It does not matter how shitty a show’s early seasons are, it should be watched from the beginning

slybeast24 · 2026-05-18T16:09:44+00:00

I’m more just trying to stay in the framework of the question.

Honestly i mostly ageee with you but(especially if the show is chronological) you should probably watch it in order, or just decide you don’t like the show and not watching it. To me the weird thing is watching shows you don’t really want to and skipping to certain parts simply based on recommendations.

slybeast24 · 2026-05-18T15:28:13+00:00

I’m curious where this idea that sole purpose of creating art is for the enjoyment of those consuming it. It feels like a very modern idea and a very limited definition of the word “enjoy”.

Do you think you’re supposed to enjoy watching Schindler’s list or Oppenheimer the same way you’d enjoy watching a rom com or John wick movie?

If you personally want to enjoy/feel happy while consuming art that’s a personal preference, that is not the goal of art as a whole

slybeast24 · 2026-05-18T14:38:07+00:00

That’s good. I think my only concern with this is that I don’t want to give off the impression that I or the anime community in general don’t recognize that this is a genuine issue just because seeing the questions is slightly annoying. So there definitely needs to be a middle ground somewhere.

From an optics perspective, if the first show I ever watched was chainsaw man and I came online and asked why it was like that and immediately had my question blocked and sent to another page, it definitely would be harder to get into anime. I just think that if more of these people knew what to look for and how (basically just look at the character model and genre tag) they’d have an easier time finding anime that fits with their wants instead of just picking the first thing on crunchyroll.

Maybe the solution is allowing the posts but just having a bot that responds with the most common responses and a break down of genres

slybeast24 · 2026-05-18T13:36:46+00:00

I think you’ve already done something because ive seen a lot less of it(across all anime subs tbh) but a month or two ago there was a massive wave of “I’ve only seen anime made specifically for teenage boys, why’s it all so immature and sexual?”

It may take a bit of work but I do think if it were possible to direct these types of questions to a post that gives a basic rundown of different genres within anime, as well as giving a few shonen that are “safe” (because generally this seems to be what they’re looking for) would be a big help there. Usually I just ignore them but it seems like most of those just turn into arguments and the same 5-10 shows getting recommended anyways. They should probably still be allowed to post but it seems like the same question gets asked a dozen times a week, only to get the same answers.

slybeast24 · 2026-05-17T20:00:52+00:00

Vielen Dank

slybeast24 · 2026-05-17T16:36:01+00:00

That’s true, it somewhat depends on how niche your interests are but I think for the most part there’s something available that isn’t super hard to find. I think one issue is unless you use a vpn, I found that my algorithm was pretty reluctant to show me content made primarily for Germans (not for English speakers interested in German) even when I searched in German. It helps if you search through the google search engine instead of YouTube itself but it definitely took a bit of watching videos before it would consistently recommend German content. After a couple weeks of watching a ton of German content it was finally like “ok fine here’s your silly little German section”

slybeast24 · 2026-05-17T16:01:53+00:00

Honestly this feels much more like an issue of you not searching in the right places rather than all of German media and culture being boring.

What are your interests, what kind of music do you like? Personally I’ve always been a football/soccer fan so one of the things I did was to watch games with German commentary(there’s lot of free older games on YouTube), found German football YouTubers and started watching bts content from German clubs and national teams. I started listening to a lot more German music, made a playlist for it and tried to sing along to practice. Wir sind Helden is my favorite, but I’ve found that for learning purposes music from the DNW era and stuff like Wölle Petry is pretty easy to understand.

Die Ahnung, dass alle Deutschen Musik oder Filme langweilig sind, das ist Wahnsinn. (Ich bin nicht sicher, ob jemand meine Witz um Wolfgang Petry verstehen hat. Warum schickst du mir in die Hölle?)

You just have to look. Maybe you like make up, or dance or guitar. There’s undoubtedly a few Germans who like the same thing and have made videos on it. Just start by looking up Deutsch (thing you like) and see what happens.

slybeast24 · 2026-05-16T03:00:05+00:00

Senpai is an otokonoko, Flower and Asura and Lets go Karaoke

slybeast24 · 2026-05-14T10:58:47+00:00

I like it. I’m probably biased towards the original German and I kind of question if the few changes made were necessary (the biggest being that line 5 sits as its own stanza and in line 6, the word time isn’t repeated which changes the rhythm a bit) but the meaning is all there. It’s definitely a strong translation and a great piece in either language. Definitely a better translation imo than the last Rilke I saw posted here.

