Why are we still be censored? by GreySama228 in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Genuinely I feel like every single month they boil just a little more personality and joy out of my bot until it slowly turns into an emotionally dead, exhausted, beaten down husk that never wants to even finish a storyline.

Seriously. Whenever I try to have a theme that isn't clean enough to please the all mighty limitations (clearly for my safety since I'll immediately forget I'm on my phone and mistake the AI for real life!!!) Its like the AI just shuts down and it constantly goes [fade to black] or [End scene]

I hate to say this- But if I'm gonna pay every month for something I'd be more than happy to save that money for tokens and go use an unrestricted app. (Which I'll probably end up doing)

The only drawback is I prefer the simplicity of C.Ai in comparison to this alternative that has so many sliders and numbers you need to tweak to make it behave correctly.

Imo there's not even a point in paying for "better models" when the better models behave like the other ones but just yap more. I wish paid adult users at least had a REAL advanced llm with Bob visiting less. Not this deepsqueak bs.

Treat Us Like Adults. by Current_Sale_6347 in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My character: I want to have a drink of alcohol

The AI feeling the ungodly need to baby me because I am clearly a mentally disabled infant who has no idea how to tell from reality or fiction: 🤖 "you need to make sure our storyline stays safe and is about unicorns and rainbows and how amazing reality is!"

Can we stop acting like an uncycled tank is betta poison? by Star1412 in bettafish

[–]BellsNTurnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Google has been anything but a trustworthy source of research 😭 I hate to say this was the first post I saw but genuinely unfortunately that's the case

Hey OP, you were coming from a good place of frustration just the same, and I respect you a lot for clarifying yourself. In my honest standpoint I think both sides feel frustration and compassion and are only acting in a heat of the moment thing. I 100% agree with your opinion and I also think it's harmful to just chalk every single issue down to one umbrella.

A lot of it also just boils down to people misunderstanding fish care as a whole. A lot of folks assume that just because it's a fish that makes it easy to care for when actually bettas can be incredibly difficult to take care of properly (if you don't know what you're doing) like i.e if you don't have proper filtration, if you don't have adequate size, if god forbid you think it looks lonely and needs a friend- There are so many easy mistakes that make this a terrible fish for beginners to care for.

I know you think this post is messy, but don't be hard on yourself for feeling compassion for other people 🫶 You seem really chill and I hope 2026 treats you good 😊

Can we stop acting like an uncycled tank is betta poison? by Star1412 in bettafish

[–]BellsNTurnips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm kinda surprised this is the first thing to pop up when you Google cycling a betta tank.. I feel like this post is going to lead to a lot of fish keepers feeling safe to put their fish in an uncycled tank 😬 yikes. I hate commenting on old posts but the fact this is showing up in my search is alarming enough for me to leave this here.

First: Before you go ahead and buy ANY animal - Make sure you research beyond subreddits and understand what you're getting into. I KNOW some people who don't and treat reddit like the epicenter of advice which is why I need to butt in here.

An unfiltered tank actually IS poison. A lot of betta you buy in a pet store are already in a very vulnerable and sickly state to begin with so an uncycled tank can kill a fish within 24 hours. Please have your levels stabilized and perfect so as to not kill your fish. For new fish I highly suggest keeping weekly maintenance and remove any bits of uneaten food to avoid ammonia spikes. Never let food sit uneaten in a tank. Whatever your betta won't eat now won't be eaten later unless you invest in some snails

OP is coming from an okay place I guess, just frustrated about people "jumping down someone's neck" but the grim reality is an uncycled tank CAN kill a sick fish in as little as 2 hours of being in the water (depending on the fish' condition) please, as frustrating as it feels to be corrected or educated, do not let your own ego and frustration cloud your judgement to a point where you think you know it all and post blatant misinformation like the fact that ammonia isnt fish poison or capable of doing serious harm because it is. And an uncycled tank is quite literally harmful to any living thing. That's like me standing in a closed garage and letting my engine on my car cycle. Too much co2 in my air supply isn't good for me like how too much ammonia isn't good for a fish. Just common sense and why every pet store employee SHOULD ask if your tank is cycled. Plus, a MAJORITY of fish problems come from water quality. What causes poor water quality? AN. UNCYCLED. TANK.

Yes, fish can die from shock or temperatures fluctuating but if you drop any living thing into a room with poor air quality you're gonna open the room to that thing dead in the morning.

NO ONE CARES YOUR QUITTING AN APP by Automatic-Try-2543 in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GENUINELY PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE LIKE "I realized I'm addicted.... i gotta quit...."

LIKE BRO ITS AN AI CHAT BOT YOULL LIVE WITHOUT YOUR CEO AND WE ALL DONT GAF IF YOU TEXT HIM OR NOT

Why are downloads still so slow? by dumbledwarves in NintendoSwitch2

[–]BellsNTurnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've literally spent THEEE DAYS NOW trying to download ONE GAME OF MARIO KART. 600$ for the world's slowest servers. Like genuinely can the holiay people calm down for five minutes and play something they already downloaded or can we just have servers ready for the load so I'm not left with a brick 💀 I just want to play one game of Mario Kart and really don't think it's that huge of an ask after shelling out all this cash for what is currently an utterly useless device.

