I hate the disassociation so much, especially since I have no control over when it happens. I'm always missing the first few words of a conversation when someone starts talking to me and have to use context to figure out what they're talking about. The worst is when it happens in the middle of a conversation. I'm trying to listen but then suddenly I just tune-out without warning, often without realizing it.

It's beyond frustrating, especially when you're trying to have healthy relationships. I come across as uncaring and selfish, which is the worst part. Nobody believes me when I say that I'm trying my hardest to listen.

I pirated it a few years back, played for an hour, got bored and uninstalled.

If it's not a yearly release, then why label it as such? Just call it Farming Sim 9.

Depression is also a symptom of ADHD

Makes sense, cause as an American I can confirm that throwing bricks through windows isn't a tradition here. When we're mad at someone, we simply send the police to kick down their door and shoot their dog instead.

I don't even understand why a game like this needs a yearly release. Farming doesn't evolve that quickly. I mean, the devs of the Trucking Sim games don't need to release a new game every year, because trucking doesn't evolve they quickly, either. So what's their excuse, other than pure greed?

To be fair, OP, the article writer, and even the developers themselves somehow forgot to add the apostrophe to '25. For what it's worth, using apostrophes when shortening a year to two digits seems to have fallen out of use in the past couple of decades, leading to this confusion. I have no idea why.

Like the others have said, use Voyager to filter out the instances and communities you don't want to see.

It really is. Great for gaming cause you can just crank the FoV to around 115-120° and have a fully-immersive experience. And say goodbye to having to lean forward to see the action.

I case you didn't see my other comment, Here are some different angles if you're interested.

Yeah seriously; I use my social media strictly as a mobile experience. (The desktop is for work, big purchases, and games.) This post was annoying as hell.

Besides this place, I also use Imgur and YouTube to help fill in the void after leaving reddit. I'm considering joining Bluesky and Mastodon as well but I've never used a Twitter-like interface before so it's intimidating.

Unfortunately I still haven't found a suitable replacement for niche communities. There's always forums, but I got too used to points-based communities, and because comments are sorted chronologically, it's hard to know what's crap and what's actual useful information. Which can suck if you need a good opinion on something. 20-30 years ago that wouldn't have even bothered me, cause forums were the only social media I knew then. But times have changed.

My back is the very reason why I ditched desks and office chairs and replaced them with a comfortable recliner and a giant gaming TV. I have yet to find an office chair that didn't fuck up my back.

A recliner with a pillow behind it eliminates the pain. Not only is it more comfortable, you're also not leaning forward and to see the action on a tiny monitor anymore. You can just lean back and get your game on. Not having to be hunched over anymore works wonders for your back in of itself.

Gaming on a TV is amazing if you buy one designed for gaming. Get a good recliner. Keyboard in lap, mouse on armrest (or end table). You'll never want to go back to a desk ever again. Trust me, I've been computing this way for over a decade now. Fuck desks and shitty overpriced office chairs that give you back pain.