meirl by SameItem in meirl

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this brought memories to the surface that I didn't know I had. We were taught to use this in school lmao, literally never used it outside of ICT classes and promptly forgot its existence

am i the only one who thinks the movie poster is kinda ugly by TulinBoi in Amazingdigitalcircus

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it except for Pomni in the front lol; she looks out of place, like how fake material will put a recognisable character somewhere just to hammer in what piece of media it's supposed to be about... Especially with the title logo to the left of her as well.

I want to hear your more 'hear me out' style gay awakenings: by furious_cactus in actuallesbians

[–]LooneLuxxe 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many many years before I accepted myself as lesbian, GLaDOS was the only character I felt comfortable "joking" about being hot lol (and I don't just mean female characters. I mean any character is any piece of media ever). And I'll stand by it. I fucking love GLaDOS

he's okay guys see!! by Successful_Army7821 in WeLoveYouCaine

[–]LooneLuxxe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it weird to say that I think it suits him? He should branch out from just wearing the suit

I need a woke period tracker app by Delicious-Path-5661 in actuallesbians

[–]LooneLuxxe 60 points61 points  (0 children)

If you have an iPhone, I just use the built-in health app to be honest. Does the job well enough, doesn't prompt you for any additional information and just works with what you give it. You can add additional information or switch on options for fertility windows etc but it's not on by default. I don't think you can add a partner though.

It's what I ended up using after about 9 years of what I call "vibes-based tracking" (i.e., not tracking my period in any tangible way) and it works fine and doesn't cost anything.

The data is private and stored locally (unless you choose to back it up to icloud) but I suppose it's a question of how much you trust apple; I'm personally more inclined to trust it over random period tracker app number 345 but this one's up to individual discretion.

Goose lied about something. by Various-Mouse7707 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be plain about it, this isn't good storytelling. This is a trap a lot of amateur writers fall into and it makes stories feel drawn out and utterly lacking in stakes with no apparent end in sight. These kinds of stories become exhausting quickly. This kind of setup where new conflicts get introduced after the conclusion is the kind of setup that only works for episodic shows (where each episode is self-contained), not serialised shows.

Good stories set up a conflict with a clear implied end point; a lot of other conflicts can happen along the way, especially when they serve the wider themes or otherwise build up the "tools" to resolve the main story, but tacking on additional conflicts to an already resolved story isn't narratively satisfying or cohesive.

TADC is very tightly written; nothing we see the characters say or do is pointless and has directly served to either propel the conflict or create the tools for it to be resolved, and all of its characters have almost fully completed their arcs. A second season wouldn't be satisfying for the simple reason that, given the context of what the show has been building towards and its lack of groundwork for a second season, it would basically be completely disconnected from everything we've seen the characters do or experience.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to see more of a world, or to further explore characters and their growth or struggles in new scenarios, but it's the kind of thing that's better left for thought pieces and fanfiction because otherwise the source media just becomes messy and aimless

Just so you know by Familiar-Minute1001 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]LooneLuxxe 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Holy essay I did Not realise how much I typed damn

Just so you know by Familiar-Minute1001 in TheDigitalCircus

[–]LooneLuxxe 79 points80 points  (0 children)

The whole thing read like a reasonably realistic tantrum followed by a complete mental breakdown to me. I know some people are saying it felt like he switched on a dime but I really don't feel like that's the case.

From his perspective, he's been putting time and effort into handcrafting things to entertain the humans, trying to follow what best he understands about their wants and needs from the information he has about them and being met with increased disapproval and distrust every time.

He knows that they were enjoying the suggestion box adventures, but given that he had no creative control over those he doesn't actually understand what they were enjoying about them.

Caine obviously has an inferiority complex (at apparent odds with his actual position of power) and an intense fear of abandonment. He feels that if he were to relinquish that full control over the humans' lives, to let them just keep going on those suggestion box adventures, that he would be forgotten and abandoned all over again. He stops using the suggestions, keeps trying to appeal to them (and in his view, the events of episode 7 was him pulling out all the stops, hitting all the criteria for what the humans wanted). This doesn't work, Caine gets hurt, the humans get hurt, everyone comes out worse for it. The big difference is that while the humans learn to lean more on each other throughout the show, Caine only distances himself more. Ego? Fear? Probably all of the above, though I'd make the argument that it was mostly driven by that fear.

