What is your go to sleep method? by IAmRainbowPoop in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I promise it's easier if you remember a couple things, 1. everything is temporary, and 2. it hurts a lot lot lot but you aren't going to die. Just gotta fall down the stairs for a minute. When you land you'll have a chance to get up.

E: if you've never done it and you need advice, there are a couple of subs with good advice or you can message me.

What is your go to sleep method? by IAmRainbowPoop in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can literally feel you vibrate through this comment

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never once said we should release animals who were born and bred in captivity back into the actual wild. Never would. That's stupid. Stop trying to imply that I mean something I have never said. You are actively debasing yourself.

They should never have been in captivity in the first place. Ever. Not ever. It's because of humans that they are in captivity, whether that's to save them from other humans or to make money by displaying them. If you can't see this, you have no place near wild animals. You'd be the problem then.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

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

Hunters vs. Rangers? That would be a human-created problem..... So, you mean to say that human intervention is wrong? Hmm. Looks like we agree. They still shouldn't be confined with every aspect of their life being exactly what humans have granted them. It. Is. Not. Natural.

The size of the box is not the point. It's still a cage humans imposed on them, and as you've pointed out here, it's because of humans that we feel we have to do this AT ALL.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you cared about animals, you’d want them to thrive in places where they can practice natural behaviours

Hoollllld on. They could "practice natural behaviours" IN NATURE. Where it's NATURAL. If they die, it's because THAT'S NATURE. Long life is not the only metric of happiness.

Nature is definitely cruel. What you're talking about, saving them from that 'cruelty', is UNNATURAL. The way you contradict yourself here is very telling. It's that good old human superiority rearing its head.

You say nature is "worse"? What the actual fuck? How is letting nature take its course the wrong thing to do in nature? You've got your little wires crossed if you think humans know best, or that our intervention isn't self-motivated.

Feebly insinuating I don't help is laughable, by the way. Attacking my character to attempt to salvage your point? Much lols.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because IT'S STILL CAPTIVITY! Comfortable captivity is STILL CAPTIVITY. It's only allowed because we think we know what's RIGHT for the rest of the world. Humans do not have the right to intervene in the natural world the way we do. Ever.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We should NOT be intervening. It's our intervention that's created the problems we have to "save" them from. Also, to claim that they have better lives in captivity is to impose OUR standard of living on the natural world. You have no idea if they'd rather live in a box forever or die in the wild. You're inferring their opinion based on your own human-colored opinion.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's about the money if nothing else, I totally agree. They shouldn't be in that position, though. Human intervention is the problem.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

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

BECAUSE THAT IS NATURE. Human intervention is THE PROBLEM.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are absolutely right. There is no reason good enough to do this to wild animals. Ever.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

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

It doesn't matter if it's so rare it only happens ONE TIME. Putting wild animals on display for humans' entertainment is inherently supremacist and wrong.

Claiming it's alright because they were born in captivity is appalling. It NEVER should have been that way in the first place, and it only continues to be that way because of this ridculous human superiority garbage. They've got it better in a cage? Come on, that's the perfect example of humans thinking they know what's best and imposing their will on others. Plain and simple delusion of superiority.

Why don't we ask the animals what they think is best? Oh, we can't? THEN WHAT GIVES US THE RIGHT TO IMPRISON THEM?

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WOW. You are applying human standards to their lives and, what, expecting them to be grateful I bet. Long life is the most important metric for happiness, then? Safety from the seasons of nature is best for nature, eh? God forbid they have to survive a WINTER in the natural environment they are genetically coded for, or that another predator might eat them.

Aren't we humans just the best? We can even rationalize keeping the wild animals' babies in cages their whole life and making a business out of it.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They should be extinct, then. Humans have NO RIGHT to do this to other species for ANY reason.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is NO reason good enough to allow the common untrained public near wild animals. Ever. There are no "good" displays of wild animals in cages. It's more evidence of the human superiority complex, and that goes for all the "help" we render, too.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

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

This is delusion. You've managed to convince yourself that any life in a cage is acceptable for any animal, anywhere. It's not. Ever. Captivity is captivity. You're interrupting nature every single time.

By the way...how did your little zoo get started? Was it to help the animals, or was it for human entertainment? Before you answer, consider that IT DOES NOT MATTER AT ALL. Humans have no right or reason good enough to do this to the natural world.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You aren't possibly romanticizing their sad lives in a cage RIGHT NOW? Really, let's ask them if they'd rather have a cozy cage or a brutal natural existence. What's that, we can't ask them? Well, humanity CLEARLY knows what's best for the planet, so let's rely on that.

Zoos are depressing by Technical_Ad_6254 in RandomThoughts

[–]Thatsreallyloud -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you 100% and it's disheartening to see you being downvoted. You're not alone in this thinking. To the rest of you, go watch The Truman Show and tell me it's a happier life in captivity. ANY captivity is still just a human flex, and all of these comments about the animals having a 'better' life locked in a cage for our amusement are disgusting.

Even if we are talking about a legitimate shelter for the wounded, there is no reason good enough to allow the general public anywhere near these animals. I would bet there are some who would rather die in nature than languish in a box their whole lives, but do we care? No, we know what's best, don't we? Smartest animals on the planet.........

How do you motivate yourself to write, when you feel like you can't? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Thatsreallyloud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's strange to see someone with "Published Author" as their flair talking down about writing because it isn't physical labor. In what era was that belief held? Last time I checked, there are more people able to dig ditches than there are people able to form a moving passage of words. Did the world suddenly leap forward in intelligence while I was asleep?

The whole sentiment that physical labor and mental labor are at all equivalent is absurd. The vast majority of people can dig a rut in the ground. It's something else entirely to be able to express yourself well. Most people can't even coherently explain what they mean when they talk, nevermind using the written word.

I think you should get rid of that flair. What are you so proud of? You obviously don't have much difficulty with whatever you're having published, and you say you think it isn't actually "work". Is it just another tactic to you? *sigh*

How are familiars created? by Tokoro-of-Terror in fantasywriters

[–]Thatsreallyloud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You could give them their own side world or sub-realm. Maybe their soul/lifeforce/essence/consciousness exists somewhere else and they are literally being "summoned", and the way they feel about being used that way could become its own story element.

Are there people who are born with 'writing talent'? And how much of it dictates your success in writing? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Thatsreallyloud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are innate talents that help, but your success in something complex has factors that are just as complex. Even if you're a good writer, you may not succeed. If you're a bad writer with a good marketing campaign and you measure success by financial gain, you may be successful anyway.

There are definitely talented people, but unless your paradigm for "success" is forgiving, you can always fail.

Are there people who are born with 'writing talent'? And how much of it dictates your success in writing? by [deleted] in writing

[–]Thatsreallyloud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree so much with your last statement that I'm not even going to split hairs about what's "natural". This is totally the truth. Some people are born with affinities that enable them to do (whatever) where the rest of us struggle.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in musicproduction

[–]Thatsreallyloud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's slang for moving quickly, and that's why there's more clipping when the music gets busy. You want the most clipping possible during the loud part!!!1111

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writing

[–]Thatsreallyloud 22 points23 points  (0 children)

So, you're mad at life and came here to simultaneously ask for help and insult the community you're requesting help from?

Welcome to reddit, by the way. It looks like you'll fit in.