In protest of Reddit's API changes, I have just finished deleting as much of my post and comment history as possible. I have heard that this list has been useful for many readers over the years, so I am reposting the list as a new post here, instead of a comment.
I expect I will be using Reddit very little, if at all, going forward. I will not be updating this list any longer.
Thank you all! It's been fabulous being part of this community.
Each subsection has my favourites near the top, then aren't really in order.

Complete LitRPGs:

Threadbare series (including Small Medium and Dragon Hack) by Seiple (suggested order: trilogies TB1, SM, DH, TB2) Limitless Lands by Henegar Master Hunter K by From Hell World Tree Online by Hooper New Game Minus by Lin (and Street Cultivation, but it's not a LitRPG) Light Online by Larcombe Eternal Online by Reynolds Retired S-Rank Adventurer by Wolfe & Falcon Life Reset by Kuznits Blessed Time and Viceroy's Pride by Plamann Towers of Heaven by Milan CivCEO by Karevik Forever Fantasy Online by Aaron and Bach (great series, but very limited progression; max level from the beginning) This Trilogy is Broken (a.k.a. This Quest is Bullshit! from Royal Road) by Valentine (a.k.a. Nixia) War Aeternus by Dean PrimeVerse by Billiau Everybody Loves Large Chests by Iliev (NSFW gore, nudity, demons raping each other but asexual protagonist doesn't understand sexuality and is mostly uninvolved) Somnia Online by Hanna The Dungeon Alaria by Kern Rise to Omniscience by Oster The Idle System by Pegaz Last Born of Ki'darth by McGowen Accidental Traveler (two complete trilogies) by Davis Savage Dominion by Chmilenko & Penman The Last Warrior of Unigaea and The Feedback Loop by Cooper Factory of the Gods (a.k.a. Keldora) by Raizman (complete arc; once *Dinosaur Dungeon** concludes, this series will continue.)* Nova Online by Knight Axe Druid by Johns Tower Climber and Arcane Kingdom Online by Tanner Emerilia by Chatfield Euphoria Online by Tucker Aether Gate Online by Hultberg Chronicles of Ethan (and standalone sequel Overpowered Howard) by Monk System Apocalypse™, Adventures on Brad, and Hidden Wishes by Wong Combat Codes by Darwin is great, but it's /ProgressionFantasy Below here I haven't read yet: Death's Mantle by Cooper Space Seasons by Chapman Heroic Villain, and Bathrobe Knight by Dean Metagamer Chronicles by Hunter Fall of the Black Seraph by O'Kelley (a.k.a. The Genesis Game by Locke) Afterlife Online by Finn The Iron Teeth by Straughan Dungeons of Perdition by Basu Pangea Online by Rowland The Weaponized by Deckard Never Die Twice and Kairos by Durand (a.k.a. Void Herald on RR) Headshot Online by Siege Trinity of the Kairos by Sinclair Chronicles of Wycon by Moore Abduction Cycles by Cressman They Called Me MAD and The Houndsman by Pal The Bright Lord by Knowles Nora Hazard by Corvin Beast Realms by Jones Arena Manager by Opo Frostworld by Peel Magnus by Prime Metamorphosis Online by Grey Alterlife by Moss Underverse by Cajiao The Orzare Chronicles by O Toole Alpha Physics by Kozlowski Legends of Ascension by Hultberg Badges of Dorkdom by Hodges Star Divers by Landry Legendary Farmer by Elizabeth Oswald Class Shift by Sean Oswald Ten Realms by Chatfield The Weight of it All by Thorn Phase Shift by Johnson Voidbringer Campaign by Hall Sky Realms by Osgood Cultivator vs. System by Valerios Uniworld Online and Glendara Awakens by Brooks Freedom Online by Lingard Enora Online by Adams Harbinger by Keene Bad Luck Charlie (a.k.a. Dragon Mage) by Baron Apocosmos by Gkirgkiris Real-Time Starcommander by Gregory Dungeon Realms by Yang Death's Favorite Warlock by Dean The Game of Gods by Kern Tower Apocalypse by Cassius & Tang Real-Time Starcommander by Gregory Hack, Slash & Burn by Herzman Cowboy Necromancer (some novellas to follow) & Tokens & Towers by Cooper Apocalypse Gates (and I think other series) by Schinhofen (I've heard there are lots of sex scenes and he's known for "secret harems")

Standalone LitRPGs:

How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps by Rowe Tales from the Upgrade by Henegar The Card Job by Falbo (I used to also include The Crafting of Chess, but it now has a sequel. Regardless, it's already a complete story in 1 volume.) Leveled Up Love by Wong and Marshall Battle Spire by Miller Kaiju: Battlefield Surgeon by Dinniman (trigger warning: gore, abuse of various types) Below here I haven't read yet: Zombie Slayer by Milan Axilon99 by Cox The Ridden by Kern Aether Frontier by McCoskey Royal Bodyguard and Just A Bronze by Richter Hazelhearth Hires Heroes by Willison Nigmus Online by Barnett An Old Man's Journey by Allanther Toothless by Thomas

Sci-Fi LitRPGs:

(this is my attempt to include science fiction stories with LitRPG elements, but that focus on the science-fiction implications of VAI/games, not on progression)
Continue Online by Morse Virtual Realities by Schott Puatera Online by Chapman (the first three books have very little /ProgressionFantasy elements; later books are a bit more typical of the genre)

Series that can be read as complete with a midway stopping point, but have been continued:

The Gam3 by Yap (a sequel series started in August on RR, but book 3 ends a complete story) Nova Terra by Ring (to be continued in Forgemaster )

Series that are on permanent (?) hiatus but at a stopping point that could be an ending:

Desire by Milan (not harem... Really poorly-named series! Milan calls it complete, but it's an open ending.) Monster Hunter NYC by Cooper (harem) Below here I haven't read yet: Greystone Chronicles, Shadow Sun, The Darkelf Chronicles and Mars System Reboot by Willmarth

Dungeon core series:

Elemental Dungeon (a.k.a. Bone Dungeon) by Smidt Dungeon Crafting, Dungeon Fairy, Dungeon World, Station Core, Dungeon of Chance and Holiday Dungeon Core by Brooks Derelict by Henegar (complete trilogy; more books to come) Divine Seed (a.k.a. Tree Dungeon) by Karevik Bio Dungeon by Logue and Brooks Divine Dungeon by Krout (imho stronger as a complete trilogy, but it's also a complete series at five books.) Guild Core by Reynolds Futuristic Dungeon Core by Grant Below here I haven't read yet: A Lonely Dungeon (RR) by cathfach Cat Core and War Core by Henegar Blue Core by InadvisablyCompelled (adult content chapters marked; I assume so they can be skipped)

Complete web serials:

Worth the Candle by Wales The Infinite Labyrinth by Vincent Archer The Humble Life of a Skill Trainer by altonsleet Mother of Learning by nobody103 is amazing, but it's /progressionfantasy not LitRPG. Below here I haven't read yet: Vainquer the Dragon by Void Herald Azarinth Healer by Rhaegar (book 1 on KU, epilogue to follow still) Everybody Loves Large Chests by Exterminatus (trigger warning: rapey demon sex, gratuitous gorey violence) (also Small Chests Are Fine Too) more NSFW than KU version? Epilogue by Etzoli Damage=MA: A Rolling Stone LitRPG by zechamp Death Singer by geminirand Or maybe just peruse COMPLETE-tagged stories on Royal Road.

