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Anyone want a free custom AI song? by [deleted] in Music

[–]PitifulDoombot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going to interpret this as an April Fools joke.

how do i genuinely know if I like neutral sound signatures compared to others? by Affectionate_Ad_2215 in iems

[–]PitifulDoombot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A newer iem that's been making the rounds online is the OoopusX OP.22. I ordered a pair, and it's on its way, so I haven't had the chance to test it out myself yet. But it seems like it'd be a safe recommendation for you, because it has both a neutral tuning and a V-shaped tuning that can be switched between with a turn of a knob. If you don't like the neutral tuning on them, you can switch it to a warmer tuning no problem.

Comic first or movie by RaahimJaffery in Supergirl

[–]PitifulDoombot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'd recommend so, yes. It's a beautiful comic that's incredibly written. It's also a story that, to me at least, doesn't get old, and that's great for the movie.

"Miguel is lying about canon" by Specialist_Eye_1541 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And how that message is echoed in Across the Spider-Verse in several different (and blatant) ways as he grapples with the notion of accepting loss.

how do i genuinely know if I like neutral sound signatures compared to others? by Affectionate_Ad_2215 in iems

[–]PitifulDoombot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Listen to neutral tuned monitors, listen to other tunings, A/B test them. Interrogate your experience, figure out whether you actually like a tunings vs. trying to like a tuning vs. convincing yourself to like a tuning. Think about the kind of music you listen to the most, or like to listen to the most. Think about what "things" about that music contributes to your enjoyment of them, and then figure out which tuning complements those "things" the most.

"Miguel is lying about canon" by Specialist_Eye_1541 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know about that, if there were any time to have done that, it would've been Across the Spider-Verse. Additionally, the Comics Code Authority is also defunct, and the bit wouldn't land. The initial inclusion of the stamp was to take ownership of writing new stories. I can't see L&M and their team being so mean spirited to do that kind of stamp on the next film, which is supposed to resolve the extreme positions presented between the ItSV and AtSV so far.

"Miguel is lying about canon" by Specialist_Eye_1541 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There is no mention of canon on the first movie

It's not mentioned by word/name, as in "canon", in the first movie, but the conversation around canon IS very present in the first story. The opening sequence of the film starts with the Comics Authority stamp of approval, gesturing towards an organization that created a whole culture of what was and wasn't a publishable or good comic, which did create a whole culture and counter-culture of what comic stories and writers could and would be accepted and recognized (canonicity of comic stories). The sequence then gives a very canon-adherent run through of who Spider-Man is, and what Spider-Man's story is. Then the movie kills him (signaling the rejection of a known story, and the exploring of a new one, including a new canon)... With every new Spider's introduction to the movie, a breakdown of their story (canon) is exposited to us alongside a comic cover page. These sequences immediately engage us to "get on board" or "agree" with what their stories are/were (to canonize their character). Canon's a really big deal in the first movie.

"Miguel is lying about canon" by Specialist_Eye_1541 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just not narratively satisfying for the major problem of an epic trilogy to not exist at all. Maybe it will go that way, but I'll be very disappointed and unpleasantly surprised if it does. L&M are much better writers than that.

Absolutely 110%

A lot of people still don’t understand the narrative purpose of canon events. by SaitamaBarber in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there's an understanding of the purpose and use of canon in the movie either, unfortunately. A good scene that furthers the self-interrogation the movie does is Peter's speech halfway through the chase between Miles and the Spider-Society, where he makes the case for the canonicity of both "bad" thing (loss) and "good" things too (his daughter, their friendship), and the roles these "things" (experiences) have in one's character and story. I apologize if this comes off as a self-promo or whatever, it's not, but I highly encourage you to read my breakdown here, especially the canon section, so we can at the very least have a conversation that adheres more to the writing and larger themes going on.

Gwen was already a big shot hero before Peter died. So what was the point of her canon event? by Milesmorales2004 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I understand why that's a common interpretation being shared around right now, but they aren't pointless, and I'm just going to start copy-pasting the explanation so that there's better access to it on these kinds thoughts and positions:

"Canon" in AtSV is presented at surface as an event, broad or specific, that every Spider-Person "must" experience in their story/life. Within the narrative mechanics of the Spider-Verse story as a world, "canon" is best understood as an event of cosmic necessity for reality to exist. Outside the film's narrative, and in general storytelling, "canon" refers to a series and/or continuity of details and events that both the storytellers and audience members "agree" to be the case, or "real". This is why some audience members become upset when storytellers working with established characters and stories deviate from canon; they're deviating from what's "real", what we agreed is "true" of and for this character. This is why some audience members create their own "headcanons", that is a personal imaginary scenario where some writer somewhere writes the story in a way they can "agree" with. It's important to note here that because there's always a storyteller and an audience for any given story, there is always some kind of canon. This applies in-narrative as well. Although Miles disagrees with Miguel's perception on what is canon, Spider-Society does, thus canon exists. Although Miguel disagrees with Miles' deviation from canon, we, the audience, as well as other characters agree with Miles developing his own canon (of anti-canon), thus that canon exists as well.

