#the measure of the truth

[infinitesofnought]

We sometimes go on as though people can’t express themselves. In fact they’re always expressing themselves. The sorriest couples are those where the woman can’t be preoccupied or tired without the man saying “What’s wrong? Say something…,” or the man, without the woman saying … and so on. Radio and television have spread this spirit everywhere, and we’re riddled with pointless talk, insane quantities of words and images. Stupidity’s never blind or mute. So it’s not a problem of getting people to express themselves but of providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. Repressive forces don’t stop people expressing themselves but rather force them to express themselves; What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing the rare, and ever rarer, thing that might be worth saying. What we’re plagued by these days isn’t any blocking of communication, but pointless statements. But what we call the meaning of a statement is its point. That’s the only definition of meaning, and it comes to the same thing as a statement’s novelty. You can listen to people for hours, but what’s the point? . . . That’s why arguments are such a strain, why there’s never any point arguing. You can’t just tell someone what they’re saying is pointless. So you tell them it’s wrong. But what someone says is never wrong, the problem isn’t that some things are wrong, but that they’re stupid or irrelevant. That they’ve already been said a thousand times. The notions of relevance, necessity, the point of something, are a thousand times more significant than the notion of truth. Not as substitutes for truth, but as the measure of the truth of what I’m saying. It’s the same in mathematics: Poincaré used to say that many mathematical theories are completely irrelevant, pointless; He didn’t say they were wrong – that wouldn’t have been so bad.

– Gilles Deleuze, Negotiations, 1972-1990

[priceysalt]

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Truth and Measure by Telanu: London Fashion Week 🖤✨️ | Mood Board

Note: I've been obsessed with this fanfic for the past two weeks. It's a masterpiece.

[another-goblin]

After 2.2, many people noticed that the first part of Ratio's "Doctor's Advice" isn't just a vague encouragement (to think about it, that would have been a bit out of character for him); it actually foreshadows certain revelations about the Dreamworld we only discover in 2.2.

It can't be a coincedence that the words "Death" and "Dormancy", capitalized and placed in quotation marks, are the exact words used to refer to that "Death "meme when we discover the truth about it.

It's safe to assume that he knows more about the Dreamworld than he lets on, and that note is partly a hint to Aventurine about what's going on. And it probably helped, judging by the fact that Aventurine somehow ended up in Dreamflux Reef after that.

So first, that really reminded me of what he did on Herta station. He basically slips into his teacher mode: "I'll make sure nobody dies. I won't disrespect your cognitive abilities by just telling you what's going on. I'll just direct you towards the truth because I know you are smart enough to ultimately get there by yourself"

And secondly, if that's true, if he really knows a lot about the Dreamworld, that would finally explain why the IPC sent him as a technical consultant.

The question is, what's in it for him.

At first glance, he doesn't have a horse in that race. I don't think he gives a damn about the IPC's claim on Penacony. He doesn't strike me as a fan of the IPC in general (his philosophy is "people should have access to education," and money never factors into it).

And they can't directly order him to go; the IPC bosses are not his bosses. The Intelligentsia Guild is affiliated with the IPC and probably sponsored by it, but they are not the same. (I had a little theory about the IPC financing his educational projects. So theoretically, they could use it as leverage. But it's an unsopported speculation on my part)

One of his goals could have been to study the Dreamworld, but I don't think that's the case because he could have just visited it as a tourist for that purpose at any time.

So, why would he agree to go on that mission, taking his valuable time away from teaching and potentially risking his life and reputation (by getting involved with the IPC's shady affairs)?

He's only there to help Aventurine. Currently, that's the only explanation.

