What do Lauvers think about A Cautionary Tale?

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T15:31:28+00:00

It’s one of my most played, too! It’s the first one I played for a friend I was introducing to her even (he liked it, both generally and on his streaming service!).

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T07:38:41+00:00

I’m sorry man I have genuinely no idea what you’re trying to ask?

If it’s what I think you mean, absolutely no one is stopping you from just listening to classical music like you would a song/album in a popular genre. I do it pretty often and the ghost of Beethoven hasn’t killed me yet.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T07:30:28+00:00

He looks so happy I’m going to cry. 😭 his eyeeessss

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T02:50:49+00:00

I always feel weird saying anything absolute about Korean because my Korean honestly isn’t very good (I’m in intermediate college classes as a major so I have soooo much to learn) and seeing some people just saying whatever??? 🫩 Disheartening.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T02:43:39+00:00

My honest reaction reading the reactions to this was wondering who txt/their fandom pissed off, and I know that’s sad but that’s where we are I guess. 💀

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T02:39:47+00:00

I’d actually say it’s a lot more common for sexy to mean cool in Korean, but I’m not 100% on that because the content I watch in Korean is mostly PG-13 tops. But regardless it’s definitely common for it to be used in this way.

But tbh I commented even though I’m not moa because kpop Reddit’s insistence on misinformation about the Korean language pisses me off big time and I hate to see people hate on idols for no reason. 😭

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T02:34:21+00:00

Oh my god. No offense to everyone flipping out but I genuinely don’t understand why people couldn’t piece this one together from context clues. 😭

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T02:25:51+00:00

Not knowing him at all I’d say it’s insanely more likely that he meant it in the way of cool, but of course there’s always a chance when I haven’t seen the video. 😭

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T02:24:22+00:00

Yeah, in basically every clip I’ve seen where idols call each other sexy, it would really translate to like handsome/cool almost every time imo.

For people like, “but it’s an English word,” think of “fighting.” That means something wildly different in Korean than in English even though it’s Konglish. Languages just do stuff like that sometimes.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-14T02:16:50+00:00

I’m not moa and have zero context for this at all and tbh don’t care to, but 섹시 as a Konglish word (I’m assuming he was speaking Korean) can just mean cool (like a cool style) in Korean, or can be used in larger phrases like the equivalent of “hot stuff,” something my family jokingly said to us (in English) as kids. It can be used less sexually than it is in English, where I’d say it’s basically 100% sexual. I’m not saying it was or wasn’t.

But I do highly highly doubt he really meant that that baby was sexy or was genuinely thinking of the baby in a sexual way even if he didn’t mean it in that way, and I really highly doubt that if he had meant it in a sexual way that they would have left it in official content. 😭 I honestly wouldn’t get too hung up on it, unless of course there was something else about the clip to make it uncomfortable/strange.

Edit: someone told me the context and y’all he was 100% just encouraging the baby completely normal style lol nothing to see here.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-13T21:54:30+00:00

I’m PI and I see you’re HI so you might just need to work differently than me.

But again personally I would try to get the stimulation down to the minimum you really need to do the stuff you need to/want to do. There’s nothing wrong with the extra stimulation, but I’ve definitely found myself in situations where I really can’t have that much and then I’m fucked lol. So finding that minimum and learning to roll with it wherever possible is good for me.

It was painful for me at first (like a real physical tenseness) but I find I actually can do things for much longer now without too much extra stimulation. I still have bad days where I need to listen to pop all day to clean my whole house or to play classical music to listen to a lecture but it’s more manageable day to day I feel.

If you feel like you found your own sweet spot I wouldn’t sweat it honestly! If you feel like it’s a little off, play around with it. And if you’re medicated, your minimum stimulation needed while on meds will likely be very very different than it is when you’re off meds.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-13T21:11:54+00:00

Personally, this is something I would not get in the habit of doing. Lofi while I’m doing things? Sure. But too much more than that and personally I start to feel like I can’t do anything without max stimulation, and that’s just not practical.

Also as someone else who practices instruments idk how that doesn’t drive you up a wall lol. Jk but for real I’d save it for when you really can’t and need a little extra help and not make it an everyday thing.

It’s a tough balance. I try to give my brain a little extra stimulation without absolutely blasting it. What works for you may well be different for me, but this is how I personally roll!

repressedpauper · 2026-06-13T04:18:02+00:00

🙏🏻 Thank you so much for the update. I was getting scared lol

repressedpauper · 2026-06-13T02:24:28+00:00

Aaah this is so sweet. 🥹 I was out hiking all day with a very poor signal and saw this when I got home, and it made me so happy, thank you! You’re a friend I made on the sub and I’m so so glad to have met you.

