gryfft's recent activity
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Comment on Do you have any game sub-genres that you have a name for, but aren't big enough to be "official" sub-genres? in ~games
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Comment on Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times (2019) in ~books
gryfft LinkThis is interesting timing for me, as I just finished reading it today. I'm pretty astonished by the book in a lot of ways. It tells precisely the story I thought it would, but the way the story...This is interesting timing for me, as I just finished reading it today.
I'm pretty astonished by the book in a lot of ways. It tells precisely the story I thought it would, but the way the story is told is truly something else. For a hundred and thirty chapters the tension just ramps up and up as Ishmael stubbornly veers off into literally any possible thing that can be said about whales.
It's a masterpiece of trolling, really. I was heavily reminded of the long scenes of sweeping the bar in Twin Peaks season 3. Moby Dick just isn't a book that would arise from any ordinary money-making kind of process. It's a labor of love that's thick with symbolism, scientific observations, and philosophy.
I really adore the story. It wasn't exactly easy to read, but it was really, really worth it.
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Comment on Have mass migrations ever happened for positive reasons instead of because hardship or lack of opportunity in their home countries? in ~talk
gryfft LinkTo some degree I think the answer is almost tautological-- people generally don't like uprooting their lives and casting their lot to fate if they have the option to be comfortable and safe where...To some degree I think the answer is almost tautological-- people generally don't like uprooting their lives and casting their lot to fate if they have the option to be comfortable and safe where they are.
That being said, I think a genuine answer to your question largely consists of gold rushes. Folks who see a shot at a MUCH better life-- the chance to literally strike pay dirt-- can go en masse to a place that gives them that opportunity.
From Wikipedia:
Gold rushes were typically marked by a general buoyant feeling of a "free-for-all" in income mobility, in which any single individual might become abundantly wealthy almost instantly, as expressed in the California Dream.
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Comment on Love songs about established, long term relationships in ~music
gryfft LinkHome by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.Home by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.
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Comment on J. B. Pritzker: the billionaire US hotel heir—and progressive? in ~misc
gryfft Link ParentHe played one on TV, and for America, that's enough.He played one on TV, and for America, that's enough.
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Comment on I’m a microbiologist and here is what (and where) I never eat in ~food
gryfft Link ParentI was confused too for a moment, for some reason I didn't connect the term "meal box." I kept thinking of styrofoam containers and being confused. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal_kit With that...I was confused too for a moment, for some reason I didn't connect the term "meal box." I kept thinking of styrofoam containers and being confused.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal_kit
With that context it all makes a bit more sense
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Comment on How can I get my engineers to accept being on call? in ~tech
Spaceteam! It's a silly version of this for mobile, which lends itself to a group of people frantically shouting orders at each other while simultaneously trying to repair the ship and implement the orders. If you've ever wanted to have your friends frantically shouting at you to INVERT THE FLUX POLARITY!! while you're pushing buttons and wiping sludge off the controls, Spaceteam is for you.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sleepingbeastgames.spaceteam
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spaceteam/id570510529