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2023.05.29 14:51 swiftShadow56 Grandma got conned into buying crypto and I spent 40 minutes on the phone to stop her from being scammed. A field report
More of a rant than a field report, to be honest.
Grandma is a sweet but lonely 71 years old. She's got her own house, a good enough pension. She's somewhat computer-literate (can open and read emails, install stuff, use whatsapp and navigate the web with ease, as she was a librarian until 2015). But she's not really into the details, very naive, and extremely lonely (she never married, lives alone and while we visit very frequently she gets depressed and needs attention or help with common tasks often).
Today my dad (she's his mother-in-law) went to visit her and the phone rang. It was a crypto scammer from Singapore, working for Crypt*.com, who had asked to talk to her. She, at first, didn't want to talk in front of dad and quickly closed the phone call. Dad inquired and she confessed that she spent 100€ into the website "just to see how it goes". He warned her about it and then asked me to call her as he figured I would be better equipped to explain.
Fortunately my Grandma is very ecologically-minded so simply describing the footprint of the blockchain and how wasteful it was was enough to giver her pause. I went on to explain the genesis of bitcoin, that it was built as a reaction to the 2008 in favour of less regulation, not more.
This can segway nicely into the fraud and lack of transparency inherent to crypto, and how it's used by ransomware. Mentioning that ransomware very often targets hospitals and clinics was also pretty good in getting her to react. Final nail in the coffin was talking about FTX, Binance, the general shadyness.
I concluded by asking her to think for herself - would her regular bank call her from Singapore of all places ("But he tells me he comes to the country from time to time..." "That's a lie Grandma!"), and would her advisor call constantly to talk about investment opportunities if she only had deposited 100€?
So fortunately I was able to make it a near miss (she's still put 100€ in it, hopefully, she can recover them), but all the elements of the scam were here. She mentioned that her 100€ ballooned into 122€ in 10 days, which I had to explain was a) absolutely unsustainable b) driven by fraud. She also mentioned how her "advisor" from Singapore kept talking about interest rates, how low current accounts were giving, and how "your bank is using your deposit to pay off the executives", which hit a chord in her. Fortunately, as we are not in the US, he didn't talk about the impeding financial crisis but I am sure that if he felt he could play that card, he would have. I explained to her that, yes, our banks are sometimes scummy and a crisis is going out out there, but Crypto is infinitely worse.
So here. Scammers targetted my 71 years old grandma and it was only by chance that me and my dad got ahold of it and stopped her in the act. She didn't even want to talk to us about it and wouldn't have brought up the subject if Dad hadn't picked up the phone. I'm very mad at cryptobros. The entire industry can't collapse soon enough.
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Grandma is a sweet but lonely 71 years old. She's got her own house, a good enough pension. She's somewhat computer-literate (can open and read emails, install stuff, use whatsapp and navigate the web with ease, as she was a librarian until 2015). But she's not really into the details, very naive, and extremely lonely (she never married, lives alone and while we visit very frequently she gets depressed and needs attention or help with common tasks often).
Today my dad (she's his mother-in-law) went to visit her and the phone rang. It was a crypto scammer from Singapore, working for Crypt*.com, who had asked to talk to her. She, at first, didn't want to talk in front of dad and quickly closed the phone call. Dad inquired and she confessed that she spent 100€ into the website "just to see how it goes". He warned her about it and then asked me to call her as he figured I would be better equipped to explain.
Fortunately my Grandma is very ecologically-minded so simply describing the footprint of the blockchain and how wasteful it was was enough to giver her pause. I went on to explain the genesis of bitcoin, that it was built as a reaction to the 2008 in favour of less regulation, not more.
This can segway nicely into the fraud and lack of transparency inherent to crypto, and how it's used by ransomware. Mentioning that ransomware very often targets hospitals and clinics was also pretty good in getting her to react. Final nail in the coffin was talking about FTX, Binance, the general shadyness.
I concluded by asking her to think for herself - would her regular bank call her from Singapore of all places ("But he tells me he comes to the country from time to time..." "That's a lie Grandma!"), and would her advisor call constantly to talk about investment opportunities if she only had deposited 100€?
So fortunately I was able to make it a near miss (she's still put 100€ in it, hopefully, she can recover them), but all the elements of the scam were here. She mentioned that her 100€ ballooned into 122€ in 10 days, which I had to explain was a) absolutely unsustainable b) driven by fraud. She also mentioned how her "advisor" from Singapore kept talking about interest rates, how low current accounts were giving, and how "your bank is using your deposit to pay off the executives", which hit a chord in her. Fortunately, as we are not in the US, he didn't talk about the impeding financial crisis but I am sure that if he felt he could play that card, he would have. I explained to her that, yes, our banks are sometimes scummy and a crisis is going out out there, but Crypto is infinitely worse.
So here. Scammers targetted my 71 years old grandma and it was only by chance that me and my dad got ahold of it and stopped her in the act. She didn't even want to talk to us about it and wouldn't have brought up the subject if Dad hadn't picked up the phone. I'm very mad at cryptobros. The entire industry can't collapse soon enough.
2023.05.29 14:50 JanesLoveThrwy I have to make a choice for my future: Go in debt, or join the Military. Need advice on which to choose.
I just turned 18, and have been dealt a pretty undesirable hand in life. Both my parents passed away in the last 5 years, and I had to drop out of highschool because of how messed up my life became. But I pushed through and got my GED with near perfect scores. Now I’m at the crossroads of trying to figure out how to start my adult life. I see only two options, and neither are great. I can join the Military, preferably Air Force, and spend the minimum years serving for the benefits and mostly free college. Or I can take out a lot of student loans (I’m poor) and go to college for something that will hopefully pay well enough to cancel the debt fairly quickly. Like software development or something lucrative along those lines.
What advice would you give me on this choice? I’m not leaning towards one or the other, as they both seem fairly bad to me. But maybe one is actually a good choice. What do you think?
In the USA, btw. If that wasn’t obvious from the dilemma of debt or Military service.
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What advice would you give me on this choice? I’m not leaning towards one or the other, as they both seem fairly bad to me. But maybe one is actually a good choice. What do you think?
In the USA, btw. If that wasn’t obvious from the dilemma of debt or Military service.
2023.05.29 14:49 throwawaysmy Titan never left his "area" on my PS3/4, but now, on the PC version, he just casually walks around the entire world perimeter. Scares me sometimes, grabbing very near to me.
