/jp/ - Otaku Culture

[Anonymous No.]

Do you ever wonder what your life would be like if you never got into otaku culture?

[Anonymous No.]

I would be playing even more video games than I am right now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044219
No.

[Anonymous No.]

I would be playing even less video games than I am right now.

[Anonymous No.]

I would have never had the good memories I do of when it was new and exciting.

Wouldn't be much different. Imageboards however, I wouldn't be here like I am today. Imageboards have seriously effected the way I perceive things, people, and comprehend. It has for you too you just either don't realize it or don't admit it.

Ever look at normal people and think they're dumb/uneducated/uncultured because they don't know about the superiority and rejection of shit imageboards put on each and every subject they touch?

[Anonymous No.]

I wouldn't be myself if I weren't born with a japanese spirit.

[Anonymous No.]

I would probably be doing some more boring stuff like reading books all day.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd probably be really into Star Trek or comic books or something equally lame.

[Anonymous No.]

Sometimes. I had a normal (although very sad) life before all this and would probably be married and have kids today.

The thought sends shivers down my spine.

[Anonymous No.]

I was very depressed before I got into this stuff. My only other hobby was music but everyone I could talk to it about it was extroverted and normal. I felt like I didn't fit in anywhere.
2D girls make me happy and /jp/ makes me feel like it's okay to be who I am.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't think that would be possible.

[Anonymous No.]

a lot more alone
i moved awhile back and ive been nothing more then a NEET ever since

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044244
This. Star Trek and something like Fantastic Four or Mighty Thor.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't know. I'd probably be more depressed, assuming I couldn't find something else that provided me with the same level of happiness and escapism.

I've had it really tough these last 4-5 years, and if not for my huge love for Touhou I fear I wouldn't have made the trip as easily. Whenever I was sad or felt like there was no point going on I could be cheered up by listening to my favourite themes or thinking about my favourite characters. It made it feel a little bit more worth it to go on knowing it would always be there for me; no matter how sad/stupid that might might sound.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't think there was any way for me to avoid it. It was bound to happen.

If it weren't for it I would probably be reading books or still playing shitty mmorpgs.

>>11044306
>It made it feel a little bit more worth it to go on knowing it would always be there for me; no matter how sad/stupid that might might sound.
Less stupid than religion or what you get to hear in therapy.

[Anonymous No.]

I would probably drink.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044253
Are you me?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044253
Me too.
I would probably be on /co/ or /mu/
Or probably be a brony.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044219
I'd probably have got laid by now...

[Anonymous No.]

Not really, but sometimes I wonder if I wouldn't be as lazy as I am if I didn't come to /jp/. I was always lazy before but after coming to /jp/ I started thinking, "Hey, maybe it's not so bad..."

Before I never even considered it an option to be a NEET and now I am one, though I'm going back to school fairly soon.

[Anonymous No.]

I think there would have been less studying and more anger in my life.

[Anonymous No.]

Fulfilling.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044231

This.

[Anonymous No.]

Something that long ago is too far removed to even speculate about.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd probably be a Brony who wears a fedora and trench coat, or be into comic books. It's in my nature to get obsessed with things.

[Anonymous No.]

I would probably have a good job and be making a good amount of money. I wouldn't be depressed and self loathing and my parents wouldn't think of my as a completely worthless sack of shit. I would probably be happier overall.

[Anonymous No.]

It would be exactly the same, except I would play video games a little more than usual.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044231
>Imageboards have seriously effected the way I perceive things, people, and comprehend. It has for you too you just either don't realize it or don't admit it.
I'd say that high school, college and serious texts in general have had a much larger impact on me. The credibility of the stuff I've read have made me ignore a great deal of the things my uneducated laborer friends and relatives have taught me. Imageboards never seemed especially nasty or mystical to me because I stumbled upon them when I had already seen all sorts of alcohol-fueled depravity in real life.

[Anonymous No.]

I was never very popular, I'd probably find something else to absorb myself in in place of friends.

[Anonymous No.]

Probably constructing rockets and launching people into space.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd probably reading a book right now..

[Anonymous No.]

I'd probably be a brony.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044231
No, normal people tend to be more educated than me because they went to college and I'm a NEET.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11046334
>>11046849
>>11046995
>brony
I tried to watch it and quit somewhere in the first season. I thought it would fit my tastes perfectly, as I love light-hearted slice of life anime/manga/vns, but somehow it did nothing for me.
I might have dodged a bullet there.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11047018
This. It's not a bad show, but it's not worth jumping for joy over, either.

