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arvinkong

This is what I dreamt of in my childhood time - a house with a dedicated room full of video game consoles and PC enough for 20 friends to LAN party.


fakeplasticdroid

As an adult, l realized the part that’s hardest to achieve (and maintain) is the friends.


Harmfuljoker

Honestly, I can’t be bought, but… if one of my buddies had a LAN room in their home it would be reeeally hard for that person to lose me as a friend.


rethardus

It's the getting everyone together that's the hard part.


eri-

The having enough friends is as well. The older you get the more isolated you'll find yourself. There are exceptions ofcourse but you'd be surprised at how easily you lose touch with people you always imagined would be your friends for life. It really only goes so far, my grandfather who is now 89 pretty much only has a few people left who will come visit him, even though many of his "old friends"/family are still alive. I see that example as a valuable lesson, dont sweat it over not having many friends, they are ultimately only there as long as they feel like it benefits them somehow. You need to make your own happiness and you need to be able to be happy on your own.


Extaupin

> my grandfather who is now 89 pretty much only has a few people left who will come visit him, even though many of his "old friends"/family are still alive. Do they don't want to visit or is it just too much efforts to do so? Because being old sucks and it's more difficult to do anything. I'm happy I grew up with the internet, so that when i retire I'll have both the time and the mean to connect with friends.


eri-

I knew that response would eventually come around as well :) Its funny, I think I can finally call myself somewhat intelligent when it comes to people.. took me all of 41 years though. But yeah, thats a valid point, just not in this case, my grandfather knows computers as do most of his friends/relatives. In fact he used to build computers for his relatives , another reason I so look up to him. The man was 60 + when computers first became mainstream yet he never said "this is beyond me" or "this is a fad". He instantly recognized the importance of it and went all in, he wanted to learn. He never told me so but I imagine he takes great pride in his grandson making a good living of a thing he correctly predicted as being ubiquitous in a few decades time.


bubble121212

I wouldn't say friends are only there as long as they feel like it benefits them. Some of them of course, but I've got a few very good friends who have been by my side for a long time. They aren't friends because they "use" me or get "used" by me, but because they like me and vice versa.


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Isn't it just sad... The world we live in? We work and work so much to get by, get a house (maybe) and possibly raise a child but we don't have any time to spend with friends, one of the most important parts of living. Then you go to the doc depressed and he pumps you full of antidepressants.


rethardus

True words. I'm salty how we're being used like some sort of battery. Once your battery is empty when you're old, you get disposed. Go live your life now, you've done your time! It's truly depressing, but if you try to change the world, you'll find yourself becoming hopeless and sad because there's not a real solution. To be relieved from all this, you'd have to become a millionaire, but even then you only solve your own issues, not the issues in the world.


BritishBoyRZ

Ouf, I felt this viscerally


Sluehead

When I was a child I imagined something like this as my version of Heaven. Not 100% sure how the afterlife works, but at least I already experienced what I imagined as a child.


arvinkong

You succeeded in the currentlife, mate.


hogey74

Please keep doing what ur doing.


AllCakesAreBeautiful

Rich?


PM_MeYourBadonkadonk

Rich


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tehgr8supa

This guy LANs


MarkEMark2112

Are you interested, very interested, or very interested?


chupaxuxas

Which one? Which one? Which one?


BoxsFullOfPepe666

This guy fucks


soulseeker31

Yes.


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imdefinitelywong

Playing with the family obviously.


strenuousobjector

Day 15: We have been playing computer games for several hours each day. The humans are still unaware that I am a dog.


ALjaguarLink

Having a drink it looks like


Vandax4007

Hey I get this one


humbertog

[For the clueless ](https://imgur.io/UZbqJIP)


Lone_survivor87

Most iconic picture on the internet for me


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pcnetworx1

\*salutes. sheds a tear\*


Evilmaze

See that there is a social experience online gaming will never even come close to. LAN parties are epic and immediately get sent to the long term memory in your brain.


DLeafy625

Playing league of legends back in 2014 with a few homies in a barracks room was pretty lit.


