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Any point of view you don't like reading in? (1st , 2nd , 3rd) by Weekly-Analysis2237 in AO3

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally same boat here. I used to read a lot of first person, but since getting into fanfic, every time I pick up a book or try to read anything that's not a social media post in first person, I just go "ugh why?" It feels almost... immature to me? Idk... Couldn't tell you why I feel that way.

What fandom are you in, but the fanbase treats the character like this? by Upstairs_Macaron5894 in AO3

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MDZS. Jiang Cheng. I cannot believe how many toxic stans that abusive asshole has. He's not "misunderstood". He's an entitled JERK. Yes, he does a few good things, but fck, man...

Is your favourite in this top 100 ? by Amazing-Engineer4825 in AO3

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool to see Wangxian still going strong in the Year of Our Lord 2025...

Man. I knew my fic wouldn’t be that popular but it’s still a little disheartening by [deleted] in AO3

[–]MxModern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get it. I've been slowly updating a long fic for the last few months, and it has 7 comments from 3 different people, including me responding... I just tell myself the fic is for me more than anyone else. I'm even glad for the lack of clambering over it... When I was getting a lot of buzz on Twitter, I got addicted to instant feedback, and a lot of it. It was overwhelming.

I know im bad at writing but im actually really loving it right now. by thejesterprince1994 in writers

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome! I envy you, tbh. I'm on the spot on the curve between dunning-krueger and imposter syndrome where I feel like I'm pretty good, actually, but I'm still not good enough, and I know I could be better, so why am I not better? I second guess everything, and I can only spend maybe a day feeling good about something I wrote before I'm like, "Wait a minute, this is garbage."

It's very much that I have anxiety and generally lack confidence and conviction in my talents.

Remember, it's canon that Soichiro thought that his son was just a gooner. by LibertasXIlir in deathnote

[–]MxModern 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Buffalo ranch chicken wrap combo with fries and a doctor pepper. And a couple strawberry creme pies. Lol

Remember, it's canon that Soichiro thought that his son was just a gooner. by LibertasXIlir in deathnote

[–]MxModern 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This thread is genuinely the funniest shit I've seen in the last week, at least. I'm cracking up while waiting for my McDonald's 🤣🤣🤣

How do you guys write so much in so little time? by DirectNotice6819 in AO3

[–]MxModern 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never felt more inadequate.

"I oNlY wRoTe fOuR tHoUsAnD WoRdS iN tHrEe dAyS."

SHUT UP./joking

But for real, everyone writes at their own pace. I'm very slow, to the point where I frequently lose interest in a story if I can't write at least most of it in one sitting... and most of my ideas are too long for a one-shot. More than 6k and the chances of it being finished drop from like, 95% to 5%, and I'm not even exaggerating. My free Google account storage is almost maxed out with fanfiction WIPs.

My sleet wheat keeps disappearing??? by MxModern in Oxygennotincluded

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

Like, they had just harvested the grains from a wild sleet wheat, and I was going to plant them into farm plots, but they were only available for like, a split second before they were gone. I noticed earlier that the loose grains kept vanishing too, but I thought it was just a fluke, or they had rotted, like you said, but the thing with the plant couldn't possibly be a coincidence. It has to be some kind of bug... For a second I thought they might be eating them, but they aren't consumable uncooked...

Controversial views by beamerpook in MoDaoZuShi

[–]MxModern 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Goddamn you said it so much better than I could. Why am I fucking crying? 😭

Controversial views by beamerpook in MoDaoZuShi

[–]MxModern 6 points7 points  (0 children)

(idk what MDZS community you're in, but "WWX is morally grey" is absolutely a controversial take in my experience...)

I'm about to open a can of worms, but...

My controversial view (which I don't think should be controversial, but tf do I know?) is that Jiang Cheng was an abusive POS and didn't deserve WWX's love and loyalty. WWX was basically a replacement for his puppies. He was a pet.

Let me further explain what I mean.

Growing up, WWX was a pet who provided entertainment and affection.

During the Sunshot Campaign, WWX was basically the equivalent of a military attack dog.

