SZbNAhL's Similarly Sibilant (if unpronouncable) Random Banter #223

[factotum]

To everybody who gave me advice re: my mental state, yeah, I know it's probably more that way round than the other way, but it still hurts for people who've not been outside a relationship for a decade or longer to go 'oh don't worry about it, it's nothing important'.

Is it OK if someone who *has* been outside any sort of relationship for most of his adult life to tell you "don't worry about it, it's not important", then? You need to define yourself by who *you* are, not by who you're in (or not in) a relationship with.

[Fyraltari]

To everybody who gave me advice re: my mental state, yeah, I know it's probably more that way round than the other way, but it still hurts for people who've not been outside a relationship for a decade or longer to go 'oh don't worry about it, it's nothing important'.

I’ve been single for longer than that and I still think you’re beating yourself up way too much.

[Insane Jeenyus]

Anon wizard, I just want you to know, I sympathize with you. However, I have never been in any kind of serious relationship so I have been withholding any relationship advice.

[Anonymouswizard]

Is it OK if someone who *has* been outside any sort of relationship for most of his adult life to tell you "don't worry about it, it's not important", then? You need to define yourself by who *you* are, not by who you're in (or not in) a relationship with.

Yes, it is okay if somebody in that position says it. It might sound stupid, but I dislike it more because it feels like somebody with functioning legs telling a paraplegic that they'll walking if they give it time more than the actual words being said.

I’ve been single for longer than that and I still think you’re beating yourself up way too much.

I'm not going to argue with that, it's just that when you get to the point that people see your happy mask so much that the times emotions burst past it you get told 'you should be happy'* that feelings begin to simmer. Believe it or not, the fact that I'm actually talking about this (both here and to friends IRL) means I'm in a much better position than I was years ago.

Emotional repression: because we wouldn't be British otherwise.

* Yes, that can be a very horrible thing to say. I'm still friends with literally one person who said that, and that's because they're the only one who followed it by trying to help me deal with it.

[Bartmanhomer]

I read Deities And Demigods about the divine rank. So I thought that Social Blade should give each gives Youtuber subscriber titles (Quasi-Youtubers, Demi-Youtubers, Lesser Youtubers, Intermediate Youtubers and Greater Youtubers.) To me, I consider myself a Demi-Youtuber because I have 396 subscribers. So what do you think of that idea?

[Anonymouswizard]

I've got an interview in a couple of hours

[Fyraltari]

I read Deities And Demigods about the divine rank. So I thought that Social Blade should give each gives Youtuber subscriber titles (Quasi-Youtubers, Demi-Youtubers, Lesser Youtubers, Intermediate Youtubers and Greater Youtubers.) To me, I consider myself a Demi-Youtuber because I have 396 subscribers. So what do you think of that idea?

What would be the point? Besides telling people that under a certain arbitrary threshold they don’t count as true youtubers? Also what is Social Blade?

[Bartmanhomer]

What would be the point? Besides telling people that under a certain arbitrary threshold they don’t count as true youtubers? Also what is Social Blade?

The point is that each Youtuber hold a title dependng on the number of subscribers they have. Social Blade is a social media website that give each social media (Such as Youtube) statistics.

[factotum]

I think it makes no sense at all? Socialblade isn't there so Youtubers can compete for e-kudos.

[AMFV]

What would be the point? Besides telling people that under a certain arbitrary threshold they don’t count as true youtubers? Also what is Social Blade?

To figure out what kind of spells they can give their clerics obviously. And what Divine abilities they possess.

[Bartmanhomer]

I think it makes no sense at all? Socialblade isn't there so Youtubers can compete for e-kudos.

It makes perfect sense. Beside I think it's a good idea.

[Fyraltari]

But what would the point be? Why would anyone want to rank youtubers? Especially since as they are not YouTube, they would have a hell of a job to do to keep track of each one.

Edit:

I've got an interview in a couple of hours

I hope it went well.

[Anonymouswizard]

And now we're getting to why I hate the idea of A-list/B-list... YouTubers. It's based entirely on popularity, which isn't directly linked to quality, and it's time consuming to compare to everybody on it without asking YouTube.

Not to mention that if I began a YouTube channel where I did dramatic readings of xkcd comics I'd be targeting a more niche audience than a channel that does dramatic readings of Harry Potter fanfiction, who's targeting a more niche audience than somebody who does videos on the latest open world gambling simulators. If a channel is only targeting 800 people but has 500 subscribers is it a lesser channel than one targeting an audience of a million with 100,000 subscribers?

