they're owed sex, you're already making that concession. The two statements are indeed equivalent because both sides aren't getting what they want, that's the important point. Acting like it's out of line to complain about sexlessness but not a whole echelon of men failing to exist is peak clowntown

you seem to have lost the plot

your entire point was that women feel like they are "owed" something RE a lifestyle. I said women participate in that while men simply want sex because they exist.

most women aren't expecting a man to just give them a lifestyle without putting any effort into it

you seem to be engaging with this in some weird capitalistic exchange where men get sex for providing women money

not all relationships are a sex work exchange

BloodMoon7 posted...

Hm maybe. I feel like I have less issues than you'd expect considering that time of my life. Even my depression isn't bad enough that I can't function.

just so you know i edit'd my post :)

and ya...same lol

I was highly suicidal and completely functioning from about 14-26

BloodMoon7 posted...

Men make me uncomfortable because I've had bad experiences with them starting with my father who would beat me, belittle me and spread hateful ideas to me towards basically everyone you can be hateful towards.

yup

and this is very very very likely to be the root of what your issues are RE yourself, self esteem, depression, and dating

im connecting to myself here so it certainly might not track but my relationship with my father was a massive component of my own depression. He wasn't what you were describing, but going to therapy with male therapists allowed me to start to feel comfortable expressing my emotions in front of men

this helped too

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/I-Dont-Want-to-Talk-About-It/Terrence-Real/9780684835396

BloodMoon7 posted...

Oh you meant for my low self-esteem. I thought you meant for my depression. All my therapists were pretty, that's about all I took away from my sessions sadly, I'm still depressed.

go to a male therapist

SecretBase posted...

Modern men have been raised with more passive traits than previous generations. That highly complicates their dating prospects.

again though. what does this mean. you continue to skate along the surface of what it is you are trying to say and make it my responsibility to infer what you mean

what passive traits? why do those traits complicate their dating prospects?

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

I rarely hear diva s*** from women who are 30+ irl, tbf.

probably why rates of sex among those aged like 30+ is way higher than people under, tbh

this is why i said "go to therapy"

most men who are stuck in this way of thinking have low self esteem and are entrenched in inner shame