CAT5

Indeed. Actions > words. Always. You'll know them by their fruits.
 
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On a brighter note, a brief bit from a conversation I had earlier:
 
my future wife: ...so when you were a kid, you taught yourself how to ride a bike?

me: yeah, basically.

my future wife: so..."by-cicle-ly???"
 
me: ....
 

 
...and I thought my dad-jokes were unrivaled until now.

I agree wholeheartedly although I can't say I ain't the positive vibes only crowd lately, I think sometimes that also comes with like the tiredness of being the nth generation of systemic oppression and be like, ok, since this age of information makes everyone forget their wrongdoings so easily then I'll also give myself free pass to forget mine. No idea if realizing this makes me compassionate or it's just that I relate to these people on some degree, or both lol. But I guess this is what gives either way. Yes, some of the less compassionate people are also the ones talking the most about compassion.
 
 
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Ughhh I went to an anime con sunday (because I enjoy cosplaying and meeting artists and their works....... that's all I still enjoy in anime conventions tbh) and I'm pissed cuz nobody bothered to take a pic of my Macross cosplay ... sad story sis 😞 why is everyone so competitive when it comes to cosplay nowadays wtf it's just grown up people in cartoon costumes

ahaha, you ALREADY know! There's a lot that could be said here, but I'll try to keep things concise:
 
Essentially, I agree with what the author is trying to say. This new-age, "positive vibes only" / positive psychology nonsense is simply not functional. I see this type of stuff parroted in so many different ways on social media and people are just eating it up. It's like sure, it's good to be positive, but you also have to be sober-minded. Being positive does not mean you should just ignore the negative. No, not at all. Being positive is about being able to recognize, assess, and deal with the negative and still be able to move forward and grow inspite of it. In fact, if you can't do that, then you're not really being positive at all. You're just deceiving yourself.
 
In order to heal, you must first correctly diagnose the ill. And if you're reaping bad fruit in your life, you have to go back and look at the seeds that were planted.
 
Doing this takes honesty, humility, bravery, and compassion. You have to be honest enough with yourself to even recognize and admit that you've reaped bad fruit in your life. You have to be humble enough enough to take on the responsibility of dealing with that bad fruit (instead of pridefully claiming victimhood). You have to be brave enough to take on the daunting task of searching for and plucking up all of the roots that bore this bad fruit (cuz it can be painful and hella uncomfortable). And you have to be compassionate enough with yourself to realize that this is not an overnight process, and not beat yourself up for it.
 
But the people who have allowed themselves to be possessed by this "positive only" stuff are doing themselves and others a huge disservice because they negate everything i just mentioned in the last paragraph. As a result, these people are usually the opposite of honest, humble, brave, and compassionate. How can they be honest with you when they can't be honest with themselves? How can they be compassionate towards you when they can't be compassionate towards themselves? If they can't deal with the discomfort of dealing with their own selves, what's gonna happen when you come along and inevitably make them uncomfortable simply by being human? --> These are the same kinds of insecure, feeble-minded, and bitch-hearted people that will cut you off just for having a difference of opinion or a different perspective than they do. The kinds of ppl that get anxiety attacks when you tell them the truth about themselves.
 
So yeah, that whole positive-only nonsense disarms people from being able to competently deal with negativity, or rather things that make them feel negative or uncomfortable. Which is really just disarming ppl from dealing with reality in general. It doesn't help that this bitch-made attitude is being increasingly supported here in western culture. It's like so many people are trying to make the world into one big "safe space", but there's way more of the world than there are any of us individually, so the more functional idea would be to simply get comfortable being uncomfortable.
 
That wasn't necessarily concise
 
 
 
 

Me listening to the majority of MISC:
 

 
nah, it wasn't horrible, but "What's up ?" was false advertising like a muhfucka. That was the best song on this bih.
 
"For the future" was nice too. Chorus ruins  "Tick Tak".
 
