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11-14-2018, 01:00 AM
Leynos

Never played a Pokemon game. Likely never will. The closest thing I have to that style of games is Cyber Sleuth but only because it was similar to SMT. Not sure why I refuse to play Pokemon when I like SMT so much. I kinda want Yokai Watch 4 but don't want to play the 3DS games. (I avoid 3DS as much as I can) Just something about Pokemon puts me off. I will say tho Ryan Reynolds just sounds like Deadpool as a Pokemon which makes the film look kinda neat. Still..it's Pokemon so ehhh...
11-14-2018, 01:34 AM
QuickSciFi

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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

Real talk: my entire family has an affinity for Pokémon. We all watched the cartoons together, we play the games, the kids are all obsessed... I wasn’t un-excited to see this.

I figured you might like it. I have never played a Pokemon game, but I'm happy for the crowd.
11-14-2018, 06:55 AM
Mega Drive Bowlsey

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Originally Posted by SegataS

You know. We all could exchange sob stories and sure some tough shit can make things really hard. No doubt other people here have had some tough times as well. I have been through a ton of shit in my life. This is something I always liked.

I get you're still in that mindset to reject anything to remain in misery but you are not miserable because bad things happen. You are miserable because you choose to be. There is always someone worse off. A setback is a setup for a comeback. Raijin. It's up to you to be happy or not.

I like that Cherokee story and your attitude. It is a frame of mind and you can either give in to hate and misery or plough on for the sake of others. When my partner died three years ago a part of me died, and I was full of hate and anger for a long time. What kept me going, and indeed still keeps me going, is my family, and in particular my nephew. I never had kids of my own, being gay makes that kinda difficult, but I always wanted to be a dad. Anyway the father of my sister's kids was not on the scene (thank God, he was a piece of shit) and so ever since my nephew was a baby I've been there for him, and tried to be a father figure to him, as such things are very important for a boy. He's 13 now and is the most selfless and loving boy you could ever hope to meet. He loves school and is doing so well it fills me with pride. When I think of how he tried to comfort me when I lost my partner, well it just brings tears to my eyes. For his 2nd birthday I got him a Sonic cuddly toy and to this day it takes pride of place on his bedroom shelf, and my sister told me that she overheard him tell a friend one day that his 'dad' got him that. She even told me that he got me a card with "Thanks for being the best dad ever" written on it and that it's in a drawer in his bedroom. Right, genuine tears in my eyes now so I better stop lol.

Oh and I do agree with Raijin with regards wealth. I mean if I was rich then my first priority would be to make sure that my family and close friends would never have to worry about trying to make ends meet again. When you're on the bare bones of your arse and without a penny to scratch it with, you can barely help yourself let alone anyone else.
11-14-2018, 11:31 AM
Blades

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Originally Posted by Raijin Z

When you throw away everything and focus solely on video games as a means of distracting yourself from your problems, even if you're not able to use games to actually cope with them, you tend to acquire a mountain of crap. If your collection was acquired sometime before 2007, you didn't have to spend a fortune on it, in spite of its worth today. Collecting games NOW is stupid. You can't get an NES for $10 at Goodwill anymore, nor a Sega CD for $20 at a used game shop. Forget getting a shoebox full of Genesis games for a few bucks. I haven't had the worst life possible, as I have yet to have shot myself, I wasn't born with an STD, and I've only been paralyzed for about a week or so, but I'll be damned if I'll let anyone say that being poor is better than being wealthy.

Here's what else changes when you have money:
You can spend your childhood with both of your parents.
You can get any college education you like, all the way to doctorate, if desired.
You will never have to worry about severe injuries healing wrong and crippling you.
You won't waste your health and youth in dead-end jobs just staying north of homelessness.
You can have a family that you can spend time with, and will be able to directly influence your children to be decent people, instead of drug addicts and prostitutes.
You can learn any skill or trade you like, whenever you like, instead of scraping together the funds to hopefully get a job in whatever field you're studying.
You won't have to spend large portions of your income on maintaining your failing car.
You can own your home, instead of perpetually renting shotgun shacks that should have been condemned in the 1960s, or apartments with combined kitchens and bathrooms straight out of Vladivostok.
You won't have to co-habitate with others to keep the bills paid while you each work terrible, low-paying service jobs for years on end with no upward mobility, hoping your associates don't die and leave the rest of the group stuck with a lease and bills they can't manage without that other table leg.
Your retirement plan doesn't have to be a 12 gauge rifled slug.
Your health care plan in case of severe injury or illness doesn't have to be, either.

