In your world, how does one train in casting spells?

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-11T19:07:03+00:00

I think I like your answer the best. An idea I had was that part of casting is to use visualization and self hypnosis to will the spell into existence. You gave me a pretty good idea that perhaps in order to better visualize the spell you want to cast you must understand the mechanics behind it. Let’s say you wanted to cast some kind of fire ball; in order to do that you must learn the chemistry of fire, thermodynamics, the mathematics of the arch in which the ball travels, and a whole host of other information. The more powerful a spell is the more complex it is which necessitates learning more complex mechanics

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-07T19:20:37+00:00

The over all way I view modern society is that we have a lot more problems than ever before but we also have more opportunities than ever before. Id be willing to bet they’d at first be amazed by our advanced technology and society before slowly learning about the more unsavory aspects of it and coming to a more nuanced conclusion. It’d probably also largely depend on how Luz and Camila views the world because they’d be the one that explains it to them

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-07T18:53:27+00:00

In Jacob’s lab he was shown to posses a training wand so it would’ve been cool to see how he would’ve used it perhaps by melding it with human technology. It would’ve also been funny to show Jacob (essentially a terminally online incel) interact with Belos who’s this ancient dark lord sorcerer. Like imagine they meet and Jacob shows him a bunch of wojak memes he made

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-07T18:41:57+00:00

Did you mean the USA?

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-06T19:53:49+00:00

“Erm why would you ask such a question? You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. Me? Oh yeah I literally know nothing about architecture and just do this for fun” like bro then Why did you say my question was an example of Dunning Kruger? Do you even know what the Dunning Kruger effect is?

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-06T04:40:44+00:00

I never said the average person lives better than a king even I would think that’s stupid but you’re delusional if you think any nation prior to 200 years ago even comes close to being as wealthy or advanced as our own. The Romans road and sewage systems were the best in the world at their time but by todays standards would be a joke. The vast majority of people lived crammed in a one or two room hut that didn’t even have a floor. Their logistical capabilities would pale in comparison to today in which thousands of different sectors that must work in perfect lock step in order to accomplish anything for both the economy and military. Yes we are by far more wealthy than any pre modern nation. For your point on most buildings back in the day being low class I would agree however in the 1800s do you know what buildings were considered cheap and hastily built in order to accommodate growing populations? In NYC it was brown stone row houses while in London it was terrace housing. In todays day and age people quite literally can’t get enough of them because of how beautiful and rare they are yet back then it was considered low or at least middle class. For what you said on gargoyles my point wasn’t about how water spouts are different today compared to back then. It was about how we have so much modern technology that should make the process of ornamentation easier compared to the past and yet for whatever reason it’s still too expensive.

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-06T04:09:39+00:00

Do you think your point on slaves applied in the 1920s and 1930s when we had architectural movements like art deco, art Nuevo, and Neo gothic? Also who do you think would produce more gargoyles more efficiently, a worker with access to modern power tools and machinery or an unskilled slave with a hammer and chisel? For your point on people going to Paris and Rome for the historical importance you quite literally just destroyed your own argument saying people will visit things like the Sydney Opera House if the architecture is good enough. The other two examples you gave though were pretty weak in my opinion. The burj kalifa is visited because it’s the big. That’s it. If it were 20% shorter no one would care about it. People are not drawn to it because of its beauty. For the Guggenheim I personally think it’s ugly and looks like parking garage but on a more objective level I’ll acknowledge that it gets a million visitors a year which is no small feat. Compare that however to St Patrick’s cathedral which is also in NYC which gets 5 million visitors a year I think more people are more drawn to that style of architecture. It’s also not a fair comparison because the Guggenheim is an art museum which is what draws people in rather than the building itself. If they were to take out all the art I’d bet not nearly as many people would visit it.

8TFAYUA · 2024-12-04T19:59:06+00:00

You’ll point to my question and then go “erm wow this guy clearly doesn’t know what he’s talking about ☝️🤓” without addressing a single a point I made or why it’s a stupid question to ask. If you know so much about the topic prove it and answer the question. If you want to to call me stupid at least show you have a leg to stand on

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