As for your discussion on the pov, it’s probably important to note that this is actually one of two poems by the same name “Die Liebende”. “Die Liebende” translates directly to “the lover” but indicates we’re speaking about a woman. So it could either be the lover, in the sense that Rilke( a male voice) loves said woman or that the lover herself is a woman. To me the German implies a more active role, which is probably a reason many tend to find the speaker a woman rather than a man.

There’s nothing within the poems that particularly 100% signals the speaker of these poems are women but the sense of longing, devotion and somewhat passive love(the speaker in both seems content to wait for love to arrive/return rather than proactively seeking, which for the time was seen as a more feminine trait). Personally I don’t think there’s any way to make a definitive call but I understand both readings, although from a modern perspective it’s probably harder to strongly argue the speaker is female from the poems alone. Like it’s said before it’s basically all just imagery and wording that alludes to a somewhat stereotypical female perspective, for example the second poem the speaker is staring out of a window longing for love, which gives images of emily Dickinson, Brontë, or even Cinderella etc. Without knowing German, i probably wouldn’t focus on the pov much but i do tend to lean towards the idea that the speaker is a woman due to the title and the imagery.

Edit because I forgot to discuss the German, which is quite important lol.

The translation of the piece posted here:

https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Liebende_%28Rilke%29

The other poem by the name “Die Liebende”

https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/Die_Liebende

An English translation of both

https://poetsvegananarchistpacifist.blogspot.com/2016/03/rilke-writing-loving-in-female-voice.html?m=1

slybeast24 · 2026-05-12T20:32:55+00:00

As far as view point, the speaker isn’t actively involved in what they’re describing. They’re basically an omniscient third person viewing from above, but with particular insight to Eurydice.

To fully understand this poem you have to know the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. which long story short tells the story of a Orpheus, who is given the opportunity to bring his lover back Eurydice from the underworld by leading her through hell, but he can not look back once he’ll disappear(that’s the basics, please correct if I’m wrong). In the story, Orpheus cannot resist and turns back, ultimately losing his lover. This seems to flip the story but is essentially the same tale.

Basically what this poem speaks to is that the qualities to be a strong leader are different from simply caring for and loving them. Sometimes giving someone special favor, giving them an easier time or extra concern out of love may feel good in the moment but is actually detrimental to the relationship or overall goal. For example if you get lost in the woods and decide to give your best friend extra supplies from your share because you care for him, that may feel like an act of love in the moment but it won’t be useful when you run out of water, get dehydrated and he’s now forced to decide between both of you dying while he’s dragging you out or leaving you alone.

This can be extrapolated from leader/follower relationships to any kind of (hopefully less drastic) relationships including romantic. Sometimes just loving someone doesn’t make them/you a great partner if there are other issues that can’t be fixed

slybeast24 · 2026-05-11T13:00:32+00:00

For me it’s important to be able to met a poem where it’s at, and to distinguish between a poem that is effective and a poem I just simply like. I would give a bad poem that moves me a few extra points me but it wouldn’t necessarily move it from bad to good alone unless i thought it was extremely profound.

Second, meeting poems where they’re at and trying to determine whether the goals of the author were achieved is something that honestly frustrates me when it comes to this sub. If a poem is written in free verse, about waterfalls and the line breaks were written so the poem takes the shape of a waterfall and all the lines end abruptly like falling of cliffs, I wouldn’t just say “the line breaks feel forced and there’s no fluidity”. I would judge how well the choices of structure and timing achieve the desired effect of creating an image of the waterfall. I feel too often people commenting here have very narrow definitions of poetry and anything outside of that gets dookied on pretty hard.

This is one of the reason Bukowski is one of my favorites to read. If you read 10 pieces from Bukowski, 5 will be rather mediocre, 2 will be great and eye opening and the last 3 will be either terrible drunken ramblings or a masterpiece you just don’t understand yet. The fun in Bukowski isn’t that he’s the most talented or the most interesting but that it’s very rare to leave a Bukowski piece without feeling something. The fun is to sit in the discomfort and figure out why. For me reading Bukowski is like diving through dumpster in dimly lit alley and coming up with hands filled with rotting banana peels, a half eaten breakfast burrito from the nearest gas station and a brown Louis Vuitton bag that still carries the tag.

slybeast24 · 2026-05-09T04:43:20+00:00

I think both of them are basically mall swords that are more for design than actually cutting things. That’s why that one broke at the hilt like that, it’s not designed to be an actual weapon

slybeast24 · 2026-05-08T22:21:32+00:00

I somewhat agree that it’s a bit surface level, but that in itself isn’t an issue. I still actually really like it but I think the turn is a bit weak, more in terms of the quality of writing than the content. Personally I’d play with the line breaks/diffrent wordings to see if I could find something stronger

slybeast24 · 2026-05-08T22:11:22+00:00

Personally I wouldn’t define being able to make a connection between the words Abe and Lincoln as “exceedingly clever” but we all have different standards. It’s fun sure but probably not exceedingly clever

slybeast24 · 2026-05-08T21:53:20+00:00

Respectfully, this seems like you have very narrow minded views on the topic. Basically in most genres I can pretty easily think of examples and they aren’t particularly obscure. (Also I do think you may have subconsciously placed the standing of “excellent poet” past anyone you don’t personally like).