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2023.05.29 14:49 putsandcalls Bullish on Jensen, gives Steve jobs vibes and apple during Steve jobs
NVDA - Saw Jensen’s Commencement Speech and very impressed
Nvidia almost died 3 times in its 30-year history.
CEO Jensen Huang shared these near-death stories at a commencement speech last night.
Here's what he said:
LESSON 1: Have the humility to confront failure and ask for help
Nvidia's first big 3D chip contract was for Sega's new game console.
From Jensen:
"After one year of development, we realized our architecture was the wrong strategy...
I contacted the CEO of Sega and suggested that they should find another partner. But I also needed Sega to pay us in full or Nivida would be out of business.
I was embarrassed to ask. The CEO of Sega, to his credit and to my amazement, agreed. His understanding and generosity gave us six months to survive.
Confronting our mistake, and with humility, asking for help, saved Nvidia. These traits are the hardest for the brightest and most successful."
LESSON 2: Endure the pain and suffering needed to realize your dream
In 2007, Nvidia announced CUDA, a new computing model for GPUs.
From Jensen:
"Creating a new computing model is incredibly hard...Nvidia's profits took a significant hit...
We suffered many years of poor performance.
Our shareholders were skeptical of CUDA and preferred we focused on improving profitability. But we persevered...
This journey forged our character to endure the pain and suffering that is always needed to realize a vision."
LESSON 3: Make sacrifices for your life's work
In 2010, Nvidia had the lead in the mobile chip market. But then the competition came in.
From Jensen:
"The phone market is huge; we could have chosen to fight for share. Instead, we made a hard decision and sacrificed the market...
Nvidia's mission is to build computers to solve problems that ordinary computers cannot.
We should dedicate ourselves to realizing our vision...
Our strategic retreat paid off. By leaving the phone market, we opened our minds to invent a new one.
To retreat from a giant phone market to create a $0 billion market was a risky move, but it paid off.
Retreat does not come easily to the brightest people, yet strategic retreat, sacrifice, and deciding what to give up is at the very core of success."
//
Jensen wrapped up the speech with this:
"Run don't walk. Either you're running for food, or you are running from being food:
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Nvidia almost died 3 times in its 30-year history.
CEO Jensen Huang shared these near-death stories at a commencement speech last night.
Here's what he said:
LESSON 1: Have the humility to confront failure and ask for help
Nvidia's first big 3D chip contract was for Sega's new game console.
From Jensen:
"After one year of development, we realized our architecture was the wrong strategy...
I contacted the CEO of Sega and suggested that they should find another partner. But I also needed Sega to pay us in full or Nivida would be out of business.
I was embarrassed to ask. The CEO of Sega, to his credit and to my amazement, agreed. His understanding and generosity gave us six months to survive.
Confronting our mistake, and with humility, asking for help, saved Nvidia. These traits are the hardest for the brightest and most successful."
LESSON 2: Endure the pain and suffering needed to realize your dream
In 2007, Nvidia announced CUDA, a new computing model for GPUs.
From Jensen:
"Creating a new computing model is incredibly hard...Nvidia's profits took a significant hit...
We suffered many years of poor performance.
Our shareholders were skeptical of CUDA and preferred we focused on improving profitability. But we persevered...
This journey forged our character to endure the pain and suffering that is always needed to realize a vision."
LESSON 3: Make sacrifices for your life's work
In 2010, Nvidia had the lead in the mobile chip market. But then the competition came in.
From Jensen:
"The phone market is huge; we could have chosen to fight for share. Instead, we made a hard decision and sacrificed the market...
Nvidia's mission is to build computers to solve problems that ordinary computers cannot.
We should dedicate ourselves to realizing our vision...
Our strategic retreat paid off. By leaving the phone market, we opened our minds to invent a new one.
To retreat from a giant phone market to create a $0 billion market was a risky move, but it paid off.
Retreat does not come easily to the brightest people, yet strategic retreat, sacrifice, and deciding what to give up is at the very core of success."
//
Jensen wrapped up the speech with this:
"Run don't walk. Either you're running for food, or you are running from being food:
- Have the humility to confront failure and ask for help.
- Endure the pain needed to realize your dream.
- Make sacrifices for your life's work."
2023.05.29 14:49 ChicoTallahassee Is the corporation I work for being raided?
I work in an entertainment park/zoo/hotel in the maintenance division. Most people work here seasonal. The CEO of the company changed about 6 years ago and he replaced most of the management. Long term employees with leading roles were fired or degraded. New ones were put in place. Since that day most of the sales have been going down and public news has been negative. Guests complain about food prices being 3x to 5x times the usual rate and parking prices changing overnight while guests are sleeping. The CEO orders to turn down ventilation, heating and water flow to a minimum in order to keep costs at a bare minimum of what's needed.
The new employees can just drive to the stores around here and order whatever they need for the park. Nobody controls what's ordered or what's needed. This results in lots of surplus goods and multiple people ordering the same things. Leaving us with several of the same objects. This seems very uneconomical to me.
Management brags to each other about how they ordered a powerwasher for the park since they needed to clean their terraces at home. This is just a small example.
This weekend there was nearly no staff in the hotel and rooms were filled with guests. The kitchen wasn't performing as usual and had to serve cold food. Rooms weren't cleaned in between stays and maintainance wasn't performed. Management told all employees to stay home. Resulting in chaotic situations and lots of guest complaints over the weekend.
What's the purpose of all this? Is the corporation being raided?
PS: I hope this is the right sub to ask this. If it isn't I'll kindly remove my post and find a more suiting subreddit.
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The new employees can just drive to the stores around here and order whatever they need for the park. Nobody controls what's ordered or what's needed. This results in lots of surplus goods and multiple people ordering the same things. Leaving us with several of the same objects. This seems very uneconomical to me.
Management brags to each other about how they ordered a powerwasher for the park since they needed to clean their terraces at home. This is just a small example.
This weekend there was nearly no staff in the hotel and rooms were filled with guests. The kitchen wasn't performing as usual and had to serve cold food. Rooms weren't cleaned in between stays and maintainance wasn't performed. Management told all employees to stay home. Resulting in chaotic situations and lots of guest complaints over the weekend.
What's the purpose of all this? Is the corporation being raided?
PS: I hope this is the right sub to ask this. If it isn't I'll kindly remove my post and find a more suiting subreddit.
