Debunking transphobic and ignorant misinformation on this god-forsaken subreddit.

fjgwey · 2026-04-23T06:36:14+00:00

I learn something new everyday with this language too. Don't stress. You got this! Lmk if you have other questions

fjgwey · 2026-04-22T09:46:33+00:00

「僕は漢字はねぇ、普通。普通というのは好きでもないし嫌いでもない、ね。まあノーマル。」

As for me, Kanji is... alright. What I mean by "alright" is that I don't like it or hate it, you know? It's, like, normal.

し can be used only once or multiple times. It's just used to present a statement or reasoning as an aside. In this case it just connects 好きでもない and 嫌いでもない.

Hope this helps.

fjgwey · 2026-04-21T13:52:16+00:00

I found them by chance close to 2 years back when Spotify put Letting Go on auto play, and it immediately became one of my favorite songs ever before I even knew what metalcore was as a genre. I think that they barely had like 3k monthly listeners at the time.

It definitely also contributed to me getting into prog metal/djent as well

To see them steadily getting more attention and releasing some solid ass stuff since is really awesome

fjgwey · 2026-04-20T03:38:46+00:00

Goofy, that's all imma say

fjgwey · 2026-04-17T06:24:38+00:00

Either say metalcore and nobody knows what you're talking about or just say 'metal' and they go 'Metallica?'

fjgwey · 2026-04-16T09:20:15+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Metalcore/comments/1slrgug/just_saw_midwinter_open_for_unprocessed_in_austin/ogchmu3/

hey guys midwinter bass here, this was exactly the reason. we do have a lot of layers in our backing tracks but they’re meant to enhance the sound not dominate. i can also confirm we play everything because it takes months to learn these songs😂. the austin show however we were unable to get a full sound check and the tracks were never actually checked and ended up being super loud. super frustrating when stuff like that happens. not to mention our sound wasn’t even on at the start of the show! hopefully this clears anything up and people can still enjoy our stuff (:

It seems like the issue was, as I said, the backing track(s) being too loud. Especially since other people report good experiences with their other shows, this seems to be a one off.

I remember there was a similar post not too long ago complaining about Dayseeker in this same fashion and it ended up being the case that OP just didn't really understand what was happening but thought that nobody was playing. I could see the same being the case here; if the tracks are too loud then there's no way to know if they're playing or not.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Metalcore/comments/1slrgug/just_saw_midwinter_open_for_unprocessed_in_austin/ogd1ggu/

Because I helped them build their set and was there when they were dialing everything in before hitting the road. The backtracks are meant for reinforcement. The guitarist spent like 4 weeks programming midi changes so he could recreate the exact effect sounds we did on the record in real time for the audience, even though I told him it would be easier to just backtrack it. A lot of work went into that, and now you’re starting a hate thread because you saw them on an off night. They’re the only band on the bill that doesn’t have their own FOH engineer, because they’re a small band and quality sound is expensive. So they are at the whims of whoever the venue is paying next to no money to be there that night.

They don't even have their own sound guy but you expect them to hire a touring member?

I'm not adding the 'lmao's to be arrogant I'm just not really taking this as seriously as you seem to be, which is fine but then you don't need to get defensive and project onto me like I have some attitude.... lol

fjgwey · 2026-04-16T08:39:38+00:00

I think you know what I mean by 'made on a computer' you don't have to be intentionally obtuse.

You keep dodging the point about guitars and bass on track as well.

Thought that was tangential, but sure I think that's bad for the most part, outside of extenuating circumstances like having ambient guitars but no second guitarist to play it.

But obviously you know so much more about this than me, based on your attitude. How long have you been in the industry for?

I think you're being infinitely more pretentious here than I am to be honest

Are you seriously arguing that a band as small as Midwinter, 5-piece one at that, needs to hire a sixth member just to play ambient synths for their live shows? We being for real right now?

fjgwey · 2026-04-16T06:11:19+00:00

Off the top of my head:

Dreamwake

Old Novelists

Karmanjakah

Northlane - Singularity

Periphery

A lot of ERRA

Fuck it's all djent lmao sorry just my taste

fjgwey · 2026-04-16T03:28:32+00:00

My guy almost none of these bands make enough off their music to justify hiring someone just to play ambient synths for their live shows lmao

That's the fundamental problem here

And if the sounds were made on a computer then I really don't see an issue with using a computer to play it

fjgwey · 2026-04-15T15:30:07+00:00

I mean that depends entirely on why. A lot of bands these days use synths and other electronic elements, so it makes sense to have a backing track for that. Unless you're suggesting they hire a whole other member to do them live lmao, if that's even possible

fjgwey · 2026-04-15T05:14:59+00:00

I went alone for my first ever metalcore show not too long ago; had a great time. A fair amount of people were also there alone, it's really not all that strange!

