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F1 drivers favourite philosopher
(if they cared to philosophize)
charles - kirkegaard - twink4twink, catholic guilt4protestant guilt. the way he believes in ferrari is giving leap of faith.
fernando - nietzsche - obvious pick, the man believes in power and making yourself and being better than others.
alex - Buddha - no other choice, the man is a buddhist and i believe Buddha is a philosopher as much as a prophet so.
george - de beauvoir - i'm not saying this man is a feminist icon, however, i am saying he would deeply relate to making yourself into what the world needs and expects from you. "one isn't born a mercedes nmr 1 driver, but rather becomes one."
pierre - camus - aside from the song about suicide on his playlist, he get's that the world is absurd, and being at alpine is truly being sisyphus trying to be happy.
yuki - diogenes - the meaning of life being pleasure and pissing people off? yeah, yuki gets it.
carlos - aristotles - being unnecessarily detailed and stickler for rules? need i say more. (also i think i should be on top because i'm the best)
logan - smith - old school freedom, easy and straightforward, everything adds up with smith.
kevin - hegel - i don't understand either of them but there is a lot of chaos going on, maybe greatness if it could be translated in a way that makes sense for anyone else.
zhou - confucius - love and respect for china and the way of things.
lewis - sartre - we are so free it's a burden. keeps telling poor kids they could do anything they want if they just believed in themselves.
nico - kant - everything will be ok if you find and believe in your inner morale u know? also german.
bottas - rousseau - i can see bottas being a believer in humans being good, and nature being where we should be. the noble savage gives very finnish man vibes.
oscar - descartes - gotta cover the basics before you can progress. oscar sure thinks and sure is. also think he would really vibe with his interpretation of free will.
lando - machiavelli - the struggles of being a nepo baby is hard. but also he would like his humoristic and direct approach while tackling the most fundamental questions.
esteban - arendt - he loves superheroes, he would really like the concept of the banality of evil (and the implications that bad guys just need to be beat up)
lance - locke - as nepo baby he would appreciate the idea of the liberal constitutional democracy being fair, as a result of his relationship with his father he would believe in the idea of the tabula rasa.
max - hobbes - max intimately understands and respects the need for a hard, central authority figure. he also understands the underlying violence of human nature.
checo - augustine - checo is a catholic, that is all.
daniel - socrates - going around annoying people and being funny and never shutting up? it's a match.
#this is probably interesting only to me#truly uncovering new niches on this website#the grid as#post#i could honestly write essays on this
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Not gonna lie, this was all I could think of every time Sofia showed up
#bbc merlin#morgana pendragon#renegade nell#sofia wilmot#at first i was like “PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GIVE SOFIA THE REDEMPTION ARC MORGANA DESERVED”#honestly i could write an ESSAY about their similarities
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reminder that the only reason the "ADHD is actually demigod BATTLE STRATEGIES" and "dyslexia is DEMIGOD BRAINS HARDWIRED FOR ANCIENT GREEK" things exist in the PJO universe is because it's a very direct reference to early 2000s teaching/parenting techniques for neurodiverse and disabled children, which aimed to frame childrens' disabilities and hardships as a "superpower" or strength so that the children would feel more positively about their disabilities or situations. This technique has fallen out of favor since then for the most part since more often than not it just results in kids feeling as though their struggles are not being seen or taken seriously.
Yes, demigods are adhd/dyslexic (and sometimes autistic-coded) in the series. This is extremely important and trying to remove it or not acknowledge it makes the entire series fall apart because it is such a core concept. Yes, canon claims that their adhd/dyslexia is tied to some innate abilities, which is based on an outdated methodology. It's important to acknowledge that and understand where it comes from! But please stop trying to apply it to other pantheons in the series like "oh, the romans have dyscalculia because of roman numerals!" or "the norse demigods have dysgraphia for reasons!" - it's distasteful at best.
