Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/youtube-just-played-me-an-anti-trans-ad-what-in-the-ever-living-fuck.765845/#post-112230611

So the worst one I ever got was an ad from a "candy bar" company that was criticizing Hershey's chocolate for using a "biological male" for womans day and how not only would they would never do that. they even went so far as to name their chocolate bars "his" and "hers", his has nuts you see.


ugh

 

[Potato]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/youtube-just-played-me-an-anti-trans-ad-what-in-the-ever-living-fuck.765845/#post-112230611

So the worst one I ever got was an ad from a "candy bar" company that was criticizing Hershey's chocolate for using a "biological male" for womans day and how not only would they would never do that. they even went so far as to name their chocolate bars "his" and "hers", his has nuts you see.


ugh

 

I mean, 

[negativecrepe]

the jonathan majors thread is insaneeeee just because the people fighting in the video are black it has to become a example of era being racist

the margerinealized groups on era get off on jumping into a thread and making the yts bend the knee

how do you get through life saying everything is racist lmao

[Besticus Maximus]

Even worse than that, she's a fucking tory for fucks sake

there's me pages behind, oh well

[Venice]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/youtube-just-played-me-an-anti-trans-ad-what-in-the-ever-living-fuck.765845/#post-112230611

From the first post in that thread:

Seriously, WHAT THE FUCK?

I'm sitting here working while playing Peter Santenello travel video inside the NY Hasidic Jewish Community when I'm interrupted by an annoying YT auto-ad, as usual, since I'm at work and can't have adblocker enabled. Now obviously, this is usually a quick 4 seconds and a skip click. But this lady start talking about how "transgenderism is really popular right now in the media on YouTube, Tik-Tok, etc." Oooooookay, so my ears are immediately pricked up.

Hold up, are you going where I think you're going lady? No, impossible. On a mandatory YT advertisement? Nahhh. So, for the first time in my fucking life I let the ad keep playing. MotherFUCKER. It goes there. That's right, gender dysmorphia is just a trend being pushed onto the youth. And please follow this link to this "award-winning" documentary that looks into the trans-youth that felt pressured into transitioning and regretted it. And they got experts like a Teacher from the Exodus Institute *googling* ah, one of those homeschool advocate weirdos. No, I'm not linking this shit unless you want. I think you get the idea.

Alright, I'm now sitting here kinda stunned this would be allowed on YouTube as a mandatory advertisement on what I assume is a pretty innocuous channel. It'd be one thing if the channel itself was advertising such a thing, but a YT auto ad? So this leads me to wondering if the channel itself is able to request specific YT auto-ads. I don't know much about Peter Santenello, only watched a few of his travel videos. But he didn't seem right-wing. Naturally I try and google his political views and don't really get anything as the channel is really just about going to places and interviewing regular people off the street. Thus, I don't know.

The fuck though? Anyone else have this slammed into their face recently?

Such transphobia must NOT be tolerated.

Kyuuji, excelsiorf, CuckyCal, VisaWife, you know what to do.

YouTube needs the Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy treatment.

It's time to launch a campaign to ban YouTube on ResetEra.

[Besticus Maximus]

We need to use collective bargaining to get that one freak who posted pictures up of his sex dog to fight transphobia to make a reverse youtube ad to spread transphilia

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/youtube-just-played-me-an-anti-trans-ad-what-in-the-ever-living-fuck.765845/#post-112230611

From the first post in that thread:

Seriously, WHAT THE FUCK?

I'm sitting here working while playing Peter Santenello travel video inside the NY Hasidic Jewish Community when I'm interrupted by an annoying YT auto-ad, as usual, since I'm at work and can't have adblocker enabled. Now obviously, this is usually a quick 4 seconds and a skip click. But this lady start talking about how "transgenderism is really popular right now in the media on YouTube, Tik-Tok, etc." Oooooookay, so my ears are immediately pricked up.

Hold up, are you going where I think you're going lady? No, impossible. On a mandatory YT advertisement? Nahhh. So, for the first time in my fucking life I let the ad keep playing. MotherFUCKER. It goes there. That's right, gender dysmorphia is just a trend being pushed onto the youth. And please follow this link to this "award-winning" documentary that looks into the trans-youth that felt pressured into transitioning and regretted it. And they got experts like a Teacher from the Exodus Institute *googling* ah, one of those homeschool advocate weirdos. No, I'm not linking this shit unless you want. I think you get the idea.