Overall, I appreciate their willingness to experiment, but I definitely think the album was a mess and many of their artistic choices were...questionable. Also lol'ing at the fact that they still sound VK as fuck.
 
 
p.s: the boogieman shit was better.

ahaha, you ALREADY know! There's a lot that could be said here, but I'll try to keep things concise:
 
Essentially, I agree with what the author is trying to say. This new-age, "positive vibes only" / positive psychology nonsense is simply not functional. I see this type of stuff parroted in so many different ways on social media and people are just eating it up. It's like sure, it's good to be positive, but you also have to be sober-minded. Being positive does not mean you should just ignore the negative. No, not at all. Being positive is about being able to recognize, assess, and deal with the negative and still be able to move forward and grow inspite of it. In fact, if you can't do that, then you're not really being positive at all. You're just deceiving yourself.
 
In order to heal, you must first correctly diagnose the ill. And if you're reaping bad fruit in your life, you have to go back and look at the seeds that were planted.
 
Doing this takes honesty, humility, bravery, and compassion. You have to be honest enough with yourself to even recognize and admit that you've reaped bad fruit in your life. You have to be humble enough enough to take on the responsibility of dealing with that bad fruit (instead of pridefully claiming victimhood). You have to be brave enough to take on the daunting task of searching for and plucking up all of the roots that bore this bad fruit (cuz it can be painful and hella uncomfortable). And you have to be compassionate enough with yourself to realize that this is not an overnight process, and not beat yourself up for it.
 
But the people who have allowed themselves to be possessed by this "positive only" stuff are doing themselves and others a huge disservice because they negate everything i just mentioned in the last paragraph. As a result, these people are usually the opposite of honest, humble, brave, and compassionate. How can they be honest with you when they can't be honest with themselves? How can they be compassionate towards you when they can't be compassionate towards themselves? If they can't deal with the discomfort of dealing with their own selves, what's gonna happen when you come along and inevitably make them uncomfortable simply by being human? --> These are the same kinds of insecure, feeble-minded, and bitch-hearted people that will cut you off just for having a difference of opinion or a different perspective than they do. The kinds of ppl that get anxiety attacks when you tell them the truth about themselves.
 
So yeah, that whole positive-only nonsense disarms people from being able to competently deal with negativity, or rather things that make them feel negative or uncomfortable. Which is really just disarming ppl from dealing with reality in general. It doesn't help that this bitch-made attitude is being increasingly supported here in western culture. It's like so many people are trying to make the world into one big "safe space", but there's way more of the world than there are any of us individually, so the more functional idea would be to simply get comfortable being uncomfortable.
 
That wasn't necessarily concise
 
 
 
 

ahaha, you ALREADY know! There's a lot that could be said here, but I'll try to keep things concise:
 
Essentially, I agree with what the author is trying to say. This new-age, "positive vibes only" / positive psychology nonsense is simply not functional. I see this type of stuff parroted in so many different ways on social media and people are just eating it up. It's like sure, it's good to be positive, but you also have to be sober-minded. Being positive does not mean you should just ignore the negative. No, not at all. Being positive is about being able to recognize, assess, and deal with the negative and still be able to move forward and grow inspite of it. In fact, if you can't do that, then you're not really being positive at all. You're just deceiving yourself.
 
In order to heal, you must first correctly diagnose the ill. And if you're reaping bad fruit in your life, you have to go back and look at the seeds that were planted.
 
Doing this takes honesty, humility, bravery, and compassion. You have to be honest enough with yourself to even recognize and admit that you've reaped bad fruit in your life. You have to be humble enough enough to take on the responsibility of dealing with that bad fruit (instead of pridefully claiming victimhood). You have to be brave enough to take on the daunting task of searching for and plucking up all of the roots that bore this bad fruit (cuz it can be painful and hella uncomfortable). And you have to be compassionate enough with yourself to realize that this is not an overnight process, and not beat yourself up for it.
 
But the people who have allowed themselves to be possessed by this "positive only" stuff are doing themselves and others a huge disservice because they negate everything i just mentioned in the last paragraph. As a result, these people are usually the opposite of honest, humble, brave, and compassionate. How can they be honest with you when they can't be honest with themselves? How can they be compassionate towards you when they can't be compassionate towards themselves? If they can't deal with the discomfort of dealing with their own selves, what's gonna happen when you come along and inevitably make them uncomfortable simply by being human? --> These are the same kinds of insecure, feeble-minded, and bitch-hearted people that will cut you off just for having a difference of opinion or a different perspective than they do. The kinds of ppl that get anxiety attacks when you tell them the truth about themselves.
 
