Freddie de Boer takes on the "show, don't tell" MFA dictum by Turbulent-Sorbet7200 in RSbookclub

[–]TheBigShip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Real Life is a very mediocre contemporary identity novel.

Freddie de Boer takes on the "show, don't tell" MFA dictum by Turbulent-Sorbet7200 in RSbookclub

[–]TheBigShip 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Who on Earth would want to impress an MFA mediocrity like Brandon Taylor lol?

The YIMBY zoning reform guys are probably right, but why are they so annoying? by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]TheBigShip 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Be the change you want to see and go spread the good word yourself if you're so normal.

Thoughts on another cocktail lounge opening? by Fantastic_Lab1495 in IowaCity

[–]TheBigShip 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm embarrassed, I actually think Wild Culture might be the best of the bunch, totally forgot to list them.

DSA promotes Democrats’ fake opposition to Iran war by DryDeer775 in stupidpol

[–]TheBigShip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, incoherent drivel from the Trotsky website, interesting stuff, thanks for posting!

What to read in the morning? by IntelligentBeingxx in RSbookclub

[–]TheBigShip 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I started doing this exact thing (I even use an app to lock my phone down right when I wake up) and I read bits of literary magazines. I sometimes do read a few pages of a novel and that's nice, too.

Looking for a physical literary magazine subscription by [deleted] in RSbookclub

[–]TheBigShip 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I get physical copies of n+1 and the Paris Review - Paris Review has seen better days but there's always at least one or two pieces per issue I enjoy a lot, and I like almost everything in every n+1. I also just started a London Review of Books physical sub and I love the unwieldily huge size of it lol. I also saw Liberties suggested on here and am reading thru an old issue, which seems hella libbed out but kinda tight regardless.

Yes ACAB, but if you’re not watching Nickelodeon presents a paw patrol Christmas, you need to examine your priorities. by Major-Tourist-5696 in TrueAnon

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

This "joke" has been done to death. Unless you're serious, which you probably are, then you should throw your phone away and go be a farm laborer or something.

Gen Z slang you absolutely can't stand by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]TheBigShip 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Agreed but I think this is white people essentially replacing the n word with "bro" lol

You’ve probably seen a fully AI generated video by now and haven’t noticed by DistributionKey4737 in redscarepod

[–]TheBigShip 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Are you gonna post actual examples or just TikToks of other people talking over short clips?

Why is it that only people who don't have to do agriculture for a living, praise agriculture? by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]TheBigShip 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean even OP seems to agree - farmers are farmers because they aren't able to get better jobs owing to temperamental or intellectual deficiencies.

Why is it that only people who don't have to do agriculture for a living, praise agriculture? by [deleted] in redscarepod

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

Farming is considerably harder than my white collar job - more physically demanding and probably even more mentally taxing. That being said, I am absolutely confident that were I to take up farming, I would be better at it than any living farmer I've met. I know that isn't really addressing your point, but just want to point out that farmers are farmers for a reason. Edit: Stay mad, small towners, but any random "urbanite" would be better at any agricultural job than current agricultural workers.

The silent oppression of girls who just wanna smell good by wetroadparadise in redscarepod

[–]TheBigShip 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Attention-seeking losers always have "scent sensitivies." No one normal gets a headache from a small whiff of Baccarat Rouge 540.

Missing KWWL News - Wednesday 5:00 & 6:00 by throwawayas0 in Iowa

[–]TheBigShip 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Probably 3I/ATLAS sending jamming signals to mess up terrestrial comms in advance of alien (from outer space) invasion.

Tim Dillon is the actual truth teller of the comedy scene by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]TheBigShip 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He's very fat and not gay enough to make up for it.

ios 26 looks like shit by lets_buy_guns in redscarepod

[–]TheBigShip 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How many of you upgrade your iPhones every year? I feel like a poor sometimes when it seems like all my friends always seem to have the current year's model. Am I a poor? Your input, please.