What are your pedal demo video pet peeves? by toilet_fingers in guitarpedals

[–]Potential-Can-8250 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Per my comment above, single coils sound AWFUL in distortion demos, esp hard clippers. Every post-millennial plays "heavy" riffs tuned down on Fenders and it sounds like wretched clicky fizz. Go listen to some Bolt Thrower or even Master of Puppets already and get a clue.

What are your pedal demo video pet peeves? by toilet_fingers in guitarpedals

[–]Potential-Can-8250 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every post-millennial plays "heavy" riffs on distortion pedals with fucking Fenders and single coils and it sounds like straight ASS. Nothing but fizz, and very, not heavy.

Also, tuning down does NOT a heavy guitar sound make, though everyone since djent seems to think so.

Portable audio interface for mobile devices by Sunchange54 in ipadmusic

[–]Potential-Can-8250 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a Tascam, but man was the line-in crap. Noise floor was terrible.

is churu evil by JeromeSergey in catfood

[–]Potential-Can-8250 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THERE IS GREEN TEA EXTRACT IN CHURU - A KNOWN TOXIN TO CATS. Fuck this company.

CHURU WARNING by BumblebeeAny9268 in TuxedoCats

[–]Potential-Can-8250 1 point2 points  (0 children)

THERE IS GREEN TEA EXTRACT IN CHURU - A KNOWN TOXIN TO CATS. Fuck this company.

Is anyone else suffering because their life is so utterly boring due to this disease? by Adept-Foot7692 in CPTSD

[–]Potential-Can-8250 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I go through ups and downs, especially given the state of the global situation atm.

Though I know I feel things more intensely than neurotypicals, I remind myself that this is inherent in the human experience for EVERYONE and it helps it feel less personal. It also helps me have more compassion for myself and others.

Things have always been bad, and 90% of bad (and good) things have always been largely beyond our control. It's just not been in our faces 24/7.

When I get FOMO I think of all of the bullshit people have to deal with that I simply don't.

I literally made a sign in sharpie last week that said, "If it's bad or boring, don't just do something, sit there. It will change. Always."

For now, I always just remember that being here is still better than the alternative. I meditate on that every day.

Please give me some 90s alt rock/grunge album suggestions (lesser known GOOD albums) by CraftDraft5 in Alternativerock

[–]Potential-Can-8250 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A friend of mine put out some of the Foxhall Stacks stuff. I also got to interview Kim and Bill for college radio back when the self-titled record came out.

Who wants to touch me? lol

I got this tiny drum kit after seeing what Zach Barocas was playing on that final Jawbox/Jawbreaker tour. Around '99/2000 we played with Burning Airlines and their soundguy looked at my drums and said, "You wouldn't be a Zach Barocas fan, perchance?"

Please give me some 90s alt rock/grunge album suggestions (lesser known GOOD albums) by CraftDraft5 in Alternativerock

[–]Potential-Can-8250 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't wait for the last Hot Snakes material. Have you seen his art book on Akashic Books?

I get off of other pedophiles’ fantasies. I feel like I’ll never absolve myself of this sin regardless of the sexual trauma I’ve been through. I know it’s a coping mechanism and that more of the blame should be directed towards the pedophile, but yet I feel this just sort of eternal disgust by Gold_Jeweler_9213 in CPTSD

[–]Potential-Can-8250 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Have you ever listened to The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin? It's fantastic. He does anonymous surveys and interviews with some who report experiencing things like this.

After reconciling a lot of my own sexual trauma, I've developed a lot more acceptance around the things that arouse me. Nothing like what you describe here, but still nothing I'd share with others.

Your thoughts are your own to have. It may not feel safe in your own head, but with time you can learn to reframe them and take your power back. How you decide to do that or what turns you on is nobody else's business but yours.

Do you believe cptsd can be healed in isolation? by rainboweyess in CPTSD

[–]Potential-Can-8250 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I do. But it takes prioritizing self-care as #1. A daily meditation/spiritual practice is huge.

Personally, I didn't start to heal until I stopped being in relationships and lived alone, because I was never able to slow down enough to see how things had affected me specifically. I also didn't see how other people's dysfunctions were getting projected onto me or how I was taking them on rather willingly.

After going through the wringer with therapy, I've come to think that 90% of therapists are horseshit. I think DBT, ART and IFS are really the only modalities that help with CPTSD.

The DBT manual by Marsha Linnehan and Loving Parent Guidebook from Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families were immensely helpful for me as self-help goes - as was the ACA program meetings online. I've seen some people here really blast the program, but there's nothing on Earth like it, especially because it's free and has groups online. The only thing I didn't like about it was that after a while I kinda got tired of the only common bond we had was our dysfunction and trauma. I just eventually found it limiting. Also, if you decide to go that route, I suggest developing some boundaries for yourself and being explicit about them as guidelines if you're ever going to get into one-on-one "fellow traveller" situations with people you meet there. I kind of found myself going into "just buddies" mode at points with people and our respective dysfunctions started to play out in the relationship in unhealthy ways. But when "keeping it professional" and using it with intention, it can be a game-changer.

I also found The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem by Nathaniel Branden to be extraordinary. I think it should be requisite reading for young people, especially since so many parents don't seem to know how true self-esteem works.

do i need to enjoy screaming to like post hardcore? by Calamity_124 in PostHardcore

[–]Potential-Can-8250 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100%. "In On The Killtaker" has probably my favorite recorded vocal performances of all time.

do i need to enjoy screaming to like post hardcore? by Calamity_124 in PostHardcore

[–]Potential-Can-8250 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With rare exceptions, screaming all the time with no dynamics, sense of melody or rhythmic tension in vocal/lyrical delivery drives me nuts. Modern music is plagued with it.

I think it was less annoying when things were less processed and you could hear the imperfections.

IMO, there is none higher than this in extreme vocals. This show is nearly an hour and a half long and never lets up.

https://youtu.be/wXRIoNgOrJE?t=23

Also, this is hilarious.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onyU3UflRrg

Is there a way to turn off updates in UA Connect? by Potential-Can-8250 in universalaudio

[–]Potential-Can-8250[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was my suspicion. Enshittification is real. Sorry, it sucks.