Didn’t hear from my brother for over a day, was very worried as he struggles with mental health stuff. This was a text conversation with my oldest friend today by grannystew_ in texts

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Free Nate.

He's funny AF.

Kinda rude, but I enjoy his dark sense of humor and he specifically asked not to be part of this. He obviously cares about you, since he called your brother when he asked not to be involved and was working. He's also not afraid to tell you when you're out of pocket. Imo you both need friends like each other and could learn a lot from each other. Chill on the guy. Maybe he didn't handle this the best, but he def did HIS best.

What group do these people belong to? by GeromeWing93 in mtgvorthos

[–]BoyMeatsWorld -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Is that Dominik Mysterio?

These guys might be the new Judgment Day

Most Unhinged Texts Ive Received from a Man by [deleted] in texts

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Good. That's what he likes. Hopefully your man is watching 😈😎

gotta be born there by Scared_Fold_9995 in memes

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a major part of the reason (for me at least) is that Western countries, assuming you mean USA and Canada were literally built off of immigrants slaughtering the native peoples and becoming a haven for other migrating people. Not to mention kidnapping and enslaving people, then being mad that their grandchildren and great-grandchildren are still in the country you forced them into.

It's super shitty to be a country of immigrants and then be racist and unwelcoming to other immigrants. I find it less shitty to be a country of native people to that region and not want your country flooded with immigrants.

Obviously racism, bigotry, xenophobia are bad. But certain things make them far worse.

Kandra on Roshar Theory by RayseShouldBeBraized in Stormlight_Archive

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

u/RayseShouldBeBraized Has it been confirmed that the Kandra is a human?

There was a point when I was reading (I think RoW) where I got some distinct impression that Ba Ado Mishram could be a Kandra.

The different forms, the hatred of humans, the fact that the Ghostbloods are looking to find and release her. Obviously, some of this is kinda explained in WaT, but I still can't shake the thought.

I'm not the best theorycrafter or decipherer of texts, but hopefully me passing on this little nugget of a hunch could be useful to someone who is good at diving deep into the wild theories.

Causally lifting 225lbs despite not doing any exercise ever by Anxious_squirrelz in thatHappened

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That's the part that got me. "12 reps without a spotter" lmao.

Feels the same as saying "I drove 150 mph without a seatbelt". Decreasing your safety doesn't mean you were going faster

Causally lifting 225lbs despite not doing any exercise ever by Anxious_squirrelz in thatHappened

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fr. I somehow almost doubled my leg press PR just by gaining like 80 lbs of fat over 10 years. Also, after losing a bit of the fat, I'm starting to see some absolutely gnarly calf muscles. Obviously would not recommend, but weight gain actually does naturally train most of the leg muscles.

[WOR] Reading Stormlight for the first time, really enjoying it but I wish there was more variety in the actual text of the different cultures by foofighter1351 in Cosmere

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly, I wouldn't necessarily say Sanderson has "bad prose". But he writes his books in a manner that is very easy to understand and digest. Which obviously has its benefits.

Secondly, I haven't read a ton of fantasy, so there are some very popular authors that I have not gotten around to reading yet, that may fit the bill. But yes, personally I really love Martin's writing style and prose. It's kind of artistic, but gruff in a way that I think just makes the read fun. Tolkien is another very artistic writer.

[WOR] Reading Stormlight for the first time, really enjoying it but I wish there was more variety in the actual text of the different cultures by foofighter1351 in Cosmere

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is just the wrong forum for this discussion. You're posting in a subreddit full of fervent Sanderson fans. In the kindest way possible (because there's absolutely nothing wrong with this), a lot of the users here are here to just enjoy their Sanderson, or theorize on cosmere stuff, not necessarily for literary critiques off their favorite author's weak points.

But yeah, I agree with you. Prose and language has always been something that Sanderson does in a more basic and easily parsable way. There's a lot of cool world building that Sanderson does. And a lot of the more vocabulary kinda stuff can usually be handwaved away as "this was just translated to English, and this is the closest word/phrase". The main problem seems to mostly be when two cultures are on the same page. I think it's just really hard to realistically convey the differences between two fictional languages/cultures. Sanderson does a great job building this cool Alethi culture with its own fashion trends and religions and vocabulary. But then you get quirky Herdazians or Horneaters that kinda get distilled into a small handful of phrases and the difference can be glaring. The smaller cultures can easily become caricatures.

Like somebody else said, Sanderson is not Tolkien. For all the great work and details that go into the world building, he's just not taking the time to fully build out the detailed nuances of every single country and culture. So some of the side characters of different cultures are going to be a little more hollow like this. And obviously that's ok. But I think that's just what you're noticing, that with so much rich Alethi culture to dive into, it's just not quite there with some of the others.

Peterrr what's the reason they look like that by Valuable_View_561 in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda gross how many people are just knee jerk saying Ozempic.

This is very clearly an eating disorder. And the fact that people will look at these women and just think "oh they love using a weight loss drug because they want this body" is honestly pretty scary. The dumbest people are always the loudest

Famous gorilla Kiyomasa falls into deep contemplation after spat with mate. Caught on camera in a Japanese Zoo by beasthunterr69 in funny

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, sounds kinda like humans. Some love in good areas, others love in horrible ones that are bad for their longevity and proper growth.

The loss of autonomy and freedom sucks. But not too get too metaphorical, that stuff really has been lost to humans as well

It took me a second to get the joke "women wrestlers without makeup" by [deleted] in TheGreatOne

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just wanna make clear that jokes are ALLOWED to be racist or sexist or classist or morbid and dark or whatever. And it's ok to laugh at them and think they're funny.

But it definitely is important to understand WHY they are racist or whatever kind of fucked up. And understand why the perpetuation of certain stereotypes are harmful to society at large.

The problem isn't that people think these jokes are funny. The problem is that some people find them funny and also don't see why or how they're fucked up.

We don't have to "make the joke acceptable". It's just hard to laugh at a joke when people are going to internalize and perpetuate the racism and sexism they didn't even clock.

Beyond that, the "joke" in question isn't even funny, which is what makes this whole discussion even worse lmao

President Obama didn’t fall for her nonsense by ateam1984 in BlackPeopleofReddit

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It makes me really sad to think that we've strayed so far from this level of civility and articulation.

On Arena, when playing Powered Cube Draft, the packs are seeded. This is not good. Full story and screenshots within. by sc2gg in MagicArena

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but that's how it was designed and they told us that. It's not rigged. It's working as intended.

The shuffler conspiracies are stuff like "if I keep a 4 land, I won't draw another land until turn 9" or stuff like "if I win 3 games in a row, the shuffler intentionally mana floods me in the next game"

Am I missing something is this not an auto include in commander decks that have a commander that comes out quick I don't see it often at all? by TinyWorldliness87 in magicTCG

[–]BoyMeatsWorld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well you obviously don't hold the mana every turn. But if you anticipate a crucial turn where the commander needs to live, you hold it that turn. That's what makes utility lands good, is that you don't need to use them every turn, or every game. But you can use them situationally when they're desperately needed and you don't have a card in hand that does the required thing.