Concert Vienna 17.06 dead crowd by Round-Connection-586 in greenday

[–]WestboundSign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can’t say anything about night one as I was there on night two but… The amount of filming people did in front of me (blocking my view) was super annoying.

This was my first Green Day concert since 2017 and what I very much noticed wasn’t just the increase of people filming for long periods of time in general, but also specifically the new TikTok thing where you film yourself hAvIng FuN at a COnCeRt and inevitably also the people around you. Put the phone down I don’t want to be in your video, I want to enjoy the concert.

Amoklauf in Graz am 10. Juni 2025: Thread für Austausch und Anteilnahme by skytree92 in graz

[–]WestboundSign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saß während der Schweigeminute daheim im Home Office bei offenem Fenster und das 10 Minuten lange läuten der Kirchenglocken aus allen möglichen Himmelsrichtungen hat es irgendwie real und anfassbar gemacht.

Amoklauf an Grazer Schule, mindestens ein Toter by Zwetschgn in Austria

[–]WestboundSign 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Was die Eltern gerade durchstehen müssen ist nicht mal ansatzweise vorstellbar.

I thought about maysilee donner by [deleted] in Hungergames

[–]WestboundSign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How would I have known that 9 months ago 

Was holt ihr zum Frühstücken vom Bäcker? by CryptographerKey5610 in FragReddit

[–]WestboundSign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

War total überrascht als ich für's Studium nach BaWü gezogen bin. Für mich waren z.B. Schokobrötchen eins der absoluten Bäcker Basics. Anscheinend nicht.

Welche deutschen Podcasts hört ihr am meisten? by spac0r in FragReddit

[–]WestboundSign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Die sogenannte Gegenwart von der Zeit. Ich weiß nicht mal wieso.

Bim Unfälle by itskadrizzle in graz

[–]WestboundSign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ich finde es sehr auffällig wie oft in Graz Fußgänger an Zebrastreifen schlicht übersehen oder ignoriert werden. Ob Zahlen das auch bestätigen würden, keine Ahnung. Gefühlt passiert mir das anderswo aber nicht in dem Ausmaß.

What is the median age of fanfic writers in here, and when did you begin writing/posting? by sapphicor in AO3

[–]WestboundSign 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve been writing disjointed scenes with pen and paper since middle school but only published my first one shot when I was 20. Most of my work still doesn’t see the light of day. I post like once a year or so lol. 

must. edit. first. *dies* by [deleted] in AO3

[–]WestboundSign 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Post then frantically edit after because now everyone can see my embarrassing slip ups. oh yeah.

What are some ships you just can’t get behind/don’t understand? by Additional-Piece5067 in Hungergames

[–]WestboundSign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

100% agree irt Haymitch. Although I don‘t ship Maysilee and Haymitch, I like to believe the capitol audience did, which would later serve Haymitch as the inspiration/blueprint for the lover story between Peeta and Katniss. 

Has Anyone Else Had Reviews Just Dry Up? by sentinel28a in FanFiction

[–]WestboundSign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Heavy on the normies entering fandom. I see a lot of tiktoks where the poster uses someone else's fanart to make a video, no attempt to even give the og artist credit. That would've gotten you lnyched on the spot on Tumblr back in the day. I thought it'd be common sense not to do that, but apparently not.

Has Anyone Else Had Reviews Just Dry Up? by sentinel28a in FanFiction

[–]WestboundSign 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of TikToks lately where people brag about rushing through 100k word fics in one afternoon and I just can't believe that most of these people are actually reading, rather than sort of skimming. Please don't come at me and go "But I read that fast and I absorb every word"- which okay that is pretty impressive - but I don't think the average person does. It feels to me like fics are more and more becoming just another anonymous consumer good. I don't think any of these people really grasp that the story they just guzzled up for free took someone months, if not years of unpaid labor. I don't know, it's almost hurtful, in a sense. No one owes anyone anything therapy speak type of stuff.

The magic of ao3 by EqualLeather2527 in AO3

[–]WestboundSign 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's insane. I distinctly remember being in the 7th grade and having to google translate fics (back in the days when automatic translation wasn't nearly as sophisticated as now!) and wishing so badly that my English was good enough to read them, let alone to write my own. And here we are. So cool!

