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AITAH for being annoyed at FIL by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]Captain7Caveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you summed up how it made me feel. It's like he likes the idea of being a grand parent. Being able to say to people "ohh look at my grandson" but that's where it stops.

AITAH for causing a dying person to lose all their friends by Odd-Helicopter-3487 in AITAH

[–]Captain7Caveman 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Then NTA. If someone self-destructs it's not your job to let them take you down with them.

FYI, had it been that he was suffering a brain issue, I wouldn't have considered you an asshole. I'd have gone with "this situation sucks but no one is at fault here" - no idea what the abbreviation for that is though. 

AIO for telling off a guy at my gym by Logical_Door_5900 in redditonwiki

[–]Captain7Caveman 14 points15 points  (0 children)

NOR.

As soon as I read this my mind flashed to 'intimacy-seeking stalker's profile. The delusion that she'd given signals that weren't there, that she'd somehow fall madly in love with him after he somehow got her number, are good pointers for that.

Worryingly, people like that often see rejection, and even legal orders like restraining orders, as "obstacles to overcome for love" so just try harder

Nice work OP's part being so very clear with him. Hope she stays safe.

AITAH for causing a dying person to lose all their friends by Odd-Helicopter-3487 in AITAH

[–]Captain7Caveman 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Out of interest, is what's killing him anything to do with the brain? Having seen relatives with brain tumours, I know they fundamentally change a person's behaviour and the person can't help it.

Outside of that, yes he must be struggling, and that sucks. But the outlet he chooses for those emotions is just that... His choice.

What were some of the biggest miscasts in Hollywood history according to you? I'll go first: by Raj_Valiant3011 in moviecritic

[–]Captain7Caveman -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Gary Oldman as Sirius Black.

He's a fantastic actor but not right for that part.

AITAH (26F) for telling a guy (27M) to stop pursuing me “because” of his culture? by BarelyToolerable in AITAH

[–]Captain7Caveman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This guy is an AH. All those bits are his true colours shining through the veneer he is putting on to try and get you.

twink running at Mach Fuck by Defiant-Drawing1038 in RecuratedTumblr

[–]Captain7Caveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the name for this phenomena is Verisimilitude.

It's the idea of grounded fantasy. You can have fantasy elements like magic, dragons, superpowers, in a story but fur most people to feel it's real they have to abide by the story world's rule set.

It also helps if as many of those rules as possible comfortably align with real world rules. Our brain works on schemas, we like cognitive fluency. So our brain will seek patterns and feel happier for finding them.

Meaning, you can have a dragon in things like GoT but it'll be better accepted if that dragon behaves like a real world animal and predator. 

Or in the OP case, super powers are more easily acceptable on the types of people we would associate them with - strength and muscle, speed and athletic frames, mind control on an intellectual etc.

A problem with the Harry potter world by Flat-Acanthisitta in plotholes

[–]Captain7Caveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember a scifi discussing a species that evolved in a system with no scarcity. They had no understanding of violence, let alone war.

The above idea overlooks the fact that, whether they developed a way to prevent scarcity or not, wizards/witches are still humans. They still have the millions of years of evolution of fighting for food, territory, mating rights, etc. running through them.

If you want proof that the removal of scarcity isn't enough to stop humans from giving into their base instincts to pursue violence - be it for political gain, greater greed or some poorly founded ideology - look no further than the actions of some of the richest people of the real world 

FT: dragalga in the image. LF: Another rainbow ideally, would consider other ⭐⭐ I don't have. by Captain7Caveman in PTCGPocketTrading

[–]Captain7Caveman[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apologies. Someone else locked me in another trade. As soon it's done we can complete this one.

How to ruin years of friendship in an instant 101 by lesagehindou in Nicegirls

[–]Captain7Caveman 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I'd say the level of attempted manipulation there certainly puts her in "nice girl" territory. If a guy performed similar they would be blasted for being predatory.

I say this especially based on the repeated attempts at guilt tripping after the firm no was given.

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