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Note: Apologies if posting this seems a little presumptuous of me. With that said, I think that every forum needs at least one topic like this. I find them handy to link to in a pinch, and they're actually decent references when crafting any kind of lengthy piece of writing that contains an opinion of some kind. Introduction Bam! You have carefully crafted your argument and the post button was clicked. There it sits, a masterpiece of argument. Are you certain that it is? Now, you await a response that is equally glorious. Instead, you receive utter drivel, allegations of your own insanity/hysteria, or (my personal favorite) discussions of your clearly deranged emotional state. Sadness overtakes you, because the Internet has once again supplied you with another sad reminder of the death of critical thinking. :'( If only there was something that you could do to redeem the discussion. ... Well! Now there is! For only 5,000 easy payments of souls, limbs, and liters of human blood, you can both gain and spread the knowledge of effective argument. What is an effective argument? It turns out that a very smart person has already written a fairly decent guide on the art of argument. If you don't feel like reading it, then don't worry! I have a lovely picture! I also have a summary. An effective argument is one that lands somewhere in the top three tiers of the hierarchy of disagreement. Keep in mind, the goal of an effective argument is not to "win" a discussion. Instead, the goal of an effective argument is to communicate - to give your point of view the best possible platform that it could have. But, but, but... I don't want to argue? Yet, here you are! Even a statement that you don't want to argue is an argument. There's no escape really. If you're writing on the Internet, even if you agree with 99% of what other people say, you'll still find yourself in a position, eventually, when you need to say what you think about a topic. It's unavoidable. :'( Okay, fine, but like - how do I use this pyramid thing? It's actually really easy! Whenever you're writing up an argument, open this topic up in another tab or browser window. Then, ask yourself, "Where does what I'm writing fit into this?" If you think that you're on a tier that's a little bit too low, then stop what you're doing and UP YOUR GAME! Well, that's cool and all, but this just seems stupid. Why should I care? First of all, you just made an ineffective argument , but I digress! You should care, because bad arguments make it harder for people to communicate with you. If you're harder to talk to, then you may find that it's harder to build and maintain friendships. Good arguments, however, can build both friendships and mutual respect. Even if you don't agree with others and they don't agree with you, you can both shake hands and walk away with more than you went in with. That's what it's all about, really. Good argument teaches and shares. Bad argument simply takes away. Okay, I'm convinced! But, like... Do you have any other examples? Yes, actually! Let's take a simple "argument" and look at how it changes as we move from the bottom of the hierarchy to the top. Let's pretend that someone named "Julie" is planning a party and has decided to schedule it during the middle of the week, in the middle of the day, because this works best for her. Let's also say that she's already upset because you declined the invitation due to your busy schedule. I am going to make this an extremely informal example, just for the sake of showing how you can apply the general principles in this topic to just about anything. 0. Name-Calling - Well, Julie, you're a total <censored> <censored> <censored>. (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ 1. Ad Hominem - Julie, I don't think that you looked at this seriously enough. o3o 2. Responding to Tone - Julie, I think that what you wrote is way too emotional! :0 3. Contradiction - The party should happen on a weekend. 4. Counterargument - Most people work during the weekday, so the party should be on a weekend. ^^; 5. Refutation - When you said, "the party should be on a weekday because that fits my schedule", you overlooked a bit of a problem. No one else is going to be off work on that day, at that time. 6. Refuting the Central Point - If you schedule a party on that day and at that time, then I won't be the only person to turn down your invitation. While it may be a holiday for you, not everyone is out of work during that particular day. You would get more attendees if you scheduled for the weekend, including me. Did you see it? Did you notice the thing? As you move further "up" in the hierarchy of argument, it tends to take a little more effort to communicate your point. However, look at the outcome. Even if you're right, Julie will have no clue what your point is if your argument lands from 0 - 2. You have contributed absolutely nothing of value to the topic. This is why better skills in building an effective argument can lead to friendship. An argument doesn't have to be a deleterious grudge fest. Instead, it can be a simple discussion, between two people that are mutually respectful. For an excellent example of the absolute highest form of argument on this site, please see this topic and the discussion between @Orius and @Nectar. I hate calling them out like this, but that really was good stuff. For an excellent example of the lowest form of argument... Actually, I don't think that I need to link any of these. They're surprisingly common, and I'm certain that we have all seen or been involved in at least one or more. Any other tips? Don't bludgeon people with a link to this topic if you think they're making a low grade argument. Feel free to growl at them a little and then move on. It's a waste of a good link to throw this thing at people randomly. This is a self-help reference, nothing more and nothing less. Remember to See Randomness. Don't assign malevolent intent or negative emotions to someone if you don't know them intimately. Doing otherwise is a great way to burn bridges. When in doubt during an argument, walk away from your computer for a few hours. Try to clear your mind. Maybe listen to music that you're fond of. Then, come back and see if you still feel as strongly on a topic. Maybe it isn't quite worth it, after all? Not everyone is going to get along! That's okay! However, if you think that you don't mix well with someone, don't throw yourself at them. Instead, give a healthy and intelligent amount of distance. It's the respectful thing to do. And, that's all there is to it~

