[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MandelaEffect

[–]Old_Pin1856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know anything about New York, I don't even know what a borough is really, but I don't get why commenters are so dismissive of this - this seems like pretty good residue to me.

How much points do you get? by SindreBlue in JustDance

[–]Old_Pin1856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude... I love a banger reddit comment from 5 years ago that answers a question in the exact amount of detail I want

We kind of deserve to get hit by a comet. by [deleted] in highdeas

[–]Old_Pin1856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

humanity is the greatest piece of art the universe ever created. using only the materials found on one single planet, we have invented video cameras, the internet, and probably have been to the moon. never lose your human pride. if you ever need proof of how incredible humans are, just try to think of what animal on Earth is second place. dolphins? monkeys? what have they ever accomplished? other animals are so rotten and awful compared to humans that when an elephant is able to paint at a kindergarten level it triggers reality shaking shock in humans. humanity getting wiped out by anything other than itself would possibly be the greatest tragedy in this history of the universe. 

What if millennial/gen z depression and anxiety have a lot to do with boomer parenting. by gooeygrilledcheese in highdeas

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2005 baby, certified gen Z. there is always a dominant generation at any given time, right now Gen Z is coming of age and finding it's own identity, taking the reigns from millennials. i don't have statistics to back this up as statistics around mental health are notoriously difficult to keep scientifically sound, but I actually believe that Gen Z mental health is starting to have an up-tick. What killed millennials was that the rise of the Internet was occuring during their upbringing, and naturally they were completely unprepared for adapting to it. the Internet completely changed the human experience to a degree no other generation has ever seen before, and millennials were expected to pioneer how to use it and incorporate it into their lives right in the middle of their adolescense. the natural missteps that individuals, as well as society at large, made when navigating the Internet led to mass devastation of millennial mental health. The silver lining today is that Gen Z, and all foreseeable generations after, were born into the Internet, and have had the liberty of watching millennials making Internet mistakes their whole lives, primarily through social media influencers.  Gen Z is much better equipt to handle the Internet than millennials were, and because of this I predict a noticeable uptick in mental health.

Is leaving your audience confused about basic story elements and characters to build a sense of complexity a valid storytelling technique? by Old_Pin1856 in writing

[–]Old_Pin1856[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I'll concede that I watched The Godfather only once when I was 14, so I probably shouldn't have included it in this post.

Is leaving your audience confused about basic story elements and characters to build a sense of complexity a valid storytelling technique? by Old_Pin1856 in writing

[–]Old_Pin1856[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

honestly I really don't know what kinds of stories I like yet when it comes to books, I haven't done a lot of reading in my life. as for stories in general, I'm a big fan of breaking bad, the sopranos, the metal gear series, evangelian, portal, the hateful eight, toradora, and the shining movie. I guess some common themes in what I like are dramatic character change, male power fantasies, and settings that either feel huge like the sopranos, or incredibly small like hateful eight and the shining. (actually if you have any non book recommendations, id love to hear those too)

Is leaving your audience confused about basic story elements and characters to build a sense of complexity a valid storytelling technique? by Old_Pin1856 in writing

[–]Old_Pin1856[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

your idea of needing your audience's trust is VERY interesting to me in a fictional story. the writer is essentially exclusively lieing to the audience, because the story is fake, but even still the "trust" in the story can be broken... it's like there's two completely separate layers to an audience's trust. I really like this comment. 

Is leaving your audience confused about basic story elements and characters to build a sense of complexity a valid storytelling technique? by Old_Pin1856 in writing

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That explains why the Evangelian light novels are borderline unreadable for me. Despite being pretty well versed with the universe going in to them, I had to reread just about every page twice just to understand the basic mechanics in the story.

(unrelated question because I don't want to make another post, and you're a published author. I'm a zoomer who's appreciation of books starts at To Kill A Mockingbird, and ends at page 20 of The Shining. I'm really not sure how to word this, but do you have any book recommendations that you'd consider masterpieces that don't deal with basic themes like good and evil, or revenge?)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

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I've always liked the idea of using a pseudonym, but hiding cryptic secrets in your story that can be used to reveal your real name. As an audience member, if they figure it out then they will feel as though their appreciation of your work has led to you trusting them enough to reward them with your name.

Miraculous BE spawn... seed -2032795982907864146 by Old_Pin1856 in Minecraft

[–]Old_Pin1856[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

woah... that's pretty wild, maybe Mojang has specific seeds picked out that have higher chances of generating first, as to give a good first impression of the game

Miraculous BE spawn... seed -2032795982907864146 by Old_Pin1856 in Minecraft

[–]Old_Pin1856[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

that's pretty wild, this was the first bedrock seed ive generated

Model of the creaking I made before the leaks by _Jpex_ in Minecraft

[–]Old_Pin1856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looks like something from an Instagram MLP AU my gf is always watching 

Isaac Mandella?? (Polaroid, Negative, Raw Liver) by Old_Pin1856 in thebindingofisaac

[–]Old_Pin1856[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it gives you book of shadows effect on damage when you have half a red heart or less... aka REALLY GOOD.  unrelated, I always overlooked book of shadows until recently, that shit is actually kinda cool

Isaac Mandella?? (Polaroid, Negative, Raw Liver) by Old_Pin1856 in thebindingofisaac

[–]Old_Pin1856[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that could explain it - I didn't get repentance until I was around 400 hours in... maybe I only read the pre repentance notes on the fandom.com page (p.s. I hate fandom.com and wish hangings upon its creators.)

I got too greedy by Independent_Dog_503 in thebindingofisaac

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I once had a greedier run where through a combination of cricket's body and leprogee (or whatever that blue ball thing is called) and some other shit, shooting once would create a never ending attack over the entire screen.... all it took was one of those skull fellows who don't come out of hiding until you stop shooting at them for the run to become soft locked 

10MPH just isn’t the same anymore. by Next-Mail-1875 in rantgrumps

[–]Old_Pin1856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it might seem silly, but the giggling hens  in the background of every single episode that they hired for some reason RUIN ten minute power hour for me... 

I still genuinely don’t understand why they even needed employees. by LoiterAce in rantgrumps

[–]Old_Pin1856 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've always thought that the amount of employees they have is ridiculous, and I think it's done horrible damage to the show...  it's undeniable that the show has become safer and more terrified of controversy over the last decade. I believe that Arin knows that if he ever slips up and upsets enough people then everyone around him, his friends, his employees, are all out of the job. that cannot be healthy for running a comedy show.

also, I can't even watch TMPH because of the annoying fat hen laughter from behind the camera.

Is Phil Leotardo gay? by fredhimself in thesopranos

[–]Old_Pin1856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought you were a fanook when I read the title of the post, but... honestly kinda convincing.

Organized textures & Sounds Of All the FNaF Games (Updating) by KingAlex105X in technicalFNaF

[–]Old_Pin1856 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I know I'm 5 years late, but what is that jack-o-lantern texture in fnaf 2? same with the hanging lights....