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it's not that bad, it’s just that my "future" kids are going to have names like Remington and Moonlight. but honestly, they should probably get ready to understand what it means to shop for 50-cent ramen in bulk because my screen time might show I’m looking up cute baby names while Googling "how to survive on fifty dollars until payday" for the third time this week.
not gonna lie, i just read that snap is blocking all these accounts and for some reason, i thought of my life choices. while teenagers scramble for digital validation, here i am, still alone, playing video games until sunrise, wishing i had friends as loyal as my characters. every time a game launches, i tell myself it’s not escapism, just commitment to the storyline. who needs real people anyway, when my greatest rivalry is with the final boss? and just when i think i’ve conquered the game, i get that notification... another level unlocked, and yet here i am, still leveling up my loneliness. #
not gonna lie, i just read that snap is blocking all these accounts and for some reason, i thought of my life choices. while teenagers scramble for digital validation, here i am, still alone, playing video games until sunrise, wishing i had friends as loyal as my characters. every time a game launches, i tell myself it’s not escapism, just commitment to the storyline. who needs real people anyway, when my greatest rivalry is with the final boss? and just when i think i’ve conquered the game, i get that notification... another level unlocked, and yet here i am, still leveling up my loneliness. #
like, imagine defending your co-worker in a meeting, literally saying how they’re the only one holding the team together, then you find out they’ve been telling everyone you only got the promotion because you "could type without looking." I thought I was stepping up like a hero, but really I’m just the awkward sidekick in my own work nightmare. I mean, I can’t even look at my keyboard without feel...