Today, I have been working on making a video game for three years, I'm tired and I want to quit, but the sunk cost is too much and I can't let it go. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my girlfriend of 3 years said she was leaving me because recently I wasn't making much money, and was playing too many video games. I recently got a raise at my job of 5 years. The job? Testing video games. FML
Today, I'm a game dev with hardly any money at the moment, and I got offered to sell my game's source code for a fat stack of cash to train AI models. I refused because I don't want to be replaced, but I feel bad because I'm still poor af. FML
Today, I realized that my ex has REALLY dumped me for a video game. And he will not change his mind. FML
Today, I spent a good hour playing a life simulation game so my character could go through the stages of pregnancy and labor, only to jealously cry for an hour because my character can successfully get pregnant and have a baby, and I can't. FML
Today, I realized that I wasted my time in college. I'm supposed to graduate next month, and I hate the career I'm going into. I could've focused on recruiting and easily found a job I would enjoy, but I decided to waste my time watching YouTube videos and playing video games that I'm not even good at. FML
Today, I've been debating all day on whether I'm going to have to sell some of my video games to afford pads. FML
Today, I'm desperately trying to complete a project for a client. However, I have to stop every hour to provide the client with an update of the progress. The deadline is in mid July. FML
Today, I'm thinking of quitting the awesome job I love with coworkers I adore, because I keep fucking up every part of my job, making them pick up the pieces and correct my failures. They don't deserve this. FML
Today, I finally realized I've spent the last 6 years building a business I hate. FML
Today, despite the fact that I've lived alone for four years, and have a well-paid job, my father is still whining about, "Why am I still playing video games at age 32?" FML
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Top comments
thinman12345 17
Take a break from it, there is no need to force yourself to make it while unhappy.
GoogieWithers 25
How far have you got to go? It might be worth looking at what needs to be done, coming up with a realistic timescale, and seeing if it is still achievable. If you decide to go ahead, plan some time off first to relax and recuperate. Then, make a timescale with realistic achievable goals. You will then know what is to be done and when.
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thinman12345 17
Take a break from it, there is no need to force yourself to make it while unhappy.
core01 30
Push through. It doesn't need to be perfect. Patch the bugs later. Just ship it. You will be so glad you did
Yudith 28
Or you can read a bit about the "sunk cost fallacy" and then decide if you want to ship a subpar product or not.
core01 30
Better to have something after 3 years than nothing
poopface82 25
Yeah, take some time off.
GoogieWithers 25
How far have you got to go? It might be worth looking at what needs to be done, coming up with a realistic timescale, and seeing if it is still achievable. If you decide to go ahead, plan some time off first to relax and recuperate. Then, make a timescale with realistic achievable goals. You will then know what is to be done and when.