ChestRockwell

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 1d ago

OK, so I'm basically sympathetic to this position, but we have to recognize that when we create a positive law like this, it's tricky. Part of what makes a good positive law is a clear, obvious, simple line. As an example: 18 (or any specific number) as age of consent. Why is it good? It's clear, obvious, and simple. As much as libertarians do the "BUT WHAT ABOUT 17 years and 364 DAYS" cope, the fact is, we have decided upon a line as a society and thus we (somewhat arbitrarily - one could make arguments for 20, or 21 as more acceptable!) have decided 18 years is that line. "Age ain't nothing but a number" - yes, but you have to abide by the law you perverts.

I don't know what the "clear simple and obvious" here is. After all, as you note, there's nothing inherently wrong with wearing school uniforms for sexual acts among two consenting adults. Similarly, there's nothing inherently right about a 40 year old having sex with an 18 year old. However, in the latter, it's a clear legal issue (disgusting morality aside). Partner over 18, not illegal, partner under 18, gulag. While I do like the addition of "big platforms" here, I just don't know what the proper line looks like. Are clothes that seem schoolgirl-ish unacceptable (so aping a uniform but not actually using a uniform)? It's just hard to police, legally speaking.

I want to make it totally clear: I don't think that "over 18" magically absolves people of immoral behavior. Power dynamics and age dynamics are a thing, but we can't as a society police this stuff (as much as I'd love to). Similarly, I don't think that "barely legal" material is somehow worth defending in the particular, rather, understanding what an effective ban looks like matters here. Thus, we have to use a clear demarcation that is arbitrary and brightly colored. I don't know what that looks like w/r/t the content of pornography, beyond the participation of underage parties being illegal/no snuff films/no scenarios that claim to represent illegal acts (so here, you can't "say" the actress is 16 even when actually of age - which remains a very clear and obvious line).

Final postscript: this is also not a defense of nonce island's legislation, I think we all agree those people are not acting in good faith.

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 5d ago

Ok anti electoralists, I know he has problems, but how do we scale this rizz dictator strategy?

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 1w ago

homo ludens - this guy needs to read it.

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 2w ago

If comrades are fans of sports, you probably know about the Sickos Committee.

https://thesickoscommittee-shop.fourthwall.com/collections/mugs

But if not, they have some fun merch (the character art is licensed from Kelly), I have a Sickos Committee mug to prove my loyalty to the Sicko agenda.

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 2w ago

Tapping the sign again.

https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-12-new-atheist-celebrities-crusaders-for-empire

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 2w ago

I keep telling folks here to watch Gunbuster but no one seems to listen

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 2w ago

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Don't forget the magic words folks.

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 2w ago

DOTA hexbear post here with highest ranks/roles

I usually played 1/3 the most, lots of games as spec, slark, CK, seer, PA, jugg, axe, cent, etc. plenty of time as 5 as well, loved a good CM or Lion game.

I was at the highest tier of ancient but never cracked divine. Ranked in DOTA was unforgiving.

I quit cold turkey in 2019 and regret nothing. Started selling my cosmetics recently to buy other stuff. I've still got some for sentimental value but it's good to liquidate.

I can't believe valve just made another moba, dota is/was always peak to me.

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 2w ago

May as well start getting the Zapatista coffee. If you can afford around 18/lb, you can order a 5lb or 2x 3lb bags. If you have friends you can do multiple bags and save on the shipping btw.

Obviously sucks if you don't have a bit of a stack of cash, but your post reminded me and so I ordered 2x 3lbs - one to freeze, one to use.

https://schoolsforchiapas.org/store/coffee-corn-and-agricultural/zapatista-coffee/

Edit, I should say, obviously there's "cheaper" brands if you need to, but I feel like supporting comrades is worth the slight mark up (and really, it's the same price as a decent bag of stumptown, etc.)

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 3w ago

Riker would have done the clone sex, this is entirely out of character for him.

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 3w ago

Why the fuck wouldn't you just like, cut the cameos .

I am semi sincere btw, like if he could get sued by Ethan for a ton I'd actually almost be a little more sympathetic (Ethan is a proven litigation freak) but I don't think there's any legal exposure. Correct me if I'm wrong law knowers

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 3w ago

you can't always get what you want

but if you try sometimes

you'll find

you get what you need

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 4w ago

Protip: read Erich Auerbach's Mimesis. You will now be smarter than literally anyone who took this person's course.

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 4w ago

Hey folks, did you know that if you post your password, it shows up as asterisks?

hunter2

ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 4w ago

Anime

'Tis Time for Torture Princess - The One Joke Show is back. Guess what, the One Joke is still funny. If you're not watching this, it is very high quality. Better than it ever had any right to be, credit to the original author for committing to the bit in the most earnest way possible. Highly recommended to anyone who hasn't seen it yet, you will either love it or hate it, but you should definitely try it.

Frieren S2 - Still batting a high average, and I like the SOL stuff

Oshi no Ko - Having read the manga, this is mostly just for a giggle, but I do like the continued jaundiced look at entertainment/idols/etc.

Jujutsu Kaisen - I love some battle shounen slop. So far this has been fun.

Manga

Hyakkano/The 100 Girlfriends who Really Really Really Really REALLY Love You - The manga continues to deliver, Nozawa and Nakamura are truly incredible. As the cast grows, so do the best chapters (the daily life ones), so I'm here for the long haul. Excited to see who voices Naddy in the next season (which is supposedly later this year).

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ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any] @hexbear.net 1mo ago

So the characters are named after "foreign" words, yes, but those words aren't completely arbitrary and meaningless to Japanese ears, so I don't see how it is that different from Serena and Usagi.

I think the main difference, if I had to articulate what I'm going for, is just that the English words/names were chosen in contrast to the "home" language of the author. If you wish to retain the sense it might be more appropriate to translate to Swedish or Finnish in lieu of Norwegian (I hope I didn't step on some landmine there).

Basically, if you're translating the Japanese/Chinese names to Norwegian, you should find another linguistic home for the other characters to preserve the contrast. Obviously this is all ultimately arbitrary, but when you're creating a set of characters and explicitly marking some as "foreign" or "other", the issue in translation is how to achieve that sense. I'm not going to opine on the value of this, just that Japanese structurally has a script for foreign loan words and the creator has chosen to use that for these names.

Thus if you're going for a translation of Remilia you might actually consider French if you want to preserve that difference.

I'll say, if you're explicitly trying to flatten cultural differences in ZUN's magical land, that's totally fine, but I think if your trying to do a localizing "translation" that retains some fidelity (i.e. the sense the "meaning" and "history" of a word as used by the author), simply converting everything to Norwegian misses something.

Hell, translating Remilia and co. into French (and I say this as an avowed French hater) would be more suited in some ways.

I will say this is me also nostalgically thinking about how Kansai-ben was always given American South (to incredible cringe) or other translation conventions that get ruined in English (100Kanojo's Naddy-sensei is actually the hardest to translate to English because of her butchering of both English and Japanese - Spanish translations have it very easy with her character since they can keep using the English loans). It's obviously a tricky art, and just choose your choices intentionally and that's what's important. If you want to flatten the Japanese/other distinction inherent in the work that's fine!