Draxon

I prefer to eat healthy, but since leaving my job last August to go back to school, it's been much more difficult. I don't have the time to prepare all of my meals myself except for most weekends, so I mainly have to rely on whatever is offered by dining services on campus. Unfortunately, where I am, that usually means a choice between something that's healthy and something that tastes good. When I cook, I can incorporate both of those qualities into my meals regularly. At the very least, I stopped drinking soda every day a few years ago. Now I only have one soda every two months or so.

I'm only subscribed to one Let's Player, and that's Markiplier. I've watched soooooooo many of his videos, it's insane. The first one I watched was Enviro-Bear 2000, which is hysterical. I'm also going to mention Two Best Sisters Play. I know it's not exactly the same as what we're talking about, but it's awesome. Go check it out.

I disagree with the notion that there's nothing on Youtube anymore except for Let's Plays, reaction videos, and reviews. There's still plenty of good content out there that's worth watching. I use it for the aforementioned varieties of videos, but also for music videos, fan made productions, creepy pastas, documentaries, social commentary, etc. Certain things like top ten lists get old pretty quickly (I can't stand WatchMojo), but as long as they're still popular, people will continue to make them. Channels earn income based on views or based on how much time their viewers spend watching their videos, so of course people will post this sort of content. Ads were frankly inevitable as a source of income, and with the prevalence of users employing ad blocking software, Youtube had no choice but to create Youtube Red. Personally, I've disabled Adblock on Youtube, as well as on this site and Equestria Daily, because I want to support them but can't really afford to pay anything. In a nutshell, the viewers are the ones who dictate what happens to any form of social media. Unless a site is publicly funded, ad revenue or subscription services are certain to manifest. If the viewers don't buy into either one, or find a way to circumvent them, the site has to come up with another way to make money. And the people who create videos, unless making money from the site isn't a big concern for them, will post a lot of content which is more likely to get a greater amount of views. That doesn't mean there is no good content out there. It does mean that if you want to see more good content, you have to pay more attention to it than to all of the fluff.

I also agree with much of what she's saying in that video. I like how she points out that the drop in her audience's age range might simply be because she speaks to her audience like they were children, and not necessarily because the younger generations are being exposed to more and more media of a sexual nature (not to say that isn't an issue, but using that data in that way is misleading). I think she might also be right about Laci having a double standard concerning "poor decisions". Laci seems to be saying that only women suffer when a poor decision is made, but as Diana points out, men are often accused, and frequently convicted, of rape as a result. I'm not sure how I feel about Diana's argument relating to that 12 year old's music video. Laci does say that people of that age are "distracted" by puberty. Diana therefore says that complaining about a sexualized 12 year old is a double standard, but I disagree. I think that Laci's real complaint is about the age at which a person is mature enough to explore sexuality responsibly. Please let me know if I'm interpreting that section incorrectly. I think that Diana does have a valid point concerning the types of Halloween costumes offered to women - that is, nobody buys a costume they don't feel comfortable wearing. I could be wrong on that front, though, and I'm curious to hear what other people think. Agree with her or not, Diana does impart an important message in her video. If you're going to give people advice on sexuality, you need to speak to them as adults, be consistent, explain why your opinions change if and when they do, think carefully about the consequences which might occur if people do follow your advice, and above all, encourage people to take responsibility. Based on this video, I'm not convinced that Laci is setting a positive example. Also, she seems very intense and full of conviction in her videos, which, given the subject matter, is scary. My personal philosophy is that in all things (except religion), we must accept the possibility that we are wrong.

Frankly, I'm unsure of what to post to this topic, as well, other than the introduction I made. I suppose I could talk about an experience I had here at my college a few weeks ago. I belong to a politics club which meets every one or two weeks and talks about some agreed upon subject. Last week it was the death penalty, and the previous week it was the Syrian refugee crisis. Articles and videos containing background information are sent to the members of the club, and then we meet and have a debate. Somebody brought up feminism as one potential topic to discuss, but there was some tangible anxiety from certain members of the club, and the idea was shot down for fear that people would be at each other's throats. In fact, I've encountered very similar reactions when interacting with other groups here at college, as well. Has anyone else experienced the same difficulty with initiating a conversation about feminism, and does anyone have any advice on how to resolve it? It seems strange that we can openly discuss things like corporal punishment and refugee crises and not feel comfortable talking about gender inequality.

Depressed. Haven't had the energy to do anything except watch videos. Feel like whatever I do is just killing time.

When I was about four, I was at Kmart with my mom and my brother. I asked my mom for a Kit-Kat bar, but she said no, so I secretly grabbed it and put it in my pocket. I was eating it in the car when my brother gave me away. Suffice to say, I've never stolen again (unless we include music piracy) (which I don't do anymore) (but I don't feel good about not doing for some reason).

Ah, I've been there. Nice work on this one!

Something can be canon, but it cannot be cannon, unless it's a cannon.

Years ago I drank two or three cans/bottles of soda a day, but I eventually realized that I often felt physically ill after finishing one, so I decided to give it up. Now I only have one soda every two months or so, and my main drink is water. I think that my dentist is the person who's most pleased with my decision.

Pretty much anything by Loreena McKennitt. I was living in New Jersey when Hurricane Sandy hit, and spent my time listening to her music, burning some incense, and baking cookies. Most relaxing hurricane ever (at least for me).

Thankskilling. My biggest problem with this movie is that its variety of humor left me feeling uncomfortable through most of it. Maybe without that element, it would have been worth seeing as something you know is going to be awful, but I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone in its current form. If you want a good stupid movie with horror elements, go watch Rubber.

I like this idea. That would make identifying fellow members at cons about a bajillion times easier.