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Comment on Why has Enlightenment, the Scientific and later the Industrial Revolution started out in the "Western" world? in ~humanities.history
nekomimi Link Parentyes! i was trying to explain that very thing, hope my english didn't botch it too muchyes! i was trying to explain that very thing, hope my english didn't botch it too much
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Comment on Why has Enlightenment, the Scientific and later the Industrial Revolution started out in the "Western" world? in ~humanities.history
nekomimi Link Parentof course, when there was a background set up, it did developed quite a bit. but without foreign inventions there would be nothing to work with. oh, let's say, it would be way, way harder to go to...of course, when there was a background set up, it did developed quite a bit. but without foreign inventions there would be nothing to work with. oh, let's say, it would be way, way harder to go to space. you can't make something out of nothing.
for the better understanding, when 1917 revolution happened, the russian empire was not doing great. the country had endless wars. most places were very rural. people's life in the few big cities was drastically different from everywhere else. the electricity was an exotic thing. soviet union promised better life and people were on board for the revolution because they had it very bad under the current government. then when lenin won, bolsheviks said that they will build very conceptually new society and deconstruct everything. before revolution russian empire was somewhat like britain i guess, it was a class-based society. you had educated aristocracy and then you have working class. working class was made from former enslaved peasants mostly, and if you born working class you'll struggle, that was pretty much a guarantee. so the revolution was promising the revenge and justice for the working class who was suffering for 100s of years. after revolution who was on the top found themselves on the bottom. to be an aristocrat was no longer a good option, because bolsheviks repressed them ruthlessly. that means, the most educated part of the society was stripped of all their belongings and either killed or exiled (or ran away). so the regime got rid of the vast majority of the potential native specialists, because they were mostly a non-working class, and it was no longer acceptable. so the new generation of educated people must've been created pretty much from scratch, and when technology started bummed everywhere (30-40) soviet union had no other chance then to invite people from other countries to help, while telling people that they will come up with everything themselves, and show the rest of the world the new way.
i used that example because it was a literal attempt to create something new in the vacuum, but things doesn't work like that, so even that closed and unapologetic country as ussr had no other choice then exchange with other world, and then lie about it to maintain the illusion of exclusive and independent path.
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Comment on What game is your current addiction? in ~games
nekomimi Link Parentthanks you! i will check this out! this year is going to be good, so many upcoming exciting titles! starfield, bg3, cyberpunk2077 dlc, remnant 2, sengoku dynasty, the list goes on!thanks you! i will check this out!
this year is going to be good, so many upcoming exciting titles! starfield, bg3, cyberpunk2077 dlc, remnant 2, sengoku dynasty, the list goes on! -
Comment on Why has Enlightenment, the Scientific and later the Industrial Revolution started out in the "Western" world? in ~humanities.history
nekomimi Linkidk a lot about most of the countries but i assume that is our perception as europeans. i think every civilization teaches their version of who was the best and the most technological. the same...idk a lot about most of the countries but i assume that is our perception as europeans. i think every civilization teaches their version of who was the best and the most technological. the same historical period would be taught differently based on where are you from, i am sure of it.
the truth though probably would be based on luck and circumstances mostly. if you country has a winter, your nation has to come up with some technology to survive it. if you have a lot of countries around, you'll probably get lots of wars, so you need to improve your war technology or your civilization will be wanished. more technology - more domination potential. britains defeated native americans because they had guns, i.e. better technology, and they had it because they got the gunpowder from china, who invented it. so in this example if america was closer to china and it's people could develop trade earlier then european countries, world would be totally different.
another example, just how the history works. i am from belarus. it is a small eastern european country which was a part of ussr. ussr positioned itself as a very very technologically advanced country. it was one of the biggest propaganda points. several generations of post-ussr people grew with the idea that soviet technology was the best. ask anybody today, they will say something like "oh i had a fridge from ussr and it still works 40 years later". pretty impressive right?
but all these technology was not invented in ussr. the truth is that stalin invited american engineers to help with factory building and teach soviet engineers the technology. then he arrested these engineers and killed everyone who knew that the technology was foreign, and only today you can find some info about it. most people never knew and just believed what government told them - that the country itself is superior and came up with everything. -
Comment on Do you think life was better in the past? in ~talk
nekomimi Linki am absolutely without a doubt not nostalgic. i was born in a small post-ussr country, and i remember how it was back then way too well. i also remember what it was like to live without internet,...i am absolutely without a doubt not nostalgic. i was born in a small post-ussr country, and i remember how it was back then way too well. i also remember what it was like to live without internet, and pretty much everything good in my life happened because i gained access to it. the rise of technology gave me OPTIONS, something i haven't got for a while, and now i appreciate every second of it. i am looking forward to the future.
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Comment on I want to experiment with writing for video games, can you help me find a starting place? in ~games
nekomimi Link Parentfate series is very very big. i think if you are looking for the introduction to the genre, you probably should pick a stand-alone title, to get the full experience at once, you know) for example...fate series is very very big. i think if you are looking for the introduction to the genre, you probably should pick a stand-alone title, to get the full experience at once, you know)
for example doki doki literature club is one game, it is free and it is a perfect example of how creative you can be with a visual novel. but it is a horror game, mind you, so it may be hard to digest. if you are not afraid, this is the best option imo, doki doki is a perfect example of how much can be done with just text and a bit of 4th wall breaking.
another good example for the introduction to the genre i can come up with is offside. it is a small indie visual novel, steam link https://store.steampowered.com/app/942370/Offside/ it has: choices for the player; different outcomes; optional minigame (you can skip it) and it is quite short, so you can quickly finish it and get the idea. it is $4 on steam and you are playing as a detective - very common type of vns, so as an introduction title it is a great option.