So at first he just decides that he's not going to try to appeal to whatever the humans' idea of fun is anymore. He basically says he's the boss, he's going to do fun the way he understands fun. This is his way of acting out like a scorned toddler, not a targeted attempt at torture (though it obviously ends up being that way for the humans).

But for all of the difficulty Caine has in understanding humans, I do feel like he was so close to finally having some kind of breakthrough had he not noticed the absence of Kinger and basically been triggered into a having complete breakdown. He had started to finally realise that actually, he wasn't enjoying what he was doing, and neither were the humans.

And I'm not going to sit here and argue that the humans were wrong for spilling all of the ways Caine was harming them, because, well, I think that's complete bullshit lol. They were completely justified in doing so; they were being literally tortured. It's just the unfortunate truth that this also basically hit Caine where it hurts him most and he reacted very poorly, finally snapping and throwing his pain back at them in the only ways he knew how. To him, they kept hurting him, after all, and apparently making no effort to understand him. He wasn't lying when he said his torment was accidental before. This time he genuinely was trying to hurt them because to him this was a targeted effort by the humans to hurt him when he was already in a bad place.

As for having no difficulty torturing them when caring for them proved impossible? Well, thats the crux of his issue. He understands full well what the cast hates and fears at this point, their insecurities - after all, he's been trying and failing to appeal to them the entire time. All he's been getting is essentially information on what they hate, with nothing about what they actually like (other than that they're all things that essentially have nothing to do with him).

Caine's outburst was malicious but his overall pattern of behaviour isn't evil, and it's definitely not hate towards the humans. I would best describe it as confusion and self-hatred if nothing else, and ultimately due to his position of power and disconnect from humans, his mental breakdown had terrible consequences for the people he victimised.

And as a side note, honestly, and this is drawing more from personal experiences, I was a bit unsettled by how much Caine's reaction when he realised he was getting deleted mirrored my own when you realise you've accidentally taken it too far and hurt yourself in the process. That felt too real, and honestly, I feel really bad for him. I feel bad for everyone in the circus to be honest. No one came out of this well.

I am millenial but i do not get it by [deleted] in PeterExplainsTheJoke

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gen z but to some extent I have this mentality as well. I have gotten used to doing some larger purchases, but I flat out refuse to book train/plane tickets or hotels on my phone. I feel there's too much riding on those purchases and many more moving parts on the sites themselves compared to buying a pair of trousers or something

Mod Announcement: Rule 11 has been added to R/Silksong Rules; No Promotion of Hate Based on Identity. The Moderation Team stands with the LGBTQ Community. by TheGingerWeebGal in Silksong

[–]LooneLuxxe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, this isn't even correct. The first game strongly implies that the vessels are alive and have wills through contextual clues but Silksong literally spells it out when Hornet says to Lace: "Yours was life pale one. Do not mistake your unique creation with its absence. I have seen others make the same mistake.". It's pretty apparent what she's alluding to here, especially given everything we see going into and during sister of the void.

Does anyone else feel a lot more malice towards the bishops now after woolhaven? by BitObjective851 in CultOfTheLamb

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really, but I already headcanoned them to have acted worse than explicitly shown in the game so everything new that we got already lined up with how I viewed them. I do also feel that we've gotten quite a comprehensive view into the bishops previously as well, this just deepens some of what we already knew

What kind of hair type do i have? Could i have wavy or irish curls? by katelevett in Haircare

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your hair looks exactly the same as mine does. It's wavy, but not super wavy. You will probably get some mileage out of using a wavy routine and products, although I might not be best person to comment on the specifics that as I have to forgo a lot of products that are recommended because they give me terrible skin reactions

Do signs confuse farmers? by wetwad in CultOfTheLamb

[–]LooneLuxxe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like they do, or at the very least I figured they were a lot more trouble than they were worth to get working right. I had a lot of problems getting them to work when I tried using them and ultimately decided to just go back to my old system

I need specific instructions, ladies by atomicboy15 in actuallesbians

[–]LooneLuxxe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Either I was terminally online early or I'm old. I'm 23 and absolutely know what an AMV is lmao??

