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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

"Digging a hole" is more of a metaphor. Could also be applied to putting a lot of effort and time into any craft that looks and sounds meaningless on the surface. I work on an open-source game engine for at least a decade (to save myself, usually I only work a few hours on it at once), but I'm also looking into building my own guitar pedals, and maybe once I can start making headless guitars out of carbon fiber and with neodymium pickups, the ultimate sacrilige against guitar traditionalist snobs.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe, but as a young lad I had a weird drive to dig holes in dirt. I always bugged my parents but they never let me. Then one year I dug a bunch of post holes working for my dad. Now I think dirt is fine where it currently is.

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 2 points 2 hours ago

oh yep that'll do it.

I wanted to chainsaw a tree as a kid. Now that ive climbed a tree as an adult and chopped its limbs off whilst hoping the chain doesn't snap - I'm done.

Back to planting, and nurturing thanks

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 7 points 16 hours ago

Pretty sure the top image is the last stand of the Thunder warriors from 30k. The emperor's treason shall not be forgotten, FOR THE WAR MASTER!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I'm gonna be honest, the digging a hole Isekai was pretty good

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Which one? Isekaied people be diggings holes quite often.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

i don't remember. something about powering up by digging holes. maybe he had to jump to the moon?

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Best part is you can have all three: Dig a hole to moleman territory in winter, get into a desperate final stand against the moleman warriors crawl out and bleed to death in the snow. Wet dream material.

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

but the moleman warriors can use your own tunnels against you 🤔

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago

What do you think the last stand is for? Its a self fulfilling prophecy.

[–] morto@piefed.social 45 points 1 day ago (7 children)

None of them checks out. My fantasy is being able to provide a small community in a post-collapse society with crafting, engineering, and knowledge

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

That just sounds like digging a hole with extra steps

[–] unrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.works 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So... Leading a small community in a last stand against all odds? (Incl digging a hole [well / latrine.])

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago

Doesn't have to be a well or latrine, could be earthen works, running water pipes, or the corpse hole.

[–] cdipierr@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

Engineering infrastructure? Like foundations and wells? Sounds like you're number three my brother.

And if the wolves come knocking at your community's door, maybe number one.

[–] grranibal@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

He’ll yeah! Same

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 1 points 19 hours ago

Oh yeah. My knowledge of how to make 3 perfectly flat surface plates will rebuild the origins of precision.

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[–] Jayjader@jlai.lu 19 points 1 day ago

One of my favorite parts about being fluid is feeling like "male fantasy" and "female fantasy" memes are made for me. This is definitely no exception!

[–] hayvan@piefed.world 91 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Three types of guys: The Orcs, the Elves and the Dwarves. They are not mutually exclusive.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

Halflings: Boobs!

Dwarf by trade, Orc by the grace of God, Elf by the way you hear other hillbillies talk

I am the One

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 day ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

The middle drawing appears to be the end scene of Bladerunner 2049 where the protagonist lies on the concrete steps, not a field.

https://youtu.be/bqFwDapu23w?t=3m50s

Meme is 0/10 literally unplayable

EDIT - Added spoiler tag. Also Snape killed Dumbledore

pls spoiler tag

[–] verdare@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was going to say the same thing! Probably should spoiler tag that, though.

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[–] ZeroPoke@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For anyone who is like yeah diggy hole.

Highly recommend the game Out of Ore. Not only do you diggy big holes. You do it with heavy equipment.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2009350/Out_of_Ore/

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 2 points 1 day ago

Is it a real game or is it some streamer slop?

[–] groet@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago

Nah that's the same fantasy: dig hole, dig to deeply and to greedily, defend against what you awakened, heroic last stand, noble sacrifice, bleed out on snow knowing you saved everyone else.

Find a stick for life

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Where is "watching trains"?

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago

Lol wtf? Are you a foamer?

Thats autism, so dwarves. Or elves. In this case, dwarves.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What is the original from? I like the art style

[–] Smorty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 1 day ago (4 children)

reminds me of....

SPOILER for game journey by thatgamecompany

image of two characters on a very cold snowy mountain slowly walking towards the light at the top of it

gosh.... what a gud game..,. luv it,.,. <3

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[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I long to understand the science behind why the second one appeals to me so much lmao

[–] bestagon@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

As a fellow #2, I think it’s the melodrama

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Everyone dies. Not everyone gets to die looking cool as fuck.

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[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Could be all three in that order: successful last stand that you give your life for ending up with you bleeding out in a snowy field while trying to dig a grave for you and the loved one you lost in the battle

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago

Maaaaaaaan, the last thing I'd want to do while bleeding out in a snowy field is digging a grave.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago

I'm not like that anymore, I do as a matter of fact, just want to dig holes in peace.

[–] Arigion@feddit.org 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 8 points 1 day ago

I love the opening lines of the first verse:

Brothers of the mine, rejoice!
Sing, sing, sing with me
Raise your pick and raise your voice!
Swing, swing, swing with me

[–] bownage@beehaw.org 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hole digging is just really fun

Even more fun when you've got MACHINES

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 day ago

Fuck me. I bought that recent game about digging a hole and I am still ashamed of how much fun I had with the simple concept of digging deep.

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