#Changing the Paradigm

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▪️Asked Twice▪️

Although they are only breath, words which I command are immortal.

~Sappho~

[heir-of-the-chair]

(*Aggressively sobbing*) Take what you waaant from me… I give it wiiillingly… the paradise valleyyyy

[tanglecolors]

Different but kinda the same

[i-cast-zone-of-truth]

So something I really like is how Thich Nhat Hanh defines love in Teachings On Love (I mean, it’s Buddhism, but that comes in a lot of varieties, many of which center concepts differently than this one, etc).

Any way. Pretty much the first thing he does in the book is explain The Four Immeasurable Minds: love, compassion, joy, and equanimity. None of those are defined exactly the way i’d have thought, from a culturally Christian perspective. And in more than one of them he stresses the importance of understanding the beloved. In fact, to the point that understanding is a PREREQUISITE to being able to love someone at all well. And seeking that understanding as a skill that can be cultivated.

What I’m getting at is: the more Zhuo Yichen understood Zhao Yuanzhou, the more he loved him. Even more so, the more Li Lun understood Zhao Yuanzhou, the better he was able to love him. Zhao Yuanzhou, although he came at his new friends with a lot of benevolence, hurt them by assuming about them instead of trying to understand. And that’s really real. (Wen Xiao was miles ahead of everyone with this skill).

I’ve tended to think, ok if I love someone I’ll want to understand them. But it’s really turning out to be that understanding is necessary for love that feels like love to the other person to be possible in the first place.

[aran-morinorea]

Shit paradigms plz plz plz

They go back over to the mirror. Annatar drapes himself over Celebrimbor, in such a way that it does look more like a hug than a headlock but that could very easily change. Celebrimbor turns his head to see what Annatar’s done, and -

On either side, he has very thin braids close to the scalp in the shape of an eye – no, The Eye. The rest of them are looped and piled at the crown of his head into an asymmetrical, abstract sort of thing that Celebrimbor doesn’t recognize, until he realizes that not all of Annatar’s jet beads are spherical. Down his sternum is a column of – that shape, exactly. Annatar sees him noticing it and smiles, satisfied and smug.

Celebrimbor matches the shape Annatar is wearing very well, now. Not a single thing in his dress – such as it is – or adornment marks him as a Noldo, or a craftsman, or a ruler. The only thing that it communicates is that he belongs with Annatar. That he belongs to Annatar.

[kithmet]

if you think it's queerbaiting then hey what the hell sure. i support you. you felt baited. that is your truth #YourTruth

[akimojo]

ok wait i'm curious to know what yalls go-to party is in ffxiii, because lightning-sazh-vanille always feels like such a no-brainer to me anytime i play and now i need to know if people think the same or not 👀

[alethianightsong]

Mother Nature is no longer banging on our door with climate change. She has broken down the door and is letting climate change piss on the rug, claw the curtains, and chew our leg.

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[sicklyseraphnsuch]

All that Said, Matthew

If you introduce a gun in Act 1, expect it to be used by Act 3. It's the standard Chekov play.

Likewise, if you introduce a paradigm changer in Act 1, would it have been narratively satisfying for the paradigm to remain unchanged?

Legitimate question

In my head, it didn't really matter what BH did, the moment Ludinus succeeded on the solstice, the world changed already. Even if BH sealed Predathos, the status quo was destroyed 60 ish episodes ago. There is no going back.

The only reason that it took someone - anyone - a thousand years to reach Predathos is because the gods destroyed/imprisoned/cursed everyone with that knowledge last time. That's how Aeor became a tragedy. Smart Lady shares all her knowledge with her city, so her city could no longer leave unscathed (like how the Dawnfather hoped)

Ludinus fucking ran a marketing campaign that would shame a Fortune 500 company. He made sure to let everyone know that a godeater exists and demonstrated exactly how to get there. Some DIY asshole with a chip on his shoulder could follow Luda's instructions and he won't even have to hate the gods. He'd just want the world to suffer.

unless the gods destroyed truly massive swathes of mortals, their best kept secret is now just out there for everyone to see. That Will In Fact Change Things

and to be perfectly clear, this post is not about whats good or bad or whatever moral high ground or metaphoric allegories that folks like to draw. we're talking the base structure of a narrative.

when Matt put down a paradigm changer in Act 1. Even if said godeater was never released, it was only a question of: how will the paradigm change? not how will we keep change from happening. because the other option was that Matt puts down a paradigm changer and he leaves an option where nothing happens.

no changes to the fabric of reality. everything remains as it always has.

would that have been satisfying narratively?

disclaimer: im not a 100% a fan of how... lukewarm the driving forces of this campaign is. could use more spine. more tension. i am a fan that the change Matt has foretold is finally taking shape. We have a direction now!! We're done lapping the roundabout! We can make progress!!

[wreckingball4good]

Change your brain to stop reaching for ableist language to describe your world

D*mb, st*pid, cr*zy, ins*ne, and many many more ableist words and phrases still dot our daily conversation landscape. This Disability Pride Month, show you’re listening by doing the work to use language that doesn’t perpetuate ableist culture.

This is a non-exhaustive curated list of terms and suggestions for replacing them in your vocabulary, as well as accompanying notes.

[tytoalbatross]

can people be normal about dorian pavus

[snixx]

me when i default to a dramatically different handwriting for every separate subject i have but have my notes for all of them unseparated and encroaching into each other in the same notebook

[aran-morinorea]

Oh my! Paradigms please!!

After a few moments, he raises an eyebrow and Annatar folds.

“Arverunya [my lord husband], please,” he begins, and Celebrimbor doesn't think he'll ever get over hearing that from someone who styles himself a deity. When he follows it up with, “I – verilya [“your wife” (formal)] wants you to fuck her pussy,” Celebrimbor almost trips trying to get around the table and between Annatar’s legs. He – she just keeps going, pleading in that soft voice for something Celebrimbor is at least as desperate for as she is.

[1introvertedsage]

▪️Judgement▪️

When we feel judged - walls go up. When we feel accepted - the entire world softens.

[gotardmusic]

"Change Paradigme"- Project of Balladyna and Gotard coming soon!

"Change Paradigme" is a joint project by Gotard and Balladyna De Tempete. Man by nature does not want to hurt the defenseless, and good changes have been present for a long time and are progressing - this is the message of this release in a nutshell.

The EP will contain five songs in which you will hear Balladyna and Gotard vocally and musically.

Premiere coming soon!

„Change Paradigme” to wspólny projekt Gotarda i Balladyny De Tempete. Człowiek z natury nie chce krzywdzić, a dobre zmiany są obecne od dawna i postępują – to przesłanie tego wydawnictwa.

EP będzie zawierał pięć utworów, w których usłyszycie Balladynę i Gotarda wokalnie i muzycznie.

Premiera już wkrótce!