Jrockwar

I think this might be the first time I find the right words to say this. Also it's probably not the right thread but if I try to make a post I'll lose motivation and not write this, so... Since we're in an ADHD sub, here we go.

It irks me when people say I physically can't get off the sofa and do things. Because no, there's nothing physical preventing us. There's no barrier, there's no muscle weakness, our neurons haven't stopped telling our legs to work. We're mentally blocked instead (as evidenced, for example, by the fact that we might be able to get up to go get more crisps, while moping and feeling useless all the way to the kitchen and back).

Our mind, and by this I'm talking about the area of the brain that controls executive function, it's refusing to either put together a plan (10:04 am - get up, 10:05 am - clean kitchen) or might know the plan but refusing to execute it and send the commands to another part of the brain.

I think when people say "I physically can't move", neurotypicals roll their eyes and don't understand, because there's nothing at a physical level actually preventing an able-bodied individual to move, and they make the mental shortcut to "this person is lazy".

Sorry about the rambling. TL;DR: I think we need better wording to explain this to people who don't experience it, as we're blocked mentally, not physically.

I don't agree - to me, it feels the article is not about generations but about society. For example, take the fact that right now aesthetics are shaped by algorithms, and anyone from any generation needs to tailor their photography to what the algorithm likes. This is not a "gen z bad, millennial good" complaint - this is cross-generation and the complaint here is "we're all letting corporations dictate our tastes like never before".

The other points such as FOMO, Monetization of human relationships (influencers), can be similarly linked to social interactions being primarily corporate controlled.

I don't think it's fair to dismiss those issues as "things young people like", nor to put the blame on them and say "these issues are caused by how young people interact socially".

FOMO is a genuine cause for anxiety and it's a direct consequence of a modern society where social media exists - not something that Millenials, Gen Z or Gen Alpha like or are responsible for.

I would say it's mostly because of ADHD that I prefer digital. I don't lose it, it doesn't turn into clutter, I can take it with me without having to remember (e.g. on the steam deck or switch)...

There's the downside of publishers sometimes removing access to the content, but that's more of a downside of bad actors rather than digital explicitly - people who bought The Crew as a physical copy still lost access because ubisoft sucks, not because it was digital.

I mean it's your money, but if you already have a portable handheld with better screen, better battery, and that can run the whole of the steam catalogue... why spend $450 (or whatever) on the Mario Machine, is it just for the exclusives?

It's not. Read again.

What are you smoking?

Maybe do some self reflection first? You're missing their point and it's bigger than Saturn.

It's a bit too close to the old MasterCard logo for me, but still cool.

Nice, it even comes with a happy coronavirus logo!

Only 6M €? For an event of that size that feels a lot cheaper than I would have thought.

Terrible headline. It sounds like Poundland is fully going away, rather than them closing some shops and cutting the unprofitable fluff such as the clothing line (which is what the article says).

Isn't this satire?