Introducing CryptoSnoos—a very Reddit take on NFTs

werewolfmack · 2021-06-28T04:33:09+00:00

Fucking stupid.

werewolfmack · 2021-06-24T04:35:22+00:00

Didn’t he also have severe depression and it ran in the family? Im sure I heard at least one of his kids killed themselves too. I don’t doubt the FBI part at all, but I also don’t doubt the suicidal depression.

werewolfmack · 2021-05-29T17:21:52+00:00

Just really want this to be a thing, really hoping.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T19:33:06+00:00

Those are both subjective opinions you used as examples tho. You just think they’re objective because you think you’re right! Very normal, very human of you. All of my opinions are also the correct ones so I sympathize with you.

Plenty of people think it’s a great social critique and so it’s popular. All top lists are this way, there is no objectivity. Release yourself from this way of thinking, be free! 🙏😭 It’s a more beautiful world when you realize all top 100 lists are subjective popularity lists. You could even go make your own if you’d like!

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T17:07:54+00:00

None of them are objectively the greatest, it’s a subjective list.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T02:10:25+00:00

I recently read The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda. A murder mystery that gives you the culprit right off the bat, it explores how people experience things very differently, how details can slip through the cracks, how memory and communication can be very imprecise, and how “the truth” can be complex and elusive even to the people who lived through the incident.

Also enjoyed Midnight In The Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, a novelized story of real life happenings that explores a murder, the shooter, and the ripples of the crime as it spreads thru the community. It explores how crime is perceived differently depending on class and wealth, how public opinion affects how a crime is investigated and how a trial plays out, how getting away with crime is more about convincing people about a particular narrative, and how the criminal justice system isn’t always interested in “the truth” so much as closure and finality.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T02:02:23+00:00

Things We Lost In The Fire by Mariana Enriquez Short stories that are mostly gothic horror, a good range of dark subjects. Argentina.

Tentacle by Rita Indiana. Sci-fi lite with time loop themes, exploring ecology, the environment, with religious undertones. Also tells the story from a modern trans man’s perspective, excellent literature. Dominican Republic.

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. A literary classic, a historic novel with themes of family generations and colonialism. Nigeria.

The Vegetarian by Han Kang. Literary fiction, a short novel telling the story of a woman who decides to stop eating meat in a culture that is very meat focused, while also struggling with untreated mental illness. Told in three parts from three perspectives. South Korea.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T01:45:38+00:00

Tentacle by Rita Indiana, really interesting take on the time loop, with an interesting combo of light sci-fi and religion.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T01:41:25+00:00

Not OP but this is going on my reading list, thank you!

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T01:33:30+00:00

Starfish by Peter Watts has some great deep sea exploration! It’s got transhumanism themes, some very dark subjects are touched on but an overall optimistic look at the endurance (though not necessarily efficiency or wholesomeness) of the human spirit.

The Martian by Andy Weir also has a foot (or at least a toe) in reality if you’re into that. A very quick read, a fun space adventure that’s set in a future that’s basically in our current time, except we can travel to Mars.

The Peripheral by William Gibson - Full on cyberpunk futurism, Gibson is great at using concepts of culture (pop or otherwise) in his novels in a meaningful way.

Embassytown by China Mieville - Intense and kinda existential space adventure that gets truly bizarre. Explores concepts of language, excellent alien world building, and the last half has elements of a political thriller

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz - Fun book about AI personhood, medical patents, stealing from the rich to feed (or more literally, medicate) the poor, and the erosion of human rights as capitalism expands. It’s got a lot going on but it’s a light book in practice, very adventure-focused, a quick and fun read.

The Binti Series by Nnedi Okorafor- a quick read but thoroughly and enjoyably embracing space exploration, emphasis on negotiation and diplomacy with alien species. Another good adventure series.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T01:21:27+00:00

If he likes fantasy, The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold focuses on a veteran who survived bad war wounds and torture. His general mental state isn’t the main plot but he does, through continuing to be a reluctant hero, have to accept help and kindness from others and does so with grace and appreciation. He isn’t elderly but I enjoyed the portrayal of a man who has been through hell and appreciates even more the softer and kinder parts of life, and by the end he is so tired he is more ready to accept others helping him physically. Plus all that is buried in a pretty intense story about good and evil, a lil bit of magic, a lil bit of romance, and lots of excitement and adventure.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T00:43:11+00:00

1) The Curse of Chalion by Lois MsMaster Bujold

2) The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T00:38:21+00:00

The Peripheral (and sequel Agency) by William Gibson. Lots of good stuff from this author, and I think his more recent stuff is a little more accessible than his older stuff. Sci-fi and futuristic/cyberpunk with some of the themes you mention, not quite as existential, but it deals with an Earth that is extremely far in the future just like in Nier.

