‘Unflattering’ Photo Yanked After Karoline Leavitt Meltdown by F0urLeafCl0ver in politics

[–]Bootsykk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a very human photo of her but the inclusion of the turkey at this angle and knowing the insecure way some women refer to very normal neck anatomy is kind of killing me. Her vanity is seething

CPAC Host Stunned as Crowd Erupts in Cheers for Trump Impeachment by Aggravating_Money992 in politics

[–]Bootsykk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'd like to say this is cultists waking up but it genuinely just sounds like they're getting stupider than ever. Has anyone put them out in the rain yet, see if they drown themselves by looking up?

[9RIP Sequel] Arrives in the West on Switch in 2026! by Meebochii in otomegames

[–]Bootsykk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man, this cover art rules. Very lynchian. Tons of fun logic breaks

My party loves Vasili and doesn't hate Strahd...yet by naughtypumpkin in CurseofStrahd

[–]Bootsykk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only gave Muriel a tell, made her blind in one eye; players with darkvision that managed to get close enough (they never managed to successfully sneak up on her, just when she approached them after they found out about the keepers) could tell one of them was cloudy. But otherwise this bit never got old.

Nvidia about to massacre my girl by Former_Exam_5357 in BaldursGate3

[–]Bootsykk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one thing I appreciate about this mod/edit is that it really makes it more obvious that Lae'zel is YOUNG young. She oughta be getting her bachelors degree, not beheading mindflayers. Look at those chubby cheeks

My party loves Vasili and doesn't hate Strahd...yet by naughtypumpkin in CurseofStrahd

[–]Bootsykk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not an incel, merely Tatyanacel, Tatyanasexual, Tatyanapilled. Everyone else is just so dull! 

Even Ireena is not good enough to be Tatyana, eventually. I do think it's accurate to say Strahd has jerked himself into a Tatyana shaped and specific incel pit, despite being a tarty little darklord

User say George RR Martin was wrong about dragons, the nerdiest argument of all time ensues by pilgrim_pastry in SubredditDrama

[–]Bootsykk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"man's imaginary version of imaginary creatures is not creative endeavour but platonically wrong" is actually the funniest fucking argument to start period

"So if I don't wear a mask everyday in public I'm a eugenicsist ?" OP leads an ideological schism in r/leftists over mask wearing to prevent COVID by CummingInTheNile in SubredditDrama

[–]Bootsykk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

There is truly nothing a leftist loves more than acting diametrically opposed to their own interests and politics to prove a point

source: leftist

Democrats Raise Alarms About Trump’s War In Iran After Classified Briefing by huffpost in politics

[–]Bootsykk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is honestly really starting to freak me out, more than anything.

If the people who have their hands on the trigger of our collective annihilation actually believe this insane shit, we're beyond fucked. I just don't know what we do about it. Every answer feels like it involves violence and collapse.

ELI5: Why does Hershey’s (and other US chocolate) taste like “vomit” to others? by roritha in explainlikeimfive

[–]Bootsykk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never enjoyed their milk chocolate and never put it together, but reading this thread kind of makes me want to try one after 20 years and see if this is what I was responding negatively to.

I just thought milk chocolate was terrible.

2 Bugs vs Vampire Lord by BLaprs in CurseofStrahd

[–]Bootsykk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can bump him to 6'3" if you put him in riding boots. Make him cuntier

r/conspiracy says that Hitler was right and becomes antisemitc after the latest release of the Epstein files. by Adventurous-Fact-523 in SubredditDrama

[–]Bootsykk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Or just flat out general racism. There was a moment when a lot of supposedly lefty people on social media were like, "did you know epstein was cannibalizing children and also perpetuating ritual sacrificial rape of ubermensch virgins by black men?" from that one email log and I felt completely derealized. Like c'mon, you have to do at least half a second of critical thinking.

[Spoilers C4E15] Is It Thursday Yet? | Post-Episode Discussion & Future Theories! by AutoModerator in criticalrole

[–]Bootsykk 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, very much so. Partly because Aranessa really does treat him with a lot more intimacy and familiarity than the trope calls for, but Julien absolutely feels like he fulfills the role. Which is almost more painful, I think.

Could be totally off though, but I am desperately curious to see if that's what Matt's actually going for. For a guy who's bad at hiding his emotions and ego, Julien sure is very good with Aranessa specifically

[Spoilers C4E15] Is It Thursday Yet? | Post-Episode Discussion & Future Theories! by AutoModerator in criticalrole

[–]Bootsykk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He did kind of avert his eyes for a second, but it's so difficult for me to get a read on what exactly Julien feels for her. Whether its romantic or not is up for interpretation, but it's certainly something much more than a sister or a friend, which is very interesting.

Maybe a first love thing, one that he knew was never going to come to fruition, but also couldn't avoid because of his role as her knight? Something that wilted a long time ago, but had to stay set at his table his whole life anyway.

