I haven't listened yet but are we back to making sweeping generalizations about Dan's whole character based on tiny anecdotes he tells?
Because it sounds like we're back to making sweeping generalizations about Dan's whole character based on tiny anecdotes he tells.
Dan has told a lot of anecdotes and they all paint a picture of a person who sees the world at surface level only. We have hundreds of hours of hearing Dan talk about his life and his opinions on things. "Tiny anecdotes" is underselling it. It's not insane for people to think they have a decent idea of Dan's psyche.
the fact that he honestly believes it's not line cutting is a real problem
It says a lot about him in that he apparently doesn't comprehend WHY line cutting is bad, just that is is, so because his actions don't meet the literal definition, he thinks he's in the clear.
This reminded me of Dan being confused as to why cops wouldn't just arrest everyone doing drugs in a park at a 4-20 party or whatever it was that one time, because he didn't see past the surface level "but that's illegal" to any of the "but also arresting that many people is unfeasible" sort of details.
Personally I think that not knowing a person, well, personally means you probably have no idea what their psyche really is.
You're seeing about 2% of this person's life and even then you're only privy to what he tells you. Let's get a grip here.
On top of that - having the "Dan is the worst person ever" conversation every 5 pages in this thread is more tiring than conversations about which console is best.
Given that everyone on the Beastcast reacted similarly (or worse) than the people in this thread, maybe give it a listen before wagging your finger at people.
Given that everyone on the Beastcast reacted similarly (or worse) than the people in this thread, maybe give it a listen before wagging your finger at people.
I just did and I still think its an overreacting. Dan did a (extremely mildly) shitty thing. That does not make Dan a full-on shit person. Frankly, his lack of understanding of it being line-cutting is more frustrating than the line-cutting itself.
edit: Vinny is also a shitty person by said logic if he lets his wife back-cut in line too. Which is of course not true at all.
Given that everyone on the Beastcast reacted similarly (or worse) than the people in this thread, maybe give it a listen before wagging your finger at people.
I just did and I still think its an overreacting. Dan did a (extremely mildly) shitty thing. That does not make Dan a full-on shit person. Frankly, his lack of understanding of it being line-cutting is more frustrating than the line-cutting itself.
I don't think anyone said Dan is a shit person. Calling him a monster is a tongue in cheek thing. It's a pretty shitty thing to do, especially with no remorse or understanding of the social ramifications of his actions.
And I very much disagree that Vinny letting his wife join him in line is anywhere near the same as what Dan is doing by skipping a bathroom line by going into the exit.
Given that everyone on the Beastcast reacted similarly (or worse) than the people in this thread, maybe give it a listen before wagging your finger at people.
I just did and I still think its an overreacting. Dan did a (extremely mildly) shitty thing. That does not make Dan a full-on shit person. Frankly, his lack of understanding of it being line-cutting is more frustrating than the line-cutting itself.
That was basically my point, though?
Like, let's rewind a bit. Which post or posts did you feel were an overreaction?
EDIT: Need to break myself of the habit of using "literally" when it's not literal.
I seriously have less than 0 interest in rehashing this. I was just trying to avoid the ever-recurring snowballing of Dan is awful commentary.
It's totally fine when it's tongue in cheek. That said, some people here seem to want to infer too much in a weirdly serious way based on a fun podcast. @Undead Scottsman I wasn't ever commenting on you directly.
I haven't listened yet but are we back to making sweeping generalizations about Dan's whole character based on tiny anecdotes he tells?
Because it sounds like we're back to making sweeping generalizations about Dan's whole character based on tiny anecdotes he tells.
Dan has told a lot of anecdotes and they all paint a picture of a person who sees the world at surface level only. We have hundreds of hours of hearing Dan talk about his life and his opinions on things. "Tiny anecdotes" is underselling it. It's not insane for people to think they have a decent idea of Dan's psyche.
the fact that he honestly believes it's not line cutting is a real problem
It says a lot about him in that he apparently doesn't comprehend WHY line cutting is bad, just that is is, so because his actions don't meet the literal definition, he thinks he's in the clear.
This reminded me of Dan being confused as to why cops wouldn't just arrest everyone doing drugs in a park at a 4-20 party or whatever it was that one time, because he didn't see past the surface level "but that's illegal" to any of the "but also arresting that many people is unfeasible" sort of details.
Personally I think that not knowing a person, well, personally means you probably have no idea what their psyche really is.
You're seeing about 2% of this person's life and even then you're only privy to what he tells you. Let's get a grip here.
On top of that - having the "Dan is the worst person ever" conversation every 5 pages in this thread is more tiring than conversations about which console is best.
Man, that Burning Man convo on the Bombcast a few years back was pretty good, esp when Jeff starts trying to lead Dan down the path that maybe cops don't always act in the public's best interest when arresting people.
