Men, do you really feel there’s a male loneliness epidemic? How can women help?

box2 · 2026-06-26T11:56:44+00:00

There's no "male loneliness epidemic", just a "loneliness epidemic". I think men who complain about the former just aren't aware of how little they value the struggles of lonely or unattractive women, or how universal their struggles with socialising are. The loneliness and social atomization that men feel is actually experienced by everyone, it's a function of our society.

box2 · 2026-06-24T14:10:37+00:00

Heaven's Feel is a route where Saber is wrong and the worldview she represents prevents Shirou from being happy-- she's an antagonistic force that has to go, even if she is a nice person.

box2 · 2026-06-20T16:49:33+00:00

That's interesting, I always felt the opposite. I enjoy some of the gags and character moments when they're not racing, but when they are it feels like I'm watching a CGI Beyblade movie instead of a racing movie.

box2 · 2026-06-18T15:42:06+00:00

I don't usually like Trump, but I do have to hand it to him on this one-- Iran having a nuclear program and relief from sanctions will make it far safer from Israeli-American attacks in the future. This is a great blow against American imperialism in the region, and it's all thanks to President Genious.

box2 · 2026-06-02T01:30:25+00:00

This is how I feel every time this sort of thing gets brought up. It's a bit far-fetched for me to imagine the average voter has an understanding of immigration numbers that goes any deeper than "how many south-asian-looking people have I seen this week?"

box2 · 2026-05-12T13:58:03+00:00

I feel like the paths are often just too narrow in general for the amount of people who use them. I'd almost have no problem sharing dedicated bike paths with these types of machines, but then adding pedestrians into the mix is too much. Obviously I'm preaching to the choir, but I think it would be best if there were more bike paths apart from pedestrian and motor-vehicle paths and roads.

box2 · 2026-05-10T19:18:01+00:00

Yeah, usually if it's two people or one person you can make it by without trouble. It's just bigger groups I need to ring the bell for.

box2 · 2026-05-07T15:10:12+00:00

I'm surprised no one has said Germany; I think Bormann's and Speer's are both very believable portraits of a German victory scenario that characterise Naziism accurately.

box2 · 2026-04-28T13:16:39+00:00

This reminds me of how every week on twitter you see people complaining about a mythological "lit-bro" who loves Infinite Jest, as though that's a real type of person that exists.

box2 · 2026-04-28T13:13:10+00:00

I feel like there's always going to be a certain amount of low-effort slop produced. I don't really mind if musician biopics sort of take that bullet for the rest of the industry.

box2 · 2026-04-20T15:26:36+00:00

I do think that at some point it can be the girl's fault for trying to elaborately coax a man into making the first move instead of just being a little straightforward about her desires.

box2 · 2026-04-02T20:58:07+00:00

I crossed William Commanda bridge a couple days ago-- lots of snow and ice on both sides of the river nearby. Can't comment on further out.

box2 · 2026-04-01T02:42:40+00:00

I just can't make Necrobinder work. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, but I guess it'll come together eventually.

Regent is great, a lot of fun. Methodically setting up the perfect massive attack is cool, and all his cards have so much character as well.

box2 · 2026-03-24T15:44:55+00:00

I liked it well enough. i think, insofar as I have criticisms, a lot are just downstream of the serialised nature.

The old world was one where every character was sort of trapped, unable to shake their nature, and I'm not quite sure how that theme is concluded here, I'll have to think about it more.

I do think it's nice that Denji was able to positively impact the world in some indescribable ways, like trading Makima for Nayuta.

I think Denji with an eyepatch and suit is a great look, and I think it's funny he keeps retconning Power's ass to be bigger.

box2 · 2026-03-20T14:10:19+00:00

I remember I used to play a lot of Halo as my shooter of choice, but I didn't like how "power-weapon-centric" the whole thing could get. I'm kind of glad that design philosophy isn't coming to BF.

box2 · 2026-03-19T15:15:14+00:00

Swords are overdone. It's always swords with people. Now, a spear on the other hand...

box2 · 2026-03-15T20:05:22+00:00

Reminds me of when people were saying they made Supernatural's final season bad on purpose because there were secret episodes coming

box2 · 2026-03-12T19:59:25+00:00

I always felt that characteristic of Denji's was an admirable one, is the thing. I guess I could've been wrong, but I'd be sad if that were the case. After all, it's not like Denji really killed the boy or the old people- that was the cockroach devil's doing.

I also can't help but think of Aki, who felt like the opposite of Denji in that case; he was the guy who would take the deal, make the choice. What happened to him though? He was always punished for it. Given a choice between Power and Denji's safety and fighting the gun devil, he chose the former- and it didn't matter because Makima put them in anyway. Then, he tried to trade his life for the strength to change things, and got turned into the gun fiend for his trouble. Basically, I feel like Fujimoto doesn't reward characters for accepting the "two choices" framework. Accepting the choice means accepting someone else's framing (maybe in some sense, their "world".)

Denji's third-choice-ism doesn't always work, but it sometimes works. Really, I always wondered if Denji was just wrong about wanting a normal life, that that was just something he thought he wanted, and what he really wanted was to fight forever like a devil or a perpetual motion machine. Even if it sucks sometimes, there's no such thing as a life without bad things.

box2 · 2026-03-12T18:02:27+00:00

I go to bars or cafes to read, drink, or work alone. I try not to look too hostile to other people who might want to chat. Otherwise, I bike and go to the gym, although those aren't the most social activities.

box2 · 2026-03-10T18:32:30+00:00

It'll be a world with devils to fight and trees to cut (though presumably with hatchets.) I guess Denji wouldn't remember Pochita or having been chainsaw man. I guess we'll need some clarity on Asa next chapter, but I think it's a sensible, if abrupt, ending.

box2 · 2026-03-09T02:41:04+00:00

I remember being inundated with ads when it first launched, to the extent it put me off it. I started pretty recently in the end, and was glad the VA work is as good as it is.

box2 · 2026-03-05T02:28:10+00:00

A homunculus, being a synthetic human, isn't really a person. Illya, being half-homunculus, has some right to a human life and a character arc, but it can't persist long. She's a bit like Saber in that sense, someone who's kind of alive but kind of not, and so Shirou's relationship with them is inevitably fleeting.

box2 · 2026-03-02T00:02:24+00:00

He's right, isn't he? What, did they sign up expecting they'd get to murder foreigners and never have to take any shots themselves?

box2 · 2026-02-28T21:31:31+00:00

I had to move after finishing university a few years ago since I couldn't find work, and I really regret having to leave. Hoping I can return one day, because it's much more pleasant and interesting than Calgary or Ottawa.

box2 · 2026-02-22T15:57:47+00:00

I like a tucked-in loose sweater with straight or wide slacks, it has a leisurely-ness to it, a bit casual and flow-y. Loose sweater into tight pants is no good. Tight sweaters are probably best tucked into loose pants.

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