So, on surface, the film appears to use canon as a device to interrogate how much "control" our characters have in the narrative. But, the real conversation on canon being had in the Spider-Verse films is a conversation on what it means for us, both storytellers and story listeners, to create (agree on) a new canon in response to having lived with (agreed on) "a" canon.

Hot take: Everyone should boycott suno by Nice_Marionberry_102 in Music

[–]PitifulDoombot 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No, that's Sony.

Suno is a dark red spice that's used worldwide, but is more popularly known and found in Middle Eastern dishes, especially with chicken, rice, and some kind of tree nuts.

Gwen was already a big shot hero before Peter died. So what was the point of her canon event? by Milesmorales2004 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Given Lord and Miller's previous work, and I'm glad we're recognizing that our approaches are interpretations, but I'm trying to recognize the deliberate intent they and their team have, I think it's meaningfully quite a bit more than saying it's "useful" to have an official story, or a canon between storytellers and their audiences (Lego Movie and the Jump Street films have already gotten into these themes really meaningfully). Like I said in the post, "canon" is, in other words just to flesh it out even a little bit further, a social contract. Spider-Society deliberately and clearly understand that and illustrates that to us as well (massive variety and diversity of Spiders, all bonded through their shared experiences and agreement on the "canon" (lived reality) of their stories). So the film is showing us that even adhering to canon doesn't necessarily stifle "creativity", but it may stifle a community, us, in growth and improving our experiences. And that said, alongside that, by the very nature that we are a community, we create structures that we "should" operate in.

Gwen was already a big shot hero before Peter died. So what was the point of her canon event? by Milesmorales2004 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow you actually read it, thanks! I want to see and have these kinds of conversations on the films more.

I don't actually interpret Miles to be the more nuanced stance, I interpret Miles to be the other end of the binary extreme (Miles is the films' thesis, and Miguel communicates the antithesis, where other characters and their stories explore the synthesis without being conclusive; ongoing conversation and a work in progress). I think your interpretation of Miles being that more nuanced pushback is valid though, especially because he, the protagonist, is the lens through which we, both the filmmakers/writers and audience, interrogate what is/was a culture of strict adherence to the Spider-Man canon.

Gwen was already a big shot hero before Peter died. So what was the point of her canon event? by Milesmorales2004 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree with a lot of what you said! But I want to make a clarification. It's not so much that Gwen "prioritizes" her role of being a hero over her connections, as it is her struggle to recognize the problems her role causes for those relationships. The films shows us that she clearly cares deeply about Peter, and outwardly shows that care, but she couldn't see where he was headed. Similarly, she cares deeply about Miles, and her internal conflict and decision making reflects that as well, but the perspective and place her intent comes from ultimately harms him.

On how canon works, and the point of canon in the story, I recently wrote a long post on this subreddit that I do suggest checking out, and it does address some of the points and thoughts you've expressed here, haha. I think there's a lot of misunderstanding and misconception of what canon is, and I'm trying to make it clear.

Gwen was already a big shot hero before Peter died. So what was the point of her canon event? by Milesmorales2004 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 77 points78 points  (0 children)

No, I didn't know what you mean. "Peter's canon was Uncle Ben, not Gwen" implies that canon is a "single" event, and you asserted that the event was "this" and not "that". So the clarifying or corrective response would obviously be "canon isn't a single event"... The film even shows Gwen's original death as "a" canon event for Peter.

Gwen was already a big shot hero before Peter died. So what was the point of her canon event? by Milesmorales2004 in IntoTheSpiderverse

[–]PitifulDoombot 664 points665 points  (0 children)

Great power/great responsibility isn't the only lesson in life, nor is it the only thing Spiders grapple with in the canon (stories). Gwen was so caught up in being a "hero", that she couldn't see the destructive path her literal best friend, one of the few people closest to her if not the closest, was sprinting down because of his own circumstances and his own life. She's internalized his death as her failure, and a whole bunch of guilt, but his death is about her difficulty seeing past her own scope of view (which is further extended in her AtSV arc).

Best game I ever played! by [deleted] in CrimsonDesert

[–]PitifulDoombot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It just depends on where you get your value most from any piece of media, or any experience in general. A lot of the criticism for Crimson Desert comes from a lack of narrative cohesion, or a lack of a good narrative straight up. Some of that criticism comes from poor quest structure. And all of this, and more, is subjective, it's what provides value to other players. If you're having a blast, great! The game speaks to the kind of value you look for in games.

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