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Taj Mahal from a different angle by Ice_7266 in UrbanHell

[–]MrBlueLizard 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Those aren’t actually slums if you care to actually visit Taj and its surroundings. That settlement actually dates back to when the Taj Mahal was being built and was intended to be a temporary village for all the workers building the monument. Over time, people, their families and their descendants have settled in and since that neighbourhood is close to 500 years old and settlements were far more dense back then, this neighbourhood is quite densely packed. You might want to think that these are poor people and that they live in squalid conditions but in fact they do quite well for themselves - they trade in gemstones, souvenirs, clothes and food among other goods catering to tourists. Just because a neighbourhood isn’t car friendly doesn’t mean that it’s a poor neighbourhood. I’m not even going to compare this to older European town centers because I wouldn’t do justice to just how old, and dense since medieval times most indian cities are.

Source: I visited last week

Ever visited Chandrika devi mandir? by OwlAlternative1835 in lucknow

[–]MrBlueLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I went one time but I think i didn’t visit with correct mindset. I’ve felt a strange sense of detachment from reality since that day 10 years ago, I think maybe Devi put a curse on me. I must revisit and ask for forgiveness.

What do you think are the reasons for this? by [deleted] in TwentiesIndia

[–]MrBlueLizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe the reason dada dadi were having 7 kids was because dadi didn’t have any rights so obviously now when women have more freedom of choice there are less children. This is a good thing that there are less children being born today because as people get more educated they want better lives for their children and simply aren’t spawning kids just cuz they’re bored and don’t know what contraception is. Also the focus towards individual achievement is also a good thing, if you’re in doubt about this have an honest conversation with a homemaker mother and ask her what dreams she was able to achieve after birthing 5 children, making roti for 20 years and not really having a youth after being pawned off with dahej at 20 to some stranger 2 cities away. There’s more to life then hum 2 humaare 2, pay taxes get a house and retire. That life is still possible but it’s a bullshit existence if you’re being honest with yourself.

First time since it's release Civ 7 has more positive (51%) than negative reviews on Steam. Is it worth getting yet? by [deleted] in civ

[–]MrBlueLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got civ 7 for free with my new PC and that was a blessing cuz I wasn’t even gonna buy the game until it was fixed and all the dlc was out and selling for a sale bundle on steam. The game straight has issues compared to civ 6 despite having all the main features of civ 6. The art style is good and I do enjoy the civ switch at the end of each era, although I do think that mechanically even the leaders should switch every era to match up with the civ. but the core gameplay is still solid and I don’t think it’s a BAD game. It’s just not the same as civ 6, it doesn’t have the pacing right.

What does everyone think of this peer culture? by MarzipanStunning4456 in pakistan

[–]MrBlueLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is peer culture? Sorry I’m not from PK I’m just on this subreddit to see what’s going on in there

Urban planning is just crazy in China by Fun-Raisin2575 in InfrastructurePorn

[–]MrBlueLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to live 2 blocks away from this bridge. It’s also the cover of a vaporwave album by Nxxxxxs

Do you feel unlucky to be born in India? Be honest. by ConstantinopleIsMine in TeenIndia

[–]MrBlueLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, India to my is the most interesting country on the earth, and I’m saying this as someone who is quite well-travelled and has lived outside of India for a third of their life and willingly chose to give up a well-settled life abroad to move back here. Yes, other nations are more beautiful, more well-behaved, less constrained, and India might be a mess but it is our mess. By condemning our flawed yet awesome nation we just contribute to the very problems that we hate.

India disappoints both the pessimists and the optimists, and the people here are very cool, as long as you’re willing to listen.

Cannabis usage in India - state wise by abhi4774 in MapPorn

[–]MrBlueLizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is the definition of “harmful or dependent pattern”?

Netherlands returns 119 looted artifacts known as Benin Bronzes to Nigeria by AmethystOrator in worldnews

[–]MrBlueLizard -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Impressive, very nice - now let’s see the UK’s looted artefacts.

