Random Stuff II

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

I died

 

Quick! Someone go get some Breath/Progression Surge-fabrial or some SpikesCookies from the DA associates firm, stat!

Edited August 15, 2015 by ParadoxSpren

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

The problem I'm running into with Memes of Radiance (sort of spoilerish if you haven't read WoK): 

 

[Edgedancer he/him]

The problem I'm running into with Memes of Radiance (sort of spoilerish if you haven't read WoK): 

 

But the most paradoxial about this is is that in a way you already did make a meme about it.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

But the most paradoxial about this is is that in a way you already did make a meme about it.

 

That was a meta-meme. A meme about my lack of surety when it comes to making memes.  

[Edgedancer he/him]

That was a meta-meme. A meme about my lack of surety when it comes to making memes.

But a meme is a meme is the death of Nighthound.

Edited August 15, 2015 by Edgedancer

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

But a meme is a meme is the death of Nighthound.

 

[Mestiv he/him]

Do it! Just do it!

*wish I was at my PC to include proper Shia picture but maybe someone else will

[The Honor Spren she/her]

Don't. Don't do it. It's to sad. . .

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Don't. Don't do it. It's to sad. . .

 

Not to mention disturbing. I've been going through Imgflip, and the best way I can think to turn it into memes is just a bunch of terrified animals captioned "NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE" ad infinitum. 

[ThirdGen]

That was a meta-meme. A meme about my lack of surety when it comes to making memes.

 

[Kobold King he/him]

Do you know what would be even more horrifying on an existential level than an alien invasion?

 

A scenario in which the aliens show up, and within a few days, round up all the asteroids in the solar system and strip mine them.

 

Every. Last. One. They dismantle the Asteroid Belt in a matter of hours, and spend all the rest of their time zooming around the solar system, sucking up every asteroid and comet they can find. They don't send any messages to Earth; as far as we can tell, they don't care in the slightest about our existence. Humanity is forced to watch helplessly as the aliens pick up all the free-floating space debris they can carry and leave the solar system far behind.

 

We never see them again. We never know anything about them; we don't even know what they themselves look like inside their ships, if they even have organic bodies. Humanity is left forever knowing that the one alien race we ever encountered didn't care a fig about all our lofty ideas of first contact.

 

Oh, and because they took all the asteroids our civilization would have one devil of a time colonizing the solar system. A sizable portion of all the free-floating metals and minerals within our reach would be gone, forcing us to use far more of our own planet's resources in order to expand onto worlds like Mars or the Moon.

 

 

An alien invasion would tell us that Earth is important enough for an interstellar species to wage war over it.

 

The Invasion of the Asteroid Snatchers would tell us that we're not even worth a pit stop.

 

While a good old-fashioned War of the Worlds would be a lot more unpleasant, I for one would find the Asteroid Snatchers far more existentially horrifying.

Edited August 15, 2015 by Kobold King

[Quiver he/him]

Now listening to fallout equestria

Tell me when you finish.

Been wanting to talk about that for a while...

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Opinionated rant ahoy. 

 

Why is the concept of trigger warnings so controversial? 

 

I mean, seriously. 

 

All we're asking for is a few words in front of a book or a movie that says "Trigger warning: [insert triggering content here]." If the reader knows they're going to have an anxiety attack if they read that sort of content, they can make an informed decision. Later on, if they're ready, they can expose themselves to the triggering material. It's not a request to tailor all college courses to suit the needs of a few. It's a request to allow students to make informed decisions for their own mental health. But noooo, all of a sudden trigger warnings are going to "coddle" our nation's youth and will prevent them from being introduced to "challenging" content, and anyone who needs a trigger warning "doesn't fit my definition of a functioning adult." 

 

WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE TRAUMATIZED FROM ANXIETY ATTACKS YOU IDIOTS.

Edited August 15, 2015 by TwiLyghtSansSparkles

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

Do you know what would be even more horrifying on an existential level than an alien invasion?

 

A scenario in which the aliens show up, and within a few days, round up all the asteroids in the solar system and strip mine them.