Yesterday's Breakfast 'N' Ben was fun. Ben and Jeff have great chemistry, and just having one person play with the other person just watching and chatting kept it more high energy and positive than murder islands often end up
Ben and Jan the true west content creators
EDIT: Jans intro to pokemonday night and hinting at nuzlocke runs has me hype
I haven't listened yet but are we back to making sweeping generalizations about Dan's whole character based on tiny anecdotes he tells?
Because it sounds like we're back to making sweeping generalizations about Dan's whole character based on tiny anecdotes he tells.
Dan has told a lot of anecdotes and they all paint a picture of a person who sees the world at surface level only. We have hundreds of hours of hearing Dan talk about his life and his opinions on things. "Tiny anecdotes" is underselling it. It's not insane for people to think they have a decent idea of Dan's psyche.
the fact that he honestly believes it's not line cutting is a real problem
It says a lot about him in that he apparently doesn't comprehend WHY line cutting is bad, just that is is, so because his actions don't meet the literal definition, he thinks he's in the clear.
This reminded me of Dan being confused as to why cops wouldn't just arrest everyone doing drugs in a park at a 4-20 party or whatever it was that one time, because he didn't see past the surface level "but that's illegal" to any of the "but also arresting that many people is unfeasible" sort of details.
Personally I think that not knowing a person, well, personally means you probably have no idea what their psyche really is.
You're seeing about 2% of this person's life and even then you're only privy to what he tells you. Let's get a grip here.
On top of that - having the "Dan is the worst person ever" conversation every 5 pages in this thread is more tiring than conversations about which console is best.
Hasn't even happened in this thread until now.
Sorry, I was three pages off.
If your point is that the topic never comes up well I have bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
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Watching Ben play Apex makes me feel bad though. Yesterday he was with some ace players and didn't heal himself, pick up armor after he walked over 3 over them, it got pinged and called out on voice, ran around with 1 gun for a while.
I know stream anxiety is a thing but it was hard to look at.
Watching Ben play Apex makes me feel bad though. Yesterday he was with some ace players and didn't heal himself, pick up armor after he walked over 3 over them, it got pinged and called out on voice, ran around with 1 gun for a while.
I know stream anxiety is a thing but it was hard to look at.
It made Ben's "win" all the sweeter.
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Man, that Burning Man convo on the Bombcast a few years back was pretty good, esp when Jeff starts trying to lead Dan down the path that maybe cops don't always act in the public's best interest when arresting people.
Oh I feel like I need to hear this. Does anyone have a date for this?
Yesterday's Breakfast 'N' Ben was fun. Ben and Jeff have great chemistry, and just having one person play with the other person just watching and chatting kept it more high energy and positive than murder islands often end up
Ben and Jan the true west content creators
EDIT: Jans intro to pokemonday night and hinting at nuzlocke runs has me hype
Jan got me to buy Let's go Eevee and I'm looking forward to the next pokemon. So hype for my sad waterboy.
Man, that Burning Man convo on the Bombcast a few years back was pretty good, esp when Jeff starts trying to lead Dan down the path that maybe cops don't always act in the public's best interest when arresting people.
Oh I feel like I need to hear this. Does anyone have a date for this?
I'm listening to it again right now because of this thread
It's funny that he mentions how he hates men who find Don Draper admirable instead of disgusting, and how all those guys clearly miss the point of how Don Draper is supposed to be a monster when that's basically the same thing as his admiration of cool action guys like Jack Bauer, whose interests include waterboarding and getting tons of innocent people killed.
Man, that Burning Man convo on the Bombcast a few years back was pretty good, esp when Jeff starts trying to lead Dan down the path that maybe cops don't always act in the public's best interest when arresting people.
Oh I feel like I need to hear this. Does anyone have a date for this?
I'm listening to it again right now because of this thread
It's funny that he mentions how he hates men who find Don Draper admirable instead of disgusting, and how all those guys clearly miss the point of how Don Draper is supposed to be a monster when that's basically the same thing as his admiration of cool action guys like Jack Bauer, whose interests include waterboarding and getting tons of innocent people killed.
Cool Business Guy is an entirely different archetype than Cool Action Guy, though. I'm interested in how he feels about Walter White.
Man, that Burning Man convo on the Bombcast a few years back was pretty good, esp when Jeff starts trying to lead Dan down the path that maybe cops don't always act in the public's best interest when arresting people.
Oh I feel like I need to hear this. Does anyone have a date for this?
I'm listening to it again right now because of this thread
It's funny that he mentions how he hates men who find Don Draper admirable instead of disgusting, and how all those guys clearly miss the point of how Don Draper is supposed to be a monster when that's basically the same thing as his admiration of cool action guys like Jack Bauer, whose interests include waterboarding and getting tons of innocent people killed.
Cool Business Guy is an entirely different archetype than Cool Action Guy, though. I'm interested in how he feels about Walter White.
I do think his aversion to the Cool Business Guy archetype is especially funny considering how much of an avid consumer he is. It's like he can't connect a to b.
