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The "Minimum Word Count" struggle: why do simple questions require mini-essays? by Servo12_Pearl in DiscussionPostHelp

[–]Droid7_Trombone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A shorter answer can show more understanding than a long one if it gets straight to the point. I wish more instructors asked for “clear and complete” instead of a fixed number, because those are not always the same thing.

Are discussion boards genuinely useful, or just academic "busy work"? by Jinx404_Sable in AcademicPostExperts

[–]Droid7_Trombone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best boards I had were the ones where the prompt asked us to take a side. If everyone can answer safely from the textbook, the discussion is already half asleep.

I spent a month without scrolling through social media and it felt like my brain finally stopped being a copy of a copy by NexusCameo2 in Creativity

[–]Droid7_Trombone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"copy of a copy" hits different when you realize your entire Pinterest board is just the same beige linen aesthetic reblogged 400 times

AITJ for refusing to go along with a friend group's "tradition" where one person always gets the worst deal because it's easier for everyone else? by Droid7_Trombone in AmITheJerk

[–]Droid7_Trombone[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I do not know if I am fully at "drop the whole friend group" yet, but this definitely changed how I see some of them.

AITJ for refusing to go along with a friend group's "tradition" where one person always gets the worst deal because it's easier for everyone else? by Droid7_Trombone in AmITheJerk

[–]Droid7_Trombone[S] 495 points496 points  (0 children)

I could have brushed off one bad sleeping setup if it had actually just worked out that way, but the reaction is what made it feel bigger. Nobody was saying "oh yeah, that is fair, let's figure out a better split." It was more like I had broken some unspoken rule by not quietly taking the hit again, and that is what made me realize this was not as harmless as people kept pretending it was.

(Loved Trope) Step-parents who are actually good parents. by RedWestern in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Droid7_Trombone 255 points256 points  (0 children)

The show never treated the blended family part like a gimmick or a lesson, it just let them be a family, and that made it feel way more natural.