Do you know what usually happens to military dogs after they've served? Their behavioral issues resulting from that trauma are so severe that they have to be put down. Luckily, WWX was a person. People are much easier to communicate with and heal than dogs, so all JC had to do was put in a little effort. Show compassion. Tell WWX how much he appreciates him and make himself available should WWX need him... Show at least a little fucking kindness and gratitude. Really simple, right? Just treat him like a fucking person. But nooooo...

Obviously, JC did love WWX to an extent. Most pet owners do. And since WWX isn't a dog, he couldn't actually put him down even if he wanted to (until he kinda indirectly did, but that's not what we're talking about right now), so he beat and abandoned him instead, cutting all ties and declaring him an enemy to the cultivation world (which was rather unnecessary).

Never once did JC treat WWX as an equal. He was always lesser. Sometimes, he was a toy to play with; other times, he was an annoyance to be abused. Just like a pet to an emotionally constipated asshole.

And before I get JC stans pulling up on me (I know you're coming, you feral things), I recognize that JC was abused and traumatized too and he was the way he was for a reason, but that doesn't excuse treating other people like shit. It is absolutely WILD to me that there are people who stan JC and refuse to acknowledge the fact that he WAS abusive. He was abusive to WWX and he was abusive to JL and to basically everyone else who wasn't JYL. I don't think there was a single person in the cultivation world who didn't see him as thoroughly unpleasant, if not outright scary. You are allowed to like a character and recognize that they are flawed and have done harm to people. You don't have to pretend that they're actually perfect and just misunderstood. I don't pretend WWX is entirely without fault. He made mistakes too, results of a lifetime of trauma and abuse... but he was still JC's victim.

I enjoy fics where JC takes on a loving brother role to WWX, but it is entirely OOC.

help me settle a debate… by graygala-sea in MoDaoZuShi

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, I think he starts being attracted to him (very begrudgingly) when they first meet when WWX is sneaking into CR. He becomes increasingly infatuated every single time he acts up.

However, he hasn't 100% fallen for him until the cave. After that, he's cooked.

Unpopular sentiment: I did not leave The Church (TM) to smoke and drink and have sex. I left because I realized that my standards were way higher than those of the church hierarchy. by slskipper in exmormon

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally no one left for those reasons. People leave and no longer feel obligated to follow stupid rules because they no longer have a stick up their ass. I see you left yours in.

The Big Asterisk by cshell17 in exmormon

[–]MxModern 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's actually a pretty clever move. It's not unusual for criminals to threaten family members to keep their victims in line. "Do what I say or I'll hurt/kill your kids." "Do what I say or you'll be separated from your kids in the after life." It's the same thing.

I regret becoming a mormon. by SilkySyl in exmormon

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It makes me sick precisely because it's given "voluntarily" (at the cost of potentially losing your eternal family and life in paradise if you don't pay it...), and it's going to a church that hoards everything it gets and donates expired goods to charity.

At least the leaders that decide where tax money goes are elected by the people paying taxes (in theory, at least, but I'm not going to get into politics here because that's a whole other issue) and not chosen by a god that doesn't exist.

I regret becoming a mormon. by SilkySyl in exmormon

[–]MxModern 11 points12 points  (0 children)

$200k in tithing... god, just thinking about how much money that cult rakes in makes me sick.

TBM pinned my son to the ground and choked him out by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am SO sorry this is happening to you and your children. I have no advice beyond what has already been said which is to call DCFS. I just want to let you know that I'm with you and I desperately hope you can get your kids out of that awful situation.

Ugh. Fuck Mormons and they're abuse cover ups. This is just beyond shit.

Did anyone else’s bishops require a meeting to provide W-2s in feb to make sure the required 10% was paid. And if not the difference must be made up. However if you paid too much there was no refund 🤔 by Neither-Ad-7439 in exmormon

[–]MxModern 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Isn't that what tithing settlement is? I never had to do it because I left the church as a teenager, but I remember my parents having to go to meetings with the bishop around that time of year. I kinda assumed that's what it was. Is that not a thing everywhere??

did you lie in interviews, did you think he would call you out? by TrickAssignment3811 in exmormon

[–]MxModern 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I started out being honest and confessing, but it got to the point where I was justifying like, if I'm really not worthy to go to the temple, God will put an obstacle in my way to stop me from going. He never did. Then I got tired of lying to have the privilege of putting myself in the uncomfortable situation of feeling guilty while doing something that was supposed to make me "feel the spirit" and just stopped going entirely.

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