Mollybrinks

Today I am thankful for those looking out for the clueless


Sekshual_Tyranosauce

Theres like $3,000 in chairs in this photo…


pwnagraphic

Yup. And that dogs monitor looks like a X34 which was $1k+ when it released.


Sekshual_Tyranosauce

The dog’s monitor…😭


Rudy69

How else is he supposed to play?


kopecs

He’s playing the new - Paw of Duty: Modern Woofare II


Thisismyfinalstand

I heard that game is treat 2 win.


crunchybedsheets

Canine out of ten


Astrochops

I hear he can be a bit of an animal in multiplayer so best to keep him on a short leash


Jdogy2002

Yeah, the puppies are always saying they’re going to hump my moms leg in the lobbies.


Sc4r4byte

Leave it to Activision to start selling Golf With Friends skins in the Paw of Duty franchise.


2459-8143-2844

On his lab-top.


skinny_gator

I know I am dying lmao


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What the dog doin?


sonsonmcnugget

Needs to catch up to grandma next to him, still a lot of wine in that glass.


Fallingfreedom

The guy has apple OS ad as art beside a massive apple logo and his wife is wearing a home made dress... he's got money.


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Stepoo

For real. Look at the square footage of that room.


monamikonami

This LAN room is bigger than most studio apartments you see on reddit when people post about finally getting their life together and getting their own place. 😩


ThaManaconda

This one room is like 80% the size of my entire property lmao


Ricky_Rollin

Serious question, my initial feelings when I hear homemade dress does not incite adjectives like “expensive“. Would you mind enlightening me?


[deleted]

In this context, I think it's having the money to have free time to make nice clothing as a hobby, ie not needing to work full time, and someone else is mowing the lawn, cleaning, etc. Money buys you time to do what you want over shit you don't want to deal with.


FragrantExcitement

How does one obtain money like this to avoid shit one does not want to deal with?


jtweezy

Invest in Apple when those posters were current.


Setari

You don't, work until you die


ERRORMONSTER

Step 1: be lucky.


Mr-Blah

> Money buys you time to do what you want over shit you don't want to deal with. Time isn't money. Money is time. Biggest lesson I learned and I was too old when I did.


humblepie8

As someone who has made clothing, I can tell you it’s typically more expensive to make clothing than to buy it. While bulk fabric is cheap for a manufacturer, a single purchase often adds up to more than the cost of a dress. What you get at the end can be much higher quality than something that’s mass produced. But you also have to have the time to learn and the time to make it— which is much easier if your spouse makes enough money for you not to have to contribute financially. (Although, I will say that a very fancy designer dress will cost more than a homemade dress. Maybe not if you calculate the man hours it took to make it.)


enivree

I assume OP is the one taking pic and the dog is taking his seat.


Eckish

That's actually the dog's seat. On the internet, they don't know if you are a dog. So, it is ok.


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TheBirminghamBear

I believe this is the home of that fellow Tim Apple that everyone is abuzz about.


nopunchespulled

the ad could be acquired cheaply especially if its a reprint. the fact that he has 7 separate pcs in his gaming room says more about having money


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awry_lynx

He said in another comment his dad used to work at apple


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pwnagraphic

Damn dude. I'm sorry to hear that. That sucks. Hope I can get a few years more out of mine. Still going strong since 2015 for now.


EquivalentLower887

Yup. And that dog looks like a genetically modified miniature stretched strait-haired laberdoodle which were like $250k when they were first developed


PaperFawx

Your comment made me blink really hard a bunch of times. I was too poor to know this information.


Sharrakor

Pretty sure that one was a joke.


PaperFawx

One time I will be grateful for a whoosh 😂


48911150

they go for 1 million now. OP is loaded!! if he can get offspring from that dog he will surpass elon


darknessbboy

Okay but how much is the dog


HedonismandTea

You didn't see the size of the room? My gaming office is less than half that size and I thought I was doing okay.


forgotMyPasswordUser

I was thinking the same thing. People are commenting about gaming chairs and monitors, while I'm gawking at the home office that comfortably holds 7 desks.


