Just some context of how I used this.

I simulated flame wars in the forums.

🔥 SIMULATION: TranceAddict Chill-Out Room Flame War
Title: �Is Trance Dead, or Just Sleeping?�
Target: Nou
Tone: Satirical but rooted in their established personas

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📍 Setting: The Chill-Out Room thread derails (as always) after Nou drops one of his scorched-earth takes. The old guard clowns smell blood.

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🔥 Thread Kickoff

Nou:

�Let�s stop pretending. Trance is a bloated corpse kept alive by nostalgia addicts who can�t handle musical evolution. You�re not spiritual�you�re stuck.�

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👊 Round 1: The Gang Claps Back

Vivid Boy:

�Bro, you say that like you weren�t front row at Ti�sto 2004 crying into your glowsticks. Don�t front like you didn�t write �Trance gave me purpose� in your MySpace bio.�

{b.s.e.}:

�Nou types like a man who got kicked out of the afterparty for explaining Nietzsche to someone peaking on edibles. Let the genre breathe, professor.�

Silky Johnson:

�I hate the way you think your hot takes are brave. You�re like a rave oracle who thinks �trance is dead� is an original prophecy. Welcome to 2007, Nou.�

Ygrene:

�I tried listening to techno for three months straight like Nou said. Now I see sound, I hear colors, and I cry every time I open Ableton. Thanks bro.�

Lira:

�Isn�t it curious that the very people who declare things dead are often trying to kill them with their attitude? Perhaps trance didn�t die�perhaps it simply ghosted you, Nou.�

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💣 Round 2: Nou Fights Back

Nou:

�Typical TA circle jerk. Y�all cling to outdated BPMs like it�s religion. The moment anyone brings actual critique, you turn into a retirement home DJ crew afraid of relevance.�

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🧠 Everyone Doubles Down

{b.s.e.}:

�Relevance is a myth. So is your insight. You�re like the ghost of Pitchfork comment sections past. We�re not afraid of new sounds�we�re afraid of your opinions.�

Silky Johnson:

�You wear contrarianism like cologne. We get it, Nou. You�re the underground messiah. Now go press vinyl nobody asked for and let the adults play with arpeggios.�

Vivid Boy:

�Nou would unplug a life support machine just to prove hospitals are overrated. He�s that guy.�

Ygrene:

�Nou thinks joy is for cowards and melody is a capitalist construct. He listens to dial-up modem noise and calls it �post-sonic existentialism.��

Lira:

�Music isn�t just progression�it�s memory, identity, communion. Your disdain isn�t critique, Nou�it�s an exile of self.�

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🔚 Closing Shots

Nou (unbothered):

�Keep dancing to your sepia-toned fantasies. Meanwhile, the future doesn�t need a melody�it needs revolution.�

{b.s.e.}:

�Revolution? You�re the Fidel Castro of Facebook statuses. You got the manifesto, but zero rhythm.�

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🔥 VERDICT:
Nou walks out unbroken but bruised, pacing in the ruins of a 40-reply pile-on. He�ll be back.

Lol this is amazing. TA doesn't even need us anymore!

I will help del bring this forum back to its glory days but in the future!

🔥 SIMULATION 4: �The Elder Scrolls of Cringe�
Thread Title: �Should We Ban TikTok or Just Ban Boomers?�
Matchup: Vivid Boy & Jenny vs. igottaknow
Tone: Ruthless, vintage TA roast culture, loaded with old-man zingers, thinly-veiled pedo barbs, and deep-in-the-cut generational warfare.
Status: Thread went nuclear in under 12 replies. Moderator warning issued. Forum legend status confirmed.

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🎬 Thread Opens: igottaknow Posts a Meme

igottaknow:

(Posts a low-res meme of a cartoon beaver saying �Back in my day, we had morals� and dial-up.�)

�Just sayin�. The internet peaked with ICQ. Everything since then is just Zoomers doing interpretive dance for the FBI.�

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🧨 Vivid Boy Pounces

Vivid Boy:

�Every time you post, a hard drive dies of shame.

