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[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 27 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

At my home, videogames were a living room activity. Helped by the fact that no TVs in bedrooms was a rule after I reached my teens. We wouldn't exactly game together. But gaming was a shared activity, the console or computer was allocated recreation time. Backseat gaming was not shamed and we would all comment on what was going on. Maybe that's why I hate online exclusive multiplayer, never got into that scene, since gaming was a family activity. Why get flamed by strangers when I could be flamed live by my sister.

[–] petrol_sniff_king@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 8 hours ago

I have such fond memories of watching my dad play every single resident evil / silent hill.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 hours ago

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 49 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly as annoying as this can feel, at least the parents showed interest. Unless their goal is to ridicule your hobby in front of their friends.

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 31 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Honestly the set up here speaks more to me that a kid it being anti social and parents are trying to pull them out of it. That there would be a family gathering and the kid is not already part of it shows some sort of dysfunction.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 7 points 9 hours ago

What cracked me up is that's a grown-ass man.

The discontinuity between his apparent age and the tone that the parent was taking is what got me. Also how he's hiding in a dark attic with bloodshot eyes...

[–] lefty7283@lemmy.world 40 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

No hobby is safe

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 15 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Our 37-year-old future astronaut.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 6 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

I mean… you have to have a masters degree to be an astronaut, they are all probably a little older than you think. Don Pettit is 71.

[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Jesus, I hope I look that good at 40

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 hours ago

You age slower in space, it's science...

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (2 children)

Yes, but they aren’t living in their parents’ attic collecting astronomy photos as an adult.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Some of them wear diapers to drive across three states to kidnap or murder someone.

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

I forgot about her! A perfect example of the typical go-getter attitude of our fine American astronauts.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago

I don’t know. Masters degrees are expensive these days.

[–] lordziv@lemmy.nz 1 points 10 hours ago

Me after the new PoE League dropped over the weekend

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 points 10 hours ago

So do they make him jump down? I'm pretty sure that unfolding those tri-fold steps from above would be a bitch.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 2 points 14 hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRGaf-m1V54

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 3 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

The trilogy (legendary) WR was broken recently by Zoo --> 3:33:33.33

[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Any new tricks or just clean execution?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 9 hours ago

I think clean execution. I don't remember him mentionig new tricks, but I'm not deep into the Halo scene.