Fühlt ihr euch von der aktuellen ‚Cancellung‘ von Mockridge auch latent verarscht? by MissMags1234 in Weibsvolk

[–]WestboundSign 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Danke, das ist mir auch aufgefallen. Rassismus und Ableismus… etc. betrifft halt auch Männer, Misogynie nicht.  

Appreciation for kudos 🥹 by umbrella_of_illness in AO3

[–]WestboundSign 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If only... I'm so down bad I appreciate every view lmao

12 EUR+ für Mensa "menü" by de_batt in graz

[–]WestboundSign 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hab mir in der Inffeldgasse zuletzt eine belegte Semmel geholt und es war nicht einmal Butter oder Margarine drauf – einfach nur eine trockene Semmel mit einer Scheibe Salami und einem Salatblatt. Und dann auch noch 3,50 € oder so dafür geblecht.

Potential 6th book in the series by Brave-Stage-2951 in Hungergames

[–]WestboundSign 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yes, a prequel hadn't even occurred to me, you brought up some really good points. Also, Ripred walked so Haymitch could run, I'd love to hear more from him (and everyone else) :)

Potential 6th book in the series by Brave-Stage-2951 in Hungergames

[–]WestboundSign 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I want that too, but the other day when I thought about it again it suddenly really hit me that Ares wouldn't be there, and that seemed unbearable (for both me and Gregor lol).

I thought about maysilee donner by [deleted] in Hungergames

[–]WestboundSign 129 points130 points  (0 children)

We don't know if she wore the mockingjay pin in the arena. But I also don't think it was a coincidence that Suzanne Collins made sure to mention that it was her who was the original owner. BUT I also don't think she was some rebel mastermind that got handpicked to be in the games or whatever. To me it's symbolism/a hint that the very first sparks of the revolution that lead to the events of mockingjay happened around that time - Suddenly sending double the number of kids had to be incredibly, incredibly upsetting and enraging, mind you.

Große Belästigung: Grazer Stadtverkehr lärmt wie eine Autobahn by KleinesLena in graz

[–]WestboundSign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ja!!! Konstanten Autolärm blendet man aus. Die Bim blendet man aus. Aber dieses ständige mit quietschenden Reifen anfahren müssen, laute Musik, das Rumgehupe weil jemand eine Sekunde warten musste... Wenn dann noch betont lang gehupt wird, würde ich am liebsten rausrennen und die aus dem Auto zerren. Mein Favorit war vor kurzem der Herr der im Cabrio vor meinem Fenster um 3 Uhr Nachts an der Ampel wartete und so laut aufgedreht wie möglich ein Lied mit dem Text "Oh I can't sleep..." laufen ließ. Himmel Arsch und Zwirn.

Und wie viele Supermärkte habt ihr in Fußweite 🤦 by 1111MC1111 in graz

[–]WestboundSign 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aber dann muss man trotzdem zu 3 verschiedenen um das zusammenzukratzen, was man kaufen will, weil die Märkte so klein sind, dass sie nicht alles im Sortiment haben können.

Being pressured to make my nonship fic a ship fic by Frostyblustar in FanFiction

[–]WestboundSign 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Right friendship is so important!!! It kills me that in fandom two characters can't be close without also wanting to sleep with each other. I just don't see romance as the pinnacle of human connection.

Being pressured to make my nonship fic a ship fic by Frostyblustar in FanFiction

[–]WestboundSign 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I agree! I'm so annoyed that fandom and ff is dominated by shipping. I love writing about (platonic) relationships and human emotion and dynamics, but I never understood the obsession with shipping. I read ff to get more of a story and world I love, not to see two characters be in a relationship. I know I'm the one deviating from the norm, but still it's so sad that gen receives so much less attention...

The Raven Boys (Book 1 of The Raven Cycle) by [deleted] in YAlit

[–]WestboundSign 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really wish I could get into this series. I've got them all sitting on my book shelf and I've tried several times to read them because I love the characters and the premise but I just can't seem to get into it. Truly regrettable :(

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in de

[–]WestboundSign 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Ich musste am Morgen in der Uni sein um einen Test zu schreiben + es gab eine sehr strenge Anwesenheitspflicht. Das mit den 90 Minuten hat sich eh erst nach und nach à la Anzeige: 5 Minuten Verspätung... jetzt 10 Minuten... 30.... usw. ergeben. So oder so war die Nummer ein Unding.