it's been said a thousand times but "male loneliness epidemic" is just our entire generation's loneliness PANdemic. it's just the crisis of capitalism. almost all young people these days are lonely and depressed because of the crisis and decay of the system we live under and tbh the centering of "male loneliness" in this discussion is embarrassing but also a really understandable consequence of sexism & this current stage of culture war . "Oh won't someone think of the young men" oh won't someone think about class consciousness lol
there’s two male loneliness epidemics. the unnecessarily gendered loneliness epidemic (see OP’s post) and “i am using lonely as a euphemism for horny”.
try it out. swap out “male loneliness” for “horniness” and the arguments for “guys need to have girlfriends, women need to stop being so feminist all the time” uhh makes more sense.
The unnecessarily gendered epidemic also isn't new and bringing it up has always more been a 'gotcha' against feminists then genuine care about loneliness. 'But what about male loneliness' has been an anti feminist line since the 1980s.
when i was 8 i had a very intimidating russian woman as a music teacher- she was both my opera instructor and piano teacher. about a month into piano, she sat me down and said to my mother and i "this child- very beautiful voice, good for singing. i will not allow this child to continue piano. god did not want this child to play an instrument. he told me this in dreams. that is all."
my mom had it written down on a slip so we could remember the exact words because it was so funny. i HATED playing piano and i was definitely not good at it (i did end up having a good 5 years of opera training and ended up being a pretty accomplished choir singer though) and the idea of god sending my incredibly severe and serious russian piano teacher a dream begging her to stop teaching me piano was probably the funniest way it could have gone.
I wish I took a better pic of this writing in a bar bathroom in toronto bc I think of it so often. Be So Completely Yourself That No One Is Attracted To You Or Wants To Employ You
we gotta get back to torrent distribution, i just watched someone eat eight grand in bandwidth charges because they ran a direct-download piracy site with local file hosting through cloudflare. torrents were invented literally for this exact reason
i have a file or folder on my pc that i want to share with other people. let's call it gayshit.mp3
unfortunately gayshit.mp3 is 750mb and im not paying for discord nitro so i need another way to send it
i put it into qbittorrent and it makes a torrent file. this is essentially a very small file that points to gayshit.mp3 so other computers can find it. kinda like a treasure map
i send this tiny file to my friend, who loads it into qbittorrent. their computer takes a moment to find mine over the vast expanse of cyberspace and then (as long as my pc is running and the file is still where it should be), it gets copied from my hard drive to theirs
this is the cool part: if somebody else loads that tiny file, they can download it from both of us. if i'm offline but my friend is on, the third person can still get it. this also means that if two people have separate halves of the file, they can download the other half from each other. as long as some combination of people have the pieces between them, they can all have the whole thing.
crucially this does not require a server!!! you can just upload the file to a few people and as long as they keep it, it's still accessible. as long as somebody, somewhere is still connected, it's available forever. the only way it goes away is if everybody disconnects from it.
Janosh Uher's (lack of) interest in women & sex... (p.1)
...with core members of Devil’s Pack as a comparative background for analysing Janosh
When Kubyenka was telling Henry about other members of the Devil’s Pack, he mentioned that Janosh “was having the time of his life until recently! Wine, women and song! But now he has problems because people take him for a Cuman”,
suggesting Janosh enjoyed a lifestyle focused on personal pleasure. With an inseparable and hedonistic companion like Adder, this kind of lifestyle should not surprise anyone.
However, if player picked up the my character likes women too choice to explain why Henry thought he and Janosh would get along
The following dialogue actually contradicts the first Kubyenka’s description of Janosh while immediately connecting appreciation for female body and sex solely to Adder.
Henry: I’m already liking this Janosh. I think we’ll get along well.
Kubyenka: Janosh? Why?
Henry: I like girls. I like looking at them, and if they want, I have a little fun with them.
Kubyenka: Then you can shake hands with Adder. He would get himself killed just to get his prick wet.
