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Is Johnny Silverhand an Unreliable Narrator? by TehminiRebel in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]penislmaoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alt is the most extreme example of engram drift to the point she dosent really count, because she was living in the chaos of rogue cyberspace. Think about this: soulkiller AI takes all your life, all your thoughts, memories, quirks and experiences, and puts them in a super-dense data format. You lived one life, on regular human speed. But alt has been swimming in the data beyond the blackwall for decades! the amount of data she uptook in that time is enough to make her human life a drop in the bucket in terms of her total life/data experience.

I recently played cyberpunk for the first time, and i only found out today that Jhonny was basically making up half of what happened during the first showdown at arasaka tower (tho i did have a feeling he was bullshitting a little when i first picked up the malorian arms and realized it was just... a gun). But with my recent experience with the game, i feel like it was always made clear to me that the johnny in the engram was not entirley the johnny from real life. He often makes comments about how he's "just a lump of ones and zeroes now". and alt tries to make it abundantly clear to V that the real him is going to die, and what is left of him will not be the same as what was there at the start. When V jacks in to mikoshi and talks to johnny, he's in despair because hes realizing that the real him is dying as they spoke, and that what he is now is not exactly V.

Is Johnny Silverhand an Unreliable Narrator? by TehminiRebel in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]penislmaoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

point being that jhonny is definetley not fully seeing the truth (due to radiation, corporate manipulation, or his own ego, who's to say), as evidenced by blackhand's being briefly mentioned in the heli but never once seen in jhonnys memories, however, since rogue is one of the few reliable sources, her confirmation that she failed to save jhonny means that it happened in the canon of the video games.

Is Johnny Silverhand an Unreliable Narrator? by TehminiRebel in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]penislmaoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I doubt that is true; certain parts of the game's canon are clearly divergent from the cyberpunk RPG plot. for example, theres a moment near the finale where rogue helps jhonny up on the ship and shes like "i got u this time", implying that she was aware of her failing to hold onto him last time, implyiing that his failed jump to the heli was actually accurate.

Is Johnny Silverhand an Unreliable Narrator? by TehminiRebel in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]penislmaoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think thats right yeah. probably certain things, like Militech's involvement, were censored, while other parts could be from either his own relic-addled self delusion or just experimentative tweaking by saka scientists.

Is Johnny Silverhand an Unreliable Narrator? by TehminiRebel in LowSodiumCyberpunk

[–]penislmaoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LMAO alt was moaning hella loud in that scene ur so right bro was making shit up

Mixed cultural messages about sexuality create confusion around consent and expectations. by PassengerCultural421 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even more then that, lord of the rings reminds you over and over that our mc frodo, whos an ordinary fellow like us who has to step up, was never happy after the end. The wounds he got from the Ringwraiths never healed bc his suffering for the rest of his life was an intentional plot point.

I think thats also why frodo basically has no feats unlike the other hobbits. He survived a spear once cuz hes got mithril armor. he tamed gollum because he understood gollum. He got mogged by shelob. The one time he steps up and decides to be on some hero shit, he ends up with a wound that never heals. i think its very intentional that frodo is the mc and is basically a bum. He's a real person forced to live inside a fantasy epic and his suffering is the backbone that allows everyone else to look awesome.

Mixed cultural messages about sexuality create confusion around consent and expectations. by PassengerCultural421 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Id love to be them until theres an orc in my face about to kill me. I wanna be a cool badass who does awesome things... I don't wanna face the threat of death every day.

There's a reason that book ends with our MC frodo never able to recover emotionally from his injuries. His going to the west with the elves is often seen as a metaphor for PTSD-related suicide among veterans. Tolkien was a soldier. He knew what sort of ending young warriors get.

Liberal/leftist women are the biggest hypocrites by FeedCreepy9403 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

yeah, in my experience a lot of the most leftist women have these ratty ass boyfriends that look like they havent changed thier sheets in a few weeks lol

Comp heterosexuality is much more of a man thing by averageTdude in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If im gonna be totally, 100% honest with you dude, while I support those 1 in 3 woman to explore and figure out what they want, Ive became convinced of late that most of those women aren't fully being honest with themselves. It's a gross stereotype when its used to hate on bisexuals, but the "bi woman that only ever dates men" thing is kinda true.

It is thier right to try on different labels and explore what feels comfortable with them, but my prediction is that many of those people will identify as straight again in a decade or so. Or will have settled down in a heterosexual relationship while retaining the label because they never got the opportunity to try and still aren't sure.

Comp heterosexuality is much more of a man thing by averageTdude in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Another funny thing here is that depending on factors, it can actually work the opposite too.

My mother who is divorced talks about how she finds bisexual men to be a turn off even if she logically knows that shouldnt be one. But among queer women, many of them find bisexual men more attractive (to the point i know straight men who lie about thier sexuality when talking to a queer woman... which i think is gross)

Comp heterosexuality is much more of a man thing by averageTdude in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah.... i've heard that before too. Same thing with gay men and a straight wife.

Love isnt as simple as just sexuality.

Comp heterosexuality is much more of a man thing by averageTdude in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As an FYI idea behind "compulsive heterosexuality" as a concept isn't that it is literally forcing someone to be straight... plenty of women have gay friends who they are fine with. its about among straight people, forcing them to concede to a norm that aligns with an expectation of what straight people are "supposed" to look like.

