book recs off patreon
Hey everyone! I am a patreon contributer and watch her tangents all the time. Very frequently, she mentions a crazy interesting book that I always mean to jot down but I'm usually doing something while listening to the tangents and can't write them down. Does anyone have a list or remember off the top of their head some books mentioned sourced from the patreon videos? I know there's a really cool one about Conspiracy theories she's mentioned in two different videos.
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Just watched the autogynephelia videos and looking for other videos about disproving Blanchard/Baileys ridiculous research?
I found the video super informative and helpful for disproving these transphobic talking points, but also really shocking that any of the “research” talked about in Bailey’s book would ever be taken seriously. I would love to learn more about it from a leftist/pro-trans standpoint if anyone has any recommendations for similar videos books or podcasts!
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Need help with a project re 🍉 coding help specifically
plz DM if you have experience with coding in Linux, HTML, CSS, or JS
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How would Tabby react to being called a “childless cat lady” by JD Vance?
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god damn it man
i’ve had a couple modelos and i love natalie
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What's the "They don't want to control power, they want to critique power" quote from?
It is from "Cancelling?"
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Natalie creative process
Did she ever talked about the creative process of her videos? which are the steps she takes? How she writes the scripts, filmming, music, video editing, etc
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How to access the AMA stream?
I'm a patron and can't find the link to the stream. Where is it?
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This has big Classic Contrapoints energy. Like this girl is an Anti-Tabby, but *not* a Freya—shames & browbeats you into the ground for falling short of her ethical ideals, which are brutal but also naive rather than sly, & there's an "encouraging" edge to her insults… Idk, it's a mood?
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It's super fucking luminal
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Voice tips?
As someone exploring a trans identity, there are many voice changing videos. I really love Natalie's voice and wonder if she has ever shared any tips for a similar result?
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The Piano Teacher?
I added the movie, The Piano Teacher, to my watchlist because Natalie mentioned it at some point but I can’t remember when. it might’ve been on a live stream but i don’t remember. does anyone here remember?
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Fruitger Aero
What do you think about Natalie making a video about the Frutiger Aero aesthetic? Like a deep dive into nostalgia, aesthetic culture, techno optimism, futurism, “the future we were promised”, corporate art, parallels with corporate Memphis and stuff.
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Contrapoints Bibliography
DOes someone has a list of each book she mentions in each video in Patreon? I am looking for a book that she mentions but I dont remember the name. I think it was mentioned in Psychedelic Experiences, she was explaining that is common to have trips relatable with your cosmogony, your metaphisical explanation of reality. thats explains the capacity that a someone who believes in devil could really see him.
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I watched "Shame" again after talking to a trans girl I crushed on all day. Now I think I might be a trans lesbian.
So I came back to this video all time just like with the rest of Natalie's work, but today, I had to come back to it again. It hit different.
Today I woke up getting on Bluesky to find a person I had previous interactions with about sharing interests and struggling as trans women, and I always remembered cherishing them. I saw her replying to a comment I made opening with "Hey, I was thinking about you recently, hope you're okay!" despite being rather scarce from that site for a bit. But then I decided that since I low-key developed a crush anyway on her, I would provide info to where I was spending more time at. Long story short I heard back from her, talked on and off throughout the day, told her I had a crush on her, and said that while she didn't know me well enough to say yes, she was also willing to get to know me.
And I don't know why, but this person caused so many butterflies in my stomach today despite it not being very serious. I had played around with the potential of being a trans lesbian before, but I thought it didn't apply to me cause I thought I genuinely liked being men or masculine presenting folk. But then I realized I'm not finding myself attracted to many of them outside of the physical appeal of certain people I knew and it reminded me of what Natalie talked a little bit about, and then I decided to watch the video again.
Her words resonated with me even more now despite previous rewatches. I looked up more stuff about comphet and realized it was close to what I was feeling. Like as a trans woman I felt I should he attracted to men. But I'm realizing my HRT is making my genuine attraction look very different now. She mentioned a comphet quiz and I took one myself and it told me I was likely a comphet lesbian. Not that I'm taking a quiz seriously, but it did get me to dig at my thoughts with the way those questions were phrased.
I dunno, I guess I'm finding myself at yet another identity crises.
Thank you, mother! I now know what it feels like to have my own "gal pal."
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Classical music
Hello.
I noticed that Natalie has a passion for classical music and some rather refined taste.
I wish to share with this subreddit (and in the hopes that this post may reach her) some video game music that really has a classical vibe in my opinion. From what i can recall the composer, Paul Anthony Romero, said he was inspired by Bach and other classical composers.
