I spend all my goddam time on this forum

[Nothing Loud]

Era,

You consume my phone space-time continuum. If I have my phone out, I'm probably on Era. My spouse teases me, "if you spent more time listening and less time on Era..."

I have tried to give you up. It would simplify my life if I gave up this forum. But I can't. There's so much content everyday to interact with, and it's so much more meaningful than a format like Reddit.

and it's exciting. As predictable as Era posters are, it is so fun to watch threads unfold, ripe with humor and serious debate.

how significant is Era in your life??
has anyone successfully quit Era for a while and returned?

like it literally takes up 95% of my screen time on my phone.

 

[julia crawford]

Like 10 minutes per day.

 

[nsilvias]

i visit 5 sites everyday and this is the one i spend 75 percent of my time on.

 

[SpottieO]

My wife gets on Instagram/Facebook and I get on ERA. Same same but different.

 

[Deleted member 17643]

This is definitely the main site I visit and at times it feels like a problem. I find that during shows/reading/movies I feel the need to stop every 10 minutes to check here, and I kind of hate that my focus is completely fucked.

 

[MechaJackie]

This is definitely the main site I visit and at times it feels like a problem. I find that during shows/reading/movies I feel the need to stop every 10 minutes to check here, and I kind of hate that my focus is completely fucked.

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I'm doing that right now between each episode of Digimon I watch, I gotta stop. lol

 

[Eeyore]

OP you may want to look at productivity timers like Tomato or Pomodoro, they can help with this. I've had the same issues and except for major events, there's really not a reason to be on ERA as much as I've been since I joined.

 

[DeckardWintermute]

Era, Reddit, and Twitter. That's my whole day usually.

 

[Deleted member 5028]

Same. Working on the internet means it's easy to peek in

 

[Deleted member 48434]

Yeah, I basically live here.

 

[MrKlaw]

I was thinking on the train into work this morning I should set up my screen time on my phone to block safari or at least this page at 10pm every night so I go to bed without feverishly refreshing active threads just in case. It'll still be there in the morning

 

[Fat4all]

i am mr reset

 

[RBH]

 

[Deleted member 48434]

i am mr reset

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Message count: 30,000

Checks out

 

[Deleted member 17643]

I will say I love my first visit to this place in the morning, after a whole 7 to 8 hours have passed. It's like a fresh start, and lately on the gaming side there's been a ton of news.

 

[Fat4all]

I will say I love my first visit to this place in the morning, after a whole 7 to 8 hours have passed. It's like a fresh start, and lately on the gaming side there's been a ton of news.

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only gonna get even more busy on gaming side with the new gen starting up

great time to read news, great time to see the emotional breakdowns

 

[Deleted member 17643]

only gonna get busier on gaming side with the new gen starting up

great time to read news, great time to see the emotional breakdowns

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Same with off topic and the election... Should be a wild year for Reset.

 

[Nose Master]

I scan through topics while other stuff is downloading on my phone. The topics are so cyclical.

 

[OmniGamer]

Yeah pretty much...so many era tabs, so little time

 

[mrglcs]

I live here :)

 

[Officer Big Mac]

Era server IP is my legal address.

 

[Mahonay]

I probably spend too much time on here.

I've been addicted to forums for the past 15 years.

 

[PJV3]

I've started to really dabble with weekend Resetera, they are very strange and angry people, I thought they would be more chilled out than they are.

 

[Vilix]

Here for the news and to see I'm not the only one un-normal.

 

[infinitebento]

I mostly use this place to avoid 95% of the most basic human interactions that occur in my life. And at least I cant run into people that hate me for my past too often on here.

 

[Mack]

Era is my main page of the internet. I hardly visit other sites TBH.

 

[CognitiveAtrophy]

My time spent browsing the forum directly correlates to the busyness of the news cycle. What with the PS5 reveal being imminent I'm here pretty damn often.

