I use light mode on Discord, and just about everything really. I don't like the feeling of being in a gamer cave. I always have a bunch of lamps on, and light themes too.
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A valid positon but also...
How dare you?
Personally I use light mode on everything work related and dark mode for everything personal. Helps my brain separate the two
I always thought the common way to do it was light theme for when the room has light and dark theme when it was dark in the room.
I haven't actually done this in over ~~twenty~~ thirty (fuck I'm old) years, but while thinking about it, I recalled my childhood...
I used to dip extra buttery popcorn in chocolate milk. I fucking loved it. Honestly the thought of it makes me slightly nauseous now...
That's fucking nasty
When I was a kid I would take cold hot dogs and grind them on the wheels of my toy truck, take the ground hot dog meat and make a taco out of it with American cheese slices.
Microplastics, yum!
And probably lead paint
This reminds me of how I used to eat a spoonful of chunky peanut butter and then add a glug of maple syrup
Playing stupid phone games. Really mind-numbing, no talent required games. Currently into "Whiteout Survival". I am over 60 y.o.
It scratches an itch.
A lot of people are saying porn, drugs and alcohol which sure i indulge in but not really in excess. I would if i let myself own any but i dont. My biggest indulgence is media, i consume slop in excess, i let myself fall into meaningless entertainment. Usually drama, youtube drama, it makes me feel so gross because i know how much of a waste of time it is. I could be studying or spending quality time with the people i love but instead i just listen to drivel.
I know it seems relatively harmless but i hate that about myself. I dont even enjoy it much, i just do it becuase id rather do that than nothing
I had similar problems and finally realized it was a symptom called executive dysfunction. I'd do easy dopamine drips like video games or watching YouTube videos instead of projects I want to do or tasks I need to do
Are you introverted? If you are, it sounds like you just need some time to recharge on your own.
But then if you don't enjoy the dramas then maybe you could try actively seeking out a solo activity that you do enjoy? Because it sounds like it might just be a procrastination activity which isn't usually as rewarding as we want and you'll feel better actively taking time out to do something you truly want to do.
It is a procrastination ativity unfortunately, my school work is hard and i need breaks but dont have anything i really enjoy at the moment. I dont know what id want to do and have time to do rn
My time is split between work and spending time with my girlfriend which while i enjoy isnt personal time yk?
As someone who watches +5 hours of YouTube a day I'd say the main issue with this stuff is the ease of access. I can easily lost track of time and spend hours organizing screws in my tool shed but that mean I need to actually decide to go there first. That takes effort. Sitting in front of my PC and opening youtube (or xvideos) doesn't take effort.
I smoke weed every day. Casual marijuana consumption is definitely socially acceptable here (I'm in Canada where it's legal) but I've been high more often than not for the past 8 years or so.
insert homer backing into hedge gif
Sometimes I'll swing by Starbucks before my hour long commute to work I feel guilty each time because all but one coffee shop in town closed down but we have like 7 Starbucks now, one literally across the street from the other
This is a great reply because fuck Starbucks. Love it!
I bathe 2-3 times a day. A quick one in the morning to get me out of the house, or I just skip it if I don't have time. Cycle to work, real shower there. Then a nice long bath in the evening where I just soak and watch anime. Or browse Lemmy.
There's nothing socially unacceptable about this. This is environmentally unacceptable
I know. But... I don't know how to not do it and either not make my bed smell or smell at the office.
Taking 2-3 showers a day when youβre working up a sweat isnβt killing the environment, donβt feel bad about it. If youβre worried about your personal water consumption then reducing the amount of meat/dairy you eat and not participating in fast fashion will do more than never showering again ever would.
Ah then I still regularly wear the clothes I bought 10 years ago, patched armpit holes and all!
I like that end of the day bath too. Must be the Japanese in me. I feel some guilt over the water usage, but then again, I'm soaking in there for half an hour. If I did the same in a shower, I'd probably use even more water right? Also, the more you weigh, the more water you displace, meaning you need less to fill the tub. So it's a rare case of weight gain actually reducing resource consumption. Thank you Archimedes!
What the heck is a plain dorito
A tortilla chip.
Doritos are to tortilla chips as Potato Chips are to Flavored Potato Chips. They both rely on a dusting of flavor on a type of chip.
Wow TIL. Around here there are so many plain chip options, and Doritos are exclusively flavor blasted.
Cigars. It's a common topic of judgement, as if I don't know it's an expensive hobby with increased risk of cancer. I just love them, and the rituals involved.
I'm an academic who no longer smokes (thanks grad school...) You meet a huge variety of folks in smoker's pits. The folks a university relies on a hell of a lot more than at least half of faculty. I'm thankful for the daily, sometimes hourly, rituals that taught me that.
Sometimes I draw nsfw of my own characters, who are decidedly not sexy because that's not what I designed them for. But then I spend too much time writing and developing them and get invested in their private lives.
I'm usually too embarrassed to render the drawings and sometimes to even save the file. Shoutout to people who do this for a living, couldn't be me.
Picking my nose, then eating the booger.
I am in my 30s.
This a great answer in a sea of slightly odd food choices. It's healthy for kids to do this, apparently.
I love black licorice. Developed a taste for it as a kid because it was the only candy available at my grandparents house. Now if Iβm hanging out with buddies and I donβt want them mooching off my snacks, Iβll bring black licorice. Iβve only met one other person that wanted some and I was happy to share haha
I watch a lot of porn. A lot.
Wait, wait. I'm worried what you just heard was, "Give me a lot of bacon and eggs." What I said was, "Give me all the bacon and eggs you have
Daydreaming about me, my projects in 10-30 years. Imagining convos with people. I'm a recovering neet.
I put a little salt on muffins. If I donβt I can only eat like one before I hit my muffin limit, but if I salt them I can eat like 5.
Tobacco and alcohol.
Cigars & pipe tobacco. Whisky & cognac. The good stuff.
But after the world became so health focused, these indulgences has become more problematic.
Macaroni with enough Heinz ketchup to question your sanity and a glass of milk.
It's also my hangover cure.
Marxist organizating and running a political education program. I swear to God I'm going to (redacted) when we have the resources to expand into adult literacy.
And slutting about I suppose.
Recently, grocery store chicken wings.