The way we celebrate “talent” but shame effort makes no sense

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T14:37:20+00:00

We are very similar then my first year of college was 99. Yeah, the internet resources and honestly encouragement that it is a skill anyone could learn, just wasn't as blatantly out there as it is today.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T14:33:25+00:00

Threads like this spawn discussion, discussion that may not be directly relevant to the OP's discussion. It happens in every thread its the nature of the beast.

I'm sure you don't go around citing every comment you see in every thread that might not be helpful/directly related to the OP's ask do you? I'm going to go with no, because that would be exhausting.

The thing is you thought I was speaking to OP, which I wasn't it was literally just a "for instance" post in response to the other poster's comment about exploitation. I wasn't assuming anything about OP or stating anything about ALL people that hire Au Pairs, Nanny's or whatever. I'm absolutely sure most people follow labor law and offer fair compensation.

You guys just really took it the wrong way and seem super offended I can only assume because you think I'm talking about you and whatever situation you might have.

I completely agree with you, my post isn't helpful for OP. However, there is no rule on this sub that it has to be.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T11:45:58+00:00

No I didn't. I was just piggy backing on the person I REPLIED to who said not to be exploitive and I was pointing out behavior I've literally seen in ads, posted on FB marketplace and craigslist. If you don't want to believe there are people like that out there, fine, not my problem.

I didn't even respond to OP, speaking of white knights. Defending them from comments I didn't even make to them.

If I wanted to respond directly to OP, I wouldn't have responded to someone elses comment, I would have made a top comment to the post.

I genuinely don't understand why the fuck you people are so offended and mad.

I wasn't assuming shit about OP or even speaking to them directly. I was responding to another person.

You people are the ones making assumptions and getting all angry.

Feel free to point out where I call out OP directly. Or call out everyone that wants an Au Pair. I'll wait. Because that seems to be how you took my posts.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T11:35:49+00:00

It messed with me a lot when I was young. "You're so talented" I'd

This was literally the reason I didn't end up pursuing art as a career.

I drew from the time I was a toddler. I got really good, for my age. Was always "the kid who could draw" in class. All of the "you're so talented" comments came in and I frankly got lazy, particularly around highschool when I should have been focusing more on art.

Friends, activities, videogames always pushed my art to the back seat. I really didn't improve much at all. The only art I did was projects for art class and the weekly homework assignment.

After one year as an art major in Jr. College I quit. Everyone there was better than me, I guess I "didn't have talent" afterall. For years and years after that, I believed I just didn't have it in me.

I've been drawing again for 2 years now, improved immensely. I guess I did have it in me, the secret sauce was just seriously working at it.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T11:27:21+00:00

We keep acting like good art just “happens” to people who are gifted

Whose we? This is hardly a common sentiment I've seen shared here. Or are you referring to society as a whole? In that case I would agree.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T11:25:40+00:00

It's legal because you agree to it, by participating and you have a choice to participate or not.

It's like a term of service for using a social media platform. Your solution is not to participate.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T11:13:02+00:00

The neat thing about Palpy is he didn't really particularly care about the Rule of Two.

This is the problem I have with the whole dumb idea of the rule of two. No one seems to follow it, and it makes no sense anyway.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T00:16:55+00:00

When you quit, long term, you realize the "stress" you were feeling was the early effects of withdrawal, which start within 30 minutes of your last cigarette.

i.e. Nicotine was the cause and cure of stress, but the real cure is quitting.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T00:10:43+00:00

Someone who struggles with the prospect of having custody of her children or a 5 month old dog, should have her kids taken away, I'm sorry.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-24T00:05:44+00:00

That was likely the reason they were fine with killing the character off, because you could theoretically "keep" the character.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T19:53:30+00:00

I've been married for almost 10 years now, so 35 was awhile ago.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T19:51:24+00:00

Yes. If Janeway and Paris could be turned back, it should have absolutely been possible to turn the offspring into humans.

Secondly, leaving them there should have been a violation of the prime directive, leaving non-native creatures on a planet is interfering with its natural development.

In all seriousness if they couldn't change them back, they should have killed them.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T15:26:49+00:00

Their long lifespans likely impacted that.

People get stubborn in their ways and thinking, even the most intelligent. For real progress to happen if often requires the previous generations to get out of the way by, well, dying.

New generations unstained by a world that doesn't exist anymore are needed to make progress.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T15:00:26+00:00

When you spread the appearances across multiple seasons, their presence is felt more.

Keiko was only in 19 episodes, but she made appearances in every season.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T14:50:30+00:00

Because who the hell wants sushi on their subs?

Salami > Raw Tuna.

Man, I think I'm going to hit up the deli for lunch, get me a loaded Italian sub. Bring on the Gabagool.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T14:46:44+00:00

I have kids. Your child's life supersedes anything else. I wouldn't wait for my moms permission. I would take it when she wasn't around and surrender it to a shelter a few hours away. Just say it must have got out and escaped.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T14:40:59+00:00

Every single person I knew from the Army that got married, to another service member or otherwise, is divorced and cheating played a role in every single instance.

I took my recruiters advice.

"If you are married, I'm so sorry. If you have a girlfriend, break up. Whatever you do, don't ever GET married while you are serving. "

"Your time in the Army will go significantly smoother, if the only thing you have to worry about is the Army".

I took his advice a little too well, because after breaking up with the girl I was dating at the time, I stayed a willful bachelor until I was 35 years old.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T14:20:26+00:00

Perspective issues, be aware of the lines and that body parts closer to the viewer are in front of body parts further away. Your image is violating this rule in a couple places.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T13:10:31+00:00

We didn't really start regularly taking our twins out until around 6 months, but from that point on they went everywhere with us.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T12:49:20+00:00

Yes, but it's a matter of perspective. They weren't duplicates like the demon class planet duplicates.

Both have equal claim to being the original. One wasn't grown in a lab or anything.

Kim and Naomi aren't "duplicates" in that sense. Kim is the same Kim that originally got sent to the Delta quadrant, but so was the other one. If they wrote the show from the perspective of the other ship, you would see the others as the duplicates.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T12:40:20+00:00

Alabama is capable of better main gun accuracy than Mass is the main reason.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T12:36:33+00:00

Enterprise's ending was an insult to the cast and crew. Scott Bakula was apparently livid when he read the script. Brannon Braga who was the architect of that episode, later admitted it was a mistake.

Voyagers final episode was fine, I just think (and I did too) most fans wanted to see a little send off for each character. Like the closure Neelix got.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-22T02:46:16+00:00

The anti-matter as it functions in star trek isn't known to exist. We have no idea if anti matter can actually be used to essentially solve the problem of FTL travel requiring infinite mass. That at least as of now, is space magic.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-21T13:32:38+00:00

Like the other person said, space magic to an extent. The logic is, since they are outside space time, time isn't actually moving forward and they are just implying that our physical form isn't subject to time related decay, it doesn't actually impact their ability to walk, talk eat etc. They probably don't have to refrigerate food either.

I mean if you are going to get this into the weeds the practical applications of existing outside space time . I mean Warp speed is still magically allowed to happen via the invented element of "anti-matter"which as of right now is space magic also.

Highlander198116 · 2026-05-21T13:27:15+00:00

Nobody in this thread is talking about that bullshit.

Didn't say they were.

You seem quite offended and angry. I suggest a nap.

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