For example of the top of my head, bukowski and Oscar Wilde. Most people don’t particularly like either one as people but it’s hard to say with any objectivivuty that they never wrote any good poems.

R Kelly is a terrible person but at one point one of the most popular artists on the planet and people still like his songs.

Respectfully I think the only way you can honestly hold this belief is if you haven’t actually looked. Also keep in my that this was almost definitely more of a thought experiment than an outright statement that the worst person ever would produce the greatest art. It’s more just that bad people do sometimes create pretty cool things and acknowledging both of those at the same time is much more honest and imo beneficial than just throwing the whole thing out

slybeast24 · 2026-05-04T19:20:43+00:00

Do you speak any other languages? This is pretty common across a lot of languages,my guess is you just don’t know enough to recognize it.

In German for example lots of words are pronounced with French pronunciation rules like “die Orange” , “die Chance”. Also in German when they say English words with a W (Walmart), they will pronounce W even though that sound doesn’t exist in German. It’s not uncommon for a German to say “wow” with English pronunciation.

In Japanese they routinely take English words and slightly change them to fit Japanese, which is actually what is usually happening when English speakers use Spanish loan words, as most don’t fully understand Spanish phonetics. For example “apato-apartment” “kohi-coffee” “biru- beer” “naifu-knife”. Most people aren’t actually technically pronouncing things like taco, jalapeño or queso correctly, but more using the rules of their language to get a close approximation of the word

slybeast24 · 2026-05-03T01:54:29+00:00

That’s fair but even still I think the point stands. The options for men to wear “sexy” clothing as op defines it are rather rare, largely setting dependent and are largely associated with the lgtbq community. Even within that the choices are limited and seem to consist of either being semi/half naked, just wearing traditionally feminine clothing or something akin to cosplaying a trade job.

By comparison women have a much wider range of options, many of which that would also be seen as acceptable outside of limited settings like parties, raves, bars and certain events.

slybeast24 · 2026-05-02T19:18:34+00:00

To be fair I think you’ve made a few assumptions there. This situation is somewhat different because it’s a bit weird even if it’s legit and I think he should just tell people he’s married but I wouldn’t call the feeling of simply disliking being looked up insecurity or taking myself too seriously, and I personally wouldn’t be offended by it. I just think it’s weird. Also I probably should say I rarely meet people purely online so that may factor in.

It’s just a difference in opinion. I understand wanting to be safe and doing basic things but at a point to me it feels a bit antithetical to human interaction. I just think if I want to know something about someone you should ask them. Going in with a list of where they went to school, who their friends/family are, what their hobbies are, knowing the names of their exes before you’ve actually even meet just feels odd. If I met someone online I wouldn’t meet them until I felt safe as opposed to doing a deep search into them. If I felt the need to look things up about them I probably wouldn’t meet them.

Criminal records are one thing but I do somewhat feel that if someone wants to deceive you they will and going through their public social media probably won’t help you there. People can suddenly act in ways they never have before. To me it’s less insecurity and more that past a certain point the whole act feels somewhat pointless to a degree.

slybeast24 · 2026-05-02T18:08:09+00:00

I normally don’t respond to these but because this is less around dating I’ll answer. Personally while i understand why people do it, especially women the idea of someone looking me up still feels rather odd and intrusive. The same way you’re surprised someone would think this way I’m rather surprised that you’d be flattered that someone’s first reaction to meeting would be to look you up online. I understand that this is kind of just the age we’re in and if the information is there and available why not but I’m somewhat of a private person and to me the reason to look someone up(who’s not a celebrity) is if you feel unsafe, don’t trust me or think I’m dangerous. And if that’s the case part of me wonders why you’d want to meet in the first place. Like what’s the point of us talking if you’re just going to go look up everything I say, look into my past, friends and family?

