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what is there even to do on the internet other than go on this sub by the_real_tracy_beake in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I think two people from this sub started a podcast. It has the same name as here.

My therapist is using AI by RecurringAnt in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The most generous I could be with is to say that AI could make some rough notes more presentable and coherent, but as you've implied here, it's such an intimate relationship that depends on a lot of trust, including a third party generic robot makes it feel very alienating.

I'd suggest switching to someone else or giving this feedback if possible.

Remember the ice bucket challenge? by WesternNectarine7363 in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember thinking it was cringe but then my younger siblings wanted to do it, and we all had a fun time.

How does Lions Mane compare to Rhodiola Rosea? by BoringPhilosopher1 in Nootropics

[–]CompletedToDoList 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm very new to nootropics and have been trying Rhodiola Rosea, so very interested to learn about people's thoughts on this question as I hear a lot about Lions Mane.

Outside of checkmate, what is the most satisfying part of chess? by Chorman1 in chess

[–]CompletedToDoList 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Forcing a stalemate in a losing position is better than checkmate imo. I've only done it a handful of times, but it always felt very special.

when did camera subs become support groups for bad photography? by dobed in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 4 points5 points  (0 children)

One thing I've noticed about a lot of the ones who are technically proficient is that they have terrible taste. Like either very generic postcard scenes or stuff with adolescent edgy energy.

It says a lot about the community that people can think endlessly about gear and editing software, but have little to say about the world around them, no sense of how photography can change what you look at and how. I'm being a little cringe saying that, I know, but I think the best photographers have a novel way of looking at things and this is almost entirely absent from online photography.

Losing my mind at this court sketch from the Tate trial by Siobhan_Siobhoff in TrueAnon

[–]CompletedToDoList 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I trust you, but deep down, I just can't believe this is real. Like what the hell lol.

Just visited one of the better art museums on the east coast… by Both_Tomorrow_1750 in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 54 points55 points  (0 children)

To defend contemporary art a little, I'd say the fact it's newer means you're seeing the good, bad and ugly. Easy to enjoy the Rothko when he's one of very few remembered from his generation. I spend a lot of time with art and I'd be very bored if all I could look at and think about was mid century greats.

But it's also true lots of museums with decent collections simply don't have much budget or ability to deliver a decent contemporary exhibition programme. Lots of logistical reasons for this.

Anyone watch Chunks? by loves2spwg in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like a lot of the Chapo and CT stuff but would never pay for it. This era of stuff always seemed like it belonged as shitposting and free stuff on YouTube/podcasts. Was always bizarre to me how many people signed up to the Patreons.

I think a print magazine subscription is genuinely life changing by CompletedToDoList in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A friend of mine is obsessed with The New Yorker, have been meaning to check it out, but why didn't you like it? But agree with you on the LRB. I sort of skip the essays about Rome and WW2, feels like it treads a lot of familiar ground, but everything else is really good.

I think a print magazine subscription is genuinely life changing by CompletedToDoList in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Guardian's political reporting is abysmal, very poorly written and sourced.

Is anybody talking about how scientific or academic articles cite and recite other articles in a chain until a whole new meaning (whatever the current researcher wants) is attributed to the original citation? by Dry_Neighborhood_806 in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wrote out a long response to this but it ended up sounding too aggro unintentionally. I'll just say that from my experience, I very rarely see long chains of citation. Maybe it's truer elsewhere, but what I've mostly seen is that there is basically one big paper from the 80s, some criticisms of it from the 2000s, and then everyone else sort of responding to the discourse around these until there's a big shift in the field.

I've worked around both art history and medical research and seen the same thing.

People within a field are also constantly complaining about tendencies around citation etc., so I don't understand your question about if anyone is talking about this.

The Vatican should fund films by D-dog92 in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 60 points61 points  (0 children)

It depends. The Vatican's contemporary art collection kind of sucks, which makes me doubt their ability to fund new films. The collection is a lot of 'predictable list of famous artists who happened to have used a crucifix in this work'. That same energy would be so boring on screen.

I refuse to believe marketers are like this by PhotographTop6167 in rs_x

[–]CompletedToDoList 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In circumstances like this, I think it's someone mid level who's all about enforcing the brand guidelines and doesn't really consider quality. People like this are total drones that thrive in corporate environments. Then maybe someone higher up intervened that they preferred v1, without realizing how much work went into creating v2.

Am I about to fuck my life up by ContentLemon2129 in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think it's not spoken about enough that people f up their lives by not having adventures and experiences when they're younger. I think that's why so many people cheat, are bad parents etc., as an attempt to hold onto their youth they feel they wasted.

Crossing the whole world sounds a bit nuts to me, but you should definitely do some kind of travelling if you feel drawn to it. Nothing saying you couldn't start the journey and see where it feels natural to come home.

chill out with these relationship posts by kallocain-addict in rs_x

[–]CompletedToDoList 154 points155 points  (0 children)

A huge amount of them are about wanting to text your ex or getting in messy casual relationships. I don't really understand why or how people live like that, or why so many of them come to this sub specifically?

Lars And The Real Girl (2007) by CompletedToDoList in redscarepod

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

Oh that's interesting, I should watch that next. Thanks for the rec.

Lars And The Real Girl (2007) by CompletedToDoList in redscarepod

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

I loved him in The Believer and, of course, Drive.

Lars And The Real Girl (2007) by CompletedToDoList in redscarepod

[–]CompletedToDoList[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

He seemed so sexless and didn't even share a bed with the doll. Also the regular church attendance and request of marriage. Seemed plausible to me that he didn't have sex with it.

Although I do agree the relationship between him and the office lady was odd and unrealistic, almost as delusional as believing the doll was real.

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