This was one of the best laughs I’ve had in a bit, thank you

That is not what “the Tetris Effect” means. :P

That’s because they’re fake.

Yes, technically, just like “everything is subjective”. But only ignorant people remove all context like that.

What would you rather have though

Most of these clearly have no proper etymology and root/suffix/prefix structure, and therefore are clearly made up.

Capitalism: “Numbers go brrrrr”

I can never rely on people to self-tag posts. But tagging communities would be much more manageable and helpful.

I made a post like this not long ago, specifically about hiding all sports communities, yeah.

Looks great, but I need a light version. (Don’t hate :P )

I need a light version.

I came here to say this. Like, they’re not wrong.

God I am ashamed of our species. There is nothing so disgusting that people won’t do it, and you don’t even need to search the darkest alleys to find those people.

The bad guys in our movies used to be stigmatized people with mental health disorders. The real world is much scarier and more hopeless. The bad guys are always winning.

Same, as honestly most people should. Well, that or a good fork.

Aaaand now !goodoffmychest exists. I am not intending to squat on this, so I’ll set the foundation and people can talk to me if they want to become mods. <3

There’s a lot of good answers already here, so I will post a few unique things.

I’m writing a novel (a damn good one too). The first thing you want to know is that you need years of experience if the novel’s going to be any good. That does not mean you need years of reading and writing experience specifically— you can replace it with other kinds of experience. For one, you’ll need some maturity— some understanding of people, some understanding of the world, stuff like that. And then you’re going to want to read at least a little about writing, even if it’s just TVTropes.

This may not work for you specifically, but it would also help a lot if you— like me— are a huge lover of any of the fictional arts. I don’t really read novels anymore, but I am obsessed with the multimedia fiction arts— things like movies, comics, and video games. I read a ton of articles about writing, I watch a ton of multimedia critics and essayists, and I read things like Mythcreants and TVTropes. Unlike most people I know, I hugely value the writing and storytelling in video games, and can get really angry at games that have a ton of writing/dialogue but it’s all crap (looking at you, Pokémon and Golden Sun).

I would also like to say that pure “pantsing” is a pretty bad idea, even for pantsers. “Pantsing” means that you just sit down and start writing. Don’t do that. At least start planning and writing down things you really want to see happen in your novel, locations, characters, whatever. At best, outline as much as possible before you even start. With that said, having a roadmap is good, but not critical; personally, I think preparing your novel to include scenes you are super excited about is much more important.

Which leads to a very important point: if you don’t like writing something, stop writing it. Focus on things you love. If that scene or genre is boring you or is soul-crushing, stop writing it and write a scene you’re excited about. If you’re excited about something, your readers will be too. They’ll feel your energy and love.

Next point. In this day and age, don’t write anything too standard or predictable. There are a million and a half generic D&D-feeling fantasy books that don’t get published, and they will bore any agent (and reader). Bring something new and exciting to the premise, and make sure people know about it from the first few paragraphs. Intrigue people.

Final point for now: Focus on writing well. Don’t focus on what’s selling, don’t focus on a market, don’t try to chase bandwagons. Do not care if you will get published or not. For one, trade publishers are usually awful, don’t offer anything of value except a professional editor, and are basically crappy venture-capitalist middlemen. Just focus on writing something you love and which is genuinely good, for now. By the time you’re done, the trade publishing landscape will probably have changed anyway.

Because people will defend the church at all costs, or else they risk questioning their own legitimacy.

I have to agree with you.

I called you “bro”.

I didn’t say it was a good pun.

A pun.