And if you're wondering why, I have a theory which I will put in spoilers because it is liable to start a row and you're welcome to just skip over it:
You can basically thank freakouts and concerted efforts to damage their brand by people with various social justice agendas. Way to go, tumblr. Way to go, internet, you fucked up another cool thing by making people gun-shy of any interaction.
Their stated reason is "We can only answer 'what do you like more, ninjas or pirates' so many times."
and considering some of the nonsense they get asked at their panels, that seems like an accurate complaint
if you want to go to a Jerry & Mike panel, having one panel to go to makes it easy to see what you want to see, get what you want out of it, and you don't have problems with repeat questions / time-wasting nonsense because there's only one, focused panel instead of a dozen awkward hangouts.
and FWIW, although I think the relationship has been rocky, the social justice agenda has been pretty good overall to PAX. A con nominally open to anyone, not just white male nerd fans, is good for the industry and good for the community.
I'm pretty sure PAX East 2012 was also open to women and minorities.
Having one panel to go to means the whole attendance will need to vie for limited spaces rather than some going one day, some another. Less likely to get in or get good seats. Less opportunity for more intimate interactions.
Whatever the stated reason, the blowback from the last panel where a hard question was asked means they just can't let themselves be exposed to unfiltered questions or tons and tons of opportunities to mess up again.
Too many people are waiting for them to mess up, so they can get more clicks for themselves with their continued attempt to tear some people down.
I'm serious, it was rare for a MSSS episode to not include a similarly wealthy girl saying almost the exact same silly complaint. There have got to be at least 100 clips that are just like it.
If it wasn't delivering the car early, the problem was the color of the car. If it wasn't the color then it was the make. Etc.
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i think i just went out to a restaurant with aaron
As a Euro, 16 was just a birthday.
18 and 21 are way more important.
Also that scene in particular infuriated me for the sheer lack of gratitude for a car that costs more than I make in a year.
I mean, I don't mind when people get really expensive things. Not appreciating it makes me mad.
15
that is the correct year
fuck gendered marketing
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It's been quietly pointed out to me that if I decide to ask my lady love to marry me, that there is a family ring that all parties would prefer to be used and it has a big honking sapphire in it. Or at least I think that's what was said. I started hyperventilating a few minutes into that conversation.
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AtomikaLive fast and get fucked or whateverRegistered Userregular
The whole mindset and history behind Sweet 16/Quinceañera is really disturbing to me, and nothing moreso about that than it's still a thing.
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It's been quietly pointed out to me that if I decide to ask my lady love to marry me, that there is a family ring that all parties would prefer to be used and it has a big honking sapphire in it. Or at least I think that's what was said. I started hyperventilating a few minutes into that conversation.
thats sweet
so u dont have to buy one
swag
wat u should do is promise to marry her, jack the ring, sell it for mad swag, then pretend to have second thoughts then doa backflip
they should make a my super sweet 16 where she gets the car and starts crying
"you're such a jerk!'
"how could you get me a car?!"
"your such an asshole!"
"you should have donated the money to charity!"
"i hate my family, capitalist pigs!"
Social Justice Bridezillas
"I can't believe you would get me this BLOOD DIAMOND, did you tear out the poor 8-year-old miner's heart yourself when he collapsed from the back breaking labor because that's what you're doing to me right now"
this is totally the girls who I date
every woman I've ever been in a relationship with has ranged from "eh, I don't really care for diamonds" on the mild end to "IF YOU BUY ME A BLOOD DIAMOND I WILL THROW IT IN YOUR FACE" on the extreme end
say what you want about poly or feminism or the SF area or whatever, that's still pretty awesome
My wife doesn't like either jewelry or the industry around diamonds. It's nice to never buy jewelry.
most of the girls in my life like jewelry, just not diamonds.
Yeah, that's fair. Maybe I could've been more clear, too.
It's not that she hates jewelry, but that she only usually likes aesthetically standout instances of it, which is true in almost every context any ways.
kedinik on
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Sweet 16 should be a test. If you are ungrateful about your gift you are killed.
what an original idea
GOD BLESS AMERICA
i fucking hated this movie
i haven't seen it
but it's a sufficiently ugly conceit that i wonder if it wasn't intended as a plea for circumspection re: being cynical about how horrible everyone is and wishing ill on them.
then again maybe not!
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It's not that she hates jewelry, but that she only usually likes aesthetically standout instances of it, which is true in almost every context any ways.
Makes sense. I dated a girl a few years ago who legitimately hated jewelry. But she was kind of a serious 'abolish the wage system' type of communist.
She didn't march or shout or anything (she was actually really shy and quiet) but she thought conspicuous consumption was dumb.
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.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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I still think a jetski is a better way to propose than a ring
Sweet 16 should be a test. If you are ungrateful about your gift you are killed.
what an original idea
GOD BLESS AMERICA
i fucking hated this movie
i haven't seen it
but it's a sufficiently ugly conceit that i wonder if it wasn't intended as a plea for circumspection re: being cynical about how horrible everyone is and wishing ill on them.
