HellspawnOfHalo

TO MAKE THIS PERFECTLY CLEAR, I'M GOING TO PUT THIS AS LARGELY AND AS DISGUSTINGLY AS I CAN. I'M DONE IN THIS THREAD, THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS/CHALLENGES, BUT I'M DONE WITH IT, IT JUST CAUSES ME STRESS WHENEVER I COME BACK. FRANKLY, I HAVE MORE IMPORTANT SHIT ON MY MIND THAN THIS THREAD, SO YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COMMANDEER IT, BUT KEEP IN MIND, I REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PARTICULAR THREAD, WHICH I CREATED, ANY LONGER. I WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY CHALLENGES, I WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANYTHING. Haha get it because it's in comic sans hey gaiz am I cool yet

Yes, I threw away his well thought-out reply because he obviously didn't bother to pay me the courteousy of properly reading my responses. As I said to Blinx, I don't always think of things I want to say until I'm asked about them. I've been questioned on the same thing at least 5 times in this thread, of which, he is one. I'm tired of responding to this post already. I just wanted to rant, create some friendly discussion, but no, everyone straight up attacked me, except maybe 3 people. By the way, I decided, after you said that, to read more critically what he had to say. I should clarify, I was more referring to societal decline, not scientific decline. Also, my rage is more directed at the past 5-10 years. The 100 year remark was more along the lines that each generation seems to think the succeeding generation is falling to shit, not that I believe so myself, at least not the past whole 100 years, we've made great strides, be it Civil Rights movements (which as previously stated, I consider HUMAN rights), technological advances, or scientific advances, we HAVE advanced, tremeandously at that. With that in mind, here's some examples of societal downfall. http://nyulocal.com/national/2013/01/31/the-nra-falsely-blames-video-games-for-shootings-and-then-makes-one/ http://www.news.com.au/top-stories/dont-jail-mum-over-babys-death-lawyer-urges-supreme-court/story-e6frfkp9-1226566736192 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I'm not huge on gun control, but Alex is fucking crazy! Wanna know some recent pop hits? Here's some eloquently worded lyrics about the angst, I mean joy, of a rich man fucking his friend's girl, something about a car, and the colors black and yellow. ************************************************ Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is Everything I do, I do it big Yeah, uh huh, screamin' that's nothin' When I pulled off the lot, that's stuntin' Reppin' my town when you see me You know everything Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow I put it down from the whip To my diamonds I'm in Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow Black stripe, yellow paint Them niggas scared of it, but them ho's ain't Soon as I hit the club look at them ho's face Hit the pedal once, make the floor shake Suede insides, my engine roarin' It's the big boy, you know what I paid for it And I got the petal to the metal Got you niggas checkin' game, I'm ballin out on every level Hear them haters talk But there's nothing you can tell 'em Just made a million Got another million on my schedule No love for a nigga breakin' hearts No keys, push to start Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is Everything I do, I do it big Yeah, uh huh, screamin' that's nothin' When I pulled off the lot, that's stuntin' Reppin' my town when you see me You know everything Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow I put it down from the whip To my diamonds I'm in Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow Got a call from my jeweler, this just in Bitches love me 'cause I'm fuckin' with their best friends Not a lesbian, but she a freak though This ain't for one night, I'm shinin' all week, ho I'm sippin' Cliquot and rockin' yellow diamonds So many rocks up in my watch I can't tell what the time is Got a pocketful of big faces Throw it up 'cause every nigga that I'm with tailored Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is Everything I do, I do it big Yeah, uh huh, screamin' that's nothin' When I pulled off the lot, that's stuntin' Reppin' my