Merlot answered question about question
Is smoking a valid ick
For sure it's a valid ick. Also smokers don't seem to realize that if they smoke often enough and long enough, they will stink. The stench of whatever they are smoking will not just cling to their clothes, but their bodies and their environment as well, and no amount of washing will get rid of it. They will ooze that stench and somehow never reali......
6 days reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Anyone doing a PhD in Europe?
I already finished mine (economics, did it in Sweden). It was hard, but I am glad I did it. I was being paid for the whole duration of it, and I got into teaching early on so by the time I finished my PhD I had already landed myself a permanent teaching job at a university in my city. The hardest part for me was the academic community (some aspect......
6 days reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of A Tiger's Den
awh

i LOVE these two together! And I'm so happy with how this latest issue is being handled so far - immediately communicative and mutually reassuring. So satisfying, as opposed to the typical misunderstanding-riddled shenanigans.

7 days reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
are you prepared for the time manhwas might just be ai art?
I do think it's inevitable. The quality of comics will suffer for a while, though, because AI just doesn't draw distinctive characters well. I can totally understand the temptation of using AI if you're an artist who is not paid well, and yet keeps getting bombarded by (often rudely phrased) demands for faster updates and longer chapters (and some......
10 days reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of Isn't This Inside The Game?
hmm

The art is good and I have no doubt that the story could be very interesting, but tbh idk if her being so violent and nasty towards the baby dragon right in the beginning is supposed to be funny, but it just made me lose any interest towards reading this.

11 days reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Hows your work-life?
I enjoy my work. Obviously, it's not perfect, but no job is. Most of my colleagues are great, some aren't. We don't have fancy offices or get crazy benefits, but the ones we get are really appreciated (daily subsidized lunches, monthly really nice dinners, occasional travel opportunities, Xmas gifts and bonuses, a personal wellness budget, etc.). ......
28 03,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Would you date Big Ed for 500 million?
No, no, and no. He's got the personality of soggy wet napkin and the desperation of a self-hating pick-me, and no amount of money will turn that into something that deserves any physical contact from me. Not even a handshake. Sorry.
20 03,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Would you rather?
without any hesitation: first option. Good food makes life so much better. I'm happy with my current salary, I don't need to be a billionaire. So food it is!
20 03,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Why does rage bait even exist
Because the attention economy is peaking, and while people think that short attention spans are only relevant when you want to advertise something, the truth is that people's attention towards each other is also harder to capture. Those who are interesting (either by character or appearance) will still usually get enough attention to be well-socia......
14 03,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Black people are SO weird
I've seen so many of your posts recently. I know you post ragebaits for attention (with varying success), but doing it with this frequency really highlights how terminally online you are. People who are this occupied with trying to get attention online usually have issues IRL that they want to be distracted from. So whatever you might be going th......
12 03,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of Special Civil Servant
hmm

idk abt this move, chief...

01 03,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Neighbor might be a serial killer
do NOT check it out, wtf, is your friend crazy?? Call the cops to do a wellness check like someone else suggested.
18 02,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of Just Twilight
???

You were EXPLICITLY told she didn't want him, so what the fuck do you want from her now?? Leave MC alone damn it!

16 02,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot answered question about question
Presentation AGAIN
What I have noticed screws people over the most when presenting is thinking that they have to rememer EVERYTHING. Your audience will not know if there is something you forgot to mention, and if it's something they need to know, they will ask you (and answering is easier at that point). So don't stress yourself over needing to remember every small t......
22 01,2025 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of Our Sunny Days
asdfds

i love them and what they have SO MUCH.

Glad this was the first thing I read in 2025.

31 12,2024 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of I Thought It Was Time!
aghhh

I HATE that this is happening to her, but tbh I do think it's realistic for there to be consequences like this.

That said, I hope the situation gets fixed soon.

31 12,2024 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of Regas
im cri

i love these absolute clowns, I love ALL of them!!

30 12,2024 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of I’m Divorcing My Tyrant Husband
hmmm...

While it was clear from the beginning that she was going to end up with Alexandros (no one else was being treated like a genuine love interest for her), it still somehow feels lacking. I like his apology - when he admitted that he saw and felt everything, so he knows the impact of how he treated her - but more in the sense of like.. "ok, this is a good START". I think it would have been a bit more satisfying to spend some more time on that part, showing in more detail what he actually saw, and how he is reflecting on it.

Like, IDK, I'm not dissatisfied, but I also don't know how to describe what I'm feeling. Ambivalent, maybe?

Still, though, at least this got finished, unlike most other isekai stories that get just dropped. So I'm grateful!

30 12,2024 reply(0)
like(0)
repost
Merlot created a topic of Choose Your Heroes Carefully
aaaa

taking a pause from reading to say I LOVE THAT LIL SHEEEEEP <3 He is SO CUTE!

Anyway, this is overall fantastic so far. Super interesting!!

29 12,2024 reply(0)
like(0)
repost