A better option is to acknowledge the meta inspiration for why that exists in the series, such as explaining potentially that Chiron was utilizing that same teaching methodology to try and help demigods feel more comfortable with their disabilities and they aren't literal powers. In fact, especially given Frank, there's implication that being adhd/dyslexic isn't a guaranteed demigod trait, which means it's more likely to be normally inherited from their godly parent/divine ancestor as a general trait, not a power, and further supports the whole "ADHD is battle strategy" thing being non-literal. It also implies the entire greco-roman pantheon in their universe is canonically adhd/dyslexic - and that actually fits very well with the themes of the first series. The entire central conflict of the first series fits perfectly as an allegory about neurodiverse/disabled children and their relationships with their undiagnosed neurodiverse/disabled parents and trying to find solutions together with their shared disability/disabilities that the kid inherited instead of becoming distant from each other (and this makes claiming equivalent to getting a diagnosis which is a fascinating allegory! not to mention the symbolism of demigods inheriting legacies and legends and powers from their parents and everything that comes with that being equivalent to inheriting traits, neurodiversity, and disabilities from your parents).
anyways neurodiversity and disability and the contexts in which the series utilizes representation of those experiences particularly during the 2000s symbolically within the narrative is incredibly important to the first series and the understanding of what themes it means to represent. also if i see one more "the romans have dyscalculia instead of dyslexia" post in 2023 i'm gonna walk into the ocean.
#pjo#riordanverse#percy jackson#analysis#meta#adhd#dyslexia#also this symbolism recontextualizes the relationship between demigods and their godly parents so much#particularly Percy and Poseidon and the whole ''I'm sorry you were born thing'' like DAMN that's an ENTIRE DIFFERENT IMPLICATION#honestly in general the first series' meta analogy of being a demigod as symbolism for being neurodiverse/disabled ROCKS SO HARD#that's SO COOL and im SO SAD NOBODY EVER TALKS ABOUT IT#i could write a whole essay on that alone like COME ON GUYS#can we PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE COOL DISABILITY METAPHORS....#anyways i didnt proofread this cause. re: dyslexia so if it doesnt make sense dont worry about it#i can try to explain further in supplementary posts if people so wish
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The secret to enjoying life is to hold onto the kid inside you.
happy birthday gintoki ~
#happy naruto/gintoki/reigen/nishinoya day to those who celebrate#it's still 9th for me but everyone's posting their gintoki stuff today so im doing it too <3#happy birthday to the only protagonist ever my number one fav gintokiiiii#i could write a whole essay about how much i love this loser omg but honestly no character has ever made me laugh and cry more than gintoki#love him so so so so much#gintama#sakata gintoki#gintamaedit#fyanimegifs#shounenedit#anisource#animangaboys#bluee
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Redeath by the Mechanisms is one of those songs that I think is always going to haunt me. The first time I heard it and actually paid attention to the lyrics it instilled a kind of strange cosmic awe and a jealousy that I hadn’t come up with something so hauntingly disturbing first.
It’s like. A planet falls into its sun, and unfurls giant fiery wings, revealing itself to be an unfathomably enormous eldritch creature. It steals the sun as its own, before flying off into the void to presumably go back into a kind of hibernation as a planet for millennia before it ‘dies’ once more. Millions of creatures will likely learn to call it home without ever guessing at its true form. What is it? Where does it come from? Are there more? We don’t know! These immortal space pirates saw it once, because it operates on a timeframe that is impossibly long even for them, and the universe is so vast that they may never see it again. So instead, they write a haunting song about it. To keep some record of this impossible being and its strange beauty. You cannot understand it, so you may as well admire it.
#also the toy soldier’s voice is beautiful#honestly i could write essays about all their songs#all of them are so good#the mechanisms#redeath#tales to be told
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"Greet the world with open arms!"
"Polites..."
#polites#epic the musical#epic the musical fanart#the underworld saga#The cyclops saga#I could write a whole essay on Polites' unwavering belief in finding the best in people despite the fact that he suffered at war for#10. Whole. Years.#Honestly he is my idol#What an icon#Why he have to go and get pancaked :((#I was originally only gonna post the second one but I got wayyyy too attached to unghostified polites#Story of my life#Tw blood#tw implied death#My art
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Things I make for myself when insomnia kicks in
Just a chart about what I wanna change up and keep consistent in my art - I mainly wanna draw Raph with a tail because he deserves one, it fits too well. Donnie gets a long tail too because I didn’t realize how dino-like he looks until I gave him one, and now it’s a must for me haha.
