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Comment on The Existential Void of the Pop-Up ‘Experience’ in ~life
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Comment on The Existential Void of the Pop-Up ‘Experience’ in ~life
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Comment on The Existential Void of the Pop-Up ‘Experience’ in ~life
Ochre Link ParentFirstly, thanks for introducing me to Paris Syndrome. Secondly, I think you may be underestimating how neat these places are and overestimating how important making other people jealous is to...Firstly, thanks for introducing me to Paris Syndrome. Secondly, I think you may be underestimating how neat these places are and overestimating how important making other people jealous is to those who visit them. You sort of just invented something to be fascinated by. Have you personally been to one of these? If you're in the San Diego area(South California), I'd recommend one called "Wonderspaces". There are some mediocre exhibits, but most of them are well thought out and have an underlying layer of "but how tho". If you're not in the area, I'd recommend visiting one with friends and then posting your experiences. I'd like to hear about them.
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Comment on The Existential Void of the Pop-Up ‘Experience’ in ~life
Ochre Link ParentI've been to a couple of these things and they have been fun. The exhibits themselves were entertaining, with a few that were genuinely awesome. Mostly, it was a fun social interaction: we shared...I've been to a couple of these things and they have been fun. The exhibits themselves were entertaining, with a few that were genuinely awesome. Mostly, it was a fun social interaction: we shared some time together looking at all these weird and interesting things. Weook a couple of selfies, and even shared a couple of them on Instagram(well, I didn't. But photos were shared). I'm fairly out of touch with internet culture as well but it's not easy to see that some people just like experiencing interesting things with other people and sharing it online.
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Comment on Is Lovecraft supposed to be scary? in ~books
Ochre (edited )Link ParentI agree with you on this. What's scary is that all of these things are supposed to be happening in our world and there's nothing we can really do but survive them. I don't know how many of you are...I agree with you on this. What's scary is that all of these things are supposed to be happening in our world and there's nothing we can really do but survive them. I don't know how many of you are into Tabletop RPGs, but there's a game called World of Darkness where the main premise is basically: the supernatural exists in the corner of your eye, and if you notice it's already too late. I think it's a slow burn, where anything out of the ordinary is now a potential threat.
Edit: main premise, not making.
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Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games
Ochre Link ParentThe shooter ended up killing themselves anyway, though. What kind of discouragement would the nebulous threat of someone who might have a gun really offer to someone who planned on shooting...The shooter ended up killing themselves anyway, though. What kind of discouragement would the nebulous threat of someone who might have a gun really offer to someone who planned on shooting themselves anyway?
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Comment on 'Mass shooting' at Madden video game tournament in Jacksonville in ~games
Ochre Link ParentJust a heads up that you can hear the gunshots (and other sounds) even after the video is cut. This was a lot harder to watch/listen to than I thought it would be.Just a heads up that you can hear the gunshots (and other sounds) even after the video is cut.
This was a lot harder to watch/listen to than I thought it would be.
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Comment on Disney stands firm on James Gunn not returning to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in ~movies
Ochre (edited )Link ParentThe only reason I think Disney's reaction is wrong is because this happened long ago enough that I can give the guy the benefit of doubt and believe him when he says he has changed as a person. If...The only reason I think Disney's reaction is wrong is because this happened long ago enough that I can give the guy the benefit of doubt and believe him when he says he has changed as a person. If this happened a couple months or even a couple years ago, I would be more understanding of Disney's decision. I do think what he said is a big deal overall, and if that's where we differ in opinion then I think that may be the end of any productive conversation --if only because our priorities are on different points of the situation.
social media's basic premise -- being a public place where what you said is heard by so many-- hasn't changed. That's what gets me. He said this in public and thought that was ok. Again, he wasn't a teenager. He was in his 40's. He's a grown man. He should have known better.