Sucks to be you I guess. Maybe you should stop buying video games and wasting your time on an online forum devoted to them.

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You won't have to spend large portions of your income on maintaining your failing car.

It's your own fault for buying GM, as all poor people do.

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When my partner died three years ago a part of me died, and I was full of hate and anger for a long time.

Sorry to hear that.
11-14-2018, 01:22 PM
Raijin Z

It's not all bad; one consolation is that I don't have to wake up every morning and be you.
11-14-2018, 01:31 PM
Blades

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Originally Posted by Raijin Z

It's not all bad; one consolation is that I don't have to wake up every morning and be you.

At least I'm not a poor hobo.
11-14-2018, 01:37 PM
Leynos

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Originally Posted by Mega Drive Bowlsey

I like that Cherokee story and your attitude. It is a frame of mind and you can either give in to hate and misery or plough on for the sake of others. When my partner died three years ago a part of me died, and I was full of hate and anger for a long time. What kept me going, and indeed still keeps me going, is my family, and in particular my nephew. I never had kids of my own, being gay makes that kinda difficult, but I always wanted to be a dad. Anyway the father of my sister's kids was not on the scene (thank God, he was a piece of shit) and so ever since my nephew was a baby I've been there for him, and tried to be a father figure to him, as such things are very important for a boy. He's 13 now and is the most selfless and loving boy you could ever hope to meet. He loves school and is doing so well it fills me with pride. When I think of how he tried to comfort me when I lost my partner, well it just brings tears to my eyes. For his 2nd birthday I got him a Sonic cuddly toy and to this day it takes pride of place on his bedroom shelf, and my sister told me that she overheard him tell a friend one day that his 'dad' got him that. She even told me that he got me a card with "Thanks for being the best dad ever" written on it and that it's in a drawer in his bedroom. Right, genuine tears in my eyes now so I better stop lol.

Oh and I do agree with Raijin with regards wealth. I mean if I was rich then my first priority would be to make sure that my family and close friends would never have to worry about trying to make ends meet again. When you're on the bare bones of your arse and without a penny to scratch it with, you can barely help yourself let alone anyone else.

Can't rep.
11-14-2018, 01:37 PM
Crystalpepsifan

Somehow all of the Hilary and Soros conspiracy nonsense he's posted is starting to make sense.
11-14-2018, 02:05 PM
Mega Drive Bowlsey

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Originally Posted by Crystalpepsifan

Somehow all of the Hilary and Soros conspiracy nonsense he's posted is starting to make sense.

Except it isn't nonsense, especially not where George Soros is concerned.
11-14-2018, 02:07 PM
MrMatthews

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Originally Posted by Blades

At least I'm not a poor hobo.

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Originally Posted by Raijin Z

It's not all bad; one consolation is that I don't have to wake up every morning and be you.

Ugh, the PTSD from my parent’s divorce is kicking up again. You guys are fighting because of me, aren’t you???
11-14-2018, 02:07 PM
Crystalpepsifan

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Originally Posted by Mega Drive Bowlsey

Except it isn't nonsense, especially not where George Soros is concerned.

They're coming for you, Barbara.
11-14-2018, 02:32 PM
QuickSciFi

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Originally Posted by MrMatthews

Ugh, the PTSD from my parent’s divorce is kicking up again. You guys are fighting because of me, aren’t you???

They are both making good points. Hard to pin where I stand.
11-14-2018, 02:46 PM
MrMatthews

Yeah, that’s why I’m not openly mocking either one of them.

Although Raijin, it’s really hard to tell where your cynical realism ends and the deliberate satire begins.
11-14-2018, 03:09 PM
QuickSciFi

Looks like Raijin has experienced a lot of loss and it is a terrible thing to go through over and over. His cynicism is justified. I can see myself identifying well with his misanthropic views of the world.

But on the other hand, Blades is a younger guy and full of hope. And his optimism is awe-inspiring and it is the same driving force that made me bite the bullet more than once. It's how I deal.

I think they can both learn from each other.
11-14-2018, 03:22 PM
Mega Drive Bowlsey

Everybody wins! Yay! See, this is why I love you guys. :)