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[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day 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 1 day ago

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

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 38 points 1 day 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 22 points 1 day 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 3 points 1 day 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 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No hobby is safe

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Our 37-year-old future astronaut.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day 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 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Jesus, I hope I look that good at 40

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

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

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

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

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

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

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

Any new tricks or just clean execution?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 1 points 1 day ago

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