Kaiju Cat
Demon spoon cat stand
Cloud from Final Fantasy VII. He’d probably work for Amazon delivering packages.
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Onmyoji
HanGuang-Jun
Hakumen from BlazBlue. since he is literally a suit of armor, I suppose he'd be an exhibition piece in a museum during the day and maybe a security guard at night.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Are movies/TV shows of the 80s/90s to blame for today's generation being so good at generating insults and throwing shade?
Are movies/TV shows of the 80s/90s to blame for today's generation being so good at generating insults and throwing shade?
Onmyoji
HanGuang-Jun
I don't think 80/90s movies were too focused on that? It's just the general state of the world that brings the worst out of people.
WolfSol
Brain cashew smooth
I am with Onmyoji. I too do not believe that 80/90s movies are necessarily to blame. Movies and TV shows certainly contribute, but I think having everything at your fingertips has assisted in today's generation being "good" at generating insults and throwing shade. And when I say having "everything at your fingertips," I am considering the increase and widespread of technology.
Sorin
huntress.
I feel like blaming media too much for anything is a slippery slope.
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
I think one important factor is that nowadays people are just more open and expressive about more intimate things to them, especially on social media. Things very personal to them that they would feel very hurt by being attacked under. Mix a world plunged into cynicism and some sadistic people into that and a lot of people can be very hurt with very little effort.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Would people laugh at you if you went back in time and tried to warn them of future disasters?
Would people laugh at you if you went back in time and tried to warn them of future disasters?
Onmyoji
HanGuang-Jun
Probably, because people wouldn't believe in time travel.
EmperorNorton1
Senior Member
You have to do it logically, and use what will convince people. You can go “PEIPLE OF POMPEI!! THE GODS HAVE TOLD ME THIS CITY IS TO BE DESTROYED!!” And pull out a smoke machine so you look more imposing, but you also have to go “hey my fellow Jews we really need to get out of Europe. You thought the tzar was bad? I have traveled through space and time to warn you, risking my own life. This is a serious threat. Please please leave.” And bring pictures.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Why are there so many kids shows out there that kids love, but teens and adults find annoying?
Why are there so many kids shows out there that kids love, but teens and adults find annoying?
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
.....Because those shows are made for kids and not for teens or adults? Like if you have a target audience in principle you'd prioritize making something said target audience wants / would like and those outside of it are a secondary concern. You can of course make something for kids that teens or adults will still enjoy, but that's a higher standard to meet especially considering that for many of those shows there are the added burdens of simplified moral messaging or the tempting laziness of just assuming the target audience would be just as easily entertained by jiggling keys.
Sorin
huntress.
It's probably because teens and adults aren't the target audience.
A lot of teens and adults have nostalgia for shows from their childhood, but objectively, a lot of them were probably annoying too. I love Spongebob Squareparents, but I could easily see how that would be grating for an adult audience that hadn't grown up with it. I'd also argue that there are some child shows that adults and teens still like though. A lot of animated series for media like superheroes and Star Wars is primarily made with a younger audience in mind, but lots of adults and teens still watch them. I personally still love to watch Scooby Doo myself, for another. And then there's the fact that Bluey somehow has its own adult and teen audience too.
A lot of teens and adults have nostalgia for shows from their childhood, but objectively, a lot of them were probably annoying too. I love Spongebob Squareparents, but I could easily see how that would be grating for an adult audience that hadn't grown up with it. I'd also argue that there are some child shows that adults and teens still like though. A lot of animated series for media like superheroes and Star Wars is primarily made with a younger audience in mind, but lots of adults and teens still watch them. I personally still love to watch Scooby Doo myself, for another. And then there's the fact that Bluey somehow has its own adult and teen audience too.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Have you ever received a medal for a selfless deed? If so, what did you do to receive that medal?
Have you ever received a medal for a selfless deed? If so, what did you do to receive that medal?
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
No answers yesterday. What a shame.