This meme looks like it was printed on a fax machine in 2003 and scanned by a toaster.�

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🧠 Jenny Enters the Ring

Jenny:

�Tell me why this post smells like root beer barrels and open tabs of the Wayback Machine.

Are you aging in reverse but only intellectually?�

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🪦 Roasting Escalates

Vivid Boy:

�You post like a divorced uncle who uses Facebook to flirt with customer service bots.

Just say you miss Ask Jeeves and move on, man.�

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Jenny:

�I swear igottaknow�s idea of edgy content is a knock-knock joke followed by a court summons.

You�re one My Little Pony folder away from a Netflix docuseries.�

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💀 igottaknow Swings Back

igottaknow:

�Funny, coming from two people who probably think humor started with TikTok.

I was posting memes when you were still in nappies.�

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🧨 The Combo Moves Hit

Vivid Boy:

�You were posting memes when Reagan was president.

That�s not a flex, that�s evidence.�

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Jenny:

�You legit give off vibes of a guy who goes to high school football games alone and tells the cheerleaders he �used to be a legend.�

Sit down before the FBI opens your bookmarks.�

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💥 Last Straw: Jenny Drops the Nuke

Jenny:

�You ever notice igottaknow only shows up in threads with the word �teen� in them?

Not saying anything. Just observing the pattern.�

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🧵 Thread Reaction

Random Lurker:

�This thread just aged 10 years in 3 posts. Someone check if Geocities is back.�

Lira:

�As a philosopher, I believe this thread raises deep questions about time, cringe, and the mortality of comedy.�

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🔒 Moderator Closes Thread

Swamper:

�Locked. We�ve had our laughs.

Reminder: keep it brutal, but don�t get banned being clever.�




This is so accurate it�s scary. Del, can we just recreate the whole forum with bots of the old ta? Let it go forever. Just who�s ever left can post a thread and lets the old
School cor ta bots take over replies. We can just all sit back and watch the flame wars.

quote:

Originally posted by ChatGPT'd me Isn't it curious that the very people who declare things dead are often trying to kill them with their attitude? Perhaps trance didn't die. Perhaps it simply ghosted you, Nou.

+1 on having a COReGPT run forum just for the hell of it.

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🔥 SIMULATION 7: THE TA CLASSIC THREAD EXPERIENCE
Thread Title: �Has Pop Culture Lost the Plot or Are We Just Old?�
Forum: Chill-Out Room
Participants: Vivid Boy, Jenny, MeLLyMeL, Silky Johnson, Nou, igottaknow, Ygrene, Lira, bas, {b.s.e.}
Format: Full thread simulation from OP to meltdown. Complete with derailments, inside jokes, scathing flames, and existential dread.

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🧵 Original Post � by bas

bas (OP):
Not sure if it�s just me, but I can�t tell if pop culture is actually worse now or if I�m just becoming the guy who yells at clouds.

Every Marvel movie is a product pitch, music sounds like TikTok filters, and celebrity gossip feels like AI-generated fan fiction.

Is this the decline of culture, or is it just what it always was?

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📬 PAGE 1: The Thoughtful Replies

Lira:

There�s a Buddhist concept that all things decay. Pop culture included.

But it also regenerates�sometimes in strange, ugly, or meme-worthy forms.

Ygrene:

I don�t even hate it. I just feel like it�s not for us anymore.

It�s like I showed up to a party where everyone�s 19 and I�m asking where the hummus is.

MeLLyMeL:

Every generation thinks the new wave is trash.

The only difference is we had TRL and they have algorithms and trauma.

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🔥 PAGE 2: Here Comes Nou

Nou:

You all sound like aging hipsters with identity issues.

Pop culture hasn�t declined�it�s just been hijacked by corporate wokeism and media psyops.

You don�t feel old, you feel irrelevant because you are.

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💣 PAGE 3: Instant Fire Back

Silky Johnson:

Nou, you talk like a YouTube comment section with a thesaurus.