Alright, I'm now sitting here kinda stunned this would be allowed on YouTube as a mandatory advertisement on what I assume is a pretty innocuous channel. It'd be one thing if the channel itself was advertising such a thing, but a YT auto ad? So this leads me to wondering if the channel itself is able to request specific YT auto-ads. I don't know much about Peter Santenello, only watched a few of his travel videos. But he didn't seem right-wing. Naturally I try and google his political views and don't really get anything as the channel is really just about going to places and interviewing regular people off the street. Thus, I don't know.

The fuck though? Anyone else have this slammed into their face recently?

Such transphobia must NOT be tolerated.

Kyuuji, excelsiorf, CuckyCal, VisaWife, you know what to do.

YouTube needs the Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy treatment.

It's time to launch a campaign to ban YouTube on ResetEra.

Wait, YOUTUBE? I thought he was talking about something else and I was going to say SOUNDS ABOUT YT.

[Propagandhim]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/lttp-moon-knight-and-the-portrayal-of-dissociative-identity-disorder-mark-spoilers.765539/

This is somewhat of a difficult topic for me to discuss on Era. I haven't really talked about it before outside of staff, although it's not exactly a secret as many of my friends outside of Era know. I'm putting this in the member's only section to offer some semblance of privacy. Some people might have caught on to the fact that I updated my pronouns on Era to include they/them. This was both out of respect for a genderfluid non-binary headmate, and also because we have no objections to they/them being used plurally.


As we're still watching the series, please use spoiler tags for anything past the first two episodes. It's fine if people discuss it, but we'd like to see as much unspoiled as we can. One particular headmate is really into this, and I'd like it if she didn't get spoiled by accident.


We were diagnosed with DDNOS 1b, or what is known as Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, when we were young. Nowadays, it's called Other Specified Dissociative Disorder or OSDD. It's similar to to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) in many ways, but we do not have significant amnesia between the different headmates. Just emotional amnesia with clearly defined headmates. We've managed this most of our lives, and we've reached a point (after trying a variety of things in therapy, including integration) where we live a largely normal life. The five of us function like a family of sorts, and while we do have issues here and there, we're long since past the point where any of us really consider ourselves "disordered" because of it.


Anyone who has experienced DID/OSDD, or knows someone who has, knows that media portrayals of DID/OSDD are fantastically inaccurate. A lot of them have an "evil" alter", or a "serial killer alter" contrasting a "good alter" or "normal alter."  Fronting, or who is in control, is portrayed inconsistently if there's any logic in it at all. Splitting or dissociation is sometimes portrayed rapidly, or just as inconsistent as fronting is. Amnesia is shown as a total black out, often with extreme losses of time. Rarely is emotional amnesia ever shown, or partial amnesia. Coping strategies are often never mentioned accurately. The concept of creating a functional system is non-existent. Often no mention of headspaces, or not showing any communication attempts between the various headmates. And sometimes the whole portrayal is just straight up fantasy supernatural or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nonsense.


We had heard Moon Knight revolves around a protagonist with DID, and that they apparently went out of their way to portray it a bit more accurately than your usual TV show or movie. After watch the first two episodes, I definitely appreciate what effort has gone into them at least. There are some inaccuracies, such as Steven making it to be as old as he is and not checking the time (and date) more often after clear bouts of amnesia. Plus the depiction of fronting and amnesia in the first episode was a bit extreme. It didn't really helped that our eyes are sensitive and it bothered us a bit.


But Oscar Isaac does a fantastic job showing a more realistic portrayal despite the fantasy elements of the show. Steven and Marc appear to have an actual headspace, or an inner world represented by the reflections in mirrors and such. The two actively communicate as well, which is something you almost never really see with DID/OSDD portrayals. We had a good laugh in the second episode when they briefly discussed how Steven's suit looks, because that kind of dialogue and communication was a good portrayal. The differences in voice and body language were appreciated too, as that's something others have noted in real life with us.


There actually appears to be some semblance of roles in the system too - Marc has elements of a system protector. It's more fantasy and extreme then what you'd seen in reality, but the end of the first episode summed it up pretty well. "You're not going to die. Let me save us." That's something an actual system protector might say if the person fronting felt they were in danger.


We're going to keep watching tomorrow when we have time. I've heard the portrayal goes a bit further, and does some interesting elements with it. So I hope it continues to be a more accurate representation then what you usually see. I'd be curious to see the opinions of others regarding the portrayal, especially if you have any experiences with DID/OSDD/Plurality.


Also, you're welcome to ask me questions about our system or DID/OSDD too if you like. I don't mind answering them, because I'd rather people ask then jump to conclusions or assumptions.


EDIT: Oh, I didn't think about it, but we've never read the Moon Knight comics. This is our first time being exposed to the characters. I'm guessing the portrayal isn't as good in those as it is in this series? I'd be curious to hear more about the comics too.

WHAT IS THIS SHIT

[benji]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/lttp-moon-knight-and-the-portrayal-of-dissociative-identity-disorder-mark-spoilers.765539/

Anyone who has experienced DID/OSDD, or knows someone who has, knows that media portrayals of DID/OSDD are fantastically inaccurate. 
...

But Oscar Isaac does a fantastic job showing a more realistic portrayal despite the fantasy elements of the show. Steven and Marc appear to have an actual headspace, or an inner world represented by the reflections in mirrors and such. The two actively communicate as well, which is something you almost never really see with DID/OSDD portrayals. We had a good laugh in the second episode when they briefly discussed how Steven's suit looks, because that kind of dialogue and communication was a good portrayal. The differences in voice and body language were appreciated too, as that's something others have noted in real life with us.

There actually appears to be some semblance of roles in the system too - Marc has elements of a system protector. It's more fantasy and extreme then what you'd seen in reality, but the end of the first episode summed it up pretty well. "You're not going to die. Let me save us." That's something an actual system protector might say if the person fronting felt they were in danger.

Great, they really nailed the completely made up stuff realistically.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/us-poliera-2023-ot-1-kevins-no-good-very-bad-day.672442/page-383#post-112181009

I think a lot of us, rightfully, have PTSD after 2016. It's very, very difficult to believe that even this far out that Trump could be in a better position against Biden than he was at the same points in 2016 and 2020 election cycles but maybe the country's mental health crisis is worse than I thought previously.

                Armchair diagnosing?
 

TransEra needs this video

https://twitter.com/55mmbae/status/1703521133507862801

I liked the part where she defensively explained that she's a leftist into equity and inclusion. Exactly what a right-winger attacking activists trying to help people be better would say.

[Nintex]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/youtube-just-played-me-an-anti-trans-ad-what-in-the-ever-living-fuck.765845/#post-112230611

From the first post in that thread:

Seriously, WHAT THE FUCK?

I'm sitting here working while playing Peter Santenello travel video inside the NY Hasidic Jewish Community when I'm interrupted by an annoying YT auto-ad, as usual, since I'm at work and can't have adblocker enabled. Now obviously, this is usually a quick 4 seconds and a skip click. But this lady start talking about how "transgenderism is really popular right now in the media on YouTube, Tik-Tok, etc." Oooooookay, so my ears are immediately pricked up.

Hold up, are you going where I think you're going lady? No, impossible. On a mandatory YT advertisement? Nahhh. So, for the first time in my fucking life I let the ad keep playing. MotherFUCKER. It goes there. That's right, gender dysmorphia is just a trend being pushed onto the youth. And please follow this link to this "award-winning" documentary that looks into the trans-youth that felt pressured into transitioning and regretted it. And they got experts like a Teacher from the Exodus Institute *googling* ah, one of those homeschool advocate weirdos. No, I'm not linking this shit unless you want. I think you get the idea.

Alright, I'm now sitting here kinda stunned this would be allowed on YouTube as a mandatory advertisement on what I assume is a pretty innocuous channel. It'd be one thing if the channel itself was advertising such a thing, but a YT auto ad? So this leads me to wondering if the channel itself is able to request specific YT auto-ads. I don't know much about Peter Santenello, only watched a few of his travel videos. But he didn't seem right-wing. Naturally I try and google his political views and don't really get anything as the channel is really just about going to places and interviewing regular people off the street. Thus, I don't know.

The fuck though? Anyone else have this slammed into their face recently?

Such transphobia must NOT be tolerated.

Kyuuji, excelsiorf, CuckyCal, VisaWife, you know what to do.

YouTube needs the Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts Legacy treatment.

It's time to launch a campaign to ban YouTube on ResetEra.

You can tell there is an economic crisis because you get shit like that, emulation USB sticks, vtuber promotion and chinese dropshipping junk as ads instead of cars, jobs, Qatar airways, Disney+ and insurance.

[Lonewulfeus]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/my-time-on-this-forum-has-been-a-lot-more-enjoyable-since-i-started-ignoring-all-star-wars-topics-are-there-any-subjects-you-guys-ignore.765863/

Don’t worry resetera posters who don’t want to be banned I got you…

Trans threads

[Snoopy]

My experience is vastly improved by ignoring most users with over 50k posts.