#rottmnt#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles#rottmnt headcanons#note these are veryyy much for my own art so by all means ignore this completely for your own unless it resonates#these are just my personal headcanons#I’ve been getting more and more fond of the turtles having tails - especially Raph whose design honestly feels more complete with one#I also am now attached to Donnie having a long tail too because 1) he looks cute with one and it really works for him and-#2) I LOVE giving the Brains and Brawn duo more stuff in common#I could write an essay about how many things Brains and Brawns duo has in common in general#but also portal duo as well!!#we already know that Mikey and Leo look a LOT alike#so I think it’s cute when Raph and Donnie have stuff like that in common with each other too#like how canonically Donnie’s sclera are on the yellow side like Raph’s#anyway I’m sorry if this is a random post I am very tired and still have not slept#ALSO yeah i wanted an excuse to doodle April it’s been too long i missed her#I’m excited to finish this comic up to show the OTHER reason I gave Donnie a long tail#I made this in like five minutes because working on my comic was not working out#also Draxum totally has a tail he’s a sheep#I lean away from Mikey and Leo having longer tails mainly because their designs are already so busy#with all the colors and shapes present on them#so to me longer tails kinda takes away a bit#meanwhile Raph and Donnie are more monochrome in comparison so I feel like tails only help them?#I think as well Donnie’s torso/carapace being on the shorter side makes a tail balance him out#(me trying to justify the visual gag im putting into the comic for literally only two panels)#didn’t draw the caseys because I am tiredddd#and they would have just ended up where April is anyway
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Some top tier Caduceus quotes I've been thinking about in these Downfall times. Something about how so much of Ludinus' position seems to rest on revenge. Showing Bells Hells the squabbling of the gods as they debate what to do about Aeor, and asking 'You can just watch bad people get away with it?'
It doesn't matter if the gods were wrong for their choices. Killing them won't bring back Aeor and it won't stop the violence that Ludinus and the Ruby Vanguard have visited on the world. I just don't see what it's for.
#I'm not good at writing essays so feel free to take this idea and run with it#I am waiting for Downfall to reveal something that actually impacts the situation now in 843 PD#It could happen! I'm curious to see what it would be!#it could also not happen. and honestly without a potential reveal like that Ludinus' argument is so so hollow and bitter#but. even if something relevant is revealed in Downfall#it doesn't change the fact that Ludinus is manipulating people based on his own desire for revenge#not to go on a tangent but now I'm thinking about Orym#people saying he's bent on revenge? no!#he's trying to make sure no one makes him again.#anyway#this is a standout moment from caduceus#(and I happened to relisten recently because it's ep 98 and I'm doing a parallel relisten)#and these quotes are just echoing in my head as I'm watching downfall#critical role#downfall#exu downfall#cr downfall#caduceus clay#campaign 2#mighty nein#nott the brave#veth brenatto#beauregard lionett
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i’m sorry but alex’s reaction to being shown a compilation of nude men and half-clothed male athletes on a french talk show is quite simply one of the best things i’ve ever witnessed
#also the fact that this is SUCH a delayed response#the clip had stopped playing a good ten seconds before 😭#i could write a whole essay about his expression here#but i won’t because honestly i think it speaks loudly enough for itself#poor baby was NOT expecting that in the midst of an innocent little taotu promotion interview 🙈#everyone always (quite rightly) flails about this interview because him and miles are so insufferably cute in it#but i’d never seen the whole thing and witnessed this little moment at the end 😭#alex turner#arctic monkeys#taotu era#the last shadow puppets#tlsp#my gifs#lulu posts
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"I will not judge you for what you are. Just as I will not judge you for what you've fashioned yourself out to be. Or what you've lost in pursuit of that."
"Rest Easy. Your soft heart is safe in my grasp."
