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It isn't.

Jagex is encouraging people to get 200M experience in skills these days, as opposed to stopping at 99. There's no denying that. However, I don't really give a shit about what Jagex encourages and discourages, as I have the freedom of choice to decide whether or not I want to follow Jagex's incentives. Like I said in a previous post, I ultimately no longer agree with the direction of the game and consequently quit playing. Complaining about Jagex's new policies would only wear me out and piss me off. I've got better ways to spend my time and energy :P Those who are still invested enough into the game to continue playing despite disagreeing with Jagex's policies must simply learn to accept and adapt.

My friend is back on OKC now :) I warned him that online dating's a dead zone from now until late August though, and that he should spend this time making sure he's got good profile pictures while hitting the gym hard and doing other productive things so he can hit the ground running and be on his A-game when online dating starts picking up again. Hopefully he sticks with it. I think he's still reluctant to put in the numbers and treat it as systematically as I do... which will severely hinder his results. It took me 200 openers before I got my first online date, after all :P

But the point is happiness is subjective and your perceived concept of a perfectly happy lifestyle is just as wrong as the ones you are judging. People are unique and we all enjoy different balances of different things. Some people are asexual/aromantic for no reason other than they don't feel those emotions. Some people absolutely don't go out and party because they don't enjoy it. There is nothing wrong with these people, they are simply being themselves. Pretty sure his message is saying that most people most of the time would regret devoting 20-30k hours to runescape and that for any typical person to go after such a goal they would likely regret the years they put into it. Sure you can balance life with runescape but you really can't and be a top player. I have a problem with that "regret" thing people talk about so often and "unfinished business". Let's be honest about your time. Whatever you have done on the past is a proccess that ended. There's nothing to "finish" and nothing to "regret" because you will NOT be able to change it. If you wanna regret anything, choose regret spending your time on present feeling bad about something that you can't change. I agree with more or less everything you're talking about on a philosophical level. But with that said, I don't think these ideas are very realistic or accurate explanations of real human behavior. In other words, you're talking about how people should behave, I'm talking about how people actually behave. You're right that most of the time people feel regret for no logical reason. But that doesn't change the fact that they do feel regret. You should make a new thread for this discussion, it's fun to talk about. Also, if the guy was happy, then why did he go to the psychologist in the first place? That doesn't make any sense. >Breaks up w/ girlfriend, "feels terrible" >Goes to psychologist because he "feels terrible" >Psychologist advises him to change his routine such that he can feel happy instead of feeling terrible >Guy refuses to change his routine because he (suddenly) "feels happy" :huh:

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this then. I consider a life of unhappiness to be a life not worth living.

A person's beliefs regarding the best use of their time is irrelevant, as their beliefs can be wrong and delusional (and they often are). There's a reason why people like alcoholics consciously make bad decisions-- they don't realize that their decisions are making them unhappy; or they do realize they're making poor decisions but they lack the self-discipline to adjust their behaviors accordingly. The best way to "objectively" measure smart decisions and beliefs is to see if they are consistently happy in the long-term. In other words, if you're capable of being genuinely consistently happy while playing RS for 16+ hours a day, skipping exercise, skipping dating/sex, skipping education/career, etc. then that's great. But if people like that actually exist, I'd argue that they are in a very tiny minority, and it would be unwise for the average person to emulate their lifestyle. Anyways I think this is starting to get off topic again. Feel free to shoot me a PM or start a new thread if you wish to continue this discussion, as this will be my last post on this topic

Just go into the conversation with the mentality of gaining more experience and learning new things about relationships/women. You're young.

Suomi, Drumgun, Forsberg, et al sacrificed their lives to gain xp so I'm not sure where these top 200m all contenders with balanced lives you speak of are. Last time I checked, it takes at least 20,000 hours to get 200M all without spins (over 30k for Suomi IIRC). Care to explain how one can remain a top contender for that achievement while playing in moderation? Be specific with your hours logged. If your point was that anyone can get 99 all skills in moderation these days, then yes I would probably agree with you, especially if they were buying spins. But 200m all skills? No way, Jose.

And those are the exceptions to the rule

...yeah my point still stands then >_>

The irony here is that the higher your RS social status gets, the lower your RL social status gets :lol: Unless you know how to prioritize and don't let RS consume your life What a stupid thing to say Too much generalizing in here Are you trying to suggest that the top ranked players play in moderation, at a leisurely pace? If not then my point stands.

The irony here is that the higher your RS social status gets, the lower your RL social status gets :lol:

So you two haven't kissed (and therefore haven't slept together) in a very long time? Yeah something's off. Though I have a feeling if that's the case, you haven't exactly been very proactive about those things.

Hahgay Bring back Roy!

Classic Deo.

wait wait wait wait. you dont have to do them in order???????????Lol how did you not know that :P

How I picture the mentality behind top players buying spins: Top ranked player: so remind me again why I shouldn't buy spins? Non-top ranked player: because then I won't respect you Top ranked player: oh ok. *buys spins without hesitation*

When you make someone laugh so hard they cry and/or clap their hands

Been lifting alone in the early morning instead with my friend late at night. Ironically, I think benching without having him (or anyone) spot me makes me push myself harder. The psychology of "this is going to be really painful if I fail this rep" vs "my friend will just lift the weight for me if I fail this rep" seems to be helping my gains. It's like some Batman shit, trying to escape from that prison without the rope to save his life. Man I can't wait to sue the gym after I recklessly maim myself

Exactly. And these are the kinds of things you need to discuss and figure out BEFORE you get her pregnant.

Yeah I'm sure. I think you missed the point of the article you quoted. Women don't get pregnant and have the baby over your objections solely to ruin your life. They do it because they want to have a baby. You are confusing their intent with their actions. He's not denying that some women lie about birth control; that's an indisputable fact (my own brother was conceived this way as a matter of fact-- ask my mom :P). He's simply saying women are not evil for doing so. Additionally, it would be disingenous of him to pretend that women will never have a baby over a man's objections, or that certain demographics aren't more likely to follow certain behaviors. Again, just because women do things like that does not make women evil; it makes them women. And being prepared for the worst as a man does not make you a misogynist; it makes you smart. Here's another similar article you'll probably want to read http://www.blackdragonblog.com/2012/08/23/ayn-rand-why-agreement-does-not-mean-devotion/ In other words, ignoring every piece of advice that he offers simply because you disagree with the tone of his advice in that one little bit doesn't really make any sense. And that's what you guys seem to be doing >_>

I'm having a zerosome as I post this

Was it necessary to specify that it was a twosome? Yes

I had a twosome on Friday night and Saturday morning. >_>

I think that's the same definition for "smart" :lol: