"Suboptimal" has been one of my fav words in recent years.
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The contents of your site and the places it links to have kept me occupied for two days and it just keeps giving.
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"https://suboptimalism.neocities.org/writings/character" i kind of know what you mean, but it's a bit harsh to say "vtubers are to fake simulate dating an anime girl" as someone who is kind of a vtuber themself. it is LITERALLY just using an animated avatar of yourself and streaming. again, i think you're trying to just talk about hololive and nijisanji, but i still think it's a bit rude :(
suboptimalism
12 months ago
yeah, the social dynamics of streaming are vastly different at scale and i was mainly talking about the biggest vtubers, though i think it is fair to generalize to them because that's where the vast majority of viewer-hours are spent.
suboptimalism
12 months ago
i think the main problem is that the same word (streaming/vtubing) is used to refer to what might as well be two completely different means of social interaction, depending on the audience size
suboptimalism
12 months ago
a stream with a very small audience is similar to hanging out on the couch with the fellas while one person plays a video game on the tv, a stream with a very large audience is more like attending a concert or sports game
i think the reason some people hate js is honestly because its complex...and can be challenging for newcomers to grasp right away as compared to html/ css but also there are different libraries for routine functions in js...which can be overwhelming...and seems to be more reasonable as to why some people hate it...interesting read
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suboptimalism
12 months ago
i recall seeing a lot of techy people dunking on js... especially the "Internet Privacy Guys" always had some vague complaints about privacy or security issues or something... there were also memes people made about wacky javascript equality operator ('==' and '===') behavior. overall i think it gets a bad rep among tech people because it's associated with web dev, the lowest status development work.
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genuinly such an interesting site... had me glued to my screen
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1 year ago
I'm not sure how well regarded Angel Beats! is nowadays, but it was the Ultimate show for an anime lover in 2010. it really had everything: a ridiculous premise, goofy highschool antics, original j-rock music, stylish action, extreme melodrama, 2 different girls... + a weird rocker guy with a faux-English catchphrase
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suboptimalism
1 year ago
i think it's largely forgotten now, i haven't seen anyone mention it in years, the only reason i was able to write about it was because i stumbled upon the OP song in a rhythm game recently and that unlocked memories. however, i do think it's more evidence for my "bad anime used to be better" theory (alternatively: "bad anime isn't as good anymore")
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i have spent probably a good few hours by now reading through (some of) your site; absolutely love your writing style. i was not expecting the muji essay to be as fascinating as it was, but that might've been my favorite one. & this is definitely one of my fave sites i've encountered on here
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suboptimalism
1 year ago
thanks, i put way too much effort into writing on here... i hope that with enough practice i'll one day be able to write somewhere more prestigious, like at a substack or in "nonstop life", the allegiant airlines inflight magazine
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it's the place for long-form independent writing on the internet now... and i do go there a lot... according to a "substack summer" graphic they emailed me i read 792k words in 345 posts there this summer...
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I organize library events for a living, so I feel the pain of so much of this and at the same time am grateful I've never had to use an event to turn a profit.
Extremely entertaining writing about something totally inconsequential to my life, as per usual. I'm glad I waste my time on your website.
congratulations on your retirement
even trying to organize casual get-togethers with a bunch of friends can be tough sometimes...
my 3 months of retirement were good but next week i will be working again because it's christmas light season once more
i know i want to host a talk on some convention, but i know i don't want to host a convention, so i probably never will. some nice business advice tho ngl