"I am born of cruelty but that isn't all I am"
#GOING ABSOLUTELY FERAL OVER THIS DAEMON#how dare he be so right about so many things-#he may be evil but he is honestly very ethically consistent and even in some ways admirable#he does things no one else will for the big picture#he's not nice but in that way he is kind#I could ramble about him all day and frankly I just might write an essay post on him analyzing his character he's so good#loving vega hours#redacted audio#redacted asmr#redactedverse#redacted vega#redacted demons#redacted carpe deus#vega#vega fanart#redacted fanart#redacted asmr fanart#redacted audio fanart#redacted vega fanart#illustration#digital painting#vegaly art
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Every time I think about machine herald Viktor happening in the arcane universe my body vibrates at a frequency that could shatter glass
#its honestly becoming a risk to my health#i have so many feelings about that man and his arc#i could write a fucking essay#i could talk aboht him for days without stopping#maybe i will#but just know that when it happens#its over for you people#(this was in my drafts and is so relavent now lmaooo)#machine herald viktor#the machine herald#arcane#viktor arcane#arcane season 2
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and if I said for the first three seasons of cobra kai Eli Moskowitz harbors a devastating, almost hero-worshippy crush on Miguel Diaz that he refuses to admit to himself and it impacts a series of his motivations, especially regarding the way he treats Sam in s2&3
#Like actually ask me to elaborate I could talk about it for ages#I could write an essay on this topic#Eli moskowitz is simply so fascinating to read as deeply closeted and I pity everyone who cannot see it#Every day I think about how after the stairs happens Sam and ELI are the ones who rush over to Miguel#And then a cop has to push Eli away honestly it makes me sick#Like the whole “red hawk” phase is a product of kreese’s manipulations and also Eli’s deeply complicated feelings about Miguel#(And Demetri- different post)#cobra kai#eli moskowitz
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sorry if my rambling is not cohesive, but MAN i have so much to thank haikyuu for. hinata shoyo, in particular.
the first time i watched haikyuu, i remember that although i loved hinata, he gave me a lot of second-hand embarrassment (god forbid i accidentally get an authority figure's wig blown off). i loved his drive and passion, but i felt all twisty inside whenever he got humbled or criticized. i felt uncomfortable whenever he'd start rivalries with other players out of nowhere. but it was the s2 and s4 training camp arcs that made me realize why i felt that way; hinata was the embodiment of someone i was afraid to be.
it didn't help that i started haikyuu during the last month of my last semester. it was just one humbling moment after another. i made a fool of myself during a practical exam. i kept coming to my classes and exams late. i could barely study and write papers with the same energy i used to. i delayed and eventually discontinued promising projects. i just felt defeated, that i was not as gifted, smart, or competent as everyone made me out to be. i was so so close to giving up, but watching hinata's journey somehow turned me back around.
i hated being embarrassed. i hated sucking at things i thought i could/want to be good at. i hated the thought of other people saying negative things about me, whether those are rumors or factual statements. but all this made me do was run away, stay afraid, and miss out on things that could have helped me grow.
hinata though? he realizes his weaknesses, and actively finds ways to improve himself in the training arcs. every lightbulb moment and added skill is a middle finger to everyone who underestimated him. he reflects on the valid criticism that is given to him, even if it's hard to hear. he is successful because he has the right mindset that helps him through whatever life throws at him.
since i'm starting clinical internship soon, i'm so glad that hinata (and the entirety of haikyuu, really) brought back positivity into my life. even though the uncertainty terrifies me, i am so excited and grateful for all the learning opportunities i'll have. even if i make some mistakes, receive harsh criticism, or have a hard time, it is not the end for me. i won't lose my potential just like that.
anyway, i won't be playing volleyball anytime soon, but i suppose this is my "little giant" moment. hinata, you are so loved. thank you. <3
EDIT: hello to everyone who liked and reblogged this (or are about to), thank you for all the notes! i didn't expect this to blow up at all. hearts out to everyone who's in the same boat right now. i'm wishing you all the best! <3 also, i just attended an internship seminar about resilience, mindset, and goal-setting. i realized that hinata has what's called a growth mindset! it's worth looking up if you haven't ^-^
#haikyuu#stellarspeaks#hinata shoyo#hinata shouyou#THIS IS A LONG ONE. i just got emotional thinking abt hinata#and how he progressed throughout his journey#AND HOW HE HELPED ME PERSONALLY#honestly i could probably write an essay on this that's better worded and in-depth#but my thoughts demand to escape my brain NOW#so here we are#stellartheslp
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could you talk a lil on ur thoughts on the tma ending? I dont have strong feelings about it but im very curious of ur opinion? no need to answer if you dont feel like talking on it of course <3
yknow i wrote a big ol thing about it but to keep it brief:
truly i think the ending retroactively soured the show for me in general, and i generally think the show was at its best when it was episodic (which it entirely stopped being in s5), not married to the 15 entities (which it was by s5), and where jon was an unreliable narrator (which he basically stopped being in s5).
