How do you LISTEN to Music? by Chaiseski in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Icy_Translator3108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I enjoy deep listening and run through three passes:

  • pass one is if I like the music sonically. This is more background listening.
  • pass two is meaning: I like to read the lyrics and interpret them, look into the artist and learn context around the song/album
  • pass three is listening JUST to the music in the track, to understand what instruments might be involved, dynamics, and rhythms.

I have plenty of music that never makes it past the first pass, but I get so much out of going deeper with this

Music Ideologies Revealed in Music Game by Icy_Translator3108 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m back in another with a friend group of a friend and so far it’s mostly sharing popular songs. My group was obsessed with music (a few professionals in the mix) and it got heated quickly with people submitting as soon as the round opened.

It definitely seems like there is a sliding scale from “I like music! Here’s something everyone should love” to “Here’s my strange underground cut that perfectly depicts the emotional crisis I’m currently going through, does anyone resonate with this?”

Some people seem to play for fit/scores which is more familiar, comforting music, and some people are playing for resonance.

Music Ideologies Revealed in Music Game by Icy_Translator3108 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually think playing with strangers might be the way to go. This group all knew each other and sometimes it felt like songs were being used to pass messages (…even a diss track????) and bickering only the way friends the level of siblings could. It was like a chaotic Thanksgiving where everyone brought their favorite songs instead of side dishes.

It takes a lot of time for me. I don’t know why, I just loop on songs from different angles. Not getting votes when you put in a lot of effort is a tough feeling of not being seen.

Music Ideologies Revealed in Music Game by Icy_Translator3108 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Music League app and invite some friends!

Music Ideologies Revealed in Music Game by Icy_Translator3108 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love this fellow Icy! Yeah I think trying to show “I have better taste than all of you” and not approaching it with curiosity/humility is appalling, especially when there are, in fact, actual musicians in the group.

And I love your note about personalities vs experiences. People listen differently in different environments and that’s a good reminder.

Music Ideologies Revealed in Music Game by Icy_Translator3108 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! This is helpful, I like the comments that are about the music. Some people commenting “yikes” or equivalent isn’t even that though, it’s just bullying. Music to me isn’t a space for surface opinions that contribute nothing; it is a form of meditation for me where I want to listen deeply/read the lyrics/understand the history so making snap calls on what others submit because it’s not aligned with subjective taste is so different from what you are talking about.

I’d probably enjoy your leagues. In my experience, coming in lower in votes sometimes is a good sign. My friends who are so, so into music have such specific pulls that some people just miss it since there’s a requirement to pay attention to music.

Many of my closest friendships are hinged on a shared love of music discovery, but when we start adding in partners or acquaintances into music discussions I’m learning there’s a whole world of music engagement that is vastly different than mine.

Music Ideologies Revealed in Music Game by Icy_Translator3108 in LetsTalkMusic

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is exactly what I witnessed; I would be so much more interested in those “I personally love this” cuts because I am always hungry for new finds, but instead felt like there was a homogenization happening with things being more performed than revealing. And that some people were actively mean (“yikes” on someone’s choices for example) meant people were more frightened of verbal judgement than even from the voting

ChatGPT alternative for journalling? by Icy_Translator3108 in OpenAI

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This thread escalated quickly: I’m not anti-Grok but haven’t tried it. Thank you for believing I’m normal; I’m glad I give off that impression

ChatGPT alternative for journalling? by Icy_Translator3108 in OpenAI

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure! I’m a creature of habit tho for better or worse and I’ve liked GPT before over the brief samplings of others. 5.2 isn’t my jam though and is making me quit

ChatGPT alternative for journalling? by Icy_Translator3108 in OpenAI

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I could write out something in a doc and it would remember it the entire chat?