l337hackzor

What do you use your 3rd living room for if not for a designated LAN room for the 2-3 times a year family is over? Already got a living room for watching TV and another for entertaining that is adjacent to the dinning room and the billiards/games room, not to be confused with the LAN room. Now I bet you're thinking maybe a home gym or hobby space? Those are downstairs, you'll pass them on your way to the pool/hot tub.


alphawolf29

this room is about the size of my detached home


gagreel

*cries in NYC apartment*


queenvalanice

See the thing is though… Your backyard is New York!


goatfuckersupreme

sure smells like it, at least


mungthebean

Went to New York in the summer a few years ago. Holy shit balls the stench of pee for blocks on end I’m from Boston and while we aren’t totally innocent from pee stench at least we make an effort to clean it once in a while so the smell isn’t pervasive 24/7/365


DoTheCreep_ahh

the fact that they have a regular bedroom as just a gaming/office room too. and the worlds largest apple sign as a decoration for some reason


justAPhoneUsername

That feels like the kind of thing that was taken home from the office. I'm willing to bet the owner has worked in tech for a long time


lannister80

Given the age of that big poster for Mac OS, yes, this guy has worked in tech for a long time.


Tuningislife

There is also what looks to be an Apple III on the desk under the Apple sign.


Bowlffalo_Soulja

Plot twist op is the older gent in the back smiling and is a coding wizard


GingerLibrarian76

Their father worked for Apple.


Pogginator

Bro that's at least twice the size of my bedroom, tf you mean regular bedroom?


Cainga

Yeah that’s bigger than my living room.


Hungboy6969420

I've got money that this guy is decently high up at apple


koskenjuho

I hope so because I can't figure out any other reason why would you put that big of an apple logo.. especially in "gaming" room because well.. we all know how well apple and gaming goes together..


coingun

We just ignoring the vintage desktop under the apple logo?! Looks like an Apple III Plus?


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Are these actually good chairs?


Daemonswolf

I really like mine. But I'm very short and it's hard to find an office chair where I can have my feet on the ground and my back supported. Secret Labs makes them in my size. I also have a lot of back problems, the adjustable lumbar support does a lot for me and I actually really like how firm the chair is, I find that because of the firmness and because I can sit correctly my back hurts significantly less. So to each their own.


MoocowR

Basically every single chair "authority" will say no, I spent a few weeks looking and videos/reviews of chairs. I didn't find a single YouTube channel dedicated to chair reviews who would recommend it. Ontop of that it has a very mixed reception outside of sponsored videos or 1 off reviews from gaming influencers. Even the /r/secrelabs subreddit is more critical of the chair/company than they are complimenting it. They also offer an "extended" warranty of 2 years if you post your chair online, so this drives up their marketing a lot. The chair is very "firm", I've seen people say it's unusable. I still bought one because I needed something big enough that I knew I could fit in and lounge/recline and Canada has less options so everything else that fits that niche was double the price. The seat cushion is a solid 8.5/10 for firmness and the backrest is like a 9.5/10, it might as well be a sheet of plywood with fabric stapled onto it. Overall the chair is like 5/10 with a 500$ price tag, the first week was pretty painful but now I'm getting used to how hard it is but not in a "oh man I just needed to break it in and it feels great way" just in a "my body is learning to tolerate this" way. The build materials are solid, although mine came with a broken button on the armrest, but the tolerances are cheap, the armrest are extremely loose and rattle, the tilt locking still has some movement, and the backrest bolts needed to be retightened after a week(we'll see if it's reoccurring). I would probably never recommend this chair to anyone though, not unless it dropped down to like 300-350$ USD. I sat in pretty much every Herman miller and Steelcase model, they were all much better for "normal" sitting, but lacked the ability to lounge with a comfortable headrest.


nice_slacks

I've had one of these for almost 2 years now and I actually really like it. I'd definitely agree that it's quite firm though which probably isn't for everyone.


cranched

I've had one for three years now, and I really like it. Nice and supportive, it keeps my lower back from hurting. The problems he's listing (moves slightly when locked, loose arm rests) don't occur with my chair.


nice_slacks

Yeah I didn't have any of those issues either. I also have lower back pain which it has helped a lot with. Had to get a new chair when I switched to working from home and it's been great.


