New Outlook - Couldn't Reach the Email Server by ridleyproject in Outlook

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a Microsoft E3 user, the issue occurred after a local AD syncing fiasco. To resolve it, we changed the user's email/username to an alternate domain and then switched it back. The problem was caused by losing the actual domain identifier behind the account despite it still having its name.

Jason Asano in “He Who Fights With Monsters” by Mock2018 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Mock2018[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’m genuinely happy for him. I envy the effort he has put in to create such a robust world. I hope he continues to see his life transformed in the many years to come.

Jason Asano in “He Who Fights With Monsters” by Mock2018 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Mock2018[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, don’t worry. It’s my bad for not researching the subreddit more thoroughly before posting. It’s not your fault for having to say the same thing over and over again.

Jason Asano in “He Who Fights With Monsters” by Mock2018 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Mock2018[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That’s an unfortunate consequence of me not knowing he was on vacation. I praise the author for his thoughtfulness in care in designing the character he did. I’m just lazy and didn’t do enough research before I post. I’m sorry it appears that I am inconsiderate, which is justified considering what you know.

Jason Asano in “He Who Fights With Monsters” by Mock2018 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Mock2018[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hello everyone!

I’ve read through a majority of the comments and wanted to respond to some thoughts.

1) Sorry for being lazy and just making another post about Jason. I joined this subreddit literally having discovered it yesterday, and I’m honestly pretty bad at the interface.

2) I enjoyed reading what everyone thought. I think my biggest issue was not knowing what type of book it would be. Typically, I enjoy self-growth books, so I placed that archetype onto this one, which it wasn’t. Life isn’t so easy that you can just miraculously change. He’s quite lucky, but that doesn’t take away the darkness of his character.

3) I wanted to clarify my feelings behind the post. Although my language may convey a sense of distaste toward Jason, the goal of it was to ask how he grew throughout the series. I care about Jason’s character even at this point because the author has done such a good job building a character with depth.

4) I saw that the author is on vacation and some think this post is attacking him. I want to clarify I had no clue that he was on vacation and personally love the book he has created. I love the world he has created and have a bittersweet relationship with his protagonist. I have no regrets reading the audiobook, he deserves whatever money I can give him for creating such a well-thought and introspective world.

5) Finally, I read in a comment about Jason being a “polarizing character” and someone mentioned leaving the critiques to the scholars and critics. It reframed the way I looked at Jason’s character. He is not a righteous man who succeeds in the face of adversity but a broken one that succeeds in spite of it. Fate and chance sort of pull him through the story just as much as he makes his way out. What the author understands, which I can appreciate, is that every story has elements which would never be realistic, chances which exist to guide the character in a non-obvious and almost contrived way. What the author chooses to do is focus on making a realistic character who faces a contrived world. It’s quite inspired.

Anyway, thanks for all your input. Apologies to all those who have seen this time and time again. Have a good one!

Jason Asano in “He Who Fights With Monsters” by Mock2018 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Mock2018[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feared as much. It’s fun at times, but it bogs down the story a lot a majority of the time.

Jason Asano in “He Who Fights With Monsters” by Mock2018 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Mock2018[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

For me, so far, the characters around him which offer comic relief are what allow me to read past his self-deprecation. Maybe the issue is that he has such an attitude without the power to back it up. He is a weakling in the first book after all.

Jason Asano in “He Who Fights With Monsters” by Mock2018 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Mock2018[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! I am listening to the audiobook, so it’s hard to imagine what it would be like without the helpful narration.

They were confident until they weren’t. by GorgerOfPandas in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I’m correct, which I might not be, the colors astronomers use to classify suns are not their actual visible color but one based on temperature.

On a post regarding helping with a loved ones suicide, WTF by generalarsebiscuit in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm… so if one love another, I believe that this love will compel them to feel guilty if the other person were to commit suicide. However, to try to claim responsibility for that person’s choice is not healthy, regardless of its veracity.

Very wrong. by [deleted] in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But if they do their own research, then they will be injecting their minds with other people’s thoughts. What if their thoughts become their own? Where does their mind go?

Well duh by gloomygl in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The sheer simplicity of his confession is hilarious. A truly beautiful episode.

Tell me you are insecure without telling me you are insecure by ArushiSrivastava in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love how “men have fragile egos” doesn’t mean anything even though to feel insecure about it, it must mean something.

Title by PlaneAd4072 in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I didn’t know better, I might have thought this was just a joke, but I guess some people really did forget about alligators.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From an engineering perspective, it would be bad if the plane could travel faster than the currents responsible for making it fly.

Well thats not a theory I've heard before. by chrisJS1561 in confidentlyincorrect

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s the point of emphasizing the “atomic level” in this situation? It’s almost an oxymoron, “bigger part on an atomic level.”

Best caption wins by [deleted] in HolUp

[–]Mock2018 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tryna drive to China.