[kirby-the-gorb]

[talictries]

my brother in christ i also love oscar

bro i just saw an anti piastri post and :((((

yeah his overtakes are a bit aggro but lando refusing to switchback until the last moment in hungary was also aggro but for legit zero reason. yeah, i'd be cool if lando could get max for the WDC, yeah i'd completely accept if mclaren made oscar the '2nd driver' and made him switch back positions for the sake of constructers/individual championships, but i also do think oscar would agree to it also if he was TOLD by the team.

he is a team player. countless races have proven that. but when the team makes a fuckass order like 'papaya rules' where racing each other is ALLOWED, then why tf would he NOT go for the overtake???

like gtfo if u hate on him then legit u must miss context cues in all other social situations. if he was asked to he WOULD. but if ur issue is that he rightfully overtakes lando lap one then bring the issue up to mclaren's overall strategy/racing decisions, not just oscar when he is literally just doing what he can with the information he's told.

also hungary switchback was fair enough. honestly, there would literally be zero issue of lando used his brain, switched back immediately when told then overtook on his better tyres to win hungary 2024. but lando didn't because he wanted to 'prove a point.' therefore, because of this and in reference to the compatibility of the 2 years of future races they have as teammates, mclaren gave back the position.

same can be said of monza. yeah sure, they BOTH didn't play the 'team game' of slipstreams and holding ferrari back, but that is because they weren't ORDERED to. f1 is ultimately an individual game - ofc of the chance to overtake is there oscar would take it, even if it wasn't the cleanest. but i completely believe if ordered to oscar would switch/make actions to improve lando's race. the fact he didn't, is ultimately not on him, but the team enforcing their fuckass papaya rules.

don't hate the player, hate the game. this anti oscar shit is pissing me off frfr.

if u all want lando to win so bad then bring it up with MCLAREN not oscar. he is a future wdc in my eyes, and so incredible i believe he will be the future of f1 after max's eventual retirement. sorry that he is better than ur faves.

[mirandapriestlyswife]

Tdwp 2 should have a scene of Miranda talking to Andrea over the phone and its heavily (so heavily) implied that they’re married and Miranda calls her sweetie or something.

MirAndy fans get some new fanfiction content and the original plot for the movie stays the same, win win 😍

[milliiie]

it’s that’s time of the month again !!! ( reading Truth and measure )

[i-was-today-years-old-when]

i learned that the smoot is a unit of measure named for Oliver R. Smoot, an MIT student who as a fraternity pledge was forced to measure the Harvard Bridge using himself as a ruler. A smoot is equal to five feet, seven inches. (x)

[this-geek]

So, now we've had the idea of you movie when do we get the Truth & Measure movie?/j

[koetjingwarrd]

You're my baby, say it to me...

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Truth and Measure by Telanu: Miranda's Mid-April Party ❤️✨️

Note: I just think these screenshots represents that scene from t&m 🫠

[mirandy-is-everything]

Was inspired by my tumblr feed to re read Truth and Measure… 😭😭❤️❤️❤️😍😍

How is Miranda simultaneously her amazingly intimidating and demanding self while also being soooo adorable❤️ #the fic of all fics🔥

(Also confession time- not only was this the first Mirandy fic I ever read, but i also read it before ever seeing the actually DWP movie or knowing anything about it)

[sseratonein]

Fuck it I'm rerereading truth and measure

[goldengrecha]

Sometimes I'm just existing and then think about Maxie and Archie

Because you know Pokemon is quite a lot about People And Pokemon And Connection. This coexistence. How People is glad to be with their Pokemon, and Pokemon glad to be with People. How this is base of whole concept. Without this connection we wouldn't have everything we have. That's the base. That's the thing that nobody touches.

And then we have Maxie and Archie. One of them loves pokemon, and doesn't like people. One of them loves people, but don't like pokemon. They're basically go against this Base of Pokemon. (They're stupid ok)

This is something hitting me so much like holy shit like aaughhh so much symbolism and how the true power lays in connection between Pokemon and people and how the best ending for Maxie and Archie is to connect again to try to understand each other and make Connection

[fellhellion]

so fucking mentally ill about the way miguel isn’t surprised by conchata striking him but doesn’t know how to react when she touches him gently….