 

Every. Last. One. They dismantle the Asteroid Belt in a matter of hours, and spend all the rest of their time zooming around the solar system, sucking up every asteroid and comet they can find. They don't send any messages to Earth; as far as we can tell, they don't care in the slightest about our existence. Humanity is forced to watch helplessly as the aliens pick up all the free-floating space debris they can carry and leave the solar system far behind.

 

We never see them again. We never know anything about them; we don't even know what they themselves look like inside their ships, if they even have organic bodies. Humanity is left forever knowing that the one alien race we ever encountered didn't care a fig about all our lofty ideas of first contact.

 

Oh, and because they took all the asteroids our civilization would have one devil of a time colonizing the solar system. A sizable portion of all the free-floating metals and minerals within our reach would be gone, forcing us to use far more of our own planet's resources in order to expand onto worlds like Mars or the Moon.

 

 

An alien invasion would tell us that Earth is important enough for an interstellar species to wage war over it.

 

The Invasion of the Asteroid Snatchers would tell us that we're not even worth a pit stop.

 

While a good old-fashioned War of the Worlds would be a lot more unpleasant, I for one would find the Asteroid Snatchers far more existentially horrifying.

 

That...or they could just obliterate us from orbit then carry on with their lives...just for kicks  Or destroy our Star, we'd barely know what happened before we either froze to death or spontaneously combust.

 

Or perhaps > scan the planet, analysing our Internetz > they land and take one long look at us then just facepalm for even longer > look to each other and shake their heads > then they'll leave and do the aforementioned pewpewpew

 

That...or i'm just kayana

Edited August 15, 2015 by ParadoxSpren

[Kobold King he/him]

That...or they could just obliterate us from orbit then carry on with their lives...just for kicks  Or destroy our Star, we'd barely know what happened before we either froze to death or spontaneously combust.

 

Yes, but wiping us out from orbit would imply they care enough to even spare that much effort.

 

 

Opinionated rant ahoy. 

 

Why is the concept of trigger warnings so controversial? 

 

I mean, seriously. 

 

All we're asking for is a few words in front of a book or a movie that says "Trigger warning: [insert triggering content here]." If the reader knows they're going to have an anxiety attack if they read that sort of content, they can make an informed decision. Later on, if they're ready, they can expose themselves to the triggering material. It's not a request to tailor all college courses to suit the needs of a few. It's a request to allow students to make informed decisions for their own mental health. But noooo, all of a sudden trigger warnings are going to "coddle" our nation's youth and will prevent them from being introduced to "challenging" content, and anyone who needs a trigger warning "doesn't fit my definition of a functioning adult." 

 

WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE TRAUMATIZED FROM ANXIETY ATTACKS YOU IDIOTS.

 

Like anything the demand for trigger warnings can be taken too far, but as a person who has family members who have nearly broken down in tears at the movies because a scene triggered some PTSD, I am irked by the people who seek to abolish the concept of trigger warnings altogether.

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

Yes, but wiping us out from orbit would imply they care enough to even spare that much effort.

 

 

 

Like anything the demand for trigger warnings can be taken too far, but as a person who has family members who have nearly broken down in tears at the movies because a scene triggered some PTSD, I am irked by the people who seek to abolish the concept of trigger warnings altogether.

 

The best possible outcome for that scenario? We, against all odds, create interstellar technology anyway, visit far-off planets and solar systems, and create the First Great and Bountiful Human Empire, an Empire that manages to remain peaceful despite its incredible weaponry. The aliens who stole our asteroids regret not being able to say they knew us when, and send us hundreds of apologetic letters, hoping we make them a part of the most prosperous Empire in the Milky Way. We pointedly ignore them.  

 

 

The article I read pointed out that trigger warnings can be taken too far, but it was written from the assumption that everyone who wants trigger warnings will not only take them too far, but that they already have. And sure, that's true of some, but the author completely misrepresented the point of anyone who asks for colleges and publishers to put trigger warnings in books with troubling content. 