Hi @Orius, As others have mentioned this community is actually ranking quite high for a number of anime related keywords so it certainly could be a nice way to get some exposure if you don't already own a blog. It would be a significant financial investment though from my end to implement this, so I've reserved this project for when the community becomes larger. For now though you are definitely welcome to advertise your own blog/website/channel in your signature.

Well this has become a trend for a while now and I've seen a lot of members join in and since I'm kind of a go with the flow person, I'll join in! If you feel like a Potato is worthy of asking any questions besides how french fries is made or if she's plotting something about fast food chains then you can go ahead and post something below! Ask everything and I'll try to answer them all to the best of my ability as a crossbreed of a Rye and Potato

how.. is.. it.. GOING?!? I know it's been awhile since I've shown my face around here, let alone anywhere really lmao (status: Hermit) but I've been having life slap me in the face continuously this year of crap '17, but today I had some time to at least hop on and say 'Hi, how's everyone? Hope the AF family is all good'. I dont know when I'll be able to get back on a regular schedule for any community based stuffs but hopefully I will get some time this autumn to come back for a bit and see everyone again. Miss you guys and hope everything is going smoothly for everyone.

My week has been fairly delightful otherwise! Errrr Wait....it's a new week. I started the week off like this.... ...well, last week was lovely anyway!

Narrowing my favorite game OSTs down to just a few candidates is an extremely difficult task - I'm a huge fan of game music to the point that my game music folder contains just shy of 30,000 files, I go out of my way to attend game music concerts. I followed OCRemix all the way back to the site's original founding, along with VGMix through its various incarnations up to its eventual demise. In short, I'm a video game music nerd. Completely and utterly. So... yeah, picking a few winners isn't an easy task - the temptation to have an infinitely long list featuring everything from Lunar, Crusader: No Remorse/Regret, Einhander, Touhou, etc is strong. But I will resist. If only because I can't be bothered to put sufficient work into this post to feature all of them. So, with no further ado, Final Fantasy VI Final Fantasy games almost always have beautiful soundtracks, but for me, FFVI takes the cake. Highlights: The opening theme, Awakening, Edgar & Sabin, Kefka, Troops March On, Metamorphosis --- actually, damn near the entire soundtrack. I had the chance to hear the opera scene live, in concert, with professional opera singers, at one of the Distant Worlds concerts I've attended, which was an incredible experience. Who needs One Winged Angel when you can have that? Even beyond the OST, FFVI has inspired a lot of my favorite video game arrangements - with many of my favorites appearing in OCRemix's Balance & Ruin album. Speaking of the opera scene, it in particular received an exceptionally masterful tribute: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xFhULStbkQ Link to the Past Picking a single Zelda game is difficult - Ballad of the Wind fish from Link's Awakening is probably one of my favorite tracks from the series, but while I love the game's sound track, it isn't quite as strong as Link to the Past's, which for me set the standard for Zelda games. Highlights: The opening theme, Hyrule Castle theme, Dark World and Skull Forest themes, boss theme, everything involving Ganon, and the ending theme. Honorable mention: The Hyrule Castle theme from Breath of the wild - I got goosebumps the first time I heard this. Combining aspects of multiple songs from multiple games - Ballad of the Wind Fish, Ganon's theme, and the old Hyrule castle themes, I cannot think of anything that would have made Breath of the Wild's final task any more epic than this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=gR1J5X7X7vk;t=1034 Silent Hill 2 & 3 Even separately, I think I've listened to the Silent Hill 2 and 3 sound tracks more than any other game OST - they're both chock-full of extremely listenable tracks that I've never grown tired of, with Silent Hill 3 kickstarting the series' trend of adding in haunting, beautifully done vocal tracks. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SBY_fUpmnQ Descent II Descent II, released in 1996, was one of the first full PC games I ever purchased - my family didn't really have much in the way of money, so I was basically entirely reliant on shareware games and demos for a long time, along with the occasional game borrowed from my father's coworkers. Descent II was my first introduction to red book audio in games - rather than using MIDI, or some similar format, the game's music was stored on the disc as actual CD audio tracks, and streamed in game. This allowed for sound quality that was superior to anything else I'd heard by leaps and bounds, and meant that you could listen to the game's music by just playing the CD back in any regular old CD player. The soundtrack itself was my first real introduction to electronic music, and remained one of my most played CDs for a very long time as I grew up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id=YTfS3FwTs6g;list=PLV-HQnLhEAOjc3PflruPnvG-XS-T3KmYM

