The title is a bit dramatic, since I’m still technically a fan of anime — I just don’t watch nearly as much as I used to. Anime went from being a huge part of my life to barely featuring at all. I thought I’d outline exactly what happened and how I got here, along with […]
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Fun is subjective. People find different things funny — we all know this. So yes, some people like fourth wall breaks and pop culture nods in movies. Blah, blah, blah. Who cares? I still don’t like any of those things, and this is my post, so I make the rules. My reasons for not liking
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Why Ai art is good actually I just washed some clothes, no need to explode just yet. What I did was basically gathered dirty or used cloth, put it into the washing machine, and watch that sucker go. In theory, I didn’t do the actual washing, yet we still say I did in fact do
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We all know the inevitable blow to your self-confidence when your New Year’s resolution inevitably fails. Still, it doesn’t have to be this way. Here are 5 mistakes most people, including myself, make when it comes to making New Year resolutions stick. These tips can also be helpful in overall goal setting and are thus
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The world is a scary place. We are thrown into the world with no prior experience. As we navigate this new and scary existence we seek guidance from others, yet no one else knows what to do, after all, they too are thrown into existence. This philosophy comes from the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. The
Convenience store woman (Sayaka Murata) existential angst and authenticity Read More »
Tekken is not an easy game. No matter how hard you try and practice, at some point some guy will pick Eddy and you will lose to bullshit, it’s the name of the game. There are so many characters all with hundreds of moves. It is impossible to deal with all of it, especially as
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Have you ever felt out of place in the world? Finding once familiar things suddenly felt alien and strange. Have you ever looked at yourself in the mirror only to see a stranger? I think there is a problem with the word and with society. Not a “big” problem like hunger or plagues, but a
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This post is slightly ferocious, the point is not to make people mad or be an annoying contrarian. I find myself not really connecting to the MCU the same way others do. I thought it would be fun to highlight my reasons for disliking the MCU. Don’t take it too seriously since it’s only my
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Relatability is a tricky concept. It means “to easily form a connection or an understanding with someone else”. The concept is appealing because humans are social creatures who require social interaction. Everybody wants to be understood in this big strange world we all live in. Seeing someone else you relate to overcome challenges can be
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A term often used online is gatekeeping, but what is it? Why do people use it? Is it always bad? In this post I am going to make the argument both for and against gatekeeping, but first a definition. Gatekeeping can be used in many different contexts. This post is concerned with fandoms and how
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