I'm talking about the OST from the video games Heroes of Might and Magic. Here are some of the best in my opinion (most being the orchestral version)
Heroes 1 - Barbarian town theme
The Barbarian from Heroes of Might & Magic 1 (youtube.com)
Heroes 1 - Sorceress town theme (not an orchestral cover)
Heroes of Might & Magic 1 Sorceress Town Theme Animatic (1995, NWC) 720p Animated (youtube.com)
Heroes 2 - Knight town theme
Heroes Orchestra - Knight theme from HoMM II | 4K (youtube.com)
Heroes 2 - Sorceress town theme
Heroes Orchestra - Sorceress theme from HoMM II | 4K (youtube.com)
Heroes 2 - Necromancer town theme (this is my favorite)
Heroes Orchestra - Necromancer theme from HoMM II (youtube.com)
Heroes 2 - Wizard town theme (not an orchestral cover)
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Soundtrack - Wizard Town Theme (youtube.com)
Heroes 2 - Warlock town theme (also not an orchestral cover)
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Opera Music - Warlock (youtube.com)
Heroes 3 - Necropolis town theme (the fan favorite)
Heroes Orchestra - Necropolis (youtube.com)
Heroes 3 - Stronghold town theme
Heroes Orchestra - Stronghold \[LIVE\ from The Witold Lutoslawski Concert Studio (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uACmlHA5ASE)
Heroes 3 - Rampart town theme
Heroes Orchestra - Rampart (youtube.com)
Heroes 3 - Conflux town theme
Heroes Orchestra - Conflux (youtube.com)
Heroes 5 - Sylvan town theme
Heroes Orchestra - Sylvan theme from HoMM V | 4K (youtube.com)
Heroes 5 - Haven town theme
Heroes Orchestra - Haven theme from HoMM V | 4K (youtube.com)
Also the OST for Heroes 4 has a more celtic rather then classical vibe, the music is still good so i will leave a link just in case
Heroes of Might & Magic IV - Official Soundtrack (youtube.com)
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Doodled Natalie’s photo from Belgium
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Natalie in Belgium! 🧇
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Natalie and Twitter
Has she mentioned anything about trying out / moving to other platforms like Threads, Bluesky, or Mastodon? Twitter seems to be bad both as a place to be a human being and as one particular billionaire's ongoing 1A tantrum.
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Could we have unicorn positivity?
In her latest AMA Natalie shared some advice and experience pertaining to "unicorning," or being a third in a relationship - i.e. that it's a bad idea and should be avoided. I just wanted to say that being a unicorn has been a very positive experience for me, resulting in decade long friendships and connection and joy. I know it's very common in queer spaces to dunk on polyamorous couples, especially couples that are otherwise "straight" to begin with, and I've heard many people complain of the frustration of finding partners on dating apps when these couples are taking up space. There are lots of places to have that conversation and vent about that so I would request, if that's your perspective, to share in a different thread. I just wanted to make a little space for an alternative narrative, a place for someone to say "hey this can work, actually." It's honestly my favorite way to date and seems to work best for me. It also seems to be a safe space for a lot of women (and sometimes men, given that I'm a top) to discover their queerness.
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OOTL What is Natalie’s latest birdsite controversy?
I am willingly and happily not on X, but Natalie made several references in her latest AMA to being recently hatemobbed on there and sent gore pics of Palestinian children. What did she post to ignite this?
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How does Natalie construct her arguments legitimately?
I'm not entirely sure how to phrase this question since I'm an ESL speaker.
Natalie has a way of carefully constructing and explaining her argumentation that resonates with me, but I'm not actually very clear on what the process behind that is. It seems that she uses a sort of logical deduction method from her philosophy background. I would like to read up on this and improve my own critical thinking abilities through logic, but I'm not really sure where to start. Do you have any recommendations?
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videos for “centrists?”
I’ve got a few “centrist” buddies that have been coming to me more and more for political chats, and a few of them have asked for youtube video recommendations. Obviously Contra came to the top of my list. Any suggestions on good videos to open the door with, or for creators with a similar vibe that kinda compassionately ease into more leftist ideology? I don’t want to obviously push an agenda, just kinda open the door more for people open to learning. One pal asked for LGBT content specifically, but any recs would be appreciated. :-)
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Our dark mother The Sea? Very demure, very mindful.
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What do you guys think of ContraPoints critique videos?
The main one I can think of is the one made by Mentiswave. What do you guys think?
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where does this picture come from ?!?
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I did a thing :o
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Demand Specificity: Effortlessly Defend Yourself In An Argument
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Patreon questions
I've been thinking about joining the Patreon.
How long are the tangents on average? Are they as long as her youtube videos, like 1hr+?
And can I cancel the subscription after one month?
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