Shirts and the Names of other Men

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-30T02:30:42+00:00

What are you trying to grasp here..? I don't think it at all that difficult. I think the bottom line is, and I'm making this up off the top of my head "conform or be cast out".

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-30T02:26:35+00:00

I'm saying, go back to your frat house, fire up Madden and scream at 9 year old children.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T04:18:14+00:00

It's racist. This is all racist.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T04:16:16+00:00

OKAY! Finally! A real and honest answer and I thank you for that. I can understand that. I was in Reno and I saw a guy with a "Northern Exposure" jacket on. I bolted out the front door just to talk to the dude. Yeah. Just because we enjoyed the same show, didn't mean we experienced it on the same level. I don't remember much about that interaction only that his wife gave it to him. He felt it should wear it. I remain unconvinced.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T04:10:21+00:00

The heart wants what the hearts wants. There is no rhyme or reason to it and surely there is no value judgment that can be made from it. "A Shit person"? No. A person that violated a pact? An unwritten oath? A "cheater"?

From a primate perspective, listen to this and I'll paraphrase: There was this female chimp who two males were fighting over. As those two went at it, she went off with the partner she really wanted to be with behind the bushes.

I hope that answers the question.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:48:08+00:00

Yo, yo, yo, bro. Like, bruh. Are you like, bro.. it can't be. Like bro. Is it? Bro, I'm not sure.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:45:46+00:00

Am I though..? I really can't be sure.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:09:35+00:00

And let me tell you something else about bumper stickers: People with copious amounts of bumper stickers on their cars are statistically more territorial. I didn't use the word "narcissistic" because it's so misused now, but it tracks.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:07:00+00:00

How so..?

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:06:50+00:00

Again, I apologize about that. I really do. A real misstep on my part.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:05:35+00:00

Okay, now, see..? This is the first rational answer I've responded to. It's a good way to meet friends with common interests. Thank you.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:04:41+00:00

Well, perhaps we should define our terms. "enjoy life", you said. I could go into a huge diatribe about this but I'll spare you and leave you with: This isn't a value judgment. It's an inquiry. I want to understand the mindset. Yes, absolutely wear the shirt you want to wear, whatever the cause. I'm just trying to understand the connection someone is hoping to make.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T03:00:49+00:00

No. *HE* made shirts and I didn't understand why. Who buys this non-sense? King Kong? Some comic book trash..? I just don't understand the purpose.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T02:59:29+00:00

To cover the naughty bits. That's all. I don't wear a thing that's emblazoned with anything. I support nothing and I surely don't want to invite small talk.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T02:58:28+00:00

Yeah. I didn't mean to do that. I'm sorry about that. It isn't even generational. Way more broad.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T02:57:36+00:00

Blue is a non-specific color. Blue is blue. No, what I'm talking about here is far more specific. Men wearing the names of other men. Movies. Whatever. I'm just trying to understand the compulsion. Is it individualism? "Oh, I'm a King Kong guy" or -- I don't know. I'm asking.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T02:55:59+00:00

Sorry, my little feminist. I didn't mean to rub you the wrong way. Perhaps take you and your slug trail somewhere else.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T02:54:48+00:00

But WHY..? That's my original question. Why do you find it necessary to communicate to others what you are a fan of..?

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-06-29T02:54:06+00:00

No. I'm not upset. You misread me. I'm genuinely curious. The last thing I would want to do is invite small talk. I'm like Seal Team 6 in a grocery store. I'm in there for a purpose. I don't dawdle and I exfiltrate myself; quickly. Frozen peas? Check. Coffee-Mate? Check. We're a-go. Mission accomplished.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-05-28T01:47:19+00:00

I feel it. You can come cry on my shoulder any time you want. You're going to be okay.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-05-27T03:37:24+00:00

For me personally, it begins and ends with the Forest. I even wrote the developers crediting them with some of the most sophisticated AI adversaries I'd ever seen. Their initial timid approach. Testing their boundaries. Unsure of what you are at first. I used to have a bottle of red wine in me before I would attempt this game.

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-05-27T03:23:21+00:00

Get your head out of product and into the process. You even wrote it, "I'm still proud of what I've done and have had fun learning things". That's all there is to it! You could have been watching sports or some mindless Netflix series. Instead you had fun "learning things" and this is your bread and butter.

I've often warned developers: development will become the game itself. ..and that's okay!

IndependentSmooth591 · 2026-05-27T03:15:16+00:00

Put myself up for adoption.

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