[ SECRET POST #5655 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5655 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[Ensemble Stars Music]


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[Webcomic "Dumbing of Age", by David Willis]


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Comments

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Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

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01. https://i.imgur.com/rwGYEuN.jpg

[(Anonymous)]

I'm glad the album was so comforting for you and I'm happy to hear that you're making up for lost time, OP. I hope you get to go to one of their concerts 'cause they're absolute amazing live! The Black Parade was the first album I ever heard that made me feel like I wasn't the only messed up person out there. It really spoke to me in a way that no album had before and it'll always have a special place in my heart.

I had something similar happen with Green Day. I listened to American Idiot, but the only song that stuck with me was "Boulevard of Broken Dreams". It never occurred to me to listen to any other Green Day song until I got my first car because the seller left their cassette tapes in the glove compartment. Now I'm a huge Green Day fan who likes even their newer stuff.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm guessing it was kinda like tunnel vision, yes. You were in a difficult place at the time and it was probably hard to focus on much else. At any rate, hope you're having fun catching up on their other albums!

[(Anonymous)]

I've been there, too, yeah, with some stuff. Sometimes it just takes a while for things to fully properly "click", as it were, sometimes maybe it's just that one's just not in the right headspace to delve further, or the stars and moon need to align, or whatever :p.

But man, it's fun when that discovery period finally hits and you're like, "I NEED TO SEE/LISTEN TO ALL THE THINGS!", isn't it :D?

I'm glad that you found that album when you did and it gave you the comfort you needed. And I'm glad you're having fun going through and exploring their back catalog further now, too. Better late than never, right, as the saying goes? Hope you continue to enjoy your journey with this band and can find more music of theirs that speaks to you in whatever way you need/want :).

[(Anonymous)]

Good thing you're able to enjoy it now! I went through something similar with Blink 182 - just got into them recently, but I was a teen and had friends who liked them back when... it was cool (or just normal) to be a teen into Blink 182 and am left wondering what took me so long.

[(Anonymous)]

I have the same experience with Radiohead's Kid A. It's the only album of theirs I have ever listened to. I don't even like Radiohead. Not even Creep.

I used to listen to the album back when I was a teenager. I had chronic pain and had to take morphine. I would lie on my bed and listen to it while pretending I couldn't feel pain.

Even now, just listening to one of the songs makes me feel high.
I eventually got addicted to morphine so I had to go to a rehab center when I was in my early 20s. I have tried not to listen to anything by Radiohead ever since as it makes me crave the feeling of not feeling anything.

[tei]

I had a similar experience with Black Parade, and got way back into them with Danger Days, and in theory I am excited and nostalgic that they're back, but... I have to admit I have not actually listened to the new single all the way through...

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02. https://i.imgur.com/Y9KUgGs.png

[philstar22]

Fictional worlds take on a life of their own. And if it weren't for death of the author, there are a lot of things I wouldn't be able to enjoy because I disagree with the author on a lot of things.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't assume what's in the book is necessarily what the author is saying (or even meaning to say) but at the same time when a creator I thought well of turns out to be horrible, it strips away my enjoymetn. I'd like to be able to separate the two, but I mostly can't. Usually if they're long dead I'm okay though.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm too dumb to decipher this font...

[(Anonymous)]

I'm basically amish when it comes to fandom interaction nowadays.
Like, I was legit shocked when you mentioned fanfic along with everything else- (not 'cause there ain't fic that can't be as good, or wholeheartedly more soul wrenching, if not simply better in every right than most published work... aka: some apparently necessary disclaimers to avoid getting jumped /right/ off the bat)-
But, like honestly, the most I've interacted with fic writers over the full two decades I've been reading fic was through... well, actually the same way I continue to do so now; through comments/reviews. I was a stupid angry child on FF.net's forum system, but I now that I think about it, I've never actually interacted/read anything from my favourite authors on those forums or through any other PM/whatever means.
So aside from that one time I added a fave on Gaia, I legit have never sought out personal info on the individual behind the content I enjoy. I suppose it's 'cause I never considered it my business. Even now I just don't have the urge, let alone want, to lurk through some strangers life.

I guess one thing I can say to help is that it isn't /them/ you're interested in, it's their talent. Some people can simply invoke certain feelings and emotions without effort/can better resonate with the viewer. It comes naturally to them- and little to nothing of that talent they're able to convey (be it fic, film, script, or sound) comes from their personal opinions/habits. This goes double for fic imo, since the best fic are always the ones that stay true to the characters and their intentions. So, (and I know it's not the greatest example) you can consider a problematic creator's work as being gone though a filter, and doubly so when it comes to fic.

lol tldr; ???even I'm lost

[(Anonymous)]

I'm one of those lucky ones that don't feel bad about consuming problematic art from problematic artists. Part of it comes from ignorance because I don't research authors/artists.

I just like art, the product. I'm not interested in the creators at all. Sometimes the context of "they lived through X historical event" or "they're from X country/culture" is important to understand their point of view, but beside that? Don't care. I let their art speak for them. I research my absolutely favourite artists, but they usually are people from the 1800 so my moral standing on certain topics is bound to be different from theirs.
If I don't agree with what they're saying or their views are repulsive and bigotted I just say "know thy enemy" and enjoy the art for what it is. I don't have to agree to or respect everything I consume.

[(Anonymous)]

But that's not how death of the author works? It's about not basing your interpretation of the work itself on the life and times of the author, not about how you feel about yourself after the fact if you learn something later that's shitty about the author, I mean. Don't take it upon yourself, OP. Maybe the author is better about thinking and dreaming good things than being them.

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[Ensemble Stars Music]

[(Anonymous)]

"The characters are problematic."
I mean... that right there might explain some of the popularity. Problematic and fun often go hand in hand. No idea what this game is but judging by the image in the secret there's a lot of husbando and waifu potential too which always sells.

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04. https://i.imgur.com/P2TWNBy.png
[Webcomic "Dumbing of Age", by David Willis]

[feotakahari]

As long as he doesn’t go QAnon, he’ll be better than some webcomic artists turned activists.

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[(Anonymous)]

I haven't seen Obi Wan Kenobi yet, but I would like to know how she went from the desert robes of the prequels to the stylish 70s denim of A New Hope.

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[(Anonymous)]

this secret seemed very reasonable the first time I read it and then I noticed that one little detail out of place lol

anyway, obviously the Virgin books were very, very good, but I don't think that you can really draw a line between the failure of the BBC Books line and the (much, much later) failures of the TV show in recent years. it feels like whatever problems exist with the TV show can generally be pretty directly laid at the feet of the creatives in charge of it, rather than executive meddling.

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fic writing questions

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Anyone else got random fic writing questions about random details? Ask away! (mine below)

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