Alright, folks lock the thread, we have a winner. Lol
God, there's a huge part of me that hopes this isn't real, but I've also been on the 'net long enough to know better.
MonkeMischief
joined 2 years ago
As a human being that shares this earth with the rest of us...I don't see anything wrong with this. You were practicing lots of Yoga, and it was significant enough for you to outwardly mark yourself with it, you can back up the fact you studied and immersed in that (sub)culture.
You clearly didn't just spot it on the wall and go "lol that looks cool." While drunk or something lol.
I am white as the driven snow.
It sounds like this is where some perceived guilt is coming from. Contrary to what sections of the internet will tell you, there's nothing wrong with consciously adopting a culture that meant something to you. Even if you're "white."
There's this weird expectation that white folks should only be able to get tattoos of like, what, the Wonderbread logo, or Elvis or something LOL.
they all seem to like it
This speaks volumes in itself. It's obvious to the people OF that culture that you're not just some poseur ripping them off to self-aggrandize. They seem thrilled to meet someone who saw it and said "I want to learn from them!" This is why humanity is beautiful.
The world's a smaller place now. People move. Cultures evolve now as they always have. That's how traditions like Yoga or Kung Fu traveled across the world in the first place right?
I'm just some guy on the internet, but It sounds like a cool tattoo, and I hope maybe you can feel less burdened by it, especially when it doesn't cause anybody else any harm.
Sounds like the opposite, actually! It seems like it gives you a connection to others and has started a lot of conversations, when you'd otherwise be seen as an outsider!
Reminds me of this talk about black holes I saw recently... And an odd theory that our perceived universe might be located inside one already.
Neat to think about, the idea that these things might be a means of travel between other universes, but you can't know for sure and couldn't tell anybody after the trip.
Get this man some comfortable shoes, oversized zippers, a magical duck, a strong but dumb dog, and a keyblade!
For real though that's quite a unique trait, thanks for sharing with us. Your attitude about what makes you different says you're a pretty cool guy. :)
I had one retail manager who constantly kept using "moving forward" for everything. It was so freaking grating!
I hate that I've learned to censor myself around these soulless void-skulls by replacing "problem" with "challenge." No, I don't "solve problems", because to acknowledge something as a problem is negativity we just don't need here at Emperor Clothing Inc! I "tackle challenges"!
It's so freaking goofy and they just eat it up. Everything needs some sort of business-positive spin or they lose their minds and think you're not being a "team player."
My thoughts exactly...Every time I walk by the door that says "server room."
"Every interaction makes 35 telemetry API calls, and uses up 45 gallons of potable water so it can run that through GPT to pick what ad to push before finally, begrudgingly, doing what the user requested. Isn't it GREAT?"
Exactly why these people are heroes.
By the world's standards of chasing economic advantage, safety, and comfort, they make no sense. They rarely achieve widespread recognition, they put themselves in harm's way, and they persist in a turbulent, cynical, and often thankless field.
But the work they do is vital to a functioning society, which is why one of a dictator's first moves is attacking the free press.(As we've been seeing firsthand across the world).
Yeah, the "journalism industry" has had its challenges lately, especially when large corporate outfits have been insulting their readers with increasingly cynical business practices, and people are distracted more and more by vapid, empty content.
But this is a problem in almost every industry right now.
My point is that, regardless what the business may or may not be doing, these people are in this field to fight for something greater, and we need to support those people.
Journalism has taken such a huge hit in recent history, to readership, to credibility. It seems a lot of our exposure is to obvious slant, disguised ads, corporate propaganda, celebrity rags...
But there are still heroic and dedicated journalists out there like Daphne Caruana Galizia, who risk and sometimes give their lives so that evil, powerful people can't hide their sins in the shadows forever.
The rich and powerful wage a daily war on people like you and me. They rob and murder us in secrecy with systems, spreadsheets, and handshakes.
That they will go this far proves they are terrified of the truth and those who deal in it. Let them have no dark corners left to flee to.
May we never forget heroes like Daphne, who risk everything to drag these monsters out into the sunlight for all to see them for the abominations they truly are.
May she rest in glorious eternal grace, and may her killers bear the fullest weight of all their sins against humanity.
A needle in a tumbleweed, if you will. :p
Yeah, it's crazy it was hiding this long but I see this as a win that they dealt with it so swiftly and show they take their package security seriously.
100%. Retopology kinda drives me up the wall because I always seem to end up with mismatched loops and stuff.
One day I'll save up and support Retopoflow, but in the meantime, check out a new fork of Poly Quilt! it's freely available in Blender's extension repository!
I see a lot of people say it works a lot like Maya's poly-build/paint/something(?) function, and a lot of people would say they import Blender meshes back into Maya just for retopology, so that sounds like quite high praise if this works similarly.
Looking forward to trying it myself. :)
I don't know if retopo will ever be fun, but maybe at least it won't be miserable? Hahaha.
Reportedly this is where some kids found gems like Roller Coaster Tycoon in just a CD jewel case, too. :D