town when you see me You know everything Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow I put it down from the whip To my diamonds I'm in Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow Stay high like how I'm supposed to do That crown underneath them clouds can't get close to you And my car look unapproachable Super clean but it's super mean She wanna fuck with them cats, smoke weed, count stacks Get fly, take trips and that's that, real rap I let her get high, she want and she feel that Convertible drop fill, '87 and the top peel back Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is Yeah, yeah, uh huh, you know what it is You already know what it is, man And if you don't, you should by now Reppin' my town when you see me You know everything Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow I put it down from the whip To my diamonds I'm in Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is Everything I do, I do it big Yeah, uh huh, screamin' that's nothin' When I pulled off the lot, that's stuntin' Reppin' my town when you see me You know everything Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow I put it down from the whip To my diamonds I'm in Black and yellow, black and yellow Black and yellow, black and yellow ****************************************** This one? I don't even know what the fuck it's supposed to be about. ****************************************** [intro:] Rack, rack, city bitch, city bitch Rack, rack, rack city bitch, city bitch, rack Rack, rack, rack city bitch, city bitch Mutha on the beat Hah! [Verse 1:] Rack city bitch, rack, rack city bitch Ten ten ten twenties on ya titties bitch 100 deep V.I.P. no guest list T-Raw you don't know who you fucking with? Got my other bitch fucking with my other bitch Fucking all night nigga we ain't celibate Make it sound too dope I ain't selling it Bar fresher than a motherfucking peppermint Gold Letterman last kings killing shit Young money young money yeah we getting rich I Got ya grandma on my dick (ha ha) Girl you know what it is [Hook: x2] Rack city bitch, rack, rack, city bitch [x3] Ten, ten, ten, twenties and them fifties bitch [Verse 2:] I'm a motherfucking star (star) Look at the paint on the car (car) Too much rim make the ride too hard Tell that bitch hop out, walk the boulevard I need my money pronto Get it in the morning like Alonzo Rondo, Green got cheese like a nacho If you ain't got no ass bitch wear a poncho Head hancho got my seat back Nigga staring at me don't get bapped Got my shirt off the club too packed It's too turned going up like gas God damn pulled out my racks Mike Mike Jackson nigga yeah I'm bad Rat T-T-T-Tatted up on my back All the hoes love me you know what it is [Hook: x2] Rack city bitch, rack, rack, city bitch [x3] Ten, ten, ten, twenties and them fifties bitch [Outro:] Throwing hunnids, hunnids Hunnids, hunnids Throwing hunnids, hunnids Rack city bitch, rack, rack city bitch Hunnids, hunnids Throwing hunnids, hunnids Hunnids, hunnids Rack city bitch, rack, rack city bitch (Rack, rack, rack, rack, rack...) ****************************************** ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED But seriously, if this is not proof that music today, for the most part, is absolutely horrible, then I don't know what you could consider horrible. AIDS maybe? To address the point of Gangnam Style and Kesha, you're right, there's no proof that they're horrible, that's just my opinion. However, the evidence placed above should suffice. (I never mentioned Psy as a horrible thing, Kesha's just a shitty role model, and Lady Gaga... Well, there's no combination of words in the english language to describe the wtf value she draws from me, but there's nothing particularly wrong with liking her music, I just think it sucks ass, but that's purely subjective. However, I do think Lady Gaga's a great role model with her recent participation in anti-bullying efforts. (The examples I stated in previous responses weren't quite what I was wanting to put as HORRIBLE, but they were the first to come to mind, and not much thought was put into them, so I apologize for poor examples, but as stated above, there is a literal definition of horrible in the music industry that doesn't need to be heard to be scorned.))