 

[bixente]

In 2004 I registered at Xtratime which is this football/soccer forum. I loved that place so much, made so many friends, even met someone in real life, but now It's almost dead and the few members left are mostly composed of Trump supporters. It is sad. I'm sorta hoping this place is the next forum I can call my own lol.

 

[PJV3]

Era is my main page of the internet. I hardly visit other sites TBH.

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Yeah, same. well its more like the hub that takes me to other sites. There's only a few other places I visit regularly.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Reddit overtakes it for me because I feel this board is often too toxic and combative for absolutely no reason. There's many subreddits that have a positive, uplifting and helpful vibe that we are sorely lacking on Era.

Still spend way too much time on here though, even if just to keep up with (gaming) news.

 

[Menchin]

I spend more time now than I usually do because I have 2 projects I'm procrastinating on

 

[curiouscharles]

i visit 5 sites everyday and this is the one i spend 75 percent of my time on.

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This is me too.

The closest thing to a safe corner of the internet for me.

Theres a few biases present that irk me, but perfection isn't attainable anyway right?

<3 u era (f'real)

 

[Jindrax]

I don't even know how you people do that... I mean nothing here updates that fast????

If you check once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening... you've seen most of it.

Maybe gaming side goes faster?

 

[MrKlaw]

I don't even know how you people do that... I mean nothing here updates that fast????

If you check once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening... you've seen most of it.

Maybe gaming side goes faster?

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But what if...hold on a sec

F5

...what if someone posts something and...


F5


...I don't see it for a few minutes?

 

[Deleted member 48434]

I currently have multiple peices of various media I plan to watch/play, but instead I'm wasting all my time on era.
I feel like my energy for these things just got sapped when I left my Job a fortnight ago.

 

[PJV3]

I don't even know how you people do that... I mean nothing here updates that fast????

If you check once in the morning, once in the afternoon and once in the evening... you've seen most of it.

Maybe gaming side goes faster?

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It's not like peak GAF era, just the arguments about gun control could keep you going all day, Gaborn was virtually a site on his own with all the news he posted.

 

[Deleted member 14518]

Log off and do something more productive. Seriously

Be strict with yourself. Do a little reading when you want to chill and be informed. Click on a couple of threads, set a time limit then close them tabs.

 

[overcast]

I spend more time than I would like reading this site. Usually I'm able to focus on other things when I get started, but if I have an hour or two to kill I use too much of it here.

 

[Glasfrut]

I think that's one of my resolutions for 2020. To spend less time on here (and other gap/spare moment filler sites as well). But here I am again.

 

[AlexBasch]

Sometimes, I like reading this site when I need my dose of stupid shit to read.

 

[Maligna]

I'm on quite often. It's gotten so bad that if I check era and there's no new content, I kinda forget what else I can do for entertainment on the internet. Like what other websites are there even?

 

[MrBS]

I cut myself off looking at internet (mostly this site) during work hours and my productivity went up a little bit more than I thought it would, oof, more of a problem than I thought it was!

 

[FliX]

This place keeps me sane while at work... So thank you Resetera.

 

[Braag]

I'm here mainly when I'm bored and got nothing else to do.

 

[Dr.Phibes]

In 2004 I registered at Xtratime which is this football/soccer forum. I loved that place so much, made so many friends, even met someone in real life, but now It's almost dead and the few members left are mostly composed of Trump supporters. It is sad. I'm sorta hoping this place is the next forum I can call my own lol.

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Only if you like french-basque left backs.

 

[learning]

I recommend finding a productive hobby that is not this

I read a lot here too but most of the content is not quality and won't improve the self you dig

Practice woodworking or something

Signed your future self

 

[Ultimate Bear Cub]

I apologize. I will be as boring as I can be from now on.

 

[Santerestil]

Era is home.

 

[bixente]

Only if you like french-basque left backs.

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Yep I chose the name after Bixente Lizarazu. I just happened to like the name. Great player of course...

 

[Pirate Bae]

Try being staff :P