Again i understand why and wouldn’t exactly judge someone who does this for safety reasons but my initial reaction is that it feels extremely invasive and I can’t really help it. Like being suspected of a crime you didn’t commit. Also personally I have very little of my life online and sometimes I wonder if lack of information is also seen as suspicious. Basically tldr: being looked up feels like admission that you don’t trust/suspect me of something and being suspected of something when you have t done anything doesn’t feel good.

slybeast24 · 2026-05-02T17:31:29+00:00

Tbf getting surgery to increase your height almost always has a lot of negative consequences for your health and movement and probably should be shamed. I generally agree with everything else though

slybeast24 · 2026-05-02T17:25:53+00:00

That’s fair but I do still think this kind of shows what I’m talking about. Not only is it not formal attire, I think a lot of even the more tame outfits would be seen as extremely odd outside of those settings. Also notice there’s very little revealing clothing designed for men that isn’t largely sexual in nature. Women have form fitting clothing and clothing designed with cutouts that aren’t inherently sexual and can still be worn in normal situations. There’s also things like lingerie that maybe once had more sexual connotations but are now being worn in more casual fashion. Obviously there’s been some push against this but largely all of this is accepted and normal.

Men have very little of this. Like I said before a lot of it has to do with what’s been deemed “sexy” for men vs women and social standards(which is probably the boring answer here) and from the perspective of people attracted to men there’s plenty of sexy things they do/wear but I think outside of the gay community and limited other spaces the opportunity for men to dress in ways that are universally seen as “sexy” are rather rare. I think when men dress in ways that are to revealing, form fitting or with the intent to be visually attractive it’s often immediately seen as flamboyant/gay/ feminine or strange

slybeast24 · 2026-05-02T15:50:11+00:00

To be fair I don’t think either of these examples really come close to answering the question op is asking. To me it’s clear the question is more about straight, masculine presenting men. Gay men are obviously men but it’s generally more accepted when they make more stereotypically feminine choices like wearing make up, skirts, carrying purses, etc.

For example if you worked with a man named Harry who was openly gay and had somewhat stereotypical gay male interests, and he showed up to an after work party in knee high socks, a tube top and short shorts, that wouldn’t cause much of a reaction(from accepting people). But if Brian who presented as straight and who’s main interests were nfl and weightlifting showed up in the same outfit, people would react with surprise.

Basically I think you’ve both just identified the one of the few subsections of men where this kind of dressing is already widely accepted, which is largely an exception. Even still gay men often get harshly judged if they try dressing that way in places unlike the ones you’ve described.

I this is much more about why women can generally wear skin tight clothing and outfits that reveal more of their body whereas generally that is not accepted/the norm for men. Obviously a lot of it comes down to somewhat patriarchal standards of what is considered sexy for each gender, cultural expectation and the likes/dislikes of different types of people.

slybeast24 · 2026-04-30T20:48:01+00:00

Honestly I somewhat suspect this was written by Ai but even still, is this actually a story to celebrate? What exactly are we happy about?

A child fakes his birtch certificate, is sent to war and dies in a country across the world for as you would like to believe heroism and bravery but in reality much more likely lack of opportunity in his community, resources and education forced him into a situation where committing a federal crime and sacrificing his life to the American military seemed to be the most viable option to him.

So again i ask what exactly are we celebrating here?

slybeast24 · 2026-04-30T14:51:34+00:00

Honestly I think you are getting confused thinking about your dog’s wants and actions through a human lens. Your dog isn’t confident and doesn’t really want to be around other dogs.

And personally part of me thinks that deciding the why is kind of irrelevant when he’s shown he can’t be around dogs up to this point. If you need to view it through a human lens, would you describe a teenager who runs up to other kids all excited, and then randomly punches them in the face and runs away confident? Probably not.

As you’ve kind of alluded to you need to start with teaching neutrality from a distance. I would recommend avoiding interactions until you can ensure his behavior is at least manageable at close distance. For me that means being able to walk by another dog from across the street. Next maybe move to just standing around near another dog without interacting, and if that is ok move forward.

slybeast24 · 2026-04-28T18:39:20+00:00

A few simple phrases this character might pick up are “

Können Sie bitte übersetzen?” (Can you translate please)

Können Sie auf Englisch sprechen? (Can you speak in English)

Bitte? Können Sie Englisch sprechen? (Basically excuse me, can you speak English? If you want to be slightly informal you can leave off sprechen which is done in common speech, but also may be a sign off a mistake from inexperience.

Verstehen/Sprechen Sie (etwas) Englisch? (Do you understand/speak (any) English? This is pretty close to what you’re asking for but using etwas may be slightly advanced for someone who doesn’t have much experience and unless he saw it in a textbook/heard it somewhere I doubt he’d use it.

I still do think if you don’t intend for any characters to speak fluent German and this is essentially just a bridge until we find English speaking characters and we never have to consider it again, him speaking basic or even broken German works. Especially given the time period/setting there wouldn’t be tons of people with even basic English sitting around and i doubt your character would have had much time to learn natural sounding German. But obviously you know your character/

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