2023.05.29 14:49 arknined First Marathon - Race Report - Edinburgh Marathon 28/5/23
## Race Information
* **Name:** Edinburgh Marathon
* **Date:** Sunday May 28, 2023
* **Distance:** 42.2km
* **Location:** Scotland
* **Time:** 03:43:12
* **Gear:** Altra Vanish Carbon
* **StravaURL:** https://www.strava.com/activities/9156827328
## Goals
Goal Description Completed?
------------------
1 Sub 3:25 no
2 Sub 3:45 yes
3 Don’t Walk no
## Splits
Split Time
------------
1 04:22
2 04:25
3 04:20
4 04:34
5 04:35
6 04:24
7 04:41
8 04:31
9 04:41
10 04:35
11 04:42
12 04:39
13 04:44
14 04:41
15 04:46
16 04:43
17 04:49
18 04:50
19 04:49
20 04:53
21 04:56
22 04:54
23 04:58
24 05:03
25 05:11
26 05:12
27 05:18
28 05:19
29 05:17
30 05:24
31 05:24
32 05:42
33 05:56
34 05:57
35 06:51
36 07:22
37 07:03
38 06:34
39 06:30
40 07:32
41 05:38
42 05:49
43 02:36
##Background
Just turned 50 this year (50M) and started running (again) in Oct’22 from a base of zero exercise for the past five years (excepting having 3 small boys (5,7,&9) and the hustle of daily life, family walks, family activities etc. In 2014 I did a couch25k and between 2014-2017 started to run commute into work averaging about 10km per week over this period - (2014 - 900km; 2015 - 500km; 2016 - 650km; 2017 (jan-aug) - 500km). This culminated in a half-marathon race (Rock n Roll Dublin) in 2017 for which I didn’t follow a training plan but did a few longer runs of 13k(ish) and finished in c. 1:48 (ran out of steam at c.19k and had to run/walk a couple of times to finish).
Before 2014 - there was no exercise/running/training/gym - I was relatively ‘active’ but no sports/activities to note.
In October last year (‘22), I decided to go for a run to see how it felt and surprised myself by running 7km @ 6:10/km pace. I enjoyed it, and decided to get back running with a vague aspiration to complete a marathon in my 50th year….
##Training
… so I started training. Decided in November to book a bib in the Edinburgh marathon, figuring that 7 months should give me a decent enough training block. Avg went from 50km/week to 100km/week over this period.
Month Distance Avg Pace
------------------
Nov 216km 6:16/km
Dec 321km 6:07/km
Jan 284km 5:26/km
Feb 237km 5:25/km
Mar 291km 5:19km
Apr 412km 5:07/km
May 305km 5:00/km
Didn’t follow a specific plan (per se), generally ran 5 or 6 days a week with one long run (5:00/km to 5:30/km), one medium/tempo type run (4:40/km to 5:00/km), three easy runs (5:20/km) and a sprinkling of ParkRuns.
I had no (observable) issues in stepping up the mileage over this period, two small injury niggles,one in Nov and one in Feb, and I rested with no reoccurrence of either.
I self-diagnosed regularly occurring foot pain as a Mortons Neuroma (flared up after c.9km and could be run through - but painful) and went through a variety of shoe types to lessen the flare-ups. Settled on Altra’s and roomy footbox, which worked for me.
Parkrun (5k) times went from 25:26 (Oct’22) to 19:06 (May’22) over this period.
Other notable times -
10k times - avg sub-45mins on tempo/fast runs
Half-marathons - (did over 20 runs at this distance over the 7 months) ran x2 sub 1:40 and x1 sub 1:34 during the block (not races, just fast/tempo runs)
In Mar&Apr’23 I completed x5 long runs >30km (longest @33km) and a further x2 (27km & 29km) as part of the build up.
I trained with SIS gels and a water bottle filled with Tailwind mix during the long-runs and they settled ok, a little queasy but ok (I did all other runs (<27km) without nutrition or water)
The <1:35 half-marathon was the last fast/long run before the start of the taper (from 100km to 80km (wk1) to 55km (wk2) to 25km (wk3)).
##Plan & Pre-race
All marathon time predictors (runalyze; metathon; crplots) had me at a 3:10 to 3:12 marathon time based on my strava logs - I felt this was optimistic (4:34/km) as I had a tendency to drift (pace & heartrate) on longer runs. Based on the half-marathon times in the training block I felt i could sustain close to that pace for maybe 30km - but >40km would be a push - so settled on the following plan for race day:
First 16km (10 miles) at 4:40/km, next 16km (10miles) at 4:50/km, last 10km to keep legs moving and hold-on to the finish. Goal A - was to run a sub 3:25.
Pre-race prep was unremarkable - flew to Scotland (from Dublin) on Friday evening - ate well Fri/Sat (lots of pasta, steak, bread) slept ok . Collected bib Saturday morning, pottered around the city for a couple of hours , rested the rest of the day.
Race day morning, grabbed a banana, coffee, croissant - had 500ml of tailwind c. 2 hours before start - greased myself up (sunscreen & anti-chafe), bathroom, checked bag, warmed-up (stretches/gentle jog). Fuelling plan for the race was a gel every 6km topped-up with Tailwind which I carried in a hand-held bottle.
Weather was warm and overcast at the start (10am)
##Race
Start was largely downhill for the first 8km, and I tried to keep the pace under control. Legs felt strong and were turning-over well. Despite best efforts, the combination of the downhill, first marathon excitement, over-confidence, other runners pace, me being an idiot, had the first 8km in c.4:35/km pace - which was faster than intended, but not wildly so. The course then hit the sea front and the breeze helped to take the edge off the pace and I settled into the target pace of 4:40/km (-ish) for the next 8km.
Took the gels at 6km, 12km and 18km and sipped from the hand-held bottle (tailwind) throughout. I grabbed a few gulps from the on-course water as I ran-by. Weather started to warm-up as the sun broke through the clouds.
Hit 16km feeling good - slightly ahead of target pace and the race-plan was to run the second 16km at an avg 4:50/km so I eased off a little to adjust to plan.
Hit half marathon in 1:38ish which was ahead of plan, but I felt ok, knew I had completed a 1:34 half a few weeks back and the race-strategy was to target 4:50/km from 16k to 32k.
