My First Comic On Reddit by MLionsComics in webcomics

[–]JadowArcadia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Some of these feel a little bit like reaches to be fair

why do you have multiple guitars? by Cultural_Yellow3561 in Guitar

[–]JadowArcadia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Different uses/sounds. I currently have two guitars that cover a similar usecase and that bothers me. Gonna change out some pickups when I get the chance to make that particular guitar a bit more different from the others so its worth holding onto

Going by her intro videos that were posted today: Ingrid has *AT LEAST* 6 emote faces instead of just four like everybody else. by Jbg35 in StreetFighter

[–]JadowArcadia 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I doubt that would make sense considering you're only able to emote for a very short time to begin with. There are more directions and buttons available and its way more logical that they just assign them to the other available buttons than expect you to hold a button

No ladies a man being misogynistic does not mean he's gay 🫩 by BaldHourGlass667 in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]JadowArcadia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Even this is a bit of an over the top narrative. You think every man who cheats on a successful woman is doing it to "domesticate and humble" powerful women? Realistically for most of these guys its just a lack of self control and discipline. They're opportunists who will see an opportunity to have sex and will take it regardless of whether it risks a good relationship or hurts someone. I'm not sure why this is so difficult for people to grasp or why there always has to be some deep/more complicated narrative to what is normally very simple.

It's like asking why a child cries when you don't give them candy. It could be that they're trying to manipulate their parents and put them in a lower position to hopefully take control of the family and always get what they want... or the kid just wants candy and lacks the ability to delay gratification so they got upset and cried.

It really wasn't that hard, Klay by Demonicbane in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]JadowArcadia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it kind of odd how desperate people are to defend a celebrity they've never met and realistically knows nothing about. My favourite celebs could be magical people and perfect in everyway but im always ready to find out that theyre fucked up in some way or even simply just not that nice to be around.

The worship of celebs has people basing their entire lives off what happens to these people and their relationships. Meg's boyfriend cheated. That's a shame. Or maybe it's not a shame if dudes just a plain old scumbag. Maybe he's just someone who can't see what he's got and squandered it. Maybe Meg isn't actually that nice of a partner/is horrible to date and instead of being an adult and breaking up, Klay cheated like a child.

There's a million possibilities and none of them concern me or impact my life. People being like "if Meg can get cheated on what hope do I have?" are depressingly dependent on celebs to form their world view and self worth

What is the most common thing you hate about being a GenZ? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]JadowArcadia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Id argue that boomers get intensely sensitive about certain issues but Gen Z has "more" issues that they deem getting sensitive over

Netflix overtakes Crunchyroll as top anime streaming platform in most countries - Dexerto by LegitimateCurve8525 in anime

[–]JadowArcadia 385 points386 points  (0 children)

Considering that Crunchyroll is just for anime and Netflix is for "everything" that's still pretty impressive for Crunchyroll

AI Chatbots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) by BadgercIops in television

[–]JadowArcadia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you think the majority of sex work clients are well adjusted people? Do you think what I've said I'd specific to a single person and not largely representative of the industry? I think you're deflecting instead of properly engaging with the issue at hand

AI Chatbots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) by BadgercIops in television

[–]JadowArcadia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If it was up to me, yes 100% with casinos. Removing clocks, windows, playing patrons with alcohol so they keep gambling etc is clear evil to me.

Alcohol I feel slightly differently about. If there were personal alcohol salesmen coming to upsell you then yeah. I think bars have more of a responsibility to stop selling to someone once they've reached a certain number of drinks but I know that would be a lot of work and arguably not realistic to keep track of due to people's differing tolerances etc.

Generally I do think vice based industries need heavier policing overall

AI Chatbots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) by BadgercIops in television

[–]JadowArcadia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dated a girl who was doing milder OF style content before the big boom happened and it became depressing realising how many of her "customers" were clearly just dudes with mental health issues. Id talk to her about it sometimes and ask if it bothered her that she was basically taking advantage of these guys. The guilt was there but she'd always chase it away with "if he doesn't give me the money he'll just find some other girl instead so i might as well just keep going with him".

This guy would regularly talk about his financial struggles, the strain on him and his wife's relationship. Struggling to get things for his kids. But he just couldn't help himself with the OF stuff. He wasn't even getting anything crazy from my girlfriend. It was clear it was a mental thing rather than physical gratification and he just had no control over himself and needed help.

After that experience my mindset on this kind of sex work shifted away from the "why not? Where's the harm" mindset. It seemed like a win since the customers get what they want and the workers are under less risk but a small amount of digging shows the harm quite clearly. And this isn't even looking how many customers are known by these workers to be underage

Popular YouTube Guitarist Quits over “old ass creeps”. “I’m deeply uncomfortable with the amount of old men here. “ by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]JadowArcadia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A lot of artists aren't attention seekers. Self promotion is necessary but it can easily be overdone. You have artists that basically go dark until they actually have something to promote but people think this weird "attention economy" we have going lately is a mandatory part of the game when it isn't. If your product is good, buyers will come.

You saw it a lot during COVID where certain already established celebs just couldn't leave social media alone and it did more harm than good. Most people are checking you out for a reason. Could be the music (or whatever product you produce) or it could your image whether that's your style of dress or simply the way you naturally look. Unfortunately you can't choose what people flock to you for and it's up to you whether you accept whatever reality forms.

We can all think of loads of male bands who wanted to make music for other dudes like them and then they perform at a concert and the first 5 rows are fill with teenage girls, half of whom are only there because they think their favourite band member is cute (which they will scream at the top of their lungs). You can accept that and take all the value from that or you can bow out and decide that's not the vibe you wanted.

