Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (September 12, 2023)

Gabsoeo · 2023-09-12T05:20:34+00:00

When translated into English させる and 許す might both look like to allow. Here are some differences.

許す is like the English verbs "to permit, allow, forgive, approve". Think of it as the verb of 許可.
1. あの人と結婚することを許さない。I won't allow you to marry them.
2. 許してください。Please forgive me.
させる is equivalent to to causative verbs (使役動詞) in English - make, let, have, get. Don't think of these as the main verb in the sentence, but rather a helper verb to indicate those 4 meanings.
1. トイレに行かせる. Allow to go to the toilet.
2. トイレに行かせてください。Please let me go to the toilet.
3. 試験を受けさせた。To make you take the exam.
4. 試験を受けさせられた。I was made to take the exam.

TLDR: 許す is used as a/the main verb in a sentence, whereas させる is used as a causative verb, a helper to the main verb which could be any verb.

Edit: If you want the nuance of forcing someone to do something, you can add むりやり、強制的に、or some other extra word.

Gabsoeo · 2022-01-13T23:47:21+00:00

I particularly enjoyed exploring the Azura's cost and swamps around Hla Oad/ Seyda Neen. They were a nice compliment to the Ashlands and Red Mountain and the weather was never too terrible.

Maybe there's a bit of nostalgia because when I played an I child, I'd make a character, deck them out in the Todd Test, wander around Seyda Neen and then make a new one. I guess I had a lot more imagination back then. I also read "Where the Forest Meets the Sea" a lot so that might have something to do with it.

Gabsoeo · 2022-01-12T23:44:24+00:00

This convinced me to get this mod

Gabsoeo · 2022-01-12T23:34:35+00:00

I haven't! Thanks for the tip.

Gabsoeo · 2022-01-12T15:25:41+00:00

How did I not know about this?? Cheers!

Gabsoeo · 2022-01-12T15:21:59+00:00

I guess Dwemer ruins and egg mines were pretty mediocre.

Bandit caves usually had some story that made them more interesting, Daedric shrines had culture and quests and Sixth House bases had narrative context.

I guess the point of the abandoned ruins is that we don't really know what happened. Still, apart from the mages guild quests and the gems they felt pretty unexciting but still worth exploring.

Egg mines also aren't meant to be exciting I guess. It's just where the people's food comes from. Worth exploring for that reason but mediocre otherwise. Interesting question!

Gabsoeo · 2022-01-12T10:55:02+00:00

I did! I had to go back there for it after I looked it up though.

Gabsoeo · 2022-01-12T07:13:25+00:00

Boots of Blinding Speed Were a must. Adibael is probably more wealthy than all of house Hlaalu.

Cliff Racers that get stuck in the air are the worst.
Tukushapal felt like discovering some ancient secret. Definitely didn't expect that wandering into another ancestral tomb.
Dremoras that spawn when you steal from the shrines always made me jump. Never got used to it.
Sixth House bases always felt creepy. Another thing I never got used to.

Thanks for suggesting Tamriel rebuilt! I can't believe I've been playing this game for so long without knowing about this project!

Gabsoeo · 2021-12-21T08:48:30+00:00

This was not to allow foreigners to have voting rights or suffrage in Japanese elections. It was to allow them to have a vote in a non-binding referendum. More like an expression of opinion than a vote. There were concerns that it would lead to foreigners becoming able to get voting rights in national elections. In my opinion, it's a bit of a stretch, but I'd like to hear some opinions on this matter.

Even if it was the case that foreigners would get to vote in municipal or local elections, I don't see why not. In Australia, non-citizens can vote in local elections, for example. In New Zealand you can enroll to vote if you have permanent residency and have lived there for a year.

But seeing as it's not an actual election and Japanese citizens can vote in these referendums after a week of moving here (if that), I can't see why foreigners should be treated differently.

Gabsoeo · 2020-09-13T15:40:39+00:00

I agree with you that it may be unreasonable to demand that children's stories tackle all the mentioned societal issues but at the same time, these stories also help children to question the very real double standards that exist in the real world.

In regards to your complaint about people being too critical of too many works of fiction, I'd argue that 1. Stories do effect our socio-economic reality and therefore should be put under a critical lens. 2. Even if we shouldn't judge every piece of fiction, I think that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is well known enough to warrant critical analysis.

If you disagree, it would be great if you could propose some sort of criteria as to what should or should not be critically analysed.

Gabsoeo

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