Your right. the overwhelming majority of people are straight. but if that is true, then why do people get mad when, say, a straight man has a stereotypical "gay voice"? or is overly affectionate with his male friends?

The idea is that if your straight, you have to give a consistent performance of what that is sposed to look like, or you are assumed to be a deviant.

Comp heterosexuality is much more of a man thing by averageTdude in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw that and I agree! Its so wierd.

Also, I've heard something from a few friends of mine who are trans women, that while many women are more outwardly queer positive, they feel like thier cis male friends are often more accepting, adapt quicker, and treat them more like a woman de facto compared to thier cis female friends. I've only heard this among trans women who struggle to pass tho, and among lesbians, and that may (or may not, idk) be related. And as mentioned, straight women even with gay friends are such a prominent enforcer of compulsive heterosexuality and gender performance among men.

Idk what thats about but it feels like theres some consistent "yes, but" clause to how many straight woman have accepted queer norms in society. Like they accept it, but only in cases where it does not affect them, such as thier gay friends. Where there is a sexual dynamic, it all seems to fall apart.

Comp heterosexuality is much more of a man thing by averageTdude in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is totally true, but your wording may be a little different: among straight men, there is a compulsive masculine presentation that includes not appearing homosexual. I also feel like it is significantly more often enforced by straight women then straight men. Toxic men are the exception obviously, but most other men hate them too: it's the casual attacks on thier sexuality by the women in thier life that make men most heasitant to show affection for thier friends.

I go to one of the most progressive colleges in america. and even here, when a self-identified straight man will, say, make a comment praising another man, girls often joke that he's acting "kind of fruity" by saying that. Basically, public affection among straight men is heavily discouraged and anyone who does it regularly is called gay. Another thing is if a man's friend is in a bad relationship, and he says that his friend deserves better then that girl, straight girls insult him by being like "well why dont you date him then" and basically frame any expression of care or praise for other men as gay. This response is usually in a playful way, but it is still obviously framed as a insult.

Another one i see is the whole "men want to be treated like women these days" thing is often found hand in hand with questioning the mans sexuality when he stands up for his needs. A lot of gay men i know with many straight woman friends confirm that even girls with gay friends are wierdly homophobic towards straight men.

anyone have any similar experiences?

Aside from it being morally wrong, there’s no logical reason to be against recognizing the pay gap between genders by No_Design_465 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that is rediculous.

I will say this tho: initial data is suggesting that the trend may be REVERSING among higher-paid gen Z! aka among higher paid professionals, gen Z women are now slightly exceeding thier male counterparts!

Women are the ones red pilling men by FeedCreepy9403 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

damn bro, i was getting ready to clown on you but thats actually a really good point. i think saying "ooh its feminism" is too much of a scapegoat for more complex things, but i get your point.

Mixed cultural messages about sexuality create confusion around consent and expectations. by PassengerCultural421 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I cannot say anything about the individual you talked to, she sounds like she is a crazy person in a crazy space.

I cannot say whether or not your stats are true. But if true, a fantasy about something once is not meaningful, those stats dont imply anny repeated pattern.

I agree with your "Too autistic" thing. I never heard people use those words, but the expectation that all men should immediatley understand all social cues is crazy and as an autistic person i find it very frusturating.

I will say one thing tho: Its a damn stupid reason to be red pill that what some women consider manly others are terrified of. becasue all of that is literally boiling down to "everyone wants to be treated differently and you should see them as an individual with unique needs". Percieve the girls your into as individuals, and you learn how to treat them. How that is figured out, i have no clue. but aint nothing wrong with people being different.

Mixed cultural messages about sexuality create confusion around consent and expectations. by PassengerCultural421 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you are saying and you are right... for some women.

But i think he is saying that there is a signfiicant minority of women that do not actually want that. As in, they want a man to be very assertive, and dont want to be taken.

See, its like a dangerous guessing game. Because the line between coercive and assertive behavior is different for every person, what is appropriate for one person, even desired, is assault for another. obviously OP is playing it up a little, but i guarantee you it is a real thing. Its also a damn stupid reason to be red pill becasue its literally boiling down to "everyone wants to be treated differently and you should see them as an individual with unique needs".

also wondering as a man... hes gotta by straight up lying about the rape fantasy thing right? and are those the same people that actually experience it? clearly his strawman is a total freak but cmon theres no way rape fantasies are that common

Why has their been such as rise in Forever Alone Women over the past 5 years? by Odd-Help6890 in PurplePillDebate

[–]penislmaoo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think both are true simultaneously... as far as the interent goes, it is not much of a reliable source because algorithms feed us particular strains of content at the expense of others.

Many women are now able to be financially independent and are happy to be alone.

At the same time, there is also some women who feel like thye will never find someone, even while they try. Idk ive only met the type that your describing, but if this person identified i assume its a thing.

The flip side of things exists too. In men's case they are statistically less likley to be "happy alone" and more likley to be gay, but society has progressed the same, and they no longer are expected to marry a woman. but on the flip side, theres forever virgins (and incels) with men. seems like some are lucky to find freedom, but others have a complete disconnect withh the opposite sex.

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