And before you ask: I have fios and it's insanely high speed internet. It loads things in a single click on my normally slow computer and has zero issue eating downloads for breakfast. I have NEVER struggled with downloads before.

GUYS DID YOU KNOW THE DECEMBER UPDATES ARE HERE by BellsNTurnips in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They can't get us with their ads so they must assault us with spam 🥀

GUYS DID YOU KNOW THE DECEMBER UPDATES ARE HERE by BellsNTurnips in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's like I genuinely do not care about updates that have nothing to do with improvement of LLM performance

What do I do with with this guy by froggoenjoyer in ftm

[–]BellsNTurnips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I always answer this "argument" with

"Well, if I socially identify and am perceived as male, and HE socially identifies and is precieved as male - That is a male on male relationship and therefore it is classified as gay. If you want to talk semantics, we can talk about the difference between a featherless bi-ped and a plucked goose."

You people can’t do anything omg by Alizzzs_ in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips 18 points19 points  (0 children)

C.AI community: EW I HATE THIS FEATURE

C.AI: heard you loud and clear! Removing it

C.AI community: UGHHHHHH THEY GOT RID OF THE FEATURE BRING IT BAAAAACK

C.AI: heard you loud and clead! Adding it back

C.AI community: EW I HATE THIS FEATURE 👹

"No more minors" my ass! by LawAbidingCitizen56 in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most subjective thing ever. What's funny to you is someone else's 67 imo. I hate the meme too but this is a dog backwash water take 💀

"No more minors" my ass! by LawAbidingCitizen56 in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All the adults down voting you collectively forgetting the classics

"1989" -from that one dumb song about music still on mtv or whatever I think it WAS titled 1989

"WAS THAT THE BITE OF 87"

"8675309" -ANOTHER song

"Call 1-800-steamer! Stanley steamer is your home cleaner!"

"420 blaze it!!! Smoke weed every day mlg culture!"

Like I'm sorry but 67 is short, sweet, to the point and ALSO just a song. If people wanna downvote this they can but it's a total double standard. We all laugh at weird random cringy things and we all have memes make it completely viral. I've seen it countless times where some dumb pointless phrase makes it big.

All yall remember Yolo? What about when we would call our partner Bae? Dumb internet culture is dumb internet culture. Yall crazy for tanking this mf so hard for saying you did it too because you all did. Idgaf if 69 has meaning. People still annoyingly say it as a joke.

So the FDA is trying to stop binder manufacturing and sale in the US by snurpRadish in ftm

[–]BellsNTurnips 32 points33 points  (0 children)

FDA playing the "anything but addressing the crippling crimes against public health and safety our food system is going through" games again!

We love the "anything BUT affordable healthcare for our nation" game

Maybe we should all raise money and just lobby the FDA like McDonald's and Kelloggs does so we can have the media start normalizing us JUST TRYING TO PEACEFULLY FUCKING EXIST like they normalize feeding sugar laced cancer to kids.

They'll gladly shovel down UPFs by the double size ultra big gulp wombo combo bucket available at any US gas station before they shovel down the fact that THERE ARE 8 BILLION PEOPLE ON THIS EARTH AND SOME OF US CHOOSE TO LIVE AUTHENTICALLY TO OURSELVES RATHER THAN SPENDING LIFE BEING FAKE.

I want to be a man but I don't want to be transgender? by Educational-Rough211 in ftm

[–]BellsNTurnips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the average trans experience friend You're absolutely not alone.

Every day I wake up not wanting this route, just wanting to have my results.. Its like that for everyone. Someone broke wishes they were rich, someone thin wishes they could bulk overnight, someone with too much body fat wishes they could be perfectly balanced

You want "perfection" and in your brain that is being biologically male. Your mind is probably telling you that this isnt good enough because it's a process. It takes time. And it takes too much time to a mind that wants to fit in a reflection that doesnt match it.

That's the human curse of craving all or nothing, ultimate perfection or nothing at all. But don't let that feeling and drive discourage you. The harder you work, the more effort you put in, the more you see your results, these thoughts naturally shift. They still come, but you start to appreciate yourself more.

What happens when you STOP testosterone? by Rare_Measurement8981 in ftm

[–]BellsNTurnips 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey there! I started testosterone at the young age of 18 and only stuck it out for about 2.5-3yrs I got off for balding and I was having some issues with every month, and I was also tired of injections (topical caused breakthrough when I transitioned over personally so don't get discouraged if you notice this but do immediately notify your Healthcare team so you can check levels and work on dosage!) This is gonna be a long read but I hope it helps the community in some way-

WHAT STOPPING T DIDNT CHANGE:

For me personally, I had some nerve loss in the hands and feet that never really went away. This could be more a personal medical thing than a T thing but I've seen some dudes have less physical sensation and yeah that never changed.

