I was not born as an intelligent, strong, pretty, neurotypical Japanese lesbian human with a predisposition towards literature, thievery, witchcraft, western-ness, and Romanian doll makers. My existence is pointless.
But again, doesn't it make more sense to have such an obvious sign on what needs to have a warning on it?
Well, no. A gun already looks dangerous by virtue of being a gun. The reason for an indication on a kid's toy isn't as a warning, it's to indicate that it's not a real gun so you don't attack someone coming at you with a toy.
Thought: The 1980s didn't really end until about halfway through 1991. The Kremlin coup, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", etc.
Didn't 9/11 mark the cultural end of the 1990s, too?
Yeah, more or less. And arguably the 2000s ended with the financial crisis and Obama's inauguration, but we're still less than a decade removed from then, so it's hard to tell.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Think of it this way: "Assume it's a deadly weapon unless it's explicitly marked otherwise" is a much safer system than "Assume it's harmless unless it's marked as a deadly weapon."
After all, a malicious person could always remove the markings from a real gun.
But again, doesn't it make more sense to have such an obvious sign on what needs to have a warning on it?
Well, no. A gun already looks dangerous by virtue of being a gun. The reason for an indication on a kid's toy isn't as a warning, it's to indicate that it's not a real gun so you don't attack someone coming at you with a toy.
I'm mainly talking about these warnings for children.
Think of it this way: "Assume it's a deadly weapon unless it's explicitly marked otherwise" is a much safer system than "Assume it's harmless unless it's marked as a deadly weapon."
After all, a malicious person could always remove the markings from a real gun.
Well, again, I'm mostly talking about children here but you could easily teach kids to assume it's always a deadly weapon but to also look out for (whatever the universal indicator is). But that is a good point.
I was not born as an intelligent, strong, pretty, neurotypical Japanese lesbian human with a predisposition towards literature, thievery, witchcraft, western-ness, and Romanian doll makers. My existence is pointless.
No.
But you are a transgender woman with a demented sense of humour and mad shmup skills. That certainly counts for something, even if you do not think that it does.
Who wants a pointy existence anyway? Anytime you'd try to hug someone like Pyridrym (This heaper was chosen for this random security test by a jury of 12 unbiased monkeys) You'd stab them with your pointyness.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
But you are a transgender woman with a demented sense of humour and mad shmup skills. That certainly counts for something, even if you do not think that it does.
Only twelve days and five-and-a-half hours until my birthday, Eastern Time...
In my most cynical moments, I find celebrating birthdays to be a particularity most uncouth activity, that the act of being is oftentimes is somehow given more precedence over other occasions which are actually indicators of a person's worth.
"Oh, you graduated harvard last year Sally, this day is the day you existed in the world"
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Spoiler:
Central Avenue loves Anonus and wants to show him affection
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Well, there might be people from the summer of 2011 still reading this
Y'know, one thing that's inhibited me as a writer is the fear that I don't understand people well enough to write about them
i think this is a valid concern, and i share it with regards to my own writing
this has nothing to do with autism or whatever, it's important for any writer to be able to represent things convincingly, proportional to their role in the story and their significance in readers' minds. Rapunzel might look like a space alien, but what matters is that viewers can understand her and empathize with her.
the story does not reside in the text, the text is a device for producing stories in readers' minds
having said all of which, we both have firsthand experience of being human; who's to say your experiences are less valid than your readers'? if some readers are too narrow-minded to get you, that doesn't mean all of them will be
but i do worry that i won't be able to write other personalities in a way that convinces
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
More people have said that and been killed than there are thorium decay products.
LA PREMIERE GENERATION Touhou 01: Highly Responsive to Prayers (1996) Touhou 02: Story of Eastern Wonderland (1997) Touhou 03: Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream (1997) Touhou 04: Lotus Land Story (1998) Touhou 05: Mystic Square (1998)
LA SECONDE GENERATION Touhou 06: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (2002) Touhou 07: Perfect Cherry Blossom (2003) Touhou 08: Imperishable Night (2004) Touhou 07.5: Immaterial and Missing Power (2004) Touhou 09: Phantasmagoria of Flower View (2005) Touhou 09.5: Shoot the Bullet (2005)
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Honestly, pointless is the way of the future.
In my most cynical moments, I find celebrating birthdays to be a particularity most uncouth activity, that the act of being is oftentimes is somehow given more precedence over other occasions which are actually indicators of a person's worth.
"Oh, you graduated harvard last year Sally, this day is the day you existed in the world"
That sums up my position on the latest Die Hard movie.
I remember those times.
...why did I stop?
this has nothing to do with autism or whatever, it's important for any writer to be able to represent things convincingly, proportional to their role in the story and their significance in readers' minds. Rapunzel might look like a space alien, but what matters is that viewers can understand her and empathize with her.
the story does not reside in the text, the text is a device for producing stories in readers' minds
having said all of which, we both have firsthand experience of being human; who's to say your experiences are less valid than your readers'? if some readers are too narrow-minded to get you, that doesn't mean all of them will be
but i do worry that i won't be able to write other personalities in a way that convinces
So we're in the future, but not the Star Trek version unfortunately.
Never go to the store again
*pops open FBReader*
Definitely takes you by surprise with the feels though
Touhou 01: Highly Responsive to Prayers (1996)
Touhou 02: Story of Eastern Wonderland (1997)
Touhou 03: Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream (1997)
Touhou 04: Lotus Land Story (1998)
Touhou 05: Mystic Square (1998)
LA SECONDE GENERATION
Touhou 06: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (2002)
Touhou 07: Perfect Cherry Blossom (2003)
Touhou 08: Imperishable Night (2004)
Touhou 07.5: Immaterial and Missing Power (2004)
Touhou 09: Phantasmagoria of Flower View (2005)
Touhou 09.5: Shoot the Bullet (2005)
LA TROISIEME GENERATION
Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith (2007)
Touhou 10.5: Scarlet Weather Rhapsody (2008)
Touhou 11: Subterranean Animism (2008)
Touhou 12: Undefined Fantastic Object (2009)
Touhou 12.3: Unthinkable Natural Law (2009)
Touhou 12.5: Double Spoiler (2010)
Touhou 12.8: Fairy Wars (2010)
Touhou 13: Ten Desires (2011)
Touhou 13.5: Hopeless Masquerade (2013)
LA QUATRIEME GENERATION
Touhou 14: Double Dealing Character (2013)
this is why I write poems, I actually finish them and am satisfied w/ them for like a week.