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Hackworthreply
piefed.ca

Just finished Adventure Time for the first time. Finn's loss of his arm trying to connect with his selfish father and its replacement with a demon-laden version of himself followed by cold metal is a rich examination of the dehumanizing reduction of man to utility expanded upon by almost every other character (but particularly his disembodied mother). That said, Jake was totally his cure for male loneliness.

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hzlreply
piefed.blahaj.zone

Some of the analyses of Adventure Time I've seen make me tempted to try to get past the voice acting and give it a shot.

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lemmy.world

You realize that John DiMaggio (most famous for voicing the Scotsman in Samurai Jack and Master Shake('s muscles) in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but has also done some other notable roles such as Elzar on Futurama or Bender on Futurama and apparently like half of the shows that involve voice acting out there) voices Jake as well as Banana guards 1 and 2!?

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That doesn't stop the voices from being annoyingly high and children's tv coded. I've only seen a little bit of the show, but for me that's an obstacle.

I may try to muddle through and see if I can stand it.

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CaptDustreply
sh.itjust.works

My local arcade brought in an MK2 machine and I swear I must have blown a year of allowance on it. Which retirement home are you leaning? I thought Palm Oaks looked nice

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its also the last MK that Tsang tshungs original VA was active. the new one is by a different person.

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Objection! He mainly uses said guitar as a melee weapon; therefore it should be classified as a percussion instrument.

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Game is Hi-Fi Rush, that pose is from the second level intro.

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Luke had a pretty decent support system, despite some serious alienation issues to work through, so a hand and part of the forearm were sufficient.

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Datzreply
szmer.info

Has a wife and kid, still lonely (idk I haven't played MGS yet)

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lemmy.world

A mechanical arm would make many things easier. 😁

Until it malfunctions.

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MASTURBATION MODE ACTIVATED!

"N-no! D-don't activ-vate! And wh-hy d-do y-you have t-to announn-ce it-t so loude-ly!?"

Almost as bad as the time he accidentally activated crushing mode instead of masturbation mode. Ok, no, this doesn't really compare to that.

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discuss.online

I decided 35 years ago that if I lost my arm that I was gonna get a metal one, maybe with a built in ratchet set.

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motors have been getting better but having both the max speed and max strength of a human arm at the same time in that small a space with a reasonable cost and power consumption remains difficult afaik

but it would be so much fun to design new arm parts, little gizmos etc

i would absolutely make my arm play doom, have a built in flashlight, battery bank, reactive rgb lights, modular customization, etc. since I have to be wearing a bulky electronic thing anyways...

there's a guy on youtube who lost most of his hand who's machined a very incredible purely mechanical replacement (no electronics)

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If they weren't, they wouldn't be looking for a cure, now would they?

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Well I mean you can't be lonely when your wife is always with you.

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Feels like a ridiculous additional if you've played the game

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lemmy.ml

A colleague has a badass metal arm and I can confirm that it's a great conversation starter.

On the flipside, though, I can only imagine that it wasn't easy to find a partner...

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lemmy.world

yeah, most people are absolute shitwillies if you have even a slight physical limitation regardless if it's heritable

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Yeah, to some degree I get it. The guy does need help with some things and can't perform certain physical tasks. And it is an entirely different thing to be tolerant to that vs. being married to it.

But the guy is kind-hearted, educated and sporty. He's missing an arm, but others might be missing a brain or a heart, which I feel are much more detrimental for a partnership.
Unfortunately, though, dating someone with a visible impairment really gets the gossip going, and people are scared of that, so I guess, it's better to date a dumb ass instead.

Having said all that, the guy is married by now and has a healthy son, so all is good in the end.

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I can only imagine that it wasn’t easy to find a partner…

What other attachments does the hand have?

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Yes, especially if it makes you insane and starts talking to you, now you have a friend and aren't lonely!

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Hmm pretty sure they keep rightie so they can get tightie.

Lefty is gone on all of these characters.

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Counterpoint: Darth Vader.

All the rizz left his body with that hand. Though, one could argue attacking from the low ground is anti-rizz too. 

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piefed.social

What male loneliness? Surely you are talking about incel loneliness? The vast majority of adult men are in one form of relationship or other, what is this dumb shit?

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Male loneliness generally refers to evaluating male relationships outside of their primary partner, or even one close friend. It's about the dwindling state of larger support networks, and how many people in their network are emotional connections, compared to just activity connections. Example - if you lost your partner or your best friend, how many other men in your network would be there to help through the tough times? How many men would have no one else to turn to?

But it's a meme just get yourself a badass arm and don't think about it too much.

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