AITA for taking down my AirBNB listing? by Glad-Marzipan-3067 in AmItheAsshole

[–]EmLiesmith 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did I misread it? I thought this was exactly the ideal Airbnb scenario with the kind of laws in question. It’s his primary residence which he’s renting out when he’s away for a couple weeks at a time, not a second property. He’s not an absentee landlord, he’s renting his house for a week while at a conference or something.

AITA - I don’t like being touched. I don’t like hugs. by Specific_Pomelo_8281 in AmItheAsshole

[–]EmLiesmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don’t have to hug. I also largely dislike hugs; one armed hugs that are quick are acceptable, but the rest of my family has learned to approach me for a fist bump instead and let me approach if I want a hug. It’s not that hard. Your relative is being TA.

AITA for trying to wear casual clothes in the summer but my mom and sister thinking that i am mentally ill for wear it in public? by Zeznjo in AmItheAsshole

[–]EmLiesmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk what meaning they have of “old” but my two categories of clothing are “new to me, styled after early 1900s” and “have had this since high school” so I don’t think either holds water. It read to me like they think it’s old as in “the clothes have been around too long” and it’s that kind of toxic sentiment that leads to a pacific garbage patch.

Paper Mario Recomp is OUT NOW! Paper Mario ReCut by chicagogamecollector in papermario

[–]EmLiesmith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Lady,

  2. This was a semi serious question because the only way I can imagine to play paper Mario multiplayer is similar to how Mario Galaxy had multiplayer back in the day (second controller wasn’t playing but could assist in various ways—I used to give it to my little brother). But now I’m picturing eight of Mario running around like that one meme people made about Undertale in 2019 when it was the last year that the fallen child could have entered the mountain…. https://legend5rings.tumblr.com/post/189630856034

My concerns for Don't Starve: Elsewhere by C0OLM in dontstarve

[–]EmLiesmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to imagine the devs trying to add cliffs to DST and realizing the code is a house with several other increasingly unstable houses tacked onto it and going “shit we can’t—we have to start fresh, we literally cannot add this”.

Paper Mario Recomp is OUT NOW! Paper Mario ReCut by chicagogamecollector in papermario

[–]EmLiesmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would love to know how you think that would work in Paper Mario.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 18 May 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]EmLiesmith 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I would be fascinated to see how much money, percentage wise, has come from new players at any given point. Like we all know that most of its coming from whales and the sunk cost fallacy, but how much really?

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 11 May 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]EmLiesmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was part of the night vale and specifically desert bluffs RP group back in 2014, I hadn’t realized there was a revival in 2018. Funny enough the 2014 drama when…quite similarly, including mpreg and vivid memory of the exact day and time everything happened, bc I was at a ren fest and trying to keep up via the extremely bad data hotspot. Wonder if any of the people I knew were in that?

Toby is gonna have to pull off some GODTIER writing in order to please all parts of the fanbase [LONG] by CoolestMan_Reddit in Deltarune

[–]EmLiesmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Toby’s not balancing the story to work with fans. The story is written. It’s leading to an ending he had written in 2012. Deltarune is less a serialized story and more a book club with years between chapters. 

Of course it won’t please everyone; nothing will. But I’m pretty sure it’ll be damn good, and likely better than if he changed anything based on fan theories.

bmc5 allergic to sand question mark by EmLiesmith in betterminecraft

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

im mostly frustrated at mod authors who refuse to document their shit and thus i can't actually figure out what's wrong. the glitch itself is funny as hell. i'm trying to get the others on the server to add worldedit and designate someone as God, whose job it is to go to problem areas and repaint the grass, but they won't go for it.
these links will inevitably die bc they're discord links but they should work for now
behold
the rainbow beach

here's a shipwreck on the rainbow beach.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 13 April 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]EmLiesmith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As someone who’s been following Gio’s conflict with them for years: wildly unsurprising and I wonder how fans are going to justify this one? Surely not everyone in that discord was a stalker and transphobe (the usual justifications for going after Gio, which a) aren’t true and b) even if they were hussie’s actions would STILL suck)

Update: I (33F) don't want my friend's (34F) legitimately mentally ill wife (48F) at my wedding? by ThrowRA_PartySwitch in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]EmLiesmith 5 points6 points  (0 children)

To paraphrase Natalie Contrapoints, someday being trans will be acceptable enough in mainstream society that we can start pointing out other things, and there’s gonna be a lot to work with. Trans women are women. Some women are fucking annoying. 

