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TheUltimateGengar
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Why is my brother playing GTA 5 even though he's not old enough?
Why are kids enjoying media they're too young for in general?
Honestly, it's probably becausee at the end of the day, these ratings don't matter, most parents don't enforce them, and most kids like this 'forbidden' media simply because they're not supposed to be watching/listening to/playing it.
Honestly, it's probably becausee at the end of the day, these ratings don't matter, most parents don't enforce them, and most kids like this 'forbidden' media simply because they're not supposed to be watching/listening to/playing it.
Some of my least favorite people in the world are those who look at other people and decide for themselves whether or not these people take the time to really think about deep and complex topics/issues.
Like, I feel like you really need to know someone personally to make such a call about someone. Like yeah, this random group of people you see online may like to talk together about meaningless things like games and cartoons, but that doesnt put you on a higher level intellectually. They just happen to have some hobbies.
I really dont like pretentious people who just assume to no one but them have thoughts and opinions on the world around them. Most people do
Even many of those who just simply lack the ability to speak clearly on their thoughts contemplate the world around them. You arent that one special person
Like, I feel like you really need to know someone personally to make such a call about someone. Like yeah, this random group of people you see online may like to talk together about meaningless things like games and cartoons, but that doesnt put you on a higher level intellectually. They just happen to have some hobbies.
I really dont like pretentious people who just assume to no one but them have thoughts and opinions on the world around them. Most people do
Even many of those who just simply lack the ability to speak clearly on their thoughts contemplate the world around them. You arent that one special person Okay, may as well rant about this:
TV Tropes is terrible. Seriously, the way the site is moderated is absolutely awful, and the community is perhaps the most obnoxious one I've encountered online.
It's a shame really, since the concept is a good one. A site that documents tropes and cliches in fiction? Pretty neat, and something that really helped me see entertainment in a completely different way once I discovered it.
It's just that the people who run it and the people who use it are probably the worst possible people to run the site. The former seem to be on a happiness is mandatory spree, assuming that anything 'negative' said about works is 'toxic'. It's like they watched this episode of the Fairly OddParents, and thought 'hey, what a great idea':
But that's not the case. Sometimes something does suck, and often people have real issues with a piece of media. There's nothing wrong with documenting that if relevant.
It's also very, very left wing. Like, I know a lot of internet communities lean one way or the other politically. It's almost expected nowadays, especially in this age of overly polarised political discussions.
Yet TV Tropes is up there with ResetEra and Cracked on the 'authoritarian left tendencies' front, and the complete inability to see the issues on their own side. It's an echo chamber; if you say anything controversial on that front, you're probably gone pretty quickly.
It's a shame really. As a concept the site is great, it's just the people involved there are awful.
TV Tropes is terrible. Seriously, the way the site is moderated is absolutely awful, and the community is perhaps the most obnoxious one I've encountered online.
It's a shame really, since the concept is a good one. A site that documents tropes and cliches in fiction? Pretty neat, and something that really helped me see entertainment in a completely different way once I discovered it.
It's just that the people who run it and the people who use it are probably the worst possible people to run the site. The former seem to be on a happiness is mandatory spree, assuming that anything 'negative' said about works is 'toxic'. It's like they watched this episode of the Fairly OddParents, and thought 'hey, what a great idea':
But that's not the case. Sometimes something does suck, and often people have real issues with a piece of media. There's nothing wrong with documenting that if relevant.
It's also very, very left wing. Like, I know a lot of internet communities lean one way or the other politically. It's almost expected nowadays, especially in this age of overly polarised political discussions.
Yet TV Tropes is up there with ResetEra and Cracked on the 'authoritarian left tendencies' front, and the complete inability to see the issues on their own side. It's an echo chamber; if you say anything controversial on that front, you're probably gone pretty quickly.
It's a shame really. As a concept the site is great, it's just the people involved there are awful.
Just a Wario Fan
The ίςε cream aficionado
FYI, it was a general response.
Just a Wario Fan
The ίςε cream aficionado
Never had a problem with TV Tropes. As I already stated in another post I made only a while ago, TV Tropes, and especially their ''useful notes'' pages gave me lots of new insights. (And entertainment.) Really, TV Tropes can at times be just as informative as ''The other Wiki''.
