What's your "Glad I dodged that bullet!" moment

Hmmm...I guess not getting into cryptocurrencies or NFTs.

I'm glad that I never got into any live service video games aka "games as a service" type games because of how they are usually unsustainable in the long-term (as they often require frequent updates for the game to stay fresh) and once the game's servers inevitably go down, all of your hard-earned money that you spent on the game goes down the drain (unless the creators of the game offer refunds for any in-game purchases) and you can never play the game again (again, if the creators offer an offline mode and/or disable microtransactions).

Seeing several high-profile failures of live service games like Babylon's Fall, Square Enix's The Avengers game, Warner Bros.' Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, etc. have only reinforced my view that live service games aren't the future of gaming and that the modern AAA gaming industry needs to invest more in single-player and multiplayer games that don't require monetization and focus on delivering a fun and enjoyable experience for everyone.

Any game that has live service elements or doesn't allow any offline play is an automatic no from me.

I actually liked the campaign of those Avengers and Justice League games but i wish they could just be single-player games without all the bullshit attached, and apparently the JL game was planned to be one at some point but executive meddling from WB reared it's ugly head and Rocksteady was forced to include that live-service garbage.

I like some live-service games like the Destiny and Division games, but that's in spite of the live-service crap not because of it.

(Disclaimer: not a Crypto Bro)

To be fair, getting into Bitcoin around that time wasn't the dumbest thing in the world given that it did lead to solid returns if you kept your money in there till 2020. However, Enron wouldn't have been a bad investment if you sold it all off in July 2000.

But yeah, I never got into the crypto hype that swept the world in 2021. Holy cow so many scam currencies came and went. Just stick to real investments - aka index funds and a savings account that moves with the market and inflation.

As a gay guy, I felt that dating sites would not be the way to go & instead I would perhaps consider trying to find a boyfriend in real life. Well, what do you know, as it turns out some anti-LGBT jerks are doing a whole bunch of scams on such sites. Then again, I'm pretty much a super-introvert now, so it's not like I'll ever be able to get one, but at least I'll be happy knowing that I avoided these sites like the plague.

Join the other 7 billion people lol