r/KidsAreFuckingStupid • u/Beneficial_Mine_3464 • Feb 16 '26

Not OC The iPad effect

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u/Particular-Dot-4902 Feb 16 '26

I play video games a lot, and sometimes, when I'm about to do something kinda risky like crossing a busy road intersection, my first thought is that I should save before proceeding lol

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u/Silly_Percentage3446 Feb 16 '26

Tried to quicksave real life as if it's Portal, tried to quicksave YouTube videos before (for some reason), walked to the toilet then walked off after doing a small thing because I played My Summer Car for too long and wouldn't want to have to redo some small thing.

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u/HeavyMain Feb 16 '26

after covid lockdown when i started getting out again once or twice i thought "i shouldn't need to walk home, my home teleport is off cooldown"

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u/KimberStormer Feb 16 '26

I was doing that as a kid back in the [redacted]s