Ask Lemmy

I have a Tesla that, for financial reasons, I can't get out of for another couple few months and while it is one of my favorite cars I've ever driven (and I've driven many), I can no longer enjoy driving it because Musk is a piece of shit that deserves cancer. Looking at Lucid and Rivian now.

I also used to believe America was a great country, but in my late 20s started to realize it's bullshit (I'm in my 40s now). It was kind of a sad realization and it has only gotten worse since then.

I also used to believe more in people and their ability for empathy and, if presented the facts, they'd ultimately make good decisions. I now believe people are generally selfish and narcissistic, and that most don't give a shit about facts and live entirely on off-the-cuff emotion. It doesn't stop me from caring and trying to help (some) of them, but it's definitely made me more wary and paranoid.

I pre-ordered No Man's Sky -_-

Now, they've done WAY more than any of us thought to make things right; but at the time of release, NMS was probably the single most egregious example of false advertising to hit the gaming industry, ever. Or at least within a comparable scope of visibility to the gaming community.

It wasn't just not living up to the hype; it was purchasing a brand new Lamborghini, and receiving 2003 Honda Civic.

And no they didn't just bite off more than they could chew - they knew what they had created; and proceeded to show demos and make promises that amounted to a completely different product. We were scammed.

...and then I guess their conscious got the better of them, cuz rather than disbanding their studio and laughing all the way to the bank like we all expected them to, they spent years at least trying to make look like the product they promised. So, credit where it's due. But still lesson learned: never preorder a game, no matter how good the demos looks, no matter how charming their spokespeople are, no matter how closely the product they're pitching aligns with your specific niche interests: assume it's all complete bullshit until you've seen some gameplay posted by real people.

Spore :(

Everytime I see it in my library, i feel a little sad.

"Get a college degree and the world will be your oyster"

"Put in those extra hours/days/years, do more than the people around you, and it will payoff"

GTAV, sure the online portion was fun for a while, but it quickly devolved into a money sink.

At my lowest I bought shark cards for thousands of SEK every month, and it got clear that the devs had built the game to require an insane ammount of effort to gather enough money to enjoy it properly.

I quit cold turkey and am still ashamed that it is my most played game in steam

"Spore." That video with Wil Weight showing it off was incredible. Ordered it from Amazon. CD key was no good. EA didn't give two shits. After over a week of dealing with them via support tickets and called, I gave up and just returned it.

Meanwhile, my friend pirated it, played through the whole thing, and said it was just ok.

Marriage.

I’m flopping what someone else said and goin with: buying a home in 2008. “Build equity! Stop renting”

Then the economy collapsed, I lost my job, moved to California for work after listing my house, could not afford Bay Area rent AND my mortgage, and the house got foreclosed on.

Fuck Chase fuck banks fuck the economy.

I’m really glad I couldn’t afford a Tesla back when the Model 3 came out because I probably would’ve bought one.

Things I actually fell for… mostly video games, but it’s not the end of the world. Mostly it made me much more discerning with new purchases.

Twitter/Reddit.

I was all in. Quit Twitter around 2015 when it started getting ultra toxic. Quit Reddit when 3rd party apps were killed.

I once got a ouya.

Many people commuting in the Bay Area… “My Telsa.”

america

3D printer (FFF).

Didn't start out too bad. I knew I was having issues but tried an upgrade I shouldn't have done (because complexity). Upgrade was mostly done too, issue was fan wiring/firmware. I stopped with it there many years ago, so now it's all dusty.

On top of all the variables/tuning/test prints, equipment/material cost etc. I also just don't want to sell anything like I once thought I might.

Foam mattress promising to be extra firm. It arrived in a convenient little roll, but 6 months later, it is absolute shit. Fell for the marketing and now my back is paying for it.

Apple Vision Pro. It’s an amazing technical achievement. But they should be pushing out tons of immersive content to keep it interesting. It’s otherwise a great tech demo that isn’t ready for prime time. This might be different if I traveled a lot, but I stay home mostly and just use my Mac.

Renting. An inescapable financial burden.

I pre-ordered Brink.