Then things changed at around 23/24k mark - legs started to lose some power which came as a surprise, I also started to feel a little nauseous. I skipped taking the planned gel at 24k as i felt i would be ill if i forced it down.
At 25k I just couldn’t hold a sub5:00/km pace at all. I recognised that I was in trouble and it was barely half-way through. Resolved to move to my long-run pace for the training block at 5:20/km and hoped this could see me through to the end. Took a gel at 30k and temperatures were getting warmer. Despite all the difficulties I hit 30k in 2:24 (avg. 4:50km) but i was weakening and getting worried.
When I reached 32k in the marathon I knew I was fucked, pace had slipped to 6:00/km, sun was beating down, other runners were struggling, and I started negotiating with myself to just. keep. running.
By 35k I had to start run/walking as my legs had completely gone. I was gutted but there was nothing left in the tank. Walking through the two water stations I could actually drink the bottles of water and was surprised at how thirsty/dehydrated I was. Pace times dropped off as I continued to run/walk for the next 5k. Nearing the end I gave it everything I had to run the final 2k.
Crossed the finish in 3:43
##Post-Race
Disappointed I couldn't run the whole 42k but recognise sub 3:45 is an achievement for a 50year old (couch to marathon in 7 months).
Hard to rationalise what went wrong here - initial thoughts:
1). Over-fatigued / over-trained - despite feeling strong during training this was not actually the case - taper ineffective (??)
2). Target pace too aggressive - over-confident/ego/greedy - did not respect the distance - went out too fast
3). Fuelling/hydration was wrong - sweated too much -relied on tailwind - did not take enough water on-course - skipped gel at 24k
probably a combination of all of the above factors.....
##Next Steps
i) Rest for a week
ii) Dublin marathon at the end of Oct
iii) Start structured plan Pfitz. 18/55 or 18/70
Made with [Strava race report generator](https://race-report-gen.jezl.xyz/).
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* **Name:** Edinburgh Marathon
* **Date:** Sunday May 28, 2023
* **Distance:** 42.2km
* **Location:** Scotland
* **Time:** 03:43:12
* **Gear:** Altra Vanish Carbon
* **StravaURL:** https://www.strava.com/activities/9156827328
## Goals
Goal Description Completed?
------------------
1 Sub 3:25 no
2 Sub 3:45 yes
3 Don’t Walk no
## Splits
Split Time
------------
1 04:22
2 04:25
3 04:20
4 04:34
5 04:35
6 04:24
7 04:41
8 04:31
9 04:41
10 04:35
11 04:42
12 04:39
13 04:44
14 04:41
15 04:46
16 04:43
17 04:49
18 04:50
19 04:49
20 04:53
21 04:56
22 04:54
23 04:58
24 05:03
25 05:11
26 05:12
27 05:18
28 05:19
29 05:17
30 05:24
31 05:24
32 05:42
33 05:56
34 05:57
35 06:51
36 07:22
37 07:03
38 06:34
39 06:30
40 07:32
41 05:38
42 05:49
43 02:36
##Background
Just turned 50 this year (50M) and started running (again) in Oct’22 from a base of zero exercise for the past five years (excepting having 3 small boys (5,7,&9) and the hustle of daily life, family walks, family activities etc. In 2014 I did a couch25k and between 2014-2017 started to run commute into work averaging about 10km per week over this period - (2014 - 900km; 2015 - 500km; 2016 - 650km; 2017 (jan-aug) - 500km). This culminated in a half-marathon race (Rock n Roll Dublin) in 2017 for which I didn’t follow a training plan but did a few longer runs of 13k(ish) and finished in c. 1:48 (ran out of steam at c.19k and had to run/walk a couple of times to finish).
Before 2014 - there was no exercise/running/training/gym - I was relatively ‘active’ but no sports/activities to note.
In October last year (‘22), I decided to go for a run to see how it felt and surprised myself by running 7km @ 6:10/km pace. I enjoyed it, and decided to get back running with a vague aspiration to complete a marathon in my 50th year….
##Training
… so I started training. Decided in November to book a bib in the Edinburgh marathon, figuring that 7 months should give me a decent enough training block. Avg went from 50km/week to 100km/week over this period.
Month Distance Avg Pace
------------------
Nov 216km 6:16/km
Dec 321km 6:07/km
Jan 284km 5:26/km
Feb 237km 5:25/km
Mar 291km 5:19km
Apr 412km 5:07/km
May 305km 5:00/km
Didn’t follow a specific plan (per se), generally ran 5 or 6 days a week with one long run (5:00/km to 5:30/km), one medium/tempo type run (4:40/km to 5:00/km), three easy runs (5:20/km) and a sprinkling of ParkRuns.
I had no (observable) issues in stepping up the mileage over this period, two small injury niggles,one in Nov and one in Feb, and I rested with no reoccurrence of either.
I self-diagnosed regularly occurring foot pain as a Mortons Neuroma (flared up after c.9km and could be run through - but painful) and went through a variety of shoe types to lessen the flare-ups. Settled on Altra’s and roomy footbox, which worked for me.
Parkrun (5k) times went from 25:26 (Oct’22) to 19:06 (May’22) over this period.
Other notable times -
10k times - avg sub-45mins on tempo/fast runs
Half-marathons - (did over 20 runs at this distance over the 7 months) ran x2 sub 1:40 and x1 sub 1:34 during the block (not races, just fast/tempo runs)
In Mar&Apr’23 I completed x5 long runs >30km (longest @33km) and a further x2 (27km & 29km) as part of the build up.
I trained with SIS gels and a water bottle filled with Tailwind mix during the long-runs and they settled ok, a little queasy but ok (I did all other runs (<27km) without nutrition or water)
The <1:35 half-marathon was the last fast/long run before the start of the taper (from 100km to 80km (wk1) to 55km (wk2) to 25km (wk3)).
##Plan & Pre-race
All marathon time predictors (runalyze; metathon; crplots) had me at a 3:10 to 3:12 marathon time based on my strava logs - I felt this was optimistic (4:34/km) as I had a tendency to drift (pace & heartrate) on longer runs. Based on the half-marathon times in the training block I felt i could sustain close to that pace for maybe 30km - but >40km would be a push - so settled on the following plan for race day:
First 16km (10 miles) at 4:40/km, next 16km (10miles) at 4:50/km, last 10km to keep legs moving and hold-on to the finish. Goal A - was to run a sub 3:25.