but i don't want to scare you away from fate, if that's what you want) just keep in mind that this universe is huge, and if you feel like you need to do EVERYTHING it will not be a quick process. i personally never played the games, just watched anime, so i can't help with the best title to start.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nekomimi Link Parenti played ea of bg3 so much, because it is sooooo good. buggy, but good. the battle is everything i ever wanted, larian's surface mechanics are still there + 5e dnd stuff, you can improvise, you...i played ea of bg3 so much, because it is sooooo good. buggy, but good. the battle is everything i ever wanted, larian's surface mechanics are still there + 5e dnd stuff, you can improvise, you can exploit, you can be very creative, this game is FUN. and actually well-written too.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nekomimi Link Parenti think there is a chance that starfield will be somewhat connected to the tes universe because beople clocked the nirn root at the trailer of starfield)) if you are new to the series try also...i think there is a chance that starfield will be somewhat connected to the tes universe because beople clocked the nirn root at the trailer of starfield))
if you are new to the series try also morrowind and oblivion, skyrim is great but oblivion is a gem of absurdity and fun, and everyone should fall through textures in vivec in morrowind at least once in their life
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
nekomimi Linkpokemon go & ingress - pretty much staples of my life even though i hate all the new stuff (kinetic capsules are terrible idea, pogo moves to become a pay to win, etc). i still get the necessary...pokemon go & ingress - pretty much staples of my life even though i hate all the new stuff (kinetic capsules are terrible idea, pogo moves to become a pay to win, etc). i still get the necessary gamification outside, otherwise i would stay in my cave and never leave.
strangers of paradise - i am always looking for soulslike multiplayer games and this is pretty good. it is a final fantasy title, so plotwise it is of course painfully stupid, but the battle is there and even if you died on a boss you keep your exp and can even level up a profession. i can't stress enough how satisfying is that you can just continue trying to beat the boss and level up, that is a dose of dopamine i crave, so for that reason only i totally recommend this game. and i can play with 2 friends, and it has insane amount of professions to try, and some bosses are nasty but nothing impossible, and the pc port is actually working, they patched it already and it runs smoothly. i lost hope for wu long, and this game does for me everything i was expected to get from a team ninja title.
path of exile - diablo as it should be. and it is FREE. if you love diablo-likes and never tried poe, drop everything and give it a shot. the amount of content, builds, leagues - you have no idea how big it is and how well it is. for free!!!!!!!! i played for years and still think i didn't saw everything.
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Comment on I want to experiment with writing for video games, can you help me find a starting place? in ~games
nekomimi Linki think you can try to create a visual novel for starters. just to get the experience, concentrate on the writing and generate the imagery using ai, so you could make it on your own. visual novels...i think you can try to create a visual novel for starters. just to get the experience, concentrate on the writing and generate the imagery using ai, so you could make it on your own. visual novels are great for the plot-focused writing because it's pretty much only text. classic visual novel usually has routes - variety of the events based on player's choices. so if you want to create something with a twist, that's your genre. great example is steins gate - you can get totally different story based on your choices
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Comment on What game is your current addiction? in ~games
nekomimi Linki bought skyrim for the third time because i wanted to use mods only available for the anniversary edition. and i still enjoy it like 11 years ago. damn you, todd, you did it again. i also have...i bought skyrim for the third time because i wanted to use mods only available for the anniversary edition. and i still enjoy it like 11 years ago. damn you, todd, you did it again.
i also have some hopes for starfield, and i will definitely get lost in baldur's gate 3, i already have 300 hrs on the ea version.
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Comment on Tips for moving to a new country? in ~travel
nekomimi Linkif you are looking for unique places to visit, i recommend this website https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/london-england it's a list of weird and fun places outside of your usual tourist...if you are looking for unique places to visit, i recommend this website https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/london-england
it's a list of weird and fun places outside of your usual tourist destinations.
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Comment on Recommend summer anime in ~anime
nekomimi Link Parentanime list link https://myanimelist.net/anime/53393/Tengoku_Daimakyouanime list link https://myanimelist.net/anime/53393/Tengoku_Daimakyou
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Comment on Recommend summer anime in ~anime
nekomimi Linkheavenly delusion is the best show i've seen for a longest periodheavenly delusion is the best show i've seen for a longest period
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Comment on The art of translation in ~humanities.languages
nekomimi Linki am not native english speaker. i will never forget how one of my books (old english songs) had the introduction from the translator where he wrote that he not TRANSLATED the book, but REPLAYED...i am not native english speaker. i will never forget how one of my books (old english songs) had the introduction from the translator where he wrote that he not TRANSLATED the book, but REPLAYED it, because literal translate would not make sense. for example the original book had a poem, something like "the egg rhymes with the leg", in my language the word for an egg does not rhyme with the leg at all, so for each song the translator pretty much reinvented everything while trying to save the main idea. i think for the artistic translation it is very important
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Comment on Duolingo alternatives for learning Ukrainian in ~humanities.languages
nekomimi LinkIf you like videogames, lots of these have Ukrainian localization, list of upcoming games for example: Baldurs Gate 3 Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (also UA language will be available in a basic...If you like videogames, lots of these have Ukrainian localization, list of upcoming games for example:
Baldurs Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (also UA language will be available in a basic game)
Lords of The Fallen
Alan Wake 2
Frostpunk 2I am pretty sure you already can play games like Skyrim on Ukrainian.
how do i invite a friend? i can see the invitation section in my profile, it says that currently i have no invitations. how can i get one? (or several)