u/Decent-Basil4012

I', not really sure how to explain it, but you can see there's like an echo effect on the band and it looks trippy with colours etc. I know the background is green screen, which I plan on doing. Is there a way to achieve this look in after effects?

Just bought a fire stick. I plugged it in, it shows “fire stick” on the screen, then goes black.

I tried using a longer usb C cord and plugging it into the wall

I tried holding the pause button and middle button to reset

I unplugged my tv and plugged it back in

I unplugged the fire stick and plugged it back in

The tv recognizes the fire stick, but the fire stick isn’t doing anything.

I googled it and a bunch of people seem to have the same problem but I can’t find a solution

How do I get it to work?

Waste of $60. Should’ve got a Roku

It's Pride Month, and honestly, it just makes me feel ashamed of myself.

I hate being a lesbian. I hate admitting that because I know people will judge me for saying it. I hate feeling like I'm never good enough. I hate getting no responses on dating apps. I hate being lonely. I am not seeing or feeling this "community" we have. I don't feel a part of it. I don't feel like I connect with it. It's really affecting me mentally. I had so much confidence before, and it's all been shattered. It's been really hard for me.

I'm jealous of my straight friends. They talk about dating all the time. They go on dates, have relationships, have casual sex if they want to, and have hundreds of options. They can reject people over the smallest incompatibilities because there's always someone else. Meanwhile, I feel like I'm staring at an empty room.

I'm 30 years old. I've only had two relationships with women, and neither lasted longer than five months. Both ended badly. I was lied to, used, and treated poorly. One of them left me for a man. Every time I let myself believe, "This is it. This is what being loved feels like. Maybe I'm normal after all," it fell apart.

People talk about the LGBTQ+ community like it's this joyful, supportive place, but I don't feel connected to it at all. Maybe that's my fault, I don't know. All I know is that I don't feel like I belong anywhere.

What makes this harder is that I can't talk about these feelings without being told I'm wrong for having them. I'm not saying anyone owes me a relationship. I'm not entitled to anyone's attention. I just want to know what it's like to be genuinely loved and wanted.

Even before I came out, I spent four years with a man who treated me terribly. His own friends apologized to me after I left because they knew how badly he treated me. At some point, you start wondering if the common denominator is you. You start wondering if maybe you're simply not worth loving.

I live about 40 minutes by train from a major city, and even that seems to make dating impossible. I've genuinely considered leaving a job I love just to improve my chances of finding a relationship. but i can't find another job in my field. I have been trying for 2 years.

I cry myself to sleep sometimes. I have no siblings. I'm terrified of ending up completely alone. No partner, no children, no family. I'm so embarrassed by my past experiences that I don't even know how to open up to someone anymore. It's hard to imagine anyone could see a reason to love me when I can't see one myself.

I have friends. I have hobbies. I have a life on paper. But none of it fills the hole that's there. I spend hours daydreaming about fictional relationships because it's the closest thing I have to experiencing that kind of connection. It's to the point where it's negatively affecting my work because I zone out so much. It's like a drug.

The worst part is that I have absolutely no pride. I don't feel empowered. I don't feel represented. I don't feel happy. I feel ashamed, lonely, and exhausted. It's really, really affecting my mental health. I've tried therapy, the most I get is "Try a new hobby. Volunteer at the animal shelter". There is nothing that can fix this.

I don't know how to accept being gay. I don't know how to stop hating myself for it. And I don't know how to talk about any of this or explore my feelings without being told I'm a terrible person.

I just know that I'm 30 years old, I've never been in love, and I feel completely lost.

Edit: yup. See. Validating everything i said. I literally cannot even talk about how I feel without getting downvoted or shamed for having these feelings and having a hard time dealing with this. You can't even talk to your own community about it without being shunned for not magically "getting it".

I don't know what to do because I have a bunch of tracks to finish and I can't even listen to what I'm recording.

I have:
-have no other apps open
-Restarted the computer multiple times
-increassed buffer size
-freezed all tracks
-have 32gb of ram on my mac
-200gb of free space

It is a 2019 Mac, but replacing this very second is not an option right now. There are no other issues with the computer. The current song Im working on is only an 8 bar loop with 7tracks...and I can't play the whole thing. This hasn't really been a problem before...once in a while but not like this. Also im noticing 3 of my tracks just stop playing after a couple seconds? I havent had any of this happen before

I don't know what to do 😞 it's literally unusable

Reposting because the auto mod deleted all except for one comment for some reason.

Trying to collect references for modern short-form editing styles without endlessly doomscrolling TikTok 😭

Looking for examples of:

• influencer product videos
• TikTok shop style edits
• clever hooks/transitions
• motion text/caption styles
• good pacing/retention
• chaotic or hyper-online editing styles
• videos that actually made you stop scrolling

Could be from any niche honestly (tech, fashion, gaming, skincare, food, music gear, whatever).

Mostly just looking for inspiration + studying current editing trends. Would love links, creator names, or even screenshots/examples if anything comes to mind!

Trying to collect references for modern short-form editing styles without endlessly doomscrolling TikTok 😭

Looking for examples of:

• influencer product videos
• TikTok shop style edits
• clever hooks/transitions
• motion text/caption styles
• good pacing/retention
• chaotic or hyper-online editing styles
• videos that actually made you stop scrolling

Could be from any niche honestly (tech, fashion, gaming, skincare, food, music gear, whatever).

