I’m unemployed and that phone doesn’t ring, I have some much free time but I’m anti social… So I stay at home almost all day and only go out if I need to buy something or an interview comes up. Aside the house chores and videogames I don’t do anything else.

What you do when you have lots of free time?

Edit: I forgot I’m online studying for a driving license, but is so boring I forgot I was doing that.

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    I had the same thought for a while, then I started playing dnd and subsequently DMing. Now any extra mental bandwidth I did have goes to solving open-ended people problems my players give me while we’re playing.

    Side benefit is I’ve felt more empathetic and patient with people since starting because I have to constantly put myself in a character’s head when we’re role-playing. I imagine that makes one seem more personable and cool to be around possibly helping with the unemployment too

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        They’re talking about Dungeons & Dragons, it’s kind of a tabletop game where one player (the Dungeon Master, or DM) basically creates adventures for the other players. It’s very nerdy but very fun and also takes a lot of time.

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          Oh yeah that shit people make fun of in big bang theory. Ngl always looked ultra lame.

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            Looks can be deceiving. Also BBT is really not something you should base any assumptions or decisions on.

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              Of course not, I’m not stupid. But it does look lame you gotta admit that

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                No, I don’t. There are millions of people who play TTRPGs, and millions more who watch livestreams of people playing RPGs. Critical Role and other shows like it have a massive audience. People watched shows like Stranger Things and Community and decided they wanted to try the game for themselves. If you see people having fun with their friends and think “wow that looks lame”, you may be too judgemental.

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                  I don’t think so. There’s millions around the world who like Golden shower porn, that doesn’t mean isn’t fucking weird.

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                    That’s such a dumb false equivalence. One of these things is a popular hobby that people everywhere enjoy with a group of their friends, the other is a highly niche fetish that is frowned upon by the general public.

                    You’re a very small-minded person, and I feel sorry for you. You should try being more open to different ideas.

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              I hate that show btw. Only saw liflke the first season because came before Simpsons and didn’t had internet

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      Plus if you struggle with social interactions, particularly if you are neurodivergent, it’s a fantastic way of building those social skills up in a safe and structured environment.