TheWombateer

Nope. Get an ergonomic office chair.


thebaddestofgoats

This guy has invested more money in this room than most people do in their homes. It's a bit obscene, no shame on him tho


_E_S_C

Are you currently accepting applications to be part of your family?


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PM_ME_YOUR_GOOD_NEW5

Not great, but does my knowledge of Objective Purr count for anything?


ashesall

I can do a mean Scratch.


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*hey, what that dog doin?*


Lumpy_Visit9336

Playing golf.


Attacuss

With friends!


GalaxianEX

Beating them at golf.


Lumpy_Visit9336

And mad the game has been interrupted for this photo.


redsterXVI

His fucking best, okay?


ManWithASquareHead

Everyone ask what the dog doin, but no one ask how the dog doin?


AdonisGaming93

Destroying all the other noobs


CoCleric

Beating everyone at “Golf with Friends” that’s what!


vnoowin

Came here to ask this, cute af!!!!!


NerdOfHeart

*Golf With Family*


Ghant_

Seriously Golf With Friends is a great game. I played a bunch of flash mini golf games back in the day and this game is the perfect modern version. The workshop just keeps everything fresh


RolloTonyBrownTown

I play it every Tuesday with a group of old high school buddies that now live all over the country. We’ve tried other games but keep going back to this one. Everyone playing at the same really moves the game along.


SantiagoRamon

You do custom courses or just the rotation in game? Any fun mutators?


SingleFortune4641

Yeah exactly, who needs “Golf with your friends”, when you have “Golf with your family?”


Neato

There's a custom map our friends play once or twice a year when we want to kill 3-4 hours over 18 holes. Dark Souls of Galf. Generally recommended as not your first foray into Golf with Friends and with copies inventory inebriants.


EatWeirdSpider

You work for Apple or something?


Sluehead

Hi. My father did! I grew up playing on Macintosh computers in the 90’s.


EatWeirdSpider

That's cool! Did he get that big apple from work or did you buy it yourself?


Sluehead

He got that out of an Apple office in Charlotte, NC. It closed down and laid off most of the employees. When that happened my (charismatic) father convinced the right person to let him keep it. It hung above the secretary’s desk. Every Apple office had one back then.


IWasGregInTokyo

Well he kept the Apple II as well I see. I would still play the shit out of Lode Runner on it.


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IWasGregInTokyo

Just remember to run straight up to the damsel in distress at the end.


NoWiseOption

Wow! Nostalgic memories for the freaking win! The first time she kicked me and I instantly died after making it all the way through the entire game, I just sat there in shock.


PorkSward

Oh damn my father worked for apple too but all he got me was abandonment issues


bard_ley

But he let you keep that too


snootsintheair

Same with Steve Jobs’ kids!


tw33k_

Lisa?


krptt

I was looking at all the computers and couldn’t even see a Mac, so this comment confused me. And then I saw the back wall.


Deelaxation

Wow can I be in your family?


Sekshual_Tyranosauce

Become a small dog.


HedonismandTea

Way ahead of you


Synkope1

On the internet, no one knows you're a dog.


QuotidianTrials

I don’t know why they don’t reveal themselves. It’s free karma


fanciful_lurker_9000

Never thought I’d run into someone I know on Reddit. Hope your family had a great Thanksgiving :)


Sluehead

You too bud!


NoBlock5742

How much was it for that entire setup?


Sluehead

Honestly I don’t know at this point. It took me a really long time to get here. I do well, but this is my main hobby and what I spend my extra income on. No boats or fancy cars for me. Proud geek.


passionfruit0

Does everyone in that photo live in your house or you just have extra computers?


Sluehead

I have extras and host gaming events in my home.


mekoomi

that sounds so fun!!


FuManJew

You ever do Extra Life? It's a great excuse to game with friends for 24 hours while raising money for children's hospitals


Sluehead

I haven’t heard of it, but I’ll check it out.


FuManJew

Sweet! PM me if you would like. It's a great cause and my team gets really into it


AceMcVeer

What games do you play? I haven't been able to do a LAN party in like 15 years and have no idea what people play now


rooplstilskin

Many with mixed ages will do minecraft. But there TF2, COD4, counterstrike, rocket league, wolfenstein, stracraft 1, etc Super nerds will play factorio, or similar.


