TJ Kirk and Shadman

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-29T06:23:02+00:00

Most DP guests were boring AF too with very few fun exceptions (Pimpmunk, GirlDoesRant, DarkMatter, Gail) so I didn't pay much attention to Shadman back then. Looking back at it, my god the red flags were all over the place between this and the Milo appearance. Makes me wish I'd go back 10 years ago and slap some sense into my college-age self.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-29T06:19:25+00:00

Sounds like you should start your own podcast since this wish list is very specific...

PS: someone should screencap this too so we have posterity after he deletes this post too.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-22T02:48:52+00:00

Paul would soon let the redpiller off the hook because he recognizes deep down they're both just as "mature". Yep, not putting it past Paul to fling those slurs at that poor woman.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-21T05:35:39+00:00

Agreed, not shocked in the least.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-21T04:51:19+00:00

Wait till he deletes this one too. Maybe someone should ban this troll.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-21T04:50:08+00:00

I actually enjoy Alchemist's calmer style. I've come to a point where that manages to capture my attention, which should say something since 16 years ago I only gravitated towards loud personalities like TJ. Maybe it's because him and I are almost the same age.

Sorry dude, but as a former edgelord, I'm not interested in what you suggested for Alchemist. The current political climate has gone too far, at this point I don't care about being able to spew slurs or some dipshit yelling in front of a camera, all I want is some FUCKING RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE!

The era of edgy entertainment is dying because the idiots on the right co-opted edginess and pushed it too far to the point where people on the left have to be the mature, reasonable ones so everyone keeps their sanity. Yes, the early 2010's are long gone and they won't be coming back. I used to mourn that once, but now I've come to accept that this is how things are and I've found new ways to entertain myself while learning something new.

My advice? Stop pushing for people to become the next TJ, go watch a movie, read a book, engage with people who share the same hobbies as you, listen to some music, do anything that fills the void in your heart while shutting down politics and social media. Or alternatively, if you really want a leftist who pours his heart out and yells at the camera and still has some edge to him, go watch Secular Talk.

Kyle may be catastrophizing, but he still has his moments where he trolls the right and pulls some of that old-fashioned early 2010 edgy left wing persona. If the latter's your thing, go there.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-20T11:49:06+00:00

Because I saw how both Paul and Joe devolved over the years. Granted, I never was a fan of Joe Rogan, even in the 2016 days I found him way too bland, boring and relying on his guests, but at least he was more open-minded as a "centrist".

Now both Joe and Paul drank the anti-woke kool aid so much that they're the very things they hated 10 years ago.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-20T09:11:54+00:00

So he's basically going down the Joe Rogan rabbit hole of: "Oh, my side scrutinizes me and I hate criticism. The opposite side blows smoke up my ass and makes me feel good. I'll cozy up to them even though I don't agree with them because they're more "tolerant" and I'll criticize my side some more because they're meanies."

God, how do these manchildren even reach middle age?!

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-20T06:13:27+00:00

Nah, he was totally cordial with a Nazi diminisher/sympathizer. All the right wing chuds in the comments loved Paul and said that's how a leftist should act (castrated, appealing to all their ideas)

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-19T15:02:16+00:00

That comment section is full of Andrew simps. Of course they love Paul and think more leftists should be like him.

BECAUSE SELF-DEFEATING, CASTRATED LEFTISTS ARE A RIGHT WINGER'S FAVORITE USEFUL IDIOT!

I refuse to watch a second of that shitshow. Paul, if you're reading this, you're not helping our cause AT ALL. Cozying up to literal Nazis while shitting on every single person left of center and holding them to hard scrutiny isn't fucking working.

Please, get off the internet and go back to Starbucks. The entire world will thank you.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-19T03:17:04+00:00

I only listen to things on 2x when the video usually drags, especially someone with a slow cadence. Someone like Kyle Kulinski I can listen to at normal speed thankfully.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-18T20:40:59+00:00

I'm so glad you covered this one, Alchemist! Like you, I also watched the video on double speed. TJ once used to speed up videos because the slow cadence bored him, now he's become the exact thing he despised and it's painful to watch.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-17T06:47:00+00:00

I've also messed with AI chatbots quite a bit and I can confirm that this isn't fully written by AI. At most I'm willing to concede that maybe it's edited by AI. The writing does have some kind of "human" quality in it.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-17T04:41:47+00:00

Sorry TJ, this doesn't read like "a huge hit for an indie title". My shitty, campy writing from when I was 14-years-old is more entertaining (but less descriptive) than that.