I'd probably be a Western cartoons and comics otaku though, some of that stuff is really good.

[Anonymous No.]

I would want to be a slut instead of a faithful housewive.

[Anonymous No.]

Culture?
check your priviledge you aspie

[Anonymous No.]

I wouldn't be here. Talking with silly guys.

[Anonymous No.]

>sudden feel of warmth in pants
>liquid otaku culture spewing out of anus
>couch is stained stained with stinky otaku culture
>couch seats are non-removable

[Anonymous No.]

how can I convince my family and their family friends to give up on me? I tried to kill myself last week by overdosing and a family member found me, i woke up in a hospital with a bunch of people around my bed. I had a suicide note too so I couldn't talk my way out of it, now these motherfuckers are trying to help me by being extra nice to me and tolerating my many failures.
>no job (sperglord that can't even look people in the eye)
>no school (too dumb to get into any worth while program)
>no friends (haven't had a friend in almost 6 years)
I believe in potential and every person has different potential, my potential is just abysmally low and I physically cannot succeed at anything, it will go against the laws of physics for me to be happy. How can I make them understand this?

I have to go to a fucking suicide meeting and my mom will drive me there in a few hours, so I'll watch the thread until then.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11047147
Why are you so shitty? Wanna switch families?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11047147
Do you want to be my friend?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11047147
Learn from your errors. Try to kill yourself again, and this time don't fail.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd be the same

I only do otaku stuff to pass the time. If I was busy with other stuff I probably wouldn't even watch anime.

My entire life feels like I'm just passing the time as effectively as possible

[Anonymous No.]

I would probably be a dumb liberal and playing with my girls' tits at da club.

Alternatively I would just be an MMO addict or something of equivalent uselessness.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11047147
that's what scares me about trying to kill myself, the thought of waking up surrounded by worried family and the ensuing fallout stops me

[Anonymous No.]

When I was a teenager I played Magic: The Gathering and read fantasy books so I suppose I'd still be doing that.

[Anonymous No.]

As counter intuitive as it sounds, I'd probably be spending most of my time masturbating.
The recovery time between faps would be spent either on MMOs or getting drunk for drunk fapping.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048056
>that's what scares me about trying to kill myself, the thought of waking up surrounded by worried family and the ensuing fallout stops me

Not that guy, but I had this happen to me. I didn't mean to threaten or bargain with anyone with my suicide or anything, I just really tried to kill myself, but it backfired because I sent a good-bye e-mail to my only friend and it turned out he managed to somehow dig my father's cellphone on the internet.

Result? My mom went full-protection-psycho mode and I've been a NEET for nearly 2 years now. So, well, dunno about your family, but who knows what the fuck would happen.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048129
I sometimes wonder why suicide explosions are so rare. Even shotguns seem ineffective and error-prone in comparison.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11047018
>>11047033
I'd probably like it better personally if it wasn't so preachy.
It's not even overtly so, but just enough to kinda put me off.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm not really the type to obsess. I like "otaku culture" because I find it interesting and enjoyable. I guess satisfaction is relative, but without these hobbies I suppose life would be more boring. I'd be more boring. Just a dull, unfulfilled man trying to finish each day, leading a normal life without a single spark of inspiration or ambition.

I'd get drunk, go to parties, get laid, go to school. I'd do what everyone else did. Not many other options to choose from.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044244
this
I was into star trek before anime and would still have discovered dr.who.
>>11047018
for some reason MLP felt un-manly to the point of me being unable to enjoy it. Don't get me wrong I don't think that the people who enjoy it are pussies or anything but it just wasn't my thing.

[Anonymous No.]

still shitty

[Anonymous No.]

I only know touhou and have always ignored everything else, including VN's and anime. Don't even read touhou doujins, just scroll /jp/ and listen to the same arranges all day everyday for all eternity, and sometimes play the games on normal or hard mode or browse danbooru, ignoring non touhou stuff.

[Anonymous No.]

I want to do fun things with a /jp/er and make our lives worthwhile.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd probably be a normalfag doing normalfag things.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048355
why are you such a fag

[Anonymous No.]

Is it even possible? It's because of our lives that we got into otaku culture.

[Anonymous No.]

so much better

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048534
What a terrible probability.

[Anonymous No.]

I would be really into literature culture.

