#29 is too young

[karmagotme]

Be at peace, Emmy.

[skunkes]

talon's been such a fun oc so far because he's essentially written himself.... thats probably Not Super Great in terms of originality but whatever no idea is original and its been fun to easily piece everything together while getting to know him better ^_^

[violasmirabiles]

less than three weeks till i turn 29. huh.

[reasoncourt]

(for my parasocial anon - i am not asking this in reference to me. i am asking in reference to my brother and one of my irl friends. it’s ok. calm down. take a breath)

i just wanna know the general opinion cause the discourse in my family versus my friend group is very interesting.

[n1ghtwarden]

i do find it interesting that in drow society 90 is the age of adulthood vs the surface elves consider 100 to be an adult just as i find it interesting drow do not do adult names like the surface elf populations do.

[stuffedsand]

There's something interesting to be said about the opinions of different fanbases based on culture and how it affects the votes but it's late and I can't write it out too much so only one example for today: amane

Down under the cut so if it gets too long it won't affect anyone's scrollin

Also warning the tags are long on this one

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Basically I think the jp/more asian parts of the fandom tend to lean towards greater good (amane guilty to protect shidou/mahiru/fuuta because if shidous incapacitated in any way someone's dying, mahiru is prone to dying any moment, fuuta is prone to cult mindset rn). Despite my non japanese speaking ass not being able to gather direct evidence for this, I use those surrounding me (asian in asian country) as evidence; namely, how they're mostly amane guilty voters

-Now I'm not saying my personal take but the reason given for guilting her is well. As much as it will cause her more woe it's one way of guaranteeing the safety of the prison. Shidou is the only medical professional after all, and she's "completely hostile" towards him, acc to jackalope. And she doesn't need to overpower him; shes smart, and could sabotage his equipment or just like. Go for his hands to incapacitate him. I doubt he'd fight back.

-Alternatively, it's because it would cause her to fall back on believing she's right. Telling her she's forgiven with how she's acting would cause her to believe her persistance and dedication to this (harmful) mindset is what got her forgiven in the first place

-Meanwhile more western? English fanbase ig I'm not too sure of demographic, but the English speaking side tends to focus on how it affects her. Because of the belief that another guilty verdict will cause more harm to her, an innocent verdict is the obvious solution. What I've seen is the greater focus on what caused the murder over the murder itself and the effects of an innocent verdict on others and then her beliefs. A focus on the past over what she's promised to do in the present and future perhaps. Idk.

-Another reason for the difference could. Possibly be how punishment is viewed? Western countries have much more stigma over any form of punishment but in Asian countries it's normal. Now while I'd say physical punishment isn't the way to go, the refusal of punishment shouldn't be rewarded (imo) but that's all I'll say on it.

-The English fanbase also focuses a lot on how young amane is and how her circumstances were terrible and all that. Those around me tend to focus more on her thoughts around the crime, what she believes the crime was for and how in the right she thinks she is. This may also be the cause of the moral grandstanding I see so often (ie. If you vote amane guilty you're a baaad person) (I don't agree with this btw. That's stupid this is fiction don't insult others over an opinion)

What I will say is the English speaking side is more sympathetic towards amane. They (y'all?) Take her situation into a lot of consideration, and focus on her age as a large factor. Whereas those around me and I assume might be close to the views of the japanese fanbase are more objective, looking at what harm she could cause and what's the greater of the two evils, as well as what she's going to do with the verdict (ie. Use the inno verdict as her doctrines are correct and very right).

There's slight thought given to her age and circumstance of course, by it that's not the main concern rn. Given the current situation, most of my milgram voting friends stay certain that an innocent verdict will not end well, hence the guilty vote. I mean I have a couple friends that feel bad for guiltying her because of her circumstance, but do it anyway cuz it's for the better. My opinion is that she should've been innocent trial one, since we wouldn't have known the concequences, but it's too late now and an innocent will cause more harm overall

tldr asian fanbase from experience focus on the crime itself + what they're gonna do with that experience whereas eng speaking fanbase focus on the circumstances surrounding the crime and on judging only the crime

In myyy opinion. Judging only the crime based on your interpretation isn't how the system should be working, it should take into consideration the prisoners' attitudes and how the prisoner perceives the crime as well.

I hope this was coherent I typed it out at 11pm and went to bed immediately after and I've barely edited anything cuz awake me is less coherent than half asleep me

Also hope this was an interesting post? This topic is interesting to me but I explain better in speaking over typing so it's probably hard to read but I hope this topic scritches y'all's brains like it does mine :)

[pioripan]

Lullaby for a Lamb

Pan found Lambert when they were a baby, hidden under camelia bushes with nothing but a blanket and a tearstained face.

Special note: She was a bit too young to be a mother, still decided to take care of the baby lamb she found 0)-(

[umilily]

Normal Saturday night activities…

[nthflower]

I realised elder maxson is the same age as me now this is so fucked up.

They put some 20 year old as head of their organisation because nepotism.

Another very common brotherhood of steel L

[w-tsugua]

If you out here listening to the song Landslide by Stevie Nicks in your late twenties and it triggers an existential crisis and crying spell MAKE SOME NOIIIISE 🙃

[mongeese]

Y'know I made a bunch of posts a while ago about how much I love Nine and like, that is still true, and I love his and Rose's relationship. However it does rub me the wrong way sometimes. Bc like - she's 19 years old! That is so young! Far too young for whatever she and the Doctor have going on, if this were real. Now, it's not real, it's fiction, and it's very clear in fiction that Rose has agency and is mature enough to make her own choices regarding her relationship with the Doctor. She stands up to him plenty, and he values her input as an equal. In fiction, there isn't supposed to be a power imbalance or anything like that. But from a perspective external to the narrative, there definitely is. I just can't be fully comfortable with a story in which a 19 year old girl is swept off her feet by a much (much) older man and then takes responsibility for his emotional wellbeing. Idk. Once again, in the story they are equals, and that's extremely important. I really really don't want this to come across as if I'm discounting Rose Tyler's capabilities and her strength because she's incredible and the Doctor needs her probably more than she needs him. That's... sort of the problem? I feel like Rose is giving more than she gets, emotionally. And that is of course because of the Doctor's 900 years of trauma making it difficult for him to be open emotionally and being fresh out of the Time War. It's just a whole big mess. Idk they're still one of my favorite Doctor-companion duos, Rose and Nine, but I do think the writers could've done a better job with their dynamic. Really I just wish Rose was like, 22 at minimum. It would not have made any difference the fact that they chose to write her as being 19 is baffling

[famewolf]

got back from the lake last night

it was a ton of fun and we spent most of it zooted out of our minds. but it also really hit me how much has changed in the last 8+ years. seeing a bunch of people that I hadnt seen since my teens or early 20s. it strangely put a lot of things into perspective for me, especially considering I feel like I lost time due to the pandemic.

all in all, a lot of relaxing and chatting and eating good food!

[bigpeepee]

bro eddie isnt even a teenager hes a 3rd year senior 😭 hes well past being 17 wtf is the other anon about

literallyyyy!!! isn't he like. at least 20? idk how american schools work

[laixe]

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[barry2018-2023]

"Early days of 5sos" p sure there were Only the early days of 5sos I remember being on twitter and all my mutuals slowly but surely turning into 5sos accounts and it was like that for about a year and then I never heard about five seconds of summer again

[sabertoothwalrus]

“Chilchuck is 29”

“Ok even if half-foots have shorter lifespans, he’s still too young to be middle aged”

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