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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

It was forged by a being that was super old and didn't have any death on the horizon like mortals have, and had cruelty, malice, and a will to dominate all life poured into it ~~by another nearly-immortal being~~. It sat for two and a half thousand years doing diddly squat, passing out of all knowledge.

My point is, it's patient.

What's 500 years when compared with eternity?

[–] WillBalls@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it sounds like you're saying Celebrimbor forged the one ring, and Sauron poured his malice into it. That's incorrect: the one was Sauron's creation, which he made using the knowledge he gained from assisting in the forging of the seven and the nine.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 11 points 1 day ago

Brain fart! You are correct, I was thinking Celebrimbor forged the One Ring with Sauron.

Guess that just mean it's time to reread. Oh noooooooooo

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Came here to ask about this, I should have figured someone would have already given an explanation in the comments.

Not sure if it's accurate but I assume the hobbits' resistance to the ring's power might have slowed this down too.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wait is Dobbi the real hero of Harry Potter?

[–] MsPenguinette@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The house elves yearning for subjugation means that Dobbi is likely seen as a villain

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, I always have a tough time telling if Kreacher was an Uncle Ruckus or if Dobby was a traitor and deviant to his people.

Like, we think of it as Dobby (or any House Elf) being released from slavery, but I wonder if it is more like being a Ronin.

It's supposed to be a commentary on internalized racism and cultural inertia but, because Rowling is a bit of a goof, she made it sound like racial essentialism instead.

Hermione and Dobby are not the weirdos, society is.

[–] Dindonmasker@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

Master gave us a ring!

[–] DScratch@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

One Ring has ADHD.