Bro how are audiobooks not reading? Worst take of the bunch.
Studies have consistently shown equal comprehension from whether something is said or spoken to you. I’m literally consuming and understanding the exact same story in my head.
Audiobooks are also far more accessible, you can listen to one and drive, clean, cook, brush your teeth, etc…
And like for many people, audiobooks are THE best way they could possibly consume books. Say they have dyslexia, visual impairments, adhd, etc… all make reading take much more mental energy that all disappears in audio format.
And like there’s so much you can add with stuff like graphic audio, you can have a whole cast, music, sound effects, things you simply can’t do just via the written word.
And lets not forget the tradition of human storytelling began from passing on stories purely my mouth. People told a story and remembered it and spoke it again. People are naturally built to take in stories audibly, and its no wonder many people find this method (of telling the exact same friggen story!!!) more natural. Also like we’re these oral stories somehow less legitimate until they were written down?
I agree with the pinball thing about it being under-appreciated; but I’m not sure what you mean by the progression.
If it has anything to do with the purely physical and mechanical nature of the game I probably agree. The complexity of the board and the fact it is fucking real makes it way cooler than any video game that exists.
Re: progression, it has stagnated. I suppose there’s only so much you can do. But when you compare the tables of the 70’s to the tables of the 80’s to the tables of the 90’s the progression is astonishing.
Ah, I see. Yes! They got more complex over time. I grew up in the 90s and seeing some boards from earlier periods just kinda depresses me. They’re too simple! 🤣
It’s not really controversial, probably. I just wanted to get it out there.
This is unsubstantiated, but I imagine that if you asked a retro gamer (pac-man, dig-dug, galaga, etc.) about pinball they would probably say it sucks or that they don’t care about it or that it’s not for them.
Nobody talks about pinball outside of the niche circles, but I think it’s superior to traditional arcade games, superior to modern arcade games, and is generally a perfect amalgamation of the arts: music, artwork, mechanics, and code-based chicanery all contribute to something beautiful.
Take Whirlwind for example. It’s absolutely gorgeous in every way: the Gnosticism in the art, the insanely catchy soundtrack, novel mechanical elements, and brutal hostility make it the magnum opus of pinball, and a perfect embodiment of the chaos of a storm IMO.
Admittedly, the scene is not what it once was. New table manufacturers leverage existing IP instead of creating their own, and the few original tables that are still produced are mostly kind of slop. Compare Total Nuclear Annihilation to Whirlwind for an example.
I am very, very progressive. Here are my hot takes:
Transgender participation in sports can lead to unfair advantages.
Reading smut does not count as reading. Listening to audiobooks does not count as reading.
The US was never the land of the free.
Music needs to broadly adopt alternative musical scales.
State-sanctioned suicide is essential to a developed nation.
Pinball is grossly under-appreciated, and its progression is a great example of doing new things with old ideas.
Any nation that wants nukes should be allowed to develop them.
Luigi’s Mangione’s eyebrows are off-putting.
Eating breakfast is stupid if you have a job that isn’t physical.
I’m sure there are more. FIGHT ME!
Bro how are audiobooks not reading? Worst take of the bunch.
Studies have consistently shown equal comprehension from whether something is said or spoken to you. I’m literally consuming and understanding the exact same story in my head.
Audiobooks are also far more accessible, you can listen to one and drive, clean, cook, brush your teeth, etc…
And like for many people, audiobooks are THE best way they could possibly consume books. Say they have dyslexia, visual impairments, adhd, etc… all make reading take much more mental energy that all disappears in audio format.
And like there’s so much you can add with stuff like graphic audio, you can have a whole cast, music, sound effects, things you simply can’t do just via the written word.
And lets not forget the tradition of human storytelling began from passing on stories purely my mouth. People told a story and remembered it and spoke it again. People are naturally built to take in stories audibly, and its no wonder many people find this method (of telling the exact same friggen story!!!) more natural. Also like we’re these oral stories somehow less legitimate until they were written down?
I agree with the pinball thing about it being under-appreciated; but I’m not sure what you mean by the progression.
If it has anything to do with the purely physical and mechanical nature of the game I probably agree. The complexity of the board and the fact it is fucking real makes it way cooler than any video game that exists.
Re: progression, it has stagnated. I suppose there’s only so much you can do. But when you compare the tables of the 70’s to the tables of the 80’s to the tables of the 90’s the progression is astonishing.
Ah, I see. Yes! They got more complex over time. I grew up in the 90s and seeing some boards from earlier periods just kinda depresses me. They’re too simple! 🤣
Explain.
Not because I strongly disagree, but I’m curious since you bring it up as a controversial take.
It’s not really controversial, probably. I just wanted to get it out there.
This is unsubstantiated, but I imagine that if you asked a retro gamer (pac-man, dig-dug, galaga, etc.) about pinball they would probably say it sucks or that they don’t care about it or that it’s not for them.
Nobody talks about pinball outside of the niche circles, but I think it’s superior to traditional arcade games, superior to modern arcade games, and is generally a perfect amalgamation of the arts: music, artwork, mechanics, and code-based chicanery all contribute to something beautiful.
Take Whirlwind for example. It’s absolutely gorgeous in every way: the Gnosticism in the art, the insanely catchy soundtrack, novel mechanical elements, and brutal hostility make it the magnum opus of pinball, and a perfect embodiment of the chaos of a storm IMO.
Admittedly, the scene is not what it once was. New table manufacturers leverage existing IP instead of creating their own, and the few original tables that are still produced are mostly kind of slop. Compare Total Nuclear Annihilation to Whirlwind for an example.