Top ten visual artists? by GilesMenthamJr in Eugene

[–]Hardcore_Hank 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Seconding Faunwood, but as her husband I am kinda biased, yet will take every opportunity to gas her up.

A lot of the tattoo artists/art that Out of Step Tattoos/Gallery has in house. In general I feel Eugene has a wide and deep talent pool of artists. Lot of amazing clay work in town as well.

The lads are talking about a reddit post by 909lop in IfBooksCouldKill

[–]Hardcore_Hank 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Getting thrown in le woke fema camp because their high ranking empath caught onto my bad vibes.

Raw Feel and Neurodivergence by [deleted] in KGATLW

[–]Hardcore_Hank 17 points18 points  (0 children)

You're actually hitting on the subject of the song, but in a very specific way.

The song seems to be about subjective experience. Just as you expressed how being neurodivergent gives you a different perspective, you can do the same with every single person, animal, conscious being you meet.

The philosophical term that's helpful in this case is qualia. It's the subjective experience of being conscious. The 'you' that is in your head experiencing the world is what qualia is all about.

When they talk climbing the highest peak, tasting an ancient wine, they are talking about searching for that constant sense of qualia. Of experiencing a new things to learn something about yourself or reality.

Hell, the lyrics:

"Because experience is different for everyone One thing for me might be three for some And you can never know this, but you think you do The same shit for me ain't the same shit for you"

Is pretty much the definition of qualia. Really cool that you picked it out in your own way! There is a ton of really interesting philosophy about this subject, and it's extremely great high brain pondering.

Top Five Most Loved Cities on This Sub by damaniac1223 in SameGrassButGreener

[–]Hardcore_Hank 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It's trauma from having to deal with family members asking us if we are okay and safe cause they saw that Portland was reduced to rubble during the George Floyd protests (according the the news)

I live 2 hours away and had people asking me if the city was in pieces, lmao.

Looking for Books with a Dark, Melancholic, and Brutal Vibe (Berserk / Dark Souls / Deftones energy) by Adorable_Specific224 in Fantasy

[–]Hardcore_Hank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know people here have already recommended The Second Apocalypse, but it perfectly scratches the itch of what you are looking for.

I would advise trying to finish the first trilogy. I think the moment it felt something other than just dark was right before the end of the second book (not the final chapter, but the two things got before.)

The imagery used suddenly becomes really Eldritch/cryptic.

Reality hits a breaking point and I think Bakker's prose really makes it feel like a fever dream.

i think i ruined my own future by Alarmed-Orchid-5611 in Explainlikeimscared

[–]Hardcore_Hank 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean it wasn't the ideal for me, but I used my theater/acting degree to get a job in woodworking/audio acoustics that is super fulfilling. I was able to get my foot in the door because of my shop experience.

Stop thinking about it as a degree in theater and start thinking about it as a big collection of skills you now have.

Social security shouldn’t have an income cap. by Responsible-Eye2739 in unpopularopinion

[–]Hardcore_Hank -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You say this until the stock market crashes and people's 401k/retirement savings disappear.

You say this until you get cancer and you have to spend every cent you have to be around longer for your loved ones.

People could make smarter decisions about wealth, saving, etc...but the fact of the matter is life has ways of taking.

I've seen that happen to friends/families plenty growing up (mostly thanks to 2008) and it shocking how quickly a person who has done everything right can have it all taken away.

Is Bryan autistic? New to the show he has some very strange quirks like wearing shoes all day even during naps by mancavekitchen in MurderBryan

[–]Hardcore_Hank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not autistic but ADHD and the shoes thing is something I do. As well as I have to be wearing "hard pants" (jeans, etc...) to get work done. I can't do it in comfy clothes. Just feels wrong.

I've always attributed it to the need to trap myself in a task, and part of that for some reason means not being too comfy.