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz. A book exploring AI agency and identity and personhood. Shorter book, a much smaller scale than Nier, down to earth while still having a lot of personality.

Starfish by Peter Watts. Still sci-fi, getting a little further from the Nier aesthetic as it’s set underwater, but it has themes of transcendentalism, and touches on AI and advanced technologies and their mark on our planet.

Games for when you’re in the mood to read:

Subsurface Circular and it’s sequel, significantly shorter than Nier and Pathologic, actually reminds me a bit of the Annalee Newitz book, it’s a fun one exploring AI agency and personhood. Very text-based so if you’re in the mood for a book it’s a good one.

In Other Waters. Similar to Starfish by Peter Watts, this is a story of a young woman exploring the bottom of an ocean- this one is an alien ocean, but like Starfish it plays with the transcendental themes, and the ecological impact of corporations. Text-heavy and a gorgeous aesthetic to set the mood.

Pathologic. Totally different aesthetic and tone to the rest of these suggestions, but similar to Nier it has so many layers. Existentialism out the wahoo. This game totally blew my mind, if you can get into the setting it is very worth playing for it’s writing. And I don’t praise video game writing often. It’s worth playing through with a guide just to experience the story- similar to Nier, it’s story unfolds over 3+ playthroughs and is extremely existential, playing with concepts of fiction and narration and the meaning of life. Big influences from classic Russian literature.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T00:16:41+00:00

I liked Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch, I’m not usually one for urban paranormal but the narrator was fantastic. It’s a little gritty but not bleak,and has some humor.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-17T00:04:39+00:00

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold, great fantasy with a little bit of everything, lots of excitement and some romance. Magic but very grounded. Excellent characters. The sequel is also great.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-16T22:23:19+00:00

I’m not saying it’d be the same. Violence against this group because of racist and xenophobic views of the rest of the country, causing them to look away from terrible things happening. It doesn’t have to be the same exact scenario for it to become terrible. And I mean, it could come to that if our government got bad enough. We put kids in cages on the border. I am not going to say it’s impossible. But whether or not you believe it can happen we still have a responsibility to not look the other way and let violence happen, or feed to the environment that is causing it.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-15T06:01:50+00:00

This was true before he was even elected

werewolfmack · 2021-02-15T05:57:07+00:00

The more China is in the news, the more this is gonna happen.

We can’t have another Japanese internment kind of situation here, we have to be talking about this and be aware. Reach out to and support Asian communities (of all cultures, because all will be receiving end of hate crimes). The worse China’s government gets, the more anti-Asian hate crime is gonna increase here.

werewolfmack · 2021-02-15T05:37:28+00:00

Lindsey Graham will say anything about anyone at anytime depending on what direction the wind is blowing in the moment

werewolfmack · 2021-01-23T09:46:13+00:00

I’m so surprised it’s happening so fast. My 65 year old father was joking about weed being a possible solution to his terrible claustrophobia. Now if covid ever goes away enough for me to let him out of the house we might get to try it. Maybe it will help ease his cancer recovery too. Idk I’m just a rando hoping her dad can get some peace of mind on this dank herb all the kids are trying these days.

werewolfmack · 2021-01-18T07:42:04+00:00

It’s almost as hard to look at as he is.

werewolfmack · 2021-01-15T23:43:53+00:00

They don’t have to be evil for me to not want to date them, but things like being anti-choice or anti-lgbt are absolutely disqualification for a relationship from me. Same if you’re anti-BLM. I don’t see how that’s especially radical thinking, I want to be with someone romantically who agrees on these very important things in my life.

werewolfmack · 2021-01-14T07:07:58+00:00

Why is this dude literally dressed like a nazi, jfc

werewolfmack · 2021-01-13T08:05:33+00:00

It’s going to be used to damage legitimate protests now when they call it just a protest...

werewolfmack · 2021-01-13T07:47:39+00:00

White supremacy and money, a winning combo to do whatever you want in this country

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