Pre-race prep was unremarkable - flew to Scotland (from Dublin) on Friday evening - ate well Fri/Sat (lots of pasta, steak, bread) slept ok . Collected bib Saturday morning, pottered around the city for a couple of hours , rested the rest of the day.
Race day morning, grabbed a banana, coffee, croissant - had 500ml of tailwind c. 2 hours before start - greased myself up (sunscreen & anti-chafe), bathroom, checked bag, warmed-up (stretches/gentle jog). Fuelling plan for the race was a gel every 6km topped-up with Tailwind which I carried in a hand-held bottle.
Weather was warm and overcast at the start (10am)
##Race
Start was largely downhill for the first 8km, and I tried to keep the pace under control. Legs felt strong and were turning-over well. Despite best efforts, the combination of the downhill, first marathon excitement, over-confidence, other runners pace, me being an idiot, had the first 8km in c.4:35/km pace - which was faster than intended, but not wildly so. The course then hit the sea front and the breeze helped to take the edge off the pace and I settled into the target pace of 4:40/km (-ish) for the next 8km.
Took the gels at 6km, 12km and 18km and sipped from the hand-held bottle (tailwind) throughout. I grabbed a few gulps from the on-course water as I ran-by. Weather started to warm-up as the sun broke through the clouds.
Hit 16km feeling good - slightly ahead of target pace and the race-plan was to run the second 16km at an avg 4:50/km so I eased off a little to adjust to plan.
Hit half marathon in 1:38ish which was ahead of plan, but I felt ok, knew I had completed a 1:34 half a few weeks back and the race-strategy was to target 4:50/km from 16k to 32k.
Then things changed at around 23/24k mark - legs started to lose some power which came as a surprise, I also started to feel a little nauseous. I skipped taking the planned gel at 24k as i felt i would be ill if i forced it down.
At 25k I just couldn’t hold a sub5:00/km pace at all. I recognised that I was in trouble and it was barely half-way through. Resolved to move to my long-run pace for the training block at 5:20/km and hoped this could see me through to the end. Took a gel at 30k and temperatures were getting warmer. Despite all the difficulties I hit 30k in 2:24 (avg. 4:50km) but i was weakening and getting worried.
When I reached 32k in the marathon I knew I was fucked, pace had slipped to 6:00/km, sun was beating down, other runners were struggling, and I started negotiating with myself to just. keep. running.
By 35k I had to start run/walking as my legs had completely gone. I was gutted but there was nothing left in the tank. Walking through the two water stations I could actually drink the bottles of water and was surprised at how thirsty/dehydrated I was. Pace times dropped off as I continued to run/walk for the next 5k. Nearing the end I gave it everything I had to run the final 2k.
Crossed the finish in 3:43
##Post-Race
Disappointed I couldn't run the whole 42k but recognise sub 3:45 is an achievement for a 50year old (couch to marathon in 7 months).
Hard to rationalise what went wrong here - initial thoughts:
1). Over-fatigued / over-trained - despite feeling strong during training this was not actually the case - taper ineffective (??)
2). Target pace too aggressive - over-confident/ego/greedy - did not respect the distance - went out too fast
3). Fuelling/hydration was wrong - sweated too much -relied on tailwind - did not take enough water on-course - skipped gel at 24k
probably a combination of all of the above factors.....
##Next Steps
i) Rest for a week
ii) Dublin marathon at the end of Oct
iii) Start structured plan Pfitz. 18/55 or 18/70
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2023.05.29 14:48 OPSTARKY I need to get my fatass together
23M here, this is gonna be a rant about myself because I feel a need to humiliate myself. I'm so fcking angry with my own persona today.
I'm a highschool dropout that before 2020 decided to unalive himself. I was in the worst shape of my life that time(160kg, 193cm), had nothing going and was lonely af. Then I met a girl that made me want to live, I did therapy, started gymming and was basically getting my life in shape. In 2022, I lost that person nearly twice and since September that year my life is just absolutely garbage, I had to put so much energy into my relationship that I had nothing anymore in me. 10 days ago I passed an exam for my trade and was hyped and hyper about it because it motivated me to keep going but the hype died out very quickly because I'm the only person who sees what I did.
Now I have a gym pass, I went once and I felt so fucking good but I was so rusty that I had to take a week break to not injure myself. Today I woke up with insane back pain, couldn't go to gym but my FATASS carried itself to supermarket(further than the gym) to buy snacks.
I'm so disappointed in myself, I relapsed and am nearly at my worst weight in my life. I need to get myself together, I don't know how to even start.
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I'm a highschool dropout that before 2020 decided to unalive himself. I was in the worst shape of my life that time(160kg, 193cm), had nothing going and was lonely af. Then I met a girl that made me want to live, I did therapy, started gymming and was basically getting my life in shape. In 2022, I lost that person nearly twice and since September that year my life is just absolutely garbage, I had to put so much energy into my relationship that I had nothing anymore in me. 10 days ago I passed an exam for my trade and was hyped and hyper about it because it motivated me to keep going but the hype died out very quickly because I'm the only person who sees what I did.
Now I have a gym pass, I went once and I felt so fucking good but I was so rusty that I had to take a week break to not injure myself. Today I woke up with insane back pain, couldn't go to gym but my FATASS carried itself to supermarket(further than the gym) to buy snacks.
I'm so disappointed in myself, I relapsed and am nearly at my worst weight in my life. I need to get myself together, I don't know how to even start.
2023.05.29 14:47 Inevitable_Tart_9723 Fissure Treatment in Pune Best Fissure Treatment near me - GOOD MORNING SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER
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2023.05.29 14:47 ContributionOther545 Read the caption written on the first screenshot and then read the first comment with more than 100 likes. Boils my blood how people can support such opinion and like his comment. Btw video by garimabudhani
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2023.05.29 14:47 decaturbob Holidays are no longer holidays. My late wife and I always
had cookouts for Memorial Day, Labor Day, 4th of July. We had dinners for Thanksgiving, Christmas. Dinners for our Anniversary, birthdays. All of that is now gone. We would normally have 20-24 people on our deck enjoying my ribs and her cooking this weekend. We would have periodic cookouts 4 or 5 times thru out the summer. Nothing now, those days are over. Friends have vanished, family members stay distant. No invites to any thing since she died first part of October of last year. No invites for Thanksgiving, none for Christmas, no Super Bowl parties, none for this weekend. Not expecting anything to come my way. My loss is so much worse by the inability of friends and family to deal with it. I am not being emotional about any of this, not at my age (near 70), hard NOT to be disappointed in people who I thought were better friends, better family members. So I am making a rack of ribs for me today and enjoy the memories of all our past events. One more thing widowers and widows endure. Many of you can relate. I will make it thru this just I as I did in caring for her at home until her last breath in my arms....and I think when it happens to these friends and family, they will be in for a big surprise. Perhaps they will think back in how they could have responded better for me, likely not....they will learn something about their friends and family as I have. Peace to all of you as we all move forward and often left behind by those we thought we could depend on. We have NO CHOICE, they do.