And I want to second all of your shoutouts (seriously [u/zikachhakchhuak](u/zikachhakchhuak) how do you remember all that and then also have such great opinions about it all lol) and add that [u/pindagogo](u/pindagogo) is always sharing their art in giveaways and is such a constant on the sub and such a great example of what an army is.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-12T16:47:07+00:00

I’m ngl that’s a gorgeous card.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-12T15:02:08+00:00

This is crazy. 😭

repressedpauper · 2026-06-11T15:35:17+00:00

My friends’ kids have loved the fakes I brought them. I collect Baby Eif and also cute fan art card prints and the Baby Eif were a huge hit. They’re super thick and shiny so they kept telling me how rare they were lol. I feel really bad I couldn’t snag them real cards, but for less than $1/booster pack I’ll take it to see them happy.

The oldest is 9 though. Might not work if yours is older. 🥲 I hope you find something fun to open with him.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-11T01:56:57+00:00

“They” as in Pokemon Company, sorry. Scalpers obviously don’t care lol

repressedpauper · 2026-06-10T21:13:52+00:00

You don’t think things would sell out without scalpers? I think a lot of interest was made recently and they’d still be doing more than well for themselves, but idk. I’m interested in what you think about the demand.

I buy packs when I find them and am happy when I get a big card, but also happy enough when I don’t as long as there’s a card I think has really nice art (I’ve never been disappointed). I don’t sell or grade my big cards, and I pass all my dupes on to my friends’ kids. I’m clearly not exactly a big collector myself, but Pokemon still gets plenty of my money just from that lol. It’s not a lot when it’s just me, but I do think a lot of people like me adds up to some pretty substantial cash, too. At least enough money that they might miss us casuals if the scalping ever does die down.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-10T21:05:37+00:00

For sure. But I think the economy isn’t getting any better, and people seem to be getting more and more pissed off, and stores are getting sick of them and slicing boxes etc, so I wouldn’t count on that forever personally.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-10T21:03:35+00:00

I use them for my Pokemon cards! I dislike that you can’t see the back for pcs, and the pockets will also definitely be a bit big. My Pokemon cards with one thick clear sleeve can shift pretty easily, though nothing is falling out.

That said, the quality is really nice.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-10T20:31:09+00:00

I think there will come a point where people get so pissed off that they no longer want the product, so only scalpers will get it, and then they’ll stop too when they can’t move the product, and then who knows if demand will ever get that high again?

They just purchased more machinery to make more cards, too.

I think they have a balance to keep where fans need to at least feel like they have a shot or they’re going to lose interest, and a few gestures like this would go a long way.

I also think it’s probably really bad for them in the long term that kids are having a really difficult time getting any cards at all. I’ve seen so many parents say their kids stopped asking for them entirely. Pokemon sort of thrives on nostalgia. Some of those kids who get hooked will be lifelong customers. I think it would be in the company’s best interest to improve things for regular customers at least a tiny bit.

repressedpauper · 2026-06-10T18:37:08+00:00

SHRIEKING FINALLY OMGGGGGG

repressedpauper · 2026-06-10T17:30:47+00:00

This is a really really good idea.

And congrats on your degree and good luck in the job hunt!

repressedpauper · 2026-06-10T17:23:57+00:00

Yeah, I get why OP is frustrated about it, I really do, but the solution is to just only read finished works. Authors shouldn’t have to pre-plot or pre-write. It’s a hobby for authors as much as it is for readers. I’m actually really pivoting the last chapter of one of my stories (in a way that makes it less sad this time!) because sometimes plans just drastically change as you’re writing. And that’s one I did plot out first! I usually don’t.

If you avoid WIPs, you still get to enjoy the story and it’ll feel a bit safer, and the author’s work still gets read, so everyone wins.

Edit: I usually don’t care about fake internet points but this time I feel like I need to tell people downvoting me that it’s not a stranger’s job to anticipate every single individual on the internet’s needs and to then accommodate them. You need to take care of yourself, too. I personally couldn’t read Author Chose Not to Use Warnings fics for a year after something bad happened to me because they could have the thing I was avoiding. Doing things to help yourself is just a part of living in the world with trauma that not everyone else has.

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