tupper

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16 August 2026 13:53

I've had a few folks notice that I haven't been around as much, asking if I'm OK, all that jazz. Good nows! I am indeed okay! But yes, I have not been around as much. bsky is more a personal account than other socials I maintain, so I feel like its okay to go into of storytime about why. lesgo.

tupper

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16 August 2026 13:53

First one's easy: burnout! or rather, burnout mitigation. i started working at VRChat in Jan 2018. I have been here for over 8 years. I have been going Mach Fuck the entire time. Networking, showing up, connecting with folks, listening, learning, teaching. Live breathe eat bleed VRChat, 100%

tupper

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16 August 2026 13:53

I'm pretty resilient, though! While I'm not carbonized, I definitely saw ceramic tiles peeling off, so I had to pull back on the throttle a touch.

tupper

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16 August 2026 13:53

Next one: alcohol! or rather, lack thereof. I quit a while back. I never really drank all that much, but I did find that cutting back to 0 a while back shifted what I enjoy doing in VRC. Alcohol is both a poison and a valid social lubricant. I enjoyed Kurzgesagt's video on it a while back.

tupper

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16 August 2026 13:53

It enables social connection with lower inhibitions. It makes the anxiety part of your brain shut up for a bit. Buuuut, it also kills you a little bit. Also since I'm getting older, it kills you quite a bit more. Ouchie. (it also kills your gainz and I'm up to 225 deadlift so please clap)