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You see a guy doing heroin, and the camera zooms out and it turns out that he's, dun dun dun... a boyscout! I bet you didn't see that one coming. That's why you're not film student. They're smart.
The juxtaposition of opposing dichotomies gives way to whole new viewer modalities!
Needs more ‘synergy’ and ‘conversational media’.
You see a guy doing heroin, and the camera zooms out and it turns out that he's, dun dun dun... a boyscout! I bet you didn't see that one coming. That's why you're not film student. They're smart.
The juxtaposition of opposing dichotomies gives way to whole new viewer modalities!
Needs more ‘synergy’ and ‘conversational media’.
Not to mention the intertexuality! And the mediated discourse ontologies!
You guys quoting Daft Punk in this [chat] is kinda spooky because I've been listening to Discovery way too much over the last week and I just watched Interstella 5555 the other night for the first time.
Feral on
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
Like. I just don't have it in me. I don't care enough, I'm not elitist enough, and I have too much empathy to be a pretentious dick wad towards people.
You guys quoting Daft Punk in this [chat] is kinda spooky because I've been listening to Discovery way too much over the last week and I just watched Interstella 5555 the other night for the first time.
I’ve seen the first few songs’ worth of that. I’d like to watch the whole thing some time.
Like. I just don't have it in me. I don't care enough, I'm not elitist enough, and I have too much empathy to be a pretentious dick wad towards people.
Hey, everyone has the right to be good at being pretentious. I think the Nirvana of being pretentious is when you can make other people actually feel inferior to you without getting annoyed at you for being better than them. Like, "Wow, that person is so intelligent and erudite, I respect him more than Lincoln and Einstein combined!"
Like. I just don't have it in me. I don't care enough, I'm not elitist enough, and I have too much empathy to be a pretentious dick wad towards people.
It's all just taste, you like what you like.
Oh look at you, Mister "I'm not pretentious at all unlike all you losers who are soooo pretentious."
Hey, everyone has the right to be good at being pretentious. I think the Nirvana of being pretentious is when you can make other people actually feel inferior to you without getting annoyed at you for being better than them. Like, "Wow, that person is so intelligent and erudite, I respect him more than Lincoln and Einstein combined!"
Like. I just don't have it in me. I don't care enough, I'm not elitist enough, and I have too much empathy to be a pretentious dick wad towards people.
It's all just taste, you like what you like.
Yes, you say that at first, but then you present logical reasons for why the stuff that other people like is clearly inferior to your excellent taste.
A man lying in a gutter shitting himself may well think that a businessman passing him by in the street is pretentious. It's all a matter of perspective; You're always better than somebody.
A man lying in a gutter shitting himself may well think that a businessman passing him by in the street is pretentious. It's all a matter of perspective; You're always better than somebody.
If you had to pick two of the following three choices to put on a pizza, what would they be?
-artichoke hearts
-onions
-garlic
Do I really have to pick 2? Because those choices don't really go well together. Each one by itself in conjunction with chicken, olives, and/or green peppers would be good.
I always thought pretentiousness implied making yourself seem more dignified and important then you really are.
I mean, if you're the Preisdent, acting like the President wouldn't make you pretentious, right?
I do however, love talking circles around people and exposing the logical flaws in their thinking. But that's more from a "If you break yourself out of these logical prisons, you can lead a happier life" more then a "haha, I am smarter then you" thing.
I always thought pretentiousness implied making yourself seem more dignified and important then you really are.
I mean, if you're the Preisdent, acting like the President wouldn't make you pretentious, right?
I do however, love talking circles around people and exposing the logical flaws in their thinking. But that's more from a "If you break yourself out of these logical prisons, you can lead a happier life" more then a "haha, I am smarter then you" thing.
Well, I don't want to get into a semantical argument, but, to me, pretentious is what people probably think of me when I diss Muse and then talk about classical music.
You guys quoting Daft Punk in this [chat] is kinda spooky because I've been listening to Discovery way too much over the last week and I just watched Interstella 5555 the other night for the first time.
I’ve seen the first few songs’ worth of that. I’d like to watch the whole thing some time.
I enjoyed it, but I'm a sucker for cult animation set to pop music soundtracks. I love stuff like Interstella, Wave Twisters, Heavy Metal, Rock & Rule, etc. probably more than any of those movies really deserve to be loved.
Feral on
every person who doesn't like an acquired taste always seems to think everyone who likes it is faking it. it should be an official fallacy.
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Not to mention the intertexuality! And the mediated discourse ontologies!
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
No, the secret is being better than other people
How so?
Do not encourage him Irene.
Like. I just don't have it in me. I don't care enough, I'm not elitist enough, and I have too much empathy to be a pretentious dick wad towards people.
It's all just taste, you like what you like.
Hey, everyone has the right to be good at being pretentious. I think the Nirvana of being pretentious is when you can make other people actually feel inferior to you without getting annoyed at you for being better than them. Like, "Wow, that person is so intelligent and erudite, I respect him more than Lincoln and Einstein combined!"
Oh look at you, Mister "I'm not pretentious at all unlike all you losers who are soooo pretentious."
Well la-dee-frickin-da you pretentious jerk!
-artichoke hearts
-onions
-garlic
Yeah I'm pretty good at that.
But I don't have to pretend.
Yes, you say that at first, but then you present logical reasons for why the stuff that other people like is clearly inferior to your excellent taste.
1) it’s rude
2) it looks like way too much effort
Just the ones I'm better than.
Do I really have to pick 2? Because those choices don't really go well together. Each one by itself in conjunction with chicken, olives, and/or green peppers would be good.
No, see, that's what I'm saying -- being good at being pretentious means that you're snobby but you don't come off as rude.
No, it just makes me a better person ;-)
I mostly just wanted to use the Firefly quote that popped into my head there. I realize I contributed nothing of value to the discussion.
I mean, if you're the Preisdent, acting like the President wouldn't make you pretentious, right?
I do however, love talking circles around people and exposing the logical flaws in their thinking. But that's more from a "If you break yourself out of these logical prisons, you can lead a happier life" more then a "haha, I am smarter then you" thing.
Artichoke hearts can be pretty rad, but artichoke petals are mostly an excuse to eat mayonnaise in huge amounts.
Well, I don't want to get into a semantical argument, but, to me, pretentious is what people probably think of me when I diss Muse and then talk about classical music.
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I enjoyed it, but I'm a sucker for cult animation set to pop music soundtracks. I love stuff like Interstella, Wave Twisters, Heavy Metal, Rock & Rule, etc. probably more than any of those movies really deserve to be loved.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
I see, so if the president thought being the president made him better then other people, he would be pretentious.
Thanks!