Russian-translated complete LitRPG series:

Level Up by Sugralinov Dark Herbalist by Atamanov The Way of the Shaman by Mahanenko (ending on book 6) AlterWorld by Rus Below here I haven't read yet: Galactogon by Mahanenko Animus and Chronicles of KieraFreya by Anderle Mirror World by Osadchuk Realm of Arkon by Akella An NPC's Path by Kornev The Neuro by Livadny Clan Dominance by Mikhailov The Final Countdown by Ulengov

Asian translated LitRPGs:

Master Hunter K (on KU) by From Hell Solo Leveling/I Alone Level Up by Sung-Lak Infinite Competitive Dungeon Society and Everyone Else is a Returnee by Toika The Legendary Mechanic by Peija Seoul Station Necromancer by Jin Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed the World by Mad Snail Reincarnation of the Strongest Sword God by Lucky Old Cat Emperor of Solo Play by D-Dart borderline LitRPG: Throne of Magical Arcana by Cuttlefish That Loves Diving A Returner's Magic Should be Special by So-Nan Below here I haven't read yet: Demon King by Toika Advent of the Archmage by Mo Xiang Night Ranger by Dark Blue Coconut Milk Warlock of the Magus World by The Plagiarist Desolate Era by I Eat Tomatoes The Second Coming of Gluttony by Ro Yu-jin And there are a lot of complete translated cultivation web serials; search over at /ProgressionFantasy or /NovelTranslations for recs. I also expect this list is missing many complete series. Please recommend any you think are worth reading!

Harem series

World Seed by Miller Reborn by Jackson Reborn as a Baron Lord by Yang Wolf King's Lair by Drake

Welcome, Students, to Trinity Academy! Here, you will learn how to control your new (or not-so-new) talents, with our world-leading Teachers and Staff.
For years now, the Supernatural and Mortal worlds have coexisted side by side, existing with a fragile peace that has threatened to shatter many times in the past. Vampires walk in the sunlight, tailed by Lycanthropes. Witches serve magical cocktails in exclusive bars; the Fae perform their oldest rituals upon the newest land, and Talented Humans walk virtually unseen through the ranks of their Mortal cousins.
Within the Supernatural communities lies Magical Institutes for the Higher Learning of Magical Talents, and Trinity Academy is one such school. Trinity has existed as a bastion of education for 1,500 years, stretching back to a time when Supernaturals were hunted for sport. Being a leader in the field and one of the oldest there is, these hallowed halls hold many secrets that may reveal themselves, if one knows where to look. And with secrets, come great perils.
A dark power is building, unseen by even the most talented Oracles-- but it will rise, and the world will find that it needs the Supernatural community more than it ever thought. Will you make friends, enemies, play your classmates like a fiddle, rise to the occasion, claim an ancient power... or something altogether different? The choice is yours, and your story is just beginning.
(Please note that the story has evolved now, but all relevant information is in the server!)
We are a literate (250+ words) English RP server, set in the modern real world, albeit with a few twists.
We need active members who are going to get involved and be a part of our community and the story that we are shaping!
Timeline: 2022, planned time skips will put us several years ahead at some points.
Main Location: Europe, Germany to be specific.
Genre: Modern Supernatural / Modern Fantasy.
https://trinityacademy.carrd.co has some of our OCs and a taster of our lore if you’d like to see what we’re all about before joining.
What we offer... .ᐟ
✘ ❛ Detailed and Literate roleplay, with each post having a minimum length of 250 words! ❜
✘ ❛ Finely crafted, deep and rich OC bios by all our members, reviewed by mods to ensure that they stay true to the lore! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, evolving main plot that changes with OC choices! ❜
✘ ❛ Deep, rich and interesting lore that is easy to understand and not intimidating! ❜
✘ ❛ 35+ roleplay locations! ❜ ... with more being continually added!
✘ ❛ Friendly, helpful, and experienced moderators / members! ❜
✘ ❛ Dark Academia aesthetic! ❜
✘ ❛ LGBTQIA+ friendly community, owned and ran by LGBTQIA+ people! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, server-wide events that advance the main plot and provide opportunity for growth of all OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ Welcoming to all! ❜
✘ ❛ Many species and subspecies to choose from, including Vampires, Witches, Lycanthropes, Fae & Talented Humans (example; MCU mutants)! We also have home-brewed, original races, in the form of Starborns & Half-Demons! ❜
✘ ❛ Experienced, literate, creative and friendly members! ❜
✘ ❛ A rapidly growing server, with lots of opportunities for Student OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ A plethora of emojis and stickers, including our own Narrator mascot stickers! ❜
✘ ❛ ... and so much more! ❜
Come on in, grab a seat, a book and some tea... but be sure to walk quietly! There is teaching happening, after all.
[We are 18+, due to the fact that 18+ scenes have the potential to take place, with themes of an adult and gruesome nature. We are NOT an ERP server].
Link: https://discord.gg/trinityacademy

Welcome, Students, to Trinity Academy! Here, you will learn how to control your new (or not-so-new) talents, with our world-leading Teachers and Staff.
For years now, the Supernatural and Mortal worlds have coexisted side by side, existing with a fragile peace that has threatened to shatter many times in the past. Vampires walk in the sunlight, tailed by Lycanthropes. Witches serve magical cocktails in exclusive bars; the Fae perform their oldest rituals upon the newest land, and Talented Humans walk virtually unseen through the ranks of their Mortal cousins.
Within the Supernatural communities lies Magical Institutes for the Higher Learning of Magical Talents, and Trinity Academy is one such school. Trinity has existed as a bastion of education for 1,500 years, stretching back to a time when Supernaturals were hunted for sport. Being a leader in the field and one of the oldest there is, these hallowed halls hold many secrets that may reveal themselves, if one knows where to look. And with secrets, come great perils.
A dark power is building, unseen by even the most talented Oracles-- but it will rise, and the world will find that it needs the Supernatural community more than it ever thought. Will you make friends, enemies, play your classmates like a fiddle, rise to the occasion, claim an ancient power... or something altogether different? The choice is yours, and your story is just beginning.
(Please note that the story has evolved now, but all relevant information is in the server!)
We are a literate (250+ words) English RP server, set in the modern real world, albeit with a few twists.
We need active members who are going to get involved and be a part of our community and the story that we are shaping!
Timeline: 2022, planned time skips will put us several years ahead at some points.
Main Location: Europe, Germany to be specific.
Genre: Modern Supernatural / Modern Fantasy.
https://trinityacademy.carrd.co has some of our OCs and a taster of our lore if you’d like to see what we’re all about before joining.
What we offer... .ᐟ
✘ ❛ Detailed and Literate roleplay, with each post having a minimum length of 250 words! ❜
✘ ❛ Finely crafted, deep and rich OC bios by all our members, reviewed by mods to ensure that they stay true to the lore! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, evolving main plot that changes with OC choices! ❜
✘ ❛ Deep, rich and interesting lore that is easy to understand and not intimidating! ❜
✘ ❛ 35+ roleplay locations! ❜ ... with more being continually added!
✘ ❛ Friendly, helpful, and experienced moderators / members! ❜
✘ ❛ Dark Academia aesthetic! ❜
✘ ❛ LGBTQIA+ friendly community, owned and ran by LGBTQIA+ people! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, server-wide events that advance the main plot and provide opportunity for growth of all OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ Welcoming to all! ❜
✘ ❛ Many species and subspecies to choose from, including Vampires, Witches, Lycanthropes, Fae & Talented Humans (example; MCU mutants)! We also have home-brewed, original races, in the form of Starborns & Half-Demons! ❜
✘ ❛ Experienced, literate, creative and friendly members! ❜
✘ ❛ A rapidly growing server, with lots of opportunities for Student OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ A plethora of emojis and stickers, including our own Narrator mascot stickers! ❜
✘ ❛ ... and so much more! ❜
Come on in, grab a seat, a book and some tea... but be sure to walk quietly! There is teaching happening, after all.
[We are 18+, due to the fact that 18+ scenes have the potential to take place, with themes of an adult and gruesome nature. We are NOT an ERP server].
Link: https://discord.gg/trinityacademy

Welcome, Students, to Trinity Academy! Here, you will learn how to control your new (or not-so-new) talents, with our world-leading Teachers and Staff.
For years now, the Supernatural and Mortal worlds have coexisted side by side, existing with a fragile peace that has threatened to shatter many times in the past. Vampires walk in the sunlight, tailed by Lycanthropes. Witches serve magical cocktails in exclusive bars; the Fae perform their oldest rituals upon the newest land, and Talented Humans walk virtually unseen through the ranks of their Mortal cousins.
Within the Supernatural communities lies Magical Institutes for the Higher Learning of Magical Talents, and Trinity Academy is one such school. Trinity has existed as a bastion of education for 1,500 years, stretching back to a time when Supernaturals were hunted for sport. Being a leader in the field and one of the oldest there is, these hallowed halls hold many secrets that may reveal themselves, if one knows where to look. And with secrets, come great perils.
A dark power is building, unseen by even the most talented Oracles-- but it will rise, and the world will find that it needs the Supernatural community more than it ever thought. Will you make friends, enemies, play your classmates like a fiddle, rise to the occasion, claim an ancient power... or something altogether different? The choice is yours, and your story is just beginning.
(Please note that the story has evolved now, but all relevant information is in the server!)
We are a literate (250+ words) English RP server, set in the modern real world, albeit with a few twists.
We need active members who are going to get involved and be a part of our community and the story that we are shaping!
Timeline: 2022, planned time skips will put us several years ahead at some points.
Main Location: Europe, Germany to be specific.
Genre: Modern Supernatural / Modern Fantasy.
https://trinityacademy.carrd.co has some of our OCs and a taster of our lore if you’d like to see what we’re all about before joining.
What we offer... .ᐟ
✘ ❛ Detailed and Literate roleplay, with each post having a minimum length of 250 words! ❜
✘ ❛ Finely crafted, deep and rich OC bios by all our members, reviewed by mods to ensure that they stay true to the lore! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, evolving main plot that changes with OC choices! ❜
✘ ❛ Deep, rich and interesting lore that is easy to understand and not intimidating! ❜
✘ ❛ 35+ roleplay locations! ❜ ... with more being continually added!
✘ ❛ Friendly, helpful, and experienced moderators / members! ❜
✘ ❛ Dark Academia aesthetic! ❜
✘ ❛ LGBTQIA+ friendly community, owned and ran by LGBTQIA+ people! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, server-wide events that advance the main plot and provide opportunity for growth of all OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ Welcoming to all! ❜
✘ ❛ Many species and subspecies to choose from, including Vampires, Witches, Lycanthropes, Fae & Talented Humans (example; MCU mutants)! We also have home-brewed, original races, in the form of Starborns & Half-Demons! ❜
✘ ❛ Experienced, literate, creative and friendly members! ❜
✘ ❛ A rapidly growing server, with lots of opportunities for Student OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ A plethora of emojis and stickers, including our own Narrator mascot stickers! ❜
✘ ❛ ... and so much more! ❜
Come on in, grab a seat, a book and some tea... but be sure to walk quietly! There is teaching happening, after all.
[We are 18+, due to the fact that 18+ scenes have the potential to take place, with themes of an adult and gruesome nature. We are NOT an ERP server].
Link: https://discord.gg/trinityacademy

Welcome, Students, to Trinity Academy! Here, you will learn how to control your new (or not-so-new) talents, with our world-leading Teachers and Staff.
For years now, the Supernatural and Mortal worlds have coexisted side by side, existing with a fragile peace that has threatened to shatter many times in the past. Vampires walk in the sunlight, tailed by Lycanthropes. Witches serve magical cocktails in exclusive bars; the Fae perform their oldest rituals upon the newest land, and Talented Humans walk virtually unseen through the ranks of their Mortal cousins.
Within the Supernatural communities lies Magical Institutes for the Higher Learning of Magical Talents, and Trinity Academy is one such school. Trinity has existed as a bastion of education for 1,500 years, stretching back to a time when Supernaturals were hunted for sport. Being a leader in the field and one of the oldest there is, these hallowed halls hold many secrets that may reveal themselves, if one knows where to look. And with secrets, come great perils.
A dark power is building, unseen by even the most talented Oracles-- but it will rise, and the world will find that it needs the Supernatural community more than it ever thought. Will you make friends, enemies, play your classmates like a fiddle, rise to the occasion, claim an ancient power... or something altogether different? The choice is yours, and your story is just beginning.
(Please note that the story has evolved now, but all relevant information is in the server!)
We are a literate (250+ words) English RP server, set in the modern real world, albeit with a few twists.
We need active members who are going to get involved and be a part of our community and the story that we are shaping!
Timeline: 2022, planned time skips will put us several years ahead at some points.
Main Location: Europe, Germany to be specific.
Genre: Modern Supernatural / Modern Fantasy.
https://trinityacademy.carrd.co has some of our OCs and a taster of our lore if you’d like to see what we’re all about before joining.
What we offer... .ᐟ
✘ ❛ Detailed and Literate roleplay, with each post having a minimum length of 250 words! ❜
✘ ❛ Finely crafted, deep and rich OC bios by all our members, reviewed by mods to ensure that they stay true to the lore! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, evolving main plot that changes with OC choices! ❜
✘ ❛ Deep, rich and interesting lore that is easy to understand and not intimidating! ❜
✘ ❛ 35+ roleplay locations! ❜ ... with more being continually added!
✘ ❛ Friendly, helpful, and experienced moderators / members! ❜
✘ ❛ Dark Academia aesthetic! ❜
✘ ❛ LGBTQIA+ friendly community, owned and ran by LGBTQIA+ people! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, server-wide events that advance the main plot and provide opportunity for growth of all OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ Welcoming to all! ❜
✘ ❛ Many species and subspecies to choose from, including Vampires, Witches, Lycanthropes, Fae & Talented Humans (example; MCU mutants)! We also have home-brewed, original races, in the form of Starborns & Half-Demons! ❜
✘ ❛ Experienced, literate, creative and friendly members! ❜
✘ ❛ A rapidly growing server, with lots of opportunities for Student OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ A plethora of emojis and stickers, including our own Narrator mascot stickers! ❜
✘ ❛ ... and so much more! ❜
Come on in, grab a seat, a book and some tea... but be sure to walk quietly! There is teaching happening, after all.
[We are 18+, due to the fact that 18+ scenes have the potential to take place, with themes of an adult and gruesome nature. We are NOT an ERP server].
Link: https://discord.gg/trinityacademy