if anything i think it points away from me? since kirry said i wouldve just asked them if i could join, killing them would be a silly idea. now that theyre dead, i have no harem to join

Take a anime you like don't like and describe it entirely in one word!! ex. Sword Art Online - Intriguing

Big post arrives that seems all-inclusive. It suggests zoop is the traitor. zoop immediately rushes in to ridicule it to make people think less of it. I mean... 'wink' was a funny word to use and it made me go a little red in embarrassment to read your post but... running in with the only intention of ridiculing my post is, for lack of a better word... suspicious.

Boku No Pico-Horror or my own made up word, soulrotting

pffft im glad i come off as young and busy to you, but im three years older than you and very much homebound. thank you for not finding me suspicious though ive noticed this too, she hasnt said anything about 1804 or tried to defend her case in the slightest for this development which is strange to me.

Kohloo wins the award for crappiest week.

Really fucking shitty. But, it could have been worse. I was walking into town today and I got hit by a bicycle from behind while going down a hill. I kissed pavement, baby. I really don't recommend romances with asphalt! So yeah, I got slammed down. My face hit the pavement, which has resulted in a fat, cut lip and a chipped tooth (of course it's the one I just got fixed a year ago). My palms are a little sore from trying to catch myself and my right elbow got skinned pretty darn good. The bicycle, and its rider, slammed into my right knee really hard. Hard enough, anyways, that I now have a torn MCL ligament and possible damage to the meniscus. I get the joy of walking with crutches and I get to add a real sexy knee brace to my fashion. I've been told (recommended strongly) to go get some physio done in about a week. I also have to wait for them to get back to me about seeing an orthopaedic surgeon so we can find out what's up with the meniscus. So yeah, you could say I've had an eventful day. I got to go for an ambulance ride, at least that was kind of cool.

Well then. So either Kirry scrawled zoop's member code onto the wall in a desperate effort to expose her without making it so obvious that it would prompt zoop to clean it off... or.... the traitor just stuck her code on there to frame zoop. Personally, I believe that zoop probably did that. It sounds like something only she would think to do. Unless zin/Wedgy is on par with her. Which I'm going to have to guess at no, because I frankly don't want this to be any more painfully complicated. Just two suspects... please Because it wouldn't make a difference. If you were the traitor, the person you're talking to can't be the traitor. So if you told them your plan, they can't steal it. Nobody will take your word for it and you'll be safe the second time around if you do something different to what you said you would do. There's no chance of you stitching yourself up after all, unless you have a death wish. There are many people who's vote for you will not change regardless of you revealing your plan because of these two pairs of scenarios that are equally likely: 1a. You are the traitor. You discuss your strategy, and change it to avoid suspicion. 1b. You are the traitor. You discuss your strategy, and stick with it and pretend you must have been framed as a result. 2a. You are innocent. You discuss your potential strategy, and the traitor does something different. 2b. You are innocent. You discuss your potential strategy, and the traitor follows your strategy to frame you. Because nobody will trust you when you say "It's not me" which of course you would do whether you were or not, then it doesn't make a difference whether you share your 'plan' or not. You are just as likely to be framed as you are to pretend to be framed. Scenarios 1a and 2a are the same visible outcome to us. It looks the same to us, so we can't tell them apart. And because we can't tell whether you're the traitor or not, then voting for you is guesswork. That's why I'm reluctant to vote for you. It won't make me feel clever and I won't have any fun from winning a game of chance. I'd prefer to have solid evidence against someone, vote for them because of the informed (as opposed to blind) guess, and win as a result. That's proper detective work, and is what makes mafia games fun for me. I hope this makes sense, I've rewritten this 3 times in different formats Mine won't. I've decided that if I vote for you, that won't be the reason why. The other things I've previously mentioned leave more significant holes in your defence than that. I'm torn between you and zoop. It all depends on what I feel like on voting day. Traitor, you have a very strong defence. Now I intend to compare the behaviours that I think zoop and Sekkarou exhibit and would perform in order to deduce which one of you made the mistake of doing something that only you would do, and not the other. If I can crack the subtle language or behaviour fuck-up, which I sincerely hope is there, then I will vote for the person that made it. You are both equally my prime suspects. If the traitor is neither of you, my reputation, however small, is completely ruined. But I will take the gamble. Wedgy... zin... if either of you is the traitor, damn you. Damn you and your incredible defence that probably isn't actually all that incredible because I'll use my pitiful excuse that I'm 15, naive and not Sherlock Holmes. I'd better get thinking, huh? --- Side note/afterthought... is Cy~ in this game? Omg have I neglected you completely? Oh no... are you the traitor? Am I stupid? Are you and zoop in an alliance? Stop laughing at me!!

