Thereโs very specific subsect of โnerdโ gamer types that inhabit the Woody Allen/Charles Chaplin esque extreme arrogant pretension of shyness that Orson Welles spoke of, a narcissism of timidity. They love whipping out handheld gaming consoles in public places, slyly positioning themselves into apparent view as if to say โdonโt mind me, Iโm an introvert, Iโm busy playing GAMES!โ even though every five seconds you can see them glancing peripherally at anyone around them, hoping they get noticed, hoping it somebody asks them about it.
They often went through high school and college going out of their way to find the right balance between seclusion and display, huddling on the floor hunched over with headphones, never connecting with their peers but never actually staying hidden, hoping passerbys will crack open the mysteries of their solitude like an Easter egg of shit.
While a Gameboy is less obtuse than whipping out an entire Nintendo Switch, itโs somehow more obnoxious through its apparent hipsterism. Do you really need to be playing Pokรฉmon Emerald Green at a fucking bar, as if you havenโt played a 20 year old game dozens, if not hundreds of times to the point that there is absolutely no degree of novelty you can suckle out of its haunches beyond going through the motions of watching numbers go up?
Itโs even obnoxious when people bring books to the bar, an environment which specifically exists as a social venue but at least thereโs some slight dignity in it, an acceptable understanding that youโre just bringing a social prop to a public place. At the very least a book doesnโt immediately drain the surrounding 20 foot radius around you into a steady desiccation of any allure or noir.
Seriously, like for real please donโt pirate this. We worked hard to keep our TVOD (transactional video on demand) rights so the filmmakers get paid directly. We get 50% or so every time someone buys or rents on Amazon and Apple. Way more than any other option out there. If you really want indie film to exist this is the way to go.
@bcthebard@Malignantaltar Ya, buy one of these things , itโs called a seam ripper . And you just put the pointy end under the threads and it will tear them. Will be tedious but it should look fine after a wash