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Which misses the point. Of course you have to be good AND lucky to succeed. But not everyone can be lucky. So think of that the next time you're looking a few rungs down the ladder.
In my years playing punk / indie music (which only ended last year) I did find a few people who said they listened to the tapes. Most people told me they didn't have a tape player, and just bought the tapes for display. But there was maybe one or two people, the hardcore types, who found an old tape deck in a thrift shop, or had a used car with a tape deck.
Even in those cases, I don't think tapes were for every day listening. I would see the same people playing music on their phone or what not. Tapes were for special occasions.
> Punk music sounds good on cassette.
I agree. So for certain projects, I used to record my music onto a tape, and then feed it back into the computer before I uploaded it. I don't know why more people don't do this.
I once considered releasing a tape with no music on it. Just nice cover art. I wonder if anyone would know?
- Business is not art.
- Even art isn't totally original.
So it's still pretty silly, but not as silly as I thought. I have to presume Floppy releases are similar (Who even has a floppy drive now a days?)
I personally don't understand the obsession with getting things done. In the post, they say the tattoo remind them that there's always things to get done. I don't think that's a good way to think. If you don't rest, you can burn out, and then you can't get anything done.
But hey, whatever works for you. Tattoos are personal and symbolic. I get that.
And checklists are great tools - I can personally attest.
Did his Facebook ads specifically take advantage of the fact that he was black? Did his ad campaign benefit from inflaming racial divisions?
To be fair, advertising from the trump campaign may not have played on racial tensions either. The thing people are upset about is the russian interference. The russians bought ads and made posts that clearly stoked tensions, and Facebook was negligent in preventing this.
We all agree the idea that men can be harmed by our society isn't a fringe position.
But the idea that men need to separate from women, and replace them with sex bots or genetic engineering...that's absolutely fringe incel stuff. That's what the above commenter is touching on. I'm sure you would agree we should not encourage this.
Asking someone not to take up extra room on the subway is not harm. It's basic courtesy. And in reality, few people actually gripe about manspreading all day. It just seems that way with social media.
Mansplaining is the same. Outside of tumblr, I don't hear it that often. And all it means is "don't be pedantic or condescending." that's just common courtesy. Both men and women can be pedantic and condescending. This is just pointing out that men often talk town to women, and there's a dimension of discrimination that often accompanies this.
> The whole thing comes down to maleness is bad: energy, competition,
There is a problem with education generally, and boys can have a tough time, I agree. But feminists aren't causing this problem. On the contrary, most feminists I know agree that the education system hurts boys and girls in different ways. Nobody thinks having children sitting still all day and listening to lectures is a good way to learn. It's just that girls mature faster, so they can do this more easily at a young age.
I'd also be careful with associating "maleness" with energy and competition. Young girls are energetic and competitive too.
> Actually I'm worried about incels and the lost generation and all that.
Me too! I'm worried that children are not being allowed to fail by overbearing parents, and become susceptible to mental issues. I'm worried that social media, video games, and online streaming are keeping kids inside all day, when they could be hanging out with eachother. I'm worried we've built an economy where poor and working class children have no chance to get ahead. I'm worried that young boys are learning bad lessons about what it means to be a man, and turn to the manosphere for advice.
But I'm not worried at all about feminism.
As for authentication, thankfully most sites let you register an account with them. It's a little inconvenient, but with a password manager it's simple. Still, I wish OpenID was more widespread.
Nobody calls for mistreating men. Well maybe Valerie Salonas. Can you really not distinguish between mainstream feminism and violent wackjobs?
> schools trying to teach boys their gender is the cause of all the world's ills
No they're not.
> general diva nature washing over women on social media
This just sounds like a "women are emotional" argument, which isn't helpful. There's plenty examples of men being outrageous on the internet. (Your comment is one of them)
> Essentially you could see a male "makers" community around not involving women.
You act like this is an original insight. You're just parroting what some incels are saying.
You really don't wanna be involved with that group. Please understand when you're talking with them, you're inside a bubble where bile and hate is normalized.