Like a certain mad scientist so cool? I would give up pretty easily. Two reasons: 1. The more obvious reason is that I have way less patience than the average person, let alone a fictional character whose sole purpose is to endure suffering. 2. I don't have any loved ones who would be killed like Okabe, so if I'm to prevent something, I'd probably prevent something stupid or of less importance. If I have the power of time travel, the most I would do is tell myself to work harder at school and make something of myself, something that, if unsuccessful, is disappointing, but not important enough to go through a hundred or thousand worldlines. I wish I know. I wish I have more brevity, to tell you the truth. Verbosity is the bane of charismatic responses. I guess all I do is type whatever's on my mind onto my computer. Even when I don't have a lot of say about a subject, I try to write as much as I can to contribute to the discussion. This is especially true with my movie reviews. I hate writing short reviews because it makes me look lazy. I want to inform my readers as much about the movie as I can while keeping the review interesting, and maybe even playful. I don't really think it's my duty, but I do feel a certain obligation to be informative, and more importantly, sincere. Another reason is that I have trouble expressing myself properly, so I keep rephrasing or repeating myself in hopes of getting my point across. I would worry a lot whether if I've made clear what I want to say, even as I'm typing this right now.

What story? Waaah this is not a question @zoop senpai! Well, they are interesting but I don't like it that much. I'm too round for gothic clothing.

Anyone ever of a game called Jet Set Radio? That game had a fantastic soundtrack, Hedeki Naganuma is a genius! Let Mom Sleep: Rock It On: Sweet Soul Brother: And of course, there was Jet Set Radio Future. Funky Dealer: Like This, Like That: Sneakman (Toronto Mix):

Ketchup, definitely. But if I had other choices, sour cream

Do you taste better with salt or ketchup?

Here is another song from the early 00's that I have enjoyed every time I listened to it, and reminds me of when I was swamp by school work. In Too Deep - Sum 41 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emGri7i8Y2Y

It's not that special

Like this? *knocks THROUGH the door* Trickortreatgimmenachos I like sharing food :3

I would give you nachoes, for the record. Like, I have a ton here. I'm totally not greedy at all. Errr, for the topic. I feel sleepy af, lol, loooong work day. DX

You could've just knocked, you know.

*blasts a hole through your wall and crawls through it like the grudge, making a godawful drooling sound worthy of nightmares* Give.me.nachos. *hiss* NACHOOOOOOOOOOOS *ahem* I'm fine. I'm good actually. I feel like I've lifted a huge weight off my shoulders after talking to someone about some stuff.

I wish I had enough money and food right now to keep me from thinking useless and pointless stuff.

Pretty much this. Vote Zoop

Hiiiii, I'm glad to hear you're still kicking! Btw, I think I may have deleted you off of Discord. I didn't recognize the name and realized too late that it was probably you. Would love to catch up sometime!

