It’s reasonable to have concerns about what they’re called, but I actually think gynephilia and androphilia as concepts are very helpful because they dissociate the user’s gender identity from who they’re sexually attracted to

Introduced the concepts to a few normies and they respond positively, I feel like it’s just kinda less pressure to not have figure it out all at once

Then again this is very analytical philosophy way of approaching one’s sexuality and I’m certain for some it would be appalling to disaggregate - part of their attraction is always already about their identity and the relation with the identity of the desired

And personally, meh idrc, I think the whole idea of formalizing and legibilizing things is a mistake from the get-go, but it might be a helpful stepping stone concept for someone, or might be another metaphor in their repertoire. Mostly it’s just interesting they’re neglected so much despite

the intense focus on categorizing all aspects of identity. It’s just kinda odd that sexuality seems like something tacked on to one’s gender identity, when I know a lot of people can feel fairly confident in their sexuality due to the more observable facts, but gender identity is more elusive.

Ppl will reclaim any slur but cede to Blanchard any term that minimally resembles his work

the early 2010s was such a lovely time for earnestly cringe angsty melodramatic emo music

there was no detectable irony or self-awareness, just a sincere attempt at music for losers

maybe only very early 2010s, mostly mid-late 00s

Ling tosite sigure is fucking incredible. compositionally mind blowing, vocals dripping with emotion, guitars spark with energy; everything is spectacular - but the thing i can't stop thinking about is how they've made me realize how criminally under-utilized and under-appreciated the hi-hat is.

i was never really bothered by it, but it's kinda nice to have an apartment where I don't have to hear my neighbors, traffic, or a frat party down the street lol

I know it shouldn’t be surprising, but it still is a little shocking to see the extent to which “commentary influencers” are just baldly agents of social reproduction

There are pressures in many directions for this to happen of course: status quo affirmation is popular (the goal of ‘commentary’ is not to say something surprising or novel, but rather affirm beliefs the audience already holds), creators are beholden to the interests of capital (ads, sponsors, etc),

and once a creator does begin to get more popular their perspective shifts along with them. One of the most pernicious things is ostensibly progressive commentators really just promoting the same basic paradigm, but this is nothing new. For everything to stay the same, everything must change.

Screenlife weekend is over, here's the result (i was fairly generous with grading)

actually i was finally able to find skydiver and that's a light green too, Eugene Kotlyarenko is super interesting

screenlife binge rankings so far: searching missing unfriended: dark web unfriended megan is missing the den open windows

oh god Profile 2018 is just offensively bad

it's so interesting how many horror films there are with the genre. i feel like its a remnant of found footage horror films but tbh i'm not familiar enough with the history to know

it just seems like there's a very wide variety of stories you could tell, and that horror is honestly kind of an odd choice. in order to create the sense of danger, a lot of them kinda betray the genre by kidnapping or physical assault or whatever.

and its hard to see what else they could do, given the fact that if you were really worried for your safety online you could just turn it off lol. ig overall point is that i think other genres could take advantage of screenlife far better, and its interesting that it hasn't happened much

a film akin to emily is away for example could be pretty cool. even the vn is very much defined by choices, i feel like you could explore similar themes while maintaining screenlife and still pull it off without being interactive

as a method of visual storytelling i find it really enthralling tbh, and i'd love to see more of it. there's so much emotion you can display with little gestures, and theres so much characterization you can do by looking at someones computer habits/hygiene.

i respect the films that don't try to skirt around the limitations too - like not just tacking a webcam onto someones head and be like oooo isn't that so spooky when its just uninspired plot convenience lmao. i've seen so many creative shots and i wish they would lean into it more.

i also think time is really underutilized - like yeah it can be super cool to have a bunch of shit happen at once and flipping between tabs and woooah action! but also a lot of using computers is p slow and mundane and i think it'd be cool to have those moments included too, if for no other reason

than to create contrast with the busy moments and create suspense. look i'm clearly an idiot and have no idea what i'm talking about when it comes to film but i've seen a few moments and techniques that really excite me and i'd like to see more

lmao how did anyone think Ratter was a good idea. it's boring, says nothing, actually just worthless lol

Host was actually really well done. I mean the jumpscare/loud noises ghosts horror (so the actual plot ig lol) is pretty zzz but like technically what they did with the film is well executed

idek what to say about Spree. it was a maybe a little funny if you squint

just watched Dashcam, unfortunately

Untitled Horror Movie was a chore to get through

Language Lessons was nice (not quite great), i wish there were more multilingual media

the reasons it wasn't great were mostly plot related tho, i liked the cinematography (simple is sometimes better!). and to clarify, it was a largely enjoyable movie, just wasn't saying anything distinctive or significant or resonant

while the things i'm pointing out aren't wrong, i feel like theyre not reflective of the fact that i broadly generally thought it was a charming film

The Collyingwood Story was bad but cool for being early adopter ig

V/H/S 2012 was actually really good - its just found footage horror anthology (defi don't think its quite Screenlife) but i liked it lots. Amateur Night was my favorite by far, followed by 10/31/98.

Safer at Home was just god awful. Am I supposed to be rooting for patriarchy's strongest soldier? and a stupid one at that like wtf is ur plan buddy. also with her not breathing: either 1) the protagonist is REALLY stupid or 2) its plot convenience nonsense. i don't care abt any of the characters

the pandemic screenlife films have been universally bad so far, they're so so so limited and narrow and myopic. also the broader point in SaH abt the pandemic is super unclear. haha Trump bad and also lockdowns are authoritarian and police are corrupt,, ig? if that was the point it was really sloppy

i'm actually unbelievably disappointed. i just finished SiRen 2016 (based off of Amateur Night from V/H/S) and wow what a horrendous let down. Completely betrayed the vision and meaning that could be found in the original, replaced with slop. the fact there was a ringleader alone is egregious

watched Face 2 Face. ehhhhhh offensively bad lmao

i made it through c u soon but idk dawg a lot of the dramatic punch is lost bc im trying to figure out wtf they mean LOL. i think pretty bad and extremely shallow overall, but maybe would have been marginally better if i was more culturally informed on a few things

this is related to (or a symptom of) my lacking ability to properly change the subject. i play within the rules of the game provided and have immense difficulty fluidly transitioning from context to context. I remain trapped with my own lack of imagination and lack of courage

the quote isn't directly relevant, but i just wanted to call out that i'm pretty bad at the type of thing described in Changing the Subject. it's still a little bit out of place because although he does give some more concrete examples, its obviously mostly oriented around philosophical subjects

which i'm bad at too lol, i'm not coming up with novel philosophical questions. but the thing i was describing was pretty narrowly general social skills. i engage too directly with the question and sometimes the answer ought be "that is the wrong question". i usually lack confidence to say that.

Sometimes life is in between keyframes

The crisp night air is so comforting

the screenlife film genre is not ready for tiling window managers

i think i'm kinda lonely but the thought of being around someone rn is repulsive

feel nauseous, i believe this is my body telling me to stop eating the same thing for every meal

It’s also funny bc they wanna be like super epic hacker movies on the side but there’s just… a lot to be desired lol