Welcome, Students, to Trinity Academy! Here, you will learn how to control your new (or not-so-new) talents, with our world-leading Teachers and Staff.
For years now, the Supernatural and Mortal worlds have coexisted side by side, existing with a fragile peace that has threatened to shatter many times in the past. Vampires walk in the sunlight, tailed by Lycanthropes. Witches serve magical cocktails in exclusive bars; the Fae perform their oldest rituals upon the newest land, and Talented Humans walk virtually unseen through the ranks of their Mortal cousins.
Within the Supernatural communities lies Magical Institutes for the Higher Learning of Magical Talents, and Trinity Academy is one such school. Trinity has existed as a bastion of education for 1,500 years, stretching back to a time when Supernaturals were hunted for sport. Being a leader in the field and one of the oldest there is, these hallowed halls hold many secrets that may reveal themselves, if one knows where to look. And with secrets, come great perils.
A dark power is building, unseen by even the most talented Oracles-- but it will rise, and the world will find that it needs the Supernatural community more than it ever thought. Will you make friends, enemies, play your classmates like a fiddle, rise to the occasion, claim an ancient power... or something altogether different? The choice is yours, and your story is just beginning.
(Please note that the story has evolved now, but all relevant information is in the server!)
We are a literate (250+ words) English RP server, set in the modern real world, albeit with a few twists.
We need active members who are going to get involved and be a part of our community and the story that we are shaping!
Timeline: 2022, planned time skips will put us several years ahead at some points.
Main Location: Europe, Germany to be specific.
Genre: Modern Supernatural / Modern Fantasy.
https://trinityacademy.carrd.co has some of our OCs and a taster of our lore if you’d like to see what we’re all about before joining.
What we offer... .ᐟ
✘ ❛ Detailed and Literate roleplay, with each post having a minimum length of 250 words! ❜
✘ ❛ Finely crafted, deep and rich OC bios by all our members, reviewed by mods to ensure that they stay true to the lore! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, evolving main plot that changes with OC choices! ❜
✘ ❛ Deep, rich and interesting lore that is easy to understand and not intimidating! ❜
✘ ❛ 35+ roleplay locations! ❜ ... with more being continually added!
✘ ❛ Friendly, helpful, and experienced moderators / members! ❜
✘ ❛ Dark Academia aesthetic! ❜
✘ ❛ LGBTQIA+ friendly community, owned and ran by LGBTQIA+ people! ❜
✘ ❛ Interesting, server-wide events that advance the main plot and provide opportunity for growth of all OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ Welcoming to all! ❜
✘ ❛ Many species and subspecies to choose from, including Vampires, Witches, Lycanthropes, Fae & Talented Humans (example; MCU mutants)! We also have home-brewed, original races, in the form of Starborns & Half-Demons! ❜
✘ ❛ Experienced, literate, creative and friendly members! ❜
✘ ❛ A rapidly growing server, with lots of opportunities for Student OCs! ❜
✘ ❛ A plethora of emojis and stickers, including our own Narrator mascot stickers! ❜
✘ ❛ ... and so much more! ❜
Come on in, grab a seat, a book and some tea... but be sure to walk quietly! There is teaching happening, after all.
[We are 18+, due to the fact that 18+ scenes have the potential to take place, with themes of an adult and gruesome nature. We are NOT an ERP server].
Link: https://discord.gg/trinityacademy

Since we will be discussing the 2023 projections on this Sunday's episode of The Pivot Point, I wanted to share some pivot opportunities that might be worth exploring when comparing my tiers to Fantasy Calc values.
*( ) = Fantasy Calc Ranking
Cam Akers (RB27) + 2024 3rd for James Conner (RB37) + 2024 2nd
Substitute Mike Williams, Courtland Sutton, or Brandin Cooks in for 2024 2nd (if not available)
JK Dobbins (RB16) for Rachaad White (RB23) + 2024 2nd
Substitute Antonio Gibson or AJ Dillon in for 2024 2nd (if not available)
Nick Chubb (RB11) for Miles Sanders (RB18) + 2024 2nd
Substitute Khalil Herbert in for 2024 2nd (if not available)
- JB

We have a friend that lost our fantasy football league, and as a punishment, she has to go to an IHOP and do the 24 hours/24 pancakes challenge.
For those that don't know, she must stay in the IHOP for 24 hours straight, however every pancake she eats, takes one hour off of her time.
(She is allowed to have her phone to keep league mates updated, and we have also allowed her to use it for entertainment)
Anyone have any advice for her?

Main hub thread with the full 131 rankings
I’ve got a LeFevour, and the only prescription is…you finish the sentence.
Central Michigan’s done pretty well for themselves. As an all-time program, they’ve got the 26th highest winning percentage of current Division 1 teams at .589. They’ve produced some NFL greats like probable future Hall of Famer WR Antonio Brown, Hall of Very Good OL Joe Staley, and former #1 pick OL Eric Fisher. CMU finishes 2nd out of the 3 directional Michigan schools, with Western taking the first spot and Eastern finishing last.

Best Seasons and Highlights

1. 2009: 16. Central Michigan: 12-2 (21.788) 2. 1991: 28. Central Michigan: 6-1-4 (13.709) 3. 1983: 28. Central Michigan: 8-3 (11.522) 4. 1984: 28. Central Michigan: 8-2-1 (11.291) 5. 2006: 36. Central Michigan: 10-4 (9.306) 6. 1990: 31. Central Michigan: 8-3-1 (9.158) 7. 1994: 30. Central Michigan: 9-3 (7.715) 8. 2021: 44. Central Michigan: 9-4 (3.384) 9. 1985: 37. Central Michigan: 7-3 (1.278) 10. 1988: 44. Central Michigan: 7-4 (-1.302) 11. 2020: 59. Central Michigan: 3-3 (-4.809) 12. 2008: 57. Central Michigan: 8-5 (-6.542) 13. 2005: 56. Central Michigan: 6-5 (-7.420) 14. 2017: 61. Central Michigan: 8-5 (-7.561) 15. 2015: 64. Central Michigan: 7-6 (-7.854) 16. 1987: 54. Central Michigan: 5-5-1 (-11.490) 17. 1992: 59. Central Michigan: 5-6 (-12.266) 18. 1989: 63. Central Michigan: 5-5-1 (-12.904) 19. 2014: 74. Central Michigan: 7-6 (-12.963) 20. 2007: 70. Central Michigan: 8-6 (-14.080) 21. 2019: 75. Central Michigan: 8-6 (-14.612) 22. 1998: 65. Central Michigan: 6-5 (-16.416) 23. 1993: 63. Central Michigan: 5-6 (-16.771) 24. 2012: 77. Central Michigan: 7-6 (-19.031) 25. 1986: 71. Central Michigan: 5-5 (-19.488) 26. 2016: 87. Central Michigan: 6-7 (-21.822) 27. 1996: 76. Central Michigan: 5-6 (-23.792) 28. 2013: 88. Central Michigan: 6-6 (-24.375) 29. 1995: 73. Central Michigan: 4-7 (-27.662) 30. 2022: 112. Central Michigan: 4-8 (-32.236) 31. 2004: 97. Central Michigan: 4-7 (-36.154) 32. 2010: 99. Central Michigan: 3-9 (-36.932) 33. 1999: 97. Central Michigan: 4-7 (-36.956) 34. 2002: 96. Central Michigan: 4-8 (-39.844) 35. 2011: 101. Central Michigan: 3-9 (-40.096) 36. 2001: 96. Central Michigan: 3-8 (-40.204) 37. 2003: 105. Central Michigan: 3-9 (-48.508) 38. 2000: 106. Central Michigan: 2-9 (-50.395) 39. 1997: 103. Central Michigan: 2-9 (-52.476) 40. 2018: 128. Central Michigan: 1-11 (-63.714) Overall Score: 11853 (77th) 