So yeah, that whole positive-only nonsense disarms people from being able to competently deal with negativity, or rather things that make them feel negative or uncomfortable. Which is really just disarming ppl from dealing with reality in general. It doesn't help that this bitch-made attitude is being increasingly supported here in western culture. It's like so many people are trying to make the world into one big "safe space", but there's way more of the world than there are any of us individually, so the more functional idea would be to simply get comfortable being uncomfortable.
 
That wasn't necessarily concise
 
 
 
 

ˆ I think we've been through that already 
 
Each to their own, you either buy it or don't. As a forum I don't think we have to collectively white knight for some high school dropout's rockstar dreams in 2020 when the amazon is burning and shit. If h00mans can't find a more sustainable way to produce and distribute music other than by manufacturing rows upon rows of plastic junk to sell for idiotic prices to fund all the parasitic middle men of that entire process who have nothing to do with the music anyway, then I don't mind if we just nuke the entire culture and go back to playing drums in circles.

the thinking man's CD purchasing take: VK musicians are mostly sleazy douchebags and it is in fact the people's moral duty as god-fearing citizens to pirate their music in order to teach the bandomen a valuable lesson about sharing things other than STDS with their fanbase.

https://www.elephantjournal.com/2020/01/compassion-is-not-convenient-it-is-not-business-as-usual/
 
@CAT5 I thought you might find this interesting. 
 

updated: 02/06/2020
GREAT
(stuff that I TRULY enjoy listening to, and that truly moves me. the question here would be "which tracks DON'T stand out?".)
 
★★★★★★★★★★ ---> ★★★★★★★★★★

 
downy - 砂上、燃ユ。残像
single | 2020.02.05
This is not the greatest downy track in existence, but dayum, this band's sound just speaks to my very soul! It's almost like it gets better with each listen. The remix is dope too. Looking forward to the album next month!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
DECENT
(stuff that I consider listenable, but not particularly compelling. may have potential to grow on me. could have a few of standout tracks)
★★★★★★★★★★ ---> ★★★★★★★★★★

 
DIMLIM - MISC.
album | 2020.01.28
I had very high hopes for this after hearing "what's up", but those hopes were quickly dashed. I honestly can't decide if I want to file this one under "Decent" or "bad". "What's up" is still a great track, and I like "For the future", too. And there are some nice ideas here and there, but everything about this album was handled in such a tacky fashion that it's almost embarrassing.
-
sleepy.ab - fractal
album | 2020.01.29
Stellar production and beautiful soundscapes that are, unfortunately, restrained by boring songwriting. Given their last few albums, I expected this turnout tho. Despite the snoozefest, there are a few wonderfully written tracks here that are well worth it.
-
tricot - 真っ黒
album | 2020.01.29
I haven't really been into tricot since their early, EARLY material, so I was pleasantly surprised at just how listenable this album is. In fact, this is definitely the best stuff I've heard from them in ages, plus their musicianship is has grown exponentially. Still, they're just missing something. Maybe this one will grow on me?
-
envy - The Fallen Crimson
album | 2020.02.05
I'm a sucker for envy's sound in general, but the excessive, airy post-rock elements here just get really old really quickly. It's like they were playing straight from the post-rock handbook on some songs. That said, I do appreciate the more hardcore moments on the album. "Fingerprint mark" in particular is amazing. Shoutout to Achico for being featured on track 4!!!
-
羊文学 - ざわめき
ep | 2020.02.05
Typical, run-of-the-mill indie-rock with female vocals. Pleasant, but completely lacking in character.
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BAD
(stuff that doesn't do a thing for me/stuff that I have no desire to listen to again. may have one or two  standout tracks, but is irredeemable otherwise.)
★★★★★★★★★★ ---> ★★★★★★★★★★

 

updated: 02/06/2020
GREAT
(stuff that I TRULY enjoy listening to, and that truly moves me. the question here would be "which tracks DON'T stand out?".)
 
