Just wait until you get to nuclear chemistry/physics. We use invisible rays, which can kill you, to turn one rock into a different rock, which possibly can kill you. Only if you have studied for many years are you allowed to wield the magic transmutation beams. We create elements not likely seen in nature (possible, but unconfirmed because of their short lives). We create temperatures colder than anywhere else in the universe. We peer at the fundamental forces of nature and then fuck with them.

And it dismisses the time component of self hosting. It’s not going to be zero.

I’m all for it. Makes them easier see. FOR SUPER EEEAAARRRTTTHHH

Why a phone picture? Steam or windows has screen shots.

Oooh my kid is gonna love that meme. He keeps telling me I’m autistic (he’s probably right)

Why do you think you should feel bad for them passing?

Because that’s what’s typical. People typically grieve the passing of their parents.
Because I’m hard wired that way. I want/love/crave family at a base level. I had kids because I love having a family. I’m a family person. I know, intellectually, that my parent is garbage, but I am emotional as well.

And either way - I’m sorry you’re having to go through this, it sucks.

Thanks :)

Isn’t it great? It summarizes what I’ve felt but unable to put a name to.

One is the permanent loss of any possibility of receiving the parental love that every child deserves.
The second is the actual human being that was your parent.

I think it’s the former. I grieved the parental relationship several years ago when I realized it would never change.

You sound like the person in the video that was linked in another reply.

/u/[email protected]
I highly recommend this video, it’s by a therapist who went through a similar thing and he breaks it down very well:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zcRUj8H3rc4

Oh, wow. That’s amazing. My parent isn’t as bad in severity as his mother, but there are a loooooot of commonalities. Wow. It also made me think about my 2nd parent and how they didn’t stand up for me as much as they should have. Wow. I’m gonna chew on this and watch it again.

I can’t find a way to block certain users or entire instances.

Blocking users - go to their profile and block.

I hate the phrase “missed the mark”

Haha, agreed. I love hearing my friends talk about it. I do not enjoy the game.

holy crap, I didn’t even notice. I automatically read it as “you ever”.

Yeah, you remember that futurama episode where the giant amazon women try to snu snu the guys? That awakened something. Here on Lemmy it’s called [email protected].

Welcome to the club. I stopped doing it once I started realizing people weren’t listening, so it’s nice when I can.

Are you cherry picking the good games out of older libraries? I find people do that a lot when remembering. It’s a survivorship bias thing. The good ones get remembered more and the bad one forgotten, so they seem like the population is better.

I haven’t seen him in a while. I should text him.

I find that texting someone something positive is usually well received. “Hey, person, been a while. I was telling someone about that fun time at blah-blah and it reminded me of you. how are things?”

In the vein of what s3rvant said, being vulnerable to anyone is scary because opening up and being rejected or dismissed is terrifying. At least that’s how I feel. I don’t open up to my wife anymore. She’s burned that bridge. I was hesitant on therapists until my 30s. Once I warmed up after a few sessions and realized he wasn’t going to insult me or blame me or leave me because of how messed up I am, it was nice.