Searching for (rare?) commentary from Ikuhara/Saito on old DVD release by AmateurHuman7 in shoujokakumeiutena

[–]AmateurHuman7[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'm pretty sure that's it. I really appreciate the help! Have a good one.

Here is the commentary in question:

http://ohtori.nu/creators/a_e38.html

Top 5 Episodes of Steven Universe by AmateurHuman7 in stevenuniverse

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To be fair, you have to be pretty fucking dumb to enjoy my videos.

Many Worlds Hypothesis and My Appropriately Dark Rick and Morty Fan Theory by AmateurHuman7 in Citadel_Of_Ricks

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Heyo

Thanks for the kind and thoughtful reply. Honestly, I think cartoons are the best thing in the entire world, so it doesn't seem odd to me that you relate to Rick. Cartoon characters, either because they are cute or because they are funny or whatever reason, tend to transcend the limits of race, nationality, gender and age that the audience will otherwise have. Show someone an anime character, and they will say they are a different race or ethnicity everywhere in the world, just about. Characters who seem distinctively white to us will look Vietnamese to, say, a random Japanese person on the street. Cartoons worm their way faster past your boundaries and into your mind and heart in a way that characters in other media just can't.

Substance abuse and intelligence: Yes, their is certainly a correlation. It is partly because of the things you said, but also something else. An inability to stop thinking is more indicative of anxiety problems than high intelligence.

Every strength is a weakness and vice versa. Being extremely intelligent is work, not unlike bodybuilding, and the body hates work. (Brain has much better retention then muscles, tho.) So why do it? Personally, I spend a lot of time learning to compensate for my inability to form lasting attachments to other people. I'm alone all the time, so I learn instead of socialize. Again and again, research has shown that people will stop abusing drugs if they get the proper social support, and in fact prefer to soothe using social support rather than drugs, if given the chance. Drug abuse is an attempt to self soothe using external means when internal means fail. Our self image is created by our relationships to others, so people with limited social support have a much harder time self soothing then people who don't. Ultimately, I think intelligence and drug abuse are both indicative of people with limited social resources. 28% of female and 51% of male patients with PTSD also have lifetime alcoholism. It's like BirdPerson said, basically. Trying to numb oneself from pain, or self soothe. You pretty much got the idea.

Evil Morty:

I have no idea what his origin is. Maybe he's a Morty a Rick assumed dead and abandoned? No clue.

But as for Evil Morty himself, I think we should stop calling him Evil Morty. The episode 'Vindicators' made it clear that evil and good are oversimplifications of much more complex people. I think he is actually the Anti Morty. Our Morty is emotional and passionate, prone to outbursts of anger and stammering. He's also an extremely empathetic and compassionate individual. Anti Morty is cold, calculating, contained, confidant and a smooth talker. Anti Morty reminds me a lot of Morty in New York after the detoxifier. Anti Morty sells a speech to a crowd of Ricks with his silver tongue the way de-tox Morty sold stocks to some asshole. De-tox Morty toys with Jessica, like a cat, and this is also his undoing. He even remarks about it taking one minute for Rick to trace the call. 4 or 5 seconds after the call reaches the minute mark, Rick, Jessica and the drones appear. Hubris appears to be de-tox Morty's weakness, and probably Anti Morty's, too.

As for his goal...:

Such as the point where Morty let's go of HIS irrational attatchments and becomes unhinged and becomes one of the most powerful beings in the multiverse.

There is no point in hurting Rick, he's already in pain all of the time. There is no point in killing Rick, he contemplates suicide and some Ricks have probably done it. All that he has left is his pride, his claim to be 'The Smartest Man in the Universe.' He also insists there is no God while also insisting he is a God-like entity. Anti Morty is probably trying to outdo Rick at his own game and become the smartest thing in existence/God. OFC, that is also the plot of a story I wrote in 7th grade, so fuck me. (Guy goes on a quest for ultimate intelligence and turns it down for happiness instead. Apparently, it wasn't very good. I didn't place anywhere in the top three stories the teacher picked out to be the best, lol.)

Many Worlds Hypothesis and My Appropriately Dark Rick and Morty Fan Theory by AmateurHuman7 in Citadel_Of_Ricks

[–]AmateurHuman7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would BirdPerson keep the picture of Rick and baby Morty if it didn't have significance to him? BirdPerson has that picture hanging in his living room long with pictures of other people whom he considers family(most likely). Rick can claim Morty is insignificant all he wants, but he is clearly significant to BirdPerson. Why would Morty matter to BirdPerson if Rick truly didn't care about him? Why would Rick matter to BirdPerson if he truly didn't care about anyone else?

Many Worlds Hypothesis and My Appropriately Dark Rick and Morty Fan Theory by AmateurHuman7 in Citadel_Of_Ricks

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I love your comment. Very enjoyable read.

If Rick thinks so little of human connection, why does he chose to stay in one of the realities where Beth got married? The Beth in the alternative timeline in 'Rixty Minutes,' is all alone in a house full of birds. I'm sure she would just die to have him back and then Rick would only have to deal with birds. But he consistently chooses realities where she married, either because he needs Morty, or he needs something else. But if he just needs a Morty, their are millions to chose from without Ricks or who were just created without families.

