Just finished Adventure Time for the first time. Finn's loss of his arm trying to connect with his selfish father and its replacement with a demon-laden version of himself followed by cold metal is a rich examination of the dehumanizing reduction of man to utility expanded upon by almost every other character (but particularly his disembodied mother). That said, Jake was totally his cure for male loneliness.
You realize that John DiMaggio (most famous for voicing the Scotsman in Samurai Jack and Master Shake('s muscles) in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but has also done some other notable roles such as Elzar on Futurama or Bender on Futurama and apparently like half of the shows that involve voice acting out there) voices Jake as well as Banana guards 1 and 2!?
That doesn't stop the voices from being annoyingly high and children's tv coded. I've only seen a little bit of the show, but for me that's an obstacle.
I may try to muddle through and see if I can stand it.
My local arcade brought in an MK2 machine and I swear I must have blown a year of allowance on it. Which retirement home are you leaning? I thought Palm Oaks looked nice
motors have been getting better but having both the max speed and max strength of a human arm at the same time in that small a space with a reasonable cost and power consumption remains difficult afaik
but it would be so much fun to design new arm parts, little gizmos etc
i would absolutely make my arm play doom, have a built in flashlight, battery bank, reactive rgb lights, modular customization, etc. since I have to be wearing a bulky electronic thing anyways...
there's a guy on youtube who lost most of his hand who's machined a very incredible purely mechanical replacement (no electronics)
Yeah, to some degree I get it. The guy does need help with some things and can't perform certain physical tasks. And it is an entirely different thing to be tolerant to that vs. being married to it.
But the guy is kind-hearted, educated and sporty. He's missing an arm, but others might be missing a brain or a heart, which I feel are much more detrimental for a partnership.
Unfortunately, though, dating someone with a visible impairment really gets the gossip going, and people are scared of that, so I guess, it's better to date a dumb ass instead.
Having said all that, the guy is married by now and has a healthy son, so all is good in the end.
What male loneliness? Surely you are talking about incel loneliness? The vast majority of adult men are in one form of relationship or other, what is this dumb shit?
Male loneliness generally refers to evaluating male relationships outside of their primary partner, or even one close friend. It's about the dwindling state of larger support networks, and how many people in their network are emotional connections, compared to just activity connections. Example - if you lost your partner or your best friend, how many other men in your network would be there to help through the tough times? How many men would have no one else to turn to?
But it's a meme just get yourself a badass arm and don't think about it too much.
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Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 75 pts · 212d
Hackworth@piefed.ca · 37 pts · 212d
Just finished Adventure Time for the first time. Finn's loss of his arm trying to connect with his selfish father and its replacement with a demon-laden version of himself followed by cold metal is a rich examination of the dehumanizing reduction of man to utility expanded upon by almost every other character (but particularly his disembodied mother). That said, Jake was totally his cure for male loneliness.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 212d
So either a cool robot arm or a cool magic dog
prettybunnys@piefed.social · 8 pts · 212d
Finn got both tho
NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 212d
Lucky Mathhole
bonenode@piefed.social · 5 pts · 212d
skisnow@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 211d
Jake is also a terrible father
hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 212d
Some of the analyses of Adventure Time I've seen make me tempted to try to get past the voice acting and give it a shot.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 211d
You realize that John DiMaggio (most famous for voicing the Scotsman in Samurai Jack and Master Shake('s muscles) in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, but has also done some other notable roles such as Elzar on Futurama or Bender on Futurama and apparently like half of the shows that involve voice acting out there) voices Jake as well as Banana guards 1 and 2!?
hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 211d
That doesn't stop the voices from being annoyingly high and children's tv coded. I've only seen a little bit of the show, but for me that's an obstacle.
I may try to muddle through and see if I can stand it.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
Huh, here I was thinking it was a reference to masturbation. And how evil it is.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works · 54 pts · 212d
For some men, the loneliness runs deep. Get two just to be safe.
toynbee@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 212d
Is that a modern version of Jax?
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works · 14 pts · 212d
It's MK11 art, modern yes but still 7 years ago (oh god)
toynbee@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 212d
Well ... Good to know. Thank you for the answer.
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 212d
Man. I got the first mk for Christmas. When it was new.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 212d
My local arcade brought in an MK2 machine and I swear I must have blown a year of allowance on it. Which retirement home are you leaning? I thought Palm Oaks looked nice
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 212d
Nuts do that. I'm dying at home early rather than a retirement home older.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 211d
its also the last MK that Tsang tshungs original VA was active. the new one is by a different person.
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works · 50 pts · 212d
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 212d
A badass metal arm and a robot cat? Chai is living the dream!
NOPper@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 212d
And his arm played guitar better then his meaty one did lol
Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
Objection! He mainly uses said guitar as a melee weapon; therefore it should be classified as a percussion instrument.
Zorcron@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 212d
What is this from? It looks cool
k4ro@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 212d
Game is Hi-Fi Rush, that pose is from the second level intro.
pennomi@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 212d
melisdrawing@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 44 pts · 212d
Zagam@piefed.social · 7 pts · 212d
Came here to post my man Jett. TY for your service.
DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world · 42 pts · 212d
msfroh@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 212d
Michael Ironsidearm
undeffeined@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 212d
Roughnecks!!
wjrii@lemmy.world · 33 pts · 212d
Luke had a pretty decent support system, despite some serious alienation issues to work through, so a hand and part of the forearm were sufficient.
ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip · 31 pts · 212d
dwemthy@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 212d
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 211d
Rooster326@programming.dev · 1 pts · 212d
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 29 pts · 212d
Don't forget that one.
friend_of_satan@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 211d
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 212d
Liquid Ocelot: “Or just someone else’s arm.”
brown567@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 211d
BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz · 13 pts · 211d
owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml · 12 pts · 211d
Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 212d
We all remember Metroid being a great example.
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 212d
Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 212d
ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
He has a mostly metal body. Or likely carbon fiber.
Datz@szmer.info · 2 pts · 211d
Has a wife and kid, still lonely (idk I haven't played MGS yet)
Goldmage263@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 211d
Ohh, not quite. He does have a cyborg dog tho. Also, this would be Metal Gear Rising.
RichardDegenne@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 211d
So it's the cure to female loneliness as well?
Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 211d
Assuredly. But also a metal-armed female companion cures male and Metroid loneliness, too.
BenLeMan@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 211d
A mechanical arm would make many things easier. 😁
Until it malfunctions.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 211d
MASTURBATION MODE ACTIVATED!
"N-no! D-don't activ-vate! And wh-hy d-do y-you have t-to announn-ce it-t so loude-ly!?"
Almost as bad as the time he accidentally activated crushing mode instead of masturbation mode. Ok, no, this doesn't really compare to that.
Etterra@discuss.online · 9 pts · 212d
I decided 35 years ago that if I lost my arm that I was gonna get a metal one, maybe with a built in ratchet set.
AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
motors have been getting better but having both the max speed and max strength of a human arm at the same time in that small a space with a reasonable cost and power consumption remains difficult afaik
but it would be so much fun to design new arm parts, little gizmos etc
i would absolutely make my arm play doom, have a built in flashlight, battery bank, reactive rgb lights, modular customization, etc. since I have to be wearing a bulky electronic thing anyways...
there's a guy on youtube who lost most of his hand who's machined a very incredible purely mechanical replacement (no electronics)
devolution@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 212d
Ummm.... Then what's his excuse?
scintilla@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 212d
Well I mean you can't be lonely when your wife is always with you.
Bongles@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 211d
Are any of these men NOT lonely?
embed_me@programming.dev · 6 pts · 211d
But they're hecking cool I'll tell you what
Datz@szmer.info · 4 pts · 211d
If they weren't, they wouldn't be looking for a cure, now would they?
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 211d
When a newspaper headline asks a crazy question, the answer is always no.
TheGiantKorean@lemmy.today · 8 pts · 212d
Or if you're Alphonse Elric you just get metal... everything.
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 7 pts · 212d
Who is top middle?
Hazmatastic@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 212d
Gustave from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world · 17 pts · 212d
Your response will be helpful for those who come after.
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 8 pts · 212d
Sacre bleu
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
mierde
glimse@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 212d
Feels like a ridiculous additional if you've played the game
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 212d
A colleague has a badass metal arm and I can confirm that it's a great conversation starter.
On the flipside, though, I can only imagine that it wasn't easy to find a partner...
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
yeah, most people are absolute shitwillies if you have even a slight physical limitation regardless if it's heritable
Ephera@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 211d
Yeah, to some degree I get it. The guy does need help with some things and can't perform certain physical tasks. And it is an entirely different thing to be tolerant to that vs. being married to it.
But the guy is kind-hearted, educated and sporty. He's missing an arm, but others might be missing a brain or a heart, which I feel are much more detrimental for a partnership.
Unfortunately, though, dating someone with a visible impairment really gets the gossip going, and people are scared of that, so I guess, it's better to date a dumb ass instead.
Having said all that, the guy is married by now and has a healthy son, so all is good in the end.
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 211d
What other attachments does the hand have?
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 212d
Robo-stranger.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 212d
Answer: yes
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 212d
Sekiros arm is made if wood if i recall
thatradomguy@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
How about 2:
The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world · 3 pts · 211d
I guess 2 cancel each other out.
bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
Probably helps when your wife is alive too
thatradomguy@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 211d
💀
BaraCoded@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 212d
No, but I would enjoy a badass metal arm with badass powers, of course.
ameancow@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 212d
Yes, especially if it makes you insane and starts talking to you, now you have a friend and aren't lonely!
Prunebutt@slrpnk.net · 3 pts · 212d
Ser Jaime Lannister!
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 212d
Only one right metal arm.
Rooster326@programming.dev · 2 pts · 212d
Hmm pretty sure they keep rightie so they can get tightie.
Lefty is gone on all of these characters.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 212d
Totk link
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 212d
Gangrene ain’t metal.
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 211d
he does smell .
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 212d
It didn't work for Peter Pettigrew.
SirHery@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 187d
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 212d
Counterpoint: Darth Vader.
All the rizz left his body with that hand. Though, one could argue attacking from the low ground is anti-rizz too.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 211d
Cutting your own hand and replacing it with the 'Hand of Vecna'
Godric@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
Praise the Omnissiah!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 211d
i don't like ass metal
axexrx@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 212d
tomiant@piefed.social · -17 pts · 212d
What male loneliness? Surely you are talking about incel loneliness? The vast majority of adult men are in one form of relationship or other, what is this dumb shit?
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works · 13 pts · 212d
Male loneliness generally refers to evaluating male relationships outside of their primary partner, or even one close friend. It's about the dwindling state of larger support networks, and how many people in their network are emotional connections, compared to just activity connections. Example - if you lost your partner or your best friend, how many other men in your network would be there to help through the tough times? How many men would have no one else to turn to?
But it's a meme just get yourself a badass arm and don't think about it too much.
athatet@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 211d
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com · 7 pts · 212d
It's a joke.
PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 4 pts · 212d
Don't worry, so is tomiant.