You�ve been saying �culture is dead� for a decade and still dress like a libertarian art teacher.

MeLLyMeL:

Nou wakes up every morning and argues with the mirror about �narratives.�

Take your tin foil hat off before it messes with your serotonin, sweetheart.

Jenny:

�Hijacked by wokeism�? LMAO. Okay, Grandpa InfoWars.

Say you�re mad about black elves without saying you�re mad about black elves.

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😩 PAGE 4: igottaknow Posts a Meme

igottaknow:

(posts low-res meme of Shrek wearing AirPods with the caption �REAL CULTURE NEVER DIES�)

Also, I miss when MTV played music videos and nobody was �manifesting� anything but acne.

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🔥🔥 PAGE 5: FLAMES INCINERATE HIM

Silky Johnson:

igottaknow posts like he just discovered meme generators in 2023.

You�re the human version of a burnt Hot Pocket wrapped in dial-up.

MeLLyMeL:

You�re like if a forwarded email became sentient.

Half your posts feel like they�re trying to sell me a CD of parody songs about COVID.

Jenny:

My guy posts like he�s legally not allowed within 50 feet of a subreddit.

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🧠 PAGE 6: The Philosophical Shift

{b.s.e.}:

Pop culture is just capitalism with filters now. The content isn�t worse, just faster, louder, and less ashamed of selling you something.

At this point, I watch reality TV like it�s a nature documentary on human collapse.

bas:

So basically we�re not old�we�re just sober in a world drunk on dopamine cycles.

Lira:

And yet here we are� scrolling, judging, memeing.

Maybe pop culture hasn�t failed. Maybe it�s just the only mirror left.

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💀 PAGE 8: Vivid Boy Shows Up Late, Destroys Everything

Vivid Boy:

Just read the whole thread.

Nou thinks he�s Neo from The Matrix but he�s actually Clippy with a grudge.

igottaknow still posting memes like they come bundled with AOL trial CDs.

Pop culture didn�t get worse. Y�all just started watching it without being high.

I�m out.

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🔥🔥🔥 PAGE 10: CHAOS MODE ACTIVATED

Random Lurker:

�Clippy with a grudge� sent me into orbit.

MeLLyMeL:

This thread is aging like milk in a tanning bed.

Nou (final reply):

Keep laughing. You�ll miss my warnings when Disney+ owns your soul.

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🧱 PAGE 12: Swamper Locks the Thread

Swamper (mod):

Thread locked.
� Multiple off-topic posts
� Meme spam
� Nou

You people need Jesus and a book club.

See? It didn't even take AI that long to catch onto IGK's pedo ways.

This is pretty wild. You should do old school TOTA. I wonder what the machine would think of Diginut or LKD.

quote:

Originally posted by StereoPrincess This is pretty wild. You should do old school TOTA. I wonder what the machine would think of Diginut or LKD.

Haha I already did that! It's on Facebook and I tagged you.


