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- Comment on This is heresy but lol 1 week ago:
If they’ve never heard of slayer that means they don’t really listen to metal so of course they wouldn’t know what to do with it. Metal is very hit or miss with non metal people. Even when talking about one specific band. I know plenty of people that have like a handful of metal songs in their playlists and it’s usually just one song per band and they dislike all the other songs that they’ve heard from those bands.
Tried asking them what they like about the songs and stuff when they asked for recommandations but the conclusion is always the same. People’s tastes are weird and make no sense.
- Comment on This is heresy but lol 1 week ago:
My oldest source for that is Supernatural. I don’t remember the exact episode, but in one of the early seasons the two brothers were in the car listening to music and Dean plays some Bon Jovi and Sam is like “Bon Jovi?! Seriously?!” And the reply goes something like “Bon Jovi rocks… On occasion”
Obviously not a serious source and obviously they don’t say Bon Jovi isn’t metal, just more of an amusing anecdote that I still remember almost 15 years later, for some reason.
But more seriously, Wikipedia lists genres there even if a band doesn’t belong in a genre. Simply because they have some elements of that genre. And in Bon Jovi’s case that was only on the early albums. You can go to the wiki page of their first 2 albums, for example and you’ll see that the genr e listed are “glam metal / hard rock”. Which means that even early on they weren’t really metal. More like metal adjacent. Obviously beyond that they went more and more towards rock.
But I do agree that the definition of metal has changed a bit. But mostly when talking about the early days, not anytime recently. For example bowling for soup has a line in one of their songs that goes something like “when did motley crue become classic rock?!” So you might be onto something.
Beyond that… There’s always gonna be silly purists that will try to gatekeep stuff. And metal has plenty of those. You can see it easily when there’s talk about the more commercial or experimental bands like sleep token or whatever.
- Comment on ChatGPT’s ‘Adult Mode’ Could Spark a New Era of Intimate Surveillance 1 week ago:
People usually do a lot more than sext with their ai girlfriends, I’m pretty sure.
- Comment on My kind of Doctor 2 weeks ago:
That’s Loid Forger’s kit, obviously.
- Comment on I want, nay *need*, to see your favourite pet photos 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on I want, nay *need*, to see your favourite pet photos 2 weeks ago:
She’s gained a bit of weight since we’ve adopted her xD
- Comment on I want, nay *need*, to see your favourite pet photos 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Ah. Oh well xD whoosh I guess. I do take things too literally sometimes, thanks
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
Not surprised to hear about men being pigs. But now I’m curious about the kind of job that you were applying for. Doesn’t really matter as there are assholes in every industry, but some seem to have more than others.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Wait, what? How can you love someone without friendship? People I care about are either friends or family. So without friendship, sex + love is just.. incest?
- Comment on Also how do I know if it works? 3 weeks ago:
No, but I do it because I find it fun. I enjoy the sound it makes.
- Comment on Gothic 1 Remake | Release Date Trailer (June 5th) 1 month ago:
Played the intro/demo thing they had up a while ago. The world and stuff seemed promising. The combat was slightly better but still quite similar to the original game. Which imo is not that good of a thing. I’m still gonna play it, cause I love the game, but still.. was hoping for a bigger improvement in what I consider to be the side of the game that most needed jt.
- Comment on Lawyers set to argue that Instagram and YouTube intentionally addicted and harmed teen in landmark social media trial 1 month ago:
How so? These companies are actively trying to make their platforms addictive. And it’s pretty well established at this point that social media is harmful to mental health, is it not? It’s a society and parenting issue as well, obviously, but that doesn’t mean these companies shouldn’t be regulated.
The Judas case was complete bullshit, however. The message was “do it”, wasn’t it? So even if it had been a purposeful subliminal message, it’s like saying Nike’s slogan is harmful. It’s silly.
- Comment on Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee" 1 month ago:
Not even close. Plus, it’s not just about feature parity. It’s also about ease of use. EGS is still shit as of 2 months ago.
- Comment on 2 months ago:
Microsoft has an app called ‘microsoft visio’. This is a different visio. That’s what they’re asking. But the visio stands for “visioconférence” which is their word for videoconference. Many people in France just say “I have a visio” when they have to use one of these apps, regardless of which one they use. So op is asking about a potential trademark infringement but I really don’t think it’s gonna be an issue because it’s such a common word.
- Comment on Happened to look up "ghoul" on Wikipedia 2 months ago:
Oh. That was a nice one. Thanks!
- Comment on Video games where you get to kill US soldiers 2 months ago:
Haven’t played the new colossus yet but the new order was pretty good. I can recommend it.
- Comment on Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is free to claim on epic games for the next 24h 2 months ago:
I’m quite chill.. just pointing out the difference between fact and opinion. And besides, who gets to decide what is a masterpiece and what isn’t if not “everyone”?
- Comment on Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is free to claim on epic games for the next 24h 2 months ago:
No game can ever satisfy everyone. But just because it wasn’t for you doesn’t mean it’s not one of the greatest RPGs ever. I didn’t enjoy clair obscur like I thought I would, but I’m not gonna pretend it’s not an amazing game.
