Chit-Chat: a good ol' fashioned DCC!
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I've been pondering over "Meta Modernism" which people have been talking about as the current successor to "Post Modernism". It's a very self-referencing/self-aware type of cultural development. Basically, if you've ever used a meme template that had the pictures in it already and you just added text (usually about your current mental state/well being/etc, maybe with some layers of irony on top of it) then that could be describtes as "meta-modern art".
And we also kinda see it with climate change protests currently. Basically, all these people smearing stuff unto painting or gluing themselves onto the street while risking getting run over by angry car drivers and police throwing them into jail all kinda fits into that bill. It's displaying personal pain of the affected individuals and even the pain of future generations as a political statement.
But there's also the dark side which is usually describted as "outrage culture". This is when you have movies/games/celebrities that do something controversial. Not as a means to make people reflect. But as a way to generate more profit by way of letting groups of people (politically left and right leaning equally) go into rage mode and therefore giving it free advertisement. One of the more recent examples of this would be the newest Harry Potter game.
And we also kinda see it with climate change protests currently. Basically, all these people smearing stuff unto painting or gluing themselves onto the street while risking getting run over by angry car drivers and police throwing them into jail all kinda fits into that bill. It's displaying personal pain of the affected individuals and even the pain of future generations as a political statement.
But there's also the dark side which is usually describted as "outrage culture". This is when you have movies/games/celebrities that do something controversial. Not as a means to make people reflect. But as a way to generate more profit by way of letting groups of people (politically left and right leaning equally) go into rage mode and therefore giving it free advertisement. One of the more recent examples of this would be the newest Harry Potter game.
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Hey everyone, how's it going?
It's been a while after a while since I hopped on this place. I always feel quite emotional browsing PC; I can see it's a lot quieter these days, but still has a charming and vibrant community.
I was first active here in 2004 when I was a very young ten years old; I was an absolute menace to the forum and its moderators, I'm surprised I didn't get banned to be honest.
I hope everyone's taking care, I'll never forget this place (who do I have to pay to get a snazzy-looking profile these days?)
Stay safe. ✨
It's been a while after a while since I hopped on this place. I always feel quite emotional browsing PC; I can see it's a lot quieter these days, but still has a charming and vibrant community.
I was first active here in 2004 when I was a very young ten years old; I was an absolute menace to the forum and its moderators, I'm surprised I didn't get banned to be honest.
I hope everyone's taking care, I'll never forget this place (who do I have to pay to get a snazzy-looking profile these days?)
Stay safe. ✨
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welcome back to the place we always return to sooner or later :)
you can try to bother Kitty to see if she wants to make you a profile design
try to google a little bit of css coding and play around with the Post Flair tool as well! it can make your postbit look really snazzy and is typically much more visible than your profile page c: https://www.pokecommunity.com/settings/postflair
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I was recently watching a video about how apparently Oat Milk is a scam. Also apparently there's not a lot to making some for yourself: just put some oat and water into a blender and that's it.
I don't have a blender but now I'm kinda tempted to get one. ^^"
I don't have a blender but now I'm kinda tempted to get one. ^^"
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o, maybe if you're drinking it immediately, but don't commercial oat milk have oils and stabilizers in it and stuff, too?
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That's processed food, alright. Though, a lot of those additional things are also very questionable. A lot of its "healthy" status really just comes due to marketing and not actual scientific proof. That's the scam part. I just failed at explaining it. ^^"
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Back when I used to drink oat milk, I didn't drink it for any health benefits. It was only because I was trying to cut dairy out of my diet. Oat milk was the only plant-based milk that I tried that didn't leave a weird aftertaste or anything negative to me. (Especially the extra creamy variety. Stuff's delicious!)
I'm trying to move away from thinking of foods as "healthy" or not. It's more just in moderation and how I feel after/while eating it. That's why I introduced dairy to my life, but not as much as I used to eat it or in all the forms I used to eat.
I'm trying to move away from thinking of foods as "healthy" or not. It's more just in moderation and how I feel after/while eating it. That's why I introduced dairy to my life, but not as much as I used to eat it or in all the forms I used to eat.