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[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 29 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I've definitely bought myself something more than a few times to try and fill an emptiness inside. It makes you feel better for about a day or less, then you go back to feeling how you did before.

[–] shrugs@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It works better of you buy something that has additional positives. Like a new oven and cooking more often or something to do sports.

But ya, I know that feeling.

[–] NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Exactly, like a 10gbe nic to transfer all those pics you never take faster to your server, or maybe some heatsinks for your nvme drives so the degrees go down a little and you can see some data on benchmarks change a little

[–] OrderedChaos@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or that video game that is on sale in the off chance you remember to play it later if you happen to be browsing your 200+ game library.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Which game will make me feel any sort of desire to play a game again?

[–] NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

I'm always looking for a game that is the perfect mix of like two games

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

All of my backpacking equipment made me feel very happy when purchasing it, and it still does every time I use it, or see it.

[–] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's why I buy myself projects that frustrate me for several days, before they make me feel better for a day or less, and then I go back to how I did before.

I really get my money's worth that way...I guess...

[–] atocci@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago
[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Just get into a hobby that you only have to do so often. Then you can frustrate yourself, feel better, feel normal again, then forget about it for 2 months.

Reusing frustration to conserve me frustration for what else is coming.