HandwovenConsensus @ HandwovenConsensus @lemm.ee

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What stopped you from doing so prior to that?

The people who think not having it be one means children are avoiding rather than overcoming their fears

It may not have been intended as such originally, but if you defend the design on that basis, it becomes intentional.

Also not a psychologist, but I would say that's only true if the fear keeps them from enjoying life

As adults, we design our living spaces to be comfortable to us. We don't intentionally make them scary so we can overcome.

What about putting the bed on the floor and a shelf above it? Feel like that would be cozy to a child and leave only one direction for threats to come from.

I vaguely remember seeing a news article about something like that. I think it was a game where killing enemies caused files to be deleted from your computer. It was portrayed as some kind of artistic statement about digital possessions or something.

Someone in the forum where it was being discussed sarcastically said they developed a live action version called "playing baseball inside."

What about the Xindi?

Yes. If I understand correctly, it's because the eggs are washed, which strips them of their natural protective coating and causes them to require refrigeration.

My Hero Academia.

Mother 3?

Portal?

I've seen both.

As an American, I didn't get it either.

It was a breath of fresh air after the disappointment of Discovery and proof that there are people who still believe in Star Trek's optimistic vision of the future. I think for that reason I and many other fans gave it a pass for a lot of it's flaws.

My biggest problem is that I feel the social commentary is rather poorly done. I've gotten into some nasty fights on reddit for saying so.

I'll start by saying what I think it does well. It's good at humanizing people who live in an oppressive society and portraying their point of view.

But the ideas it discusses aren't especially original or insightful. The world building doesn't exist to support them. The Moclans might be a fine allegory for trans and intersex issues, but they only work as an allegory and make no sense at face value. And they're portrayed inconsistently to allow whatever kind of episodes the writers want.

I feel like one issue is that McFarlane does not share the ideals of Star Trek. I don't get the impression that he sees the value of non-interference, for example. But nevertheless, the Union believes in it because the Federation does. Politically, he's a more conventional thinker than the classic Star Trek writers.

I definitely agree about the messaging. The Orville's idea of social commentary is: here's some aliens that built their society around a thing we don't like for no reason, they're total dicks for no reason, therefore the thing is bad.

The Moclan gender issue has been praised as an allegory for trans and intersex issues. But my problem with it is it ONLY works as an allegory. Their society makes no sense at all taken at face value, and has been portrayed inconsistently depending on what point the writers want to make. Why would a naturally hermaphroditic species adopt the human concepts of "male" and "female" in the first place?

I do like the show. It's entertaining, and a sincere attempt to recreate what worked about Star Trek in a way that Disc and Picard weren't. But the social commentary is just not well done. The Orville writers aren't visionaries or philosophers on the same level as the classic Trek writers.

I've heard too much humidity is a bigger problem. Keeps your body from being able to cool itself down with sweat, making you likely to overheat. With desert heat you're probably fine if you have water and shelter from the sun.

It's also kind of a clever subtle call to action. "If you don't like this ending, you can change it by changing things in the real world."

I liked that it at least gave a few nods to the idea that living in a patriarchy isn't necessarily great for all men either. Not all men have power, and even the ones that do aren't necessarily happier for it and find themselves competing with other men and restricting their own self-expression. That's a nuance that's lost in a lot of pop feminist messaging.

My thought was that turning it into an alloy somehow stabilized it.

Agreed, and along the same lines, pointing out bad logic or factual errors used to support a point you actually agree with.

Nausicans of all species had working temporal technology thousands of years in the past!!!

Is it possible they merely discovered the portal and carved the notice on to it?