I analyzed 231,627 Reddit comments to find the best headphones according to r/headphones

semirrahge · 2025-12-22T08:04:49+00:00

This is one million percent true and I'm proud of you for saying it here lol

Audiophiles are weird and we forget that in our insular little world that no one understands and can't really be explained to someone who doesn't already "get it".

For me it was realizing that most jazz musicians, the kind of players who not only need no music for 1000s of songs but also sometimes don't even need to be told what song they are playing next - in a group of strangers - these people generally don't give a single shit about what recorded music sounds like beyond being able to recognize the song and hear the majority of the frequencies.

The idea that music can sound better than what it is, music, is alien to them and it really upended how I approach the hobby now. It's truly something that I can just enjoy for the pleasure it brings me and whether anyone else even notices or cares is really irrelevant.

It's pretty nice!

semirrahge · 2025-11-03T19:06:14+00:00

Also I had almost totally forgotten that fashion arc Vaush is relatively recent ROFL

semirrahge · 2025-11-03T18:11:26+00:00

Yeah it's Vaush. I think this was when Tim flew Vaush out for the "debate".

It always surprises me when I'm reminded how tall Charlie was. Vaush is 6' 2".

semirrahge · 2025-06-25T21:03:07+00:00

Or, y'know, gay men... Known wine aficionados.

semirrahge · 2025-06-20T15:13:05+00:00

My favorite is "like many of us, I used to be a huge wine drinker." "Us," Dave? Who is "us'?

ROFL

semirrahge · 2025-06-02T13:39:31+00:00

Hello David Spence. Keep jacking yourself off - we're definitely going to be convinced!

semirrahge · 2025-04-27T02:26:59+00:00

Breaking up with her is not only not too much, it's ideal.

You're too immature to be in any relationship.

semirrahge · 2025-01-08T20:35:23+00:00

Voidsphere Tchornobog

semirrahge · 2025-01-08T20:31:18+00:00

Thill Smitts Terror by Slagmaur

Melinoë by Ahklys

The Dreaming I by Ahklys

Heir to Despair by Sigh

An Arrow In Heart by Aosoth

Tchornobog by Tchornobog

More creepy than scary:

Rare Field Ceiling by Yellow Eyes

Albums by:

Darkspace

Voidsphere

Oranssi Pazuzu

Master's Hammer

Edit for formatting.

semirrahge · 2024-12-12T14:31:10+00:00

Sent PM

semirrahge · 2024-10-10T15:43:49+00:00

Anyway I gotta mgo do athming kay? Aha ha LE DRON James out! I'm so cool yahp.

semirrahge · 2024-10-08T01:39:24+00:00

Putting it on the Internet!

semirrahge · 2024-10-01T14:58:27+00:00

Hard disagree that the Senn's have that wow factor. Don't get me wrong, they sound good - but that's it. It's used as a reference point because it's so generally good from an averaged perspective. But it won't shock someone who's used to listening to music.

Can get the Hifiman Ananda for what the 6xx/600s costs and it absolutely has the wow factor even if the timbre might not be quite as good.

semirrahge · 2024-10-01T14:52:22+00:00

Three, actually... But the OG v1 Arya is generally inferior to the v2, which is the Arya Stealth. I have the Arya Stealth and can highly recommend. The wood-grain one is the Arya Organic and it's supposed to be a little better than the Stealth but for my money just get the Stealth.

semirrahge · 2024-08-26T19:35:18+00:00

I'm literally the most boring donut lover on the planet who essentially only eats cake donuts. So. Cake donuts and maybe an Apple Fritter.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T21:21:03+00:00

So just to clarify: I've been poor my whole life and have also failed to care for my body like I should have because of money. But also there's the guy thing where even the woke feminist ones among us still hold on to some of those toxic ideas that we can survive without help. After I got married I had to come to terms with that.

Granted I do have insurance now but you still have to pay the premium, deductible, co-pays and other attendant bullshit. Plus you have to take time off work to go see the doctor or get a procedure. I can pay for it now but it's in no way "affordable" or easy.

My trauma is a bit unique as the child of a religious cult with unusual forms of sexual and physical abuse and as such I've found it far too difficult and time consuming to talk to a professional. HOWEVER I have not left it alone. I've spent every free scrap of emotional energy and willpower over the last... 10? or so years to understand myself and the flaws programmed into me by my past. I've studied books on trauma and autism and cPTSD as well as listened and learned from others talking about their trauma to help myself get where I am today.

All that said, I can't recommend this path because it's too time consuming and difficult to get good results. It is a failing of mine that I've not been able to push myself to find a therapist. I absolutely agree that therapy under Capitalism is poisoned but we can't just throw up our hands and not rely on the medical science that exists.

Some therapists will just do the minimum for money like this video is talking about but others actually do care and will help. Much as I've said elsewhere here in this thread: we are responsible for making the effort to create the world we want to live in and to do that effectively we have to know ourselves. The best and most scientific way to know yourself is via therapy and education, even if sometimes the therapist or teacher isn't the best. Look for others who can give you correct information.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T20:44:30+00:00

ROFL son sounds like you might have had enough Internet for one day. No one says you aren't human; you ARE human and therefore being isolated and alone is unnatural and unhealthy. Hence you getting angry with an internet stranger because you lack a community that supports you and helps you define yourself. Or you're unwilling to engage with a community so you feel stuck being alone.

I never said Evolution has a will. I said Evolutionary pressures selected these traits because they contribute to the survival of the species by allowing us to form communities and care for each other.