generally my "workshop" would have been to change the focal centre of season 5 from jon and martin who, imo, were really boring and not fun to listen to, to melanie/georgie/basira, all people who don't trust jon and who would have, idk, some kind of narrative push to hunt him down for ending the world. i think leaving us in the dark re jon and martin should have been the move.
also, as it turns out, im not a big martin guy. the martin heavy season was a bit much for me. purely personal taste. just wasnt a fan.
#i could write a whole essay about my opinion about jon and the way season 5 handled him but honestly if you want to spend 15 hours i would#just listen to i am in eskew
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It pains me to think about what exactly went through Jiang Cheng’s head when he found out about the golden core. The grief, confusion, anger, sadness and regret all racing through his mind in that moment.
Jiang Cheng thinking he made the ultimate sacrifice for Wei Wuxian all those years ago only to find out it was the exact opposite.
When people ask “why didn’t they talk it out in the end?” do you really think they could?
#I could write a 10k word essay on Jiang Cheng honestly#But this illustration will have to do for now ;-;#魔道祖师#golden core transfer#the untamed#mdzs#jiang cheng#wei wuxian
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I have thoughts about q!Cellbit and q!Tubbo.
These two characters from the very beginning have had pretty similar situations. Causing problems with the Fed, getting attacked, going on mystery solver on their asses, whatever. The interesting thing to me is how they're different, and how much they've diverged from each other.
When Cellbit was fucking with things initially, Cucurucho terrified him by chasing him with a chainsaw. From then on Cellbit absolutely hated the Federation. He tried to infiltrate them, figure out a way to take them down from the inside. He got kidnapped, and he half went along with the assignments given to him.
Tubbo on the other hand just doesn't give any shits at all, and makes it very clear from the beginning. He does illegal big things, goes against Cucurucho, and when threatened with a gun he's not scared. That mother fucker taunts him and runs away because he's not scared of death. Death in this world is not permanent, so he doesn't give a shit. He couldn't be threatened in any way that truly mattered. Tubbo briefly considered joining the Fed but decided fuck that, he doesn't give a shit about the Fed, and let's that be known.
Then Tubbo went and befriended Fred, talked to him and learned about the Federation slowly through a growing friendship and love. Cellbit was finding things out secretively, trying to be covert while also doing his job.
This is the major difference of where their characters diverge. Cellbit was isolated from the other workers, just doing his job and only interacting with Cucurucho- who he's hated sense he chased him with a fucking chainsaw. Tubbo was on the complete opposite of this. Not interacting with the Federation at all (other than Cucurucho trying to get him to stop doing illegal shit) while interacting and getting close to a worker.
Now we've gotten to the point where Cellbit has snapped, he doesn't give a shit anymore and he will kill anyone who says on the side of the Federation. He won't listen to reason, he doesn't care anymore, he just wants the Federation dead, and he'll kill every single worker to make that happen.
Tubbo is closer to the Fed workers than ever. His love is dead, he held a funeral for Fred where only other Fed workers showed up. He's vowed to help them if they ever need it, and they've promised the same. He still doesn't give a shit about the Federation, but to the workers, he's the Hero of the Village.
#cellbit#q!cellbit#tubbo#q!tubbo#qsmp#qsmp tubbo#qsmp cellbit#qsmp federation#qsmp fred#qsmp frubbo#frubbo#character analysis#honestly I could write a whole essay on qTubbo#or video essay#maybe i should do that#I also wanna go through the vods and put together a compilation of all the letters and flowers#this shit just lives in my head rent free
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