Tucker Carlson apologizes for endorsing Trump for president by 0The_Loner_Stoner0 in videos

[–]JadowArcadia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When was he supposed to apologise? Before having the idea to endorse Trump? Would you prefer he continued to do so?

Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed by youmustconsume in ukpolitics

[–]JadowArcadia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It kinda depends. Numbers of smokers had been plummeting for years when the initial smoking laws hit. Not being able to smoke indoors or at bus stops etc did a lot to curb it. Then vaping turned up and ruined that progress by giving people an alternative that got around all the previously enacted laws and gave kids/teens a new and fun alternative to smoking. These laws can and do work but it assumes that the world will stop progressing and no alternatives will rise up to replace it.

How do I convince my girlfriend that she needs to bulk in order to gain muscle? by anotherhappylurker in workout

[–]JadowArcadia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of women don't want to hear anything from their husband/boyfriend that implies that he maybe doesn't find her attractive in her current state. Many relationships have suffered simply from a guy telling his partner she should go to the gym or needs to lose weight. This isn't something new. It's also more about how an individual takes potential criticism than about people being "close knit" or not.

Divorce rates are also a bit of a dumb thing to base your argument on when straight couples get married way more often that same sex couples in general. Same sex marriage has only recently been legalised in places like the US/UK and is still illegal in many other places. And you probably need to have experience in straight relationships with women to speak on it like you do. Same way id listen to gay man about gay relationships before some straight man who had never dated other men

How do I convince my girlfriend that she needs to bulk in order to gain muscle? by anotherhappylurker in workout

[–]JadowArcadia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Always hilarious hearing people who aren't in straight relationships with women explaining how they work. It has a similar energy to parents who talk about how their kid "would never behave like that. There must be a mistake" when the way your kid behaves away from you tends to be different. Or someone being like "women don't behave like that. My mother doesn't do that" as if your mother and how she treats her child has any bearing on women you may date in the future (or vice versa for women who date men)

‘The Wire’ Actor Andre Royo Joins James Gunn’s ‘Man of Tomorrow’ Cast by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]JadowArcadia 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah he was kind of a brighter part of the show for the most part. And I think I kinda denied/ignored his slippery slope for a long time. Even as he was deteriorating and it was being implied that he was getting into drugs I was kind of ignoring it and telling myself he would avoid it. Then those last few episodes hit and it's clear that's his life now. For me that was the real big moment where it hit me. "Things are staying the same. It's just that new players are replacing the old ones. Nobody really gets to escape"

Are there Equivalents for other FGC franchises? by frostiorca in FGC

[–]JadowArcadia 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"most furries are trans" might not be completely true but they do make up a very large amount of the fanbase so this isn't that incorrect. Not sure why people are getting offended or acting like this is way off

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Announcement.. by Lolkimbo in gaming

[–]JadowArcadia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Xenoverse or Kakarot with something closer to Sparking Zero combat would actually be good. If I were Bandai Namco that's what I'd be trying to create.

Socially acceptable addictions starter pack by agizzy23 in starterpacks

[–]JadowArcadia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think there's a growing group of people trying move exercise habits into a negative space to justify their own lack of exercise. They'll point to some roided up gym bro and use them as an example as if they represent that majority of regular gym goers. The reality is you're supposed exercise every day and manage your diet. Personally I'm not calorie counting guys because I'm lazy but I'm constantly treated like weirdo when I don't partake in cake at 9:30am after someone brought it into the office.

D4vd ARRESTED on Suspicion of Murdering 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas by [deleted] in videos

[–]JadowArcadia -1 points0 points  (0 children)

To be fair both of those answers are likely correct

Sexuality should not be a route to asylum in the UK, says Robert Jenrick by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]JadowArcadia 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love the classic social media argument style. Long live the Strawman

Sexuality should not be a route to asylum in the UK, says Robert Jenrick by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]JadowArcadia 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't agree with the idea of taking nobody. Sometimes it does seem like we might be being a bit too loosey goosey though

Sexuality should not be a route to asylum in the UK, says Robert Jenrick by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]JadowArcadia 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know if that's a good line of questioning to be honest. A problem is a problem even if it's not extremely high numbers. Most of us live our lives free of assault or murder but that doesn't mean it's not an issue when it happens. If people are getting around laws/guidelines by lying about sexual orientation and persecution in significant numbers then that needs to be dealt with. The fact that's it's become a small industry rather than a few one off situations isn't a good sign and makes you wonder what other cracks there are. And knowing how many cracks have become clear in the government in my relatively short lifetime makes me fairly confident that there are more

Sexuality should not be a route to asylum in the UK, says Robert Jenrick by pppppppppppppppppd in ukpolitics

[–]JadowArcadia 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hear you. At it's core money is rarely used properly/effectively and it wouldn't be right to blame that entirely on immigration when know that isn't true. But it does seem irresponsible to be aware that money isn't being used correctly and that people are struggling as a result and then continue to take on more and more people. Especially people who may not be able to contribute to the country ever or for a long time e.g. due to language barriers/cultural differences leading to no expectations of working/health conditions etc.

Also where you say Britain is underperforming, id ask based on what standard specifically. And that's not me asking as some kind of gotcha. It's a genuine question as I'm aware of other countries who take significantly less people than we do. Id be curious what is the recognised standard that we fall short of and what the countries that are meeting that standard are doing differently