However, I must admit that I never had any contact with its community. I only browse the extensive content and that's it. Never knew it was so full of left-wingers. At least they don't try to spread their beliefs by means of Trope pages; I have always seen the content itself as surprisingly neutral.
Im surprised by how many people out there try to claim that Christ was put to death for commanding His followers to give to the poor.
I know it sounds silly, but there are a group of people, pretty much all of them either progressive Christians trying to make an argument that Christ was somehow a socialist, and the occasional secular socialist that believes they can use the Bible to shame right wing Christians into embracing socialism.
For anyone not familiar with the Gospel, Christ was absolutely NOT put to death for commanding to give to the needy. Nor for commanding to do unto others as theyd do unto you, nor for commanding to love your neighbors.
If this was the only thing He preached, He would have lived a long life His death was over what He claimed of Himself.
A few verses for those who arent familiar with them-
This is why He was put to death, it was over blasphemy, and not for beinng too kind to strangers.
I mean, the people of Israel were already aware of the commandments to love and give, and some of them were even guilty of making a show of it, in order to show others how "righteous" they are, which Jesus spoke of here-
I know it sounds silly, but there are a group of people, pretty much all of them either progressive Christians trying to make an argument that Christ was somehow a socialist, and the occasional secular socialist that believes they can use the Bible to shame right wing Christians into embracing socialism.
For anyone not familiar with the Gospel, Christ was absolutely NOT put to death for commanding to give to the needy. Nor for commanding to do unto others as theyd do unto you, nor for commanding to love your neighbors.
If this was the only thing He preached, He would have lived a long life
His death was over what He claimed of Himself.A few verses for those who arent familiar with them-
This is why He was put to death, it was over blasphemy, and not for beinng too kind to strangers.
I mean, the people of Israel were already aware of the commandments to love and give, and some of them were even guilty of making a show of it, in order to show others how "righteous" they are, which Jesus spoke of here-
Okay, so I haven't seen Infinity War (still), but one thing seriously bothers me with just how comic book-y shit it is: there's that one scene where Bundletin Cuddlebunch is peering into the multiverse, right, and he's talking about how there are like a million plus universes (edit: 14 million possibilities) out there, then Iron Man or whoever asks "how many do we win in". And dude says "one". Like, honestly? One in 14 million? I mean, sure, that's perfectly logical given what they're up against, but still, that leaves room for eyerolling. I would've bought "less than a hundred" wholesale.
CaptainDrewBoy
9-Volt's ugly cousin
I don't watch COMIC BOOK MOVIES for realism or non-comic-book odds.
I know that seemed harsh, but come on!
In this case, sure, I'm just nitpicking, I don't give a shit about comic book movies either, but your reply reminded me of another thing, one which I hate a fuckton more, and really shouldn't ever be used to excuse something dumb. The world of a fictional story may not necessarily follow all the rules of real life, but it can still retain realism in the context of itself, know what'm sayin'?
Like, Lord of the Rings for example: despite the main characters being knee-high and having inches-thick leather for feet, and the fact that Sauron, the Ring, and the Balrog literally exist, it still never feels unrealistic in the context of its universe. However, the Super Hero movie follows most of our real-life rules, because it's supposed to be exactly that only it just so happens that superheroes/villains exist. So, within that context, I may as well think about things such as basic probability calculation like it follows said rules. To be fair I went into that originally thinking it was a multiverse thing and not a probability thing, so that skewed my vision a bit (because 1 universe out of 14 million would be total hackney dogshit)
I don't give a FUCK if the movie is about goddamn tap-dancing lemurs, if something seems dumb I'm gonna bloody-well say so. Denouncing something completely because of the medium it was made in or the nature of what it comes from, that's like saying "it's just a game" or "it's just a cartoon". They're lame-brained excuses for saying certain facets of a work should be ignored, and that has always been horseshit.
Like, you could say the same thing about Wario Land 4, really. Say for example: how does Wario enter the paintings? Oh, the Frog Switch. Well, how does that work? I like to think that they tap into the painting's "potential energy", so to speak, drawing from the picture's vibes and the care put into it, and converting that into a means of opening a portal to the world envisioned while the artist was painting them. "Wow, that's a pretty cool bit of speculation", you might say. BUT, at the same time though, you could ALSO just as easily "explain" it by saying "it's just a GaAaMe
You might argue "but dats diffwent" in regards to Wario, but I'd argue that's just because you care about Wario shit. It's a lot easier to write off things you don't care about. Even if you don't care about the media piece in question, "it's just a (insert form of medium)" is a shit excuse every time. You're better off outright saying you don't give a shit then spouting that "it's just a" nonsense.