★★★★★★★★★★ ---> ★★★★★★★★★★

 
downy - 砂上、燃ユ。残像
single | 2020.02.05
This is not the greatest downy track in existence, but dayum, this band's sound just speaks to my very soul! It's almost like it gets better with each listen. The remix is dope too. Looking forward to the album next month!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
DECENT
(stuff that I consider listenable, but not particularly compelling. may have potential to grow on me. could have a few of standout tracks)
★★★★★★★★★★ ---> ★★★★★★★★★★

 
DIMLIM - MISC.
album | 2020.01.28
I had very high hopes for this after hearing "what's up", but those hopes were quickly dashed. I honestly can't decide if I want to file this one under "Decent" or "bad". "What's up" is still a great track, and I like "For the future", too. And there are some nice ideas here and there, but everything about this album was handled in such a tacky fashion that it's almost embarrassing.
-
sleepy.ab - fractal
album | 2020.01.29
Stellar production and beautiful soundscapes that are, unfortunately, restrained by boring songwriting. Given their last few albums, I expected this turnout tho. Despite the snoozefest, there are a few wonderfully written tracks here that are well worth it.
-
tricot - 真っ黒
album | 2020.01.29
I haven't really been into tricot since their early, EARLY material, so I was pleasantly surprised at just how listenable this album is. In fact, this is definitely the best stuff I've heard from them in ages, plus their musicianship is has grown exponentially. Still, they're just missing something. Maybe this one will grow on me?
-
envy - The Fallen Crimson
album | 2020.02.05
I'm a sucker for envy's sound in general, but the excessive, airy post-rock elements here just get really old really quickly. It's like they were playing straight from the post-rock handbook on some songs. That said, I do appreciate the more hardcore moments on the album. "Fingerprint mark" in particular is amazing. Shoutout to Achico for being featured on track 4!!!
-
羊文学 - ざわめき
ep | 2020.02.05
Typical, run-of-the-mill indie-rock with female vocals. Pleasant, but completely lacking in character.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
BAD
(stuff that doesn't do a thing for me/stuff that I have no desire to listen to again. may have one or two  standout tracks, but is irredeemable otherwise.)
★★★★★★★★★★ ---> ★★★★★★★★★★

 

YES

I hope this is an appropriate reaction to how I feel about all of this.
 

YAAAAAAAAAAS!! 

Holy shit that's great news!!

OH MY GOD WHAAAAAAAAAAAT

【downy New Album Release in March 18th, 2020】
https://friendship.lnk.to/DuneScatterPersistenceOfVision
 
Our 7th album "Untitled" will be released on the coming March 18th from our new label "rhenium records".Check out our new song "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" on streaming services now! You can listen to Yutaka Aoki's guitar playing in this track.
Also, SUNNOVA(Sampler/Synth) is joining downy from this new album.You can listen to his remix of "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" as well!
 

 
▼リリース情報
downy
フル・アルバム
『第七作品集『無題』』
2020.03.18 ON SALE
[rhenium records]
　
1. コントラポスト
2. 視界不良
3. 36.2°
4. good news
5. 角砂糖
6. ゼラニウム
7. 砂上、燃ユ。残像
8. pianoid
9. 鮮やぐ視点
10. adaptation
11. stand alone
 
 
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When people say that they need rational and empirical evidence that God exists, I just imagine one of two scenarios happening:
 
#1. The world's top scientists publishing a study called "Proof of God"  with said evidence.
 
or
 
#2. God appearing in a humanoid form and showing the world that he has control over everything by performing various miracles.
 
In both cases, this would completely miss the point of "believing" in God. I guarantee that most of us would see all of that proof and "empirical evidence", and the world would not change a bit. We'd see it and say "oh, that's cool.", then go back to treating each other like shit.
 
 

When people say that they need rational and empirical evidence that God exists, I just imagine one of two scenarios happening:
 
#1. The world's top scientists publishing a study called "Proof of God"  with said evidence.
 
or
 
#2. God appearing in a humanoid form and showing the world that he has control over everything by performing various miracles.
 
In both cases, this would completely miss the point of "believing" in God. I guarantee that most of us would see all of that proof and "empirical evidence", and the world would not change a bit. We'd see it and say "oh, that's cool.", then go back to treating each other like shit.
 