Mostly just looking for inspiration + studying current editing trends. Would love links, creator names, or even screenshots/examples if anything comes to mind!

Thanks

I WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT BRING ME THE HORIZON.

If you didn't already know, Bring Me The Horizon released a single called "Kool-Aid". And I am done. Finished. I am not giving it a single stream, a single click, a single penny. I know that sounds insane to some of you, and honestly, a year ago it would have sounded insane to me too. As a fan of the genre, I cannot and will not pretend that BMTH didn't carve out a massive place in metalcore and heavy music. They are one of the bands responsible for bringing that raw, aggressive sound to a wider audience, alongside bands like Parkway Drive and The Devil Wears Prada. I own their earlier albums. I have defended this band in arguments. I have put people onto this band. That makes what I'm about to say hurt even more.

But I am done.

Because "Kool-Aid" is not just a bad song. It is not just a creative misstep. It is something far more sinister, and I am genuinely furious that more people are not talking about this seriously. The entire theme of that single is dripping with cult imagery and cult ideology. Do you understand what "Kool-Aid" means? Do you understand the reference? We are talking about Jonestown. We are talking about mass death, blind obedience, and the surrender of your mind to a manipulative leader. And Bring Me The Horizon didn't just brush up against that theme accidentally. They leaned into it. They glorified it. They wrapped it in catchy production and flashing aesthetics and fed it directly to an audience that is largely made up of teenagers and young adults who are still figuring out who they are. That is not edgy. That is not artistic. That is deeply, genuinely irresponsible, and I will not pretend otherwise.

And here is what makes me the most furious of all: this band used to mean something. "Count Your Blessings." "Suicide Season." "There Is a Hell, Believe Me I've Seen It." Even "Sempiternal," which marked a major sonic shift, still had weight to it. Still had rawness. Still felt like a band that was processing real pain and real darkness and turning it into something that connected with people who were struggling. That was the whole point. That was why people latched onto this band so ferociously. Because Oliver Sykes and this band made music that felt honest.

What is honest about "Kool-Aid?" What is real about dressing up cult manipulation in pop-soaked production and selling it as a banger? Nothing. Nothing at all. This is a band that has completely abandoned its roots, and not in the way that people complained about when they went from deathcore to metalcore, or from metalcore to more accessible rock. This is a moral and artistic abandonment. They sold out their identity so completely that they are now producing content that actively promotes the idea of surrendering your will and drinking whatever poison your leader hands you. And they are marketing this to kids.

That is the part I cannot get past. I am a devout Christian, and yes, that shapes how I see this, but you do not need to be a Christian to be disturbed by a major rock band glamorizing cult mentality to a young, impressionable audience. These are kids who look up to Oli Sykes. These are kids with BMTH posters on their walls and BMTH lyrics tattooed on their arms. And the message being delivered to them now is: surrender yourself, drink the Kool-Aid, follow without question. That is not dark art. That is dangerous messaging dressed up with a production budget.

I have tolerated the pop direction. I have tolerated the electronic detours. I even gave "POST HUMAN" a fair shot because I wanted to believe the fire was still there somewhere underneath all the gloss. But this is the line. This is where I get off.

I will not be purchasing the album. I will not be reviewing it on this account. I will not be streaming it beyond what I have already heard. Bring Me The Horizon in 2024 and beyond is a completely different animal from the band I fell in love with, and not in any direction I can respect or support. The roots are gone. The honesty is gone. What is left is a slick, cult-flavored pop machine aimed squarely at young people who deserve far better than being told that blind devotion is something worth celebrating.

I still love the early catalog. I still believe "Sempiternal" is a landmark record. But this current era? This "Kool-Aid" era? It does not get my money, my streams, or my platform. Full stop.

I finally watched episode 4 and 5 last night. I just find the obvious attempt at looking artsy and Quentin Tarintino style really cringe. Like it’s giving aspiring director in college.

It works for Tarintino because that’s his style…but idk the way the titles written, the country music, the fight scenes and bloor, 70s style houses/apartments, the cinematography, camera angles, the weird boob metaphor with Cassie…Idk maybe it’s because I was too high on edibles but it was just TOO much. Like it’s just a blatant Tarintino rip off to the point where I can’t even take it seriously. Every time it does something Tarintino-esque, I would roll my eyes.

Also I think there’s a difference between being inspired by someone’s work and just kinda copying it and being cheesy.

It also doesn’t make sense to me because Euphoria already had its own unique aesthetic that it was known for and people really liked? I don’t understand why they wouldn’t continue with that aesthetic. It’s also SO different that it feels like a different show.

It feels like Sam watched Pulp Fiction for the firs time. I can’t stomach it as great cinematography and television the desperate attempt to be Tarantino gives me second hand embarassment

I actually can't tell if if its a real bass or synth bass but I'm trying to get this kind of sound. I googled it and said roland 808 but im not sure how that would work? im a bit new to synth stuff but im trying to figure this out bc im trying to make synthwave inspired stuff.

i guess if its real bass i gotta go get my bass back from my buddy in the city LOL :(