Ashelyn

True 😔

We should try and convince them that the Luxor in Las Vegas was actually built by an ancient civilization, but was hollowed out by the CIA in 1945 in order to hide its historical significance. To keep anyone from being able to see it before it was opened to the public, it was hidden from view via sophisticated curtains.

Does it make sense? No. We can just say they're trying to cover up history.

Everyone on the internet is a bot except you

At least they admit that it doesn't make sense

And road design factors into the average driver's speed far more than a sign with with a number on it

And thus the political compass came to be, deciding that one axis on a sliding scale wasn't enough to capture the nuances of political ideologies, but two axes was plenty!

I'd also consider myself pretty tech-savvy, but that came from plenty of mistakes growing up including putting malware on the family computer at least twice (mostly ads for these "Pokemon MMOs" back in the mid aughts that were too enticing for my kid brain to refuse 😅).

It's very easy for me to forget how much of an outlier my tech experience is among most folks around my age. I had an acquaintance in the first year of college I helped by giving essay advice, and was very surprised to see that the only thing they really knew how to do was basic use of apps on their iPhone. They got a laptop for school, but no computer experience, no keyboard typing experience, and even just the iPhone Settings app was a scary place to be avoided for the most part. To this person, Microsoft Word was a new thing they had to learn on top of everything else. In college. It was also in the South so I don't know if I should be that surprised unfortunately.

Regardless, it was pretty wild to me, but a very real reminder that not everyone has access to the same resources education, and/or experience to draw on.

Aren't there still massive issues with the Colorado River running dry? Hopefully they're not too dependant on that water source for their chips

I think they'll get away with it because they're deliberately marketing it the way so many similar movies are managed: formulaically for kids, but with some actors and writing meant to give 'the adults' something to watch too. Unfortunately, 'the adults' are almost always assumed to have only a passing familiarity with the subject material, and I have a feeling they're going to write the 'for the adults in the room' jokes with that assumption in mind.

It feels like it's being written on an outdated manual, ignoring the fact that there's a very sizable core audience of 20 and 30-somethings they could tap into. My guess is that everything they tried only tested well with children in focus groups, since apparently they were dead-set on a live-action format from the very beginning. I hate to be so cynical, but it's possible they decided to go all-in on kids because they can hit the appeal without worrying as much on the production standards.

Driving is more fun when there are more viable alternatives. I don't like driving, but it's my only real choice where I live so I do it begrudgingly, and you have to share the road with me. Think of all the people who don't want to drive (on account of it being dangerous, costly and/or mentally taxing) suddenly not being in cars, and how much traffic that would free up for you to zip around instead!

Also, calling a public service "bankrupt" is really weird to me. How many tax dollars are we spending on public highways and freeways again? Do suburbs, which are designed to be car-dependent, provide a net gain or net cost in tax revenue to cities?

In principle, I get the idea: that you can't have someone else steal something for you and then get off the hook because you weren't the one who stole it. That said, I feel like the laws should be written in a way that precludes someone being charged with both for the same offense, or in a way that delegates the fault such that "taking" and "receiving" add up to the consequences of a single theft charge.

Of course, the US is a Prison State so it's unlikely one wasn't added simply to pad out sentence lengths or leverage plea deals.

"The vibe" is more or less wallowing in the feeling of not being able to get a partner, from a feminine perspective and usually in a cutesy "haha I can't socialize and my life is a mess" way. This stands in contrast with many/most male incel communities, which tend to promote resentment and blaming a celibate status on everything but oneself (or pathologically blaming it on an immutable characteristic like one's height or canthal tilt). There is a degree of toxic internalization that can occur either way, but I like to think the humorous nature intended by the posts is a way to vent out the feelings and riff on them with others.

The transfem nature which carries over from the Blahaj instance dovetails with the community's theme, since it is rather difficult for most trans women or similar folks to get into relationships, on account of various circumstances relating to transitioning as an AMAB individual. There are the matters of physical appearance which is a facet of the genetic lottery, plus the social aspects of dating while trans. The dating pool for most trans people is, uh, quite a bit smaller, and shrinks further still when looking for medium/long term partners mainly due to stigma associated with dating trans people (especially to cis men being in a relationship with trans women, and especially if one is visibly trans to the general population, think the whole "is it gay" discourse).

So basically, femcelmemes is about acknowledging these challenges and playfully lamenting the celibate condition they bolster, while also allowing (trans)fems to embrace the girly aesthetic and mode of interaction while doing so. It's a gender-affirming way to cope with the situation, so provides some utility despite the generally self-deprecating nature of the posts made there. One also doesn't even have to be celibate (or even trans) to understand and find amusement in this struggle; you can just kind of vibe with the idea of defiantly girlbossing your way through a depressing time of life.

I hope that helps explain somewhat. I'm maybe not the best spokesperson but I've been following the community for a while at this point. If you have any follow up questions I'd be happy to try and provide my best understanding of things.

What if it is getting ripped/torn but there's just more space 'underneath' that instantly fills the gaps as they are created? I guess at that point it's indistinguishable from stretching but it's interesting to think about