Umthisguy

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[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But how do you get that chopstick out?? There's no beginning, it's chopsticks all the way down!

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

One is definitely worse.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

I disagree, but only because I think I figured out the ending, how GRRM told the show writers, and I can see how they interpreted it.

Possible spoilers: I think Jon is supposed to kill Daenerys and the writers couldn't figure out why so they just made up dumb shit. But the reason he kills her is to forge a sword (Lightbringer) to destroy the white walkers. And Daenerys agrees to it.

"To fight the darkness, Azor Ahai needed to forge a hero's sword. He labored for thirty days and thirty nights until it was done. However, when he went to temper it in water, the sword broke. He was not one to give up easily, so he started over.

The second time he took fifty days and fifty nights to make the sword, even better than the first. To temper it this time, he captured a lion and drove the sword into its heart, but once more the steel shattered.

The third time, with a heavy heart, for he knew beforehand what he must do to finish the blade, he worked for a hundred days and nights until it was finished. This time, he called for his wife, Nissa Nissa, and asked her to bare her breast. He drove his sword into her living heart, her soul combining with the steel of the sword, creating the weapon known as Lightbringer." -Tyrion tells this story in book 2 I believe

"According to prophecy, our champion will be reborn to wake dragons from stone and reforge the great sword Lightbringer that defeated the darkness those thousands of years ago. If the old tales are true, a terrible weapon forged with a loving wife's heart. Part of me thinks man was well rid of it, but great power requires great sacrifice. That much at least the Lord of Light is clear on." -Book 2

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

David Attenborough: The ape responds by mimicking human speech patterns. This behavior is believed to be a signal to females that it is ready to mate.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I for one enjoyed your comment. It's like going to a zoo and seeing the apes.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (4 children)

A restaurant isn't a public space. It's privately owned and you are paying to be there.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 26 points 8 months ago

Seriously. Like not voting is going to help more.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"I'm from the UK and your left isn't as left as our left!" No one cares. But I don't know what I expected. If you just want to die on this hill of extra chromosomes, be my guest. What a waste of time to debate with someone who argues symantics and isn't capable of reflecting on anything they're saying.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

The issue here and the flaw in your reasoning is that you're defending Trump by saying "DeMs ArE BaD ToO". Trump doesn't deserve defending. Quit peddling the dems are bad too bullshit. No matter how much or little he's done in his term for the US or any other country, Biden is without a doubt a better choice than fascist, rapist, state secrets selling, man-baby Trump. We all know the two party system sucks. We all know dems aren't perfect. The point is anyone on the left is better than the scumbag known as Donald Trump, so drop the wannabe centrist bullshit.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Ah ok, I see. Well I want to be clear, if someone is interested in reading, don't be deterred by this, make your own opinion. My wife and I loved every book. I really liked Amos' trajectory especially.

To touch on how I interpreted your points in the story (CONTAINS SPOILERS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HIDE THEM):

-It pointed out the higher dimension beings couldn't actually pinpoint anything in our spacetime unless a huge amount of energy was released at the exact moment we crossed their dimension through the gates. -It seemed to me that everyone was scared of duarte and even more scared of modifying themselves with protomolecule after his "coma" where he killed someone instantly. -I think I remember the Laconians basically being arrogant and underestimating everyone.

I hear that you have a different opinion and maybe you got burnt out on the books, but I really hope the show finishes them up because I enjoyed them.

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

What didn't you like about them?

[–] Umthisguy@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Exactly. You may or may not be undesireable, and that's arguably changeable. But you completely ensure your undesireableness by taking the pity party stance.

"Whores" aren't necessarliy sitting around feeling bad about themselves and blaming the world. Incels are the definition of self fulfilling prophecy.

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