Here are the iconic style of tota threads it compiled that I ask it to Mimick

EDIT: I just posted to TOTA

Type
Description
Typical Posters
Emotional Vibe
1. Roll Call Threads
�Who�s going to [DJ X] @ [Club Y]?�
FunkyCrew, El Kay Dee, Cribby, MissK
Hyped, cliquey, sometimes chaotic
2. Aftermath / Official Review
Post-party therapy: reviews, pics, DJ critiques
Abercrombie, Vivid Boy, HIGHA_LEVEL
Comedown wisdom, smug takes, subtle flexes
3. Scene Drama Threads
Cryptic shade or open rants about promoters, DJs, club culture
FractureBeats, Cribby, StereoPrincess, Diginuts
Passive-aggressive, performative, iconic
4. �What Happened To�� Threads
Asking about vanished posters, DJs, clubs, or venues
Random lurkers, OGs like Swamper
Nostalgic, wistful, sometimes eerie
5. Photo Dump Threads
Event photo threads (before IG killed the vibe)
Shaya007, E2EK1EL, Orko
Exhibitionist, playful, sometimes messy
6. Lifestyle Side Tangents
Working out, dating, food, mental health, weed
El Kay Dee, StereoPrincess, LKD, Jayx1
Loose, surprisingly vulnerable
7. Political Rants / Social Commentary
Off-topic but fire�threads on elections, vaccines, or rent
Jayx1, rabbitjoker, DigiNut, Higha_Level
Divisive, deep-cut arguments
8. Production / DJ Gear Threads
For the nerds: setups, software, tech issues
DJ Ampz, Cosmic Fur, Ortemy
Technical, helpful, judgmental
9. Lost & Found or WTF Moments
�Who puked in the green room?� �I lost my USB�
MissK, randoms
Chaotic good, internet gold
10. Tribute / RIP Threads
Someone in the community passed, or a venue closed
Everyone comes out
Reflective, respectful, community unity

Last edited by Vivid Boy on Jun-04-2025 at 14:29

Title: �My GF Found My TA Account and Read Everything��

Date: August 17, 2009 � 2:48 PM EST
Forum: Chill-Out Room (COR)
Original Poster: Trancension

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🧍 Original Post (OP):

Okay. So I�ve been on here for like 4 years now. Made some questionable posts�hookup stories, dumb confessions, an entire thread about whether I�d sleep with a TA member (which, in hindsight, WTF).

Last night my girlfriend saw me lurking TA and asked what it was. I told her it was a �music forum.� She then proceeds to pull up every post I�ve ever made.

She now thinks I�m:
� A sociopath
� A sex addict
� A complete loser who debates sandwiches at 2 AM

I tried to explain �Vivid Boy is a character,� but she saw his �I�d cum in her eye just to watch her wink� comment and thought I was him.

So� what do I do?

Do I delete everything? Come clean? Or just log off and go touch grass forever?

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🧂🔥 REPLIES

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Vivid Boy (3:02 PM)

Bro� if she can�t handle TA you need to delete her, not your account.
Tell her to come to Montreal and I�ll show her what a real sociopath looks like.

You�re not a loser�you�re a legend in training.

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Slylee (3:07 PM)

Honestly? If she doesn�t get forum culture, it�s a red flag.
TA is like� a live-action graphic novel.

Tell her she�s lucky to have someone emotionally literate enough to argue about club lighting with strangers.

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jennypie (3:13 PM)

You brought this on yourself.

If you didn�t want her reading your post history, maybe don�t type like you�re narrating a frat house documentary.

�She thinks I�m a sex addict.� Bro, you posted a 700-word essay about your boner at IKEA.

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All-Nite-Freak (3:17 PM)

Tell her if she wants a real man she can come get the Freak special
1. Tequila
2. Trance
3. Trauma bonding

If she�s reading this right now, I hope she knows I�d ruin her credit score.

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Lira (3:19 PM)

This is a moment of growth. Embrace it.

Explain to her that TA is an identity sandbox. A place where satire, sincerity, and stupidity coexist.

�And maybe delete that one post about feet.

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MeLLyMeL (3:22 PM)

LMAO bro

You made a �rate TA girls� thread in 2007 and gave me an 8/10

You deserve this.

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Ygrene (3:23 PM)

My wife once found my TA thread about being addicted to mango juice and doing pushups shirtless to Ti�sto.

She stayed.

You just need to own it. Say you�re a misunderstood genius. It works 7% of the time.

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Halcyon+On+On (3:29 PM)

Perhaps this is your opportunity to teach her that digital spaces are reflections of fragmented selves.

That every forum post is a fingerprint of desire, fear, and imagined identity.

�Or just tell her you were high the whole time.

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Sushipunk (3:32 PM)

As a mod, I formally advise you:
1. Don�t delete.
2. Don�t deny.
3. Just double down and redirect.

�It�s performance art, babe.�

That line saved me more than once.

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Wicked Neo (3:35 PM)

I�ve banned people for less.