Sweet 16 should be a test. If you are ungrateful about your gift you are killed.
what an original idea
GOD BLESS AMERICA
i fucking hated this movie
i haven't seen it
but it's a sufficiently ugly conceit that i wonder if it wasn't intended as a plea for circumspection re: being cynical about how horrible everyone is and wishing ill on them.
then again maybe not!
Have you ever seen The Last Supper? It's the same basic conceit, but handled well.
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.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
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Sweet 16 should be a test. If you are ungrateful about your gift you are killed.
what an original idea
GOD BLESS AMERICA
i fucking hated this movie
i haven't seen it
but it's a sufficiently ugly conceit that i wonder if it wasn't intended as a plea for circumspection re: being cynical about how horrible everyone is and wishing ill on them.
then again maybe not!
No that's exactly what it is. It's Bobcat Goldthwait. That's what he does.
Shakes the Clown, etc.
Sweet 16 should be a test. If you are ungrateful about your gift you are killed.
what an original idea
GOD BLESS AMERICA
i fucking hated this movie
i haven't seen it
but it's a sufficiently ugly conceit that i wonder if it wasn't intended as a plea for circumspection re: being cynical about how horrible everyone is and wishing ill on them.
then again maybe not!
I was really hoping it would be an exploitive mix, where I get to have it both ways. My inner brooding teen who hates all those ungrateful little shits gets to have fun but in the end, that worldview is revealed as the sham it is. I knew it could never live up to that expectation so I gave it a pass when I had the opportunity to watch it.
Thousands of hot, local singles are waiting to play at bubbulon.com.
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Do you have to register the pax badges or something?
There was an insert that said something to the effect of "Dont line up before 8AM" or whatever.
Do people really line up to get into the convention center?
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I'm pretty sure PAX East 2012 was also open to women and minorities.
Having one panel to go to means the whole attendance will need to vie for limited spaces rather than some going one day, some another. Less likely to get in or get good seats. Less opportunity for more intimate interactions.
Whatever the stated reason, the blowback from the last panel where a hard question was asked means they just can't let themselves be exposed to unfiltered questions or tons and tons of opportunities to mess up again.
Too many people are waiting for them to mess up, so they can get more clicks for themselves with their continued attempt to tear some people down.
she would probably legit put that poster up if I gave it to her and nonironically love it
she might even harbor a secret desire to own such a poster that she is too embarrassed to voice
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
herman miller or yoga ball are the only two real options.
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If it wasn't delivering the car early, the problem was the color of the car. If it wasn't the color then it was the make. Etc.
what an original idea
15
that is the correct year
i actually don't know why 16 is considered important in the US
i guess it's the age you can get your drivers license in many states
and probably the age of consent in others
but 18 is a much bigger deal because HS graduation + emancipation
and 21 is a big deal because legal drinking
thats sweet
so u dont have to buy one
swag
wat u should do is promise to marry her, jack the ring, sell it for mad swag, then pretend to have second thoughts then doa backflip
i fucking hated this movie
Yeah, that's fair. Maybe I could've been more clear, too.
It's not that she hates jewelry, but that she only usually likes aesthetically standout instances of it, which is true in almost every context any ways.
have a certified enchanter check it for curses first
I thought it was going to be funny going in but it was just terrible on every level
Always kinda odd when I go to the Galleria on a Saturday and have to remind myself that's not a group of kids coming from their prom.
Make sure it is not a cut rate one either. "Don't worry, that red glow is nothing. It is safe to put on!"
i haven't seen it
but it's a sufficiently ugly conceit that i wonder if it wasn't intended as a plea for circumspection re: being cynical about how horrible everyone is and wishing ill on them.
then again maybe not!
Half and half. Her dad loathes me, her mom likes me.
Makes sense. I dated a girl a few years ago who legitimately hated jewelry. But she was kind of a serious 'abolish the wage system' type of communist.
She didn't march or shout or anything (she was actually really shy and quiet) but she thought conspicuous consumption was dumb.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
twitch.tv/tehsloth
Yea that's what I thought too but nope
Have you ever seen The Last Supper? It's the same basic conceit, but handled well.
the "no true scotch man" fallacy.
No that's exactly what it is. It's Bobcat Goldthwait. That's what he does.
Shakes the Clown, etc.
It just seems like such a gross condoning of oppressive objectification and sexualizing of young girls.
But, I mean, that's definitely a thing that people do.
No, parents are killed and child is sent to farm turnips in Romania until sufficiently reeducated.
he's been with the same company (four seasons) since he graduated college : 0
y does her father hate on u
is he just a hater
I was really hoping it would be an exploitive mix, where I get to have it both ways. My inner brooding teen who hates all those ungrateful little shits gets to have fun but in the end, that worldview is revealed as the sham it is. I knew it could never live up to that expectation so I gave it a pass when I had the opportunity to watch it.
if i had graduated college, i'd have been at this company since i graduated college, years-wise
god damn it now i'm depressed
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meh
meh
this is nice looking but that's a lot of dollars
I've never actually been to one so I have no idea.
bro, aeron
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