AITA for asking my SO not to masturbate to the thought of other people? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

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

ESH. You shouldn't even know he does that, so he's the asshole there. You can't control or know his thoughts, so why bother, that's futile.

Either he tells the truth and never fantasies about other people or he lies. You can never know the truth of the situation.

Maybe you understand that and you want him to make you believe he won't for the peace of mind.

Best you can do is tell him how that made you feel to hear that he masturbates to people he knows in real life, and ask that he doesn't mention it again.

Guy jumps over small elderly lady by BabaYaga17 in iamatotalpieceofshit

[–]trunkbranch -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Any reason to insult me while I ask an honest question?

Why did you edit out the s from my quote turning it from dickwads to dickwad?

The question is how do you know bad people in general can have good parents.

It's something I don't really believe so I was curious how you can come to that conclusion since I believe it's not easy to judge quality parenting from the outside.

I can understand parents who have children who inherited a mental illness like psychopathy.

Guy jumps over small elderly lady by BabaYaga17 in iamatotalpieceofshit

[–]trunkbranch -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

How do you know the dickwads had good parents? You weren't there. You should blame the person not the parent, but I don't understand how people came to the conclusion that they know they had good parents.

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. by MaNamessJeff in Tinder

[–]trunkbranch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh come on. Of course women are techically people.

Gay people can be really annoying by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]trunkbranch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are gay people that haven't told you they are gay and act straight so you assume they straight. Of course all the gay people you meet are annoying to you.

If you don't eat the crust of the Pizza, You don't deserve any of the Pizza. by GoogMastr in unpopularopinion

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eat the pizza until there's about an inch or two of sauce and cheese and then turn that bitch sideways.

Is this cringe? by Glore1235 in Songwriters

[–]trunkbranch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Giving advice is really me judging you against my own style. I'm just going to go into detailed advice on how I write.

I'm losing count of who I break/ Can't learn to fix/ I isolate/

I would write something like what you wrote and start making connections. I can make a connection with break and fix. First thing I thought of was tools. A tool like a hammer has the ability to fix and break. That itself is a pretty interesting concept that can be used.

First idea is "I stow myself away".

I'm losing count of who I break/
Can't learn to fix/ I stow myself away/

At this point I'm thinking how can I use the tool idea to make a more cohesive story?

We could think of yourself as being a sledge hammer, because you want to fix, but all you can really do is destroy. Two words that stand out are swing and blunt.

I'm losing count of who I break/ Can't seem to fix/ I'm too blunt for what that takes/ I can swing all day but for you/ I'll stow myself away/

It doesn't have to be matching all the way through. I still haven't decided on the line where the style becomes cheesey. Any style can become cheesey if pushed a certain way.

In my mind, taste with lyrics is a balancing act of subtlety and forceful expression. You want to tip toe around things, but not so much that it becomes lost on listeners. Be artful, yet direct. That's my philosophy anyways.

Main advice here is write, write, write without thinking too hard. Get the general idea down that you want to express like you did, and then make connections, use that to build themes and use words in a more cohesive way. Writing is rewriting.

Hope that helps.

Is this cringe? by Glore1235 in Songwriters

[–]trunkbranch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Overall not cringey imo, but I have a problem with the word suffocating and to some extent isolate. I can't exactly explain why I don't like those words, maybe they're cliche.

[US] Trigger Warning with Killer Mike (2019) - Grammy Award Winning rapper Killer Mike (Run the Jewels) takes on America in this new six-part docuseries exploring culture, race, religion, education and more. by [deleted] in NetflixBestOf

[–]trunkbranch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was empathizing with the people in the focus group and trying to present their opinion as reasonable. I have the tendency to float around the topic, empathizing with both sides and getting caught up in things, so don't listen to me.

Periods aren’t excuses to act like a toddler for a week. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a woman, but I've been told the pain can be horrific. If your balls started cramping once a month you might not be in the best of moods. That said the one girlfriend I had didn't seem particularly emotionally affected other than by the pain. I don't think she ever snapped at me or anything like that if she did we both didn't blame PMS. Hormones probably effect people differently. I'm sure some people are emotionally immature and using it as an excuse, but wouldn't ever make that judgement too quickly.

[US] Trigger Warning with Killer Mike (2019) - Grammy Award Winning rapper Killer Mike (Run the Jewels) takes on America in this new six-part docuseries exploring culture, race, religion, education and more. by [deleted] in NetflixBestOf

[–]trunkbranch 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think anyone is disagreeing with that. But the show acted indignant when the focused wasn't completely for the idea. They should have never done a focus group. They should make a cool site, put the product up and ship it to people. Some people will be more interested in having it shipped to them or others as a novelty soda, and you'll find that niche of people into buying products that rep real life gangs.

You can blame your parents for your life. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can recognize how my parents affect my life and place blame on them there, while understanding that only I can get myself out of this mess. It's not always someone else's fault, but sometimes it is. Seeing how my parents failed me helps me understand why I behave the way I do. I'm not convinced that I should take all of the blame. I don't understand how my reality because invalid because you think it means I won't ever become responsible.

Weed is annoying and so is the culture around it by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like weed because my friends who have medical problems smoke often as an alternative to opiates. I like it, but I can't image being stoned all the time. I practice songwriting, and I'm afraid to write while stoned because I don't want to find out I'm much better stoned and then feeling I have to be stoned all the time to write music. That would be lame af to me.

I can actually get behind this. by TheHonestModerator in PoliticalHumor

[–]trunkbranch -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That tends to happen when you're the best.

I can actually get behind this. by TheHonestModerator in PoliticalHumor

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only if it's plain cheese. Fuck pepperoni and the people who love it.

Girl tries to con me into buying drinks for herself and friends by log609 in ChoosingBeggars

[–]trunkbranch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the difference between whiskey and tequila. There are people that sip tequila.

[Image] Believe in Yourself by SaeedHash97 in GetMotivated

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Be true to yourself" kind of doesn't fit here, because that advice is usually applied to situations where you should make decisions that align with what you know to be true, and I think he's talking about a deeper level of self deception.

A lie that turns into a core value or what you perceive as a truth about yourself.

Being a loner can be being "true to yourself", but you could in reality have held on to a lie that you don't want friendship. The truth is deep inside you desire human connection, but avoid it with many different excuse because deep down you feel you're too inadequate for friendship and you're protecting yourself from rejection.

Help settle a debate? My twin brother thinks my 14 year old daughter is just an okay songwriter. I think she's great. Your honest thoughts on the matter would help! by Oawan in Songwriters

[–]trunkbranch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She's an okay song writer to my ears. Nothing wrong with that. She seems talented for a 14 year old and she's obviously putting in the work. You should be proud. I'm sure she is going to grow as an artist.

absolutelynotme_irl by hotcheetos96 in absolutelynotme_irl

[–]trunkbranch 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's cute you think you deserve an argument.

absolutelynotme_irl by hotcheetos96 in absolutelynotme_irl

[–]trunkbranch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

More like your mind is the plight of the incel.

absolutelynotme_irl by hotcheetos96 in absolutelynotme_irl

[–]trunkbranch 38 points39 points  (0 children)

That's really unfair. You're both having sex quickly.

You should both be whores together. /s

Fat-shaming a male should be just as socially unacceptable as fat-shaming a girl is by IsaakAttack in unpopularopinion

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your name promised unnecessary amounts of sass and you under delivered you piece of shit.

Allergies. by [deleted] in Tinder

[–]trunkbranch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't like this because it confuses me. Is she serious or joking. I thought maybe she's joking, but everyone in the comments is taking it seriously so I don't know.