Posts made by GreenFlashlight

@Wretched I can't tell if that's petty but I really like it.

I know it's old news by now but seriously I wonder if I'll ever stop crying at S5E5 of She-Ra. Jesus fucking Christ, AJ Michalka and Aimee Carrero kill it.

@ThoughtBubble said in MUSH conflict... sad face?:

Except that this happens no where else in my life but within MUSH culture.

While standing far away from any rocks because my house is glassier than Willy Wonka's elevator, I would point out that this hobby is not known for attracting or retaining people who are skilled at social interaction. It could be you, but the community's part in it can't be discounted. These things are by definition a two-way street.

@Auspice said in RL Sads:

I don't think any lost friendship has ever affected me this much.

I know exactly how you feel. I've been there too. It was a combination of depression and social anxiety, in that case. "They'd be better off without me" morphed into "It's been too long for me to fix it now." I don't know if that will help you in approaching your friend, but in case it does, I thought I'd share.

@SixRegrets said in Is this hobby on it's last legs?:

Isn't that what Shangrila is for, though? Why does it need to escape that particular quarantine zone?

Because the sexual fantasies are not separable from the power fantasy. I won't give details in case the people who did it read this post, but there's a level of indoctrination involved in a lot of these propositions; of mixing apparent friendliness and support with escalating depravity so I would come to view it as a normal part of the friendship; of trying to talk me into turning my no into a yes and thereby claiming control of my boundaries; of isolating me from the rest of the game's community so I would be dependent on them; of tying me into a conspiracy I was obligated to keep from others.

If you just want to send dirty text messages at people who are there for it, you go to Shang. If an illicit mutual masturbation session isn't the goal, you gotta go elsewhere.

@L-B-Heuschkel said in Is this hobby on it's last legs?:

@GreenFlashlight That's... creepy as fuck. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with people? Don't approach a guest, tell them what to app unless they bloody well ask for an IC in to your own char or something.

I think the logic goes something like, "I'm horny; I can't understand other people except as they can fulfill my desires; therefore let me tell you my genuinely disturbing and sometimes criminal fantasies."

@SixRegrets said in Is this hobby on it's last legs?:

I'm dumb enough and new enough to the community to suggest the opposite - the sheer popularity of Arx is why we don't have more games. It has a monopolistic effect, drawing people over there because That's Where Everyone Else Is.

I hadn't thought of that, but it makes sense. Maybe all the small games are so small because they're for the niche groups who can't fit in with the mainstream. God knows every game I've looked at apping into lately, I've been approached for increasingly bizarre and gross sexual relationships by the players who seem to think nothing of asking if a stranger would please app things I don't even think I can publicly describe for fear of triggering survivors.

@Auspice said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

How did I go and pick up my laundry from the laundry room, drive back, and just.......leave it

How do people not? I have to put groceries in the front seat or I will forget them by the time I get home.

@Ganymede said in Good TV:

The shout out to He-Man.

I did not notice or else did not understand the shout out you are alluding to. Can you please describe it?

@Ganymede said in Good TV:

I can’t wait to see what they are going to do with He-Man. (I caught that Easter egg I did.)

I missed it. What Easter egg?

@Ganymede said in Good TV:

I finished She-Ra season 5 the other night.

I watched the final two episodes again tonight.

I don't remember ever crying so hard.

I'm so happy and sad at the same time.

One thing I needed a straight person to point out to me because I didn't really have the perspective to notice it myself was, I cried so hard because of how different the show is from other gay media. I don't know how spoilers work in this forum, so here's hoping they take...

***=NSFW content***

@il-volpe said in Dead Celebrities 2020:

@mietze Same. My uncle, the one who was 'Dr. Earnhardt' in Far Cry 3 some years ago, and an aunt last fucking week.

For a moment I thought Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death wouldn't be too much of a disaster, because Trump will no doubt attempt to a install beauty pageant judge and it will no doubt take him four months to understand the difference between judges of law and judges of chili cook-offs.

But then I checked, and the constitution does not name any required qualifications for supreme court judges.

Please note the damage does not need to wait for the new Justice's appointment to begin. Let's say Trump decides to empower every far right militia to enforce the law, and to declare leftism a terrorist ideology. How would anyone check his power? What are you going to do, take him to the Supreme Court?

@Arkandel said in Good or New Movies Review:

In fact come to think of it his roles as Clark were easily the worst ones I've seen him in.

Yeah, and I don't know what the behind the scenes was like on those movies. Maybe Cavill had actual ideas to bring to the character but Snyder is such a dictatorial auteur he refused to allow for any theme or characterization beyond "suffering is manly and romantic." I can only judge by what was on the screen, though, and I'd really like to not see him in the S-shield again.

Real talk, I kinda want them to just give the role to Tyler Hoechin. He's killing it on the CW.

@Arkandel said in Good or New Movies Review:

Henry Cavill signs up for three more movies as Superman.

Predictable given how publicly he quit, but disappointing all the same. I dunno, maybe he could do a good Superman if given a good script, but it just didn't feel like he had anything to bring to the table other than a chiseled jaw.

@Wizz said in Real World Peeves, Disgruntlement, and Irks.:

I am so angry I am shaking. Our new neighbor and his family were outside when my son went out to play in the yard by himself, and when Kiddo saw the dude wasn't wearing a mask he said that he should, and the guy cussed him out. A grown man, to an eight year old kid who was just trying to make sure everyone was safe.

Kiddo didn't confront him and came home right away, and I've tried to make sure he understands that he's not at fault and I'm glad he did not get upset back, but I do not know what to do with my anger. Confronting the asshole would be pointless at best, I already know this. Just...goddamn it, I fucking hate people sometimes.

First, that neighbor is a turd, and I hope your child isn't taking this to heart.

Second, do you believe it would be worth your time to confront your neighbor about it? Not to try to change his mind, but it could be a good idea to make sure he knows he can't get away with attacking your children.

@Lotherio said in Good TV:

Didn't Jackson enjoy playing with these old tricks to mix up size on all the lotr films, as I recall?

Camera angles, body doubles, and good old-fashioned greenscreen. Yep.

Look, do you know why the evening charge nurse told you to ask me about the patients over here when she handed the unit off to you? Because I know them and you don't. If you don't want to take my advice, then don't take it, but don't get snippy with me when it goes badly for you.

@TheOnceler said in General Video Game Thread:

Spider-Man: Miles Morales demo footage!

Looks pretty good. I hope they'll do more with the combat to differentiate it from the original, but there was nothing wrong with the original, so I don't exactly mind more of the same.

@Quinn said in RL things I love:

What. How....how does someone not know Hamilton

Please accept my apologies for not being appropriately invested in a play I have no expectation I'll ever be able to see in the format it was created for.

@Ganymede said in RL things I love:

This is also on my work playlist.

I don't know what this song is about (I have guesses) but I am fucking bawling.