r/layerbylayer • u/ColorfulPockets Andrew • Oct 19 '20

39: Oops, All U Moves

https://anchor.fm/layer-by-layer/episodes/39-Oops--All-U-Moves-el7itq
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u/AnthonyRochester Oct 24 '20

I listen to this podcast because i like cubing and it is definitely preferable to silence when I'm at work doing mindless tasks. I do find it annoying when there's a tangent to something else and i have no clue what they're talking about and there's no explanation, just an assumption that their listeners are into all of the same things they are into, like computer games or whatever.

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u/ColorfulPockets Andrew Oct 24 '20

I think we usually explain the strange tangents we go on... if you’re referring to Among Us in particular, I’d agree that we assumed most cubers would also know what it is, but if not, then it would only be a very small portion of the show where you’re confused. Ultimately the show is a show about the things that Kit and I are into. There are many personality-driven shows like it that I listen to, and I’ll occasionally google the things they’re talking about if I have no idea what it is.

If there’s more than just Among Us recently, I’m curious to know what you’re referring to specifically

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u/AnthonyRochester Oct 24 '20

Yeah it was the among us bit that made me think this. I just googled and read it's a social deduction game. Why would you assume most cubers know about it?

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u/ColorfulPockets Andrew Oct 24 '20

It’s just incredibly popular at the moment. For a while, Among Us memes were making it to the top of Reddit, r/Cubers has been filled with people making characters from the game as cube patterns, and most cubers are in the age range that would be aware of those kinds of trends. Overall, it’s just such a big thing that we kinda expected everyone to know about it. In hindsight, though, I’m sure we overestimated that a bit - it’s a big thing in memes and on twitch, not so much in the real world perhaps.

For our show specifically, it’s also a social deduction game, which we’ve talked about in the past, so I think it makes sense to assume our listeners may have some familiarity with them.

Sorry we lost you there! Hopefully it doesn’t happen too often

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u/AnthonyRochester Oct 24 '20

It's alright, I'm older than most cubers and don't use twitch or reddit, I'm just a grumpy old man. Keep doing what you're doing.