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Taraz@tarazkp (86)22h

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We Talk Friday Ep. 70: Got Bench?

1. GTFO 6

While I have never played Grand Theft Auto, GTA 6 comes out in November and people are really excited. I have always found it interesting how people can get so excited over the release of a game or a movie to the point that they plan their lives around it, like not showing up to work.

However, apparently there are conversations on the interwebs discussing whether maintaining a GTA girlfriend is cheating on your partner. And all I can say is, if that is the kind of discussion you need to have and, you are worried about being cheated on with a character in a game - you my dear, have bigger mental issues to sort out. Or perhaps, if your partner gets that involved with a game that they spend so much time maintaining a digital girlfriend that it affects the real-life relationship, then again - bigger issues.

2. Worst laid plans

For those that follow the NFL, the 49ers and the Rams played the second game of the season. Why this is a bit unique is that it is the first regular season game played in Australia. The Rams were favourites to win, until they revealed that they would be flying into Australia a day before the game, while the 49ers flew in last week to acclimatise and shake off the jetlag. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the 49ers came out on top and the Rams looked ordinary.

Performing jetlagged sucks ass.

All that way for a big L.

3. Genghis Christ

And staying on the sports theme, did anyone see the 58-year old Mongolian president benching 100kg for 20 reps? He hammered them suckers out and put me to shame in the process.

Perhaps there should be some level of physical capabilities that all presidents need to pass in order to lead a country. Sure, brains over brawn, but there doesn't seem to be much of either spread between them.

Some just eat Big Macs.

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Comments · 14

  • @ryivhnn(73)· 3h

    Well there's "sports widow/ers" so gaming ones wouldn't be that much of a stretch. I do think it's kind of lame that people put more effort into their digital gardens and relationships and pets than their real ones and then they and/or everyone else try to blame the thing for being addictive.

  • @stef1234(60)· 3h

    Interesting read, never owned gta myself but I’ve played with friends haha

  • @mortezayousefi(68)· 11h

    Maybe presidents should pass a basic fitness test, but some would probably fail before even reaching the starting line

  • @videoaddiction(72)· 11h

    Perhaps physical fitness isn't a requirement for running a country, but staying healthy and active certainly seems a good example to set :)

  • @empress-eremmy(76)· 12h

    The criteria for political leadership seems to be getting lower on a daily basis

  • @storicious(68)· 13h

    This new generation is cooked already. There are way more serious and real concerns which need to be taken care, but nah. I have played video games, still do. But the craze of this level was never there. Well this is all about "trend" nowadays.

    you my dear, have bigger mental issues to sort out

    No GenZ was hurt in the saying :)

    Moreover, President is wow! 100KG is okay, but 20 reps is quite impressive. Good speed too

  • @fieryfootprints(74)· 15h

    I may be one of the few people who has no interest in GTA6. I already have a few games(Baldur's gate 3, Zero parades for dead spies and The Blood of Dawnwalker) that seem far more interesting to me. so beating them while playing at my slow pace will take me months if not more. And after that will be a new era- Witcher 3 expansion is coming next year and witcher 4 a year after. Also creators of the The Blood of Dawnwalker are already working on a sequel. So I have no interest or time for gta 6.

    That being said the whole thing about cheating reminded me something I saw in the past(but now I am no longer sure if that was a movie or perhaps just a meme...) - A girl had a dream that her boyfriend/husband was cheating on her. So she woke up. Screaming and in tears. Demanding that the boyfriend should apologise for cheating in her dream...It seems that people are now reaching those levels of craziness in real life...

  • @melinda010100(80)· 17h

    Great post!

    Sending you a Ecency Points tip!

  • @amigoponc(70)· 19h

    Sometimes those ‘WTF’ moments are just the break we need to readjust the lens through which we view everyday life. What’s interesting isn’t just the strange event itself, but how it makes us question the ‘normality’ we’ve grown accustomed to without realising it. Reality always has strange ways of breaking the routine.

  • @deirdyweirdy(72)· 19h

    At least the Mongolian President benching 100kg for 20 reps with that sort of style shows he can apply himself to something other than snorting cocaine and shafting people, unlike the politicians in our European kakistocracies.

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  • @mrwellknown(59)· 21h

    I do play video games, but getting excited to such level is not my thing. And being afraid of digital girlfriend, this generation is really something to feel sorry for.

    And when I saw the President doing those reps, I was ashamed of breathing the same air as him. Dramatic xD

  • @coinjoe(73)· 21h

    The GTA thing is just stupid, both ways. We are just doomed.

    I figured the Rams would get beat when I heard about their strategy. Kind of dumb.

    Brain and a little fitness would go well. Would rather have brains over brawn if preferred though.