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Like a scale from 0 to 100 with 0 being boring af and 100 being "Omg this is the best book ever!"

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I'll say 0, or maybe 1. I am a dreadfully boring person.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are we talking about good interesting, or train wreck interesting?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oh yeah, if we're going with the former I'm like, 15/100 at best, the latter were looking at a nice 65/100 I'd say!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Train wreck is definitely more interesting than good interesting!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fucking fascinating. But I’d have to publish it as fiction because nobody would believe it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fucking fascinating. But I’d have to publish it as fiction because nobody would believe it.

Same, particularly before my mid 30s.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe a 5. Up to my early 20s would probably be interesting enough because it's relatable but after that it's a huge snoozefest.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

People would think it's fabricated due to all the colossally bad choices it would describe

Like the time I let my neighbor who huffed glade crash at my house for a couple weeks and got robbed

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I let the guy who sold me pot stay with me- I didn't get completely robbed, but he took everything he could sneak out with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah the guy who robbed me did take some money but he took other things like socks, so I felt like he probably had some unmet basic needs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

2/100, perhaps. Although, if novel masturbation methods are of interest for the reader, you can add a couple of points.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

A 14 at best. Most will read the years when I was a cheerleader and skip the rest.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Idk, my education, research and work is in neuroscience and psychology but I've spent more time in hospital and on psychiatric wards as a patient myself than most of my patients do. So I have some fun viewpoints from both sides of the couch (or locked ward as it were). Would people want to read that for the juicy voyerism? Maybe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have had several experiences with therapists ranging from atrocious and potentially life threatening to merely unhelpful. I know therapy can be an important and very helpful tool tho. I'd be most interested in your perspective in how therapists can abuse their position of power but also be a force of good.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting but fucked up.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Probably an 80, but only if it's written as comedy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I get to the age of 13 and then solo pørn, panic attacks and a cook book. If you’re into this 69/100, otherwise 9.6/100

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Not really interesting tbh. Although the “day in life of X” videos appear to get a shit ton of views so there’s probably at least a handful of people that would find it interesting.

12/100, maybe lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

"I sat, I shat my pants" 100/100

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

As a sort of horrifying, though mostly boring, cautionary tale.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Im pretty boring so probably at 10 or less

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Same except that one time I almost had my head crushed, but it's downhill after that

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mine would be pretty interesting in the hands of a capable writer - maybe a 75. This of course has nothing to do with me, I was but an observer of some pretty crazy family antics. It’d be like duck dynasty but with more crazy people. ;)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

"Man, that poor guy can't get laid no matter what he does!" — Some book reviewer, probably.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I’ve done some interesting things and I have an interesting mix of education but honestly my story would be boring as hell. Maybe a 2.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thinking about making an autobiographical comic but I'm not particularly in the safest position to do so right now

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If I got to control how the story was told and had better writing/storytelling skills? Or if you had a really skilled writer with access to my brain and memories? I could probably get a 75-85 out of it. I’ve definitely had some interesting things happen in my life. The lack of thematic journey would be where I struggle though. The best stories have payoff and a struggle to overcome. Which, of course I have. But none so large that I could base my entire life story on it. Maybe someone embellishing a little bit could scrounge one up, but tell me any biopic that doesn’t do that.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

There would be a few fun chapters but for the most part I’ll admit it would be quite boring for most people. 50/100

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A psychologist told me I should write an autobiography so ... 😏🤣

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

A lot of people are very skeptical of certain parts of it, so I'd say maybe a 90 if disbelief is a measure of interest.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm autistic, non binary, have ex family members that kind of home cooked their own cult, I'm an atheist now. there's plenty of emotional abuse in the ex family. Went to a Christian private school (different denomination than the cult), I'm intellectually gifted and chronically ill. There's some ADHD ex family members thrown in, I've spent some time I an African country and my current bestie is my cat. Currently using all my skills from studying a life science to improve my chronic illness situation.

I think there's some demographics that might be interested. Still not sure whether to actually write it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think there’s some demographics that might be interested. Still not sure whether to actually write it.

Write it. Doesn't matter if most people aren't interested. If there is even 1 person that wants to hear your story, do it. The world is so big, I'm sure there will be people who want to read it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That's a nice thought. Thank you!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

0-16 - 5/100 (generic childhood) 17-29 - 100/100 (adventures with crazy people) 30+ - ??? (depends how much you love mathematics and teaching stories)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It sounds interesting on paper but in reality mostly involves me sighing and saying "what's the point?".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My teens and 20s would be pretty interesting, if you're into drama, crime and lots of psychedelic sub plots.

My 30s would be... pretty boring, things are a lot stabler.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

20/100, because my life was really great right up until 2013, after that point it turned to nothing but misery.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, depends on the writter. Choose the right details about anybody's life and you have 100/100.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Quite a short book for me then

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

“drewisawesome14 sat on the toilet and took his fourth diarrheal defecation this evening…”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Let's see...
1990 - Teen crush invites me over, plays strip poker.
1998 - Lycos chatted with Grandpa Munster (Al Lewis).
2001 - Help build a school.
2006 - Created a webcomic.
2007 - Gammar was embarrassing, proceeded to write a unpublished 13 episode screenplay as pure spelling and grammar practice.
2023 - typed this comment.

Hmmm, 9/100 🙂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

A review: some major gaps, wish they had explored the bit with the school and webcomic more, interesting effort overall. 3 out of 5 stars

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Very boring aside from my non standard interactions with my friends. 40/100 , maybe 50/100

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