Excel 

[FUME5]

Dude, you are my hero

Benji, if you don't add this to the emote list I'll unalive myself (I have a knife to my throat as I'm typing this one-handed).



Send money please

The hookup knife is not how I imagined it.

[Rendle]

I ignore the suicide-threat threads because they never actually follow through and I don't like liars.

Edit: no that's a lie I follow them thoroughly. They get me every time

[Uncle]

by the way what happened to that guy who was publicly documenting his life on reddit like a journal, talking about how his whole family hated him and were trying to keep him from getting any money or having a house to live in?

he kept making weird youtube videos where it was some old DOS program of someone typing a message on a keyboard and it would say something like "my life is in shambles"

[AldusMoneyPenny]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/lttp-moon-knight-and-the-portrayal-of-dissociative-identity-disorder-mark-spoilers.765539/

This is somewhat of a difficult topic for me to discuss on Era. I haven't really talked about it before outside of staff, although it's not exactly a secret as many of my friends outside of Era know. I'm putting this in the member's only section to offer some semblance of privacy. Some people might have caught on to the fact that I updated my pronouns on Era to include they/them. This was both out of respect for a genderfluid non-binary headmate, and also because we have no objections to they/them being used plurally.


As we're still watching the series, please use spoiler tags for anything past the first two episodes. It's fine if people discuss it, but we'd like to see as much unspoiled as we can. One particular headmate is really into this, and I'd like it if she didn't get spoiled by accident.


We were diagnosed with DDNOS 1b, or what is known as Dissociative Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, when we were young. Nowadays, it's called Other Specified Dissociative Disorder or OSDD. It's similar to to Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) in many ways, but we do not have significant amnesia between the different headmates. Just emotional amnesia with clearly defined headmates. We've managed this most of our lives, and we've reached a point (after trying a variety of things in therapy, including integration) where we live a largely normal life. The five of us function like a family of sorts, and while we do have issues here and there, we're long since past the point where any of us really consider ourselves "disordered" because of it.


Anyone who has experienced DID/OSDD, or knows someone who has, knows that media portrayals of DID/OSDD are fantastically inaccurate. A lot of them have an "evil" alter", or a "serial killer alter" contrasting a "good alter" or "normal alter."  Fronting, or who is in control, is portrayed inconsistently if there's any logic in it at all. Splitting or dissociation is sometimes portrayed rapidly, or just as inconsistent as fronting is. Amnesia is shown as a total black out, often with extreme losses of time. Rarely is emotional amnesia ever shown, or partial amnesia. Coping strategies are often never mentioned accurately. The concept of creating a functional system is non-existent. Often no mention of headspaces, or not showing any communication attempts between the various headmates. And sometimes the whole portrayal is just straight up fantasy supernatural or Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nonsense.


We had heard Moon Knight revolves around a protagonist with DID, and that they apparently went out of their way to portray it a bit more accurately than your usual TV show or movie. After watch the first two episodes, I definitely appreciate what effort has gone into them at least. There are some inaccuracies, such as Steven making it to be as old as he is and not checking the time (and date) more often after clear bouts of amnesia. Plus the depiction of fronting and amnesia in the first episode was a bit extreme. It didn't really helped that our eyes are sensitive and it bothered us a bit.


But Oscar Isaac does a fantastic job showing a more realistic portrayal despite the fantasy elements of the show. Steven and Marc appear to have an actual headspace, or an inner world represented by the reflections in mirrors and such. The two actively communicate as well, which is something you almost never really see with DID/OSDD portrayals. We had a good laugh in the second episode when they briefly discussed how Steven's suit looks, because that kind of dialogue and communication was a good portrayal. The differences in voice and body language were appreciated too, as that's something others have noted in real life with us.


There actually appears to be some semblance of roles in the system too - Marc has elements of a system protector. It's more fantasy and extreme then what you'd seen in reality, but the end of the first episode summed it up pretty well. "You're not going to die. Let me save us." That's something an actual system protector might say if the person fronting felt they were in danger.


We're going to keep watching tomorrow when we have time. I've heard the portrayal goes a bit further, and does some interesting elements with it. So I hope it continues to be a more accurate representation then what you usually see. I'd be curious to see the opinions of others regarding the portrayal, especially if you have any experiences with DID/OSDD/Plurality.


