On the other side of the coin, the amount of times I've tried to calmly explain how I feel, only for them to either freak out, act flippantly or just ignore me...yeah, I can see why it's hard to "confront" people. But in these cases, I don't just write them off or block them, I mind my business.

The amount of friend groups I've seen that've been split because someone heard one thing about a guy from a friend and decided to block or avoid them is kinda nuts. It's way too easy to write people off these days. People need to rely on their own judgement and understand that we're all just people.

Maybe it's an extension of "self care", which is not inherently a bad thing, you can indeed control your environment and should look after yourself first. But I feel like we're losing basic empathy here, and it's creating a lot of drama where it's not needed.

I've had to clarify a few times but everything is fine with me lmao

These are just devices I'm no longer using because I upgraded/sidegraded to something else. Cleaning house and paying bills.

If you're going to MFF, I *might* be able to bring any of these along and sell it to you there, just let me know in advance.

Quest 3, PS4 Pro and PS5 all come with original packaging. I might have the Switch and Arctis packaging around somewhere but I'll need to look for it.

It's a major cause of social anxiety for me and it's a barrier I'm trying to overcome. By all means I have no reason to be so paranoid, even if I've been hurt before. I just need to center my perspective and focus on taking the steps that matter for me first over the approval of others.

Inspired by a recent interaction, but honestly focuses around a good handful of people I've "met" over IMs. I get it can be lonely out there, but I promise this behavior helps nobody. Life is short, and full of wonderful and interesting people, don't hang onto those who can't hang back.

-End rant-