Random question of the day:
What if the cartoons of the 80s/90s were produced in the present day and the cartoons of the present day were produced in the 80s/90s?
Random question of the day:
What if the cartoons of the 80s/90s were produced in the present day and the cartoons of the present day were produced in the 80s/90s?
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
No answers yesterday either. Hm...
Random question of the day:
Why were fairy tales such a popular thing in the late 2000s?
Random question of the day:
Why were fairy tales such a popular thing in the late 2000s?
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
If you mean the use of fairy tales in movies and shows, I think the reason is simply that there are very few things that have the combination of A) extremely recognizable and memorable, B) within public domain C) large amounts of widely ranging content. The use of mythology, fairy tales and the like I think is often due to this, you can just pick it up and make your own version of it and even use it's names and imagery as you please, but at the same time you want to do it because they are a lot more 'mainstream' than your average public domain thing (there's plenty of works in the public domain, even plenty of famous ones, but few are quite as widely known by the average person)
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Why is it that when you tell a person a lie, they will like you, but if you tell a person the truth, they will hate you?
Why is it that when you tell a person a lie, they will like you, but if you tell a person the truth, they will hate you?
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
Because you lie in order to make people like you. You lie because you know, or at any rate believe, that there is something that would be better for your interests that the other person hears, and more often than not, that is because you think that's what the other person wants to hear.
Aside from that, well, reality can be harsh, and the fact is we're limited as human beings. It sure would be nice if we everyone could have everything they wanted, and we could make all things right and fair in the world, or heck if even if we had large scale solutions that weren't a damn right mess. But we can't, that's not something people are capable of or indeed even how we are when the chips are down. Even the best solutions, or the closest thing there are to solutions, will involve a lot of pain and hardship (at least when it comes to big or serious problems) and will probably fail a lot of people regardless. And on top of this when you try to speak about facts, about things in reality that aren't as pleasant or convenient, people have a tendency to take that as you saying things should be that way. So telling the truth can quite easily come across as cold and heartless.
Aside from that, well, reality can be harsh, and the fact is we're limited as human beings. It sure would be nice if we everyone could have everything they wanted, and we could make all things right and fair in the world, or heck if even if we had large scale solutions that weren't a damn right mess. But we can't, that's not something people are capable of or indeed even how we are when the chips are down. Even the best solutions, or the closest thing there are to solutions, will involve a lot of pain and hardship (at least when it comes to big or serious problems) and will probably fail a lot of people regardless. And on top of this when you try to speak about facts, about things in reality that aren't as pleasant or convenient, people have a tendency to take that as you saying things should be that way. So telling the truth can quite easily come across as cold and heartless.
Fairfax
Junior Member
I don't think that's true.
Like yeah, if you compare small white lies to brutal honesty then people are obviously gonna prefer the former but I don't think that is a fair comparison.
Like yeah, if you compare small white lies to brutal honesty then people are obviously gonna prefer the former but I don't think that is a fair comparison.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Not sure if I asked this one before, but...
Random question of the day:
Who's the most useless playable character in a video game (In your opinion)?
Random question of the day:
Who's the most useless playable character in a video game (In your opinion)?
Sorin
huntress.
Estelle from Tales of Vesperia.
Kaiju Cat
Demon spoon cat stand
Mulan from kingdom Hearts like I could barely get get her to do anything.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Not sure if I asked this one before, but...
Random question of the day:
Why are 90% of people on social media such vain and arrogant people?
Random question of the day:
Why are 90% of people on social media such vain and arrogant people?
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
I don't think they are. At least not much more so than the average person, though there is admittedly non-random sample there as people who think more of themselves or with a greater desire for external validation would naturally self-select into something in which they can send out their message (and other personal content) to potentially millions of people. That being said, I think when it comes to vanity, arrogance, and many other things, it's the interaction of incentives and characteristics of social media with human psychology that ultimately promotes such behavior even in people who in a different environment would never act like that.
