/media/ - Media

I've just watched Kaiji's (the anime) 3rd arc, the Emperor Card game.
Pretty much every arc has a message that resonated with me. Now, it's not like Kaiji just -states- things. It shows exactly how people come to do things they do. That's what I'd call -conveying- a message. That's one of the things that makes it good. But I digress.

So this one, the third arc, this one particularly bothered my heart for some reason.
It shows the importance of bluffing and how you can intimidate people into self-destruction via bluffing. The main character's opponent, whose name is Tonegawa, acts like he's seen people like Kaiji a thousand times. He knows exactly what card Kaiji will pick and tells him "I have a grasp on your heart". Sounds supernatural, but the MC almost buys it (since there's no other explanation for his losses) and loses his shit until he figures out the dude is just cheating. Most importantly, he ends up looking like a fucking pussy because of his despair. Which is the greatest social sin there is.
So ok, it makes sense to me why people constantly try to show shit off and act superior.
Yet I simply can't shake off the feeling of how fucking homosexual (non-homophobic) this act is. I think everyone instantly recognizes what is happening and personally I just kinda feel that this is a weakness somehow and can't really respect the person doing this on some level. It just feels pathetic. You can just sense it. The need for admiration. To "win". In the end, it's just not fulfilling on its own (probably) so you're doing this shit purely for other people.

And yet, from my experience, it works. Showing off simply works and it strongarms people into needing you for your resources. I can't seem to reconcile this contradiction within me yet.

What do you guys think about vtubers? They are a new advancement in technology that some cam girls are using. They employ Webcam, full body trackers, and of course voice changers to give the appearance of anime girls. Is this the future of what is considered entertainment? Is this somehow tied to the metaverse that is an overall plan for tech companies to sell? Is this good or bad for society in general? Do you even watch vtubers or know who any of them are?

Are other women actually into AI images and chatbots and stuff? I’ve noticed some talk of it here and other spaces I’m in and I just don’t get it. It creeps me out in part because the stuff AI bots pump out is super uncanny and disturbing because it has no real common sense, and partly because 99% of people I’ve seen who like and use it are wannabe techbro moids with zero skills or value like in picrel.

Anyone still uses it? It's comfy these days and you don't easily get banned for expressing your opinions and views.

This is a thread dedicated to miners that play VRchat. This thread welcomes all kinds of dicussion surrounding the topic.
I will start with a few questions, you can answer whichever ones you like.

>How long have you played VRchat? How did you discover VRchat?
>Do you own a VR headset? Full body tracking? Do you play in desktop mode?
>Have you experienced something great in VRchat or do you have an absolute horror story to tell us?
>Thoughts on the people of VRchat? Thoughts on the moids in this game?
>What are your thoughts on ERP?
>Problems you have with VRchat? Issues you wish would be addressed?
>Experience with meeting other women in game? Are there such things as female only spaces in VRchat? (I assume with private worlds)

No pressure in answering, if you want to simply talk about VRchat without answering the questions it is good too. Rarely do I find places where people want to have a serious discussion on the game.

i just finished reading Animal by Lisa Taddeo (great book) and im wondering if you nonas have any recs with female main characters, preferably with a lot of anger in their hearts and murder at their fingers.

feel free to dump 20 books, i have nothing to do with my life but read

We already have a "hated" characters that you love thread so I thought why not do the opposite?

Anyway, mine is Yuffie from FF7.
She used to be mainly hated but now she seems mainly loved so I think she counts.
I will never forgive her for stealing my materia and her design is lame too. She's just annoying for no good reason, but annoying characters seem to get a pass if they're a "cute" girl. You can make a character energetic without being annoying. If Wutai was completely run down and shabby maybe I'd have some sympathy but not only does it look completely fine, it's quite pretty and in way better condition than Sector 7 was. Actually it seems better than where I live irl lol. She adds nothing to the story or cast and is actively mean to Barret too.
Tifa is by far my favorite in the OG and Aerith is by far my favorite in the Remake, she barely felt like a character in the OG. But yeah, Yuffie sucks and her fans go rabid if you dare dislike her cuz she's so quirky teehee
Only talking about OG Yuffie I haven't played her Remake DLC

did anyone who watched prime like it cus i see people calling it awful on twitter alot
i havent gotten around to seeing it yet
also im attracted to the characters

Did you enjoy it?

do you girls have any recommendations for old animes that don't have any sexualization/fanservice/coomshit in them?