• 231-229-8 record
• 5 conference titles
• 4-9 bowl record
• 0 consensus All-Americans
• 22 NFL players drafted

Central Michigan is the first 40-season team with a winning record! They’ve got 19 winning seasons and 5 more .500 seasons, so football in Mount Pleasant has been pretty satisfactory. Throw in 4 more years with just one more loss than win, and you’ve got 27 out of 40 seasons that have a win percentage of .454 or better. Hard to complain. Of CMU’s 5 title-winning seasons, 1990 and 1994 barely miss the list at #6 and #7, respectively, while 2007’s 8-6 team led by Butch Jones falls all the way to #20. Gives you an indication about the level of success the Chippewas have had.

Top 5 Seasons

Worst Season: 2018 (1-11 overall, 0-8 MAC)
This season came out of nowhere. Sure, Central Michigan was picked 5th out of 6 teams in the MAC West and were starting a new QB. But they had made 4 straight bowl games. They had one media member pick them to win the MAC West. They had some pretty talented players on defense, but this season was a disaster. Their 1 win was 17-5 over Maine. They did have 7 losses by 11 points or less. The offense was 3rd worst in the country, averaging just 15.0 PPG. QBs Tony Poljan and Tommy Lazzaro combined for just 7 TD and 15 INT, with the offense averaging a whopping 4.5 yards per attempt. Poljan was a massive human at 6’7 250 lbs, and would eventually transition to TE, earning 2nd Team All-MAC in 2019 before transferring to Virginia and putting up a 400+ yard season for them in 2020. The defense was very good for such a bad offense, giving up 27.3 PPG with a conference-high 4 defensive players making 1st Team All-MAC. Of the 4, DL Mike Danna, DB Sean Murphy-Bunting, and DB Xavier Crawford were drafted, with Murphy-Bunting starting for the 2020 Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
5. 2006 (10-4 overall, 7-1 MAC)
There were some big names on this team. Brian Kelly was the coach, and he definitely earned his way to the top. After winning 2 Division II national titles at Grand Valley State from 1991-2003, he moved to Central Michigan, where he won the MAC title in 2006. After 2 opening losses to Boston College and Michigan, CMU got 2 very close wins over conference opponents Akron (24-21) and Eastern Michigan (24-17 in OT). After another 36-45 loss to Kentucky, it was time to get to work on winning a MAC chip. CMU was great the rest of the year, beating every MAC team aside from Northern Illinois by 2 or more possessions. Heading into the MAC title game, Ohio’s defense was allowing just 16.2 PPG and less than 300 yards per game, but Central Michigan went for 457 in a 31-10 win. RB Ontario Snead had a 96 yard TD run for the dagger and WR Damien Linson set a MAC title game record with 191 receiving yards. Central Michigan drubbed Middle Tennessee in the bowl as well, 31-14.
QB Dan LeFevour won MAC Freshman of the Year, throwing for 3000+ yards with 26 TD 10 INT, and running for 500+ with 7 TD. OT Joe Staley was 1st Team All-MAC, and ended up having a great career with the San Francisco 49ers. DE Dan Bazuin, the returning MAC Defensive POTY, had another 1st Team All-MAC season with 10.5 sacks, and was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2007 NFL Draft along with Staley in the 1st. Staley formerly played TE, and caught 11 passes for 130 yards and 1 TD as a freshman in 2003.
4. 1984 (8-2-1 overall, 6-2-1 MAC)
Central Michigan had one of the best defenses in the country, and a solid offense to boot. A 6-0-1 start helped CMU jump out to a 4-0-1 conference record, competing with Bowling Green and Toledo for the MAC title. That set up a match with Bowling Green (5-2 overall, 4-1 MAC) for 1st place. Central Michigan dominated the day 42-21, but still had Toledo to get through. A 7-8 loss to Northern Illinois shortly after sucked, but had no impact on Central’s title hunt, and they rebounded to beat Ball State 51-7. That set up a de-facto conference title game between Central Michigan (8-1-1, 6-1-1 MAC) vs Toledo (7-1-1, 6-1-1 MAC). Despite a great CMU defensive effort, the Chippewas fell 7-14, and Toledo took the title. CMU’s season ended there, but it wasn’t without accolades. The defense was top 5 in the nation, giving up just 12.8 PPG. RB Curtis Adams earned 2nd Team All-American with 1204 rushing yards and 13 TD, while 5 other CMU players earned 1st Team All-MAC.
3. 1983 (8-3 overall, 7-2 MAC)
Just like 1984, this year’s team was in the hunt for a MAC title all year long with a top 5 defense and solid offense. 1983 was a 4-horse race between Bowling Green, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, and Toledo. After a 5-1 start, Central Michigan was right there in the hunt with a 4-0 conference record, but close losses put them out of it, losing 7-12 to Miami (OH) and 14-15 to Bowling Green. Left for dead, CMU rose up and put on their best 3 stretch of games maybe ever, beating 7-1 Northern Illinois 30-14, 6-4 Ball State 38-10, and 9-1 Toledo 34-6. NIU and Toledo were the top 2 teams in the MAC, yet Central Michigan beat them by a combined score of 64-20. If not for the 1 point loss to Bowling Green, Central Michigan would’ve been conference champions. Still, a fine year, and they finished in a 3-way tie for 2nd place with BG and Toledo. RB Curtis Adams arguably had a better year than his ‘84 season, rushing for 1431 yards and 15 TD. OG Chris McKay won team MVP. DB Jim Bowman earned 1st Team All-MAC in addition to those two, ranking 3rd in the nation with 8 picks. 3 other players for a total of 6 finished 1st Team All-MAC. Bowman was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1985 NFL Draft, and Adams went in the 8th round.
2. 1991 (6-1-4 overall, 3-1-4 MAC)
I don’t even know where to begin with this one. Yes, their 4 ties tied the NCAA record for the most ties in a season. Going into week 3, CMU was 1-0-1, heading to #18 Michigan State for the Spartans’ season opener. Michigan State was coming off an 8-3-1 season in which they were Big Ten co-champions. Because of this, they were 21 point favorites over a CMU team that was coming off a conference title themselves. The game was a slow burn for MSU fans. Central Michigan took a 14-3 lead into halftime and never let up, winning 20-3. The Spartans never recovered, going 3-7 the rest of the way. For the conference slate, Central Michigan apparently loved to play it safe, going 3-1-4 for the strangest 2nd place finish you’ll ever see. Central Michigan wasn’t invited to a bowl, and can you really blame the bowl reps? Sure they only lost 1 game, but they also only won 6. Still, it was a great year. Wins included Michigan State, 6-5 Ball State, and rival 6-5 Western Michigan, with the only loss to 11-1 MAC champion Bowling Green. RB Billy Smith led the NCAA in carries, rushing 374 times for 1440 yards and just 6 TD on 3.9 YPC. This was a typical Central Michigan team for the time, ranking top 15 in PPG allowed (14.3, 12th) with a stale offense (18.6 PPG, 75th).
1. 2009 (12-2 overall, 8-0 MAC)
This was a really good team. After an opening 6-19 loss at Arizona, Central Michigan travelled to East Lansing, and just like 1991, beat Michigan State 29-27. CMU, down 20-27 with 30 seconds remaining, scored a TD and opted for 2, but QB Dan LeFevour’s pass sailed long. An onside kick and 25 second drive later, and CMU’s Andrew Aguila was kicking a 42 yard FG for the win. With 4th year starting QB Dan LeFevour and one of the best WR tandems in the country in Antonio Brown-Bryan Anderson, Central Michigan was the big bad team in the MAC, and they lived up to the hype, winning their 3rd conference title in 4 years. They ran through the MAC with a perfect 8-0 record, the only loss coming out of conference to Boston College. Wins included 56-8 over Eastern Michigan, 56-28 over Toledo, and 35-3 at Ball State. CMU beat Ohio in the title game for the 2nd time in 4 years, winning 20-10. They ended in a barn burner of a GMAC Bowl against Sun Belt champion Troy, winning 44-41 in 2OT, thanks to 200 yards and 1 kick return TD from Antonio Brown. Central Michigan finished #23, their only ever finish in the top 25.
LeFevour won MAC Offensive POTY for the 2nd time, completing 69.7% of passes for 3438 yards 28 TD 7 INT. He added another 713 yards and 15 TD on the ground, ranking 2nd in the NCAA in total TDs with 43. LeFevour completed an illustrious career, having won 3 MAC titles. LeFevour finished 1st in NCAA history for total TDs (150), and to this day is 3rd behind Case Keenum (178) and Baker Mayfield (153). In 2007, LeFevour became the 2nd player in NCAA history (1st being Vince Young) to pass for 3000 yards and rush for 1000 yards in a season. LeFevour also finished 2nd all time in total yards with 15,853, and is now 4th behind Keenum, Timmy Chang, and Landry Jones. At 6’3 230 lbs with great athleticism, LeFevour was a 6th round pick by the Chicago Bears in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Antonio Brown put together another fantastic season, finishing 4th in the nation in catches with 110 for 1198 yards and 9 TD. He also ran for another 341 yards, and was the MAC Special Teams POTY with 3 returns (1 kick 2 punt) for TDs. The 6’5 WR Bryan Anderson finished as Central Michigan’s all time leading receiver with 3648 yards, going for 784 in 2009, the lowest total of his career but still earned 2nd Team All-MAC. Brown went on to have a Hall of Fame level career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. LB Nick Bellore led the team in tackles with 132, and has gone on to have a 12 year career in the NFL as a FB/LB. Coach Butch Jones left for Cincinnati after the season, and went on to coach at Tennessee.