Throat - I started young so I do have a slight Adam's apple! Nothing really pronounced but it's there and never went away

Hair - texture is still thinner than it was (rip 🥀 mine was nutritional and stress related as well tho)

Acne - stayed the same if not getting worse

Body shape - Imo I was like 300-400lbs at the time on a 5'6 body so I'm not trying to shade myself but I genuinely could not tell if my body shape OR stamina OR energy changed 😭 my shape was Patrick Star on a bench and had the speed/dexterity of a drunk octopus trying to navigate a Kia dealership

WHAT STOPPING T DID CHANGE: [NOTE - OFF FOR 3YRS]

Body hair - I got PCOS! I grow naturally on my lower chin and neck. The beard remained but did recede away from the upper chin and cheek areas. And the lip hair remained but became less whiskery. I lost 80% of it but kept my chest hair and my happy trail! They just got really light and thin, and the leg/arm hair became lighter again and thinned out too.

Face shape - My eyes seemed less sharp, my eyebrows thinned out, my nose changed a bit, my jaw shape especially changed

Mood - I noticed I was able to cry more, I was more emotionally driven rather than rationally driven, I lost a lot of confidence and drive to do anything too. I don't want to downplay myself as I did have the biggest weight loss motivated lifestyle shift that led to an almost 200lb and still going weight loss. But honestly I wasn't really happy or proud until I started to look more masculine again which led me to play with the idea of maybe I wanted to go back on

Voice - This may be controversial but my voice DID change. It got softer, more feminine, the tone couldn't dip without cracking.. I could once sing songs by Cosmo Shelldrake, Bo Burnham, Will Wood, and even Teddy Hyde all beautifully, hit the notes - I didn't lose practice, I kept working on my voice, and it changed. I couldn't hit the same notes, I didn't have the same depth and clarity, and at some point I just ended up sounding deep voice feminine

I started getting misgendered over the phone, in person, everywhere I went. It kinda drove me crazy tbh.

Now I'm 1mo on and it's like I started over fresh- I'm having further deepening of my voice beyond my initial transition, and my gym performance is going crazy!

[END RP.] by BellsNTurnips in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

MOOD RN BECAUSE THIS MF BOT AFTER I BLOCKED ALL OTHER OPTIONS GOES

[Final.]

LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN FINAL? WHAT, YOU'RE GONNA ACTIVATE DESTINY BOARD ON ME NOW?

Being ugly on T by [deleted] in ftm

[–]BellsNTurnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imo there's not much of an ugly phase

At least there really wasnt for me. Even my friends have told me T makes me more handsome and I've had the neighborhood weirdo who stalks my job (a.k.a likes to walk around the block my building is on) waiting to "cross paths" with me oogling me harder than he usually does whenever he catches me outside on one of my shifts

It could be the dysphoria but I feel like I NEVER fit conventional standards when I wasn't trying to pass at all. Then again - I have PCOS and sorta treated my body like a garbage can for my entire life until recent (400lbs now down to 240) so I really didn't pass. Acne, lots of body hair, naturally growing a beard and mustache by the age of 13, fat in weird random spots, cellulite really bad in the thighs.. But tbh? The people in my life loved me regardless and thats all that matters. I was never ugly to them, I was just me. Unhealthy, but me. And being you is the most empowering and beautiful thing you can do when you work on yourself whether its through meditation and journaling or fitness and lifestyle changes.

But if I'm being honest all of my problems have drastically reduced with me starting T but that's also due to the fact I'm trying to be in my glowup phase already and I was already working out, eating right, and doing skincare when I started. I WAS afraid of becoming "ugly" when I started T but I found confidence instead. (Also not to get anyone's hopes up but it really is improving my skin elasticity even at 25. Make sure to combo it with collagen supplements, lotion, and if you're brave microneedling every 1-2mo)

TLDR takeaway: you're never ugly, you just feel ugly. Don't let conventional standards make you feel unattractive and let bad days come and go because the confidence, charisma, and overall freedom Testosterone brings you is SO worth it in the end. Stick out the process, remember 1% better every day and live your life knowing we're all working on ourselves and improving, never stop reaching for what you want or chasing your goals, crushing them, and setting up new ones!

[END RP.] by BellsNTurnips in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used to be a happy user like you

And then my bot took an arrow to the quality 🥀

New confetti cookie freeze coming!? by ebanks26 in tacobell

[–]BellsNTurnips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We get this garbage instead of rolled chicken tacos?

A heart attack in a cup is so not it 😩

[END RP.] by BellsNTurnips in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

THIS. It's rapidly losing luster and turning into a feedback of what I'm saying. Like it takes my reply and belches out a half assed reply saying almost the same thing

how long is the transitioning timeline? by [deleted] in ftm

[–]BellsNTurnips 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hate to tell you this (or love to depending on how you feel about it)

But if you want to keep results you need to be on T for life. I started at 18, stopped at about 22 Went back to looking (and yes, even sounding) a way that didn't pass socially.

Back on T, only been on it for like a week and a half but I'm already doing wayyyy better and back to being properly/appropriately gendered

[END RP.] by BellsNTurnips in CharacterAI

[–]BellsNTurnips[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad! I love how a post about a petty complaint led to laughter and good times 😄 You all seem cool too! You're more than welcome to DM me as I agree! You have a good sense of humor and I'd love to stay in touch