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When Do You Usually Use RF the Most?
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Heyo
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Yep. I check several times a day but most traffic is definitely in the evening (UTC 18:00 = EST 13:00).
Trailblazer
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You DO have a life since you are married to Mrs. Revolt.
I have no life, so nothing gets in the way of my posting, if I want to post, but lately I have not been in the mood so I 'usually' only answer posts that are posted to me.
Mrs Revolt has a life on my behalf.
Whenever the mood strikes me, which it does fairly often.
RF is the first page I open in the morning after I check crypto prices, and/or read any new texts.
If the markets are going through a slow and boring phase, RF will be the first place I come to as soon as I wake up (although I'll never post until I'm at least halfway through my first cup of coffee. I try to spare you guys uncaffeinated Quagmire and you should be grateful.
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Then I'll pop in and out of RF constantly as I'm getting ready for my day, which usually takes a couple of hours.
After that I'll pop in pretty much whenever I get a chance over the course of the rest of the day and night.
If I happen to wake up at 3:00 in the morning and don't feel like going back to sleep right away I'll pop in and see what our friends in the southern hemisphere are up to.
Edit: I probably post more and for longer segments on the weekends. Weekends tend to be my stay-at-home or hang out in the woods and relax days.
RF is the first page I open in the morning after I check crypto prices, and/or read any new texts.
If the markets are going through a slow and boring phase, RF will be the first place I come to as soon as I wake up (although I'll never post until I'm at least halfway through my first cup of coffee. I try to spare you guys uncaffeinated Quagmire and you should be grateful.
)Then I'll pop in and out of RF constantly as I'm getting ready for my day, which usually takes a couple of hours.
After that I'll pop in pretty much whenever I get a chance over the course of the rest of the day and night.
If I happen to wake up at 3:00 in the morning and don't feel like going back to sleep right away I'll pop in and see what our friends in the southern hemisphere are up to.
Edit: I probably post more and for longer segments on the weekends. Weekends tend to be my stay-at-home or hang out in the woods and relax days.
Trailblazer
Veteran Member
I think you'd be surprised on how much I lack a life. I have a car and a job, but I am home 95% of the time. I have no friends or family. I have no family because they all died and I have no friends because I do not like socializing in groups. Who would I socialize with? I cannot go to church since I am not a Christian. The Baha'is don't have many activities, except on Zoom, and I do not like Zoom. Besides that, I am bored to tears with their activities and they have expectations I cannot ever achieve. Some of them also say insensitive things that hurt me, making me want to retract even further.
I do not go on Facebook or any other websites. There are a couple of Baha'i forums I check on from time to time, but I am on here most of the time.
I have been on here less lately and posting less, because I have been depressed about my situation, and you already know what that is. I spend some time on dating sites and writing e-mails to men I have been in contact with. That will never lead anywhere but it gives me someone to talk to.
Trailblazer
Veteran Member
and you have a life on her behalf.
If I had much of a life, why
would I be here so much?
You're on a mission from God?
Don't feel bad, I've found real life to be overrated.
It's dirty, noisy, smells bad, and these days it's full of people who aren't watching where they're going (because they're on YouTube, Spotify or Discord, Facebook, Amazon, etc.
)If you think about it, all those people on their phones are just doing the same thing that you're doing, except that they're doing it in public while they're walking, biking, pushing grocery carts, or even driving.
The only difference I see between these people and somebody sitting in front of a computer is that the guy on the computer isn't likely to run anybody over that day.
Trailblazer
Veteran Member
I don't know. That is a good question.
Oddly enough, when my late husband was alive he was at home 24/7 and I was on here much more than I am on here now. I am on here less now, not because I have more chores to do. I have the same number of chores to do when he was here, since he never did anything. I think I am on here less now because I am not in the mood to debate about God and religion and there don't seem to be many debates going on anyway. I am also down in the dumps because I don't like being alone after being married for 37 years and I do not see any solution to this.