Also, you're welcome to ask me questions about our system or DID/OSDD too if you like. I don't mind answering them, because I'd rather people ask then jump to conclusions or assumptions.


EDIT: Oh, I didn't think about it, but we've never read the Moon Knight comics. This is our first time being exposed to the characters. I'm guessing the portrayal isn't as good in those as it is in this series? I'd be curious to hear more about the comics too.

They couldn't be bothered to finish the 6 episode, more than a year old series they're discussing before making a thread about it?

[benji]

Thread is members only?

[books]

YouTube is always listening so to look at it from a negative slant, dude got caught saying a bunch of bigot shit and the algorithms did their thing by curating OP's videos.

[DocWager]

Seems the algorithm will spit out culture war stuff to those users no matter their political stance. I guess this the new landscape of the political news cycle.

I literally don’t click on political videos for this reason. Sure I’ll get some political commentary in the videos I watch that mostly cover my interests of movies, but it isn’t the meat of those videos, or isn’t in the tags. I’m not quite sure what they are going by, but it never appears on my feed. They just have to accept that they are in a political back, and forth bubble of their own makings.

[benji]

I can't fathom how anyone watches political YouTube content in the first place. Especially kulturwar political content. I don't mean watching a clip of some political thing or some old history thing somebody uploaded or maybe even putting some dumb commentary/arguing shit on from time to time. I mean consuming that shit constantly to where it's in your recommendations.

I refuse to believe these guys are talking about when they watch something how YouTube will immediately suggest something similar until you watch something else and then it goes away. Can they seriously be that anal about shit appearing that they don't want to watch? IGNORE IT. You watch a music video and YouTube will suggest you more from the artist, IGNORE IT! GO BACK TO WHATEVER YOU WERE DOING!

So surely they have to mean it's always appearing, which for me is like dumbass comedy show clips (maybe some movie clips, like I've been getting Snyder Trilogy stuff after looking up stuff for that post from the other day) and basketball clips and sometimes it gets music stuff semi-accurate. The only political content I get served is clips of Yes, Minister and Parks and Recreation.

Is it because I'm actually informed about politics so I know that Yes, Minister clips are in the 99th percentile of worthwhile political content on YouTube? I'm reluctant to ever credit myself as being superior in any way when there's other explanations but I feel like I'm running up against the empirical boundaries in this case.

[books]

The only time I thought to be politically active was when I was trying to score in college like 20 years ago.

First thing when they wake up, they're searching up Joe Rogan so they can eat an aneurysm for breakfast. These people have as much willpower and self control as a kid watching Ryan's Toy Reviews.

[Hap Shaughnessy]

https://www.resetera.com/threads/fia-f1-2023-ot-catering-to-every-budget-raceweek-16-singapore-15-17-sep-tdsforeveryone.681541/page-483#post-112164296

User Banned (2 Weeks): Homophobic Commentary

Lando about to suck Carlos' dick

[Hap Shaughnessy]

Thread is members only?

Yes.

[benji]

First thing when they wake up, they're searching up Joe Rogan so they can eat an aneurysm for breakfast. These people have as much willpower and self control as a kid watching Ryan's Toy Reviews.

I think they just hit up their account and watch all the garbage their subscriptions have uploaded about the stuff they need to feel angry about.

I know people compare it to cable news but the pacing is all different. Three minutes and out. Ten minute segments tops. As many guests as possible. Not one person (or maybe two) dully going on about a topic while having zero actual thoughts about it or prepared remarks for twenty plus minutes into hours repeating everything they heard elsewhere. I've never seen anything else posted by people on GAF/ERA and similar haunts.

I find it soul-sucking to watch any of this stuff. And it's often so superficial and anti-intellectual that it's not even entertaining seeing what's wrong and how poor the thinking is.

I'm sure there's stuff that's closer to cable news or maybe even stuff like Dunkey but politiks, but they never post any of it.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

I liked the part where she defensively explained that she's a leftist into equity and inclusion. Exactly what a right-winger attacking activists trying to help people be better would say.

"I want to make it clear that I'm not talking about trans people. I'm talking about those who are equally as annoying as trans people."

[Potato]

First thing when they wake up, they're searching up Joe Rogan so they can eat an aneurysm for breakfast. These people have as much willpower and self control as a kid watching Ryan's Toy Reviews.

I think they just hit up their account and watch all the garbage their subscriptions have uploaded about the stuff they need to feel angry about.