[Anonymous No.]

If I'd stayed a normal, I wouldn't have gotten anywhere and would have remained a stupid, pathetic beta without anything interesting.
I would have killed myself for autistic reasons.

[Anonymous No.]

I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody...

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048727
everybody is a somebody on /jp/

[Anonymous No.]

You guys who keep saying that you would be nothing and ave nothing without otaku culture are really cute.

[Anonymous No.]

If not for otaku culture, I would probably be your typical boring depressed normie. Would probably have had a few more emotional breakdowns and embarrassments from the pressure of living in society. Would most likely still be a perma-virgin.

Now I'm just a depressed hikki learning japanese so I can play VN. I feel content with my life and regret nothing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048783
Or something else would have filled the void like sci-fi or fantasy novels.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048791

Probably.

[Anonymous No.]

I would be a Doctor Who otaku. It actually has a really swell fandom, or at least it did before the reboot brought in the Tumblr/Reddit crowd.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048813
how would you fix this guy, /jp/?

I think the 3 main problems are his skin, the glasses and his smile.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048791
IMO those don't work. They're just shit for normals.

>>11048820
There's nothing wrong with him.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048820
>his smile

His mouth and teeth are fine, he just has the whole Pygma thing going on.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048820
he has to be born again

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048820
I personally think the only big problem is his haircut. Fix that and he'll be fine.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048820
Just kill him. You can't speak ill of the dead.

OP...I dunno. I think I would be a better person. Or channel my current interests into /lit/

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048820
You can't remove someone's skin retard.

[Anonymous No.]

Drugs and depression. My life was shit before otaku culture. Well, it's still pretty shitty, but much less so.

[Anonymous No.]

Maybe Sci Fi. I was into Star Wars as a kid.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049171
It's called flaying.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049171
hunters do it all the time.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd probably still want to kill myself.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm not really into otaku culture, just loli and irony.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048783
>Would most likely still be a perma-virgin.

Is this implying that otaku culture took your virginity, and that you'd still have it without otaku culture? How lewd.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd be in a mental asylum or prison as I wouldn't have a reason to keep me from killing other people.

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>>11049280

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>>11044391

Pretty much what this guy said.

>>11044501

And this.

>>11048173
>Even shotguns seem ineffective and error-prone in comparison.

Just put the barrel inside your mouth, pull the trigger with your feet. I've seen people who tried to kill themselves by shooting their heart (and missing), loading birdshot and pointing it right in front of the face (died of blood loss).

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048173
Dead from the band Mayhem killed himself by slitting both his wrists and throat and then shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. Something like that would probably work.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd have probably shelled out $10 for an SA account

Dear lord, the horror...the horror. At least I can take it easy here without being scared all the time of having my account arbitrarily banned because I told the wrong person on FYAD to get out.

I'd also probably be an uptight libertarian/socialist/anarchist with no sense of humour who can't take it easy. Nothing like flying magical girls to put the mindnumbing banality of politics into perspective.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048727
Don't worry Marlon Brando, /jp/ is watching out for you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049374
>I'd also probably be an uptight libertarian/socialist/anarchist with no sense of humour who can't take it easy. Nothing like flying magical girls to put the mindnumbing banality of politics into perspective.

Yeah, I used to care about politics. Shit was terrible.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11047018
I watched the first episode. Couldn't get halfway through. It really is made for little girls, something that autists can only overcome.

[Anonymous No.]

I would probably have other friends and be less interested into video encoding and computer stuff in general. I would also have more money or would have spent it on other stuff. I would also listen to the crappy popular music everybody else listens to and not to Touhou arrangements.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049393
>It really is made for little girls, something that autists can only overcome.

I wonder why you didn't like it then.

[Anonymous No.]

I don't know what would have happened, maybe I would have been a disgusting normie. I wouldn't trade my life as a truNEET for anything, living the dream.

I can't even discuss things with people who aren't anonymous anymore, it's extremely biased towards those people with high rep(mod dick sucking points) or just a big echo chamber.

[Space Flower !JLY7OHoMIg No.]

Isn't chaos theory fun and weird to think about? If any one of us who've been into this stuff for a good 20+ years had our past changed to becoming normals, the events throughout society would change enough to the point where we wouldn't be having this thread. I mean, if you didn't watch your first anime, you'd be on a different train of thought throughout the next day, and your conversations from then on would be totally altered, and all the people you talked to would be altered, and so on and so forth.