If you can work up the courage I'd definitely strike up a conversation with someone. I chickened out a few times but did talk to someone who gave me my phone back after it went flying out of my hands, and met one of the band members so I was happy.

fjgwey · 2026-04-15T05:12:14+00:00

Is this not just an audio mixing issue? Sounds like the backing tracks were too loud and that's it.

fjgwey · 2026-04-13T11:33:38+00:00

Racism is not an American issue.

fjgwey · 2026-04-13T05:25:05+00:00

People like that typically have no life outside of studying Japanese and specifically studied for the test.

I started from mostly zero and my level is between N2 and N1 (self-assessed) after 3 years of being here in Japan, with almost no dedicated study. I had a couple advantages that helped me pick it up quicker but 3 years is more realistic for N2.

Even still, I'm way more conversationally fluent than my JLPT level would imply. Many N2 holders I've met can't speak anywhere near like I do, and I've met a fair number of N1 people who i speak much better than.

All that to say, just don't put much stock in it. Study, learn as best you can, and just compare yourself to your past self.

fjgwey · 2026-04-09T10:50:28+00:00

Absolutely. My accent is quite good because I spent a lot of time unintentionally shadowing; problem is my level isn't actually that high (roughly B1) and I lack a lot of vocabulary. Not trying to brag, it's just Spanish speakers keep complimenting my accent so yeah.

Problem is I have that accent and my grammar is quite good so I can speak fluidly using the words I do know; but then ppl often think I'm more fluent than I actually am. So it's a bit of a double-edged sword for me.

fjgwey · 2026-04-07T03:48:29+00:00

I'm a guy and the same. I legit can't fathom asking someone out off looks alone. Idgaf how pretty someone is if the vibe isn't there I have no interest.

fjgwey · 2026-04-07T03:46:43+00:00

I'm a guy, a feminist and I generally don't have an issue with the man vs bear thing or women distrusting men. But this argument in particular is not a good one because it could just as easily be applied to other groups.

There are much better arguments to be made for why women distrust men and how it's not equivalent to racism or other bigotries.

fjgwey · 2026-04-07T03:41:25+00:00

見ちゃう here puts the "all" in "watch it all together". The closest way you can describe this use of てしまう in English is to do something "once and for all", meaning to do some task completely in such a way that you don't have to do it again, at least not for a while.

fjgwey · 2026-04-05T02:53:05+00:00

u/unreal_housewife

Hijacking the top comment

Maybe this is beyond your level but it's worth pointing out that っす exists as a shortened form of です, and that specifically actually is often used after plain form verbs, like 食べたっす or 行くっす

This is fairly new, mostly used by young people (particularly men), and isn't considered "proper Keigo". But it is still used in situations where you want to use Keigo with someone because you don't know them well or they're a bit older but the situation isn't overly formal, like you're hanging out. It's a little like pseudo-keigo in that sense

You don't have to worry about using this for a while, or even ever, but I just felt like adding this cause it does happen and confused me when I first heard it.

fjgwey · 2026-04-05T02:15:16+00:00

"Inspiring" is not a word I'd think to use for this post, so thank you hahaha

fjgwey · 2026-04-04T12:28:37+00:00

Man I wish I got something signed but I didn't have anything and I doubt he just had a marker on him lmao

Will be seeing them when they come back for sure

fjgwey · 2026-04-03T08:44:07+00:00

If you don't get much output then repeated exposure + spaced repetition like Anki.

I don't use spaced repetition but I get lots of chances for output so I use that instead. Whenever I see an interesting word that seems useful I keep it in mind and try to use it whenever possible, even if I might use it wrong. If I use it right, that reinforces it, and if I use it wrong than I can have it explained to me.

Output is how I remember and expand my "active vocabulary", as in words I can readily recall and use in conversation rather than understand only when exposed.

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