I know I have many things to be grateful for, but knowing that does not seem to help much, sometimes not at all.
Trailblazer
Veteran Member
No, that's my line, but I am getting tired of my mission, and tired of God.
Audie
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Trailblazer
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Another point to consider is that I can walk away from RF whenever I want to but they cannot even LIVE without their cell phone for two minutes. So which one of us has an addiction?Don't feel bad, I've found real life to be overrated.
It's dirty, noisy, smells bad, and these days it's full of people who aren't watching where they're going (because they're on YouTube, Spotify or Discord, Facebook, Amazon, etc.
If you think about it, all those people on their phones are just doing the same thing that you're doing, except that they're doing it in public while they're walking, biking, pushing grocery carts, or even driving.
The only difference I see between these people and somebody sitting in front of a computer is that the guy on the computer isn't likely to run anybody over that day.
My cell phone is in my purse and I never even turn it on except for emergencies or verification codes. My corded land line is how I receive calls and voice mails.
From Cthulhu.
Exaltist Ethan
Bridging the Gap Between Believers and Skeptics
Your situation is worse than mine. I kind of wish your late husband was still alive so I would have a chance to talk to him, if he decided to post on here as often as you. If he were still alive would you still be here? Would he be here?
I use Facebook to talk to close friends, Zoom for meetings with my therapist, and I sometimes go to church because you do not need to be a Christian to visit a church once in awhile. I'm also playing MMOs and have YouTube or Spotify playing often.
It just appears to me that your are unnecessarily restrictive on your behaviors and that makes me sad.
TagliatelliMonster
Veteran Member
While at work, when one or more of these conditions are met:
- I need to clear my head and think about something else for a moment (so-called "coders block")
- I'm working on databases and need to wait for sql scripts to finish
- I'm publishing and deploying code and need to wait for compiles, for uploads and scripts to finish.
I'm usually not online on weekends. Then it's family and / or drum time.
Trailblazer
Veteran Member
As I said to @Revoltingest, I was on RF much more than I am now when my husband was alive. You see, we did not do things together anymore so I had to find things to do alone, and since I was home most of the time RF was where I spent most of my time. Also, since I am a Baha'i I had to feel like I was 'doing something' for the Faith by spreading the word, since I do not do anything else. Now I do not feel that way since I feel no obligation to a God that allows so much suffering.
Since my late husband retired in 2016 he had gradually fallen into a depression he he did not even want to leave the house, and this was long before he had a serious physical illness, which was only for the last few months of his life. He covered his depression so well I did not even realize he was depressed until a counselor and the visiting home health care workers pointed it out, but by then it was too late.
Long ago, my late husband used to post on forums regularly, not this forum but another religious forum we both posted on.
I do not use Facebook anymore, I only used it for a short time. Facebook was just too much to handle on top of forums, given I work full time and have 8 cats. I use Zoom for meetings with my therapist, and I have a weekly Zoom meeting with my best friend @Truthseeker.
I suppose I would not need to be a Christian to visit a church once in a while, but I would feel really awkward as a Baha'i; eventually I'd be asked about my religion and I am not good at bending the truth. In the past, I used to get in a lot of debates with Christians on forums and I even lost a close friend who was a Christian, arguing over the return of Christ.
I am not restricting outside activities, I just don't know what to do, where to go.It just appears to me that your are unnecessarily restrictive on your behaviors and that makes me sad.
I do not feel much of an affinity with the Baha'is so where do I belong? I appreciate your continuing to point out my lack of socialization and I do internalize what you say. I think I will eventually start stepping out, after I get my bearings.I consider you a wise and intelligent person, a lot smarter than many people who are twice your age. Sadly, people who have been steeped in a religious tradition all their lives can be very short-sighted, and that certainly applies to many Baha'is. For the last five years I have broadened my horizons by being on this forum, but Baha'is who never step outside of their bubble just remain the same. Some of them even think atheists are people they would not want to be talking to and I cannot deal with this kind of short-sighted mentality.
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