AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Would you rather live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?
Would you rather live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere?
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Onmyoji
HanGuang-Jun
Northern is more familiar, yet I wouldn't mind going to Southern. But the actual country would matter more than the hemisphere.
Murdergurl
will turn your insides into your outsides
I've never lived in the Southern Hemisphere.... so I don't really have anything to compare or contrast.
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
I am currently aiming for freelancing. We'll see how it goes.
Even if it fails though I have plans to use it to help me in other ways.
Northen. I can't really think of anywhere in the Southern hemisphere I would want to live in.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Not sure if I asked this one before, but...
Random question of the day:
How do you picture a perfect day for yourself?
Random question of the day:
How do you picture a perfect day for yourself?
Macintot
WeeWoo
Twelve straight hours of videogames in which I never get frustrated or bored, followed by dinner at my mom's house.
Onmyoji
HanGuang-Jun
12 hours sleep
8 hours playing games
4 hours practicing music somewhere outside, in the park/garden
Phone switched off. No messages. SILENCE (except for the sounds of games and music lol)
8 hours playing games
4 hours practicing music somewhere outside, in the park/garden
Phone switched off. No messages. SILENCE (except for the sounds of games and music lol)
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Why do some people refuse to critically engage in a piece of media?
Why do some people refuse to critically engage in a piece of media?
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
Can you define what you mean by "critically engage" in this context?
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Well, I recently saw a Facebook post about Star Wars being for everyone and that everyone is allowed to like things about Star Wars, including the sequel trilogy and anything else that Lucasfilm has made under the employ of Disney and all that. I discussed this with some friends on Discord, and one of them said that there is optimism and there is refusing to critically engage in a piece of media, like you don't want there to be anything bad about or something on that record.
Onmyoji
HanGuang-Jun
Sometimes people just want to enjoy something for the sake of enjoying and don't want to find any faults in it because then it would ruin enjoyment.
Daisie
Seared with story
Because they aren't critics and just want to enjoy what's on the screen, which is fine.
Murdergurl
will turn your insides into your outsides
Critical engagement requires a wholly other type of immersion into a (fandom, movie star, trend, etc.) For the casual enjoyer, it is more effort than they want to expend. Even for the more "knee-deep" indulgence, there is still the arms-length engagement of just trying to relax and enjoy oneself. Getting into the nitty gritty and dissecting the media in question requires a lot of time and focus and potential research. and I honestly dont blame people for not always wanting to do that (or not wanting to do it at all).
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Why do some fictional characters become more relatable as we grow up?
Why do some fictional characters become more relatable as we grow up?
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
Because we grow to understand them and their situation better. Sometimes it's because those characters are themselves in a more advanced stage of life we couldn't relate to before, or maybe they were written with a more mature audience in mind. Sometimes it's because the things that were supposed to be relatable or understandable about them were either too complex or nuanced to understand at a younger age, or perhaps it was based on some kind of experience we simply hadn't encountered at a younger age. One could also learn to appreciate certain things over time, whether in our own lives or simply in starting to comprehend the work that went into something, appreciating the technical feats of something whereas before we could only see the final result.
Onmyoji
HanGuang-Jun
I agree with Idea on this one.
Murdergurl
will turn your insides into your outsides
proba
Probably because we didn't have the complexity to relate to them in our youth
Rin okumura
pacifist by nature demon by birth
main reason i think we tend to relate to fictional characters is cause we can see parts of ourselves in them as there kind of meant to be a slat plate that we can recognize ourselves in think like link from legened of zelda why he's mute is cause the creator of the game wanted him to be basically an extension of the player making link practically the most relatable character due to the fact you can put yourself in his shoes when playing the games. Same goes to as why you have certain favorite characters in shows (or anime or whatever you watch) cause you see a part of yourself in them therefore you relate to them the most.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Have you ever played a game or watched a movie/TV show where you felt that the hero was the real villain?
Have you ever played a game or watched a movie/TV show where you felt that the hero was the real villain?
Daisie
Seared with story
Death Note
Kinda built to be that way XD
Kinda built to be that way XD
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Random question of the day:
Why are the Japanese the best at writing the best serious shows and the British the best at writing the best comedy shows?
Why are the Japanese the best at writing the best serious shows and the British the best at writing the best comedy shows?
Idea
The Pun Tyrant
While I certainly prefer anime over like 99% of western media, I would say that statement (the one from the question) is not true to begin with, or at least not something we can assess the truth of clearly enough for meaningful discussion. Even if from an objective lens the best "serious shows" happened to be Japanese, and the best "comedy shows" happened to be British, I don't think we can necessarily attribute a major part of the credit to their respective nationalities or ethnicities, even if indeed there are cultural impacts on storytelling, comedy writing etc... which might give some an advantage over others regarding certain types of writing.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
I know, I've asked this same question in another question thread on another forum, and I've been advised by one of the users there to not formulate these questions as opinions and instead formulate them in a neutral manner so that it is easier for people to answer them. Starting with tomorrow's question, I shall be asking the questions in a more neutral manner.
Jannah
Barely holding on.
Tastes are subjective so this may not necessarily be true.
AlexneushoornTheGreat
Steve Rhino
Not sure if I asked this one before, but...
Random question of the day:
Do you believe in reincarnation?
Random question of the day:
Do you believe in reincarnation?
