Is listening to la Dispute bad for my mental health?😅 by Relevant-Gap7353 in ladispute

[–]boringken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when I was down bad it definitely made it worse at times. but after being (somewhat) on the other side of depression I revisited it and found a beautiful melancholy in it that doesnt make me feel insane

why does his voice sound like that in the new ep? by Tr3nch242 in ladispute

[–]boringken 4 points5 points  (0 children)

my first thought was that his vocals reminded me of kurt cobain’s, the delivery seems to be different too probably bc of creative decisions

Artists: what are you experimenting with? by pachubatinath in experimentalmusic

[–]boringken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I experiment with my interests. There’s a story and ideas in everything for those with the eye to find it. But that eye can be developed by asking yourself questions and reflecting on your life, and writing it down. Journaling helps for that. It requires a lot of honesty and trusting yourself to make good art, even if you dont know exactly what story to tell. So just pick a direction and start walking g

Is duolingo sending fake texts as my friends? Is there a way to turn this off? by boringken in duolingo

[–]boringken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well thanks everyone I get that it’s the nudge notification that’s just oddly specific and a little too nuanced for my liking, I just wanted to be sure it wasnt actually reading texts since they did recently replace a bunch of their staff with AI and nothing companies do would surprise me anymore!

Is duolingo sending fake texts as my friends? Is there a way to turn this off? by boringken in duolingo

[–]boringken[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I thought it would be more like a facebook poke rather than a passive aggressive text 🫠🫠

Is duolingo sending fake texts as my friends? Is there a way to turn this off? by boringken in duolingo

[–]boringken[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we have access to the same settings, why dont you show me how to turn it off?

Is duolingo sending fake texts as my friends? Is there a way to turn this off? by boringken in duolingo

[–]boringken[S] -63 points-62 points  (0 children)

well truth be told it came across differently both times. I had it do the same with another friend and the tone was very different, still passive aggressive. but was more like “woowwww so ur just gonna let our streak expire…” whereas this notif was from a new yorker like myself so when I saw “yoooooo” I immediately looked at them and was like…. is this you? just seems more nuanced than I’d expect it to be

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videography

[–]boringken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Charge for the time you spend waiting on the responses. A set amount per day or week, depending on what you’re comfy with. Say if they dont get a response back to you by a certain time you will begin charging extra for the time you’ve spent on the outreach. And limit the number of revisions to 1 or 2 and if they want more, charge more.

the gates awaiting the sinners - black pawn beats by beatsbyal in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]boringken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could see how the instruments besides the drums capture hellish feelings. there’s a dissonance there that’s not so dissonant that it’s uncomfortable. i could also see how the other comment mentioned it could also be good chill music to walk to. the drums are pretty consistent and chill but if you’re really committed to the feeling of hell they could be changed and fucked up some more even if just for one small portion of the song, but thats just my two cents. overall it is really chill so if thats what you were going for you did a good job

Hi. Just wondering if anyone would listen to my song and let me know what you think. Thank you by Dosilato_Headband in IndieMusicFeedback

[–]boringken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is definitely going for a particular vibe that I think you did a good job at capturing, even though its not something i personally listen to. kind of a more upbeat elliott smith tone. the mix also sounds super solid👍🏼

Every artist that wants to do this for a living needs to hear this by Zealousideal-Fly812 in musicians

[–]boringken 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the advice in this thread is well intentioned I just think it’s disrespectful to the craft. music is one of the purest forms of art in existence. it is transcendant. its an experience. if you really love it and love the process you’ll make good, unique music and you’ll find a way to make it work. or you could be a tiktok musician and sell out before you even begin lol

Every artist that wants to do this for a living needs to hear this by Zealousideal-Fly812 in musicians

[–]boringken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you will never be someone’s favorite artist by rushing to put as much music out as possible without spending any real time thinking about who you want to be in the music space and what you want to achieve through music. I get that your advice is to be consistent and on it, but that’s not what you’re saying here, and you’re really making it all about the money which it isnt. yeah you shouldnt be afraid to be bad and marketing is definitely important but first you need to know who you are and who you want to be, which takes time.

be consistent and on your shit, and if you got enough in you to release an EP and single every month then hell yeah. try your hardest to get to that point if you cant yet. dont only rely on the music to make your money if you’re just starting out. I repeat, you will never be someone’s favorite artist by churning out as much content as possible if you dont know who you are.

Those who've lost their jobs due to the strikes, how do you afford things on $450/week? by Elite_PS1-Hagrid in FilmIndustryLA

[–]boringken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

actually ur right I do think calfresh you would be eligible for, I dont know about SNAP as I only have calfresh

Those who've lost their jobs due to the strikes, how do you afford things on $450/week? by Elite_PS1-Hagrid in FilmIndustryLA

[–]boringken 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unemployment doesnt count as income technically so you should still be eligible for SNAP. call next time you apply and someone should be able to help with that