As far as stupid bullshit excuses regarding entertainment media goes, it's up there with "don't hate the player, hate the game". FUCKING NO GODDAMMIT, I WILL HATE THE PLAYER BECAUSE IT'S YOUR FUCKING FAULT I'M LOSING, FUCK YOU.
CaptainDrewBoy
9-Volt's ugly cousin
Valid points, but don't underestimate my love of comic book movies.
CaptainDrewBoy
9-Volt's ugly cousin
That was pretty much all I had to say.
You do make some compelling points, I'll give you that.
I just like the unreal melodrama of comic book movies.
TheUltimateGengar
Switch Friend Code: SW-6126-0782-8125. SuperToad4
Mario Fan Games Galaxy is what you get when you mix 4chan, DeviantArt, Kiwi Farms, and SMW Central with Mario Wiki.
Hey fellas, this is just a hunch and I'm probably wrong but I kind of get the feeling this guy doesn't really like MFGG.
You've got a real grudge against that site for some reason. You get banned before or something?
Still, I guess I'd better rant about social media and bad moderation for a minute. Basically, it feels every social media site sucks at applying their rules fairly. Way too many seem to treat the popular influencers and celebrities with kid gloves while throwing the book at any unpopular account that dares 'hurt their reputation'.
Screw that. Good moderation is like good law enforcement or legal action; you damn well punish people equally for breaking the rules regardless of how rich/beautiful/popular they happen to be or what physical characteristics they have.
And that's how we try to act here too. If Donald Trump joined this site and broke the rules, I'd be damn well sure to ban him. Meanwhile if he didn't break the rules I wouldn't. Simple as.
Same goes for everyone else. You got a million YouTube subscribers/Twitch follows? No mercy, you get punished the same as anyone else. You're the most attractive person in the world? Same deal. Richer than Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos? Yet again, the same rules apply to you. Hell, even if I got married I'd be willing to ban the spouse for breaking the forum rules. No exceptions.
Still, I guess I'd better rant about social media and bad moderation for a minute. Basically, it feels every social media site sucks at applying their rules fairly. Way too many seem to treat the popular influencers and celebrities with kid gloves while throwing the book at any unpopular account that dares 'hurt their reputation'.
Screw that. Good moderation is like good law enforcement or legal action; you damn well punish people equally for breaking the rules regardless of how rich/beautiful/popular they happen to be or what physical characteristics they have.
And that's how we try to act here too. If Donald Trump joined this site and broke the rules, I'd be damn well sure to ban him. Meanwhile if he didn't break the rules I wouldn't. Simple as.
Same goes for everyone else. You got a million YouTube subscribers/Twitch follows? No mercy, you get punished the same as anyone else. You're the most attractive person in the world? Same deal. Richer than Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos? Yet again, the same rules apply to you. Hell, even if I got married I'd be willing to ban the spouse for breaking the forum rules. No exceptions.
CaptainDrewBoy
9-Volt's ugly cousin
You should own Youtube, because they fail at this mentality so badly.
The Paul brothers? Untouchable. They can post suicide forests, them doing their girlfriends, anything.
They could become NSFW channels, and not get removed or demonitised, because they have X number of subs.
Now that I'd learned/was reminded (vaguely recall seeing it somewhere...) that this phrase is apparently a thing I immediately thought of Pannacotta Fugo beating a teacher to death with an encyclopedia. To my disappointment my memory of the manga was blurry to the point of mistakenly thinking there was a panel of it, but fortunately the anime ended up dedicating a scene to this one-off detail, and it was smashing.
At first I thought about cropping it but I realized that the caption actually makes it even more fitting.
At first I thought about cropping it but I realized that the caption actually makes it even more fitting.
Not to mention the copyright law bullshit would be back to reasonable levels, possibly on par with ~2012/13
Are you sure? I live under a rock, so I could be wrong, but I feel like YouTube itself can't get away with trying to make them look good. I'm just glad that those two frauds destroyed themselves. Their legacy is/will literally be the Dab, which may as well be the sign language for #epic_gamer bullshit.
dammit i keep forgetting to hit post