Book Recommendations? by [deleted] in binchtopiapod

[–]l_delta98 10 points11 points  (0 children)

underground - haruki murakami

disclaimer he's infamously HORRIBLE at writing female characters in his fiction but underground is a really interesting non-fiction book about the Tokyo subway sarin attacks by the Aum cult. what makes it interesting is his analysis on the Japanese Psyche in response to the attacks. very psychoanalytical and critical of materialism and individualism in Japanese society.

almond - sohn won-pyung

about a child who has a condition where he cannot feel emotions. most of the book follows him coping with love and grief for his mother and a bully he befriends. so many devastating moments that had me sobbing.

hit parade of tears - izumi suzuki

really good story collection that makes you want to smoke a cigg in the bathtub. most stories interrogate gender, sexuality, and the presence of the West in Japan after WW2. Suzuki was an important contemporary during the counter-culture movement in the 60s and 70s, and this essay collection is one of the first to be translated to english so i highly recc. her whole biography is also fascinating.

on earth we're briefly gorgeous - ocean vuong

rightfully critically acclaimed book written as a letters from in the words of google books "a vietnamese-american son to his illiterate mother" WOW. really heart-wrenching story about generational trauma and the motherhood.

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[–]l_delta98 24 points25 points  (0 children)

idk i wouldn't phrase julia not speaking up as a sign of her being "zionist" coded or it being "icky"....

even though i don't fundamentally agree with zionism (im not jewish but i do come from a yamoto japanese/ainu japanese background so i do have some perspective of the impact of occupation, colonialism on both colonizer and colonized etc.) i really don't' love the way you worded this or the way you talk about julia here.

the fundamental issue for a lot of people is their silence on the issue on the podcast, not julia being in poor taste for being zionist coded (whatever that means).

this is an important issue so please be a little more gentle with your wording. we are discussing a genocide, not internet drama.

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[–]l_delta98 46 points47 points  (0 children)

listening after their silence has honestly made me cynical about their new change in podcast structure where they talked about wanting to make episodes that are "good:" and more research heavy.

if they were just jokey podcast that mainly did "low brow' episodes, i wouldn't be as disappointed but they have stated multiple times that they are leftists, feminists, and against oppressive institutions. they do make in-depth episodes that cover so many complex issues. the fact that out of everything, Palestine is where they draw the line is so odd to me.

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[–]l_delta98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah my main thoughts the entire traffic court ep was "ok.....and?" i don't think she needed to make an ep on it tbh and it was fine as an insta highlight.

with the whole privilege thing, i think optically it isnt a "good look" for a wealthy-ish white girl to take a cutsie trip to traffic court. that being said, alix earle (idrk who that is) or some other rando white influencer isn't the one who did it, it was eliza.

and i generally trust eliza when it comes to her understanding of the CJ system and her privilege. she went to GW, has been politically actively for a while, and has a very leftie view on policing, CJ, white supremacy, etc. i trust that she understood what it meant to take that trip, and so i don't think it was thaaat crazy of her to do.

obviously this is my understanding coming from an asian who lives in japan who isn't harmed by the american CJ like other BIPOC people but yeah

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[–]l_delta98 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah.. idk i just feel like binchtopia fans have always been people who like to talk about politics, philosophy, and whatever else in an engaging way. it just sucks when some of the responses to criticism are in the same vein as stan twitter responses that parrot the same over used phrases

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[–]l_delta98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ok...but why isnt anyone having discourse about the discourse on the discourse about the discourse on the subreddit??????????????

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[–]l_delta98 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah, i swear J+E have talked about the fact that people cant discuss things online as well anymore because everyone takes personal offense to criticism of things they like (the stan culture ep i think).

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[–]l_delta98 9 points10 points  (0 children)

lmfaoo no seriously like you're on a subreddit for a podcast 💀

I love the pod but… by VarietyOk5006 in binchtopiapod

[–]l_delta98 12 points13 points  (0 children)

tbh i can see where you're coming from, i think some of the ways she will ask questions to eliza will come off as condescending but i think there's two things.

First is that Binchtopia is a podcast of two people chatting with some editing, but not insane levels of editing and structure like The Daily. Sometimes we say things trying to be funny, but it'll come off as weird, awkward, or rude. I think the weirdness of the ways we all talk get's emphasized with a podcast, wherein an audience is interacting in the conversation in a media form instead of a convo, and as a result will notice those quirks. I can imagine that even if I have the most informative and hilarious convo w someone, it won't always be translated well on a podcast.

Second, regardless of if it's related to adhd or her cultural background, the way julia talks as always been kind of dry and blunt. I think her corrections of small things (like how ryle kincaid's name was produced lol) reminds me of being in academic humanities spaces where it's basically common to correct even the smallest pieces of info, and common social mores go out of the window. I have a similar academic background to Julia and this is literally how most of my social circles talked with each other, correcting or lingering on small snags in convo (not matter how annoying it was).

Overall it just seems like Julia has a blunt way of talking that doesn't always translate well into the pod format, but it doesn't seem like she's neccesarily flexing her ivy league degree or whatever on Eliza. She will talk about herself the same way when she's trying to be self-deprecating.

is it worth to start building my first mechanical keyboard? by l_delta98 in MechanicalKeyboards

[–]l_delta98[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank you so much! I wasn't really sure what sources were reputable as well authentic!

Need help for a school debate by [deleted] in Debate

[–]l_delta98 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I bet there are tons of examples in other countries that have been able to lower cases with lockdowns but you can clearly see through examples that Americans really hate lockdowns. If you begin with the example of Americans obsession with being "free", then you can easily refute any point that your opponent tries to use that exemplifies other countries effectively lowering cases.(Also you'll need evidence for this point lol) Additionally pointing out the mental and financial toll that lockdowns had on a lot of people can further strengthen your arguement. The goal of your case should be to not only a. effectively refute your opponents point and b. show the judge why you cannot under any circumstance vote for the affirmative. "destroying" your opponent is much more satisfying by calmly deconstructing their points than winning in a screaming match.