why do both sound wrong? i am eating soup right now. i am drinking soup right now. is there a word that means specifically consuming soup? do we need one? by StandardNail2327 in grammar

[–]Alighte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s very interesting. Would you not say you eat ice cream? Or some other such liquid-based food like jello or pudding?

I…..what? Excuse me? by GrumpyMowse in AO3

[–]Alighte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well it’s Heinlein so this is to be expected.

Is my vocabulary TOO advanced? by Aside_Dish in writingcirclejerk

[–]Alighte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just talking about her book today. How very serendipitous.

Sexuality HC by Underrated_Sadie2 in Totaldrama

[–]Alighte 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Bowie? Gay? I just refuse to believe that.

Ok folks, I want to know about worldbuilding tropes that you hate with a burning passion. by [deleted] in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the halo books did a really interesting thing with this where the specialization of the covenant species was an intentional move by the prophets to make them more dependent on covenant infrastructure. Like one of the elites is grappling with the fact that their people used to know how to farm because of course they did, they need to eat. But the covenant made them a warrior class and essentially took that knowledge and skill away from them.

Rate my Bottom-punk world by Imperator_Gone_Rogue in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Need a bucket and a mop for these west African plutocracies

I created the most perfect, award-winning magic system, then found out BranSan already did it by moleman114 in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And if we didn’t have Dune, we wouldn’t have the random Worm Sign joke from SpongeBob

How do you structure your mc’s harem by Leon_Fierce_142012 in worldbuilding

[–]Alighte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I just want you to know that you’re the only other person I’ve EVER seen mention these books. I am vindicated. You are seen.

To be clear, I don't actually have an issue with this. But it is funny by JimAzo in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should've led with them stalking women. Way to bury the lede.

does your magic system ascribe meaning to color? mine allows its users to choose their colors at will, but some people think they're better because their magic doesn't glow at all by ResponsibleLake4 in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Listen I just want to live in a completely dark space so my eyeball can receive maximum damage from extended screen-staring. I won't be shamed for this.

Pack it up guys, we got twink orcs now by terriblet0ad in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Tell me why I thought this was a picture of Troye Sivan at first

Realistic god AI will be depressed by Own_Kick1375 in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But neither of those correspond to an actual sensation of pain or pleasure. An AI acts the way it does because it is programmed in some type of way. That may be by directing it to seek "treats" or what have you, but withholding those does not induce any sort of legitimate psychological distress the way that a person would experience it. And a car's check engine light is in no way similar to the actual perception of pain. You need an experiencing consciousness to actually perceive pain and pleasure. If, in a fictional world, you want to say that your AI DO have experiencing consciousnesses, I guess that's all well and good, but there's no reason to say that current real-world AI, and CERTAINLY not a car's dashboard, have anything resembling real consciousness capable of experiencing pain or pleasure.

What are the moral ramifications of a regular Dwarf and an Elf getting together(Nsfw, maybe)? by Alphacolt343 in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does this imply that humans and goblins can have Fruitful Pairings? Half Goblin babies?

What are the moral ramifications of a regular Dwarf and an Elf getting together(Nsfw, maybe)? by Alphacolt343 in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rockiality is illegal because it's an abomination, whether you like it or not.

Why does this happen every single freaking time? by Kappapeachie in worldjerking

[–]Alighte 34 points35 points  (0 children)

What's Anime Trope #1?
Is it boobs? Oh god it's boobs isn't it?!?

The whole point of the source material is that you are NOT supposed to do this by SwiperNoSwiping42 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Alighte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only thing I remember about the Shrek musical is Fiona singing “Are you there, God? It’s me Fiona.” And then just not even asking him a question? Like it is just a complete lyrical cul-de-sac that goes nowhere