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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
uaeaaie Link ParentSometimes knowing the right question is half the answer. Had I known a better word, I might not have felt the urge to ask :) Though I take from your answer that we should do away with the aspects...Sometimes knowing the right question is half the answer. Had I known a better word, I might not have felt the urge to ask :)
Though I take from your answer that we should do away with the aspects that make us feel superior, and hold onto what let us feel unique and fortunate, yeah?
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
uaeaaie (edited )Link ParentThanks for your wonderful followup to my followup! I'll have to mull over this for a while (and everyone else's comments as well, y'all have so many varied perspectives!). It's a good point, when...Thanks for your wonderful followup to my followup! I'll have to mull over this for a while (and everyone else's comments as well, y'all have so many varied perspectives!). It's a good point, when we were kids we felt as if we could do anything.
Weirdly enough reading your description of how the experience is common for many of us feels more comforting than how I imagine I'd feel now if being told as special (edit: the adult equivalent is maybe 'outstanding'). Maybe what made being special felt attractive at the time was actually the feeling of being well-supported.
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
uaeaaie Link ParentIn the context of the film, I guess what Dash might have gotten out of that was a sense of belonging, hanging out with other kids with a similar interest. In hindsight I think you got a point, in...In the context of the film, I guess what Dash might have gotten out of that was a sense of belonging, hanging out with other kids with a similar interest.
In hindsight I think you got a point, in the film superheroes everywhere have to hide their superpowers in order to fit in society. If everyone got superpowers then no one have to hide.
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
uaeaaie (edited )Link ParentFantastic question! I guess both, because I think the 2 forms are related. To start, specialness I think necessarily implies some sort of comparison. Maybe one rank higher than others when...Fantastic question! I guess both, because I think the 2 forms are related.
To start, specialness I think necessarily implies some sort of comparison. Maybe one rank higher than others when applying some metric (and thus "better"), maybe it's just a matter of being different when one has some features that the others don't. Someone may be special because they can run faster than most people, or be special because of their unique combination of life journey and decisions which provides them with a set of experiences not identical to anyone.
The egotistical version seems to suggest a more absolute attitude, maybe the person is the best at some metrics and extend to believing those metrics matter more than others, or maybe there's an aggregate metric than combines all the disparate ones such that at the end they'd still rank on top. The enlighten version suggests the person recognizes there are multiple metrics, that they're better at some and worse at others, but importantly, there's no ranking between the different metrics.
However, in either case, the person still come out knowing that they're special (and what makes them special). This distinction focuses on the person's attitude toward other people, but I think I was wondering more about the person's attitude about themselves. What does being special mean to you? What led you to adopt those metrics as what make you / someone special (or not)? Did your feeling of specialness ever change over time, if so how and why?
What prompted me to think about this question is getting randomly reminded that back when being a kid, I used to think of myself as intelligent and that made me special. At some point that feeling was lost to time, likely due to regular exposure to plenty of smarter people and work/life turned out as normal as any other people. If I were to sit down, I could list out stuffs that prove I'm smart and that I'm not, or areas where I'm better than some and worse than others. But the exercise did not provide any more clarity than before. Looking back, my believing in being special probably came from being told I was special by parents (but also maybe not, memory that far back is hazy). There's a sense that objective metrics are just red herrings and what makes something/someone feel special is based on something else.
So I think I'm trying to understand the feeling of specialness, and hoping that hearing other people's thoughts and experiences would help.
Edit: phrasing
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
uaeaaie Link ParentHa! I believe Syndrome would have something to say about this.Ha! I believe Syndrome would have something to say about this.
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Do you think you're special?
Probably a common feeling that many eventually "grow out of". So I guess the follow-up question is if that happened to you, what made you change? And if that didn't, how did you manage to hold on...
Probably a common feeling that many eventually "grow out of". So I guess the follow-up question is if that happened to you, what made you change? And if that didn't, how did you manage to hold on to the belief?
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
uaeaaie (edited )LinkHaven't checked out any new manga last week yet, for I've been catching up on anime source materials, -- Witch hat atelier | Chapter 99 https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10065/episode/367892...Haven't checked out any new manga last week yet, for I've been catching up on anime source materials,
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Witch hat atelier | Chapter 99
https://kmanga.kodansha.com/title/10065/episode/367892
https://weebcentral.com/chapters/01M21PSW752Z96CNXYED4JBJZ4Here's a cozy story about witches
The magic system continue to be the highlight of this series, and the latest arc probably contained some of the most impressive feats yet. On the flip side, it's disheartening to see Coco becoming more world-weary by the day, struggling to hold on to the innocence she once had.
