nobodies talking about the burnout alert at the beginning :/ please take your time I totally understand but that being said I would be so sad if jaded ended , I will definitely be donating ❤
At this point they need some sponsors they believe align with them to get over the budget hump and burnout they're struggling with. A stream would be great while they utilize all these platforms to boost interest and interaction.
As a former fundamentalist/evangelical Christian, a religious trauma episode would be something I’d be fascinated to see the Jaded crew tackle on the show.
Tbh I legit play rounds of Tekken while listening to Jaded Forum fully accepting the risk that I might get my ass whooped from laughing my ass off and pondering my placement in the US class system, it’s so worth it 😂
Weighing in a couple things: Yes I do listen to Jaded while playing video games I also listen to it at my soul crushing desk job that I hate On a more intellectual point though I think there is a middle point of balance that was under analyzed when discussing personal drive and ambition. I think one can strike a balance between having a zen like disregard for one's place in the universe and a life ruled entirely by one's death drive desiring only to make "productive" change in whatever way the driven person perceives that to be. In life one should strive to, I think, act with purpose when given the opportunity but also wait with reverence when unable to. Never conceding entirely to one or the other as a default. Action without rest is self destruction. Rest without action is stagnation. But I like to the think in a future more free we will all strike that balance more than we do today.
2:23:59 I was working a shitty job at Honey Baked Ham when I started watching this show. Just aching to be doing something more fulfilling. I was playing Cyberpunk after work as well and the combination of the two really opened my eyes to how stuck I was. It was comforting to hear that I wasn't alone in hating this cooperate hamster wheel I was so paralyzed by
It doesn't fall on deaf ears that the middle chunk of this episode is about wage labor and the entertainment industry making a thing you love into a grind and how you just want a bit of an escapism and coping with that balance and the beginning of the episode stars with a notice that they're all feeling burnt out.
Would you say that striving to just be “content” isn’t healthy? I only ask, because so much of the world is constantly asking so much from us as individuals on all planes… Would just wanting to be comfortable and content with your niche hobby like gaming or art, not be enough?
If you’re asking for what we’re doing, I’m playing NBA 2k every night while listening to the show between when my wife goes to sleep and the baby wakes up for a bottle.
2:27:05 I remember I was doing confession at church one time and admitted that I smoked weed and the priest WOULD NOT STOP TRYING TI GET NAMES OUT OF ME 😂😂😂 like a fucking cop