ETA: still waiting for my train to the interview....

[Bartmanhomer]

But what would the point be? Why would anyone want to rank youtubers? Especially since as they are not YouTube, they would have a hell of a job to do to keep track of each one.

Edit:


I hope it went well.

Social Blade do a very good job to rank Youtubers and they're very on top of that.

[Mith]

ETA: still waiting for my train to the interview....

Good luck (if it hasn't already happened)!

[Bartmanhomer]

And now we're getting to why I hate the idea of A-list/B-list... YouTubers. It's based entirely on popularity, which isn't directly linked to quality, and it's time consuming to compare to everybody on it without asking YouTube.

Not to mention that if I began a YouTube channel where I did dramatic readings of xkcd comics I'd be targeting a more niche audience than a channel that does dramatic readings of Harry Potter fanfiction, who's targeting a more niche audience than somebody who does videos on the latest open world gambling simulators. If a channel is only targeting 800 people but has 500 subscribers is it a lesser channel than one targeting an audience of a million with 100,000 subscribers?

ETA: still waiting for my train to the interview....

Greater Youtubers (A Youtuber who has millions of subscribers or more) tend to fuel drama for popularity.

[Anonymouswizard]

Good luck (if it hasn't already happened)!

Thanks, hurdle 1 (getting on a train in time) has been past, and I should have over half an hour to get the bus to the site.


Also, I'd argue that a Great YouTuber is one that doesn't create drama.

[Bartmanhomer]

Thanks, hurdle 1 (getting on a train in time) has been past, and I should have over half an hour to get the bus to the site.


Also, I'd argue that a Great YouTuber is one that doesn't create drama.

I've been on Youtube for so many years and I've seen so many Youtubers (major and minor) caused a lot of drama.

[LaZodiac]

I've got an interview in a couple of hours

Good luck!

Thanks, hurdle 1 (getting on a train in time) has been past, and I should have over half an hour to get the bus to the site.


Also, I'd argue that a Great YouTuber is one that doesn't create drama.

I am the only good gamer and the only good person who makes videos on line (not true just exaggerating)

[Anonymouswizard]

I am the only good gamer and the only good person who makes videos on line (not true just exaggeratingexaggerating just true)

Come on, I'm sure we all know what's really true here


Interview didn't go terribly, it overran and I was never asked to stop so I might have a good shot. It just depends on how they've taken my quirks (hello speech problems).

[druid91]

I've got an interview in a couple of hours

Good luck.

[HalfTangible]

Ah, birthdays.

That one day of the year where everything seems to go your way.

And I get to reflect on how I've made it to [current age] and not done anything to become independent and do something with my life. Which gets harder and harder to dismiss each year.

[Peelee]

Ah, birthdays.

That one day of the year where everything seems to go your way.

And I get to reflect on how I've made it to [current age] and not done anything to become independent and do something with my life. Which gets harder and harder to dismiss each year.

Happy birthday!

[Anonymouswizard]

Ah, birthdays.

That one day of the year where everything seems to go your way.

And I get to reflect on how I've made it to [current age] and not done anything to become independent and do something with my life. Which gets harder and harder to dismiss each year.

Happy Birthday!

And Happy Unbirthday to everybody else!

[LaZodiac]

Ah, birthdays.

That one day of the year where everything seems to go your way.

And I get to reflect on how I've made it to [current age] and not done anything to become independent and do something with my life. Which gets harder and harder to dismiss each year.

It took me until I was 27 to liberate myself from the confines of those who abused me. You can do it HT.

[enderlord99]

Bill and Bob were asked by the teacher whether to use "had" or "had had" in a particular sentence. Bill, while Bob had had "had" had had "had had." "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

[Tvtyrant]

Bill and Bob were asked by the teacher whether to use "had" or "had had" in a particular sentence. Bill, while Bob had had "had" had had "had had." "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

My brain melted a bit reading this. Thanks for that.

[LaZodiac]

Bill and Bob were asked by the teacher whether to use "had" or "had had" in a particular sentence. Bill, while Bob had had "had" had had "had had." "Had had" had had a better effect on the teacher.

And crazy to think, all of this went down in Buffalo.

[enderlord99]

And crazy to think, all of this went down in Buffalo.

Edited to reflect this revelation.

[Tvtyrant]

And crazy to think, all of this went down in Buffalo.

You mean Bison?