5th Quarter

Do you remember that 2009 team with LeFevour and AB? Who was the better Central Michigan player all-time, Brown or LeFevour? Do you think Central Michigan’s place on this list is fair? What players/plays/games do you think of when you think of Central Michigan? Why does Michigan State lose so often to CMU? They also did it in 1992.
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Hey, shy nerdy gamer here looking to make a new friend.
A little bit about me. I am a massive gamer, into football and also married (so no need to worry about dick pics!). I have a pain in the butt kitty cat too! Starting to get into D&D also. Some of my favourite games are:
League of Legends, Final Fantasy XIV, Pokemon, Hunt Showdown
I also have a sword collection.
Feel free to drop me a message if you would like to chat. Please include ASL and a little about yourself. As an ice breaker, tell me your favourite fictional character and why
I would prefer to talk on Discord as my Reddit notifications are flaky at best

Hey, shy nerdy gamer here looking to make a new friend.
A little bit about me. I am a massive gamer, into football and also married (so no need to worry about dick pics!). I have a pain in the butt kitty cat too! Starting to get into D&D also. Some of my favourite games are:
League of Legends, Final Fantasy XIV, Pokemon, Hunt Showdown
I also have a sword collection.
Feel free to drop me a message if you would like to chat. Please include ASL and a little about yourself. As an ice breaker, tell me your favourite fictional character and why
I would prefer to talk on Discord as my Reddit notifications are flaky at best

Hey, shy nerdy gamer here looking to make a new friend.
A little bit about me. I am a massive gamer, into football and also married (so no need to worry about dick pics!). I have a pain in the butt kitty cat too! Starting to get into D&D also. Some of my favourite games are:
League of Legends, Final Fantasy XIV, Pokemon, Hunt Showdown
I also have a sword collection.
Feel free to drop me a message if you would like to chat. Please include ASL and a little about yourself. As an ice breaker, tell me your favourite fictional character and why
I would prefer to talk on Discord as my Reddit notifications are flaky at best

First season of dynasty! Just finished my first start up draft and I’m struggling to understand value of late draft picks. I feel like all the hype this year were on the top 4 picks.
To give me some piece of mind and help me get excited about “later” draft pick wins… who are players in the last ten years that were drafted with late second (or later) round picks that ended up becoming star fantasy assets?
Edit: I had no idea food (edit 2: fantasy football) has been around for that long. I thought it was popularized by yahoo in mid 2000s or something. Thanks for the info!

6 experienced player look to give our forever DM a chance to play for a change Greetings! We are 5 players and a forever DM (6 total) who have been playing together as a group weekly for about 3 years now. Due to scheduling and burnout, we'd love to give our DM a chance to become a player and find a compatible DM to run a new campaign for us. We play online, and are all located on the East Coast. Our preferred platform is Roll 20 and Discord. Our play style tends to be role-play heavy, and while we do enjoy combat, we prefer our games to be an immersive story first and foremost. We've played both high and low magic fantasy worlds, and are open to new concepts. We'd like to play most likely on a weekday or Sunday night, 8pm EST till 11-11:30 DND 5e is our preferred system, though we do have experience with BITD as well. Ideally, we'd like to have a weekly game scheduled, but understand that not everyone can make it every week, so some flexibility is good. As far as tone, we prefer things to be less "edgy" and more fun. Less Game of Thrones, and more LOTR / Ranking of Kings / recent DND movie type vibe. We'd love to find a compatible dm who has a home-brew open world / sandbox style, but are also interested in exploring some dnd official campaigns, as we've never played any of these. A little about us - we're a mixed group of men and women, all in our 30s to 40s, and most of us have been playing some form of RPG for a decade or longer. We prefer to find a DM around this same age range. Our least experienced players have been playing 5 years or longer. We are LGBTQIA+ and POC friendly and insist our DM is the same. Please don't hesitate to contact us! please send along your rates, and any links to previous campaigns you may have run, as well as any examples or references of your playing style. Thanks!

