#this man is as beautiful as he is problematic which means he looks like adonis you feel

[mariesoliver]

May god forgive me but my ex just posted a pic with a caption about his family back home struggling and needing support and i shoved that screen right into my face nose to pixels just staring at this man's gorgeous gorgeous face like the jawline was jawlining the curls were curling the eyes were eyeing ughhhhh

[swingjazzbear]

Firm believer that Adonis has much more experience dating than implied. tw; social politics

All of Adonis' power level is hidden because he is constantly speaking his third learned language, is in a country which culture is very different from his home one, and his imposter syndrome forcing himself to fit in as much as possible to the local expectations.

Adonis home country is heavily influenced by Islam and Judaism. As mentioned before, his home country is (problematically) as vague and generic as possible, but I always try to fill in the blanks, and/or think about how he has become the best man, the top tier human being he is today.

The criticism around Islam and Judaism is heavily on its treatment of women. However, Adonis' sisters are referenced to be very bold and outspoken. I really enjoy their portrayal in many fanarts and it has become my definitive headcanon for them: amidst a very conservative culture, Adonis and his sisters were raised with progressive values. His sisters are independent, strong queens (just like he is a king) who have similar type of friends. This makes Adonis used to be around girls around his age who are more confident about what they want.

Going the route of Adonis fitting the generalized stereotype, towards men, Islam and Judaism roughly does not care about what men do with their sexuality. It is rather machismo, with the double standard of men dating around being looked up as a win when it is not the case for women who do the same. I believe Adonis' father has taught his son how to treat the opposite gender with respect, but still in his social situation outside his family, Adonis must have been exposed to it, especially as he plays music and has been singing for years: he has been hella partying.

Adonis is a very beautiful man. He has the aesthetic of a prince of his home country. With his power level at his full potential over there, I imagine him to have been overwhelmingly popular with women, thus the increased teasing of his sisters as he does not really grasp where it comes from: he is just naturally very charismatic (thus why he is a great idol). When his sisters mention Adonis never understanding girls, I picture that it is because Adonis' greysexuality strike: he does not see attraction the same way, and having not explored it yet he does not grasp others' desires, sexual AND romantic. This is how I see his sisters' comments that he is so bad with girls, he hurt people who are interested in him without knowing it because he's dense about it. He also heavily tended in the past to go with the flow when it comes to dating, as he believed it'd make the other person happy (no matter their gender!), when he'd just be emotionally closed despite kissing or holding someone back.

It becomes even more convoluted due to his very complicated social situation and the fact that the average Japanese girl is severely different from the ones he is used to. Still, it is Adonis, so he basically acts with girls the same he does with anyone, with respect and emotional openness... which is how he might break hearts too.

Definitely Adonis is a character who to me has had so much experience in every field possible before coming to Japan. Him being very polite, kind and not showy in the middle of the most dramatic bois in the universe does not mean he is ignorant, far from it. From his background and brief mentions of characters reminding themselves of where he comes from, such as his family's power, Adonis is such a gentle person others easily forget he's had struggle and worldly experiences on par with the most veteran characters such as Rei and Tatsumi.

[stanleygajete]

THE SOCRATES’ WARNING (The true philosophy of writing)

(Theme: Journalism, writing, media, information)

Writing is one of the four basic macro skills of human towards learning. It is one of the hardest, and that’s true, because it requires a special kind of training, even if your parents are good in writing, and you inherit those characteristics. These four learning are part of human language skills. Listening and reading are known as ‘receptive’ skills while speaking and writing are known as ‘productive’ skills. Let’s take a very short tour in human learning. We as humans, we first listen to the surrounding movements and sounds of nature, before we mimic those, just like responding to the stimuli.

After we listen, we speak. We try to repeat the sounds we heard, until we develop the context of its meaning. And then, when we know how to listen and speak, we learn how to read. Since we developed the context of finding meanings from our surroundings, we understand it by reading those. After that, there comes the learning of writing. We think, and then we write.

Writing is a form of human visual communication since signs and symbols are recorded on materials. Before, humans write objects on stones, leaf, and clay to document the objects they see. All these things became part of human histories, of experiences, of stories. And so, that’s why writing is very important element of human learning.

In journalism class, it is always ask, “Why writers write?” and many would answer, to document, to record, to avoid forgetfulness, to express, to tell, to narrate, to lay down ideas, etc. But, I think writers write because the event happens only once, and writers need to write it because simply, “it isn’t there.” got it?

Well now, is writing “truly” helpful? If we know the reason now why writers write? Then what’s the use of writing? If we say, to record, that’s a fact. But writing in the real sense, creates forgetfulness, and that is yes. Writing married the instrument, and so reliance to this instrument is the consequence of writing.

And so, writing is...

Understanding the context of human learning, humans identify the meaning of an object after they understand the context. Writing became part of the medium, like paper, right. And when they are documented, they are forgotten, until someone or the person itself dig it out again. And so, once they are documented, the meanings are already forgotten, since humans are confident they are documented. The real sense of understanding was changed. Unlike when we just speak and listen, our memorizing skill is utilize. If we remember before in the Ancient times, Greeks listen to the leader inside the hall. This is the art of rhetoric. The leader shares his stories, experiences, and ideas, and listeners react to his. People have exchange of arguments until they reach the point of learning and understanding at a common point.