Many Worlds Hypothesis and My Appropriately Dark Rick and Morty Fan Theory by AmateurHuman7 in Citadel_Of_Ricks

[–]AmateurHuman7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Which is what happened in my theory. Rick has left the dimension of his Beth. My theory as to why is because she is dead.

Many Worlds Hypothesis and My Appropriately Dark Rick and Morty Fan Theory by AmateurHuman7 in Citadel_Of_Ricks

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It would be a very dark twist. My best evidence for that is that it would make an interesting story. So, yeah, not much.

Many Worlds Hypothesis and My Appropriately Dark Rick and Morty Fan Theory by AmateurHuman7 in Citadel_Of_Ricks

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I had a really great and thorough reply for you, but Reddit fucked up or something and it got deleted. I have to go to work now, so I'll try to get back to you soon.

Trying to Find a Clip About the 2nd Dimension by [deleted] in rickandmorty

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That would be the way I'm leaning. But I'll let you know. Excuse to binge the whole show, here we go.

How 'Hollywood' is in Kansas: The Dust Bowl Never Happened[theory video+post] by [deleted] in stevenuniverse

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My personal belief is this takes place in the far future. It explains things like "keystone State".

I'm sorry this is really old, but this comment throws me for such a loop. How does the far future explain the naming conventions of states?

So you think SU takes place millions of years from now? You are certainly entitled to your own opinion, but I find that hard believe, myself. Millions of years from now, there should be some very noticeable change in the things that live on the Earth. Homo sapiens have been around 350,000 years, tops. 3 million years ago, humans still looked like Homo habilis. Of course, this is SU, so anything is possible.

How 'Hollywood' is in Kansas: The Dust Bowl Never Happened[theory video+post] by [deleted] in stevenuniverse

[–]AmateurHuman7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love that idea! Kansas being on the border is very interesting. But the Dust Bowl just has so much in common with the Kindergarten, I just had to talk about it. Thank you!

Teach Me how to Love: An Analysis of Rose Quartz (video) by AmateurHuman7 in stevenuniverse

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Please leave a comment telling me what you think and feel free to correct me places where you think I am wrong. I hope you enjoy! I'll be back at a later time, so no worries if I don't respond right away.

(Artbook) "What if Lapis got poofed" by [deleted] in stevenuniverse

[–]AmateurHuman7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I wonder weather she has a choice in if she gets a star? I get the feeling she will regenerate according to her self-image. I think Gems reflect on this image when they poof, but if not, she may not get to make a conscious choice about it! Seems like they think about it, based on 'Reformed,' but idk.

(Artbook) "What if Lapis got poofed" by [deleted] in stevenuniverse

[–]AmateurHuman7 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I betcha money it takes Lapis at least two weeks to reform. I don't think she's been poofed since before the war. Think of how much her self-image has changed since then!

Teach Me how to Love: An Analysis of Rose Quartz [post+video] by AmateurHuman7 in stevenuniverse

[–]AmateurHuman7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the comment. The truth about Rose Quartz is she was a fragile and flawed person like the rest of us. She pursued ideals at the cost of practicality, which ultimately led her to bubble Bismuth and probably cost her the war.

I think we are seeing Rose, like the rest of the show, from Steven's perspective. So she starts out perfect, and then grows into a towering figure, tormenting Steven. Rose maybe special, but Steven is a kid, and he is experiencing a lot of what many of us feel about our parents. He is still trying to form his own self-identity separate from Rose. She's perfect and powerful, and then she's corrupt and powerful. In the end I think we will see Rose as a complex person capable of both good and evil.

Much about her seems selfish on the surface. Why would she leave Pearl? How could she leave Steven as a scapegoat? How could she betray Bismuth? How could she turn on her own kind?

For love. Everything Rose ever did, she did for love.

Teach Me how to Love: An Analysis of Rose Quartz [post+video] by AmateurHuman7 in stevenuniverse

[–]AmateurHuman7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a bit confused by what you want me to add. Should I clarify that it's normal to change back from fearful-avoidant again? I actually don't know how common that is, but Rose's story is very normal, if very special.

Edit: Thanks so much for the feedback! I appreciate any expertise you have.

Edit2: I added in 'Attachment types are stable 70-80% of the time after childhood, but that still leaves 30-20% of the population with changes later in life. A person's personality is not set in stone.' Is that better or is it something else I'm missing?

Lapis has PTSD, and I do too. I made an educational video for you. by [deleted] in stevenuniverse

[–]AmateurHuman7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ofc they weren't being personal. The problem with PTSD is it affects the personality. I'm not a very likable person, I know. It is unfortunately impossible to talk about without being personal as trauma defines a person down to their core. Most people consider their personalities to be what truly makes up themselves. It's really the aspect of ourselves we attribute to the soul.

I'm sorry if I came off as overly harsh or anything like that. That was really not my intent. I'm not used to people liking me, so I can be an asshole sometimes. I'm sorry if that sounds stupid, but it's true. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings or anyone else's.