Random Rants ΠΕ': You're standing on my neck.

[Farm Boy]

I guess smashing it with a giant hammer won't exactly work then.

I'd guess you try and stuff gauze or something around the wrist where the contact is tightest, something to blunt the edges of the crack when you break it? If they're super fancy they may scour the glass with a cutter and tap?

 

[Synobun]

I don't understand shipping as a general idea, but I especially don't understand the popular ships that emerge in fandoms. Like, if I were to somehow spend my time imagining fictional characters getting together, why would I think about Hermione and Draco? Why would I think about Rey and Kylo? Why would I think about Korra and Asami? All of these just don't work. They're bad. What fulfillment is there? What itch is being scratched? I don't get it.

It's not even something I can dismiss as a "teenage girl" thing, since fully grown adults do it too. I'm just baffled by it. What's the point? What's the gain? Why them?

I kind of struggle to not see it as creepy, despite being so widespread and accepted. I fundamentally don't understand. I can see it's a thing, but I simply cannot grasp the whys and hows of it.

 

[Farm Boy]

They're make-believe. If it's sex, sometimes sexy is sexy because it's taboo. If it's relationship building, building communities and networks is fun. Why do people make guilds in MMOs? I dunno, no interest. But it makes sense. Why do people set up their friends with each other? Might as well pretend set up your pretend friends, no?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I don't understand shipping as a general idea, but I especially don't understand the popular ships that emerge in fandoms. Like, if I were to somehow spend my time imagining fictional characters getting together, why would I think about Hermione and Draco? Why would I think about Rey and Kylo? Why would I think about Korra and Asami? All of these just don't work. They're bad. What fulfillment is there? What itch is being scratched? I don't get it.

It's not even something I can dismiss as a "teenage girl" thing, since fully grown adults do it too. I'm just baffled by it. What's the point? What's the gain? Why them?

I kind of struggle to not see it as creepy, despite being so widespread and accepted. I fundamentally don't understand. I can see it's a thing, but I simply cannot grasp the whys and hows of it.

Genfic needs more love.

 

[Synobun]

Genfic needs more love.

wat dat

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

wat dat

Non-shipping fanfic. Or fic where shipping isn't the focus.

 

[Synobun]

Non-shipping fanfic. Or fic where shipping isn't the focus.

Oh. Yes. Please. I mostly don't bother with fanfic for two reasons:

1) The quality is horrendous in at least 95% of it.

2) The remaining 5% seems solely focused on fulfilling the author's romantic/sexual fantasies.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I think it's far more than 5%, at least on AO3. Lots of kinkfic. Not so much on FFNet due to their restrictions.

 

[Synobun]

I think it's far more than 5%, at least on AO3. Lots of kinkfic. Not so much on FFNet due to their restrictions.

Reread my post. I wasn't saying only 5% was wish fulfillment, just that the stuff that is written well inevitably becomes, well, that.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Inevitably?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Reread my post. I wasn't saying only 5% was wish fulfillment, just that the stuff that is written well inevitably becomes, well, that.

It's not really inevitable, it's just a numbers game. It's 95% poorly written crap, and probably about 75% soft (or not so soft) porn. When you overlap that in an even distribution you get 1.5% that is neither. To me, rooting through looking for a 1.5% payoff is just not worth the effort, but I'll follow a recommendation if someone I have reasonable faith in makes one.

 

[Commodore]

Monday...the show begins

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Monday...the show begins

You're back!

 

[choxorn]

Why would I think about Korra and Asami? All of these just don't work.

But... that one's actually canon...

 

[Commodore]

You're back!

Not for long.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Uh-oh

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Not for long.

C'mon man...you are liked here, and it isn't like we're such a demanding bunch to have as friends. Nobody is looking to couch surf, or trying to store stuff in your garage, and I don't think anyone even asks if you have a truck, much less for help when they move. It's the lowest impact friendship source I've ever found.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Rant: My fever was gone but now I think it's coming back.

 

[JohannaK]

I don't understand shipping as a general idea, but I especially don't understand the popular ships that emerge in fandoms. Like, if I were to somehow spend my time imagining fictional characters getting together, why would I think about Hermione and Draco? Why would I think about Rey and Kylo? Why would I think about Korra and Asami? All of these just don't work. They're bad. What fulfillment is there? What itch is being scratched? I don't get it.

It's not even something I can dismiss as a "teenage girl" thing, since fully grown adults do it too. I'm just baffled by it. What's the point? What's the gain? Why them?

I kind of struggle to not see it as creepy, despite being so widespread and accepted. I fundamentally don't understand. I can see it's a thing, but I simply cannot grasp the whys and hows of it.

The funny thing is that 2/3 of those are actual canon and not shipping.

Draco and Hermione tho? WTH they smoking?

 

[Synobun]

But... that one's actually canon...

The funny thing is that 2/3 of those are actual canon and not shipping.

They became canon post-shipping. "Give the people what they want."