[Kobold King he/him]

The best possible outcome for that scenario? We, against all odds, create interstellar technology anyway, visit far-off planets and solar systems, and create the First Great and Bountiful Human Empire, an Empire that manages to remain peaceful despite its incredible weaponry. The aliens who stole our asteroids regret not being able to say they knew us when, and send us hundreds of apologetic letters, hoping we make them a part of the most prosperous Empire in the Milky Way. We pointedly ignore them.

 

 

The article I read pointed out that trigger warnings can be taken too far, but it was written from the assumption that everyone who wants trigger warnings will not only take them too far, but that they already have. And sure, that's true of some, but the author completely misrepresented the point of anyone who asks for colleges and publishers to put trigger warnings in books with troubling content. 

 

So you dream of a future that's less "Star Wars" and more "Star Passive Aggression"?

 

 

There are some people who have attempted to sue colleges for failing to give trigger warnings, which I feel is taking things too far, but it's certainly not out of line to ask for fair warnings before reading potentially troubling material.

Edited August 15, 2015 by Kobold King

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

Yes, but wiping us out from orbit would imply they care enough to even spare that much effort.

 

 

 

Like anything the demand for trigger warnings can be taken too far, but as a person who has family members who have nearly broken down in tears at the movies because a scene triggered some PTSD, I am irked by the people who seek to abolish the concept of trigger warnings altogether.

 

Or perhaps it could be a case of Murphy's law or a Galactic Butterfly effect

 

On the subject of trigger warnings, I've rarely come across them but I've never been around or looked for material that would require them. Although, I do agree some kind of disclaimer should be used,

[TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her]

So you dream of a future that's less "Star Wars" and more "Star Passive Aggression"?

 

 

There are some people who have attempted to sue colleges for failing to give trigger warnings, which I feel is taking things too far, but it's certainly not out of line to ask for fair warnings before reading potentially troubling material.

 

Why not? It's less violent than a war and more emotionally satisfying. You know. If you like the idea of the alien race that once considered you beneath their notice pining away in a far-off solar system, wishing they'd had the foresight to recognize your genius when they had the chance.  

 

 

Lawsuits are taking it too far, in my opinion. But I don't get why they think it's such a big deal to put trigger warnings in books or on movies and offer students who want to opt out an alternate assignment. They do that for students who opt out for ideological reasons. When I was getting my Associate's, my Humanities class was going to watch ​Pan's Labyrinth for our unit on film. I watched the first twenty minutes, realized it was too gory for me, and was allowed to watch and write a paper on Return of the King instead. No harm, no foul. I still learned what the prof wanted me to learn, and I didn't have to sit through two hours that would have left me deeply disturbed and unsettled. 

[ThirdGen]

Opinionated rant ahoy. 

 

Why is the concept of trigger warnings so controversial? 

 

I mean, seriously. 

 

All we're asking for is a few words in front of a book or a movie that says "Trigger warning: [insert triggering content here]." If the reader knows they're going to have an anxiety attack if they read that sort of content, they can make an informed decision. Later on, if they're ready, they can expose themselves to the triggering material. It's not a request to tailor all college courses to suit the needs of a few. It's a request to allow students to make informed decisions for their own mental health. But noooo, all of a sudden trigger warnings are going to "coddle" our nation's youth and will prevent them from being introduced to "challenging" content, and anyone who needs a trigger warning "doesn't fit my definition of a functioning adult." 

 

WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT THE TRAUMATIZED FROM ANXIETY ATTACKS YOU IDIOTS.

 

Maybe you are, but:

 

- University boards are using them to hunt for excuses to threaten teachers' jobs,

- Students new to activism use them to feel like they've won something by attaching a warning or excluding content,

- Lawyers love them because somebody might sue somebody,

- Right-wing commentators use them to attack universities for having left-wing biases,

- Old people use them to insist the young are soft,

- And the university system at large uses this issue to steer students away from "silly, unproductive" humanities tracks.