tl;dr: does anyone know of a decent ranking of each week's games by "interesting-ness", going back to at least 2009?
Now the long version...
I watch archival NFL games on while I exercise... no, that's an understatement; my fitness is inextricably linked with watching football (more detail here). During the season, this is straightforward; I choose the 4-5 most interesting games every week, start watching games Monday morning, and typically watch around one game a day (and I avoid scores pretty much all week, at least until ~Friday). During the offseason, I've been watching the playoffs starting from 2009, which is the oldest year that's conveniently available.
But I'm about to catch up in my archival playoff football, and it would be a catastrophe if I ran out of football, so I'd like to start watching historical regular-season games from the archive. But of course, lots of regular-season games aren't very interesting, and in practice it's somewhat difficult to simulate real-time and pick the 4-5 most interesting games every week without seeing scores, records, etc. So I'm hoping to put together a list of at least 4-5 games for each week since 2009, ranked by whether I really want to watch them. I'm wondering whether others know of a source that has already done something like this.
I probably have enough playoff archive left to get me to the start of the 2023 season, so if I make a list now, by the time I start referring back to it in February 2024, I'll forget all the details (in a good way) and I'll just pull games off the list without looking ahead. For example, if this list exists somewhere already, but it has scores visible, I can make a copy now, remove the scores, and forget who won by February.
Criteria would be:

• How important the game is... in week 1, this is moot, but I don't want to watch a week 17 game between two total non-contenders, even if the game is amazing. This is the most objective criterion, and I'll settle for a list where this is the only criterion if it exists already. Basically I'm only interested in games where *both* teams are still realistic playoff contenders.
• How interesting the game itself is... whether it ends up close is *usually* a good proxy for this, and for me personally, all other things being equal, more scoring is better. "No blowouts" is a relatively objective version of this criterion.
• How good the broadcast is... this is subjective, but FWIW if I make this list myself, I will give a significant bump to all SNF games. "National broadcast crew" is a relatively good proxy for this one.

Does anyone have a good source to build this from, and if not, is there anyone else who cares enough to collaborate on building this database?

I was in conversation with another member today. We were sharing nofap experiences and I didn't even realise when I got carried away and just wrote up an entire testimony. Thought it might be good encouragement for the sub. Feel free to read if you want, here's what I wrote:
Wow, you know, it's so strange hearing other people's testimonies in this matter. Everybody's journey through this issue is similar but different in key areas and fuelled by different insecurities and shortcomings. For example, what you said about you conflating your penis size with true masculinity is something I can never relate to but that's because my journey through this addiction was different to yours. Hippie christians like to say that there are many ways to God but I only find the opposite to be true. Many ways to Satan and the destruction that lays in wait for the unwary. Many ways but one destination.
My journey with PMO was different. When I was about 8 my family emigrated to the UK and I started attending primary school in London. Looking back, this was a stressful time in my life. I was barely fitting in my school back in my home country because of the restrictive bringing up that I received from my dad. Relating to peers was always difficult for me because I didn't watch/play the same movies/games as everybody else, we had no TV at home, I had no interest in sport, etc... Transferring schools to a foreign country had it's toll. I was faced with a whole new culture. Kids interacted differently here, they were louder, bolder, more disrespectful towards teachers, wasted food, etc... I was struggling to process all these differences. Around this time I had first come into contact with the concept of masturbation via seeing peers that would fondle their privates in class. I didn't really understand what they were doing at the time but I was also experiencing first pangs of sexual curiosity. I was always really easily infatuated with girls since I was little but I felt a stronger drive towards older girls and the teachers. My fantasies would usually explore the impossible, somehow it never occurred to me at the time that this may be dangerous, I always had a rich imagination.
Later I experienced another cultural shock when my family moved city and I went to high school without my friends from primary. This city had a very different demographic and as a result so did the schools. While all schools in greater London are ethnically mixed, this area of London was very Muslim dominated. The school had a reputation for being rough. We had metal gate checks. There were fights, smokers, drug dealers, gangster rap, swearing, etc... Some kids get exposed to these things earlier on but my primary school left me very sheltered. This time I was really lost at sea with no compass. Finding common ground was really difficult and I couldn't tolerate the seclusion because I was always really social and outgoing. In school, most kids arrange themselves into groups according to their interests and qualities. The footballers form one group, the fly boys and rebels form another, there are also the half cool half nerdy types that ace all the tests without studying. Lastly, if you don't make it into any of these three, you usually wind up with the cast outs. The emo kids, the gay/trans types. In the 2010's this last group was fringe and only made a small circle, now it's all different...
I was lucky to land into the 3rd group. Finally making some friends and not feeling so alone, I was making myself a place in school. We usually hung out in the library, playing yugioh cards and looking through manga and comic books to find provocative pictures... I must have been 12 around this time. YouTube was still new and it was a wild west. My first exposure to soft porn was though YouTube during my first years of having my own room and PC. Looking back, this was a mistake but I was the oldest child and my parents didn't know any better. The internet opened my world to new things that I never heard of, and new grounds for relating to my peers. I was getting into rap music (behind my dad's back of course) and sharing albums with my cool nerd buddies. Next was anime and all the perversion that goes along with that. I was really lost. This pattern of masturbating to fantasies about teachers had really amplified by this time. I never really stopped to question why that was until today. I suspect that I was acting out a subconscious contempt for my mother. During my childhood, my mother and father were always at odds with each other as to how I should be brought up. My dad was always on the side of growth and discipline, my mother was always pulling the other way. She was always my enabler, the one who covered up my misdeeds keeping me from responsibility, the one who would listen and find understanding for any choice that I made. She meant well and I was always very open with her growing up but I think deep down inside, I resented her for it. Because I knew I was walking the easy way and she was making it possible. I was missing out on a healthy relationship with my father because it put expectations on me
Finally, I went to college. Another move, this time to a completely different part of the country. By this time, rap and hip hop culture was deeply ingrained in my mind. I had a juvenile record for vandalism, shoplifting and cannabis smoking behind my belt. Moving out of the city had me feeling lost and looking for a way out. I was being sucked in by evil forces into further drug experimentation, my curiosity was fixed on the psychedelic mushrooms that grow in abundance in the region to which we moved. I fell for the lie that there is freedom and enlightenment at the end of that road. My mind was constantly revolving around drugs, rap, anime and other worthless things. College had me depressed. I was failing my courses even though I was an A predicted student. I was being bombarded by rad-fem, neo-marxist dogma in my humanities class and I was sick of it. I couldn't articulate my disgust at the time but I just knew I had enough of the place. At this time my porn addiction was spinning out of control. I was compulsively consuming anal porn involving middle aged women. I was venturing into extreme hentai and even bestiality at the worst of times.
Something was brewing. I was conflicted because at the same time I was becoming exposed to the conservative revolution that seemed to be taking place in 2016-2018. There was a wave of change going through the internet. Everybody felt it. People like Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro and others were emerging as prominent voices and they were telling me something compelling. That the thing I'm lacking in life is responsibility and that I need to get my act together. I was also learning to articulate my distaste for the education system that I felt but didn't understand at the time. They gave me the words that I needed.
To cut the story short, I failed college and went to work. Got my first job in the fall of 2018 in a food factory via agency, going back and forth on random shifts with a Greek guy that they paired me up with for transport. Over the next 4 years I got to work many different kinds of blue collar jobs ranging from food to a car panel welding plant and a forklift/warehouse/deliveries in out/phone job. I learned that the world outside isn't as dull a place as they make you believe in school. I met many interesting people, middle aged guys with their heads screwed on as opposed to being surrounded by a bunch of angsty teenagers who don't know jack shit about life. Don't get me wrong, my life was still a mess. I got into smoking, my porn use was degenerating and I was still childishly ungrateful for my lot in life but I was learning to take responsibility for my actions. I was getting pay checks every month, contributing my bit to the house budget, saving the rest for dreams I didn't have yet. I finally felt like I was hauling my ass. I finally felt like some vague fog of a life plan was emerging out of the chaos.
In the last 2 years I decided to give my life to Christ. I was always brought up in the spirit of Christian values but I only ever rejected it up until now. I realised that God has a life for me if I trust in him. That I'm conflicted and that the time has come to stop teetering on the fence. I dedicated 2022 to self improvement, reading books, developing a relationship with my dad and brother, repairing the damaged one with my mother, swimming, playing an instrument, programming and also nofap. My first year of was a mixed success, it was a good learning experience a good foundation for 2023 when I finally managed to take off for good. I am currently 160 days into my streak (monkmode) and not looking back at all. Jesus Christ saved my life, literally from the despair and chaos that defined it up until this point. I finally realised that I have a purpose, that my life actually matters and that I can dedicate it to service and living a Godly life aimed at the good.
This has gotten awfully long hasn't it? It was meant to be a brief outline of my nofap journey but I guess it just wasn't that simple, turned into a full blown testimony. Anyway, this was more or less how I went through the motions.

