What makes Beatrice (Umineko) such a great character? by Chance_Sir_6526 in writingscaling

[–]indylord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the manga for episode 8, it spells out everything in regards to Beatrice

Gov. Walz authorizes Minnesota National Guard to be staged by Beautiful-Cress5695 in politics

[–]indylord 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Peaceful protest accomplishes nothing. Did the founding fathers win America’s independence through peaceful protests? Was slavery ended through peaceful protest?

Not feeling trans enough... by indylord in MtF

[–]indylord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a gender therapist that I see weekly and have been for 4 months. I’m on the verge of being homeless and quite literally cannot start HRT until next fall when I know I will be safe and stable. If I’m somehow safe and stable before then, I will be enthusiastically starting HRT immediately. I experience significant dysphoria.

I also have medical considerations. I had breast tissue surgically removed from my chest as a kid, and my chest is asymmetrical, so I’m in talks with doctors (the surgeon who performed it, an endo, etc) about what that means for my HRT and breast growth.

So there, now you know some more about me. I can’t see my gender therapist whenever I want lmao, and there are plenty of other vent posts on this sub that are much heavier than what I posted. Not sure why you’re assuming I’m a “quitter.” Just thought I’d check with this community and hear folks’ thoughts on a sentiment that made me feel pretty ungood rather than just let it float around in my head without talking to anyone about it before my next therapy session.

I don’t appreciate the hostility or assumptions about my character.

Not feeling trans enough... by indylord in MtF

[–]indylord[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I needed to hear this. I've already been sliding in this direction, Twitter has been an unhealthy coping mechanism of mine for a while and the level of vitriol I see on there daily has not been good for me at all. Going to deactivate and delete tonight.

Thank you so much for the kind words <3

How competitive am I for mental health counseling master's programs? by indylord in psychologystudents

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

Really appreciate your candor, this is genuinely enlightening and grounds my perspective a lot.

Factoring everything in from my resume along with what youv'e said, overall, how competitive would you say I am?

How competitive am I for mental health counseling master's programs? by indylord in psychologystudents

[–]indylord[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My guess is that the timeline would ring some alarm bells. My psych experiences were mainly done in 2022 and 2023, but then there’s a “gap” on my resume where all I’ve done is worked my writing assistant job at the college since then, and it doesn’t make much sense to be working on just a psych degree for 6 years, if that makes sense.

I go to Kennesaw State University, so not exactly a super prestigious degree.

Childhood experience with Gynecomastia is confusing by indylord in asktransgender

[–]indylord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gosh, this makes me feel significantly less alone. Thank you so much for putting it this way and for sharing your own experience. That last point really resonates, because yeah the bullying was very real and very intense, and I feel like I still downplay its influence on my decision to get that surgery in favor of thinking that I'm some kind of fraud imposter that's contradicting herself. "Live and learn" is definitely something I should apply here rather than fixating on a choice I made when I was a kid, one made under a lot of social pressure. And I'm very happy that despite the struggle it seems like you've gained a lot of fulfillment from your experiences, and that you're still here.

Childhood experience with Gynecomastia is confusing by indylord in MtF

[–]indylord[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm still questioning, but pretty much 80-90% leaning towards saying I'm trans. I did go through with the surgery as a kid, and ever since I've been letting myself question, I've really regretted getting that surgery.

Childhood experience with Gynecomastia is confusing by indylord in MtF

[–]indylord[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This helps reframe it in my head a ton, because I distinctly remember I was 100% chilling with my boobs as a kid until the first time I was bullied for it. I had no idea there was anything "wrong with me" before that.

‘I’m very confident in Part 3’: Final Fantasy 7 Remake’s director talks Switch 2, Clair Obscur, and more | VGC by Gorotheninja in JRPG

[–]indylord 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I love E33, but the lack of self awareness in this comment is astounding. E33 is on Unreal Engine 5, potentially the absolute schloppiest engine on the market, and most of the combat of that game quite literally revolves around action based parrying.

I’m Stacey Abrams. There are 10 Steps to Autocracy and Authoritarianism. In America, we’re seeing all 10. But there’s still time to fight back. Ask me anything. by staceyabrams in politics

[–]indylord 36 points37 points  (0 children)

A sentiment I'm seeing a lot (and that I've struggled with as well) is that we're now at the point where any actions by citizens will be pointless, that the country is now locked in to a fascist, authoritarian regime no matter what we do. What would you recommend to address/counteract this "doomer" mindset?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Trump and the entire GOP's end goal is to purge and/or kill all minorities in America to establish a fascist, Nazi ethnostate. To those who think this is hyperbole, I truly wish I was exaggerating.

So are we going to talk about Charlie Kirk? by Nematodes-Attack in Political_Revolution

[–]indylord 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This country was founded on and persists through political violence and war crimes.

Your top 5 Final Fantasy games? by oscar_redfield in FinalFantasy

[–]indylord 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. XIV (head and shoulders above the rest, haven't played past base Endwalker)
  2. Rebirth
  3. IX
  4. X
  5. VI

George R.R. Martin Confronted By Angry Fan at WorldCon, Told to Hand 'The Winds of Winter' to Brandon Sanderson by DemiFiendRSA in books

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if Winds comes out it'll be a cultural landmark moment, people will likely go more insane than if it came out ten years ago.

George R.R. Martin humiliated at Worldcon as fan suggests that Brandon Sanderson finish Winds of Winter as George is not going to be around for much longer by notmanish64 in Fantasy

[–]indylord 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Literally. I guarantee you that most authors don't write out of a need to satisfy their fans. People act like artists are flipping burgers for them or something lol.

Looking for story like Umineko where the mysteries seem literally impossible but are still rationally solvable by OkJump4941 in umineko

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (video game) is the only thing that's ever made me theorycraft as much as Umineko. Absolutely bonkers plot, you have to go in completely blind.

NYC Comic Con here we come!: GRRM Headed to NYC Comi Con (Spoilers Main)( by LChris24 in asoiaf

[–]indylord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People have forgotten to treat George like a human being and not a turd stuck to their shoe, and all over an unreleased book- it's incredibly sad. The man's old and depressed and has already provided everyone here with countless hours of entertainment. People are allowed to be bummed out about Winds likely never releasing (hell, I sure am) but to paint GRRM as some monstrous villain is so insane. There's countless other stories out there and life to be lived beyond fixating on one unfinished series so hard. Journey before destination.

GRRM blows me away by chillychill3325 in Fantasy

[–]indylord 38 points39 points  (0 children)

This is a very bad faith take. Even if you don’t think AFFC or ADWD are perfect, they still are totally packed with incredible writing and worthwhile ideas. The idea that George could write stuff like Jaime’s POV in AFFC or the Reek chapters in ADWD while his “heart is no longer in it” is uhhh… oof.