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2023.05.29 14:46 Majestic_Spring4062 Seeing your friendship fading away is the worst feeling ever
So my college is nearly over and I've been in touch with my school best friend for five years now, we used to talk and hang out every once in a week and in the penultimate year of the college, he used to talk about his problem with internships or how we will 'enjoy' the time when we get decent salaried jobs after graduation, thankfully we both were able to do it, but for the last 3 months he hasn't called me once, doesn't seem interested in texts either while I thought it was due to him being busy, he kinda regularly posts him going out with his college friends and colleagues, it kinda hurts not gonna lie
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2023.05.29 14:45 DepressedMandolin Vivid reminded me how fucking expensive everything is right now, and how much that sucks for families.
One half of a DINK couple, reporting for duty.
Headed to Vivid this weekend with the missus and nearly had a heart attack when I saw how much all the food and dessert vendors were charging. Like, it's a food truck, I get it. Bring your wallet. But seriously, what the entire fuck. Didn't see a single thing that wasn't overpriced to hell and back. $18 for a couple of churros? $12 for two deep-fried Oreos?! $7.50 for a single scoop of ice-cream?!?!
We didn't have much money when I was growing up. Trips to the Easter Show or the Zoo meant packed lunches that we had in picnic areas. But there was always money for something small and sweet. Seeing the insane amount that are being charged for those little moments of sweetness depressed the hell out of me.
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Headed to Vivid this weekend with the missus and nearly had a heart attack when I saw how much all the food and dessert vendors were charging. Like, it's a food truck, I get it. Bring your wallet. But seriously, what the entire fuck. Didn't see a single thing that wasn't overpriced to hell and back. $18 for a couple of churros? $12 for two deep-fried Oreos?! $7.50 for a single scoop of ice-cream?!?!
We didn't have much money when I was growing up. Trips to the Easter Show or the Zoo meant packed lunches that we had in picnic areas. But there was always money for something small and sweet. Seeing the insane amount that are being charged for those little moments of sweetness depressed the hell out of me.
2023.05.29 14:43 MyColdDeadHeart I saw you
We were sitting near each other. My first response was that you simply didn’t want to talk. As time went on I realize you were presenting yourself as someone different. Perhaps that is why you didn’t want to speak. Perhaps I never knew the real you. Perhaps you don’t want to know me.
No matter what- you have 2 different persons inside. When you are ready for me to meet another part of you, don’t be afraid. If I can recognize your energy, clothes and makeup can’t hide. I’m not sure why you do what you do but everything seemed complicated. I hope you enjoyed the iced coffee.
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No matter what- you have 2 different persons inside. When you are ready for me to meet another part of you, don’t be afraid. If I can recognize your energy, clothes and makeup can’t hide. I’m not sure why you do what you do but everything seemed complicated. I hope you enjoyed the iced coffee.
2023.05.29 14:42 kolaner My new tutorial on how to use leg rides (or whatever that's called) and actively hooking with your legs from top. Enjoy!
 | So, here I am. Last time I posted on reddit was at purple and it seemed to have resonated quite well. submitted by kolaner to bjj [link] [comments] Just some background: Using my hands has become extremely painful due to arthritis, torn ligaments, overall wrecked tissue, so I had to resort to becoming a bit creative. This has completely changed my passing style and I actively try to pin my opponents/partners legs with mine before transitioning into scoring positions. Been working quite well with my students so I thought about sharing Part 1. Think of it as "playing guard from top position". I don't have a wrestling background but I assume that much of that stuff must have a name in folkstyle. As you'll see, I'm not consistent with my terminology because I simply don't know better, lol! Filmed it in march, wanted to film it last summer and took me nearly 3 months to upload it. Work and daddy duties I guess. I will eventually upload a Part 2, if not Part 3, focusing on the Nogi-stuff. I hope some of you, especially intermediates can benefit from the content. |
2023.05.29 14:41 kblocker123 I yawn so much every hour
I’m a personal trainer (which is good for me because as soon as I sit down I nearly fall asleep.) I yawn 5-10x an hour and clients get SO offended. Just a few know I have adhd and don’t bat an eye. It’s exhausting trying to explain to people so most of the time I just don’t.
Does this happen to anyone else? And how do I make it seem less offensive 😂
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Does this happen to anyone else? And how do I make it seem less offensive 😂
2023.05.29 14:40 Eldenman90 33[M4F] uk looking to make female friends
Hey im richard i live in the uk and dont really have any contact with women because i work in a male dominated environment and my social circle is all male so would be nice to actually talk to a women rather then a man for a change lol
a little about myself i like to game on the ps5 to chillout nowhere near streamer or on it all the time just enjoy chatting online with friends or playing a good story based game, i go to the gym with my friend just to keep healthy. I do like socialising with friends whether its gaming, going to the pub or out on day trips.
If you want to get to know me then DM me whether its a short chat, friendship always up for chatting 🙂
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a little about myself i like to game on the ps5 to chillout nowhere near streamer or on it all the time just enjoy chatting online with friends or playing a good story based game, i go to the gym with my friend just to keep healthy. I do like socialising with friends whether its gaming, going to the pub or out on day trips.
If you want to get to know me then DM me whether its a short chat, friendship always up for chatting 🙂
2023.05.29 14:40 speciallydolxn i am obsessed with my boyfriend’s ex…
i (18F) and my boyfriend (19M) have been together for acouple of months now, throughout these months and even when we first started talking i’ve been slowly obsessing over his ex. Now this isn’t without reason, my boyfriend has multiple exes and i’m completely okay with them but this one is the one that’s stuck. Let’s call her Lily.