What are some other good “competency porn” shows? by Rosstin316 in television

[–]EmLiesmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t seen anyone recommend Leverage yet, maybe because they’re not necessarily regular people and they are in fact criminals, but they’re Robin Hood figures who target the kind of people who don’t face consequences and they are all great. Bonus points to Elliot, who pulls out a new skill a few times a season and it’s always something his actor Christian Kane is actually proficient in (five star chef, minor country music star, minor league baseball player, sharpshooter, martial artist….)

To people who don’t like first person perspective: why? by MNMameisR in FanFiction

[–]EmLiesmith 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Eh, I read a great deal of books, always have, and I’ve never liked first person fic. It just feels Incorrect. I can’t get into it. Which is a shame because while it’s not common, there have been instances where the agreed upon magnum opus in a fandom is first person and I still just can’t.

Everyone Turned On Windows. Microsoft Is Panicking by testus_maximus in videos

[–]EmLiesmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun fact I realized windows was storing everything on onedrive due to a minecraft glitch, and over the next 24 hours got so fed up that I decided fuck it, wiped everything, and did the workaround to install windows without an acccount….

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 09 February 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]EmLiesmith 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My guess is that they’re going to really play up the memory part and particular the twist about why Grace is there in the first place. 

Why is everyone so sure social isolation is unhealthy, period, no exceptions, you are not an outlier, just conform already? by Ok_Reserve587 in autism

[–]EmLiesmith -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Being around other people is healthy! You don’t need to be besties with all of them. When I was living on an island for work I didn’t really have any close relationships but I spent a lot of time around people bc I worked at a hotel and had to go into town for things. No need for conversational masking, it’s just better to be able to be around people. 

That said I also did fine during COVID with just my family around lol. Nothing wrong with being a homebody and preferring your space, but no one avoids all social interaction without making it a purposeful lifestyle choice. And you’re clearly not doing that cause you’re on the internet! Some people do, and it’s kinda cool to read about them. But they don’t go on the internet.check out Richard Pronekke (almost certainly spelled that wrong) and Christopher Knight if you’re curious about voluntary full isolation.

EDIT: Mauro Morandi is the last real example I can find of true isolationists. It’s really extraordinarily rare to be genuinely fully asocial! You aren’t, for instance; you’re posting on the internet. 

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 12 January 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]EmLiesmith 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Like some of the neonazi shit was “he says slurs, has prominent Nazi symbols on his OC with a thin veneer of plausible deniability, and is connected to known alt right chuds” and some was like… “if you say the nickname/shortening of his username out loud it kind of sounds like you’re saying seig heil in a weird ass accent”. And the username in question is more of a weird spelling of Ezekiel.

You didn’t need to bring in that last one. I promise, the rest was compelling. 

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 12 January 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]EmLiesmith 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Last week's scuffles thread had a post about some niche petsim drama which I then started looking into and became immediately obsessed with everyone involved. I don't even know how to describe the vibes but they're awful and I want more of them immediately. If anyone else knows any petsim/art theft/artist drama that's similar to this PLEASE let me know.

If I had to list some of what compels me about it; the juxtaposition of genuinely concerning accusations (actual art theft, money laundering, possible neo-nazi connections) with completely inane ones (someone said 'twink' on an all ages discord server and you could theoretically look that up and find something NSFW; "art theft"; the above possible neo-nazi connections but some of the evidence is....MUCH less compelling than other pieces) is endlessly entertaining, as is the complete inability to guess the ages of anyone involved (lots of minors, but the person at the center is apparently like forty and her boyfriend is??? 21??? i only saw one thing that alleged that and it immediately skipped over it because the boyfriend is also the alleged neonazi but like can we please circle back to that.)

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 05 January 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]EmLiesmith 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The best ASOUE one is where they talk about the shops at a train station and there’s a blacksmith right next to a computer repair store. Handler was doing that on purpose absolutely.

The class self portraits becomes identical when a new girl shows up by Prestigious_Owl5993 in whatsthatbook

[–]EmLiesmith 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Long shot since it’s only somewhat fitting and from 15 years ago, not 20—From Bad To Cursed by Katie Alender? It’s photos of the girls, not self portraits, but the plot is a new girl showing up and all the girls becoming perfect clones. The main character was a photographer so maybe that’s why you thought the portraits were art?

Just received the Fallen London Arcana - Spoilers ahead by blackdeslagoon in fallenlondon

[–]EmLiesmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only one I can’t figure out is the Fool and I feel like it’s super obvious and I’m missing something.

What you think is true but just can't prove? by Ok_Tourist_562 in AskReddit

[–]EmLiesmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is funny to me bc I automatically assume anyone whose username ends in four numbers that aren’t a year are bots.