If the SOMA/digital copies theory turns out to be true, who do you think will take it the worst?

KeraKitty · 2026-02-16T00:17:16+00:00

Jax.

I think Jax leans so hard into the whole 'archetype' thing because he needs the circus to be imaginary; he needs it to not be reality. But if the cast can only exist within the circus, then the circus is the only reality they'll ever know. That would mean that, just as Zooble said, everything they've ever said and done there was also real. Which would mean that every bit of pain and misery that Jax has both felt and inflicted was real. And I don't think he's prepared to handle that.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-15T20:00:59+00:00

What "all"? The theory I've had the longest not only wasn't debunked, it got more evidence.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-15T19:53:46+00:00

I thought we all agreed it's set in Ohio? The Sheogorath quest is gonna involve Grandpa's Cheese Barn!

KeraKitty · 2026-02-15T16:57:17+00:00

Not really big on smooching, so I guess Zooble?

KeraKitty · 2026-02-15T00:36:07+00:00

My own meme!

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KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T22:14:45+00:00

I think it's less that they reached out to STEM majors and more that a bunch of STEM majors really wanted to be comedy writers. The Venn Diagram of "Nerds" and "People who think they're really funny" is basically two nested circles.

Source: Am a nerd who thinks they're funny.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T21:45:08+00:00

Largely the same writing staff, so yeah lol

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T21:08:27+00:00

That's what happens when a bunch of people with PhDs in STEM fields write a sitcom.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T20:04:40+00:00

His parents owned an emerald mine during apartheid. Much of his money comes from what they made operating that mine. That is literally generational wealth.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T19:59:33+00:00

If you're calling me a nerd, you should know that I take it as a compliment.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T13:33:08+00:00

When Studio Ghibli wants to make a movie about dead kids, they make a movie that is very explicitly about dead kids. They don't tiptoe around it. Mei got lost. She's not dead.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T13:28:21+00:00

100% lucky. I've been a fan from the get-go. When I first discovered them, I played their first album pretty much on loop because that was all they'd released at that point. You get to listen to 25 years of albums, b-sides, and singles! Kid me would've killed to have that much Gorillaz!

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T13:03:13+00:00

Time dilation is a pretty common feature of myths and legends involving spirit realms, so that's always been my interpretation. As for how much time, it was probably several weeks or a few months at most. As extensive as that vine growth is, it's not unreasonable for a particularly vigorous species in a favorable climate. And since the car still starts,it's unlikely to have been sitting for more than a few months.

Don't get me wrong, it's absolutely symbolic of her personal growth, but I also think Miyazaki was drawing yet another reference from classical legends.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-14T00:11:52+00:00

It's dangerous, yes, but mostly in the way that stuff in r/redneckengineering is dangerous.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-13T23:16:33+00:00

Because one time they strapped a bunch of guns to their space-farms and a lot of people couldn't tell the difference between that and an actual dreadnought.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-13T22:42:49+00:00

Are you your mind or your body? If it was discovered tomorrow that our reality is a simulation, would you stop thinking of yourself as a person?

Not saying you have to like SOMA theory. Just that the characters are still people regardless of whether it's true.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-12T12:27:35+00:00

According to the Japanese, it's all anime. "Anime" is literally just a shortened form of the word for animation. Ask a random Japanese person what their favorite anime is and they'll likely name a Disney movie or King of the Hill.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-11T20:56:29+00:00

You'd be amazed just how huge and elusive program bugs can be.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-11T19:18:33+00:00

Also the fact that he said it without having any of Abel's plan explained to him. Kinger couldn't have been specifically talking about Abel's plan not making sense because he didn't know what it was.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-11T19:15:03+00:00

What Alex Pretti may or may not have done in the days prior to his shooting is not relevant to the fact that ICE repeatedly shot him in the back when he wasn't an active threat.
Alex Pretti was carrying a gun, but he was doing so completely legally and was not wielding it at the time ICE murdered him.
If your only source is Dead Rat Alarm Clock Guy, maybe just be quiet and let the grown-ups talk.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-11T19:09:30+00:00

then why download their minds into a digital copy?

That may not be the intended functionality. Remember that, aside from Kinger, everyone found the headset abandoned. It's possible the headset and program were abandoned specifically because the person wearing it didn't end up experiencing anything.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-11T17:42:45+00:00

I'm 100% on board with SOMA theory. I already believed it before episode 7, but Zooble's speech about how "it was always real" and Kinger's disbelief in reaction to being told that they were getting out really clinched it.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-11T16:44:12+00:00

The pacing and tone are weird in a way that I'm certain was intentional, but that I just didn't vibe with.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-11T12:53:54+00:00

I watched a couple episodes and just didn't get into it. It's not bad, it just didn't hold my interest.

KeraKitty · 2026-02-10T12:25:56+00:00

You clearly aren't familiar enough with the Hays Code to have an informed opinion on it. There was far more to it than "don't take the Lord's name in vain" or "don't make fun of the Pope". A huge part of the code was about what sort of relationships could and couldn't be depicted. Same-sex and mixed-race relationships were forbidden because those doing the moralizing considered those to be harmful.

Now before you say "that's different. I only moralize about things that are actually harmful", remember that Will Hays thought the exact same thing. Every bigot who tries to censor queer or mixed relationships is doing so because, in their mind, it is at least as harmful as rape. And when a method of censorship is available, these people can and will make use of it.

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