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>>11049388
My interest in right wing politics and hatred for the world was subsiding ny the time I found /jp/, but the final straw was when I ran into a Muslim during a local student union election at uni. Finding out that a supposed subhuman mudslime watched Akira and Porco Rosso and Clannad caused something in my mind to give. To this day I still wish I had the opportunity to ask him whch 2hu he wd fuk.

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>>11049428
Why is it called chaos theory then?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049406
I forgot to put my skirt on. Should I do that and rewatch?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049429
Muslims are a mixed bag. Some of them are all right but there are many that might as well be from the middle ages. It's the latter that are the problem.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049429
epic

[Anonymous No.]

I already was a NEET loser before getting into this so I wouldn't be very different. Since I used to spend all my time playing ancient WRPGs and reading fantasy novels I'd probably end up browsing /tg/ and playing tabletops over IRC.

thank god 4chan exists. I'd probably have killed myself by now

[Anonymous No.]

I don't know. Probably have a boyfriend. Crack and three kids.

[Space Flower !JLY7OHoMIg No.]

>>11049435
Because an initial occurrence from any point of view is a trigger for countless events that are impossible to predict because of how they intersect infinitely afterward, influencing and being influenced by each other.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049467
sloot

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>>11049451
>thank god 4chan exists. I'd probably have killed myself by now

god bless moot

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044221
>I would be playing even more video games than I am right now.
>>11044237
>I would probably be doing some more boring stuff like reading books all day.
>>11044244
>I'd probably be really into Star Trek or comic books or something equally lame.

Probably the same for me.
Sometimes I surprise myself with how much I enjoy this stuff.

[Anonymous No.]

When I was younger and normal I couldn't take it easy.

Now I can and I'm happy.

[Anonymous No.]

Well... if I were born earlier I probably wouldn't have become an internet addict, my computer addiction might have turned me into a programmer and I could have made money off of just programming games (a lot of the game programmers back then were young computer addicts working out their rooms). I probably would have gotten into fantasy and dungeons and dragons instead of Otaku stuff.

[Anonymous No.]

So many who dodged the pony fedora. /jp/ saves!

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049699
Programming is more accessible than ever before. Go for it!

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049739
I know the fundamentals of C++, but I have no idea how to design classes or multiple files and I've never made anything ever.

What's an easier programming language? I chose a bad language to start off with.

[Anonymous No.]

My sixth grade teacher was fresh out of college/training when he took charge of my class. He couldn't have been older than 25ish.

I'd probably be some sort of teacher like that.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049699
Start here:

http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049743
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-189-a-gentle-introduction-to-programming-using-python-january-iap-2011/index.htm

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049699
MIT and Stanford also have full course lectures online you can watch, so you might want to check those out.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm glad I've found otaku culture and /jp/.
Despite what people say, you guys are always nice and here for me, even in bad times.

I also really love shmups now, I could pour hours into them if I didn't keep track of the time.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049771
I have their Mandarin course bookmarked. Do you know if MITOpenCourseware is suitable for learning a language, or should I supplement with Pimsleur and such?

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>>11049807
"This course will provide a gentle, yet intense, introduction to programming using Python for highly motivated students with little or no prior experience in programming. "

Since it's from MIT, I expect it to be non-shitty.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049813
As expected of New Englanders!

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049813
The MIT professors are almost all old hacker burn outs, so it should be interesting.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049763
Thanks /jp/!

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049830
...and MIT might be the most world-famous technical university so it kind of has a reputation to uphold.

[Anonymous No.]

I'd have a girlfriend. I've been single for 3 years now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049903
>I've been single for 3 years now.

Fuck off normal.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049914
What if he's just 3 years old? Don't jump to conclusions.

[Anonymous No.]

I would have fucked mad bitches in high school.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049926
Then he's under 18 and should still fuck off, nerdo.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049946
My friend's an admin don't call me nerdo, nerd

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049938
Why would you want to fuck the mad bitches? There's a reason they are mad.

Unless you assume you would drive them mad with the massive dickings you would give them.

[Anonymous No.]

I think it was inevitable that I became a useless little shitneet otaku, my upbringing pretty much guaranteed it. But in a hypothetical situation, I would probably fill the gap with more video games/computer/internet and join some other fandom like bronies which I dread to imagine.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050015
I would honestly kill alternate universe brony me if I had the chance. Such a wretch deserves death

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050006
I spent time in a mental hospital during high school.