 

Meanwhile, psychologists generally agree that, outside of certain broad categories(rape and explosions), actually triggering phenomena are usually very specific to the individual and hard to actually filter out (say, the layout of a room or an unusual smell).

[Kobold King he/him]

Why not? It's less violent than a war and more emotionally satisfying. You know. If you like the idea of the alien race that once considered you beneath their notice pining away in a far-off solar system, wishing they'd had the foresight to recognize your genius when they had the chance.

 

 

Lawsuits are taking it too far, in my opinion. But I don't get why they think it's such a big deal to put trigger warnings in books or on movies and offer students who want to opt out an alternate assignment. They do that for students who opt out for ideological reasons. When I was getting my Associate's, my Humanities class was going to watch ​Pan's Labyrinth for our unit on film. I watched the first twenty minutes, realized it was too gory for me, and was allowed to watch and write a paper on Return of the King instead. No harm, no foul. I still learned what the prof wanted me to learn, and I didn't have to sit through two hours that would have left me deeply disturbed and unsettled. 

 

The infamous diplomacy scenes in the Star Wars prequel films would have been a lot more entertaining if they'd played out like a galactic Mean Girls.

 

 

 

 

Sounds like you had a good prof, then.

[ParadoxicalZen he/him]

The infamous diplomacy scenes in the Star Wars prequel films would have been a lot more entertaining if they'd played out like a galactic Mean Girls.

 

 

 

 

Sounds like you had a good prof, then.

 

"THEY DON'T EVEN BELONG TO THIS GALACTIC FEDERATION"

[Kobold King he/him]

"THEY DON'T EVEN BELONG TO THIS GALACTIC FEDERATION"

 

How the Prime Directive came to be:

 

[Kestrel she/her]

ok so ranting

one of my friends is being a real storming jerk right now.

so during our ten mile march, during the last leg, is the worst part. its straight up hill, with no stops during the hottest part of the day. people are starting to drop out, and she straight up blurts "how are you guys all tired, i'm fine!" which is completely inconsiderate, and kinda makes people around us mad.

to add onto that, she was starting to yell during our chants. Which is fine, but she made a point to yell louder and higher than all of us. Some of the people in my line told her to stop, that everyone was getting headaches and such.

At this point, I had stopped playing. One of my friends and section leaders wasn't looking good, and I was watching to make sure she wasn't going to pass out. She kept dropping back in line, so I'd go and get her and help her back. And then my friend fusses "why arent you playing, sarah?!" At this point, im angry. Im trying to make sure that my other friend is safe, that I wasn't going to die because I was out of water so im sorry if i wasnt playing. I snapped at her. She had been fussing at me all day "keep your flute up" etc and im sorry, but she was an alternate player for two years, and i was in the show my freshman year. She has no right to keep trying to correct me, even if it is bad because guess what, everyone's posture was bad.

And then she texts me.

"

Okay, not really sure what part of "Aren't you gonna play sarah?" Warranted in any way the reaction I got from it, but tbh, the only reason you shouldn't play is if you feel sick, and if that's the case, you should have just fallen out, but if not, it's just incredibly lazy and immature. We're a band, we play if we are physically able, and me just asking a question in a joking tone is not a reason to say "No! I can do this all day, but I'm not gonna play!"

PS: Special thanks to your row for telling me to stop shouting. I only do that to prevent myself from feeling tired and miserable like the rest of you, half of it is attitude, and because y'all shut me up, I started having an asthma attack because I couldn't shout to keep my throat from closing."

im sorry but IM being immature? Im trying to pay attention to whats around me, to someone who might be hurt but didnt want to drop. No i wasnt feeling sick, but i was going to make the last mile and my flute was hindering that.

Also, blaming me for an asthma attack which the other people in my row caused by telling you to stop? Is? Immature? Because I never was even a part of that.

Ughhh honestly im done

[Delightful]

I've NEVER heard of shouting to prevent an asthma attack. Asthma is in the lungs not the throat. Shouting uses more air.

I call BS.

Also, she sounds like she's just a mean, possibly jealous grump. I wouldn't pay any more attention to her than you can help.