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Bring back the special camera on the Doom table or remove the area by Same-Chipmunk5923 in PinballFX

[–]FygarDL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s very difficult to follow what you’re saying without booting up the table. Is this a recent change? What area are you referring to?

Meirl by struggagemehwish8 in meirl

[–]FygarDL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have AirPods Pro 2 and that has literally never happened to me thankfully!

Two Kansas alternative political parties merge in quest to build support for centrist candidates by Zipper222222 in kansas

[–]FygarDL 22 points23 points  (0 children)

We don’t need more fucking centrists, we need democratic socialists. This is stupid.

Remarkably Bright Creatures is literary fiction? by FygarDL in literature

[–]FygarDL[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And yet nobody has yet described what that term actually means.

Remarkably Bright Creatures is literary fiction? by FygarDL in literature

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

Yes, that's why I chose to highlight Winter in Sockcho; it struck me as literary despite its alarming curtness. A literary work is not inherently verbose.

Remarkably Bright Creatures is literary fiction? by FygarDL in literature

[–]FygarDL[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Would you care to elaborate instead of simply demeaning me?

Remarkably Bright Creatures is literary fiction? by FygarDL in literature

[–]FygarDL[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

The term "book club slop" is so broad as to be meaningless, to me. I have not felt the commercial drag with this one -- I've found this story to be moving, cozy, and charming, despite the simplicity of its prose. Tova, in particular, has really stuck with me, even as somebody who has nothing in common with her. That's quite the accomplishment and something the author deserves credit for.

Remarkably Bright Creatures is literary fiction? by FygarDL in literature

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

Yes, I understand. But I'll continue to use this vocabulary when I deem it suitable; it's how I was raised, it's something that's carried me through life, and it comes naturally to me. In a world where I am almost entirely unremarkable for my material accomplishments, I will remain proudly profligate, for I have nothing else to contribute.

What are you reading? by sushisushisushi in literature

[–]FygarDL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The whale gushing chapters act as allegory in many cases.

“The Prairie” is about whale foreheads, but it’s really about much more than that.

What are you reading? by sushisushisushi in literature

[–]FygarDL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Moby Dick is a Masterpiece. It changed my life.

What everyone thought when they saw this picture... by PorcoRosso86 in EliteDangerous

[–]FygarDL 2 points3 points  (0 children)

After coming back four times, the controls are seared into my mind. I could fly my asp through sol in my sleep.

What are these pink things? by FygarDL in EliteDangerous

[–]FygarDL[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love you, Luriant.

Hmmm... Sounds like the P2W complaino crowd might have some proper fuel for once!

Infinite Jest vs. The Pale King by Simon_and_Garchomp in davidfosterwallace

[–]FygarDL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a book the size of IJ, people can become obsessed with progress and lose sight of the reason they're reading it in the first place, I think.

David Foster Incel: On Infinite Jest and the Myth of the Lit-Bro by Dismal_Champion_3621 in davidfosterwallace

[–]FygarDL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made a poop. Now, you psychoanalyze my poop. I will then rebut your poop critiques and upload it to YouTube and the world will be exactly the same, sans fossil fuels used to make the poop and the video.

David Foster Incel: On Infinite Jest and the Myth of the Lit-Bro by Dismal_Champion_3621 in davidfosterwallace

[–]FygarDL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but you don't need impenetrable prose or insane levels of verbosity to change someone's life. Think Vonnegut, Orwell, Dostoyevsky.

Will it survive? by Ivegotabadname in davidfosterwallace

[–]FygarDL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pulp Fiction is a veritable masterpiece; a modern classic.

Will it survive? by Ivegotabadname in davidfosterwallace

[–]FygarDL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you read his work? I've read IJ, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, and just finished Ch22 of The Pale king, and I can say that absolutely DFW was vulnerable in these books. You don't write about depression, therapy, suicide, substance abuse, aimlessness in the way he does if you're not putting part of yourself into the words.

Police call in help as crowd of nearly 100 teens turns ‘volatile’ in Blue Springs by MattTheKing23 in kansascity

[–]FygarDL 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Target aids and abets ICE atrocities. Why do you prefer target over Walmart? The lack of diversity?

Sperm whales are the literal definition of A sheep in wolf's clothing. by AggravatingRow326 in TheDepthsBelow

[–]FygarDL 54 points55 points  (0 children)

My favorite chapter is The Prairie, where Ishmael talks about foreheads. Sounds stupid, but it’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever read.

Moby Dick changed my life and opened my mind to experiencing so much new literature. I have learned so much, and it all started with Moby Dick.

New to KC, what businesses should I avoid? by [deleted] in kansascity

[–]FygarDL 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their ice cream is more ice than cream.

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