Comments by "k98killer" (@k98killer) on "HealthyGamerGG" channel.

  1. Academic work until halfway through university was a relative breeze. I learned how to study at that point and felt pretty burnt out at the end. People asked why I didn't go get a doctorate immediately after graduating, and I think the honest answer is that I was too burnt out and didn't want to get more burnt out: my degree in biotech meant that I would have an additional year or three of prerequisite studies required for any doctorate program that interested me. (I got locked into biotech because I had used a lot of scholarships before realizing in my senior year that I didn't want to work in a lab.) The dual enrollment program when I was in highschool made me take a lot of courses that did not contribute to my degree, so I already had a taste of spending additional time and effort taking a bunch of classes to catch up despite jumping ahead. I instead returned to my highschool occupation of writing software. I have learned a lot since then and have a few new business ventures in the pipeline, but I still feel stuck and directionless. Being the gargoyle on the periphery of the established order is an unfun, isolating, and nihilism-inducing way to be in the world. I didn't ask for this, but I can't seem to stop manifesting it.
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  2. "Shut the hell up" is advice that I heartily endorse as a general principle.
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  3. Fwiw, a virginal state is associated with oracular powers in many ancient traditions. I doubt it is strictly necessary, but it is likely helpful.
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  4. I once accidentally overheard my Japanese biotech professor telling a classmate "the most important thing you learn in your life: give up." He clarified that he meant to say "learn how to give up", which makes a lot more sense and was probably a translation difficulty.
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  5. Sort of in the opposite situation: was having a great time working out and getting stronger -- could do 2 consecutive handstand push-ups -- but then I got ill and then injured as I recovered from the illness, so now I have to wait until my rib heals before I can get back to working out. I didn't think of myself as an impatient guy before this ordeal, but this is really exhausting my patience.
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  6. I honestly don't understand the allure of sharing body fluids with someone. I can see that normies are clearly into it, but it does not interest me. If I was involved in some deeply intimate relationship with someone, I might be convinced, but I think I'd rather learn to play duets with someone instead.
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  7. Sounds like your friend who definitely isn't you should have just asked to roleplay as a virginal high school student being seduced by his hot art teacher or something like that.
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  8. It is worth noting that plateaus are inevitable and unique. Life is a continuous process of finding paths to get past the plateaus. It is still possible to invalidate unhelpful models but find the empirical models to be disappointing anyway.
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