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What is your comfort activity (like comfort food)? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by hardware26@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine is playing AOE2 in easiest (or standard if I want a bit of challenge) mode against 3 bots. I just build my economy, wall up (and laugh at the enemy soldiers attacking my walls in vain), reach imperial age and attack once my army reaches the population limit. I also send 104 in the chat so they don't surrender and I can enjoy razing their all buildings one by one. If any of them builds a castle, even more fun. A build a trebuchet and watch it raze the castle from a safe distance. If there is sea, after I am done with the land, I build 3 docks, do research and build a navy and hunt down ships around the unxplored sea. It is fun, satisfying and relaxing.

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[–] foggy@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Ah, you mean what do we do to cope with the crushing existential pressures of modern existence?

In order from productive to not productive:

Hike, photography, walking, playing music, writing music, editing photos/videos, producing music, cooking, playing videogames, Lemmy, porn.

That about accounts for all the time I'm not sleeping, working, shitting, showering, or shaving,

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 12 points 1 year ago

Can you please change 'working' to 'slaving' so that you keep the alliteration?

[–] tailiat@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sir/Madam, as an expert in this area, I draw issue with your comment: several of these can be performed WHILE shitting. The determination of which specific activities are compatible is an exercise left to the reader.

[–] joulethief@compuverse.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Hey you just coincidentally listed all of my interests

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Since when is producing music less productive than playing music??

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

... okay so first, the word produce has like 600 definitions, so start there.

Playing music takes me away from reality and my thoughts a fuck ton more than producing ever will.

It is far more productive in terms of stabilizing mental health.

What the fuck did you think I was "producing" on hikes?

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

To be fair I'd argue hikes are productive for the beneficial health effects. I know they'd be good for me for sure. With that said, very similar list, just add 3D to the mix lower on the list and the photo/video is my job so not really hobby nor relaxing.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Haha I excluded web development for the reason you'd exclude photo video editing. And also network adminning even though I do have a little self hosted media server setup

Hikes are good for the body and the mind 🙂