A brucie-bonus addition to that. It's incredibly important and I just noticed it. zoop has experience with forum software, and will be familiar with member coding. She is more likely to have thought to use the code than Sekkarou, for this reason. This deduction, whether it's true or not, made my heart race a little

This is the last big post I intend to make before vote day. It took a very long time to write, so I really hope that it is helpful and/or entertaining. Here goes. And yes, I refer to 'Nectar' as someone different to 'myself'. I approach 'him' from an outside perspective, and give my honest opinion on the appearance of my own innocence. @Nectar - Negligible suspect. I don't really suspect Nectar. I don't think that he, a 15 year old who is completely unfamiliar with mafia games, would go to such extreme lengths to analyse potential traitors if he was in fact a traitor. He's 15, and has a few hobbies, which suggests that (unlike zoop, for example, who is a housewife) he would not have the spare motivation or time to dedicate to *insert plural of analysis* of potential traitors. He would only ever get engrossed enough if he was actually trying to solve a mystery. His writing style is genuine, based immediately off of zoop's, since he trusts and likes her writing style, and it seemed like a reasonable approach to this kind of game. I can tell this because Nectar didn't make any long, detailed deductions until zoop's deductions began to appear. Nectar isn't original, doesn't have the resources to spend on a lie when he would be more likely to just lie low instead if he was the traitor, and he has a limited knowledge due to his age and therefore would probably leave holes in his writing if he was a traitor. Finally, for his defence, he is known to me to be quite socially out of touch with most of the forum's members, suggesting that the message the traitor left about the harem couldn't possibly have been written by Nectar, as he lacks the comedic talent and plasticity to pull it off. He simply wouldn't think of it. However, he does appear to have been sucking up to some members, and he also is very articulate for his age and so could possibly avoid having issues covering up holes. I have a small suspicion of him, but it is very much negligible. @zin - Very negligible suspect. I don't really suspect zin. I don't know very much about her, though I know she is quite young. She comes off as a busy person, who spends a lot of time not on the forums but elsewhere. I think that if she was the traitor, it would have been clear to see by now that she was the traitor. For example, her writing style does not reflect the message left by the traitor at all, and I don't think zin left it. At all. I don't think she would think to write such a thing, or in the characteristic style that is known to, or utilised by, my prime suspects. She is an artist, and therefore inherently creative. I think that she is more comfortable with visuals than with writing, and so lacks the incentive or practice to create such an artful disguise. Since I don't know much about zin, and because she hasn't been here long enough to know much about the members here or for me to do any good research, I will assume comfortably that she is not the traitor. @Wedgy - Reasonable suspect. I don't know much about Wedgy either. I know that she is articulate. I believe she hasn't been posting here very much because she is a busy woman. I think she is comfortable lying low because it is convenient for her and an acceptable route to take. Her articulacy scares me. I think she could possibly have written the message, and maybe even planted zoop's member code on the wall in Kirry's blood. The only thing I can really say about her is that she could be the traitor, I can't really prove it, and I'm far better at picking apart the next few members in this list than I am at picking apart her. I can't prove you are either a traitor or innocent. That's a bummer. Be free. @Sekkarou - Suspect. I always confuse your gender. If you are male, I am genuinely very sorry because I get it wrong all the time and I don't have any hard evidence that I can call up to reassure myself. I'll edit every post to 'he' if I have to. I don't know Sekkarou, but I have seen plenty of her. I think she likes video games a lot. She is not extremely active. She is witty and makes jokes constantly. She seems very socially inept to me, akin to Kirry in her mannerisms and in what she would think to write. I think the message left by Kirry's body is exactly what she would write. I think that she would think of that in a heatbeat, and it would come very naturally when posed with the question "Do you wish to leave a note?". I think her love of video games would draw her attention away from the forum enough that she would miss flaws in her own work. I think she is a popular suspect because of this. I don't think the common reasons for voting for her are very important though. What does it for me is more the fact of the message left by Kirry's body. As you've read, I use that as evidence a lot, since I think it's the best clue we have. I think either she wrote it, or zoop did. Possibly Wedgy too. Not Nectar and not zin. It could still be either of those two of course, but it's unlikely. Extremely unlikely. I have to have a suspect that is in second place, and Sekkarou has to be it, since realistically it's either zoop or him anyway. @zoop - Prime suspect. I'm going to be criticised for buttering her up once more. In my eyes, I'm not at all. I'll be surprised if anybody disagrees with me when I say that zoop is very smart. It's not buttering up, it is a painful fact. zoop has called me out for 'buttering her up'. She has historically directed attention to those who attack her without commenting on their opinion or post. I hope she has something to say about this post at least, it might just make her slice of the pie a few calories lighter, if not grams. You should never talk about the age of a lady, but let's just say she's been here longer than I think I can keep my sanity for on Earth. She is not old by any means, but she is experienced and mature and ew why did I just think of that O_O zoop has the knowledge to be able to pull off exactly what has transpired so far. I am more confident of that fact than any statement I've made in this post. That alone puts her as my prime suspect. There's more to it than that though, which is what puts her ahead of her 'rival suspect', Sekkarou. I forgot to mention before, but zoop, despite being active and there being a lot of suspicion tossed around about her, had not made a post until just now. As a traitor, did she decide to stay away to avoid drawing attention to herself with desperate spewing of defences? Something for voters to consider. It doesn't help her case by any means. This is interesting. Assuming this is perfectly genuine, this shows me that the blood scrawled on the wall was done by the murderer, not Kirry. This makes zoop even more likely to be the traitor in my eyes, as I think Sekkarou and zoop would both write their own names on the wall. @Orius is a useful source of evidence. I'll reference one of his quotes: This is hard to interpret, but I have decided that Orius would only say this with precisely this level of emphasis on zoop if zoop was the traitor. I think it would have beeen very slightly less extreme if she wasn't. I think Orius has used underlying and monumentally subtle sarcasm to wink at zoop. It is too deep and too hard to explain my exact interpretation of his words, but I'll say that his choice of words has knocked zoop a tiny bit further into the 'Prime Suspect' field. I'm not going to vote right now. My decision is to vote zoop, but I won't until proper 'voting season' rolls around. As you have seen, I'm still listening out for clues to tip the bar. I take them with a pinch of salt, but I hear them and interpret them. Here is a pie chart of the liklihood of living members being the traitor, in my opinion. I really, really love this game, can you tell?

