Dylanrockin
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Oh, whoa, hey uhhh... I'm still around and stuff. Life's got me quite busy as of late. Now a System's Administrator and making good money. How're you guys all doing?
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Can someone ELI5 Cancel Culture to me?
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Can try!
Okay, so. Basically, to "cancel" someone in the discourse sense of the word basically means to boycott them. Essentially, it's like this: famous person does a bad thing, people point out bad thing to others (often referred to as "callout", i.e. as a "callout post" that compiles information on the incident(s), ideally with sources/proof), and ask others to stop supporting famous person because of bad thing. As more people pick up news about it, social media spreads it, and more and more people pull their support from the person to show that they are displeased w the shitty thing.
Sometimes cancelling is meant as a tool to get the person to re-evaluate their actions or views - "hey, this thing you did was awful, please apologize and consider what you did, or I won't support you any more". Other times cancelling is meant to be final - "jfc this person abused their children, no way I'll ever give them money again and neither should you".
Originally, "cancel culture" was a term that people used to criticize a rise in behavior where people started making callouts over far-fetched things, like going years through someone's social media to point out a minor ploblematic thing the did a long time ago (think 'said something offensive and has since expressed different views', do NOT think 'murdered someone in cold blood').
The issue was that with how accessible everyone's past has become through digitalization, it was easier to find out about past mistakes than ever, and people rightfully pointed out that people deserve to have some room for error before you try to outright destroy their base of support.
However, in recent years the term has become a little... contested, because it got picked up more and more by people who applied it to cases where "cancelling" the person was wholly justified.
I think part of the blame simply lies in the structure of the internet: it's so easy to spread news now, and there's so many people that do crappy things, you certainly FEEL like every day there's a new scandal happening. And that gets tiring, processing this much information is tiring. So it's easy to think "ugh, what happened NOW".
So you've got a climate in which a lot of people are already ready to say "man, stop it with the callouts, you're going overboard". Now add to that that there's a tendency for fans of famous personalities to be willing to defend them no matter what, for various reasons. And now add to THAT that there's actual bigots out there who find it very much convenient to cast themselves as the victims of "cancel culture" and censorship.And voila! You've got the recipe for what's going on now:
People whining about "cancel culture" whenever someone gets called out for shitty behavior, even if that shitty behavior is actually something very serious.
So what I was trying to get at here:
- Cancel Culture by itself refers to criticizing a perceived over-reaction to people making mistakes, basically disproportionate retribution
- However, when someone complains about cancel culture, it's worth looking into why that particular person is complaining. -
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I don't know if it's just me getting older, but when did the term "vibrating" become slang to say "I enjoy doing a thing?" Specifically "vibrating" and not "vibing."Double points goes to the person who explains why on God's green Earth we say "vibrating" in a sentence that has nothing to do with repetitive motion.
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So, I went to an open mic night, last night, with some friends and there was a guy who was so awful, the only thing I could think of was the end of this laugh track:
Spoiler warning: I was the guy who coughed, during the awkward, dead silence.
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I am probs one of those people who thinks Blade Runner is "just okay," alongside the Matrix. Change my view.
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Update:
Good news: Not cancer. Bad news: I have to get surgery on my mouth and excise it, because it's really freaking huge.
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Happy Birthday
i just saw your post about the dental checkup, i hope nothing bad happened and i also hope you'll have a wonderful day 
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Going to be getting a dental checkup to see if this lump that's been in my mouth for the past 2 months is cancerous or not. Actually quite worried. Wish me luck.
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If the thought ever crossed your mind that Dylan wears clothes similar to my profile picture, the answer to that is: yes. I do wear a sports coat very similar to that and I am always seen wearing a turtleneck, no matter what season.
These are the kind of things Dylan rambles about, before bedtime.
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fangame Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
Dylanrockin replied to Dylanrockin's topic in Fan-game Exposé
IMPORTANT UPDATE!! So, for the first, actual, update since 201-something(?), I have for you all, a new character. Her name is Colette Bernatitus. She plays a strong role, in the new, revised story of my game and is one of the past Children's of Aether - essentially what Krista Harper is currently. During the latter half of the game, she is granted permission to visit Earth for 24 hours and during that time she is to bring Krista into full-realization of her powers. After which, Krista is no longer playable and fulfils her duties as a Child of Aether and then spoiler things happen. As you do. Not featured in this art is her halo, because I forgot. Oops. She's dead, no big deal. So, I'm sure you're wondering: why don't you talk more about your redone story? Well, basically, because it would take forever in a year to discuss all the changes. First off: the code. It was awful and I re-wrote ALL the scripting in the game to make it smoother and easier to use. Not only that, but I got rid of all the crappy tropes and cliches that plagued this game and made it more original and it now oozes its own style in writing. Same goes for how conversations would go on for an eternity and never end. Literally, some cutscenes would go on for 30 minutes, 30 MINUTES! Everything was changed and for the better and the same goes for both Vice and Marissa's designs. When I was 14 and made those characters, by the way Vice and Marissa are 10-YEARS OLD NOW (jesus, I made those characters 10-years ago... I am really getting old...), I hate their designs and want to do away with them. So I did. Vice and Marissa look very much the same with regards to their face, figure, height and chronological ages of 18 and 16 respectively. Their clothes and attire were the things I wanted to change the most, because they are so bland and default that I just cannot stand their simple designs. That new artwork will be revealed in a month or two-ish. I'm adult now and have to adult things; I can't always spend money on my game whenever I feel like it anymore, sue me. As for everyone else, I love their initial designs and I want to announce the next Draw my Characters contest. Speaking of: The next Draw my Characters contest will be hosted at the end of October for Halloween and there will be 5 places for prizes. There will be prize money involved and I implore any and all artists to take a stab at it, since the amount of money I'm giving away for the contest is ludicrous. I work for the Department of Defense, so I can afford to have some fun, LET ME HAVE THIS DAMNIT! However, the contest will not begin judging until a minimum of 10 people have put themselves into the contest. As a personal update: I've become a botanist in me free time and go to church now. I realized that my personality a couple years ago did not lend itself very much to someone you would call... likeable? So, I dedicated these past couple years to bettering myself, as a person, while also making myself more well-rounded skill-wise. Currently, I also play the Piano and spent two-years studying music. These two hobbies of mine have made me into a much more peaceful person and has made me completely different than how I used to be, mostly because I've taken a more humble approach to myself in the way of learning new skills that I never understood or cared to learn about. It's also allowed me to use these hobbies as a destresser and for the better really. I'm also working on my Master's in Cyber Security and have become a Certified Ethical Hacker working for the Department of Defense. Big life changes for me and I'm no longer going to make any excuses for my absence from game development. I dream quite often about my game and all the people that I've let down. I feel that it's time to get back to work. Also, follow me on Twitter. Or don't - I'm not your dad. -
It's been awhile, so I've decided to make an important announcement: I now work for the Department of Defense and am now making a healthy salary, which has put me in a much better spot than I was last year. Most of what I make will be put towards bills, savings, etc, while the rest will be put towards my game's annual budget. I will be getting back in touch with my artists and crew, to put something amazing together for all ya'll to see!
Also, I have a corgi and his name's Pepin:
