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  • thekerker@kbin.socialtoGaming@beehaw.org•I’ve fallen into a deep gaming rut lately. What helped “get you back into” gaming and rediscover the magic of video games?
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    1 year ago

    For starters, getting treated for my depression and anxiety was a huge help. One of the symptoms of depression is losing interest in things you used to find enjoyable, and for me that was video games. After I started going to therapy and taking an SSRI, I got back into video games not by playing the same games I was, but instead I played KOTOR II on my Switch. I hadn’t played that game in forever, but found it really enjoyable to just jump back in.

    Personally, I think one of the worst things you can do when finding yourself in a gaming rut is to play repetitive grind games like Call of Duty or Destiny or the like.

    Another thing I do is limit the amount I play, but this is more involuntary than not due to kids’ activities and whatnot. Right now I’m playing Jedi Survivor when I can, but mostly I’m watching my 6 year old daughter play Roblox and help her out when she gets stuck.

  • thekerker@kbin.socialtoOpen Source@lemmy.ml•Escaping from the Chromium monopoly - alternative browser engines
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    1 year ago

    It’s because Chrome is so ubiquitous. You go to any Google site, particularly search, in a browser other than Chrome and you’re presented with notifications to install Chrome. Plus, its integration with Google accounts presents a great value proposition for many users.

    Personally, I was on Firefox for years until I got a MacBook Pro in 2014. For whatever reason, Firefox would constantly crash, so I switched to Chrome. I only went back to Firefox in about… 2019(?) when they released Quantum and I’ve been on it since. It’s really the perfect browser, particularly with extension support. I also like how on Android you can install uBlock Origin.

    With Google’s impending Manifest V3 looming on the horizon for all Chromium-based browsers, it just further cements my decision to remain on Firefox. I do keep Brave around as backup for the extremely rare situations where something for whatever reason doesn’t work in Firefox, but that’s becoming exceedingly unnecessary.