I live in a small town, which means I see his exes on a daily basis. Lily is the same age as me and we went to the same school so I saw her all of last year. Her and my boyfriend dated in 2021 and broke up a month or two after getting together, I heard rumours back then of why they broke up and it was because she was talking to multiple other boys that my boyfriend had issues with which caused him to break up with her. She ended up getting with one of these boys shortly after they split.
If it had ended there I really don’t think I would be this obsessive over it but it didn’t end there. My boyfriend saw me at my work place last october when I served him and after that he kept on asking one of my friend’s who’s dating his best friend to set us up. At the time I was not looking for a relationship, but he was still very persistent throughout the months leading up to december.
During december I went to a party and my boyfriend happened to be there, he looked really good. One thing lead to another and we ended up kissing before the night ended. After a week or so he asks my friend for my snapchat and she gives it to him… he adds me 2 weeks after that. The thing is he broke his phone acouple months before this so he was using someone else’s each time. He didn’t message me until half way through january, but then he ended up ghosting me and not messaging me until over half way through february (he said this was because he had no phone and just bought a new one) and we talked every day after that until we eventually got together.
Now here’s the thing, I found out he was hooking up with Lily all through december despite the fact he was talking about me to his best friend the entire time. After we kissed he probably went home to Lily in his bed, we kissed at the start of december and he was still hooking up with her throughout the month. My friend told me that he had been trying to get her to leave his house near the end, but a part of me feels like he only said that infront of her because he knew she would tell me. When I asked him about it he said he was the one who broke things off with her.
Ever since I found out about this it won’t leave my mind. I have no issue with Lily personally, she’s so beautiful and she’s always been nice to me but this entire thing that happened with her and him just won’t leave my head. I feel like they’re the type of exes who get back together each year after every split they go through like they’re drawn to eachother especially given the circumstances they ended on the first time. He reassures me that I am the only girl he wants and I want to believe it so bad but I always have her in the back of my mind. She’s gorgeous I do not blame him for going back, but it still makes me feel so insecure even tho I know it’s wrong for me to feel this way. Lily and her ex had broken up not long after she started hooking up with my boyfriend, so she had went straight to him after and he knew that.
Today i saw a message from a blocked account on his phone and they had video called the same day he added me on snapchat and it just brought everything back. I feel like this is really bad for my mental health and needed to get it off my chest, I just really don’t think i’ll get over it.
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I live in a small town, which means I see his exes on a daily basis. Lily is the same age as me and we went to the same school so I saw her all of last year. Her and my boyfriend dated in 2021 and broke up a month or two after getting together, I heard rumours back then of why they broke up and it was because she was talking to multiple other boys that my boyfriend had issues with which caused him to break up with her. She ended up getting with one of these boys shortly after they split.
If it had ended there I really don’t think I would be this obsessive over it but it didn’t end there. My boyfriend saw me at my work place last october when I served him and after that he kept on asking one of my friend’s who’s dating his best friend to set us up. At the time I was not looking for a relationship, but he was still very persistent throughout the months leading up to december.
During december I went to a party and my boyfriend happened to be there, he looked really good. One thing lead to another and we ended up kissing before the night ended. After a week or so he asks my friend for my snapchat and she gives it to him… he adds me 2 weeks after that. The thing is he broke his phone acouple months before this so he was using someone else’s each time. He didn’t message me until half way through january, but then he ended up ghosting me and not messaging me until over half way through february (he said this was because he had no phone and just bought a new one) and we talked every day after that until we eventually got together.
Now here’s the thing, I found out he was hooking up with Lily all through december despite the fact he was talking about me to his best friend the entire time. After we kissed he probably went home to Lily in his bed, we kissed at the start of december and he was still hooking up with her throughout the month. My friend told me that he had been trying to get her to leave his house near the end, but a part of me feels like he only said that infront of her because he knew she would tell me. When I asked him about it he said he was the one who broke things off with her.
Ever since I found out about this it won’t leave my mind. I have no issue with Lily personally, she’s so beautiful and she’s always been nice to me but this entire thing that happened with her and him just won’t leave my head. I feel like they’re the type of exes who get back together each year after every split they go through like they’re drawn to eachother especially given the circumstances they ended on the first time. He reassures me that I am the only girl he wants and I want to believe it so bad but I always have her in the back of my mind. She’s gorgeous I do not blame him for going back, but it still makes me feel so insecure even tho I know it’s wrong for me to feel this way. Lily and her ex had broken up not long after she started hooking up with my boyfriend, so she had went straight to him after and he knew that.
Today i saw a message from a blocked account on his phone and they had video called the same day he added me on snapchat and it just brought everything back. I feel like this is really bad for my mental health and needed to get it off my chest, I just really don’t think i’ll get over it.
2023.05.29 14:40 youknowit1998 Does it seem like these carts are legit from this dispo?
So I live in NY and the only thing near me is reservation dispensaries I'm going on vacation about an hour and a half from upstate canna co. I've been wanting to try carts but I would only want ones that are legit, i didnt see these brands on the fake list any help is appreciated. Does it look legit? Don't know if anyone on here has been there. I can't post the link to the store due to rules.
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2023.05.29 14:38 RealNmSis GAMMA - Reaserchers quest question
So I was gathering samples for the ecologists in various places, now I am doing the ones in the Red Forest. I've done most of the previous ones without issues but now for the life of me I cannot find the dead guy with the PDA in Western tunnel. I've searched the one near the bridge that gets "blown up" in Clear Sky, but didn't find him there, so reluctantly I went north to clear out the Sin and Monolith near the Forester's outpost. Searched the mines as they are on the west side of the map as well, but I was not able to find him either. Anyone who has completed the questline is willing to share the body's location? I really don't want to clear out these mines again if I don't have to.
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2023.05.29 14:37 GamersAreDumb7 Exploration in Elden Ring isn't good
A big problem I had with the game was that the exploration isn't rewarding to me, which makes me question why it needed to be open-world to begin with. The open-world really just takes more away from game than it adds to it in my opinion.
The side dungeons feel very same-y in their layout, enemies, aesthetics, and overall design with very few exceptions. The feeling of similarity is made exponentially worse by the near universally mediocre bosses you find in them, which is made EVEN WORSE by the fact that these already mediocre bosses are repeated constantly.
Most of the rewards you obtain from these dungeons aren't very useful either. They're mostly just spirit ashes, which are useless if you don't use them and still not that great even if you do, since spirit ashes are horribly balanced and ones like Tiche and Mimic Tear completely invalidate the existence of the rest.
