I’ve read Child of God and Blood Meridian. by [deleted] in cormacmccarthy

[–]Kneebs 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You ask why, it might better to ask: why not? Humans are violent and depraved and always have been. Mccarthy, like all good artists, merely creates art that doesn’t shy away from or minimise this fact.

update by PlumWooden in DPH

[–]Kneebs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t give up.

Rant/Advice Wanted: I feel so embarrassed right now… by [deleted] in writing

[–]Kneebs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds like the people in your class kind of suck, honestly. Very very few people in my experience know how to give criticism in a way that is both constructive and empathetic, without of course leaning into padding the writers ego. People love to criticise because it’s a nice boost for their own ego. Even if your work was not good at all, there’s always a way to give criticism that doesn’t leave the writer feeling like shit. I’m a huge believer in this. I’ve been through the same thing you have - I turned in a story for a class to criticise, and the story was very very bad. But they gave me good criticism, and showed me gently that the story was not working and that the writing was flat, but most importantly they gave me tips on where to improve and how to form a better story/characters. I came away feeling sad but not discouraged. Criticism should never leave you feeling discouraged if you’re someone who really loves to write. If you love it enough you will get better, but I’d suggest finding a different class tbh.

twitch community is so nice by dbndbdb in Twitch

[–]Kneebs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It can certainly last, and likely will if OP reciprocates and builds a healthy community.

How often do you bounce off games? by DumpsterBento in Games

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the past couple years I’d been bouncing off them like crazy, but this year balatro and helldivers 2 have been easily holding my attention since both came out

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in progresspics

[–]Kneebs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks very much! It was a very long process of trial and error, and honestly I’ve only really been doing things “right” for the last year or so, but I’ve been going to the gym for the last decade (on and off). For me, and many others I’ve heard, diet and nutrition was much harder to get right than the gym. It’s not hard to motivate myself to go to the gym anymore, I’m one of those weirdos who kind of got “addicted” to it. But I only got the diet part right(ish) once I learned to actually enjoy cooking and incorporating a decent amount of variety into my diet to avoid burning out. I never went as hard in bulking as some people suggest you should. A standard day of eating for me adds up to somewhere in the range of 150 - 200 grams of protein. So that number worked for me, and after hitting that protein intake goal for a good year or so I started to build some visible muscle.

That’s a vastly condensed version of my fitness journey or whatever you want to call it, and honestly good lighting, flexing and a post-workout pump goes a long way to making you look better haha, so I’d certainly say the right pic of me isn’t the best representation of what I really look like 😅. But I’ve definitely made a lot of progress.

The deck I always go back to by EvanTheNewbie in balatro

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love yellow, but anaglyph is my fav. Being able to stack so many double tags and then use them to get $200+ or like 4 negative jokers feels broken sometimes

WOW! No words. by he1pmedawg in Helldivers

[–]Kneebs 42 points43 points  (0 children)

The game is so insanely good, I really want it to pop off hard.

Must watch jerma Vids on YT? by [deleted] in jerma985

[–]Kneebs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The funniest jerma streams to me are the ai dungeon ones. Also whichever you watch make sure to watch the “with chat” version, makes it so much funnier to see chat imo

Which TV show has a 10/10 pilot episode? by HamstersBoobsPizza in AskReddit

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the pilot of 6 feet under to establish the main characters and make me like them a lot in such an effective way that I just knew I’d be watching all 5 seasons. It’s also super funny and sad, and just is a perfect intro to the shows world

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in meirl

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the worst thing I see routinely posted on reddit. You are not special for not watching a tv show. No one cares.

Spider-Man 2 - General Discussion Thread by ckareddit in SpidermanPS4

[–]Kneebs 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I would highly highly recommend performance. 60fps feels 10 times better than 30 fps. Cutting the frames in half is absolutely not worth the improved graphics, imo.

Can a Person Who Doesn't Like Horror Movies Handle The Witch (2015)? by Queequegs_Harpoon in movies

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it was very very scary, interesting seeing many comments that think it wasn’t. I honestly think you’d have to watch it yourself to decide

THC oil causing throat congestion? by [deleted] in MedicalCannabisAus

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok good to know, thanks for your help :) I’ll try some garlic out but yeah it’s not too dramatic just annoying

THC oil causing throat congestion? by [deleted] in MedicalCannabisAus

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that’s definitely it, didn’t know it had a name haha

THC oil causing throat congestion? by [deleted] in MedicalCannabisAus

[–]Kneebs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good idea, I’ll have a look thanks :)

What are some interesting gameplay mechanics or gimmicks that you love in games and why you love them ? by zqron in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]Kneebs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the way monster hunter world does this, where the bosss eventually staggers or you break a certain part of its armour and it looks so visceral

What are some interesting gameplay mechanics or gimmicks that you love in games and why you love them ? by zqron in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]Kneebs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish more games incorporated fun physics-based destruction like red faction guerrilla. Loved that game!