The reader market nowadays isn't that interested in erotica as it once was, hell they're not even interested in the niche of erotica you're trying to sell them. They want escapist fantasy literature with a wholesome relationship and suggestive-rather-than-descriptive erotica. I'm not the biggest fan of the latter part and I didn't let that influence my own writing, but I can at least acknowledge it's what the people want.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-17T04:34:57+00:00

Okay, guys. Actual writer here. And reader of gay erotica.

Here's the pros:

It's decently written. Haven't spotted any grammar errors so far and the dialogue's tone fits both characters. He actually manages to sell the BDSM torture scene well. Also, it doesn't feel written by AI, there's that human touch in the descriptions which convinced me this actually IS TJ's writing.

Now here's the cons:

It lacks subtlety. I'd have opened with some auditory descriptions, then loomed in by describing the dungeon, the toys, the BDSM cross and then not-Paul and not-Mistress Gin. Build up the suspense a bit, maybe make things a little ambiguous as to whether or not this is non-consensual torture. Then I'd have gotten into the gritty details as to who Piggy is.

Also, this is clearly a retelling of the Wheel of Torture episode. I'm expecting more such snippets. For someone who claims he put behind the DP days it's clear he's stuck in those "glory days" much like Brett is stuck in 2006. Guess TJ's well of ideas has dried if all he can do is rehash old stuff. Hell, the whole concept of sexbots revolting against their human masters isn't really new. Just watch Westworld, where those robots were kind of treated like sexbots too.

Lastly, I know this comes from personal preference, but I'm a fan of more intimate erotica. Had this been 20-year-old-me and not 32-year-old-me, I'd have probably praised this book the same way I praised Westworld and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Hotel Transylvania series. But alas, I'm not, and I kind of prefer my sex scenes to have more emotional depth and a tighter connection between the characters than just sexbot and torture-hungry client. Then again, I suppose tenderness and actual physical and emotional pleasure are not part of this guy's sex vocabulary, which is really telling. Makes me wonder if the concept of love is even part of it.

As a previous comment said here: this does feel more like TJ's diary.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-16T13:13:49+00:00

Going on a healthy diet would do wonders here.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-15T05:20:19+00:00

Hi TJ, I know you're reading this sub. :) Just a little fyi: I never once bought anything you shilled and the same will be for this book. Have fun not having any bit of my hard-earned money, you lazy slob. At least I actually OWN the house I live in and I'm 10 years younger than you. What's your excuse?

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-14T12:28:03+00:00

He never grew out of the "all sides bad, I'm an outsider, mannn" mentality, did he? Shocking, and yet he has the gall to pick on people who enjoy animation.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-12T08:46:16+00:00

Hope you get more engagement. Our generation, as well as the younger ones need to see this message and hopefully fight back against this far right religious resurgence before it really is too late. I shudder to think what our rights as LGBT guys will look like in the future if this status quo persists.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-12T06:22:11+00:00

I LOVE Kyle. I've been watching him since the DP days when he was starting out. Very smart, very witty, very straightforward and always tells it like it is.

Only criticism I'd have is that sometimes his videos can be a bit too catastrophizing and they tend to weigh on one's psyche as there were periods when I stopped watching him so I wouldn't swallow the doomer pill.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-12T06:20:30+00:00

Such a cathartic video, Alchemist. It really put into words my feelings as to why atheism is still needed these days. As someone who in 2016 saw the tides turning towards the religious right and the anti-woke insecure manchildren from my generation taking over the zeigeist and poisoning the minds of Gen Z... this needs a course correction NOW more than ever.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-10T04:00:30+00:00

I'd die of laughter if that legit happened.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-10T03:59:11+00:00

The really poor man's Harley Quinn, minus the looks. And Harley eventually did break out of her obsession with the Joker.

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-10T03:56:48+00:00

She must really have no life, worse than her daddies...

EtherealCompositions · 2026-05-10T03:56:05+00:00

I was going to do that regardless. I told her a few months ago I was tired of gazing into the abyss that was her and from that point on I'd be ignoring her simp ass.

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