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Tenmaku no Jaadugar | Chapter 41
https://mangadex.org/chapter/3efc6e48-c108-4423-a598-4a7f5f4ef4bcNow with less literal witches and more political scheming
We're delving a bit deeper into the relationship between Toregene and her son. Meanwhile, Fatima continues to be a menace to anyone around her, with signs of self-destructive tendency. Doesn't feel like there'd be a good ending waiting for her.
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Nippon Sangoku | Chapter 37
https://mangadex.org/chapter/9c112cc6-7ff9-4e90-83d8-cda1d8ee04b0/1And now a story just about political scheming
The anime ended pretty abruptly with how Denki swiftly turned the table on everyone with barely an explanation of how he pulled that off. Well I'm happy to report that the manga continued to ignore that! The plot carries on, but there are signs that made me suspect perhaps the story would revisit that plot point in the future. A reckoning might be brewing.
~ Manga corner ~
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Comment on Vote in this year's Fat Bear Week! in ~enviro
uaeaaie Link ParentSuddenly I wonder if there's a correlation between how fat a bear gets and how long they sleep in for hibernation.Suddenly I wonder if there's a correlation between how fat a bear gets and how long they sleep in for hibernation.
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Comment on 'Sayonara Lara' anime discussion in ~anime
uaeaaie Link ParentYeah I can see how the ending was jarring, they timeskipped through a lot of (possible) character changes. Grace mentioned a few time how a person is born twice. This is in a sense a story about...Yeah I can see how the ending was jarring, they timeskipped through a lot of (possible) character changes. Grace mentioned a few time how a person is born twice. This is in a sense a story about Lara's first life (literally trying to survive) that ended when she began her second one. So I think the ending was meant to show us that after the events, they went on to live meaningful lives and developed along the way as humans (but that is another story * wink *).
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Comment on 'Sayonara Lara' anime discussion in ~anime
uaeaaie Link ParentYep it ended, I didn't know if there were any production issues though since I also waited till it finished and binged.Yep it ended, I didn't know if there were any production issues though since I also waited till it finished and binged.
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'Sayonara Lara' anime discussion
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
A bit late to the party. How did you feel about the show?
The retro 90s artstyle is definitely the highlight for me. Really gave me fluffy feeling of watching anime when I was (more) little.
Though that look was not a straight copy but got updated with some slight modern touches,
like how the story is also an expanded version of the original fairy tale with a more contemporary view about love.
Now romance is not my strong suit so what I could glean from the story is pretty rough. How I interpret the ending is something like the beginning of a long-distance relationship, Lara went out to explore more of the human world she loves, while being secured that the connection she formed with her loved ones back home would remain strong.
A running theme of the story is how there's no one singular "true love". This was stated most explicitly when Lara saved Mari from the fish dagger, she yelled about how she didn't need true love but only to be "in world with you [Mari]". One way to interpret that Mari was her true love, but I think it's more interesting if she wasn't "the" one, but that didn't matter because Lara cared about her enough to go through the struggle for her, and that was enough to dispell the curse.
Another point for this being how the mermaids' light power worked is in Grace flashback, we was shown that Rigmore loved Rowan enough that her light could keep the kingdom alive as what everyone wanted, but she also loved Grace enough to come rushing and sacrificed her life for her. So which love was more "true"? Of course both were, and that was okay. Lara desperately searched for an ultimate love but maybe what the light required was just that she loved something/someone strong enough.
Earlier the show hinted at it being about multiple forms of love when Mari's brother complained about how he would never be able to find love, but his grandma reminded him that she loved him too (to which he said that's not the same). The show made it clear enough that her affection for Luca was genuine (she mentioned feeling a sense of warmth when being with him that she didn't feel with other people). It wasn't necessarily that she loved Mari more, her feeling for Mari was just different. It's most straightforward to see the ending as yuri but I see them behaving more like sisters with each other. Beside, Lara is a grown-ass adult no matter how you interpret her age while Mari is still a highschooler so making a couple would be really weird.
Another reason why I think Mari was not "the one" of the story is the fact that we're introduced to her being curious about human artifacts first and foremost. If being forced to pick one thing, I'd say her love of human culture was the "truer" one and her infatuation with the prince (then Luca and Mari) are partly because they were a part of this culture she was enamored with. (This is how I felt about the original fairy tale as well. If the prince was meant to be her true love, it could have been more effective to introduce her starting out hating humanity, but this particular prince changed her and won her over.)
And so this ambiguous ending worked for me. She was finally free to live true to herself and explore what she loved most which is human culture, not just being with any one particular human.
Something I'm also curious about is the red/blue color scheme for the mermaids. There must be some significance to who was chosen as red or blue but I couldn't quite tease it out yet.
