Fuck yeah, Pocket Paint gang.

sh.it.heads

On a t-break but this sounds amazing regardless. Saved.

I think part (though not all) of the issue is discoverability. There’s other communities where this isn’t as prevalent, but a) they’re not always easy to find, and b) for this as well as other reasons, they might not be super active (if people don’t know it exists, who’s posting?)

I get around the first bit by trawling All New once and a while. One feature I will say I liked on reddit was the random community function. But while I like that it’s a smaller userbase here for some reasons, it does mean less diversity of interests.

Good.

Downvoted, not unimpressive.

(j/k, good on ya)

I was a participant in what was described as a “tipsy, low-kick cancan line” by a young journalist covering a show for a university’s student newspaper when I was a pre-teen (ah, all-ages shows, good times).

I’ve been censored on the radio on two separate occasions (made jokes about a competing station when calling in for a giveaway).

There’s others but they are far lamer, if you can believe it.

Gonna just let people know about MyNoise, tons of sound generators and most of the nature ones are made with field recordings.

100% yes, particularly having done it multiple times. Each place represents a particular arc of my life to this point, and I get a little sentimental/pensive about it if cruising streetview or, much more intensely, going back there.

An interesting feeling that pops up with this sometimes: you ever 100% a video game level (Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3 specifically came to mind for me) and replay it afterwards? You can still do stuff, still walk around, but there’s a sense of emptiness compared to when you still had goals there. Those are now long finished and not to be repeated. The game’s progressed elsewhere.

I’ve also experienced had a new, related feeling following a recent visit for a show in one of these places, given some recent life changes. Very much like when you reach the end of a stage later in the game, and something new unlocks in those earlier levels.

Life’s fucking weird man.

Yes, but in a show with major themes about women’s empowerment it’s a weird device to lean on that much.

There are so many times where the Scouts would straight-up die and/or Negaverse cronies would win the day if he didn’t show up, throw a flower and talk. Enough times to the point where I wondered “Hey, wtf is the message here exactly?”

1. All humans have an inherent value.
2. Depression has numerous contributing environmental, social, and biological factors.
3. Who asked bitch? Shut your dumb ass up.

I have some very hot takes about the efficacy of the Sailor Scouts given exactly how much Tuxedo Mask does. This is why my ex-wife and kid, who only wanted to enjoy a magical girl show, stopped watching Sailor Moon around me (it had a good three or four beginning to end rewatches before that though).

Multimedia/‘alternate reality’ (what people used to call ARGs, now I think there’s some other term).

Edit: suppose this is a cop out though, since it involves combos of film, literature, audio, web design, and occasionally IRL events or materials. So putting that aside, I think video games edge out film a smidge, in the hands of the right creator/team.

Honestly, different strokes for different folks, but I always want to know if people tried broccoli roasted with oil, salt, pepper, paprika and garlic powder before solidifying this opinion.

Blanched/boiled broccoli is meh at best, and I’ve met folks who have never had it prepared any other way. And raw definitely isn’t for everyone (I like it but could see how others wouldn’t).

For folks waking up to a weird morning: “I’m pulling for ya; We’re all in this together.”

This, pretty much. But that’s also just called living on the Dartmouth side of the HRM for any length of time.

This is now my new favourite thing.

It almost always comes down to set and setting, imo. You (mostly) get out what you put in.

Don’t get me wrong, it can also just be a fun time, but even that should be approached carefully and with some respect to the substance (most of the stories I’ve heard where someone gets psychically bitch-slapped is when they start getting a little frivolous in their approach. SWIM told me about that once…)

Edit: Also noted they’re not useful/good for everyone and that’s ok - important to know, even.

This was more or less my response when looking at the question. If it’s an unhealthy, hyperfocus escape, then it’s kinda sad. But just a fun thing that you enjoy spending time doing with the other life stuff in check? Not sad, go nuts.

Waaay back in the day when I lived in a little fishing village, we had a community falling domino guy. He lived with his mom, and my family had reason to stop by his house to pick some stuff up once. The whole scene struck child me as kinda sad. But taking a step back: the guy had something he really enjoyed, he brought it to the broader community for them to enjoy pretty often, and he had a place of note in the local community through that. Took away quite a bit of my initial impression.