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Where are the old (30s) granpa gamers? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

60 seems like a better cutoff. Now get out of my yard

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

When I retire, my Factorio factory production will accelerate exponentially.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

40 years old and currently working on getting the achievements on Steam before the update comes out in October.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

RIP your GPU/CPU

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Seriously. I'd consider over sixty an anomaly right now, but it won't be in the future.

If you grew up with games, they're too imbedded in your entertainment routine to give up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My wife wishes I went out drinking rather than playing Apex or Sea of Thieves with my old bros.

[–] sockenklaus 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But... Why?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Lol, so she can get some quiet time. I'm a loud gamer