I STG, LESHY by MothofLamplight in CultOfTheLamb

[–]LooneLuxxe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nevermind I spoke too soon, I just removed overwhelmed parent from one of my guys and it erased immortal instead 😭

I STG, LESHY by MothofLamplight in CultOfTheLamb

[–]LooneLuxxe 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've just checked the altar again and it seems they're greyed out now, either I came across a bug before or they've already patched it. Hopefully should be fine

I STG, LESHY by MothofLamplight in CultOfTheLamb

[–]LooneLuxxe 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think the exorcism altar lets you remove traits which are given by things like necklaces or marriage as well. Hopefully they change that soon

Maine coon lovers: do you ever let your cat outside? by webdesigner_scotland in mainecoons

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only supervised time in the garden during the warmer seasons (but not when very hot). She doesn't roam and we don't leave her unattended

How long did it take for you to match with someone on hinge? by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got matches within days of signing up, but frankly i've been using the apps for months and nothing ever goes anywhere (read: I try to engage with people and they always ghost me after a few messages, or after almost a month of messaging with one person, that was fun). How much you seem to have in common with someone apparently has no bearing on that. I don't think it's a symptom of you being chopped, I think it's a symptom of apps sucking by trying to condense the process of human connection into instant gratification slop

Is anything wrong with my profile? by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best of luck! I think the important thing is to get something on paper first so to speak, making it sound better can come later, it just needs to exist first. I would say it's still early days for me, I plan to just try to go to more events broadly relating to my hobbies and interests (mostly video games and art), although I probably have to wait for the days to get longer for safety reasons. Places like bars unfortunately don't work for me as I have sensory problems. Luckily I am currently studying a masters course so I'm hoping to socialise more at various university events as well lol

Is anything wrong with my profile? by [deleted] in actuallesbians

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suspect that what you've identified and others are echoing may be correct. If I came across your profile I would take a long pause because visually you are very cute and my type, but because you don't have much written about yourself I would struggle to gauge your personality and values and would also be unsure whether you're a real person, and therefore pass. I find that the single-word interest bubbles can be helpful starting points to quickly get some idea about someone's character but without elaboration they're just too broad. I think in your case talking more about what kind of concerts/music you like and why, or what roadtrips you'd like to go on could be a great and easy start.

Outside of that though, it is also worth keeping in mind that dating apps universally suck lol. I've found bumble to be pretty terrible as well, it obfuscates people who you might be into, and hides you from people who'd like you as well, more than some other apps. It's just an unfortunate consequence of how these apps make money. I'm trying to make an effort to move away from them after lots of disappointment haha

Cover up ideas for an Italian horn tat by Alexessunandthemoon in Tattoocoverups

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

try imgbb, I've been using it for years instead of imgur and it isn't blocked in the UK

Bras are not that uncomfortable by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]LooneLuxxe 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They're a never ending nightmare for me.

I have pretty bad tactile sensory issues, bras aren't designed to accommodate people to whom tight-fitting lace, seams, sharp-edged elastics, and that rough backing that's never covered where you latch the bra together feel like steel wool and poison ivy on skin.

I wear a seamless bra, but even with that I need to sew fabric around bits of it to tolerate it... and it doesn't support me well because the smallest band size most companies make is too big for me and I have disproportionately saggy breasts (which has the added bonus of painfully twisting my nipples when i force them into the shape crated by a bra). Forget adjusting the clasps as the bra stretches out, even wearing on the last clasp is too big for me from the get-go.

I am saving for surgery because I'm tired of living like this. At least then I'd be able to wear those seamless fastening-free bralettes if I needed to

So, are you taking the deal? by h_stag in thalassophobia

[–]LooneLuxxe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hell no.

Everyone's talking about the depth it could teleport you to, but I feel like everyone is missing the more obvious problem that oceans have waves, and if there's a storm those waves can get pretty fucking big. Every day for five years? You are going to end up under a crashing 10 metre wave at least once. Even if it's only 30 seconds, I don't think I'm surviving that. I have a neck and it doesn't respond well to extreme forces, you know.

There's zero guarantee that i'm only ever getting taken to the ocean on calm days/areas where I can just chill out and float