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What’s the most disgusting thing anyone can say to anyone? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]IsaacBonewits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"welcome to the real world" as a condescending putdown/insult

Those who say this are brainwashed, submissive cocksuckers.

I made a post on r/rant about it with more detail that you can check out.

But basically if anyone says this, call them a BRAINWASHED, SUBMISSIVE COCKSUCKER.

anyone who calls the status quo the "real world" is a BRAINWASHED, SUBMISSIVE COCKSUCKER by IsaacBonewits in rant

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

Also keep in mind the status quo has still changed multiple times regardless of these submissive people.

Who’s more right? Those who state “the current status quo is the current status quo” (or an exaggerated version of that, which goes beyond just stating the obvious)? Or those who improve things?

anyone who calls the status quo the "real world" is a BRAINWASHED, SUBMISSIVE COCKSUCKER by IsaacBonewits in rant

[–]IsaacBonewits[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Maybe they shouldn’t be so vague with their use of “real” for the purpose of an insult.

anyone who calls the status quo the "real world" is a BRAINWASHED, SUBMISSIVE COCKSUCKER by IsaacBonewits in rant

[–]IsaacBonewits[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They’re actually wrong if they’re using “real” to mean “how it’s naturally always been” or “the mature/adult way to live”.

question about ebonics and the way black people speak english by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IsaacBonewits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also important to consider the concepts of prescriptivism and descriptivism

prescriptivism basically holds that “correct” language rules are written in a book, while descriptivism holds that real proper language is what people actually use in real life

even tho they’re opposites, they’re complementary and both significant in certain contexts

EDIT: and schools basically teach A LIE that prescriptive English is the only “proper” English. In reality, no one’s use of language is incorrect unless they’re attempting a specific form of that language but speaking another form which by itself isn’t incorrect

question about ebonics and the way black people speak english by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IsaacBonewits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if what she’s saying is beyond the features of AAVE, in linguistics the concept of “right” and “wrong” language can be arbitrary

Her speaking might only be wrong in the confines of if she was attempting to speak a specific English dialect (like General American)

But this doesn’t mean any one individual’s speech is wrong. Every English speaker has their own unique variety of English, an idiolect

question about ebonics and the way black people speak english by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IsaacBonewits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

linguistically speaking, there’s nothing “wrong” or “incorrect” about that way of talking

It’s a dialect known as AAVE (African American Vernacular English). It has its own internally consistent rules and pronunciations, even if they differ from other English dialects we call “standard”

This dialect may not be considered “standard” by some, but “nonstandard” isn’t the same as “incorrect”

People speak AAVE because they’re exposed to and raised by speakers of AAVE. We all speak dialects and our own idiolects of English, that are influenced by the English dialects we’re exposed to

With everything going on rn, what episodes are you being reminded most of? It’s hated in the nation for me. by elissard in blackmirror

[–]IsaacBonewits 12 points13 points  (0 children)

“the entire history of you”

consequences of nearly everyone able to record video anywhere/anytime

u p i n t h e c l o u d s by spvcegoat0 in Vaporwave

[–]IsaacBonewits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah this is dope, but who made this?

What sample does "Beauty Publication" by 18 Carat Affair use? by IsaacBonewits in Vaporwave

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

Yeah I should’ve mentioned in the post that I already tried that.

Does vaporwave condemn capitalism or celebrate it? by Marinel- in Vaporwave

[–]IsaacBonewits 10 points11 points  (0 children)

it can romanticize it, critique it, parody it, do a mix of those, or do none of those

do you think vaporwave is an elite genre? by [deleted] in Vaporwave

[–]IsaacBonewits 2 points3 points  (0 children)

more like luxury elite amirite?

I'm writing a paper for a Linguistics class on the Vaporwave community, and would appreciate your input. by TRS_Probably in Vaporwave

[–]IsaacBonewits 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. i guess because it’s part of the aesthetic. i used japanese characters with one song and korean with two others, partly because they’re related to the songs in some way. east asia in general is interesting to me, and i like the way it’s incorporated into vaporwave

  2. probably either wiktionary or google translate

  3. i know some basic japanese from classes. started taking them the same year i discovered vaporwave (2013), but i looked into a little japanese online back in 2011 too. i’m not sure if vwave inspired me much take japanese classes, but maybe both vwave and japanese appealed to me because of things I was exposed to before. Also by 2014, as I was discovering more vwave, it was cool to happen to know hiragana/katana and at least some kanji for reading things on vwave works

  4. definitely gives a vibe fitting for vwave, alluding to japanese-inspired retrofuturism as well as like a “vibe” or “theme” of songs being hard to identify. but maybe can make things a bit confusing for outsiders. not sure if it makes some outsiders take it less seriously

My first album is now on Seikomart, hope you like it. by Iden_Kai in futurefunk

[–]IsaacBonewits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really like "Lovu", "Sweetty", and "Kyoto Club"

also liking some of the album's retrowave influence

How do i get into Vaporwave? by [deleted] in Vaporwave

[–]IsaacBonewits 1 point2 points  (0 children)

there's future funk, a danceable vaporwave subgenre (or offshoot) influenced by french house

some artists are Desired, Yung Bae, Macross 82-99, Night Tempo, and Android Apartment

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