Man, that Burning Man convo on the Bombcast a few years back was pretty good, esp when Jeff starts trying to lead Dan down the path that maybe cops don't always act in the public's best interest when arresting people.
Oh I feel like I need to hear this. Does anyone have a date for this?
I'm listening to it again right now because of this thread
It's funny that he mentions how he hates men who find Don Draper admirable instead of disgusting, and how all those guys clearly miss the point of how Don Draper is supposed to be a monster when that's basically the same thing as his admiration of cool action guys like Jack Bauer, whose interests include waterboarding and getting tons of innocent people killed.
Cool Business Guy is an entirely different archetype than Cool Action Guy, though. I'm interested in how he feels about Walter White.
I do think his aversion to the Cool Business Guy archetype is especially funny considering how much of an avid consumer he is. It's like he can't connect a to b.
cool business guy makes him think about the underlying complexities of society and capitalism that take away his enjoyment of being an avid consumer
That's a really old school slur, and it seems like it was inadvertent and not intended to hurt.
I was worried we had another Ryan situation.
Oh, it's totally just a fuck up and very innocent and Vinny is just dying and giving him shit and nails him with the other Italian one at the end and Alex cannot contain himself and just basically laughs himself off stream.
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I'd argue that hed argue don draper is a realistic archetype of assholes who exist, and his 'heroes' are all unrealistic extreme caricatures. But I really hate getting into these discussions.
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Personally I think that not knowing a person, well, personally means you probably have no idea what their psyche really is.
You're seeing about 2% of this person's life and even then you're only privy to what he tells you. Let's get a grip here.
On top of that - having the "Dan is the worst person ever" conversation every 5 pages in this thread is more tiring than conversations about which console is best.
I just did and I still think its an overreacting. Dan did a (extremely mildly) shitty thing. That does not make Dan a full-on shit person. Frankly, his lack of understanding of it being line-cutting is more frustrating than the line-cutting itself.
edit: Vinny is also a shitty person by said logic if he lets his wife back-cut in line too. Which is of course not true at all.
I don't think anyone said Dan is a shit person. Calling him a monster is a tongue in cheek thing. It's a pretty shitty thing to do, especially with no remorse or understanding of the social ramifications of his actions.
And I very much disagree that Vinny letting his wife join him in line is anywhere near the same as what Dan is doing by skipping a bathroom line by going into the exit.
That was basically my point, though?
Like, let's rewind a bit. Which post or posts did you feel were an overreaction?
EDIT: Need to break myself of the habit of using "literally" when it's not literal.
It's totally fine when it's tongue in cheek. That said, some people here seem to want to infer too much in a weirdly serious way based on a fun podcast. @Undead Scottsman I wasn't ever commenting on you directly.
Hasn't even happened in this thread until now.
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EDIT: Jans intro to pokemonday night and hinting at nuzlocke runs has me hype
Sorry, I was three pages off.
If your point is that the topic never comes up well I have bridge to sell you in Brooklyn.
A lot of Ben’s humor falls flat for me. He’ll say a thing and a second later I’ll realize it was supposed to be funny.
I know stream anxiety is a thing but it was hard to look at.
It made Ben's "win" all the sweeter.
Law and Order ≠ Justice
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Oh I feel like I need to hear this. Does anyone have a date for this?
Jan got me to buy Let's go Eevee and I'm looking forward to the next pokemon. So hype for my sad waterboy.
That's kind of the curse GB seems to have with all of the production staff.
I'm listening to it again right now because of this thread
It's funny that he mentions how he hates men who find Don Draper admirable instead of disgusting, and how all those guys clearly miss the point of how Don Draper is supposed to be a monster when that's basically the same thing as his admiration of cool action guys like Jack Bauer, whose interests include waterboarding and getting tons of innocent people killed.
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Cool Business Guy is an entirely different archetype than Cool Action Guy, though. I'm interested in how he feels about Walter White.
I do think his aversion to the Cool Business Guy archetype is especially funny considering how much of an avid consumer he is. It's like he can't connect a to b.
That was accidental.
what happened
cool business guy makes him think about the underlying complexities of society and capitalism that take away his enjoyment of being an avid consumer
You can see it on the site, Alex slipped into a accidental slur. On point of the episode Dan played well.
They were talking about Burger King's sandwich, the charbroiled Whopper, and ooops, don't abbreviate that!
So only in the technical sense then.
I was worried we had another Ryan situation.
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This is horrifying and hilarious
Oh, it's totally just a fuck up and very innocent and Vinny is just dying and giving him shit and nails him with the other Italian one at the end and Alex cannot contain himself and just basically laughs himself off stream.
what the hell is a CW? failed TV network?
i'm clearly missing something here
Abbreviate, not an acronym.
WHAT IS GOING ON
edit - OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH (just quickly watched it)
you fuckers with your charbroiled totally screwed me up. man that was some classic material there.
Ask Dr. Falken. I think it has something to do with games.