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My future self will hopefully be in a better place than I am today, but either way. Good job actually keeping up with people, working on what you love, and really trying your hardest to meet new people.

As always, context is important, and the kind of use of power should be considered necessary. The only time I would consider always an abuse is when a mod is doing something like teasing someone incessantly(through bans, kicks, or deleted posts that are taken back immediately or something) or getting something very private out of someone.

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You can't just simply decide to be a pro gamer, then put in the time and become one. If it was that simple, then there'd be a LOT more pro gamers. There'd be a LOT more pro athletes. Less than 2% of the US population will become a professional athlete, in any sport. It's probably a similar percentage to become a pro gamer. Like Panda mentioned, there are a shitload of gamers that pour in hundreds or thousands of hours into a game, but aren't even close to being a pro level. The whole notion of "practice makes perfect" is not true. It's HOW you practice. https://golfgym.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/bruce-lee-kicks-quote.jpg I don't play the games you guys are talking about, but I can talk about one game without dispute: Dead or Alive 5 When I was first learning the game, I'd run into pro players online, and as expected they'd absolutely destroy me. I remember the first time I played Rikuto (universally considered the best Bayman player in the world) and after being thrashed a few games, I thought to myself "holy fuck, I can't even TOUCH him." And I don't mean touch figuratively on a skill level, I mean literally TOUCH him in the game, like with a punch or kick. At that time I thought I was big shit because I was a high rank and could routinely beat other players online, even highly ranked players. He put me in my place. But he also changed the way I looked at the game. I think this is the difference between pouring countless hours into a game and still languishing at a mediocre level, and truly understanding a game and elevating your play. I was able to add him and other pro Dead or Alive players to my friends list, including Shin_Ryuji, who at the time was considered the best Jann Lee player in the US, and SweetRevenge, who is considered one of the best (if not the best) Gen Fu players in the world. I played them as often as I could, taking my bruises, and picking their brains. Through talking to them about the meta of the mechanics, and just playing them, I myself changed as a player. One of the principle differences between an average player and a great player is frame data. This applies to all 3d fighters, such as Tekken and Virtua Fighter. If you don't know and understand frame data (most don't) and you play someone that does comfortably (I do) then you will lose. You will lose, and you will lose often. I played someone from this site 50 games. He won 3 rounds total. Not 3 games out of 50... 3 ROUNDS. It takes 3 things to truly be good at a game. 1. practice 2. knowledge 3. mental capacity Sticking with Dead or Alive... If I ask another player what to do after I do 1KK2P and their answer is to counter with a fast strike, you are wrong. Not only are you wrong, you will now be eating a counter hit from me 100% of the time. It's infallible because it's mathematics. Once the 2P hits you, you are now at -6 frames... the FASTEST strike in the game is a standard jab, which requires 10 frames to execute... if I use a 15 frame attack or less, such as 6K (15 frames) or 66P (14 frames), I will counter hit you EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Can anyone figure out why? It's just math. However, if you know the frame data, you'd know to block or sidestep in that situation instead. You'd know that you essentially HAVE to block or play some form of DEFENSE... not offense. Now picture playing someone that applies those same principles of mathematics in the entire game, with every attack... and you might start to understand the difference between top players and average players. You can play 30000 games, but if all you've done is practice combos and are oblivious to frame data, you will consistently lose to a top player that has played it a fraction as much as you. The amount of time you practice doesn't matter if you don't know what to practice.

It goes both ways, really. Long distance relationships usually consists of state to state or overseas which more likely result a failed relationship in the end. However, a long distance relationship in a same state but different city are usually successful if there were to be a compatibility. Even being compatible while in a state to state or overseas relationship can still end up in failure.

Pleny of girls hardly give a shit about that. If one is bothered by you having a few extra pounds, ditch em. This goes both ways mind you but that's how it is. If you are that concerned, work on it. Improve yourself. Don't have another person be your motivation alone. Work for yourself too. Love yourself.