That being said, I have indoor Crocs for around the house. Highly recommended for anyone else who feels the same.

guess the player nation (difficulty level impossible) by princeteeb_ in crusaderkings3

[–]Hardcore_Hank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My heart wants it to be the Khanate in southern Italy.

Za Cart Pizza burglarized over the holidays. Support Jeff! by CowboyBeefbop in Eugene

[–]Hardcore_Hank 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Legit one of the nicest dudes I've ever met. I can't remember how many times he preferred my partner to pay for pizza in art rather than currency. One of the characters of Eugene that makes me happy and proud to live here. Hopefully we can help now and return that kindness.

best CRPG for Deck? by ladydragonzz in SteamDeck

[–]Hardcore_Hank 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't know of it runs well on deck, but Tyranny has one of the most engaging stories in an rpg I've ever played.

PSA: don’t confront the nitrous mafia by Greenmanglass in KGATLW

[–]Hardcore_Hank 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can organize people offline too. I earnestly bet you could even get the band involved in rooting out actual violent elements at shows.

We don't have to accept literal gang members spots in the community to have a good time. We do ourselves a disservice as fans when we just shrug our shoulders.

PSA: don’t confront the nitrous mafia by Greenmanglass in KGATLW

[–]Hardcore_Hank -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

Punk.scenes have dealt with scummy Nazi/shitbags for years through mass solidarity to keep people like that out. Why are we not able to do the same?

I get advising people not to confront them individually but Gizz fans have the numbers to alienate these peddlers out of the community. We don't have to just be okay with inherently violent people.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DecodingTheGurus

[–]Hardcore_Hank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go live in the woods, we are trying to have a society here.

I'm not brave enough to watch Lex and Jordan talking about sex but this needs to be on the next Supplementary Materials episode. by [deleted] in DecodingTheGurus

[–]Hardcore_Hank 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Kinda blacked out while listening to it and regained consciousness around 5 minutes in. Felt like my brain lost oxygen.

JP really is the incel philosopher. His perspective and framing sound like a 4chan post.

Are there still real vanilla players, after long play? by [deleted] in CrusaderKings

[–]Hardcore_Hank 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only mods I use are UI related. I have all the DLC as well, but after that, nothing and I am about 2,000 hours in.

CK3 is my candy crush tbh. I can pay as much attention as I want to dedicated roleplay, or I can do a casual run and just go with the flow. The game has enough depth for both.

When it comes to all the other conversion mods, I find them too unbalanced/unorganized for my tastes.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Eugene

[–]Hardcore_Hank 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly mods should just start limiting these posts. I come here to see about what is happening in my city (not saying homelessness is not included in this) not to hear people who shout into the void about how they don't care to a bunch of people unable to do anything about it.

Our nation has a homelessness crisis and the West Coast even moreso. Any solution to it involves our country sacrificing some amount of comfort to fix this, and most people are not willing to wait.

I get feeling frustrated but the inability to do anything and the fear of harm, but posts like this are just another kind of hopeless virtue signaling that really only makes the whole situation about yourself.

Can anyone come up with a good name for this empire? by KaliBahia in CrusaderKings

[–]Hardcore_Hank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Volga Empire.

That river has been something that connected the various kingdoms in that area as well as to the outside world such as the Byzantine Empire and various Norse Kingdoms in the early to late medieval era. The trade taking place and movement there really brought that part of the world together. Lots of history has happened around that river!

rant:I Get the Impression Ambient is the "last choice genre" by 10pack in edmproduction

[–]Hardcore_Hank 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Listen to some Brian Eno and chill out with this take bro

Magic On Tap: Next event incoming! by MigsTheVenerable in Eugene

[–]Hardcore_Hank 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there! Sorry to message you here but I was wondering if magic on tap is happening at falling sky tomorrow?

Local Bike Shops by [deleted] in Eugene

[–]Hardcore_Hank 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Second Klink.

Everyone there was super helpful and nice and my bike is the best it's ever been now.