Weyland

joined 2 years ago
[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

弹弓 in Chinese, of which the meaning is broad. They don't differentiate by size, especially as nowadays as only the hand/toy variant are actively used.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)

3 confederate flags. One for each K in its name

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 4 months ago

Being out of office means another 4 years of amazing fundraising

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 months ago

I wonder whether this money will be held in French banks. Seeing as China has made it policy to not have any funds linger in Western banks longer than absolutely necessary.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's not necessarily the main reason, but it's a reason. Tons of stories, I'd even argue that it's most, don't even venture into someone's sexuality, race and neurotypicality. Readers generally don't care, as long as it isn't shoehorned in just for the sake of ticking boxes because you want to have a vibrant cast.

All these characteristics bring their own baggage with them, and thus conflict. If you're focusing on a story about a parent choosing to move on from losing their partner and having to remarry to make ends meet, sacrifice their own desire for love for the well-being and future prospects of their children, just as an example for conflict. Then giving the character autism, or an ethnicity that's being discriminated against in that society, or any other characteristics; then it might take away from, diminish or even undermine the story you want to tell.

In longer stories you can have different character arcs that allow for more nuanced characters and sub-plots. Weaving all of that together in a cohesive whole is a skill not many writers possess. Heck, if you've ever frequented fiction aggregate websites you'd know that the top user created lists are collections of stories that lack any and all romance.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 months ago (3 children)

First it was the Greeks, which I took in jest. And now you say:

Those turks

Comrades don't disparage entire nationalities or ethnic groups. We are classists, not racists.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Great tool to radicalize people, though as marxists we shouldn't define ourselves by our direct contribution to the almighty GDP.

Some jobs don't produce a form of wealth or labour you can extract, all while still contributing to a prosperous society.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Pulp fiction and fantasy? Yeah.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 4 months ago

And I was just commenting an absurd example of a character description, that might make people hot and bothered for their characters, to bring some levity

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 4 months ago (5 children)

You should.

spoilerI know nothing of the KKE, just posting it for the memes.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 4 months ago

My toilet adventures take nowhere long enough to go down that Reddit rabbit hole.

[–] Weyland@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oooh-la-la, a potbelly, so sexy ~

 

Link to link.

Posted into the wrong Lemmy community. Might need to delete+repost.

I seriously don't get it. Why do they try and get people from China-related subreddits/communities to join them if they're going to ban them once they're too vocal? Do they just want to spread a wide net and catch whichever stragglers so they can promote their own form of socialism?

Or are these people actively creating these communities and banning anyone who's even half-serious about socialism as to impede the organization of grassroots movements?

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