My least favorite part of these side events by far though is how they make the main game less special. Why in the fuck is Godrick repeated in an evergaol? Why is Astel repeated in some random ass dungeon in the Consecrated Snowfield? Why is Mohg repeated in the sewers? These encounters are unbelievably stupid and make major bosses feel less special and unique. Imagine playing through Dark Souls 3 and encountering a one-to-one repeat of the Twin Princes in a shitty side dungeon, imagine how fucking stupid that would feel.
So what's the point of this side content? The dungeons aren't fun to explore, the bosses are garbage and repeated, the rewards are terrible, and they actively make the main game feel worse. It's all very quantity over quality to me, which is the exact opposite of what I come to From Software for.
I really hope their future titles aren't open-world, but given Elden Ring's commercial success, I unfortunately think I will continue to be disappointed.
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The side dungeons feel very same-y in their layout, enemies, aesthetics, and overall design with very few exceptions. The feeling of similarity is made exponentially worse by the near universally mediocre bosses you find in them, which is made EVEN WORSE by the fact that these already mediocre bosses are repeated constantly.
Most of the rewards you obtain from these dungeons aren't very useful either. They're mostly just spirit ashes, which are useless if you don't use them and still not that great even if you do, since spirit ashes are horribly balanced and ones like Tiche and Mimic Tear completely invalidate the existence of the rest.
My least favorite part of these side events by far though is how they make the main game less special. Why in the fuck is Godrick repeated in an evergaol? Why is Astel repeated in some random ass dungeon in the Consecrated Snowfield? Why is Mohg repeated in the sewers? These encounters are unbelievably stupid and make major bosses feel less special and unique. Imagine playing through Dark Souls 3 and encountering a one-to-one repeat of the Twin Princes in a shitty side dungeon, imagine how fucking stupid that would feel.
So what's the point of this side content? The dungeons aren't fun to explore, the bosses are garbage and repeated, the rewards are terrible, and they actively make the main game feel worse. It's all very quantity over quality to me, which is the exact opposite of what I come to From Software for.
I really hope their future titles aren't open-world, but given Elden Ring's commercial success, I unfortunately think I will continue to be disappointed.
2023.05.29 14:37 RDUppercut I accidentally kicked my cat halfway across this room this morning
So, I woke up at like 5am. As soon as I open my eyes, I feel it: the tightening in both calves, a prelude to the inevitable cramps that follow. Instinctively, I jump out of bed to stand up, trying to get ahead of the pain that was coming.
Unfortunately, I did not realize in those moments that my cat had been sleeping at the bottom of the bed near my feet. So in my dash to get up, I accidentally punted her, and sent her flying. Thankfully she didn't hit anything, she just landed on the floor on her feet like cats do, but I imagine it was quite the shock for her to go from peacefully sleeping to airborne like that. Rude awakening for sure.
I apologized profusely and gave her treats, but she's still mad at me. I feel SO bad about it. She'll get over it, though.
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Unfortunately, I did not realize in those moments that my cat had been sleeping at the bottom of the bed near my feet. So in my dash to get up, I accidentally punted her, and sent her flying. Thankfully she didn't hit anything, she just landed on the floor on her feet like cats do, but I imagine it was quite the shock for her to go from peacefully sleeping to airborne like that. Rude awakening for sure.
I apologized profusely and gave her treats, but she's still mad at me. I feel SO bad about it. She'll get over it, though.
2023.05.29 14:36 GamersAreDumb7 Exploration in Elden Ring isn't good
A big problem I had with the game was that the exploration isn't rewarding to me, which makes me question why it needed to be open-world to begin with. The open-world really just takes more away from game than it adds to it in my opinion.
The side dungeons feel very same-y in their layout, enemies, aesthetics, and overall design with very few exceptions. The feeling of similarity is made exponentially worse by the near universally mediocre bosses you find in them, which is made EVEN WORSE by the fact that these already mediocre bosses are repeated constantly.
Most of the rewards you obtain from these dungeons aren't very useful either. They're mostly just spirit ashes, which are useless if you don't use them and still not that great even if you do, since spirit ashes are horribly balanced and ones like Tiche and Mimic Tear completely invalidate the existence of the rest.
My least favorite part of these side events by far though is how they make the main game less special. Why in the fuck is Godrick repeated in an evergaol? Why is Astel repeated in some random ass dungeon in the Consecrated Snowfield? Why is Mohg repeated in the sewers? These encounters are unbelievably stupid and make major bosses feel less special and unique. Imagine playing through Dark Souls 3 and encountering a one-to-one repeat of the Twin Princes in a shitty side dungeon, imagine how fucking stupid that would feel.
So what's the point of this side content? The dungeons aren't fun to explore, the bosses are garbage and repeated, the rewards are terrible, and they actively make the main game feel worse. It's all very quantity over quality to me, which is the exact opposite of what I come to From Software for.
I really hope their future titles aren't open-world, but given Elden Ring's commercial success, I unfortunately think I will continue to be disappointed.
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The side dungeons feel very same-y in their layout, enemies, aesthetics, and overall design with very few exceptions. The feeling of similarity is made exponentially worse by the near universally mediocre bosses you find in them, which is made EVEN WORSE by the fact that these already mediocre bosses are repeated constantly.
Most of the rewards you obtain from these dungeons aren't very useful either. They're mostly just spirit ashes, which are useless if you don't use them and still not that great even if you do, since spirit ashes are horribly balanced and ones like Tiche and Mimic Tear completely invalidate the existence of the rest.
My least favorite part of these side events by far though is how they make the main game less special. Why in the fuck is Godrick repeated in an evergaol? Why is Astel repeated in some random ass dungeon in the Consecrated Snowfield? Why is Mohg repeated in the sewers? These encounters are unbelievably stupid and make major bosses feel less special and unique. Imagine playing through Dark Souls 3 and encountering a one-to-one repeat of the Twin Princes in a shitty side dungeon, imagine how fucking stupid that would feel.
So what's the point of this side content? The dungeons aren't fun to explore, the bosses are garbage and repeated, the rewards are terrible, and they actively make the main game feel worse. It's all very quantity over quality to me, which is the exact opposite of what I come to From Software for.
I really hope their future titles aren't open-world, but given Elden Ring's commercial success, I unfortunately think I will continue to be disappointed.