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I want to introduce you to the best thread ever written on the forum titled simply "Hey pulling girls may not be that hard after all, but turns out that’s not the reason I’m a truecel. IT’S NEVER BEEN MORE OVER (VENT)".
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Before we get into the nuances of the artistry behind the thread itself. We should note the exquisite use of contradiction in the title. OP at once finds "pulling girls" easy, but still defines himself as a "truecel." Literary critics often times refer to this as ambiguity, and OP will develop this ambiguity throughout the thread in many interesting ways. We should also pay attention to OP's use of capitalization in "IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE OVER." Some might contend that such a statement is pointless when you already called yourself a truecel, but I think the emphasis adds to the emotional weight of the thread. Lastly, let's reflect on the fact that OP has decided not to give this thread the "venting" prefix that would clearly identify to users on the forum, but has instead elected to write out "(VENT)" at the end of the thread title. All of this combines into a 30-word journey of a thread title with many twists and turns. What's even more startling about the thread title is that 90% of the thread content will have nothing to do with this title. Truly an amazing authorial choice.
The thread begins with a tldr:
After the non-tldr, the thread explains:
Then, the story:
Finally, we get to the "truecel" part of the thread:
Of course, the uncultured readers of looksmax.org failed to see the brilliance of the thread. The replies were filled with the usually dnrs:
schizowillascence did not end up reading in a bit. In fact, the whole forum choose to ignore what OP wrote and just post their own ideas. No one could engage with OP's work on its own terms. It's simply too dense and difficult for the small minds of the looksmax forum to engage with, but I'm hoping to recover this thread and encourage readers to delve more deeply into its richness. Please, visit the thread and give it the attention it deserves.
Hey pulling girls may not be that hard after all, but turns out that’s not the reason I’m a truecel. IT’S NEVER BEEN MORE OVER (VENT)
TLDR, Read first part if you wanna see my success, Read second part that is divided by the 5 lines of colons if you wanna see why I’m an utter subhuman piece of filth. Those who read thank you 😀 , advice on how to not rope is appreciated with how everything blows up in my face. I’m on...
looksmax.org
Before we get into the nuances of the artistry behind the thread itself. We should note the exquisite use of contradiction in the title. OP at once finds "pulling girls" easy, but still defines himself as a "truecel." Literary critics often times refer to this as ambiguity, and OP will develop this ambiguity throughout the thread in many interesting ways. We should also pay attention to OP's use of capitalization in "IT'S NEVER BEEN MORE OVER." Some might contend that such a statement is pointless when you already called yourself a truecel, but I think the emphasis adds to the emotional weight of the thread. Lastly, let's reflect on the fact that OP has decided not to give this thread the "venting" prefix that would clearly identify to users on the forum, but has instead elected to write out "(VENT)" at the end of the thread title. All of this combines into a 30-word journey of a thread title with many twists and turns. What's even more startling about the thread title is that 90% of the thread content will have nothing to do with this title. Truly an amazing authorial choice.
The thread begins with a tldr:
OP has done something quite artistic here by giving a tldr that is not actually a tldr. Instead of informing the reader what the point of the thread is (we will discover later that the thread actually has no point), OP gives the reader a table of contents. All good art resists epitome. You can't reduce Moby Dick to a sentence or simplify the Mona Lisa to an icon. OP understand here that the meandering pointless story he's about to tell cannot be summarized so vulgarly in a tldr. OP's tldr, in fact, serves as a parody of tldrs in general and their limitations. OP has gone beyond.TLDR,
Read first part if you wanna see my success,
Read second part that is divided by the 5 lines of colons if you wanna see why I’m an utter subhuman piece of filth.
Those who read thank you, advice on how to not rope is appreciated with how everything blows up in my face.
After the non-tldr, the thread explains:
What's interesting here is that this content has nothing to do with either why pulling girls is easy or why it's over for OP. A casual reader might call this empty filler, but this misses the point. A good artist knows how to build suspense and that's what OP is doing. By putting this total waste of space at the top of the thread, he's building our expectation of something that will connect to the thread title. By making us read about his neurotic insecurities that even OP thinks are just BDD (thus not real), OP is thoroughly wasting our time on our way to whatever the fuck this thread is actually going to be about. It's pretty brilliant.
Then, the story:
You might think this is a lot of words to say that drinking lowers inhibition. And you would be right on a surface-level reading. Literally every normie already knows that alcohol helps you loosen up and it's beyond fucking obvious. But OP isn't interesting in making a simple point. His art isn't didactic. It's experiential. He wants you live inside the mind of someone who thinks this completely fucking obvious point needs a 1000-word thread. You get to feel the stupidity of someone for whom this is a great insight. It's a ride.
Finally, we get to the "truecel" part of the thread:
Where does one begin? You could point out to the utter disregard for the readers time or interest by making this story take 1000 words. You could point out that this has literally nothing to do with anything. It doesn't say anything about him being a truecel. It doesn't say anything about him being able to pull girls easily. OP has decided to play with the readers expectations by writing an essay about some drunken antics with his brother -- instead of actually following up on what the thread was supposed to be about. OP has clarified in further comments that this choice is because the thread is a "vent." For those unfamiliar with the genre, once you say something is a "vent," it doesn't have to make any sense or connect to anything you said previously. You are free to waste the readers' time with whatever bullshit you want at that point. As long as you write "(VENT)" at the end of your thread, you are freed from the constraints of being coherent or interesting. You can turn a thread that's supposed to be about how you can get girls but are also a truecel into a pointless exploration of family drama. Does having a poor relationship with your brother make you a "truecel"? Fuck, no. It has literally nothing to do with what the thread is supposed to be about. It has no relevance to anyone but OP. But that's the brilliance of OP's art. It takes you into the mind of someone who thought anyone would give even a passing fuck about this. It's truly a mind-bending journey into the self-absorption of OP.
Of course, the uncultured readers of looksmax.org failed to see the brilliance of the thread. The replies were filled with the usually dnrs:
schizowillascence did not end up reading in a bit. In fact, the whole forum choose to ignore what OP wrote and just post their own ideas. No one could engage with OP's work on its own terms. It's simply too dense and difficult for the small minds of the looksmax forum to engage with, but I'm hoping to recover this thread and encourage readers to delve more deeply into its richness. Please, visit the thread and give it the attention it deserves.