As I said in a couple other posts, my opinions aren't about shoving things down peoples' throats, it's just my opinion on the subject of music, but thank you for not having a hostile response like seemingly everyone else in this thread...

I wasn't quite going for that argument, but ok... And I do deal with it, I just decided to open a discussion, but at this point, I kind of regret it because I've come to find people resenting me for having an opinion that differs from theirs. :

Point taken sir.

The people who said that it was mindless didn't bother to ACTUALLY listen to it, it was probably some Fred Phelps fuck who said "God hates Queen" or some shit and every stereotypical Christian Republican mother ever (my grandma) hopped on the bandwagon of "IT'S THE DEVIL'S MUSIC!" And how the FUCK am I part of the problem for liking Queen? Yeah, it was a fad, but for a good fucking reason. First of all, Freddy Mercury was an INCREDIBLE singer, the likes of whom are few and far in between. Second, Queen's music was written by one person and had some of the best lyrics of ANY bands to this day. Meanwhile, cookie-cutter garbage, like today, is written by 24 corporate douche-bags in an office trying to sell records, not even bothering to write something that means anything. Third, if I was part of the problem, I'd be listing shit like Donnie and Marie, not Queen, not Steve Vai. Yeah, they trended in the rock and early metal scenes, but not EVERYTHING THAT TRENDS IS MINDLESS. Queen's music is relevant TO THIS DAY, see Justin Beiber in 10 years, he's going to be as relevant as NSync or the Backstreet boys.

Are you seriously that thick dude? No, I wasn't, I was referring to how the generation before civil rights activists became more known and how THEY responded. I'm all for equal rights, no one should be given anything less than HUMAN rights. I skimmed the rest of it, so I'll give you my opinion on that. I said nothing about people who run café's, I was referring to people that leave their kids at home so they can go party. Do what makes you happy, just don't hurt people or impose your shit on anyone else. Saying "this is just my opinion" is NOT a cop-out, it's me stating that this is my opinion. It's not fact, it's how I see things. Take it how it is and stop reading into shit like it's some fucking conspiracy, I'm speaking broadly and directly, I'm not inferring anything subliminal about peoples' rights, I'm not saying people shouldn't like what they like I'm saying my opinion on what I consider shitty music and the general mass of people who mindlessly listen to it. If you look at it more than surface level, great, more power to you, but if you're going to be so blatantly empty-headed that you'll follow any trend that comes up like a mindless automaton, I won't even bother. Why? I CAN'T STAND IDIOTS.

What gives you that impression? The fact that I gave my opinion on the downward spiral that is musical talent in today's age? I was more giving my opinion on shitty music than anything, but I also decided to throw in my opinion of the general population of people that like what I consider shitty music. Frankly, I give no fucks about what anyone else likes. If someone shows me something and I happen to appreciate it, cool, that's mainly how I discover new music. If someone shows me something and I dislike it but they appreciate it on a level I see as asinine, then I'll tell them to their face that what they're showing/playing for me sucks ass. I don't rely on others' opinions to form my own, otherwise what you said would be accurate.

FINALLY!!!! SOMEONE WHO GETS EXACTLY WHAT I MEAN!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU'VE GIVEN ME A BRAINER FOR PROPERLY EXPRESSING HOW I'VE BEEN FEELING!!!!!!!!

I wasn't implying that ALL people who listen to it are morons, just a large percentage. Nero was right on the money. Hell, I can give you an example of someone who isn't a complete buffoon who listens and enjoys that kind of music. My girlfriend. She's 19 years old, which is 11 months older than me, she works at a Micheal's art supplies store, and aspires to open an art gallery. She enjoys almost everything by Lady Gaga, she thinks Kanye West is the genius child he claims to be, and she's obsessed with the show Supernatural. While I can't talk crap about Supernatural (namely because I've never seen it), it's trending. Now, while all of these things are true, she also doesn't just look at people at surface value, she doesn't like Lady Gaga just because she made songs about sex and drugs. She has her reasons for liking things like that, but she also sees that there's much more talented people that have lived, like Ludwig Van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. If you'd like more relative/recent examples, John Lenon of the Beatles, Freddy Mercury of Queen, Maynard James Keenan of Tool, A Perfect Circle, and Puscifier, Ronnie James Dio of Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell, and COUNTLESS other projects he's done, and Steve Vai who's famous for even more work than Dio's done! While there's far more extremely talented people who became famous that I'm not listing, that's not due to disrespect, that's due to the fact that they happened not to be at the top of my head at the moment I thought of those people. Anyhow, I digress, the one person I've truly felt a real connection with happens to enjoy these things, and I don't see her for anything less than the incredibly intelligent, witty, funny, kind-hearted, cut the bullshit woman that she is. You may be asking, Hellspawn, what are you trying to say, what the hell's your point? My point is, Not everyone who listens to trending music's a dolt, just a large majority of them are, especially people who listen to pretentious rap that talks about nothing but "I got this, I got that, chick on my balls, you smell what the rock's cookin?" kind of shit. tl;dr not everyone who listens to trendy music's retarded, just most of them.

