The Gaming Paradox Of Adulthood

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The Gaming Paradox Of Adulthood

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The eternal dev cycle of adulthood: First, you fantasize about building that ultimate gaming rig with liquid cooling and RGB everything. Then you meticulously install 17 different launchers (Steam, Epic, GOG, Origin, Ubisoft Connect...) because each one has that one exclusive you absolutely need. Next, you frantically buy games during every sale because "80% off is basically free money." Finally, the crushing reality hits - you spend your precious free time scrolling through your 300+ game library for 45 minutes before giving up and watching YouTube videos about games instead.

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