When I got my first real job, I had the choice of moving downtown and spending all my income on rent or living with my parents and commuting for over 4 hours per day.
I chose the latter, did the commute for nearly 2 years, and went all-in on crypto. This was over 5 years ago.
In retrospect, this was the best financial decision I've ever made. But it was horrible at the time and you can definitely see the effects of it in my old writing.
I still don't spend money outside of subsistence and investments. I have a 10 year old car and clothes. I pirate every game and movie out of principle.
I did recently get back into TCG just to have an analogue hobby to get me away from being on a computer all day for work, etc.
You don't have to like me or my writing, but I've practiced what I've preached.
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Every time a civilization starts experimenting with contacting “the Universe” through hallucinogens, rituals, etc. it always ends in mass human sacrifice to the same entities they made contact with.
Imagine some self-styled “guru” pothead ripping out a baby’s heart in the name of Peace Love Unity Respect and you’ll have a good idea of the trajectory we’re on.
It wasn’t long after the Mayans found “dude machine elves lmao vines” in the jungle that they started chopping people up