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This author has never been alone with their thoughts before....

arkaic 9mo ago
Clearly. What's there to be awkward about? You should be enjoying the coffee you came there for
konaraddi 9mo ago
Probably first extended time in a while. Everyone has a little box in their pocket that pumps out dopamine on demand, couple that with the hustle and bustle culture and I think it’s great the author is exercising more agency and presence over the inertial path. Kudos to them.
ramon156 9mo ago
Is it surprising to you that not everyone has experienced the same thing? Half of my friends have never been in a gym, is that bad?
- tayo42 9mo ago
  Except for some weird circumstances like you have 2 friends or your part of a nomadic tribe, yeah that sounds like an issue. People should work out
  - bdangubic 9mo ago
    people work out without paying $200+/month to go to the gym :)
    - tayo42 9mo ago
      There's all kind of gyms besides weights and treadmill gyms though. And a gym like la fitness is 30/mo
      - bdangubic 9mo ago
        planet fitness is my area is $15/month and I still would not pay it
        echelon_musk 9mo ago
        Why?
        bdangubic 9mo ago
        you do not need a gym to work out so it is just a waste of money. I used to have membership at Bally’s when I was single but that was for meeting girls, not for working out. I don’t understand people paying money to go to gyms these days for the purposes of working out
        ghaff 9mo ago
        Not that I've ever belonged to one but I understand people wanting access to various equipment or even a swimming pool. Personally, I prefer to walk/hike but I understand that isn't enough for everyone.
        bdangubic 9mo ago
        I am not “buying” this… if craigslist or facebook marketplace you can buy any equipment you desire dirt cheap (from new year’s resolutions done unfullfilled). pool has always been vacant or filled with senior citizen classes etc when I used to go and I doubt this has changed. I do not have any numbers to back this up but my gut feel tells me less than 10% of people that have gym memberships go to the gym more than once per week
        ghaff 9mo ago
        A lot of people don't have room for larger exercise equipment in their houses--if they have a house. Heck, I just had some reconstruction/reconfiguration done after a fire and I'm figuring out where to now put my rowing machine and I have a decent-sized house. That many/most people don't really utilize their gym memberships is a separate issue from some people getting value out of them. You seemed to be arguing that gym memberships in general are stupid for anyone.
  - acheron 9mo ago
    People should work out in private, not go show off with the vain assholes at a gym.
djmips 9mo ago
Have you ever turned off your thoughts?

Clearly. What's there to be awkward about? You should be enjoying the coffee you came there for

Probably first extended time in a while. Everyone has a little box in their pocket that pumps out dopamine on demand, couple that with the hustle and bustle culture and I think it’s great the author is exercising more agency and presence over the inertial path. Kudos to them.

ramon156 9mo ago

Is it surprising to you that not everyone has experienced the same thing? Half of my friends have never been in a gym, is that bad?

tayo42 9mo ago
Except for some weird circumstances like you have 2 friends or your part of a nomadic tribe, yeah that sounds like an issue. People should work out
- bdangubic 9mo ago
  people work out without paying $200+/month to go to the gym :)
  - tayo42 9mo ago
    There's all kind of gyms besides weights and treadmill gyms though. And a gym like la fitness is 30/mo
    - bdangubic 9mo ago
      planet fitness is my area is $15/month and I still would not pay it
      - echelon_musk 9mo ago
        Why?
        bdangubic 9mo ago
        you do not need a gym to work out so it is just a waste of money. I used to have membership at Bally’s when I was single but that was for meeting girls, not for working out. I don’t understand people paying money to go to gyms these days for the purposes of working out
        ghaff 9mo ago
        Not that I've ever belonged to one but I understand people wanting access to various equipment or even a swimming pool. Personally, I prefer to walk/hike but I understand that isn't enough for everyone.
        bdangubic 9mo ago
        I am not “buying” this… if craigslist or facebook marketplace you can buy any equipment you desire dirt cheap (from new year’s resolutions done unfullfilled). pool has always been vacant or filled with senior citizen classes etc when I used to go and I doubt this has changed. I do not have any numbers to back this up but my gut feel tells me less than 10% of people that have gym memberships go to the gym more than once per week
        ghaff 9mo ago
        A lot of people don't have room for larger exercise equipment in their houses--if they have a house. Heck, I just had some reconstruction/reconfiguration done after a fire and I'm figuring out where to now put my rowing machine and I have a decent-sized house. That many/most people don't really utilize their gym memberships is a separate issue from some people getting value out of them. You seemed to be arguing that gym memberships in general are stupid for anyone.
- acheron 9mo ago
  People should work out in private, not go show off with the vain assholes at a gym.

djmips 9mo ago

Have you ever turned off your thoughts?