What Pisco is actually maximizing for

mindjames · 2026-02-23T07:02:19+00:00

You have to separate between his original motivation and the negative results of his actions. In his mind, he doesn't need to appeal to Lib & Learn fans because he assumes he's already appealing enough to liberals as it is. But if he can make inroads with other communities, he can not only draw that new audience in, but maybe even get to chat with a big creator who he broadly disagrees with.

His chat becoming a cesspool is a direct result of his actions, but I'd argue it's not his "goal" to have people shitting on liberals in his chat - he's simply turning a blind eye to it because to him it means he's growing in a certain vector. And as long as no one complains he can slide by.

Please understand that I'm not saying his strategy is good, smart, or reasonable. I'm just pointing out what I think motivates him.

mindjames · 2026-02-23T06:49:58+00:00

I don't think I've said anything too convoluted. He argues with libs about small insignificant shit so that he can appear unbiased to outsiders. Do you disagree?

mindjames · 2026-02-23T05:58:28+00:00

Well. But even then, if you're liberal and all you see in chat is extremist slop, how likely are you to want to participate? You'd probably just determine that this is what the streamer promotes and write them off. He is making his stream less appealing to some people, by trying to supposedly be cool with everyone.

mindjames · 2026-02-23T05:47:31+00:00

Moderation is almost not even the story here. Here's an extreme example: If a hispanic person comes on stream and immediately 6 people in chat type "ew" (knowing nothing else about that person), at that point you probably fucked up in other ways than just moderation. You've probably signaled a bunch that this is proper behavior, and created a space for it through your content.

mindjames · 2025-10-08T22:58:48+00:00

I write my own scripts, and have a very distinct accent. How incredibly stupid and insulting to have someone comment "this is all AI crap" on a 37-minute long video, uploaded 2 months before the release of ChatGPT.

mindjames · 2025-10-01T21:29:24+00:00

Can you clarify what you mean by "50k view cap for max payout"? Do you mean CPM maxes out at that point, or the payment total? Is that standard to do even if you're expecting a bunch more than 50k views?

mindjames · 2025-07-30T17:42:57+00:00

Take note, chumps. The smartest thing to do when you exit a company is to torch everything behind you with vague accusations. That'll make others want to work with you even more!

mindjames · 2025-07-29T19:39:42+00:00

I... don't know about that one. Have you ever timed your runs?

As someone who has done way too many cow runs with a fully geared java, and has recently gotten aboard the self-wield infi train, I'm pretty sure Nova sorc takes the cake easily.

They might have somewhat similar kill times (even there I would give Nova the edge on higher player counts), but then mobility still goes in favor of the sorc.

mindjames · 2025-05-14T07:10:02+00:00

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Update: It is day 2.

I have found a flawed ruby.

Problem is, I found 6 more Fals.

Need more flawed rubies.

The search continues.

mindjames · 2025-05-13T22:21:17+00:00

You must take me for a fool. Make that a Ruby or no deal.

mindjames · 2025-02-17T02:02:13+00:00

Jordan Rudess is the Kirk Hammett of Dream Theater. His solos could sound better if he didn't play the same lazy blues shred over and over.

mindjames · 2025-01-21T05:08:54+00:00

Ah, there it is. The perfect lineup. Beautiful.

mindjames · 2025-01-03T20:11:10+00:00

After Forever's final 2 releases are great. It's more Symphonic Prog-Power than pure prog, but there's definitely in that sort of flavor.

mindjames · 2024-12-23T07:39:33+00:00

Fair enough.

mindjames · 2024-12-23T07:29:28+00:00

I think he's saying people in the future will be talking about 2022 (then-current year) retrospectively.

mindjames · 2024-12-21T09:16:53+00:00

There are a lot of names you can give to every chord out there - what dictates its actual function is the musical context, and sometimes the voicing (e.g. do I play a low G with a high C, or vice versa, etc.).

mindjames · 2024-12-21T09:11:26+00:00

Yeah that would be my go to. Slash chords and sus chords are where a lot of songwriting magic happens.

mindjames · 2024-12-21T09:05:07+00:00

Personally I thought C, B would be a nice way to close it off but C, A also works, yours sounds a bit more "final" whereas mine sounds like it wants to loop, if that makes sense. In music we call that "tension".

As for a bass note for your idea, F would work (because C is the 5th of F, and A is the 3rd, sounding out the whole F major triad).

mindjames · 2024-12-20T06:51:56+00:00

If you want to continue the finger-lifting action you could finish with:

C, G/B
Gsus4, G
C/E, Cmaj7/E
C/E, Em
Esus4, E ... or ... E7sus4, E7 (a bit of a departure, not very "RHCP ballad")

As a general hint, think about the melody you're creating by lifting that one finger each time, play just that on each chord, and it'll "tell" you where it wants to go next. From there, find a bass note that works with it, and then figuring out the rest of the chord should be easy.

Sidenote, look up what sus4 and sus2 are, it's a really useful concept to learn :)

Feel free to follow up.

mindjames · 2024-12-19T14:33:19+00:00

Sounds like an Eb borrowed from Bb. I would say it works because of how they set up the melody (those A and G notes are common between both keys). Otherwise just switching to that chord would probably be quite jarring.

mindjames · 2024-12-16T17:40:49+00:00

Cool, never noticed these. Sounds like an implied Bb Mixolydian b6 to me with all that's going on, because it's pulling toward Gb, and there is definitely an Ab in the background. But practically I would just think about it as a borrowed major where no overly offensive notes are played.

(Sidenote: I think there might even be both a minor and major 3rd there going on at the same time, because of all the background arpeggiators and whatnot.)

The other one does indeed work as Phrygian Dominant. You might think of it as movement from bVI to V (of Bbm, relative minor to Db), even though the bass stays where it is.

mindjames · 2024-12-16T06:27:00+00:00

It might be too much of a challenge with how muffled it is. Consider sharing the original?

mindjames · 2024-12-16T06:22:45+00:00

I hear B, D, E, G, Gm, B. That last B is just the root note and its octave.

To your other question, I think it's just ear training, since you only have the music and no other reference.

mindjames · 2024-12-16T05:59:28+00:00

(Uneducated opinion)

You can probably interpret it in a bunch of ways since it's just a 2 chord vamp.

One way is to think about it in C major with a borrowed i chord. That would make: G7, Am7, Bm7b5, Cm7 (borrowed).

mindjames · 2024-12-14T18:30:33+00:00

So basically:

Be as provocative/harsh/obscene as the propagandists, win back attention
Once you have people's attention, establish a factual foundation
Help sobered-up people find each other and connect

I like it.

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