#idk it's interesting

[sawthefaeriequeen]

something something Daniel Larusso and John Kreese despise each other and have completely different worldviews, but both are drinking that Respect Women juice

[theirloveisgross]

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[peppertaemint]

There's an interesting thing happening with the whole recognition of Hybe's profit over skill strategy. Fans of the company are re-centering the standard for singing to that of the company's groups instead of acknowledging the problem. That feels like a symptom of the fake news/subjective reality context of contemporary life.

In previous decades, there was some consensus over reality. What I mean by that is, we could all agree on what a good singer sounds like. We could debate who was better or best, but the debate between good vs bad singers wasn't controversial. Now, we live in a time period where people's identities and communities are rooted in beliefs (not facts) about art, and if these beliefs are lost, so too are people's identities and communities.

I think tying your identity, self-worth or community to someone else and their art is dangerous. We risk skewing reality to maintain our status quo if we are too entrenched. Donald Glover's Swarm was a good satire and statement on this phenomenon. I think there are already a lot of real-world consequences at play.

[bidonica]

maybe it's selection bias but I was thinking of how post apocalyptic narratives in the Cold War era used to be set either in lawless urban spaces or in a deserted area wiped out by nuclear fallout while now the dominant aesthetic is nature reclaiming its place and engulfing and eroding human settlements

[popcornoncemore]

I want to cosplay Jehan Prouvaire, but I don't think anyone would know who he is. Alternatively, I could do Enjolras, seeing as I am blonde and I look like a seventeen year old girl

[vonlipvig]

i don't really read fanfiction but i've seen that a lot of people that do really dislike 1st person pov, and i wonder why. 1st person pov is a tool as helpful as any other if used well, and generally the option to use it has some thought behind it and not just because, but is that not really a problem in original works because you don't know the character to begin with?

i have no problem at all with 1st person pov but i can imagine that characterization problems in fics would be even more apparent in it (aka they would not fucking think that, and such).

[cassatine]

fun things: technically neither the Aegon nor the Rhaenyra coronation were attended by people who signed up for it... the crowd at Aegon's was rounded up at swordpoint by guards without warning so that there'd be a fuckton of witnesses; the people who watched Rhaenyra being crowned were family and people attached to her household, and while at least they were there willingly, they were there for a funeral, not a coronation

[ciderjacks]

Sometimes I’m reminded that in universe Chilchuck is an actually influential figure who like. Made huge advancements for his people and community. Like as in gave them rights and protections. And who is widely known by half-foots because of that. Like. He’s not just some guy.

Idk For some reason that just makes his role in canon really funny to me. Like this older, extremely important and accomplished figure is just willingly putting himself thru it for the sake of this random autistic 26 year old.

[frankierotwinkdeath]

Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her

[activemagnesiumcream3000]

tryna figure out what makes us intrinsically human since it isn't love, fear, empathy, intelligence, capacity for learning etc, and have come to the conclusion that actually maybe there is nothing special about us and that is ok. and really it is that or 9/11 jokes so .

[imaginarianisms]

sometimes i think about how if joanna lannister was still alive how she would interact with sansa especially given her situation in king's landing.

[glorious-spoon]

i'm very picky about tv shows, but my pickiness has only an incidental relationship to whether or not a show is "good". it needs to scratch a particular itch in my brain at the right moment. do i know what the right moment is? no. do i know what the itch is? also no. i can be relied upon to get instantly bored of 85% of tv shows and then turn the remaining 15% into a central facet of my personality for 3-5 business months and even i am incapable of predicting which one it'll be ahead of time.

[itswilliamleonard]

i only own 1 colouring pencil rn but it's the perfect one for drawing her :)

[mc-pumpkin]

Drawing in a sketchbook with a ballpoint pen is so good for me because it allows me to just churn ideas out as I'm inevitably forced to make new drawings after I fuck up something

Drawing digitally I get stuck making 1 idea because it's so easy to just ctrl+z and erase mistakes

[yuri-puppies]

Shape-shifters, face-blindness, and "paying attention to others"

The shapeshifter is one of my favourite "monster of the week" episodes because it showcases how differently Laios processes social information than the rest of the party. It reminds me a lot of the strategies I, faceblind name-forgetter and eye-contact avoider, use to recognize people and learn things about them.

We see Laios clearly fail at recognizing the doubles through "standard" social cues that are perceived as "easy to tell", such as their clothes. This makes the team (unfairly, but understandably) weary of his ability to tell the fakes apart and even worried that he'd prefer the monster versions* over them. Nonetheless, he gives it a try!

...And is immediately overwhelmed. His lack of attention to social cues works a bit in his favor, though, as it makes it harder for him to fall for stereotypes that fool the rest of the group.

Instead, he chooses to rely on his strengths and use his investigation and animal handling skills to distract the shapeshifters, lure out the monster, and roll the most insane balls-to-the-wall intimidation check of all time.

If it had ended there it still would have been a great episode that showcases Laios' strategic mind and his strengths as a leader. He doesn't have the social skills necessary for the task, but he is clever and creative enough to use the skills he does have proficiency in to solve the problem*.

However, what makes this episode so dear and near to my faceblind heart is the revelation that Laios was able to recognize the real party members after all.

Laios is fantastic representation of how special interests actually work for a monotropic interest system. Having a special interest is not just about how much you like it and the need to know everything about it, it's a way of processing and filtering information. Laios' special interest is monsters: his skills as a dungeoneer and party leader are acquired for and informed by his desire to interact with monsters, as is his interest in eating them. He actually brings this up himself when comparing his interest in cooking to Senshi's.

And in this episode, we see that this also extends to his friends. Laios hacks one of the most difficult types of information for him to process by routing it through the lens of the special interest. And, because it's not something most people would notice, it works. He knows that Chilchuck wouldn't let his guard down around a potential mimic, that Senshi values a balanced ecosystem, that (my favourite) Marcille just isn't as thoughtful about monsters as he is.

It might not be what was expected, but it did the trick! And what's more, the narrative validates his way of thinking (even if Chilchuck doesn't).

[spoopdeedoop]

king and harbinger, old and young