But is this a negation of believing something, or are you using a noun to say you believe in nothing? Is it Hegel or Heidegger's, or even the crude antinatalist nothing?
Does nothing noth?
I am almost completely uninitiated with philosophy but I see everything as ultimately meaningless and temporary. This comforts me.
then again, diving straight in is usually a good place to start
it's just not the be-all-end-all
Yeah. I do remember having some discussion about theory and tropes and all in English class. We at least talked about the Hero's Journey and the relevant history surrounding the Canterbury Tales.
It seems like the CC approach works better with history. That or they just didn't have funding or the time to cover backing theory and tropes well.
i identify as a Methodist Christian, but when i talk to other Christians at any length about religion it quickly becomes apparent we're not really on the same page about very much
well, faith isn't really an objective thing, so there can be lots of interpretations of the same basic belief
honestly one of my biggest complaints about high school literature classes would be that they don't really prepare you for university level because they teach you outdated ideas without any consideration of developments in the latter half of the 20th century
media studies gets a lot of flak, but A-level media does introduce you to basic semiotics, which is an extremely valuable thing to know about before you study lit at uni
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
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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 know, my sister once asked me why Windows drive letters start from "C" instead of "A"
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
The fundamental big mistake with every fictional medium is mistaking form for function.
care to elaborate?
Fable, for example. What was ostensibly a "hero's journey simulator" just ended up being a fill-in-the blanks of the various stages of the hero's journey with no real understanding of how to connect the events or why they exist.
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
Most of the computers I used as a kid had it set up like this:
The fundamental big mistake with every fictional medium is mistaking form for function.
care to elaborate?
Fable, for example. What was ostensibly a "hero's journey simulator" just ended up being a fill-in-the blanks of the various stages of the hero's journey with no real understanding of how to connect the events or why they exist.
That's not exactly every medium, or even every example of a medium. Narrow your scope if you are going to make sweeping declarations: "A common problem in fictional media, particularly interactive media, is that form is unduly equated with function."
Yeah, that's an MS-DOS quirk there. On single-drive machines (like, say, the PCjr), you could have a "virtual" B: that prompted you to swap the disk when needed.
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
Also the instructions for like every Windows 95-era CD-ROM game said to type "D:\SETUP" to run the installer, which relies on the assumption that the CD drive is always D:. It's not.
Anyway, I gotta run. Got an appointment with my job coach, then I'm off to school. Talk to y'all later!
The fundamental big mistake with every fictional medium is mistaking form for function.
care to elaborate?
Fable, for example. What was ostensibly a "hero's journey simulator" just ended up being a fill-in-the blanks of the various stages of the hero's journey with no real understanding of how to connect the events or why they exist.
That's not exactly every medium, or even every example of a medium. Narrow your scope if you are going to make sweeping declarations: "A common problem in fictional media, particularly interactive media, is that form is unduly equated with function."
I honestly can't think of a single medium where that isn't a common problem.
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
i remember floppy disks, but i wasn't aware of details like file paths when i was that young
I used to play on my mother's work computer as a kid (she worked from home) and I saved my mspaint stuff to floppy disks a lot (because hard disk space was still at a premium back then)
So I pretty quickly got used to clicking on the "3½" Floppy (A:)" icon
I remember clicking on the floppy icon and then having to wait a few seconds because WHY CAN'T IT READ THE DISK INSTANTLY DOESN'T IT REALIZE WE'RE ALL RUNNING OUT OF TIME ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHH
I honestly can't think of a single medium where that isn't a common problem.
How so? Name me examples in a couple of different media.
Also, I was less taking issue with the assertion that this is a problem with different media than that your wording implied that all fiction is flawed in this way, not individual examples. Additionally, I am still not entirely sure what you mean.
I honestly can't think of a single medium where that isn't a common problem.
How so? Name me examples in a couple of different media.
Also, I was less taking issue with the assertion that this is a problem with different media than that your wording implied that all fiction is flawed in this way, not individual examples. Additionally, I am still not entirely sure what you mean.
I'm saying that it's one of the most prevalent problems in fiction, and that a lot of other problems refer back to it some way. I didn't intend to imply that all fiction, period, is flawed in this way, just that a good portion of time, if a work is flawed, mistaking form for function is part of the problem.
I'm saying that it's one of the most prevalent problems in fiction, and that a lot of other problems refer back to it some way. I didn't intend to imply that all fiction, period, is flawed in this way, just that a good portion of time, if a work is flawed, mistaking form for function is part of the problem.
That's an interesting position, but I would like you to elaborate on what you mean.
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i'm not sure about that, anymore
i worry that resting my happiness on vague metaphysical beliefs is probably unwise
well, faith isn't really an objective thing, so there can be lots of interpretations of the same basic belief
i mean even us nonbelievers do that
true enough
care to elaborate?
media studies gets a lot of flak, but A-level media does introduce you to basic semiotics, which is an extremely valuable thing to know about before you study lit at uni
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Troll 2
Birdemic
Manos: The Hands of Fate
no, of course not.
Oh no, not a dictator, how will Amestris deal with such a change of pace?!
Granted, considering what the last dictator did...
wasnt that great, even untentionally
it was just
eh
then you don't need to worry about whether or not it's wise.
it's unwise to try and assert a belief onto others
but it isn't unwise to just believe
is it a type of car
i didn't realize i stumbled into a retirement home
later, gramps
*skateboards away*
i think i will have to respectfully disagree
investing too much of your happiness in some assumed metaphysical fact strikes me as making yourself vulnerable
but maybe that's what bravery is, idk
A: – 3½" floppy disk drive
C: – hard disk drive
D: – CD-ROM drive (not newfangled CD-RW or DVD-ROM, CD-ROM) :P
I guess by the mid-'90s most PCs shipped with only one floppy disk drive, and they just skipped B: for the sake of consistency with older computers
i remember floppy disks, but i wasn't aware of details like file paths when i was that young
i don't think it should really matter what happiness is based on, so long as you're happy
unless you're like
a serial killer
then maybe you should find another source of happiness
going to work now