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Returning to the SCP fandom after years away to find people have (mostly) stopped with the skinny white anime boy twinkification.

Nature is healing.

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Has anyone figured out what’s so viscerally wrong with this woman yet

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wahhhh

guys give me suggestions on what scps to draw i need ideas lol

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Starting an SCP comic for my AU, will probably update every fortnight

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Manifestations of loneliness pt2

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I made this meme just to realise that it doesn't really work since Duolingo has "u" instead of "y"💔

But I absolutely loved this 035 sketch he looks so fucking stupid so I also had to make these

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Unconditionally accept nonbinary identities. I am no longer asking

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am I the only one who thinks that the lightning was ashfur’s way of Getting In?

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love my pumpkin

scary my pumpkin

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favorite Alagadda's big bird ☝️

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oh shit, it's 3/21/23, 32123, palindrome day

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Warrior cats my beloved

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I don't know if you know about this information

But Akaza once challenged Kokushibo in a fight to the death, for the Upper Rank 1 Position

Kokushibo won the fight, but he spared Akaza

Do you think he spared him because he enjoys a challenge?

He seemed disappointed when Akaza died

Thank you for the question!

I do indeed know about this information! As far as I am aware the reason why kokushibo spared our upper rank three is actually written in the official fanbook -> Kokushibo seeing potential in Akaza. Kokushibo definitely respects that akaza is a hard-worker and he sensed that Akaza could still become stronger.

When akaza tells kokushibo that he will kill him one day and kokushibo respond with 'I see...good luck... with that...' he means that literally.

One thing that is of note when it comes to kokushibo that he means what he says, quite literally. When he wishes you good luck, he means it. With no ulterior motifs.

Hence why when akaza dies and as such gives up on his potential, kokushibo is quietly angry about it. He's angry that akaza 'opened a path to reach further heights and then abandoned it'

This is because of two things:

1) kokushibo values commitment. When you make a choice, you stick with it. You keep your word and what you've promised -> and akaza did not keep his promise

2) kokushibo saw genuine potential in akaza. He's not mad that douma died - who is much stronger than akaza - kokushibo only bothers to acknowledge akazas death because kokushibo genuinely liked akaza for how hard-working he was.

It's also very interesting to note that when kokushibo says 'you lost...' he isn't referring to the fight between giyu, tanjiro and akaza but in akaza losing = failing his promise..this is clarified by kokushibo adding the 'you could not... defeat me...' -> kokushibo is not referring to the physical fight that occurred but the mental one. Defeating kokushibo was akazas big goal in life and kokushibo knew that. So for akaza to give up on what defined his life? Kokushibo deems that as 'very weak'

Because kokushibo has always valued meaning, and having a meaning in life. So for akaza to abandon his meaning in life? It hits a little too close to home (kokushibo is caught in an everlasting pursuit for meaning, even back then as a human)

And just to clarify: kokushibo has no idea which slayers were sent to akaza, he only knows that akaza is dead because he can't sense akazas presence in the Infinity castle anymore (which does make one wonder just how far kokushibo can register peoples presences /can register the presence of the people he knows) it does however also show that the demons don't really have a way to communicate with each other and to give status reports during the Infinity castle arc. Most of the messaging is done through the corps' crows -> plus kokushibo just magically sensing stuff 😭

I hope I could answer your question or at least shed some light on the whole affair!

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Do you think Koku regrets accepting Muzan’s offer?

Okay first of all: thank you so much for asking that question. I still can't quite grasp that anyone would want to hear my perspective on these matters so I'm genuinely touched that you sent me this! Hence I'm going to try my hardest to dive into this question as deeply as possible (because this is a VERY juicy one and the answer is VERY complex)

The short answer is no

The long answer is much more nuanced of course.

This question is very much one of the roots that make up kokushibos character so there are multiple ways to interpret this question.

Let us first take a look at kokushibos dying thoughts:

Right off the bat it's quite obvious that kokushibos dying thoughts are quite abstract! They're not heavily focused on the present moment (the fight against gyomei, sanemi, genya and muichiro) he instead thinks about themes such as legacy ('why can't I leave anything behind?' 'Why can't I become anyone known?''why does your breath still remain?' *with a panel showing tanjiros face, yoriichis successor*), about yoriichi and their dynamic(the sun symbolism -> that strongly implies yoriichi unintentionally emotionally neglect once more: 'yearned for you and reached out their hands yet our only option was to writhe and suffer') And a deep existentialism ( 'yes nothing. I obtained nothing.' 'Why on earth was I even born?')