 

【downy New Album Release in March 18th, 2020】
https://friendship.lnk.to/DuneScatterPersistenceOfVision
 
Our 7th album "Untitled" will be released on the coming March 18th from our new label "rhenium records".Check out our new song "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" on streaming services now! You can listen to Yutaka Aoki's guitar playing in this track.
Also, SUNNOVA(Sampler/Synth) is joining downy from this new album.You can listen to his remix of "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" as well!
 

 
▼リリース情報
downy
フル・アルバム
『第七作品集『無題』』
2020.03.18 ON SALE
[rhenium records]
　
1. コントラポスト
2. 視界不良
3. 36.2°
4. good news
5. 角砂糖
6. ゼラニウム
7. 砂上、燃ユ。残像
8. pianoid
9. 鮮やぐ視点
10. adaptation
11. stand alone
 
 
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

【downy New Album Release in March 18th, 2020】
https://friendship.lnk.to/DuneScatterPersistenceOfVision
 
Our 7th album "Untitled" will be released on the coming March 18th from our new label "rhenium records".Check out our new song "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" on streaming services now! You can listen to Yutaka Aoki's guitar playing in this track.
Also, SUNNOVA(Sampler/Synth) is joining downy from this new album.You can listen to his remix of "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" as well!
 

 
▼リリース情報
downy
フル・アルバム
『第七作品集『無題』』
2020.03.18 ON SALE
[rhenium records]
　
1. コントラポスト
2. 視界不良
3. 36.2°
4. good news
5. 角砂糖
6. ゼラニウム
7. 砂上、燃ユ。残像
8. pianoid
9. 鮮やぐ視点
10. adaptation
11. stand alone
 
 
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When people say that they need rational and empirical evidence that God exists, I just imagine one of two scenarios happening:
 
#1. The world's top scientists publishing a study called "Proof of God"  with said evidence.
 
or
 
#2. God appearing in a humanoid form and showing the world that he has control over everything by performing various miracles.
 
In both cases, this would completely miss the point of "believing" in God. I guarantee that most of us would see all of that proof and "empirical evidence", and the world would not change a bit. We'd see it and say "oh, that's cool.", then go back to treating each other like shit.
 
 

When people say that they need rational and empirical evidence that God exists, I just imagine one of two scenarios happening:
 
#1. The world's top scientists publishing a study called "Proof of God"  with said evidence.
 
or
 
#2. God appearing in a humanoid form and showing the world that he has control over everything by performing various miracles.
 
In both cases, this would completely miss the point of "believing" in God. I guarantee that most of us would see all of that proof and "empirical evidence", and the world would not change a bit. We'd see it and say "oh, that's cool.", then go back to treating each other like shit.
 
 

When people say that they need rational and empirical evidence that God exists, I just imagine one of two scenarios happening:
 
#1. The world's top scientists publishing a study called "Proof of God"  with said evidence.
 
or
 
#2. God appearing in a humanoid form and showing the world that he has control over everything by performing various miracles.
 
In both cases, this would completely miss the point of "believing" in God. I guarantee that most of us would see all of that proof and "empirical evidence", and the world would not change a bit. We'd see it and say "oh, that's cool.", then go back to treating each other like shit.
 
 

【downy New Album Release in March 18th, 2020】
https://friendship.lnk.to/DuneScatterPersistenceOfVision
 
Our 7th album "Untitled" will be released on the coming March 18th from our new label "rhenium records".Check out our new song "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" on streaming services now! You can listen to Yutaka Aoki's guitar playing in this track.
Also, SUNNOVA(Sampler/Synth) is joining downy from this new album.You can listen to his remix of "Dune, Scatter. Persistence Of Vision" as well!
 

 
▼リリース情報
downy
フル・アルバム
『第七作品集『無題』』
2020.03.18 ON SALE
[rhenium records]
　
1. コントラポスト
2. 視界不良
3. 36.2°
4. good news
5. 角砂糖
6. ゼラニウム
7. 砂上、燃ユ。残像
8. pianoid
9. 鮮やぐ視点
10. adaptation
11. stand alone
 
 
LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!