so all of the sweet talking was a lie? i really cant trust anybody.... im still really curious as to why you suspect me tho

Hullo! I don't think we ever had a chance to meet, but I've definitely heard your name here and there. I hope you have time to make a full return to the forum sometime soon! It's a bloody lovely community.

sometimes i feel like youre a sadist :'(

I do not find you on the loser side of computers just for using a Mac. Technology does make things easier for us though.

Well, you see... I pay attention and overthink the most useless things and I noticed this. Hit everyone's reply button and see for yourself. That's all I have to say though. Goodluck Sekky! Hohohoho

Hmm.... I would hide the fact that I'm Omniscient cuz I swear every scientist in the world would be chasing my ass. That said, i would try to live a normal life before killing myself due to stress. lol

Homemade nachos are a one-stop shop for making everything in life beautiful.

I think that is what many of us were pointing out. Still, this has been a fairly fun discussion, and is one that makes you think.

"I am mad scientist. It's SO Coooool!!! Sonovabitch!"

Oh right. I forgot HAHAHA

True, but the fact that Sherlock survived at all meant that even the most famous detective fiction played safe by keeping its protagonist alive till the bitter end. And with how formulaic and lazy modern fiction can be, keeping the protagonist alive is easier than ever.

That's true. However, Sherlock was meant die against Moriarty, so I think I would say you would barely survive, especially since most of your opponents are geniuses.

Again, really depends on whether if I'm a detective or not. If I'm not, I'm dead anyway, even if I make a run for it. If I am, however, the workings of detective fiction means that I simply can't be killed, and I'll escape somehow, whether barely with my life or triumphantly. Either way, I'll still be the one to take them all down like a freaking badass in the end with my brilliant deduction! There is only one truth, and that truth is the detective always wins! xDDD

I I'm not an outgoing guy or anything, but, https://www.verywell.com/practice-social-anxiety-disorder-exposure-therapy-3024845, also I recommend a book called "the brain that changes itself", also meditation might help, and exercise

Out of the people listed below, who would you want to pit yourself against? Arsene Lupin Jack the Ripper Professor Moriarty Mr. Brown Kaito Kuroba Lupin III Colonel Moran Justice Wargrave Hannibal Lecter

Yeah, that's about the gist of what I was getting at, that there are still good movies out there, just not over at Hollywood. Like I said, Hollywood is not cinema, but Hollywood is clearly getting stale and formulaic.

I am obsessed with almost every anime lol

Oh Gawd, I know that feeling. Cy~ and I both have finite social HP that needs to be replenished by hiding in our apartment after dealing with other human beings in person a lot. Super happy to hear about this! Hope y'all have a ton of fun.