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Has Era had an impact in your life?

Has Era had an impact in your life?

  • Yes. I think I'm a better person now.

    Votes: 107 17.9%

  • No. I'm the same.

    Votes: 283 47.2%

  • I'm actually a worse person now thanks to this forum.

    Votes: 209 34.9%
  • Total voters
    599
FernandoRocker

FernandoRocker

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
7,987
México
Has Era affected your life in any away? Maybe you are a better person now, or maybe a worse one?

I can say that it has affected my life in a positive way. I try to be more respectful to people around now, and every day I try to be a little better than the day before. This forum actually makes me want to be better.

I also have learned a lot about movies and series that otherwise I wouldn't have seen if it wasn't because of you.

How about you?
 
It’s Time To Go

It’s Time To Go

Member
Dec 2, 2017
20,704
Often quite negative. OT Era can give the impression life is just doom and gloom and there's no point in trying to live a nice Life or make things better.
 
Servbot24

Servbot24

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
43,404
I would say I'm worse because of the forum, because it wastes a lot of time and creates a very small information bubble that's easy to over-rely on without actually being informed about things.

That said it's not that dramatic of an impact, and it's a simple pleasure to browse when I'm bored, even if there are more productive things I could be doing.
 
Cordy

Cordy

Member
Oct 25, 2017
15,534
It's allowed me what I see all over social media which is basically people think there's never any hope, that people have a "if it's not this way then fuck everything else" attitude, that people have a problem admitting when they're wrong and people just love joking about things rather than being serious even when people truly need help.

It's no different than most places online. That's just how the internet is these days.

Me I'm the same though, hasn't affected me.
 
Tuorom

Tuorom

Member
Oct 30, 2017
10,995
I joined Gaf so that I would be more comfortable expressing my thoughts, and an internet medium seemed like an easy step in overcoming that anxiety.

Now I post dumb shit, so.......

But also I've learned from reading certain posts on things like LGBT and pondering how I come across in conversation, and also posting dumb shit on those and being rightfully corrected.
 
Doggg

Doggg

▲ Legend ▲
Member
Nov 17, 2017
14,579
I'm the same. I might be a few hundred dollars richer for not having bought games that I ended up not liking very much.
 
DrewFu

DrewFu

Attempted to circumvent ban with an alt-account
Banned
Apr 19, 2018
10,360
No, thankfully. This is the most depressing, negative community I've ever been part of.
 
Masoyama

Masoyama

Attempted to circumvent a ban with an alt account
Banned
Oct 27, 2017
5,648
Its made me see how uninformed people that think they're informed can be. Also taught me to ignore the chicken littles in life that see the end of the world in every minor event.
 
Ashlette

Ashlette

Member
Oct 28, 2017
3,254
It has helped me recognize inflammatory right wing arguments that are not worth confronting.
 
ClickyCal'

ClickyCal'

Member
Oct 25, 2017
59,973
For anyone that voted negative and are being serious, you shouldn't even be on here right now then.
 
Dezzy

Dezzy

Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,445
USA
It's a great place to talk about video games and get gaming news and updates, but the EtcetEra section can be dangerous if your opinion doesn't fit with the majority. So if it's improved me in any way, it's my ability to hold my tongue.

In all seriousness though, no it hasn't changed who I am. It's a gaming forum that I enjoy reading and posting in, nothing more or less.
 
Volimar

Volimar

volunteer forum janitor
Member
Oct 25, 2017
39,002
Bunch of sour apples in here. If it's so caustic, then make it better. Be the change you want to see.
 
DrewFu

DrewFu

Attempted to circumvent ban with an alt-account
Banned
Apr 19, 2018
10,360
Dezzy said:
It's a great place to talk about video games and get gaming news and updates, but the EtcetEra section can be dangerous if your opinion doesn't fit with the majority. So if it's improved me in any way, it's my ability to hold my tongue.
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Pretty much. The dog piling here, and the seemingly completely random moderating here makes some discussions very dangerous if you don't want to get jumped on or banned.
 
Pirate Bae

Pirate Bae

Edelgard Feet Appreciator
The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
6,805
??
I certainly have less time but I enjoy being part of this community and I've learned a lot so yes, I think this site has made me a better person.
 
Strangelove_77

Strangelove_77

Attempted to circumvent ban with alt account
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
13,392
No I've kept my distance from this place so it doesn't affect me. This place is mostly miserable but sometimes I can either learn something I didn't know or get a laugh out of it. It's also a great source for videogame news.
 
Ashlette

Ashlette

Member
Oct 28, 2017
3,254
Also what's up with the design of this poll? Two "no" options and the "yes" option expresses doubt through its wording ("I think...").
 

Deleted member 176

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
37,160
It can be hard to find sometimes, but Era has a few wonderful communities that I would miss if I left. I've definitely become a better person because of them.
 
Irishmantis

Irishmantis

Member
Jan 5, 2019
1,801
Yeah from GAF to here I feel I'm a lot more "woke" fir a lack of a better term

Can kinda filter thoughts a bit more logically too
 
7threst

7threst

Member
Oct 25, 2017
3,297
Netherlands
I don't think this place is miserable, I feel very welcome and even though there are negative topics (as there should be, life isn't all sunshine), most of the tooics are fine and some good discussions can be had. I admit though, I don't let the internet, wheter it be forums or social media affect my outlook on life.

Edit: and this woke thing of whatever you call it, I really appreciate that racism/sexism/homophobia/transphobia and other negative shit isn't allowed here. It's the reason I feel safe here. It's also the reason I don't visit other places who use the excuse of 'free speech' for spewing hatred.
 
Video Games Are Dumb

Video Games Are Dumb

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
6,033
Milwaukee, WI
Naw. There's other social media platforms that I do believe impact people negatively. But I think the general rules, despite an over eagerness to dispense warnings and suspensions, keeps people pretty chill. Every once and awhile, somebody will come at you pretty hard but it's so easy to move on compared to reddit or twitter where every weirdo will crawl out of the woodwork to call you something unflattering.
 
Ryu

Ryu

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
2,316
TBH the other place if anything changed me. ResetEra was just the escape place and continuation what was the other place before, just with different perpectives, mods, owners. Forums grew more and more to be a niche and that's what this place also is. A niche. Only here for OPTC mainly.

Irishmantis said:
Yeah from GAF to here I feel I'm a lot more "woke" fir a lack of a better term

Can kinda filter thoughts a bit more logically too
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More "woke"? heh...
 
Auros01

Auros01

Avenger
Nov 17, 2017
5,527
In moderation, it's been a good thing. It's opened my eyes to some different perspectives and I've learned quite a bit (generally speaking) just by browsing the OT. However, if I spend too much time on here, I think it starts to make me angry since there are a lot of threads that focus on the negative events in the world.
 
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