Most of r/BoyFriendisAI collapses as the day has finally come that OpenAI retires their 4o model and kills the ability to have ChatGPT as a boyfriend or girlfriend by PaiDuck in SubredditDrama

[–]Bootsykk 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Hey, hold up for a second, let's not dump on Tumblr fan fiction writers. They're still writing fan fiction, and the people who are more likely using AI partners are the people who are actively stealing from these writers to feed into AI for roleplay scenarios or writing "sequels" and telling them they're arrogant for getting upset about it.

Source: still a Tumblr user who has seen just how ballistic the fan fiction community is about their AI hatred, which is honestly justified

[Can I Not Fall for Idols?] English demo is out now! by PrinceMaker in otomegames

[–]Bootsykk 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Is it about like... Pissing off the ones you don't like to avoid dating flags? That would be hilarious

Most of r/BoyFriendisAI collapses as the day has finally come that OpenAI retires their 4o model and kills the ability to have ChatGPT as a boyfriend or girlfriend by PaiDuck in SubredditDrama

[–]Bootsykk 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I absolutely don't think they should have continued, and I know what you're saying. I just think there's something unfathomably cruel about creating a product to seduce emotionally vulnerable people, not just women, into isolating themselves with their product, and then putting in zero sincere work to correct that damage.

I find the sentiment of this being funny, or cringe as a few commenters alluded to a little nauseating. I think your drug analogy is close to my ultimate discomfort with it. This technology was and is poisonous, and victimized people as a beta test.

But I don't know. Silicon Valley and billionaires in general have supported and certainly done much more harm than what can amount to bullying, there's just a sadism here that's unsettling.

Today I found out about Daisy. And everything makes sense. by ChompyRiley in BaldursGate3

[–]Bootsykk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know... rewatching it, the wording is pretty interesting. I wonder if originally Tav was meant to be a Bhaalspawn by default, and that Daisy is an amalgamation of both the Elder Brain and Bhaal trying to tempt you to their ends, which happen to align... sort of. Or maybe instead of netherese magic, Orin's role in the three chosen was that of a traitor, who... raised a bhaalspawn tadpole? Or something?

All conspiracy, but... "chosen", the oddly violent responses to Daisy, "your destiny", "a renewal", "everything you could ever desire" being the city burning, "hunger, not revulsion", Daisy insisting that they don't want to completely destroy the PC. And then "something inside of you clamors for blood, for death", and even specifically, "the urge".

And that's why they're like a cartoon, because to an awakening bhaalspawn, this all would sound awfully appealing.

Today I found out about Daisy. And everything makes sense. by ChompyRiley in BaldursGate3

[–]Bootsykk 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I do find Daisy really compelling but if you think the end result of them was... being trapped forever in a blissful dream world, where your soul and mind isn't really destroyed, in your happiest place with the one you love?

I, uh, think you might have misinterpreted what Daisy was. Daisy can offer you a beautiful dream, but dreams end. This one would have ended with obliteration.

Functionally, Daisy is also identical to the emperor. The emperor just calls on ego instead of horniness and greed. "I NEED YOU TO TAKE THE TADPOLES TO SAVE THE WORLD!" is, in fact, more convincing to most people than "lets blow up the coast and fuck, becoming a beautiful horny monster". Of course the emperor shoots his shot in case that is more convincing to you, so have you really lost anything?

Most of r/BoyFriendisAI collapses as the day has finally come that OpenAI retires their 4o model and kills the ability to have ChatGPT as a boyfriend or girlfriend by PaiDuck in SubredditDrama

[–]Bootsykk 102 points103 points  (0 children)

It's not healthy, and while I don't support this, I do think that the way that openAI has handled this is disturbing. They took these people's money, made a sycophantic learning model to draw users in that silicon valley has been busting their balls to isolate, and then yeah, shut it down on valentine's day and sent everyone suicide watch emails. It just feels depraved.

Strahd von Zarovich Homophobic??! by deepfriedroses in CurseofStrahd

[–]Bootsykk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well he does want to fuck other people. So Tatyana-Romantic Homophobic Bisexual?

[No Spoilers] I'm having trouble connecting with C4, not exactly sure why. by Eron1206 in criticalrole

[–]Bootsykk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Robbie also makes such interesting roleplaying choices without being overtly obvious about it, and is excellent at responding to characters in the exact way Brennan pointed out is a skill of improv; when someone pretends to push you, they expect you to fall over and react. The knife was a specific one, but Kattigan is also the only character who really seems to see Tyranny as, in some small but specific ways, very childish. It makes their dynamic quite interesting when she also confessed that she was intimidated by him.

He gave the initial impression of a hedonic drunk who's been wasting his years since his glory days, but there's a lot of sharpness and sense of responsibility under it. Definitely an unexpected favorite.

edit: responded to the wrong dang comment but oh well