#differentiate

[abn-iiblis-666]

“The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.” Abn Iiblis

[alpaca-clouds]

I really wish people would differentiate

Honestly, I think one of the things that makes a lot of fandom culture and what not so toxic is the unableness and unwillingness of people to differentiate between "I like this", "This is good" and "People who made this were good people".

Yes, I chose the Howl's Moving Castle gif for a reason. Because it is one of those examples for me. The movie is messy from a storytelling perspective. The movie is also quite bad if you see it as an adaption. Yes, the book is so much better and I adore that darn book series. But also: I love the movie to bits. I just love it. The atmosphere. The characters. Himbo Howl. The soundtrack. Just everything. I adore it. And to me this is not that much of a challenge to think about all of that at once.

But... yeah, fandom discourse often does not work like that, does it? There is a lot of "I like it, therefore it is great and everyone involved with it is an amazing person!" going on. Or "I dislike it, therefore it is bad and everyone involved with it is a scheming villain".

And you see it in so many regards. Be it: "This media disagrees with me politically, therefore it artistically bad". Or: "I like this actor and his roles, therefore he cannot be a rapist." Or: "I love this book and the adaption does not do it justice, hence everyone who made it wanted to attack me personally."

Meanwhile I am sitting there and feeling anxious whenever I criticize something I actually like, because I always gotta fear that some fans are gonna attack me about it, because who am I to dare criticize it.

You know, I really did like Witcher 2 and Witcher 3 as games. I still think there are some issues with the games and that the games really are bad adaptions of the books.

I absolutely do think that Digimon Universe Applimon is not really well written and has way too many filler episodes. Yet, it still very much is my second favorite Digimon season.

I can acknowledge that Christorpher Nolan makes movies that are really good on a technical level - but I still hate each and everyone of those fucking things.

And yes, I absolutely do see that the Fast & Furious movies are brainless, dumb and not even very well done technically. But I have rewatched them more times than I can count.

Also, yes, I am gonna enjoy Castlevania to bits, even though Warren Ellis is a horrible human being and should see some fucking consequences for what he did.

Oh, and also, I absolutely hate Zac Snyder and the movies he makes and think that no matter whether intentionally or not they have some horrible politics. But I also can admit that he seems to be a pretty alright guy, who cares a lot about the people around them and is very fun to work with.

Why is that so hard for people to do? Why? Why can they not distinguish between personal likes or dislikes and... you know... Quality? Or morality? These are different things. You can like something and still think it is pretty darn bad. Just as you can dislike something and admit it is actually darn good.

I mean, dumb example, but: I do love eating at McDonalds from time to time, and you can absolutely get me to leave by serving almost anything from the French cuisine. I will still readily admit that the latter is the better quality food AND also more healthy.

[the-writing-mechanic-official]

HERO VS PROTAGONIST

This is something that is messed up a lot between writers. The term 'hero' is often confused, misused and abused, and I think differentiating between your protagonist and hero can help a lot with your understanding of the characters and their roles. After all, they are a very important concept.

A HERO: is the character who does the valiant thing, or 'saves the day', in other words. The term 'hero' contrasts the term 'villain' as they are measures of a person's morality. A PROTAGONIST: is the character that the story's narrative follows, or the main character that is involved in the events of a story. The term 'protagonist' contrasts the term 'antagonist' as they are the actual roles you must assign the characters.

Ex. In the TV series 'Loki', Loki, at every point of the story, is the protagonist. An obstacle or person trying to stop his goals is the antagonist, regardless of their intentions.

However, at points where Loki's morality was dark, he was a villain, and when it wasn't, he was a hero. Other characters can also be classified as heroes or villains.

This can be an easy way to understand morally grey and/or faking characters. 'The hero is the villain.' can only mean someone pretending to be a hero is a villain. However, 'the protagonist is the villain.' means the story follows a villainous character.

The Protagonist is the main character. The Hero is the good person.

[singerin]

Seeing the inevitable, predictable turn of Fandom against Taika Waititi and also OFMD and it sorta makes me tired.

My loves. My friends. My neighbors. My kinsmen.

No one is actually a perfect bean. No one is without faults and ugliness and mistakes and stupid decisions and things that make them less than appealing to you. Literally everyone has these things. Yes, even that person you're thinking of right now as you argue with me in your head. Yep, them too.

Humans gonna human, fam. Don't ever give your whole heart to someone without reservation, because they WILL disappoint you in some way, and it's not fair to them, or to yourself.

[ms-lead]

(Excerpt from a WIP) 😙👌

I completely objectified myself,

Just to protect and hide myself

I guess to see just how far away from me that I would go

Humiliate yourself, Not because you really hate yourself

But for the sake of being there to those you know…

[noodles-and-tea]

Some robins designs so they’re not just “kid with a mask and curtain bangs”

[sciencesolutions]

[thelovebudllc]

KL-6 levels help differentiate interstitial lung disease from abnormalities

Background: Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6), predominantly expressed by type II alveolar cells, is linked to the prognosis and severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD). This investigation sought to explore the relationship between KL-6 concentrations and the presence of ILD versus interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA). Methods: This single-center retrospective study included 147 patients who…

[yallstar]

more art for the last chapter of differential burdens in displacement! i couldn't resist the siren call of viktor teasing jayce at the end~

[honetii]

I'm like super normal and not unhinged in the slightest (I spent 3 days formatting, printing, and binding a niche internet story about sci fi football into a 280 page physical book)

[abn-iiblis-666]

Don’t rely on your mind for liberation. It is the mind that brought you into bondage. Go beyond it altogether. Abn Iiblis

[soranker]

98 lovemail doodles >_<

[blobbei-art]

[ You are on a path in the woods... ]

Here's the Long Quiet! I'd like to imagine the voices as speech bubbles rather than people.

I'm sure it'd include a lot of visual gags where they do interact with each other/the world around them though.

[leemarkies]

¿alguna vez te emborrachas tanto que el español suena a inglés?

[marzipanandminutiae]

"most allegedly haunted houses turn out to have gas leaks!"

no they don't. you are merely skimming the surface of mundane shit that can be wrong with old houses with your one puny little explanation that only fits a very small number of cases. try harder