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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 26 points 7 months ago

Let's not get too hasty

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[–] houndeyes@toast.ooo 64 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

like not cheap sand tho you ever get that real expensive sand?

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 7 months ago

"Touch my breast."

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[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

Writing workshops are so cultish and weird. I have taken a few and they always creep me out. It was very mantra focused and vibes focused, rather than like... actually talking about how words create meaning. They never seem to actually want to demand any effort or provide any useful critical feedback. They feel like I'm in a kindergarten class. And the feedback I get is often... useless because it's so bland and vague and complimentary rather than being thoughtful and critical or suggesting I try something different.

I ended up doing some research on the issue, and it turns out it's because writing workshop programs in America were basically funded by the CIA in the 50s and 60s and this is why professional writers have these cult-like mentalities and mantras and it was basically a way to promote 'american' writing. The whole MFA program thing is incredibly weird and insular.

I wish I could find a writing workshop in USA that was run by a European author, I bet it would be a lot different. Also I am so sick of reading weird emo stories that these writing workshops all assign as examples of good writing.

[–] Chakravanti@monero.town 2 points 7 months ago

Your Frog is off. You ever see that Tenet movie backwards?

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[+] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 93 points 7 months ago* (14 children)

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[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 42 points 7 months ago

If he had that kind of charisma and confidence, he wouldn't be a virgin.

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[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Fyi, you can write greentext-like text by writing a backslash before the greater-than character:

> This is how it looks like when submitted
\> This is how you write it
\\> This is how the previous line looks like as I'm writing this
\\\\> ditto

... all of this assuming your client renders my comment correctly.

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[–] Wav_function@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago* (1 child)

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[–] edg@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Can't triforce smh

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[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

The only good thing about reddit is that everyone's client rendered everything the same. Now if I wanna spoiler tag something I gotta go

Like this

Like >!this!<

And I'm still not sure everyone's client handles it right

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[–] Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

I've used 3 different clients (web IF included), so far the only thing that I've found not to be rendered consistently is the ^superscript^ syntax - on the web interface ^I^ ^have^ ^to^ ^wrap^ ^every^ ^word^ ^with^ ^the^ ^superscript^ ^thing^, otherwise , but one mobile client I've used does/did render it like you'd expect it to.

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[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago (4 children)

this is likely something they are ashamed of and they would like to keep it private

they don't know their "condition" is painfully obvious to most people with minimal interaction required.

owning it is the only way, no need for shame either

but if they knew how to sell themselves better, they wouldn't be in that situation in the frist place

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[+] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 child)

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[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

the radar is easy: insecure timid straight men overwhelmingly don't get laid.

for some reason presenting confidence is the main enabler. some physical features reduce the pool, but never entirely. think of all the short fat bald men with beautiful partners. they are never ever insecure and shy

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[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 child)

"Sell themselves better."

I dunno if my asexual is showing, but why would someone need to treat their heart like a commodity to find love?

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

It's not treating your heart like a commodity, it's more treating your whole self as something that others won't automatically see the value in. And you have to do it because they don't. Every human is unique and of immeasurable value and all that, but also nobody is bothering checking everyone when looking for new people. So you have to put your best and most desirable qualities forward, make people interested enough to see more and so when they start to see your worse qualities they have better qualities to make them feel like you're still worth their interest.

If I'm out at a bar, dressed in something attractive, putting out some playful charm, engaging in interesting discussions, and generally being fun to be around, people are going to be thinking about me as a hot chick who they might be interested in. Alternatively, if I'm sitting in the corner, too awkward to talk much, overly focused on unpleasant topics, and kinda a slob, the fact that people deserve love isn't going to make anyone interested in giving it to me.

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[–] Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Self-reflection, empathy, and humility are not based! Clearly the world is better off by being a narcissistic sociopath that doubles down on every action and opinion.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 9 points 7 months ago

You're a virgin, aren't you? 🤪

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[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 53 points 7 months ago

Dude, anon, that is her flirting with you so she can de-virginize you. Now's your chance, big king!

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Ouch, poor dude.

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Eh, depends on the context. If the dude is the classic, painfully obvious neckbeard I don't feel too bad. If they're mostly a regular Joe with low confidence, yeah the lady should have worded it better