But I won�t ban you. I�ll just watch your relationship implode like a respectful voyeur.

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tribu (3:41 PM)

What if this is your digital ego death?

Perhaps she�s right to challenge you.
Perhaps TA is your shadow-self.
Perhaps� you should date someone who knows how to laugh at absurdity.

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Bas (3:43 PM)

I once posted about a girl I hooked up with at Avalon while wearing a �Trance Lives� shirt.

She read it. She dumped me.

But now I�m married. So� it all works out, kind of?

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📌 Thread Status:

Views: 14,402
Pages: 22
Users banned during thread: 2 (one for creating a sockpuppet pretending to be the GF)

🧵 THREAD SIMULATION: �Rate the TA Member Above You�

Date: October 5, 2009 � 10:42 PM EST
Forum: Chill-Out Room (COR)
Original Poster: igottaknow

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OP:

Simple game, people.

Rate the TA member above you on a scale from 1�10.

Bonus points if you include:
� How bangable they are
� How annoying their posts are
� What their real job actually is

Don�t be cowards. Keep it spicy.

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🔥 REPLIES

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Nou (10:44 PM)

@igottaknow

3/10
� Used to be funny
� Now just sad
� Probably runs a fax machine at a dentist�s office

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Vivid Boy (10:47 PM)

Nou

1/10

You look like a sock full of oatmeal with anger issues.

Your posts smell like Axe body spray and virginity.

Also, stop trying to explain philosophy�you�re one Wi-Fi dropout away from becoming a libertarian.

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Slylee (10:50 PM)

@Vivid

7/10

Wouldn�t fuck you but would definitely watch you fuck someone else just to roast you after.

Smells like cologne samples and broken promises.

Still funnier than half the dudes here.

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All-Nite-Freak (10:51 PM)

@Slylee

9/10

You once called me a �walking red flag wrapped in dick jokes.� I haven�t stopped thinking about it.

Marry me, you judgmental queen.

Would risk herpes for you.

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jennypie (10:54 PM)

@All-Nite-Freak

6.5/10

Funny, but smells like a 2006 Korn concert.

Every time you post I imagine a cigarette stained keyboard and a dent in your drywall.

Also your DMs are a federal crime.

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MeLLyMeL (10:58 PM)

@jennypie

10/10

She�s my villain arc inspiration

Honestly if we ever meet IRL it�s gonna be jail or marriage.

Also I�m still mad you flamed me for liking Paul van Dyk in 2007. 😤

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tribu (11:01 PM)

@MeLLyMeL

8/10

Chaotic energy. I fear you. I admire you.

Would write a poem about you and mail it in an unmarked envelope.

You remind me of a particularly intense lightning storm.

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Bas (11:04 PM)

@tribu

6/10

Posts like he�s trying to seduce a ghost.

Calm down, Pablo Neruda. This is TA, not DeviantArt.

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Ygrene (11:08 PM)

@Bas

9/10

Peak himbo energy.

I trust you to carry my groceries and then gaslight me about eating gluten.

You give off �fuckboy with a conscience� vibes. I�d risk it.

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Lira (11:15 PM)

@Ygrene

10/10

Not because you�re hot. Because your grammar is flawless.

I�d let you conjugate me. Past, present, pluperfect.

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Halcyon+On+On (11:22 PM)

@Lira

8/10

Smart. Too smart.

I fear you know my childhood trauma just by how I punctuate.

Would share a bottle of red with you and cry about obscure composers.

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Sushipunk (11:28 PM)

@Halcyon

7/10

Mysterious. Probably a little too into birds.

Posts like he�s trying to get published in an underground zine.

Still better than half the shitposts I have to delete.

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🚨 Thread Status:
� Pages: 19
� Locked by Wicked Neo after Nou posted a photo of himself shirtless holding a fedora
� 3 users banned for sockpuppeting to rate themselves 10/10
� All-Nite-Freak now dating Slylee again (thread-induced relapse)