In contrast, picking “I like good food” option will unlock this dialogue:
Henry: I’m already liking this Janosh. I think we’ll get along well.
Kubyenka: Janosh? Why?
Henry: I like good food, too. Life is always better with a full stomach.
Kubyenka: You two will surely get along then!
What implies Henry won’t bond with Janosh over women and sex with them but they would get along just fine because of food.
Thus the “women” part in the first description of Janosh as a man enjoying “Wine, women and song!” seems to be more a figure of speech than an actual Janosh’s interest in sex. Janosh called himself “a decent Christian” and one whose cock is “not for just anybody!”. Implying that Janosh doesn’t consider himself someone prone to have casual sex, the way for example, Adder is.
Kubyenka’s words are our first clue about the vital difference and simultaneous strong connection shared between Janosh and Adder. The further the story went, the more noticeable is how Janosh's sexual experiences (especially in regard to women but not only) or any interest in sex seems to happen mainly by proxy through Adder.
Before we will dwell more into source material, please keep it in mind this thesis is based on the content I managed to access so far. As KCD2 has a rich amount of dialogues and character interactions, I’m too well aware there are plenty of options I may yet not discover but which could potentially verify and refute the current thesis.
There are few exceptions when Janosh talked about sexual activity in regard to his own person AND ADDER WAS NOT INVOLVED. Two happened with Henry.
First, as one of dialogue options, when Janosh was still kept in the stocks and Henry offered to talk to Bailiff to free the imprisoned man:
Henry: Maybe I can talk the bailiff into letting you go.
Janosh: Yeah, sure. While you doing that, tell him to send wife here to suck my cock, hey?
From the context of the situation, Janosh used the sexual activity as a very vulgar way to express what he thought about Henry’s idea. As in, the chance Henry talked bailiff into letting Janosh free was as good as persuading bailiff to order his wife to perform oral sex on the convicted man. Which meant, no chance at all.
The second example comes from misunderstanding:
Janosh: You want my sausage? You never find better!
Henry: What are you blabbering about? What sausage?
Janosh: Proper one! Full of goodness! Maybe not smell so good, but taste good when you hold nose!
Henry: Please tell me you’re talking about food…
Janosh: Yeah, I talk about sausage, what else? Janosh’s sausage… Ah, I see! You think I means big, huge salami in my hose, hey? Haha! He is not for just anybody! Me, I am decent Christian!
There is also Janosh and Katherine’s dialogue, in which Janosh may genuine admire Katherine’s beauty, however their interaction (similar to some other dialogues and his claim “But Janosh can skin the hare better, even blindfold” than her) are not free from some tension or even passive-aggressive vibe. Janosh and Katherine’s dialogues can be seen here.
Katherine: Can’t you fetch wood at least. Or are you just going to sit around gawping all day?
Janosh: No, better I just admire your beauty.
Katherine: What about water? Hm?
Janosh: Anybody who get hit by the Cupid’s arrow, he feels no hunger, no thirst.
Katherine: One more word and you’ll be hit by a bucket of slops.
Janosh: Ah, Katie, Katie… Such pretty face, but ugly words!
(In game’s dialogue files, I found also Janosh’s most likely one of greetings / response to bad weather that goes like this:
<bffhans_uher_najlepsieogz>The best thing would be to find a nice warm place with a bottle of something good… and a pretty wench, haha… ||| Best thing is find nice warm place, nice cold beer and nice hot wench, hey?
in which the second version fits Janosh’s specific speech patterns but as I did not remember hearing it in available on YouTube Janosh’s voice lines and have no idea when - or if ever it was used in the game - and in what context Janosh would say it, please take it with a grain of salt.)
