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RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Altruist - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 07:58 PM)Winyan Numpa Wrote: perhaps a shopping addiction is the right thing to recalibrate those fried receptors
so far i ve only shown that i spend too much money (relative to the price of alcohol) on alcohol, and that's still pennies even if you drink as much as you physically can. i made a thread about this - 2.900 eur spent on it in the last 6 weeks (im still tracking it hoping it would make me aware that i have a problem; just lol), and that's basically 0% of the money i have (and bear in mind im just entering the most financially productive phase of my life; in fact, i m not even close to it)
i can only cage at the idea of me becoming some kind of an addict to buying, idk, clothes or luxury watches, lmao. cars too; i dont even have a license, that's how much i care about this shit
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Winyan Numpa - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 08:05 PM)Altruist Wrote: so far i ve only shown that i spend too much money (relative to the price of alcohol) on alcohol, and that's still pennies even if you drink as much as you physically can.
shopping addictions can be immensely gratifying
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Altruist - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 08:05 PM)Winyan Numpa Wrote: shopping addictions can be immensely gratifying
if i havent developed any yet, i dont think i will. the first possible object that comes to my mind are books, and you can build an alexandria tier library with like 10k today, assuming you want physical copies and/or some cringe "special editions"
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Winyan Numpa - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 08:09 PM)Altruist Wrote: if i havent developed any yet, i dont think i will. the first possible object that comes to my mind are books, and you can build an alexandria tier library with like 10k today
yea book collecting is good and feels better overtime
have over 3k books at home, might be 5k
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Altruist - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 08:11 PM)Winyan Numpa Wrote: yea book collecting is good and feels better overtime
have over 3k books at home, might be 5k
mirin. also hoarded a bunch of pdfs from libgen, gutenberg and other sources, but it doesn't feel the same as physical books
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Winyan Numpa - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 08:15 PM)Altruist Wrote: mirin. also hoarded a bunch of pdfs from libgen, gutenberg and other sources, but it doesn't feel the same as physical books
yeh books have a better vibe + there is something abt the security of having it tangibly forever bc u know its not gonna get retroactively edited or ur not gonna have to pay a suscriptionfor it or some cringe bs
most is my parents ofc but i also hoard a bunch of pdfs and if its good i get papercopy
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - MysteriousWeeb420 - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 07:57 PM)Altruist Wrote: but you know what my stance on accumulating wealth for the sake of it is - fake, gay, mental complexes ridden overcompensating weirdo alertcome on, at least admit it's because your a neurodiverse weirdo, and not that the majority of people are somehow cringe for wanting to live a luxurious life
i m not this wealthy because i made it my life purpose, it's just a byproduct of my intellect, primarily verbal iq, and career choice
i have 3 x the money needed for my wildest (materialism-based) fantasies already, so why would i put effort into such stuff? specially considering my general character i m weeping about here 24/7, which includes the lack of willpower to even change my underwear regularly
the irony itt is that it's you guys who are exposing your material situation and wealth-related aspirations, not me. i just posted the thread as a funny contrast between two facts pertaining to my current life situation
the disingenuous framing is not sly
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Altruist - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 08:19 PM)MysteriousWeeb420 Wrote: come on, at least admit it's because your a neurodiverse weirdo, and not that the majority of people are somehow cringe for wanting to live a luxurious life
the disingenuous framing is not sly
i m completely fine admitting this. at least you are not putting claims in my mouth. but i think nd weirdo is too harsh - most people are like that too, they are just conditioned to believe it's some luxurious piece of clothing, a watch or a supercar that's gonna make them feel like they are in heaven. the core to it all is the desire to be accepted and validated by others, i d say. whether it's through everyone thinking you are a "genius", have the looks of a model, have the latest iphone, hang out with the coolest people or whatever
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Winyan Numpa - 16-06-2026
u need to stage a break in on ur apartment so ur mom is scared to not have u there etc
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Altruist - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 08:25 PM)Winyan Numpa Wrote: u need to stage a break in on ur apartment so ur mom is scared to not have u there etc
Not sure what you mean, i m lowkey wasted
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - Winyan Numpa - 16-06-2026
(16-06-2026, 09:40 PM)Altruist Wrote: Not sure what you mean, i m lowkey wasted
when i was a kid my maid and grandma would pretend we were getting broken into when i wouldnt listen. they would get carrots and break them by slamming the door on them to imitate the sound of bones breaking then my grandma would run into the living room screaming and hysterical with what i can deduce was ketchup now on her hand and claim she lost her fingers to scare me. then the maid would come and say she battled them off then told me theyre going to come back if i dont eat my vegetables.
i think i was already very split and dissociated by that point so the next day when she still had all her fingers i didnt really think much of it. anwyays i was a small child and i had likely already been exposed to actual fucked shit so its not like i would be able to tell she is just insane and using extreme methods to punish me as a kid.
its just deranged to me that someone would go through that effort to scare a kid into eating her cucumbers and celery but whatever.
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - B00X - 17-06-2026
probably the 2nd one, drug addicts being kicked out of the house is commonplace.
RE: i dont know what's more absurd - mogs_me - 17-06-2026
legendary thread, tbh