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I have a short attention span, so I find the subject's endeavor both admirable and wholly unrelatable. I can relate to two things. My parents weren't particula
by laborcontract 3y ago
I have a short attention span, so I find the subject's endeavor both admirable and wholly unrelatable. I can relate to two things.
My parents weren't particularly wealthy. I remember as a kid when getting new shoes, I'd sleep with them next to me on the pillow. I feel fortunate to live in slightly greater abundance.
Second thing is about goal realization. About 12 years ago a photo of the Japanese coastline popped up in Reddit. I found it so striking that I made it a goal to visit, and I also set it as the wallpaper for my work computer. I've set goals for myself in the past, some of them a lot harder than this. However, the feeling of logging into the computer of a soul-deadening job, seeing the wallpaper every day, and then, after several years, finally visiting the place is unreal. It's the closest I've had to an out of body experience.
- kome 3y agoWhich photo was it?
- laborcontract 3y agoTsunoshima bridge. This is the image: https://imgur.com/a/tsj9kk6 https://imgur.com/a/tsj9kk6 I'm not sure why it struck me so much, but I always suspected a large part had to do with playing so many japanese video games growing up that it felt like a place already well worn in my imagination. I think it particularly triggered a memory of when my father used to take me to CompUSA as a kid, and I'd be there taking turns playing the Dreamcast demo of Sonic the Hedgehog (timestamped link to the level: https://youtu.be/XwtNXo1aQgs?t=432 https://youtu.be/XwtNXo1aQgs?t=432). Driving on the coast and bridge with my now wife.. unforgettable. [EDIT] found the post: https://old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/qcy5m/where_is_this_on_earth/ https://old.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/qcy5m/where_is_this_o... I'm very pleased that my 12 years ago time estimation was right on the money!
- Shinchy 3y agoThat's a great picture, it reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy XV.
- eleveriven 3y agoLooks like the way to heaven
- Vt71fcAqt7 3y ago>I'm not sure why it struck me so much Perhaps a case of Thing, Japan.[0] [0] https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thing-japan https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thing-japan
- adhi01 3y agoThat certainly often seems to be the case with me
- IncreasePosts 3y agoIt's a lovely picture regardless of if you know where it is or not. Lush, green vegetation. Clear, tropical looking waters over white sand.
- laborcontract 3y agoThis made me laugh out loud. While definitely true in many respects, I don't think true in this case. I didn't know it was Japan at first.
- nashashmi 3y agoMakes for a good vertical screen background.
- RaVeN_ShP 3y agoI would love to see that picture :)
- laborcontract 3y agoPosted it to a sibling!
- RaVeN_ShP 3y agoGreat Picture! Thanks for sharing!
- hzay 3y agoI so relate to that out of body experience. My story is different though -- 10 years ago, I was driving along the SF-LA scenic route (I forget its name). I'd rarely driven in US at that time and was brand new to the country. Suddenly I felt like I knew the route. I'd seen these underpasses before, surely? It was so surreal. I could even predict some road feature that was going to show up next. Turns out the game Roadrash that I played as a kid had that route :)
- cdelsolar 3y agoPCH?
- manthedudeguy 3y ago[dead]
- bluejekyll 3y agoSounds like Route 1, which goes by a few different names. You may be lucky. They are continuing to have a difficult time keeping it open as various sections keep collapsing into the sea, at some point I imagine they’ll close sections of it permanently. https://apnews.com/article/big-sur-california-highway-collapse-cb11966133915abb4774c83ba6ba0ea1 https://apnews.com/article/big-sur-california-highway-collap...
- nashashmi 3y agoWrite a book about surviving a soul-deadening job. We people on HN live on dream farms where roses are red and violets are blue, and the next wealth point is just an IPO in queue.
- m3kw9 3y agoWhich coastline is that?
- ericye16 3y agoThe first time I visited Yosemite National Park after years of seeing it as the default macos wallpaper had a similar experience for me.
- MailleQuiMaille 3y agoManifestation always works whether you know it or not :)