Kokushibos primary focus here is sacrifices he has made throughout his life.. and how in the end none of them meant anything. That's what makes him fall apart. All he has ever sought in life was meaning ('why on earth was I even born?') He wanted to find the answer to this question. Why was he doing all of this in the first place? For what? He has sought meaning in suffering because ever since he was a child he has worked hard, so hard until his hands literally bled

There are multiple instances in the manga that showcase michikatsu working hard, that show him enduring suffering without question and with immense resilience (for example when his father hit him for spending time with yoriichi and michikatsu reacts by reassuring yoriichi with a smile and a hand-carved flute) and there are multiple instances where the 'barrier called talent' separates michikatsu hard-work from yoriichis sheer talent and ignorance of the world's cruel societal standards (I can't find the manga panel about the talent barrier comment rn but it's an actual remark in the manga)

Michikatsus entire strive is based on the premise of wanting to find the meaning in his own suffering, in the world suffering. That he did not suffer without reason, that his action mattered, that what he has created mattered (and that thought is also connected to his legacy and lamenting that he failed to pass on his legacy whereas yoriichi once more effortlessly did something michikatsu failed at. Because yoriichis entire existence makes michikatsu question the reason for his existence. ('Why on earth was I even born? Tell me. Yoriichi.')

When kokushibo sees his reflection in sanemis katana he notices just how far he has strayed from his original intentions, a doubt that has been planted in his mind due to the discussion with gyomei during the battle + the presence of kokushibos descendant muichiro. Kokushibo has always been an introspective person who does a lot of self-reflecting. It is little wonder that he would analyse the flaws gyomei has pointed out and that one look at his reflection of his final form would send him into an existential spiral and make him realise how far he has gone in his desperate search for meaning. Has he really eaten all of these humans in pursuit for this? Has he really struck down his descendant like it's nothing? Those are the thoughts of a person that realises that they went too far

And yet.. I can't say michikatsu necessarily regrets accepting muzans offer. Michikatsu accepting the offer was not motivated on wanting to grow stronger, not primarily. Michikatsu himself states: 'the path I wanted from the bottom of my heart lay before me. I was released from all my obligations'

Those are not the thoughts of a power-hungry individual. These are the thoughts of someone who is emotionally drained from the emotional weight he bears, from all of the responsibilities he has been forced to bear. The manga also basically confirms that kokushibo viewed yoriichi as one of these obligations. Michikatsu canonically accepted muzans offer to be released from yoriichi as well.

Michikatsu has also never struck me as a person that liked having their future or life dictated by external forces (shown when he leaves samurai society and abandons his wife and children to become a demon slayer) and the demon slayer mark was arguably one of them.

The official fanbook also states that kokushibo has no intention of betraying muzan, that he gets along with muzan and that they worked together in the past. And judging by the genuine loyalty kokushibo harbours towards muzan in both kimetsu no yaiba and kimetsu gaikuen it is safe to say that kokushibo seems to genuinely like muzan.

Based on all of these factors... does kokushibo regret accepting muzans offer? He can't exactly regret it because he knows he WOULD do it again. Not because he likes killing humans. Not because he likes eating them. Not because he would want to spite yoriichi or the demon slayer corps but because michikatsu Tsugikuni is allergic to having external forces control his life.

Michikatsus primary regret lies in how he abandoned his values, how far he strayed from his original intentions, how far he went In general. Not muzans offer in on itself.. and not being a demon in general. (He does make a remark about how he 'abandoned my humanity ' but the only real difference between his duties as a samurai and duties as upper rank one was eating humans, everything else was kind of the same so... and kokushibo makes a point to question the eating humans part so... )

I hope this answer is satisfactory! I had a lot of fun so thank you for asking! ♡♡

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i think you can recognize that the usage of ai by students of all grades and all around the world to cheat through their assignments is not a personal moral failing but just yet another symptom of the mechanistic if not, at this point, basically dehumanized processes of our education systems which are nowadays almost solely focused on demanding production from students and churning out degrees required for jobs while ignoring any tangible verification of their actual knowledge, intellectual development and critical thinking skills, much less their mental health, while also pointing out that using ai to write your essay isn't a power move to cheat a flawed system, it is behaving exactly as the system designed, it is cheating yourself by giving up your ability to speak, think for and challenge yourself and bowing your head to powers who will only benefit from not being questioned, and the only reason text genai is so widespread right now is because it was born on the perfect breeding ground that is anti intellectualism