Someone said Sayonara Lara sounds better than Goodbye Lara so that's what I go with for the title :)
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Future in ~books
uaeaaie (edited )Link ParentI think it's worth considering that the 90:9:1 rule applies within subcommunities as well. If we assume those 74 people are "subscribers" then 4-5 regular participants are not that unusual. In the...I think it's worth considering that the 90:9:1 rule applies within subcommunities as well. If we assume those 74 people are "subscribers" then 4-5 regular participants are not that unusual.
In the long run I think it's not good for morale seeing things just gradually disappear over time, which could ended up beig a self-fulfilling prophecies (it seems no one are interested, so I shouldn't bother). Maybe if activites can be designed with natural stopping and starting points then people can set proper expectation ahead of time.
An analogy is a TV show with a set vision a head of time and was able reach the intended ending vs. having shows that just got randomly cancelled midway (which is known to ruin people desire to check out more shows in the future).
Another factor is if those 4-5 people are the same across the book club's run or if there're different 4-5 people for each book, this may affect how you design activities.
Sorry for chiming in without having joined the book club (yet), it's just that I have some things I wanted to try as well so this issue has been on my mind for a while.
Edit: a possible arrangement is each book should be hosted by the person who has read it. They'd be naturally already interested in the book, know what prompts to make without having to read it again if they don't want to. The different hosts can even check out each other's books in the "down time" if they feel like it.
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Comment on Tildes Book Club - Future in ~books
uaeaaie LinkIs it possible to set up automated posting like the weekly threads, but with customed titles and body text preplanned ahead of time? I imagine once a schedule is decided the rest can be automated.Is it possible to set up automated posting like the weekly threads, but with customed titles and body text preplanned ahead of time? I imagine once a schedule is decided the rest can be automated.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
uaeaaie Link ParentI haven't watched it yet, what is the show about? At first I thought it's an isekai but your spoiler has some complicated domestic affairs going on which I didn't expect.I haven't watched it yet, what is the show about? At first I thought it's an isekai but your spoiler has some complicated domestic affairs going on which I didn't expect.
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Comment on Little late but...anyone interested in fantasy football? in ~sports.american_football
uaeaaie Link ParentI would also love if there're some ways for those of us who don't play to still spectate and comment on the games. I liked when the Minecraft recurring threads still have people trying to...I would also love if there're some ways for those of us who don't play to still spectate and comment on the games.
I liked when the Minecraft recurring threads still have people trying to communicate via the comments instead of in-game chat since we outside could still "eavesdrop" in.
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Comment on 'Jaadugar: A Witch's Life in Mongolia' discussion in ~anime
uaeaaie Link ParentLooks like I need to check out Heike Monogatari then, brief search and it seems the two shows do have many similarity, even the painterly artstyle! Also agree regarding contrasting viewpoints....Looks like I need to check out Heike Monogatari then, brief search and it seems the two shows do have many similarity, even the painterly artstyle!
Also agree regarding contrasting viewpoints. Probably most explicit was the final scene between Sitara and Ogedei, hers was the modern scientific worldview (given the available evidence for the time) and his was based on ancient mysticism. More interestingly I think is that the geocentric model could be seen as symbolic of her worldview being more self-centered, and that she's the master of her own fate. While Ogedei's story about horses bound by rope suggests a more holistic worldview, that he, despite being the absolute ruler of the largest empire, didn't see himself as in control and everyone are influenced by greater forces.
Another comparison in this vein are the few times the story involves shamanic rituals. When the Merkit chief performed the ritual to ask the spirits for guidance, it was portrayed quite earnestly and he pretty much got the right answer out of it (that the Mongol would win). But when Boraqchin set up the ritual for healing Ogedei, we already know it was fake and the truth was poisoning following actual science.
There's a sense that the story may be more sympathetic to the indiginous way of thinking, that they may not be factually correct but can still provide insights, whereas having more accurate knowledge does not necessarily mean your actions are (ethically) correct. But if so then it seems to conflict with what the wash basin demonstration was about (pursuing more knowledge would help you figure out the right course of actions)? Guess I'm not done processing...
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Comment on Some disagreement makes groups more trustworthy, mathematical framework finds in ~science
uaeaaie Link ParentThis is not good, we're now over threshold at 50% disagreement, I'll need to agree with you and return to equilibirum.This is not good, we're now over threshold at 50% disagreement, I'll need to agree with you and return to equilibirum.
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Comment on Moylo | Classic cartoony game teaser trailer in ~games
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Moylo | Classic cartoony game teaser trailer
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No worries, I also knew you didn't criticize me because the point you made were very well articulated :)