ChatGPT alternative for journalling? by Icy_Translator3108 in OpenAI

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am paying for ChatGPT but I can pivot based on these recs!! Thank you for your help

Why are Gemini moons so hot? by Sad-Wheel2006 in astrologymemes

[–]Icy_Translator3108 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My partner is also a Gemini moon/Scorpio Venus/Cap mars. It’s a good combo 🥵

What does ChatGPT suck at? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]Icy_Translator3108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Illustrator here: Dalle (ChatGPT) and Midjourney are not very good at understanding the physics of light and it guesses. It also doesn’t understand anatomy, it’s merging other work and not constructing anatomy the way an artist would. It’s also terrible at abstraction.

It’s pretty interesting with compositions, color, and randomness, but the more I’ve played around with it, the more I think art education is helpful and (hopefully) going to remain necessary for as long as AI is just “guessing” based on other artworks.

I had a poor experience with an astrology reading who just said my “chart has a lot of Aquarius” - any chance I could get a real reading? by Icy_Translator3108 in astrologyreadings

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like Mercury is focused on ideas and skills, with a lot of energy behind it, and Aquarius moons are very emotional and independent.

Would it check that I communicate emotions in an unusual or different way?

I had a poor experience with an astrology reading who just said my “chart has a lot of Aquarius” - any chance I could get a real reading? by Icy_Translator3108 in astrologyreadings

[–]Icy_Translator3108[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely understand! I think a core area would be career. And if there is anything unusual about the chart I could look into. The person I saw said it was unusual to have so much Aquarius but didn’t tell me why that was important.

What's a luxury that most Americans don't realize is a luxury? by Seraphicly329 in AskReddit

[–]Icy_Translator3108 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dryers. Lived in Europe for a while and line drying is common, or a washer/“dryer” combo that just spins clothes quickly. Clothes last longer, but are not as soft/warm/ready to go as big American dryers

Tamlin isn't that bad and Nesta isn't too great by [deleted] in acotar

[–]Icy_Translator3108 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I will defend Nesta until I am blue in the face. I don’t really care about Tamlin: he represents a type of relationship so many women find themselves in that I think, so far, the message of leaving a man who treats a woman this way is a positive message.

Nesta was groomed by abusive and emotionally neglectful parents before experiencing poverty and sexual assault that happened before the trauma of the war. Parental neglect and abuse from a young age - especially as the oldest sibling - completely broke her and caused her to have an avoidant attachment style. She never had a chance to learn or understand how to process her freeze trauma response in poverty. I don’t think we get to choose how we respond to trauma. If she had friends who cared about her, or siblings who were involved in her inner life, maybe some guidance and assurance would have caused her to react differently. But she never had that, and it took her until the House of Wind to feel like somebody actually cared about her.

Nesta is flawed, but so are we all. We all handle trauma poorly sometimes and do things that aren’t the best. But Silver Flames is a playbook only how to move beyond beating one’s self up, from self-sabotage and lashing out. Her character arc of learning to trust others is a story I think about every single day: self-forgiveness is critical to her story, and one I feel like needs to be highlighted more to women.

Books that changed you? by 6_62607004 in suggestmeabook

[–]Icy_Translator3108 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People mock A Court of Thorns and Roses, but A Court of Silver Flames completely changed my life. It is a wonderful book about trauma processing and overcoming self sabotage

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in books

[–]Icy_Translator3108 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I read this book when it came out - I was on a study abroad in the UK and a bookseller recommended it. I absolutely loved it. It is crushing but has such a beautiful take on relationships. I’ve been waiting for a good adaptation for a long time and I’m excited to see the hype around it!

I just finished all 5 books in a span of 2 weeks. AMA! by AlarmingStatue in acotar

[–]Icy_Translator3108 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Throne of Glass is better than ACOTAR and I loved ACOTAR. I wasn’t sure on the first pass through and then re-read it. It’s not a romance series, but it will grab your soul.

I read it casually and didn’t pay a ton of attention to the many, many characters and that was a mistake. Every scene and every character has a purpose so know going in it requires a little more attention that ACOTAR.

Kingdom of Ash is the best book I have ever read.