edit: got rid of a plural somewhere
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Comment on Disney stands firm on James Gunn not returning to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in ~movies
Ochre Link ParentSure, I agree with you there. I don't think this is one of those teenage-boy-regret cases, though. It wasn't one or two stray jokes told in private or in text, it was a string of poorly formed...Sure, I agree with you there. I don't think this is one of those teenage-boy-regret cases, though. It wasn't one or two stray jokes told in private or in text, it was a string of poorly formed jokes published on twitter. And James Gunn wasn't a teenager when he wrote them(He's 52 now so he was in his 40's when he wrote those) . He wasn't even figuratively young to the movie scene, so he can't really claim ignorance of how social media works. He thought some messed up stuff, went the extra mile to post them, and then later apologized for it. I understand that, and I'm all for forgiveness. But we shouldn't downplay what he did in order to forgive him.
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Comment on Disney stands firm on James Gunn not returning to ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in ~movies
Ochre Link ParentI mean...I haven't, and I don't know any people I'm friendly with or towards that have posted similarly poor jokes on social media. It's not a normal thing, and we shouldn't try to normalize it....I mean...I haven't, and I don't know any people I'm friendly with or towards that have posted similarly poor jokes on social media. It's not a normal thing, and we shouldn't try to normalize it. It was definitely a mistake for him to publish his statements, and that's an extra step that I do think makes this different from sharing similar jokes with your friends. He should have known better.
I get the beef with Disney firing him. I don't agree with Disney firing him for statements he made and apologized for 8-10 years ago. I'm with you on that.
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Comment on DMs of Tildes, what’s your favorite adventure to introduce new players to D&D? in ~games
Ochre LinkFor introducing new players to DnD, I recommend matt colville's 5 Encounter Goblin Dungeon. It's easy to run, with a clear goal, and it has a lot of elements that make DnD what it is(goblins! and...For introducing new players to DnD, I recommend matt colville's 5 Encounter Goblin Dungeon. It's easy to run, with a clear goal, and it has a lot of elements that make DnD what it is(goblins! and traps, secret doors, etc.). The link will send you to his youtube video. You can find pregenerated characters and the dungeon files in the video description. I highly, highly using the pregenerated characters; They can customize the characters by choosing a name and background, maybe.
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Comment on Moviepass finally unlocked the new Mission Impossible in ~movies
Ochre LinkI'm only keeping it because I got a Costco coupon for a year of it upfront as a christmas gift. It was a great gift, but I'm not sure all these headaches will be worth it once the year is up and I...I'm only keeping it because I got a Costco coupon for a year of it upfront as a christmas gift. It was a great gift, but I'm not sure all these headaches will be worth it once the year is up and I have to pay for it.
I think a place can include takings pictures (and even sharing those pictures) as part of the experience itself. I obviously have different goals when I go, but even if the main attraction was to take pictures in neat situations (like a pit full of sprinkles, like your Cream link), I don't think the goal has to be as malicious as "make others jealous". It's not something I'd be interested in doing, but I can see the appeal of photo studios that would let me take pictures with things that normally don't exist.
As far as the yelp reviews go: The reviews you mentioned are there, but you've cropped a few (you cut the first quote short of its actual sentence end, for example), skipped over a few (specifically the second review on Yelp, right between your first two quotes, that doesn't mention photos --You mentioned you skipped it, and then the first/fifth(?) about the mother and her "adult"(interested word choice) children enjoying the exhibit), and misrepresented some (like the third quote, which gave the place a one-star review because he's not a "self-absorbed instagram 'model' looking for the perfect venue to get my clout on fleek"). I don't think I need to explain why it's unfair to do those things. I do apologize, I didn'trealize the place had closed. It was cool while it lasted. Here's the LINK for anyone else who wants to take a look.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your point, but it just seems like a lot of people in this thread are railing against places like this because it seems like their main attraction is for people to take pictures. Somehow this also means that these places can't ALSO be fun, or that fun is somehow diminished when taking photos is involved. I'm not even one of the ones posting all these photos on Instagram and it just sounds a little "Old man Yells at Cloud" to me.
edit: I repeat words when I'm typing sometimes.