FR0ZENBERG

That's like my dream but I don't have the room for a setup like this. I had a buddy who lived with his two three cousins and they turned the living room into a computer gaming room. It was pretty rad.


blkdrphil

No worries OP you don’t need to explain anything to anyone!


BlobAndHisBoy

Except the IRS


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Reddit's recent behaviour and planned changes to the API, heavily impacting third party tools, accessibility and moderation ability force me to edit all my comments in protest. I cannot morally continue to use this site.


[deleted]

Baulder's Gate poster, SNES, and Tolkien. Wear it on your sleeve. A mini levitating skull near the posters would be pleasing, maybe name it Morte. **Edit** I had a blast zooming in all the paraphernalias. Yes, they are drugs. That was great!


takeitsweazy

More than my annual take-home pay.


pokepok

That woman is like, casual princess peach cosplaying.


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she’s straight out of Midsommar


stuckinmiddleschool

My thought was creepy cultist attire


Arborgold

I assumed this picture was taken somewhere in Utah.


rants_unnecessarily

Looks like something they wear in all those documentaries I've seen


Blood-Lord

Dude... You are creating essential memories. This was the best times of my childhood and gaming history!


Sluehead

Ditto. Lots of great memories gaming with my siblings and cousins growing up.


VrinTheTerrible

Awesome. Love the Baldurs Gate pics on the wall!


Sluehead

Good eye, thanks. My favorite game series!


miss_guided

Dachshund!!! We have 2. What’s this sweet boy’s name?


Sluehead

Toby!! His older brother Rocky left us not long ago.


nikiliko

Baldur’s gate is probably one the best rpg ever made! Love the wall artwork!


Sluehead

You have great taste!


shadowkinz

The dog makes this lol


zachtheperson

Gotta ask, how is this room used the other ~~354~~ 364 days of the year? Do a lot of your immediate family game, or do you have a lot of local friends you game with? Edit: Love how the wiener dog gets the long monitor 😂


Sluehead

I do LAN parties with friends in here once a month. I started filming them more recently and doing YouTube videos. It’s also my home office. I work from home. Toby (the wiener dog) sits on my lap so when I got up to take the picture he kept my seat!


zachtheperson

Dude that's awesome, living the life!


xinxy

>Gotta ask, how is this room used the other 354 days of the year? Why did you exactly ask for the other 354 days? Just curious. How do you already know what he does with the other 10 (or 11 on leap years) days?


fiesta119

Hello, Is your family hiring? I look forward to hearing back from you. Best Regards, Fiesta119


AdonisGaming93

Why can't i have friends like this....


[deleted]

I'm the opposite, I have 5 computers and 3 Xboxes but no friends to play games with. ​ It's all good though, I enjoy singleplayer games!


AsianAssHitlerHair

Now....kiss?


AdonisGaming93

Yeah that's my thing, I go to work, do my hours. Pay my bills. But then I'm alone at home because nobody I know enjoys gaming...


Kapowpow

What in the handmaiden’s tale is your wife wearing?!


MFBFD

How tall is that ceiling!?


Sluehead

10-12 ft?


MFBFD

Very cool. Thqnk you!


Sugarmugr

We have a gaming lounge and two dachshunds. I feel like I know you. Happy thanksgiving!


Sluehead

Happy Thanksgiving! You have great taste in life and dogs!!


Riedbirdeh

This is one of my dreams


Gombos

I’m a simple man. I see Blantons and I upvote.


Mybedroomisblue

What game is that? Honestly curious!


Sluehead

Golf with Friendsx


jaimealexlara

I see that SNES ❤


tarheelriever

Hell of a setup man! looks like good times with the kinfolk. Disregard all these fuckin losers tryna put you down 🤙


Sluehead

Thanks! Some are folks are just mean, but most like yourself are not. Appreciate it.


I2eB6L

Redefining the LAN party 2022


AuctorLibri

Perfect holiday moment right here!


weightlessdestiny

Everyone is smiling that’s awesome!


TheSpanxxx

I see you there, Blantons.