I try to give her the benefit of the doubt, hailing from East Asia a lot of it is baked into her culture, traditions and upbringing. I actually find it fascinating but when she tries to stop me from doing things because of her superstitions, I draw a line. If that shit gets in the way of living? Then you might as well…

That’s the only sane choice at this point.

I’m aware how I come across but I’ve tried the other approach, it didn’t work. I’ve spent the longest time greyed on everything but Kotaku (pretty sure they have a permanent grey list) because I speak on the content and quality of articles, usually very vocally on io9 (as I find their turn to Disney mouthpiece more…

Yeah, at the time it seemed deeply offensive to me. I guess wanting to write for these sites myself and being a reader/commenter since, wow, before kinja, added with my strong opinions on ghosts...  I overreacted, as usual on these sites.

Actually it doesn’t. I find the whole baby yoda thing equally as pathetic. Grown ass man babies are fawning over the chibi version of a little old green alien. But nothing is peak 2020, peak Disney, peak io9 bullshit, like fawning over baby yoda whilst the country burns and the world itself grows more toxic and…

There’s something in there along with the politicians ramblings about the internet needing regulation, somewhere in between we need some sort of guidance on what is and isn’t okay. This level of exploitative advertising, tracking and late-state capitalism in Gawker is unacceptable. They shouldn’t be profiting off of…

You need me to break out the maths on how many morons voted Trump in? How many voted for Brexit? People are defending TikTiok using the fucking amendments? Have you seen the world right now? Meanwhile EVERYTHING BURNS.

By the time I get to the comments say something nice, I’m so vexed that: first I can’t read the whole article in my feeds, I HAVE to use the “original article” view (with all its soft-ads, so called “sponsored content”). Only to then have to come from my feedreader entirely because you can’t comment from there (those…

It’s been Halloween all year for most people. But don't let me ruin your fun making pretty lights in the sky and eating candy.

Never purposefully. But the irony to such medication is that they impair short term memory, which makes being routine about it quite hard. I’d say that’s the least of any of our troubles right now though, at least I have medication.

I guess there’s a new space for what should be widely regarded as “fact” but it’s mostly based ON facts and in lieu of any proof otherwise.

What?! How was that your takeaway? I was absolutely 110% being genuine. I literally said “I apologise sincerely”, which isn’t “sorry” but it is the usual and acceptable stand-in for it. 

Also, one more thing, as a freelancer you might be completely unaware of the extremely complex and troublesome history to these websites and the knowledge that fairly recently they’ve come under the management of an altogether shitty company that have filled the place full of ads and questionable content, firing all…

I appreciate the response and I apologise sincerely for my aggressive dismissal of your article. As a writer I know it’s not kind. 

I can’t help myself. I keep thinking that someone will buy Gawker and save them, or that I’ll somehow reach someone that gives a shit and can make a difference.

Same here. This used to be a genuinely useful site and the community was great. I’m not exactly contributing healthily myself anymore, but I’m just so mad I can’t help myself. io9 is the worst example of all, avoid at all costs.

It’s actually one of my favourite holidays. I love spooky things, I even write horror stories myself! And nobody loves a good pumpkin carving like I do.

On the contrary, you couldn’t find a more inquisitive person. In fact, my family, culture and people are often at odds with me BECAUSE I ask “why”. But ask why too often, delve too deep, about the wrong things and you start to find that people themselves don’t really know why they believe and have no idea what it all…

The fact that you think I’m in love with myself because I can call this out, only shows your failings. I’m sick of watching this company go down the drain.

To the first part, again, if you have the leisure to believe in ghosts in 2020, good for you. My partner does, it’s a part of her culture. I’m okay with that so long as it doesn’t get in my way, if she prevents me from doing something the way I want to because of superstitions then it’s gone too far.