I know people compare it to cable news but the pacing is all different. Three minutes and out. Ten minute segments tops. As many guests as possible. Not one person (or maybe two) dully going on about a topic while having zero actual thoughts about it or prepared remarks for twenty plus minutes into hours repeating everything they heard elsewhere. I've never seen anything else posted by people on GAF/ERA and similar haunts.

I find it soul-sucking to watch any of this stuff. And it's often so superficial and anti-intellectual that it's not even entertaining seeing what's wrong and how poor the thinking is.

I'm sure there's stuff that's closer to cable news or maybe even stuff like Dunkey but politiks, but they never post any of it.

It's not even just limited to political bullshit either.

Why does a how to video for changing a bicycle tyre need 5 minutes of mindless ramble before even getting to removing the wheel?

Shut the fuck up YouTube idiot and just get to the point please!

[Uncle]

First thing when they wake up, they're searching up Joe Rogan so they can eat an aneurysm for breakfast. These people have as much willpower and self control as a kid watching Ryan's Toy Reviews.

I think they just hit up their account and watch all the garbage their subscriptions have uploaded about the stuff they need to feel angry about.

I know people compare it to cable news but the pacing is all different. Three minutes and out. Ten minute segments tops. As many guests as possible. Not one person (or maybe two) dully going on about a topic while having zero actual thoughts about it or prepared remarks for twenty plus minutes into hours repeating everything they heard elsewhere. I've never seen anything else posted by people on GAF/ERA and similar haunts.

I find it soul-sucking to watch any of this stuff. And it's often so superficial and anti-intellectual that it's not even entertaining seeing what's wrong and how poor the thinking is.

I'm sure there's stuff that's closer to cable news or maybe even stuff like Dunkey but politiks, but they never post any of it.

It's not even just limited to political bullshit either.

Why does a how to video for changing a bicycle tyre need 5 minutes of mindless ramble before even getting to removing the wheel?

Shut the fuck up YouTube idiot and just get to the point please!

I liked your post while watching this video

[BIONIC]

Thanks for opening to us, the human mind is surely fascinating.
You rose a point that most of us, who only had contact with fictional descriptions of your condition , may had thought, that usually the ultimate goal is integration. You pointed out the best outcome is to have a functional system. If you don’t mind, I am curious how it would work with relationships, I guess each headmate could have their own friends, but how does it work with partners, or better asking, everyone in your inner circle knows the system?

Hey, I'm Sophia's girlfriend, I've been reading through this thread periodically and was just gonna lurk, but she thought maybe this was a question for me to answer.

In the beginning it was tough, I admit I reacted poorly due to not understanding it at all, and immediately thought that this was encroaching on our relationship. I didn't comprehend how it worked, and I unfortunately caused some pain because I started closing my mind off to the idea of plurality, hoping it wouldn't involve me at all and that it could be ignored. I've since remedied that, however.

I've learned alot over time, and I even talk to some of her system members, but mostly to Liz, the headmate she's mentioned she's watching with. It took some time with explanations and analogies to begin understanding a bit of how it works and feels for her, to know where the boundaries are and what to expect, but there's been no long-term problems, just me having to open my mind to plurality instead of submitting to fears of the unknown. Our relationship is just as strong as ever, and there's no fears with her headmates causing us issues with our intimate moments, they're all great (and eccentric) people.

[benji]

I liked your post while watching this video

Oh man, I thought MovieBob doing a BvS hate video longer than BvS was the pinnacle but this guy spent three times as long as the actual movie on the movie.   

[Potato]

I think they just hit up their account and watch all the garbage their subscriptions have uploaded about the stuff they need to feel angry about.

I know people compare it to cable news but the pacing is all different. Three minutes and out. Ten minute segments tops. As many guests as possible. Not one person (or maybe two) dully going on about a topic while having zero actual thoughts about it or prepared remarks for twenty plus minutes into hours repeating everything they heard elsewhere. I've never seen anything else posted by people on GAF/ERA and similar haunts.

I find it soul-sucking to watch any of this stuff. And it's often so superficial and anti-intellectual that it's not even entertaining seeing what's wrong and how poor the thinking is.

I'm sure there's stuff that's closer to cable news or maybe even stuff like Dunkey but politiks, but they never post any of it.

It's not even just limited to political bullshit either.

Why does a how to video for changing a bicycle tyre need 5 minutes of mindless ramble before even getting to removing the wheel?

Shut the fuck up YouTube idiot and just get to the point please!

I liked your post while watching this video

Is that a 6-hour video discussing fucking Ant Man?

Fucking burn YouTube to the ground...