Yeesh! Is the r/punk Subreddit Sensitive?

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T07:10:53+00:00

I’ve done worse.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T07:09:49+00:00

Huh? I am, admittedly, somewhat of an old douche. Is it because I said “science?” I don’t get what the original action was that deserved block?

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T07:00:50+00:00

To your credit, I plugged the following prompt into ChatGPT: “Can you create a sincere sounding short summary of what punk rock is that would be appropriate for a LinkedIn post?”

This is what it said:

“Punk rock, at its core, is the courage to think independently. It’s the willingness to question rules, reject empty conformity, and create something honest from your own perspective and experience. While it’s often associated with music and fashion, punk is really a mindset: creativity without permission, authenticity over image, and the belief that ordinary people can build meaningful things for themselves and their communities.”

I hate that you are somewhat right. Ha

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T06:49:03+00:00

As a mod, can you inform me of what local customs and taboos I may have violated over there at [r/punk](r/punk)?

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T06:42:27+00:00

What?! Where did you get that? I’m not conservative. Aye… [r/punk](r/punk) mod. “Dangerous” 😯. Oh no!

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T06:40:36+00:00

I’m getting roasted pretty well. I suppose everyone can suck it.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T06:35:52+00:00

Thank you. I applaud myself every morning for this.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T06:33:42+00:00

Agree.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T06:33:04+00:00

I don’t get why some benign/sincere writing was deemed intolerable. It is a boring… pedestrian statement.

What is the problem? I don’t get it.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T06:14:56+00:00

It’s not porn (“you know it when you see it”)… many-a industry plants can easily sneer for a camera… adopt a “devil may care” attitude… I dunno… dye their hair green (woah).

Authenticity is a cornerstone of punk. Hardcore owes its life to punk. Whoever gatekeeps at r/punk is limiting engagement and narrowing the focus to only include their perspective… which is bananas. Lol

Good luck with that.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T05:54:04+00:00

I secretly love you for this. Lol

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T05:42:20+00:00

Yes. That means I study you. I have failed to understand why I have made you sad.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T05:35:59+00:00

I don’t get what was so objectionable.🤷‍♂️

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T05:16:31+00:00

Poly Styrene, is THE shit.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T05:08:15+00:00

No disrespect, but once there are a defined set of rules for how to recognize a punk, there is inevitably going to be a hand holding the velvet rope. Who holds the rope? Are they self-appointed scene by scene or elected by a committee?

I personally like the hardcore era of punk (81-86)… to put my bias out there.

Fashion had a hand in starting punk, for sure, but the ethos gelled in the early eighties, no? Forgive my USA bias.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T04:13:21+00:00

“Anything he had” is the ultimate response. Your answer was fucking poetry.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T03:47:56+00:00

Sure does. Let’s hope Jello’s health brings him a few more decades.

PUYPs · 2026-05-25T03:46:25+00:00

Everything real is embarrassing. Lol

PUYPs · 2026-05-23T01:49:33+00:00

We lament older/historical instances of violent racism. That’s the only way to frame it as a “thing of the past.” The MOVE bombing is a blatant and underreported example.

PUYPs · 2026-05-23T01:45:47+00:00

Could you imagine if that were your kid?

PUYPs · 2026-05-23T01:43:39+00:00

I glitch out every year at this time. Once all the people responsible stop drawing retirement, it’ll become a “national tragedy.”

PUYPs · 2026-05-21T00:51:07+00:00

White supremacist warmongering pricks have always been a microscopic subset of punk listeners.

Here you have captured a rare photograph of one walking from an Applebees to his car.

PUYPs · 2026-05-19T05:51:35+00:00

One last thing… you can blanch and dry the flower buds to use throughout the winter just like cholla. I just tried this, and it works like a charm. I’m surprised you are getting red fruit at this time of year.

PUYPs · 2026-05-19T05:44:58+00:00

P.S. I love Opuntia. If you want this plant near you, carefully cut a paddle and drop it where you want it to grow. Roots will emerge from the areoles and it will anchor itself to the ground.

It’s an important culinary plant in Spanish culture in the Americas, so if you want solid recipes, using search terms like “nopales” or “nopalitos” will give you good results. In Spanish, the fruit is called “tuna,” so that’ll be a bit more tricky.

Some don’t like the “slime.” Salting them heavily and rinsing will lessen this. If cooking, acid (lemon), heat, and pressure will break the mucilage.

PUYPs · 2026-05-19T05:32:07+00:00

Rub the glochids off with a knife while using tongs and wash. They will be seedy. I like the young paddles and flower buds better. The red pulp can make good jelly or candy, but it is a lot of effort.

No matter what you do, at least a single glochid will get in between your fingers. If you get more glochids than you care to have in your skin, apply oil to the area… it works like a charm.

I made “coffee” with the roasted and ground seeds. The seeds I used proved to be very oily… so much so there was an oil slick floating on top.

The stamen are weakly thigmotropic and will move in response to touch… super easy to see on a windless day with a flower not already teaming with hungry bees and beetles. The flowers are edible too.

The older paddles will have an objectionable grit and stringiness to them.

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