#atomic bomb vs coughing baby tbh

[dark-elf-writes]

Who would win: A poison strong enough to put down an elephant or one (1) 14 year old with anger issues?

[furbygoblinxiv]

Mxtx: and by having SQH say "complex yet scummy villains inspire wank so I made sqq one dimensional" and then showing the titular one dimensional scum villain's depth with flashbacks and extras, then surely the audience will understand this to mean that SJ was a complicated but inherently scum man

Chunks of the audience: well actually SJ literally never did anything wrong, he was just misunderstood and something must be incomplete or incorrect about the work and/or its themes if this is not the case 🤷‍♀️ source? Um I like/sympathize with him so trust me bro

Shen Jiu is an abuser. Shen Jiu abused Luo Binghe and (depending on how you interpret certain parts of the novel) most likely others. He was a profoundly unpleasant person to be around by his own doing, not just some poor misunderstood baby.

Just because he didn’t murder Liu Qingge or sexually abuse NYY doesn’t mean that he was innocent of everything. Especially not his abuse of LBH which is a fundamental part of SVSSS’s story— about cycles of abuse and how someone’s life experiences can shape them in different ways.

Learning about Shen Jiu’s backstory humanizes him. It explains his actions and how he got to where he was.

It does not, and should not excuse him.

Humans can be both abuser and victim. That’s how the cycle of abuse fundamentally works.

I love Shen Jiu. He’s one of my favorite characters of all time. He’s still an abuser.

You can feel sorry for him, but don’t make him innocent. He knew what he was doing. He did it intentionally. He wanted to spite LQG, he wanted to hurt LBH, to destroy his cultivation and even his life.

Shen Jiu is a brilliant portrayal of a truth people are afraid of— that sometimes survivors are not inspirational. Sometimes they’re mean. Sometimes they’re bad people. Sometimes they carry the worst parts of their abusers with them because that was what they feared, and if others feared them then they would have the control they so desperately needed.

Shen Jiu is not a one dimensional villain who is evil for the sake of it. He’s a human character with complex reasons for being the way he is, and a traumatic upbringing he didn’t choose or have any control over.

He’s still an abuser.

[myfaveisfuckable]

I just Know she's hung finals might end up being a coughing baby vs atom bomb situation tbh... 79 votes vs over 200 votes...

[eviligo]

Ive wondered the same thing “What roles do they each (M&R) play at SuperMega?” because it honestly feels like Matt does most things. At least whats outwardly apparent. Maybe Ryan handles backend stuff more like finances and maintenance/tech stuff? Idk but even editing seems like it’s mostly Matt that is ever finishing up a video. Maybe that’s just because Ryan doesn’t talk or share about himself editing? But I agree that there’s got to be a path where they can run SM more efficient. I know they have trust issues but that shouldnt stop them from admitting they need another hand, they just make sure they are prepared for HR things that may pop up. It’s like we know they love doing this stuff but they run the business themselves and it ends up feeling half assed even though they care a lot simply because they need another hand, not even that many Id say get just one more helper. Even just getting back a producer like Jim who also helps with socials here and there would help a lot. Ryan seems very technical about stuff and I’m sure he does a lot we don’t know about as far as planning and editing goes but I do also wonder if Matt’s plate is heavier or if it just seems that way. I love them both so much and I’m sure they have meetings about this exact thing but when we don’t hear from them online for a week and matt’s on vacation it just becomes painfully obvious that there’s a whole part of SM that doesn’t get touched by Ryan. His disdain of social media might be a little irrational if he won’t even touch the channels instagram hahah

oh i am sure there are things ryan does that we don’t see but i still believe matt does the lion’s share of the work, and he does so happily because he loves supermega and he loves ryan. and trust me i really do get ryan’s hatred for social media but look man, if you wanna succeed on the platform you’ve chosen you have to play the game. he doesn’t need to have a personal account on anything but at least tweet from the main account once in a while. he says he reads every patreon comment but tbh i don’t believe that since it’s 100% matt who responds to all the comments. i’m almost positive the one tweet (wash your monkey monday does not count) that was made from the sm account while matt was in japan was also written by matt.

and don’t get me started on luke. i don’t even dislike luke but dude is coasting through life right now all because he was the only one who didn’t act like a fucking freak prior to the incident and stuck around during the fallout. yeah i’m a little bitter about justin jumping ship even if he is still tangentially involved with the channel. i’m glad he’s pursuing his own career even if i don’t personally vibe with his content. but losing him hurt them a lot. justin vs luke is like atom bomb vs coughing baby