The PlayStation Showcase left many fans disenchanted, but can Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest deliver some positive energy? It turns out that yes, it certainly can. Spider-Man 2 now has a release date, Prince of Persia, Sonic, and Like A Dragon are all getting new entries, known titles like Mortal Kombat 1, Witchfire, Remnant 2, Lies of P, and Banishers all look great, and new IP were revealed and elaborated on, too, like Toxic Commando and Sandland. Let's catch up on all of that, plus much more from the week, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth details, NCAA Football licensing issues, Octopath Traveler 2's solid sales, and more. Then, let's wrap things up with listener inquiries, as we're wont to do here on Sacred. When do we know it's time to abandon a game? Is Spider-Man 2's map too big? Why hasn't anime fully captured Colin? Did a man named Mark really kill the Vita?

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(I’m sure this has already been discussed, but…)
Star Trek provides example after example of how, when people have their basic needs met (food via replicators/shelter aboard a ship), they will fervently pursue academic/scientific interests, art, and exploration.
Anyone in the real world who opposes a universal basic income for food and shelter, or insists that it would deter people from working, has never enabled people to actually pursue their true passions.
The motivation to work and be productive is embedded into the vast majority of the human race. Examples exist all around us. Wikipedia, the largest encyclopedic database on the planet, operates almost exclusively on free contributions from passionate people. Look at what people build in Minecraft on their own time. Poke around any game-modding community, and see the time and energy people invest into building/developing things with no expectation of financial profit. Countless other instances can be found throughout history (and contemporary society) of people, with all their basic needs met, pursuing art, tech, and academia. Most people have a gene-deep desire to build, create, investigate, and explore.
Star Trek’s Starfleet continually gets this right: the ships’ engineers constantly work to refine processes to boost efficiency: not for profit or monetary gain, but as a matter of personal pride and satisfaction.
The scientists keep exploring even the most minor astronomical anomalies, the doctors keep studying the most niche biological phenomena, all out of curiosity. They are legitimately interested, and therefore personally invested. They want to deepen their understanding. They want to learn.
The interactions between various alien cultures are anthropologists’ and sociologists’ dreams come true: hence all the diplomatic cross-culture ceremonies and “duck-blind” study scenarios.
These characters are all personally invested in their work, because almost everyone has found the position where they receive personal satisfaction/fulfillment.
You might be thinking “what about the jobs like crate stacking or inventory cataloguing? No one wants to do those jobs in real life.” Oh yes they do. Some people live for it. Organizers come in all forms. Tell me you’ve never met someone who lives to be meticulously organized; or someone obsessed with Tetris; an archivist/librarian who lives to sort things.
“What about garbage collectors? Who’d want to be garbage collectors unless they had to?” Trust me, there are people motivated to keep their community clean. (Additionally, without profit/capitalism/consumerism, aka “waste culture” as the driving force behind most things including manufacturing, waste generation is significantly reduced: most things are built to last/be repaired, or generally recycled. Organic waste is composted, etc. I digress.)
In a galaxy that large, where people are encouraged to pursue their interests (not just relegate those interests to hobbies because “you can’t make a living doing that,”) means you get an incredibly diversified knowledge and resource base within your greater community.
Need an expert in the microscopic harmonic fluctuations of alien cell membranes? There is one a subspace transmission away. Need a specialist on the dietary habits of the yarn people of Nylar 4? They’ll be at the diplomatic brunch tomorrow.
Need a faster ship engine? Someone in a lab has dedicated the past decade to building one, and they’re excited to share.
(These hyper-specific academic/technical pursuits also suggest a greater tolerance/societal value placed on neurodivergence than most modern, socially-oriented capitalistic workspaces as well, but that’s a topic for a whole other post.)
And sure, with basic needs met, you’ll get a small subset of people who don’t want to “work.” Who just “exists”. But, as another point, is there something wrong with someone just enjoying being alive, and being content with that?
Whenever someone (usually older) refers to these hypothetical “unproductive people” as people who’ll just “lay around, playing video games all day,” I want to point out that this is a major fallacy.
Almost all video games are goal-oriented. Most gamers game to accomplish virtual objectives: to win battles, complete quests, rank up. Gaming is entirely objective driven, just like most other pursuits mentioned above: the reason we look down on gaming accomplishments is because “it’s not real,” or “it’s empty/hollow.” But! That’s because we’ve cultivated a societal structure in reality where these “Hollow Pursuits” are the only sense of satisfaction or accomplishment that most people can get, who are often laterally trapped along the professional ladder.
Research has shown that, Given the chance, and the right circumstances, people will direct that objective-oriented energy into something real/consequential in like 95% of cases. The reason “couch-potato” gamers are so common these days is because so many people are unsatisfied with the work/opportunities provided by their jobs/careers, and turn to gaming as alternative suppliers for these feelings of achievement and accomplishment. (Also, gaming allows fantasy/imaginative/alternative pursuits, but that’s another notion.)
“But universal basic income will encourage people to stay home and sleep/drink all day.”
Most healthy people, both ND and NT, find their own purpose to get out of bed each day and get something done. Left open, they’ll find it and chase it. That’s healthy people. Substance addiction and clinical depression are not indicative of healthy people. A more community-and-fulfillment-centric societal structure lends itself to better-developed resources for recovery and treatment. PLUS! Not having to worry about earning basic needs/pay rent to survive while struggling with addiction or emotional issues is a key factor to bettering mental/emotional health, and aids recovery. Studies (with lab animals) have also shown senses of community and support have significantly curbed addictive behaviors that otherwise flourish/metastasize in isolation.
I didn’t expect this post to end up this long. I’m curious to hear thoughts!