◆ [Date updated: 2024/06/10(Mon) 03:53:14]
　■There was a point when I realized that everything I liked was 
　│underground through no intention of my own, and I kinda  hate it, lmao.
　│ヽ(´∩｀)ノ
　│
　│Even if the light of the mainstream is radioactive and mutagenic to that 
　│which stands under its rays, it would mean I'd be able to talk about the 
　│shit I like with people.
　│
　│Some of it is underground in a "lol you fucking enjoy ____" way, while 
　│some of it is underground in a "I've never heard of ____" way, some of 
　│it is "I know of ____ but it's too hardcore for me", some of it (a lot 
　│of it) used to not be underground but it's not hip anymore, and some of 
　│it is just not being able to discuss eromanga with people (this one is 
　│fair, you can't talk about your hypnosis incest megane loli hentai with
　│anyone in real life).
　│
　│The music I listen to is ancient/never was aboveground in any capacity, 
　│I watch kodomo anime and shoujo shows more than anything vs anything 
　│like what Crunchyroll is pushing these days. The games I play are either 
　│incredibly old, incredibly niche, or both. The shit I watch on YouTube...
　│some of it is hyper-mainstream, but not much. I don't watch any streamers
　│or anything. 
　│
　│Some of it is me abandoning various forms of mainstream media, whether 
　│it be that I end up thinking it sucks, or because it's just like kinda 
　│depressing/infuriating. I don't watch broadcast TV at all and haven't in 
　│15 years. I don't have a streaming subscription service that I use. I 
　│dropped several major social media sites because the algorithm went 
　│insane and stopped putting anything I actually wanted to see in front of 
　│me in favor of bullshit designed to elicit a response.
　│
　│Even in the underground, I'm feel a bit too underground. I dropped 4chan
　│after  realizing that no one left actually wanted to talk about anything.
　│I stayed on for years longer than I probably should have because there 
　│were pockets where I could still talk about things. They're not 100% gone,
　│but they're gone enough that it just isn't worth the effort.
　│
　│I guess I still watch mainstream movies sometimes? Did anyone else see
　│The Menu? That shit was great. I try to go to the theater to watch movies
　│but the theater closest to me closed down, the next closest one is
　│increasingly run down, the one close to where my friend lives is alright
　│but that's far as shit, and the one close to the Round 1 arcade I visit
　│sucks so we still have to drive to a different theater. (´Д`)
　│
　│It's not all bad (again, the light of the mainstream alters whatever 
　│stands beneath it in hideous, twisted ways), and in some ways, I feel 
　│smug as hell about it... but it's rough being quite this disconnected 
　│from things. ┐(ﾟ～ﾟ)┌
　│
　│either way,
　│https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpSgflZeSlY
　│ヽ(´∇`)ノ
　│
　└■I feel the same way
　　│-The most 'mainstream' stuff in my music collection is long forgotten
　　│techno from the 90s like Technotronic
　　│-The only books I read are literature reviews like 'Against
　　│Interpretation' or conspiracy shit that literally makes people angry
　　│when I bring it up,like about how musicians in the 60s were likely
　　│frauds with ties to the military industrial complex.
　　│
　　│-The last movie I watched was an Italian one from the 70s that was a
　　│great allegory about people who refuse to grow up and let things go
　　│(Maladolescenza)-- except I can't talk to anyone about it because it
　　│mostly features kids traipsing around the woods and having sex in caves
　　│-Ive never enjoyed video games. I keep trying but they bore me dead, so
　　│that's another thing I can't talk about.
　　│
　　├■Damn. I'm practically standing in the sun here versus your underground
　　││level. （⌒∇⌒ゞ）
　　││...but even still, it doesn't change the fact that it would be nice to
　　││have some non-niche interests. Doesn't matter how deep you go if being
　　││barely below the surface and near the Earth's core are treated with the
　　││same disinterest to the public at large. ( ´ω`;)
　　││
　　││What other music do you listen to?
　　││
　　│└■Well right now one of my favourite acts is the New Fast Automatic 
　　│　│Daffodils ヽ(´∇`)ノ
　　│　│
　　│　│https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUhCHJk6Nk
　　│　│
　　│　└■I've also been enjoying listening to deliriously upbeat rave tunes 
　　│　　　ヽ(´∇`)ノ
　　│　　　
　　│　　　https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCbq9JU9cMQ
　　│　　　
　　├■is this movie banned now? (´ー`)
　　││
　　│└■No, but it's kind of hard to find in decent quality with subs. I tracked 
　　│　│it down to some Russian site after searching a bunch on Yandex.
　　│　│
　　│　└■they didn't REALLY have kids have sex right? that seems too far even for the 70s
　　│　　│i'm assuming they implied it
　　│　　│
　　│　　└■As I remember they simulated it about as much as a typical adult sex
　　│　　　　scene in a fairly explicit adult movie, which is going quite far, if
　　│　　　　there are kids involved. I mean, the film itself even opens with a shot
　　│　　　　of the young male character lying in bed on his back, completely naked.
　　│　　　　There's no clever censorship or anything, you can just see his little
　　│　　　　weiner (´∇`)σ
　　│　　　　
　　└■You sound like an annoying tryhard.
　　　│
　　　├■Maybe this world is too strange for you! 
　　　│　(;ﾟ∇ﾟ)
　　　│　
　　　└■User: Time
　　　　　I am. Otherwise I wouldn't be browsing an obscure imageboard with my 
　　　　　fellow tryhards.(´ー`)