This feels like the thread to say these two things I’ve been thinking:
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I think a lot of my impulse for buying games comes from a Supporting Creators urge. And maybe I can worry less about “getting my money’s worth” if I just feel good about spending a few bucks to signal my appreciation for people’s hard work, like I am subscribing to a Patreon for 1 month or tipping someone via PayPal. I guess just trying to rationalize that I don’t owe anyone more.
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I’m accepting that I’m never going to build a gaming PC. Maybe I’ll buy a prebuilt that’s upgradeable and swap a component or two but that’s it, that’s my speed and as far as my interest lies. Savings be damned.