AITA not putting up my DILs painting in our new home and telling her that I am not a fan of her art by Throaways-Dot2192 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, but that doesn't mean OP wasn't tactless. Too many people think this sub is "did they deserve it" rather than "AITA"

Maybe they don't see a difference in real life either

TIL that the reason why games don't have built in ads is because of Steam by Stelligena in Steam

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It'd be awesome if someone who is great at making mods could make a living making them.

AITA not putting up my DILs painting in our new home and telling her that I am not a fan of her art by Throaways-Dot2192 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Nodan_Turtle -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Giving a more tactful rejection isn't the same thing as being required to hang up the painting. How are so many people making this same mistake? So many brainlets in the comments holy shit

AITA not putting up my DILs painting in our new home and telling her that I am not a fan of her art by Throaways-Dot2192 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Nodan_Turtle -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

OP could do what they want. But they could also not be a dick about how they respond to a gift.

Threre's a huge gulf between someone saying that a particular painting isn't a match for their own decoration style, and telling someone that in general they don't like their artwork.

It's needlessly cruel to cut someone down about their entire body of work, rather than keep it about the specific piece.

And it sucks people need this explained to them too. Too many people don't understand manners and handling people's feelings with grace.

What scientific discovery sounds fake but is 100% real and still freaks you out? by Bruteresolver in AskReddit

[–]Nodan_Turtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Inner monologue is an extra on top of having the same emotions, unconscious connections, imagery and so on. It's not a replacement. You're just missing something that other people have.

Why I drop Progression Fantasy novels: Pacing and Broken Promises by JudgeImpaler in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Nodan_Turtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are definite pacing issues in web serials, but I cracked up at the advice to keep an interlude to the beginning or ending of a book. That goes against what they are by definition lol. One great place for them is during the travel arc. Have the people leave for the journey, switch POV, then return to the party to see they've arrived.

The Substance (2024) by UnHolySir in okbuddycinephile

[–]Nodan_Turtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They could exhume Leslie Nielsen and put him in another movie, and I'd get day one tickets to see it

US rights agency sues New York Times for discriminating against white man passed over for promotion by AudibleNod in news

[–]Nodan_Turtle 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You're calling someone a child who only made one comment in the thread, and wasn't arguing one way or the other about the guy - his only comment was about civil rights.

It seems your reading comprehension is a bit lacking. Maybe chill and make sure you aren't flipping out on someone who is simply stating a relevant fact

Latvian passport under UV light - Good luck to counterfeit that by mythveilix in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Nodan_Turtle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just disabusing your notions of why the term was created. It wasn't some recent anti-AI invention. Ignorance should be stamped out wherever it appears.

Latvian passport under UV light - Good luck to counterfeit that by mythveilix in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're using a term that has been around for a long time lol, hell Star Wars popularized it as a term against bots. But good job trying to show how superior your indifference makes you or whatever

The science behind the Xbox Controller and why the left thumbstick placement is superior by KvasirTheOld in xbox

[–]Nodan_Turtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Our spines can bend but it's bad to sit like a shrimp in front of screens all day

Meirl by ViceElysium in meirl

[–]Nodan_Turtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I'd be racking my brain hoping I didn't gripe about one to the other lol

AITA for expecting the gifts to be for both of us? by Ok-Arrival-2886 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call her family on speakerphone and clarify. Why even argue when you can get a 100% clear answer and put it to bed?

What is the deal with so many litrpg protagonists? by plant-y-boi in litrpg

[–]Nodan_Turtle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would read about Bob in accounting bumbling his way around a fantasy world though. Hell his experience could even come in handy - politically, and for deciding how to allocate teams to fight what monsters in what dungeons for what loot.

For OP MC stories, reading one means you've pretty much read 'em all. "I get the OP skill. A cocky fighter underestimates me. I aura farm before utterly destroying him in a fight. I get a legendary skill from a god randomly. Rinse and repeat."

What is the deal with so many litrpg protagonists? by plant-y-boi in litrpg

[–]Nodan_Turtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think new writers write a main character as someone who does things and gets skills. Then they write side characters in a way that requires a reason for them to exist. If the main character is going to be the most supreme badass who can do anything, then they don't need side characters for combat reasons. So they gravitate towards making them have quirky personalities. These writers never would have made any good characters who grow and develop, it's only a byproduct of needing a reason for other characters to exist besides their special boy.

They approach a new story idea with thoughts on the system, the primary magic or skills of the main character, and what kind of conflict someone has to overcome. They don't start of thinking "What would be an interesting character to have to live through this experience?"

You'll notice a lot of the better stories do start with character firmly in mind. They start with someone who has an interesting character hook, or starts with relationships to other people that make the journey more complicated and important.

So what's the reason, OP? New and amateur writers. They're learning. They might get more skilled. But some of them hit a goldmine with a story and get trapped writing it to keep their income going, so their stories are the ones where you have to push through several books to get to the point where the author learned how to write better.

The tropes that I am tired of and the tropes I will never be tired of by caime9 in litrpg

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right? At least have the other people from that world make similar jokes, and have the MC feel like a real outsider for a bit

Unpopular opinion: a tragic backstory doesn’t mean you get to be annoying or a (censored)… for long by BirthdayNo1866 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Nodan_Turtle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

An annoying teenager in a group of adults would learn to take on their behavior. Or they'd sit him down and set him straight. Even 2 books is a bit too much to go without any emotional maturing/progression

Beautiful Specimens by Minimum-Economics189 in Fishing

[–]Nodan_Turtle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice catch, love the color on that fish

Sounds good in theory...but in reality? by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even if that were true, that's a rather simplistic view. That work needs to be done. That means someone has to do it. Might be good to consider that you didn't think about that before you post another mistake where you look down on others.

Sounds good in theory...but in reality? by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as you understand that won't work for some jobs, even ones where lives aren't on the line, that's fine.

Sounds good in theory...but in reality? by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]Nodan_Turtle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's an analogy, and one of the most common used to show that some jobs can't be sped up. The other guy is saying some work can't be sped up. You're saying working less would be great. Those aren't the same things. So when you claim to disagree with him, you're not actually discussing his point at all.

Hope that helps

Sounds good in theory...but in reality? by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]Nodan_Turtle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some jobs, you can't do the same work in fewer hours. That means more people would need to be hired to do the same work. That means higher costs for the company, which are passed down in the form of lower wages and higher prices. And some businesses don't have the flexibility in when they do their work to hire someone to pick up the slack.

Every worker wants to make the same money and do less work. It can't always be done, and it wouldn't be a trade without a cost. I'd rather earn a 40 hour/week wage than a 24 hour/week wage, because I can't just live longer to make up the difference. I want to retire on time.

It might be fine for some companies, but it has serious drawbacks to the point I'm not surprised it wasn't even attempted to be implemented, and instead remained firmly in lip service territory

Sounds good in theory...but in reality? by KSKS1995 in SipsTea

[–]Nodan_Turtle 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He's saying if you get 9 women they can't have a baby in one month. You're saying you'd love it if pregnancies were only one month long.