But the famous philosopher Socrates warned the people on the use of writing, as it deceives the people in true learning. It deviates the true meaning of understanding. The true universal meaning of learning, according to him is through listening and speaking. And when writing came in, humans, as natives of speaking and listening easily accepted the writing as a form of human communication, without knowing its consequences to them.

To make a sentiment analysis, let’s flip the other side of the coin. Socrates, the famous philosopher recounted to Phaedrus the Egyptian legend of Theuth, the god who invented “numbers and arithmetic and geometry and astronomy, also draughts and dice, and, most important of all, letters.” To quote:

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“…said many things to Theuth in praise or blame of the various arts, which it would take too long to repeat; but when they came to the letters, “This invention, O king,” said Theuth, “will make the Egyptians wiser and will improve their memories; for it is an elixir of memory and wisdom that I have discovered.”

But Thamus replied, “Most ingenious Theuth, one man has the ability to beget arts, but the ability to judge of their usefulness or harmfulness to their users belongs to another; and now you, who are the father of letters, have been led by your affection to ascribe to them a power the opposite of that which they really possess.

“For this invention will produce forgetfulness in the minds of those who learn to use it, because they will not practice their memory. Their trust in writing, produced by external characters which are no part of themselves, will discourage the use of their own memory within them. You have invented an elixir not of memory, but of reminding; and you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom, not true wisdom, for they will read many things without instruction and will therefore seem to know many things, when they are for the most part ignorant and hard to get along with, since they are not wise, but only appear wise.” (Phaedrus 274c-275b)”

In the exchange of arguments, Socrates pressed that written word cannot defend itself in dialogue, as it cannot express knowing. he believed that through listening, speaking, and back-and-forth discussion, true knowledge can be delivered. Socrates claimed, “Reading mere words, in his mind, is akin to looking at a lake rather than swimming in it — or worse, looking at a lake and thinking that now you know how to swim.”  It’s a point, right?

Take a look in this short exchange.

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Socrates He who thinks, then, that he has left behind him any art in writing, and he who receives it in the belief that anything in writing will be clear and certain, would be an utterly simple person, and in truth ignorant of the prophecy of Ammon, if he thinks written words are of any use except to remind him who knows the matter about which they are written.

Phaedrus Very true.

Socrates Writing, Phaedrus, has this strange quality, and is very like painting; for the creatures of painting stand like living beings, but if one asks them a question, they preserve a solemn silence. And so it is with written words; you might think they spoke as if they had intelligence, but if you question them, wishing to know about their sayings, they always say only one and the same thing. And every word, when once it is written, is bandied about, alike among those who understand and those who have no interest in it, and it knows not to whom to speak or not to speak; when ill-treated or unjustly reviled it always needs its father to help it; for it has no power to protect or help itself.

Now tell me; is there not another kind of speech, or word, which shows itself to be the legitimate brother of this bastard one, both in the manner of its begetting and in its better and more powerful nature?

Phaedrus What is this word and how is it begotten, as you say? Socrates The word which is written with intelligence in the mind of the learner, which is able to defend itself and knows to whom it should speak, and before whom to be silent. Phaedrus You mean the living and breathing word of him who knows, of which the written word may justly be called the image. Socrates Exactly. Now tell me this. Would a sensible husbandman, who has seeds which he cares for and which he wishes to bear fruit, plant them with serious purpose in the heat of summer in some garden of Adonis, and delight in seeing them appear in beauty in eight days, or would he do that sort of thing, when he did it at all, only in play and for amusement? Would he not, when he was in earnest, follow the rules of husbandry, plant his seeds in fitting ground, and be pleased when those which he had sowed reached their perfection in the eighth month? Phaedrus Yes, Socrates, he would, as you say, act in that way when in earnest and in the other way only for amusement. Socrates And shall we suppose that he who has knowledge of the just and the good and beautiful has less sense about his seeds than the husbandman? Phaedrus By no means. Socrates Then he will not, when in earnest, write them in ink, sowing them through a pen with words which cannot defend themselves by argument and cannot teach the truth effectually.

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So what writing is...

In today’s time. there are so many means to communicate, to record things, and to keep all these things, aligned and documented. So many people nowadays love to write, like me. They can express their ideas and feelings freely. But to flip the other side of the coin, writing leads people to forgetfulness in reality, and that is true.

According to Minnesota of Public Radio (January 2010), people always say texting is more convenient than talking on the phone, but in many situations, it would take less time to do it the old-fashioned way. Why not just call the person and get the conversation over in five seconds rather than continuing a long string of text messages that takes 10 minutes? It’s called efficiency. —

Nielsen study said that the decline in voice communications is well documented. “The fall of the call is driven by 18 to 34-year-olds, whose average monthly voice minutes have plunged from about 1,200 to 900 in the past years.

Ian Shapira of Washington Post said “Texting among 18 to 24-year-olds has more than doubled in the same period.”

The Nielsen Co. also notes that folks below the age of 24 text more often than they call, viewing the out-of-the-blue call as tantamount to an intrusion.

Take a look for example, a very simple situation. When you text your special someone, and you say ‘I love you,” it’s vague cause it has no emotions. You may read it out loud, but through the symbol of letters, it has no emotions, and so it’s not lasting. But... when you say “I love you” personally, and you heard it, isn’t it more special and worth remembering?

I do not say writing is bad. But, we just problematize the philosophy of it. Again, writing is the foundation of progress. Without writing, we don’t have stories of history. But, through writing, we tend to forget.

And I wrote this, so you may know :)