People Going Homeless Playing FFXI

Greenland first, the French in Canada will surrender the country right away after that.

Oh trump took over? shouldn't the world be ending or something idk

He saved TikTok bro, f the world.

If people form addictions to anything it can render them into various conditions/positions in life. It isn't just this game.

"Addiction" is not caused by external stimuli/substances/objects/experiences, but is rather a symptom of underlying, internal suffering. The "addiction" is the escape from dread and immense suffering. We externalize "addiction" as a concept because it helps typical people (neurotypical, non-suffering, non-traumatized) to understand the phenomenon by shorthand (as we do with most symptoms of mental illness). We focus on how the externally visible behaviors impact typical people; on how inconvenient or unpleasant it is for us to handle these behaviors. Or we focus on specific cultural/social roles the "addict" is supposed to be filling, and on how the "addiction" impacts their ability to do so. This model of "addiction" does a huge disservice to us all.

The reason this particular game is prominently subject to "addiction" is that it has a more robust and complex effort/reward system than any other I'm aware of. The sheer variety and depth of content, and the love that was put into the original development, make for a wonderful respite from the horrors of embodied existence for many of us.

Just my two cents as an over-educated, super duper neurodivergent person who has been playing since release.

These pics were freakken great, especially this one. The RMT site and the FFXIAH front page with this post being at the top of the recent list had me rolling. Thank you so much for making these. I think these will help give players peace of mind knowing they will still be able to grind during tough times

No visor on the cap, 1/10.