As was said before, Janosh is not prone to have casual sex. At the same time, there is no outrage at Henry - who, if dialogue happens right away after saving Uher’s life, is still a stranger at this point of story - for thinking Janosh offered him sex as payment for saving life, when generally speaking any sexual act for anything other than having children was considered a sinful activity at the best, or sodomy at the worst in the medieval times. What is even more important - Janosh actually needed a moment to figure out what Henry thought his offer could be but overall was quite amused by the misunderstanding. As I assume, because such a thing still happens between food-focused Janosh and sex-focused Adder too, if their background dialogue is anything to go by.
Otherwise, it seems like Adder is a constant part of Janosh’s involvement with widely understood sex.
Now, on one hand, this is an understanding situation: A) the Pole likes to talk about sex and B) Janosh is the person to whom Adder talks the most as only Janosh understands and speaks Polish. However! Janosh’s interaction with other characters is not limited by language barrier (the way Adder’s interactions are) so there is no reason for him to not discuss sex/women with his comrades and allies besides a lack of will or interest.
For example, before the attack on Malashov, Janosh and Kubyenka sat at the centre of the group with Brabant and Godwin. Janosh was telling some story involving a man and drinking. Adder kept a noticeable distance from the group.
After capturing von Bergow, Janosh and Dry Devil were seen together, making fun of Brabant and how he almost got himself killed while shooting from the cannon. Adder was not seen around.
Immediately after Adder’s death, Janosh isolated himself from the group out of grief. During the siege of Suchdol, we could see Henry, Kubyenka, Samuel, Musa and Godwin spending time together and talking about women (both Czech women and those from Musa’s homeland). Janosh, as far as my research went, talked with Kubuenka about Adder fucking angels and/or demons, only once(?) saying he is hungry like Italian whore (I will talk more about it in next part).
What gives the impression that Janosh doesn’t talk much about sex if Adder is not around and will rather discuss Adder’s sex (after)life with Kubyenka than talk about women with other male characters (though this may be fault of game mechanics as Janosh stayed in kitchen for most od the siege and in-universe there is Janosh's post-Adder death depression to take into account). What is also important to note, Janosh is not always willing to talk with Adder about sex either.
For example, during storming enemy’s fortress, Janosh was irritated by Adder’s behavior including yapping about being ready for good fuck in the middle of battle:
Polish version:
Adder: Już dojrzałem, by sobie pochędożyć, także do roboty!
Janosh: Wkurwiasz mnie. Chuj z ciebie i wkurwiasz mnie!
English version:
Adder: I’m ready for some good fucking so get back to work!
Janosh: You piss me off! You’re a dick and you piss me off!
Please note, Janosh is speaking here in Polish.
Or when Henry asked Janosh and Adder about their opinion of captured von Bergow and Adder, in his native language, showed sexual interest in Rosa - Janosh called his friend a pig and called Rosa an ally not hostage, most likely demanding some respect for the woman and/or making it clear to Adder the she is off limits. Adder remarked the girl could “repay” her saviors, and Janosh did not join in such fantasies, but kept Adder’s words from Henry - who may or may not romance Rosa at this point, depending on the player's choice.
Henry: How does von Bergow seem to you? He’s not nearly as threatening now…
Adder: I don't give a damn about von Bergow. But the cute little dove he kept in his cage would be worth the sin. Pretty and young. Virtue itself. But get her in your bed and you'll be glad to see another morning. You can tell just by looking at her!
Janosh: She Ruthard's daughter, you pig. No hostage, she on our side!
Adder: All the better! We're her saviours. If she's well-bred, she should repay us all.
Henry: Is he talking about Rosa?
Janosh Uher: Ehh? He just say she is… very fine lady. No more!
So although Janosh willingly listens and jokes with Adder about widely understand sex, there are moments he does not appreciate his friend’s sexual libido and won't play along.
So far, my impression of Janosh is that he rarely mentions sex in regard to his own person but through the game jokes and talks with Adder about sex or talks about Adder’s sex life on different occasions.
And because Janosh and Adder are inseparable for most of the story events and thus have a lot of screentime together, I’m leaving their interaction for the next part.