No, but generally the people that follow it are just sheep that follow the herd, ergo, mindless. I don't always think of the things people question me on until they question me on them. Nero's right on the money.

I'm not going to bother reading the rest of your comment, I'm just gonna say that I'm not saying everyone needs to conform to my taste, I'm just saying that that cookie cutter, mindless, soulless, and otherwise horrid excuse for music shouldn't be as popular as it is. Music used to be written by 1 person, maybe 2 or 3, and they used to be in the band, i.e. Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. Now it takes 24 people to write Friday by Rebecca Black. The degradation of what we as humanity considers music is becoming more and more shallow, less and less talented, and overall, just horrible. I'm not saying EVERYONE who listens to these things I consider the bane of my existence to be morons, I'm mainly referring to teenyboppers who listen to it and see it as a good example to follow by, I'm referring to people who think Justin Beiber's god himself and proceed to cut their wrists because they think he's smoking pot, I'm referring to the drunk mothers who leave their kids at home to be babysat by Call of Duty while they're out dancing to Kesha. You know, the absolutely deplorable, selfish, sad excuses for human beings whom are currently a waste of space. By the way Blinx, this is just my opinion. As outspoken and seemingly overzealous as I've been in the past, I stand by what I'm saying. FUCK STUPID PEOPLE.

My hope is that one day we as a species will leave anything pointless behind, namely shit like gangnam style, lady gaga, kesha, etc, and embrace a more intellectual phenomenons and people like Carl Sagan, Bill Nye, the writings of George Orwell, and MANY more intellectuals who actually want to further our species as a whole, not just live in the now and party. Some people are already there. Especially in the city I'm trapped in. In the words of the great Mufasa, "I'm surrounded by idiots..." Not saying everyone in my city is completely moronic, I've found my share of relatively smart people who actually KNOW their head from their ass, but having a job in the service industry (movie theater)... it changes your perspective on people. They don't listen, they're selfish, and they don't respect anyone but themselves. Maybe I'm just reading too much dark shit like Johnny the Homicidal Maniac and Fight Club, maybe I need to check my perspective, but I'm losing hope in humanity.

Has anyone noticed that for the past 100 years, just about every generation has been disappointed in the following generation for one reason or another? Whether it's the flappers of the 20's, the feminists of the 30's and after, civil rights activists ALL throughout history, the hippies of the 60's and afterward, and now, whom my friends and I refer to colloquially as "wiggers", aka, "white trash". Is society systematically degenerating? Is the concept of Mike Judge's "Idiocracy" plausible in the next few hundred years, if even THAT? What if we're all speaking a hybrid of gang-banger and redneck in 20 years? What if Fuddruckers turns into Butt Fuckers? What if a Starbucks changes from a delightful cup of coffee into a handjob? Worse yet, as I'm sure you're all aware, our privacy has become increasingly insignificant in the eyes of the government and the corporations that REALLY run the show behind the curtain. Is George Orwell's "1984" going to become a reality? Has it already, and we're all too blind to see it? Has Big Brother loomed in over us, drawing the wool over our eyes to keep us from seeing our diminishing rights? I'm gonna get off my soapbox before I turn into the crazy guy on the corner screaming the end is nigh, kthxbai... **edit** This isn't meant to alienate anyone, it's meant to express my feelings on the subject of cookie-cutter music that creates a mindless populous. It's also meant to generate conversation.

I own the 3rd version of the original console, the Arcade console, and my dad owns the slim. While I prefer the slim because it runs certain games at higher framerates, I prefer the older systems. Why is it you ask? The newer systems aren't backwards compatible with the list of backwards compatible games unless you buy the internal harddrive you insert by removing the bottom panel. Fuck you Microsoft, fuck you.