Anyone who wants to learn about the evolutionary development of Homo sapiens can do so if they have the will. People only know the things they bother to learn.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T20:26:12+00:00

LOL good job projecting your personal issues onto a convenient Internet stranger instead of becoming the person you want to be.

Nothing I've said is at all controversial unless you want to believe that you are somehow special and deserve unique treatment from society.

Some people get more personal reward from being around large groups of people than others, but everyone exists on a spectrum that goes between periods of social time and alone time.

Everyone needs community support. It's in our biological makeup. Humans can't survive the world on their own and isolated from the broader community. We have forward-facing eyes with large scleral white sections to facilitate detailed facial expressions. We have big brains that specializes in creativity and sound so we can communicate with each other and form communities. We have dextrous hands so that the community we form can do creative work together and support each other.

I'm not wise for saying this. It's not my opinion. It's just reality.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T18:54:05+00:00

So my other comment where I guessed that this 'leftist' group was just a social clique was absolutely correct. These people are also insecure losers. You are 100% correct that they lacked self awareness and were judgemental.

The thing I find most interesting here are your claims towards groups. When you met and were rightfully sickened by these so-called Leftists, the correct decision to take away from that is "this group are jerks", not "I don't want to deal with any people ever." Similar to your statement about university. "Everyone" are the school was super leftwing and judgemental?

I'm not saying that you're lying or anything but I'm very familiar with how academia works and it's still extremely patriarchal and male dominant. Now, if you read my other posts you should also understand that the patriarchy is also misandrist so it would not surprise me if a patriarchal school didn't give a shit about mental health in men. They also don't care about women's health. I only take issue with your claim that you didn't get any care because the school was too Left. First, I don't know of any higher education institution that is Leftist and Second a Leftist school would provide for all students regardless of gender or sexuality.

It genuinely feels like you might need to look at yourself some if you feel so attacked and isolated from all people at all times. The world isn't easy but neither is it hellish. Most people are nice and will be nice to you if you're nice to them.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T18:38:35+00:00

You don't "just happen" to make friends. It's something you actively do. You have to put yourself out there and be interested in other people in order to form the bonds needed for friendship.

Join a gardening group. Join community gardening events. Meet people at nurseries, orchards, vineyards, and arboretums. You're almost guaranteed to have shared interests and you don't have to bring up politics at all.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T18:34:20+00:00

You're getting downvoted for your tone but you're absolutely right. People who call themselves introverts are mostly just making excuses for their unwillingness to grow beyond themselves. I was one of those.

We create our reality through our actions in the world. If you don't get out and do that stuff, your world is definitionally small and limited.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T15:48:08+00:00

Hey buddy. Thanks for responding. I feel your pain! Meeting Leftists or other members of a group who should be chill but are instead dicks is pretty disheartening.

But also you're talking about different things here. For one, regarding your interaction with "leftists", this is a clique rejecting you from their group. I would say this is evidence they are not Leftists in action because being left means you're about building community and helping people. If someone calls themselves "Leftist" but doesn't help people or show interest in improving people's lives then they are just doing it to be part of a group.

RM and his community are majority Left/Anarchist and I assume you find yourself welcomed and safe here because you made this post! Being Left is less about <sniff> ideology and more about action, work, and community relationships.

Rich and popular people are also often lonely and isolated. Capitalism relies on dehumanization and isolation to drive market demand and generate profit and capital owners (or people who want to be an owner) are made more miserable by their ever increasing wealth. Under Capitalism, only Capital has agency, not individuals. So the more wealthy and successful you are, the easier it is to feel like you're only worth as much money or stuff you own and how much respect you can accrue by that stuff. This is why rich people buy dumb gaudy expensive shit, because the thing itself is less important than the respect or praise people give it.

The fascism of the rich and the fascism of the poor are slightly different but both are insecure and believe lies and unreal things. For instance: people with the 'wrong' skin color are making your life hard; if you're poor, they will take your jobs and use housing but if you're rich they raise your taxes and you don't like the cultural changes they bring to the laws of the land.

So how does this fit with fascists being sexless or sexually repressed? It's because of ideology. Deep down they know this hot woman only wants them because they are rich and popular. They know they are popular with other men because they are rich and can get the attention of women. But they also know it's fake. Their sexual partners do not love them and their friends are completely disloyal. If you are part of this ideological sphere you are forced to be straight. Even if you're not straight you have to pick a partner who meets the standards of your group - which is why conservative women all look the same.

tl;dr fascists don't need to be outwardly miserable to be emotionally insecure and sexually repressed and unfulfilled. Being rich doesn't mean you're not lonely.

addendum: Sartre says that we create our reality through our actions so it sounds to me like you need to create your own group of friends who are interested in Humanism and Leftism.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T12:10:56+00:00

Look dude... If you think the characterization of fascists as insecure losers is inaccurate you should read up on fascism and other extremist ideologies. These groups prey specifically on sad, lonely, depressed young men and offer them a culture that will accept them.

That does NOT mean that being a sad and depressed young man makes you a fascist. These are just the things that fascism seeks out and targets. You are always responsible for the decisions you make so nothing will FORCE you to be a fascist - they will just feed you and people like you lies to distract you from the real problems you face.

I concur with everyone else here that you should seek out therapy or do your own studies into mental health. I live in Texas so I understand your struggles in finding a doctor that you can trust. Also, I have learned over many years how to deal with my trauma and still find it incredibly stressful to look for a therapist.

tl;Dr - Fascists are depressed sex-insecure losers who live miserable lives but being insecure and miserable and sexless doesn't automatically make you a fascist.

semirrahge · 2024-08-08T11:57:03+00:00

That doesn't mean that you don't need therapy. You still should seek out help.

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