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On April 25 2013 08:13 Capped wrote:
What an awesome story, im glad i read that.
Is what i WOULD have said if you werent trying to pretend it was real.
Biggest load of bullshit i have ever read in my life, i could literally dissect everything wrong with it but instead i'll mention one very broad, very obvious fact.
Detail.
How in the fucking world do you remember things so vividly, so clearly, so "to the last blade of grass" that its like it happened 5 minutes ago, when it happened in the 90's? You dont, you cant. Its bullshit. People describe real events based on raw emotion and feelings, they describe lies.
Heres one from me: 5 years ago i was in scotland walking from somewhere (?) to a friends house, it was a few mins from new year (10-30 idk) and wasnt far off, we turned a corner and there were a bunch of dudes there, more then us noticably. We walked past them and soon after i got bottled in the head, i turned around and fought back. Thats all i remember before running away with my friends.
Apparently my friend heard them say "the one in the <colour> hoodie" as we walked past which was me, idk what colour my hoodie was even. The 2 girls who were with us apparently ran off to some random house banged on the door and got let in. - These are just things i were told.
Point being - you dont remember shit that happened so perfectly that it is described as a gospel of awesomeness. Its a well known fact.
But really, i would have loved it if you werent trying so hard to convince people it was true, that just makes it bullshit.
EDIT: Sorry if im rude, but i really hate the way you portray such obvious lying. Also, Ninazerg is alot like you.
It's okay. You're completely right. This is the exact reason there's no such thing as the nonfiction memoir.
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Props for the rich imagination. It's cool to try and look badass in front of nerds.
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People describe real events based on raw emotion and feelings, they describe lies with facts.
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On April 26 2013 07:12 Capped wrote:Show nested quote + People describe real events based on raw emotion and feelings, they describe lies with facts.
I am sorry that you can't experience memories in a detail-rich, high-fidelity sort of way.
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Yeah i can, just mine have emotions attached to them, which make them real.
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On April 26 2013 08:16 SamsungStar wrote:Show nested quote +On April 26 2013 07:12 Capped wrote: People describe real events based on raw emotion and feelings, they describe lies with facts. I am sorry that you can't experience memories in a detail-rich, high-fidelity sort of way.
My memory either sucks, or I don't reflect enough on the past to be able to really experience it in such a concrete way. It makes these accounts interesting.
I tend to experience the past more through the sense of what happened, but the emotions and feelings are extremely dull too. It makes me wonder whether I should start writing diary entries, just to try to ingrain the day-to-day grind of life more into my memory. Otherwise I'm just left with very factual accounts of what happened, alongside random flashes of maybe-memories.
It does mean I'm much more present-living and forward-looking than most, and I don't get bogged down in the past much, if at all, but I constantly feel like I'm losing days. In 60 years, I probably will only know the facts of my own life, and I doubt I'd be able to string together any particular account of an interesting conversation or event that I experienced.
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On April 26 2013 11:58 babylon wrote:Show nested quote +On April 26 2013 08:16 SamsungStar wrote:On April 26 2013 07:12 Capped wrote: People describe real events based on raw emotion and feelings, they describe lies with facts. I am sorry that you can't experience memories in a detail-rich, high-fidelity sort of way. My memory either sucks, or I don't reflect enough on the past to be able to really experience it in such a concrete way. It makes these accounts interesting. I tend to experience the past more through the sense of what happened, but the emotions and feelings are extremely dull too. It makes me wonder whether I should start writing diary entries, just to try to ingrain the day-to-day grind of life more into my memory. Otherwise I'm just left with very factual accounts of what happened, alongside random flashes of maybe-memories. It does mean I'm much more present-living and forward-looking than most, and I don't get bogged down in the past much, if at all, but I constantly feel like I'm losing days. In 60 years, I probably will only know the facts of my own life, and I doubt I'd be able to string together any particular account of an interesting conversation or event that I experienced.
Possibly. You might just retain a different set of details from me. Everyone experiences things differently. And communicates them differently. I happen to be a full-time writer, so ofc when writing I'm going to be able to convey alot more details. My writing style has been described as intensely vivid by multiple editors/critics/agents so I tend to interpret that as meaning my writing style/way of viewing the world is rather particular.
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On April 26 2013 08:49 Capped wrote:
Yeah i can, just mine have emotions attached to them, which make them real.
I really don't understand the point you're trying to illustrate. It has something to do with lies being facts and emotions being truth, but I fail to see the rationale behind the conclusions you're drawing. Then again, at this point, I really don't care whether you believe me or not. So carry on however you'd like. I just thought it'd be impolite of me to ignore your comment.
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On April 26 2013 12:15 SamsungStar wrote:Show nested quote +On April 26 2013 11:58 babylon wrote:On April 26 2013 08:16 SamsungStar wrote:On April 26 2013 07:12 Capped wrote: People describe real events based on raw emotion and feelings, they describe lies with facts. I am sorry that you can't experience memories in a detail-rich, high-fidelity sort of way. My memory either sucks, or I don't reflect enough on the past to be able to really experience it in such a concrete way. It makes these accounts interesting. I tend to experience the past more through the sense of what happened, but the emotions and feelings are extremely dull too. It makes me wonder whether I should start writing diary entries, just to try to ingrain the day-to-day grind of life more into my memory. Otherwise I'm just left with very factual accounts of what happened, alongside random flashes of maybe-memories. It does mean I'm much more present-living and forward-looking than most, and I don't get bogged down in the past much, if at all, but I constantly feel like I'm losing days. In 60 years, I probably will only know the facts of my own life, and I doubt I'd be able to string together any particular account of an interesting conversation or event that I experienced. Possibly. You might just retain a different set of details from me. Everyone experiences things differently. And communicates them differently. I happen to be a full-time writer, so ofc when writing I'm going to be able to convey alot more details. My writing style has been described as intensely vivid by multiple editors/critics/agents so I tend to interpret that as meaning my writing style/way of viewing the world is rather particular.
Yeah, if you experience the world so viscerally, it will show through in your writing.
My writing tends to be far more rooted in either dialogue or characters' mindscapes. As far as more physical descriptions, I've always had a difficulty with description beyond the bare minimum; I sketch out the environment just as much as is necessary to track the characters through it, but otherwise default to the readers' imaginations. They probably can fill it in better than I can with my bumbling words. 
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Haha yeah, I'm no good at describing man-made structures like towers, hallways, etc. I have a terrible sense of direction.
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