Statistically speaking, it was bound to work eventually.
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2025
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Why ... is she talking .... like that ... though ... ?
Because it truly is baffling to her that two individuals can share interests beyond 'hey, wan sum fuck?' .
Yep.
And it doesn't even have to be something they find particularly interesting. People are social animals. The socialising is less important than the subject of discussion.
Hell, people will watch/do stuff they find boring, just so they can have something to chat about with colleagues or friends on a monday. A bit like that IT Crowd episode, where they pretend to care about football/soccer.
In this case, the guy picked something he guessed they probably both played as children and had some nostalgia for, resulting in a low stakes conversation while they figure out if they're attracted to each other.
It's actually a good flirting/bonding tip. Talk about something you both enjoyed as children, so the first interaction has positive associations and is relatively low stakes. Having differing opinions on some aspect of roblox isn't ever going to be a deal breaker, is it?
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I think it's meant to be interpreted as "catching your breath when talking while laughing" pauses?
I thought it was to express incredulity like she is shocked this is possible
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Step 1: Be attractive.
Step 1A: find a shared interest, which helps make you fulfill Step 1 goals.
Yep. Too many people think attractive only means good looking. I may not be good looking, but I'm not real smart either. I forget where I was going with this.
Well if she doesn't find you handsome. She should at least find you handy.
Remember, I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together.
Thanks Mom!
Ah, people of culture.
I've never seen anyone take the "step 1. Be attractive Step 2. Don't be unattractive" as anything but a meme. I don't think it's meant to be actual advice.
Like what you are saying tracks and is fine, I just didn't expect someone to actually turn it into a reasonable 2 step program 😄
You have to have somebody be willing to talk to you before you can charm them.
A baseline of grooming, clothes that fit, and welcoming expression and body language makes a HUGE diff.
Step two: draw the rest of the owl.
Caveat: you have to actually have any interests. Unfortunately many men mistake jerkin it to anime for an interest, and so fail to follow this step as well
i don't understand the appeal of stuff like roblox.
i played second life back in 2003 and it was boring as shit to me then. robox just seems like the kid-focused version of that in 2025. and yet three of my nephews are addicted to it.
Doesn't it have loads of games within it? When my son plays he might be shooting, or driving, or doing some kind of obstacle course.
It is a game where you can create your own games.
Playing minigames is nice, but using it as your own game engine is great.
Up to a certain extent, until it just becomes a storefront that takes 70%+ of your money instead of 30% (steam, app stores) 10% (epic) or 0% (self-published, etc)
It’s 30% revenue for games and in-game micro transactions and 70% for character cosmetics. Different markets with different revenue share schemes.
Sounds like Yakuza games.
From what I understand, it's more like a Garry's Mod type game. Just a sandbox that let's you build fun and/or dumb stuff to do with your friends. I've never played but I understood the appeal after it was explained to me that way.
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Years and years ago I worked for a startup that was building a 3D social media world (think Second Life meets Facebook). Dev asked me to do research on Second Life as a new user. Give my opinion of things like sign up, getting to know the software and worlds, whats wrong with it, what's good about it.
I spent a week in that thing. It was horrible and lonely.
To me it's like fishing or cards. Technically there's an activity, but what you're really doing is shooting the shit in a casual social setting.
This would work on me for many games. But I don’t drink. I’m at home playing the games.
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