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It's wild how many men were outright offended at this on reddit.
edit: or perhaps AI instances pretending to be men. What kind of world are we leaving to our granddroids? We need to set a better example for the chatbots we're leaving this world to.
Granddroids is incredible, I love it
What is the offensive part?
A lot of the young men who frequent larger sites like reddit feel very sensitive to what they perceive as criticism of men broadly, or have spent so much time reading man-o-sphere victimization porn that they see even mild jokes like this as misandry and hate and why women won't touch their weewee and cook them tendies.
Source: used to mod a large gender-related subreddit, it's even worse than you can imagine.
I used to live like this, but it would never in a million years have occurred to me that criticism of that lifestyle would be the problem rather than the lifestyle itself. I was always fully aware of how fucked-up and indefensible it was.
Welcome to the second quarter of the millenium. The motto here is "You have no need to change as long as there's a community who supports you."
I mean, if Asmondgold can be one of the most popular people in the world, I am pretty sure there is no such thing as the word "indefensible" anymore.
I'm a bit flabbergasted just, is the gripe that this guy has hooked up with a girl? That it has the gaul to portray how intersex relations used to be?
Oh, I can guarantee that there is no small share of young incellish guys who have their crippling insecurity triggered every time they see even loosely-drawn cartoon characters hooking up.
I know because I used to have to deal with those fucks while moderating that cursed place.
That's really sad. I wish I could show them how to get out even though that's exactly what the manosphere grifters prey on
When I was very active there I would frequently "adopt" incels if I looked through their post history and saw something worth saving. I engaged with them in a non-judgemental way, listened to them whinge and rant about how awful the world was to them, then started asking them a lot of questions and started introducing new ideas and perspectives to them that way. I often had to be a bit of "chad asshole" to them at first to earn their respect.
I grew up around wolves and other wild animals, they really do respond similarly.
I had a pretty high success rate too, the ones that didn't crash and burn tended to go on to just send me updates about their lives regularly until they suddenly found a new calling or got a girlfriend. At least one thanked me for "saving his life" which felt good to hear.
It's tiring and exhausting and I can only imagine how hard that kind of project is for people who aren't social or don't have a lot of emotional intelligence, but I feel strongly if more people at least tried, it would make a dent in this atrocious problem we have with young men.
Good that sounds absolutely awesome. I am certain you actually did save a few lives. 💛
I'm willing to get upset about this if anyone needs the comfort Reddit normal brings. I definitely think this if hilarious but I promise I won't show it if my service is required. 🤣
If you want to give it a go, I'll give you a rating compared to what I was used to seeing!
Idk, is computer vision good enough to recognize what the apartment feels like?
GPT-4o mini via DuckDuckGo.
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What does the apartment feel like?. GPT-4o mini
The apartment depicted in the comic feels cluttered and chaotic. There's a strong sense of disorganization, with items scattered everywhere, including snacks, cat toys, and miscellaneous clutter. Atmosphere
Elements
Overall, the apartment feels lived-in and a bit eccentric, characterized by a blend of comfort and chaos.
I tried Gemini:
Not bad but probably burned way more coal in the process>
Huh, none of these AIs picked up on the fleshlight.
Why would a machine see a problem with that
Copilot via Edge xD
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This comic plays with expectations in a clever, visual punchline. The woman expresses her love for minimalism and zen design, setting up an image of sleek, curated interiors. But when they enter the man's apartment, it's minimalism in the most literal—and hilariously underwhelming—sense: a bare mattress, a lawn chair, and a single poster of cartoonish musclemen.The humor hinges on the contrast between aesthetic minimalism and practical minimalism. It’s a wink at how people interpret trends differently, and maybe a gentle roast of bachelor pads everywhere. If you’re into visual storytelling or comic timing, this one nails it with just two panels. Want to explore more comics with this kind of humor or dig into minimalist design tropes?
Woah, that's surprisingly good and very different from @General_Effort@lemmy.world's results.
Nah, if they’re getting offended, it’s probably actual dumbfucks. Makes sense though. The comic is accurate, although someone who looks like Chad there is probably gonna have a lot nicer apartment.
Edit: accidentally miswrote the last sentence.