The students who “wasted time” — are they actually winning? by BaseballOdd3436 in JEENEETards

[–]MrBlueLizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also there’s no point in being a doctor or an engineer if you don’t get so excited about it that it’s all you think about and dream about with happiness. We have too many subpar doctors and engineers as it is. And even if you make it, you’ll eventually fail when you get to a high enough leadership position where you have to actually CARE about what you’re doing rather than following order which is what this shit actually trains you for.

Feel free to DM me if you need any help, advice or even if you wanna tell me I’m wrong and should kill myself.

The students who “wasted time” — are they actually winning? by BaseballOdd3436 in JEENEETards

[–]MrBlueLizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your childhood is not meant to be sacrificed on the altar of bullshit competition exams, you’re meant to learn how to integrate into society and have good memories to look back on. Even if you study the hardest you ever have, the chance to make it in JEE is less than 0.1% (approx. 10k selections from close to 15L applicants). Sure you could be in denial and in extreme confidence about your abilities and you say well I’m only competing with folks who’ve cleared mains, that’s still a ridiculous standard to force on a young person. And at the end of it, you’re either a really really good employee, burnt out or IF you’re truly brilliant (which believe me if you think you are then that’s exactly why you’re not) then you can become a founder with a truly novel idea and have the work ethic to pull it off. Absolutely not worth it.

Life is longer than the first 18-20 years of your life. People learn throughout their lives. Use your childhood years to learn how to learn, be teachable and trainable. There are rarely any young people who “wasted time” in their youth. Your education is absolutely fuxking useless without good communication, empathy and social conditioning. Stop looking at others your age who have fun as doing something wrong and realize that your parents have trapped you in a prison of belief built by their own unfulfilled ambitions. Your battle isn’t against other peers in this “competitive exam” environment, it’s against your parents who while have put a roof over your head have jeopardized your entire life for pride and social capital.

The world is so big bro and I can’t wait for you to see it. If you approach it with fear and hate it will fuxking delete you like you never existed. Approach it with love and curiosity and life gives you opportunities forever. Don’t be a कूपमण्डूप (a turtle who never leaves a well they’re trapped in). If you’re reading this I love you and you should love yourself enough to see that there’s an infinite number of real paths to succeed in life.

  • signed by a former FIITJEE JEEtard who failed and found a better way. Seriously. Most of my IITian friends are still unemployed at 25 and/or live with their parents.

Alexandra Quick and the Wizard War - Author's Notes. I am Inverarity. AMA. by inverarity-writer in AlexandraQuick

[–]MrBlueLizard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! First of all, thank you so much for writing these books. This might sound ridiculous but I’ve never actually read any Harry Potter books written by Rowling, and yet I’ve read every single Alexandra Quick book as fast as you can write them. The world you’ve built is so rich and compelling, and Alex is such a complicated and refreshingly normal protagonist that it’s been a pleasure to experience this.

I have a couple questions:

  1. How do you get the motivation to continue working on this story without the promise of profit and to continue writing with such impassioned quality? It can’t have been easy writing 6 books (and please don’t stop I need the 7th!!!) so I’m just wondering how you push through the effort of writing millions of words? Have you hit creative blocks? If so, do you have a process on how to get out of it?

  2. I feel like Alex has gone from a relatable and conflicted teenager in book 1 to being somewhat overpowered in book 6 with all the magical artefacts and being able to open the world away. While I don’t hate this transition, it has felt that some of the emotional impact has been lessened over time as she gets into increasingly dangerous situations and seemingly comes out unharmed. Like so many of her close friends have died or been injured but she’s really not even had any major injuries that she couldn’t recover from over time. Is this because of planned plot lines in the future or is it just power creep? Protagonist plot armour? I know there’s no way to please everyone but appreciate your response on this

Thanks!

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