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I didn't really want to post this, because I think it's unnecessarily negative and people here seem to enjoy it.

But now that the cat's out of the bag... I hate this type of humour so much. I feel like too much of it has already spilled into SNW, it makes it a difficult watch at times. The episode before last, for example.

A reference for the kids, that one.

I've got the worst fucking insurance company

I kind of wish you'd posted this before your original post, though I appreciate it was significantly more effort to type. You've made a number of well laid-out points that I largely agree with, but I'm not sure your original post indicated anything other than teacher and/or union bashing, which was difficult to get on board with!

Principal Skinner meme:
Is it the state of the world and lack of credible future that causes mental health problems?

NO, it's the social media that is to blame.

"including business founders, CEOs" - Oh, well, that's ok then. There was nothing to worry about, after all.

Exactly. It's almost impossible to imagine anything about AI being 'good' because so little of any real substance is permitted to work for 'good'.
It'll work for profit, just like everything else.

Thanks for the replies, so far. I definitely understand the appeal of amp-sims to use at home/in the studio, I use them for that myself.

I should say, I'm more interested in pedals such as the Benson Preamp, Zvex box of rock, JHS colourbox (?), EQD Acapulco Gold, etc. AFAIK, theyre supposed to be used as gain pedals, not amp replacement/sim pedals.

So what I'm specifically interested in, is in which cases it's preferable to use one of these pedals, when volume is not an issue. When you have something like a Roland Jazz Chorus that you want to add some gain to? I imagine you wouldn't want to use them with a Bassman or Marshall, etc.

looks like Richard D. James

It's a copy. They keep having to change servers, the last few got seized.

Tbh, they do seem to be posting mostly the same links as each other, and the streams aren't always reliable.

This idea of a 'golden age of streaming' doesnt match with my experience. It was better when we were all using acestream!

Yep, I think so, too. I suppose it's just reflective of the time that it's made in; so much of film and TV (and games) is just re-boots, pre/sequels, remasters and remakes. It's like it's too big a risk, to try an stray too far from a perceived existing audience.

The point I dwell on for longer is the need for humour to be so prevalent in what is essentially a drama series. I keep repeating this in various threads, but I don't like how often it's used and how weak it is. I guess I'd rather watch something that's Hornblower, rather than Family Guy.