[Anonymous No.]

My social skills would probably improve. Not because I'm shy now. I've actually become less timid over the years despite not talking to people often. They would improve probably because I'd be agreeing with people more. Usually, I don't talk to people often because I know they don't care about what I care and they have nothing to say that I'm really interested in. If they had something of value to say, I'd be more incline, but otaku culture has divided me greatly from the people around me. I'd probably be more active about the things that interested me in the past as well but I never got into, like animating and programming, and pursue into a meaningful carrier. I'd probably actually be a productive member of society.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050006
that's cool kids slang get in with the times obaa-chan

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050025
I've heard that loony bins have girls that fuck like rockets.

Did you fuck a crazy woman

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050031
That's obaa-san you fucking ingrate

go down to the liquor store and get obaa-san some wild turkey

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050025
I feel the only place I could find a girl that meets my standards is in a psych ward.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050058
>>11050042
You don't want a crazy woman. They aren't damaged cute, they're just damaged.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050051
fuck u obaa-chan you are not my real obaa-san

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050065
but you dodged the question: did you a fuck a crazy woman?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050051
俺はお前の母さんをフックしたぞ。

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050093
ファックだよ

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050105
誤字です

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050080
Don't make me say it.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11044219
id smoke weed

[Anonymous No.]

>>11050134
But I'm very curious

[Anonymous No.]

I would probably try to hang out with 3D little girls and just watch them.
So, in prison probably.

>>11049428
I think I would be gravitated back to it one way or another.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11049428
As much as it is interesting, it can get pretty depressing.

>>11044219
Things could be very different.. or not. Either way i could be a successful and productive member of society but i'm sure my current self would be disgusted with that me or i have a high chance of ending up dead by about now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11048465
:)

[Anonymous No.]

I have a close circle of friends that are more normal than me but I have a girlfriend.

Secretly, I hate everyone else; all of these total ignorant, stupid,obnoxious, retarded normal fags.

I'd have done a lot better at school rather than coasting along on innate talent doing above average.
If I wasn't so lazy, I could be something. Something gay probably, so really I am happy where I am right now.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051311
Why ;~;

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051307
leave this place at once

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051314
You've stayed in your mom's basement so long your delusional thinking has created a full alternate reality.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051319
I don't understand...
And to clarify I do have my own room.
I have one big Angel Beats poster.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051329

gb2/facebook early

[(ﾟ∀ﾟ)SEMPAI'S PLEASUROUS NUTRIENTS(ﾟ∀ﾟ) !6ZKTWRmVqI No.]

>>11051329
if this guys suckmy dick will it into feels?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051330
>>11051332
Parents turning of Wi-fi now,
I'll be off for a bit until I can sneak out to turn it back on :L

I feel like you guys think I'm new/trolling?

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051347
>I feel like you guys think I'm new/trolling?
No, we hope you are.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11051434
What I've typed is true,
but I am self-aware to the point that I know I've made it sound like I'm trolling.

Though I'm not quite sure what you thought I was trolling about.

I really enjoyed Angel Beats and my father is anal about me not staying up all night on the internet.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11052977
Kill yourself.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11052988
And as I continue to post in other threads no one will be the wiser to who it REALLY is.

I don't fully understand your hate but I know I would have the same reaction to my post so that's OK.

[Anonymous No.]

I would propably chasing girls for my fetishes, that I can satisfy with 2D pics atm.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11053405

Then I succesfully fail my grammar and forget sage. fml

[Anonymous No.]

Am I one of the few relatively normal people who are interested in otaku culture?
It's just a goddamn hobby, nothing life-changing as most people put it. I like manga, anime, visual novels, cosplay, danmaku games (touhou included), jrpgs, some jrock bands, hentai, origami, japanese cuisine and so on. I have quite a couple of friends who share some of my hobbies (though never close to my level which I usually keep hidden).

I'm also interested in many other things, things that often correlate with typical otaku stuff, such as my general love for arcade and retro console games or for non-superhero comic books.

And I have a real, 3DPD girlfriend. She is only into studio Ghibli anime movies but I don't really care - there are tens and hundreds of other things that I can do with her.

Yeah, so I don't think my life would necessarily change that much.

[Anonymous No.]

[Anonymous No.]

Nice and epic Stealth blog thread.

[Anonymous No.]

>>11053541
well congrats dude, I think you're more admirable than all the Jensposters ITT