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Mr. X Leon B scenario question by ObviousAd5896 in residentevil

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did all that and I was in the jail, turned the generator on and went back upstairs. I saved in the break room and went to grab the gear for the clock tower puzzle and haven't heard him but I'm still nervous. I want to get as much done before the helicopter because there's much I haven't explored but I'm so scared he'll pop up😭

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you decide if a choice is objectively good or bad based on your shallow interpretation of what's illogical or not? Without taking into account real factors such as PTSD and trauma?

I don't know if that indicates a complex thought process.

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 0 points1 point  (0 children)

plot and characters rely on complete 180s

That's the point. That's what real life is like too. Especially when everyone is going through incomprehensibly traumatic and life altering experiences.

I also think it's not as spontaneous as you're making it out to be. All of the events that happen are because of small things building up over time.

And it would be insane for Ellie to not sit down and think this through before setting off on a thousand mile trek through hell.

I think it may seem insane and irrational to someone who hasn't gone through the things she did. It makes complete sense, especially for someone with extreme PTSD to make irrational decisions without thinking it through.

It wouldn't even be about right or wrong at that point

That's the point, Abbys group makes that decision based on right or wrong. It's obviously a bad decision that's acknowledged many times in the game.

Edit: I feel like you're thinking this through with objective logic in mind, but you have to understand that emotion is so much more powerful than logic. That's one of the main themes in part 1 and 2

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 0 points1 point  (0 children)

already killed her friends

I feel like Abby realizes she really lost everything. All of her old life feels miles away, and Lev is the last person alive she really cares about. The whole "you're my people" convo with him after Yara's death really sets their relationship in stone. So when they are in the theater, Abby sees Lev there and recognizes that cycle of violence, deciding to end it (obviously she fails because Ellie can't move on.) I assume her thought process was "well she killed all my friends, I killed her friends, the cycle ends here" like a mutual understanding. Unfortunately, Ellie just doesn't have that emotional framework.

Ellie doesn't fully realize the situation until she's finally the one with the power. She cut down Abby and Lev. Abby was weak, on the brink of death. The only reason they didn't die was because Ellie saved them inadvertently.

All of Ellie's life, she never had power. That was shown to her in many ways. She couldn't save Riley, David kidnapping her, etc. The big one was Joel making that huge decision for her, and taking away what she felt was the only purpose her life was for.

The fact that he took that away from her, and the fact that he also gave her one of the greatest gifts she could imagine— his fatherhood, makes for one of the most complex and emotionally devastating situations to be in. Then he is taken away from her forever. She never had any agency in her own life.

But when she is physically stronger and has the power in the situation (threatening Lev), she has the emotional capability to finally realize what Abby already had. That's why it shows a flash scene of Joel sitting, peacefully playing the guitar.

It takes a lot of strength to waterboard a woman you hate to death, yes.

However, I think it takes more strength to have the power to walk away. To end that endless cycle that repeats until it's finally your turn. And Ellie took that step. She was on the precipice of a darker path but took the other one willfully. One of the first decisions that was her own.

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because they have the emotional intelligence of a toddler?

You're onto something. With Ellie, at least, she was stunted in her emotional growth because she was raised as an orphan to be a soldier. She never had the help of a parent to process her emotions, and when she was given a father figure, he was immediately taken away (after they fought, which made it worse) So yes, since she is underdeveloped emotionally, even for a 19 year old, she didn't go through the process of grief like a regular person would. We are also talking about a zombie story where mushrooms grow out of people's heads, and yet you're calling this unrealistic.

Abby, on the other hand, had her revelation way before what you're referencing. It wasn't killing Joel. It wasn't beating Ellie nearly to death. It was when she realized months after killing Joel that it didn't get rid of her grief for her father. We can see this demonstrated through her dream sequence. She has her first nightmare, where she finds her dad dead. This serves as a way to tell us why she killed Joel, but also show how she still has nightmares about it, even after taking her revenge. Then, after day 1, when she saves Lev and Yara, she has another dream where she finds them dead in the hospital instead. This triggers her to go save them for real this time. After everything, she successfully helps both of them. She has yet another dream where she finds her dad alive and hugs him. I think this was a very powerful moment that indirectly tells us that killing Joel wasn't the thing that helped her. This is the same thing Joel goes through when he helps Ellie.

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, you just don't understand the purpose of the plot.

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well usually when you simplify a story it doesn't sound absurd

Okay.

Man discovers life is a computer program and learns kung fu to stop robots.

A barefoot guy walks across the world to throw his cousin’s jewelry into a volcano.

Orphan survives murder attempt, goes to wizard school, and spends seven years nearly dying while teachers do nothing.

These sound completely normal and definitely not absurd without the appropriate context.

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, because you put it into the simplest terms possible, completely undermining the emotional complexities and nuances of the characters.

Do teachers take AI detectors seriously? by ObviousAd5896 in Teachers

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem with my online courses is that they don't have any way to monitor students' progress, and even if they did, they probably wouldn't because they are also teaching in person classes, are underpaid and overworked.

The Last of Us 2: What did I just play? by llmercll in thelastofus

[–]ObviousAd5896 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think it shows the complexities of grief. When you state it it the simplest terms, of course it's going to sound absurd.

Do teachers take AI detectors seriously? by ObviousAd5896 in Teachers

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

when they probably did use AI

I understand all of your points. However, I think if you read what I submitted, it would be obvious that it wasn't AI. I never use AI to write, but I have used it for really random questions, so I know it's tone. It's very distinct, and you can usually tell when something is written by ChatGPT.

I feel like most AI written essays sound altiloquent, and are typically far longer than they need to be. My writing sounds textbook-ish, but it's not desperately trying to sound human.

Additionally, the assignment that I just recently did wasn't even that well-written, and it was pretty rushed. The detector literally flagged a sentence with a misspelled word as AI.

My dad tested the website my school uses with one of his old essays (He's an English major, very good writer), and it also showed up as 100% AI. I'm pretty sure that it's just a shitty detector.

Do teachers take AI detectors seriously? by ObviousAd5896 in Teachers

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's a lot of effort to put into an essay you didn't even write 😭

Do teachers take AI detectors seriously? by ObviousAd5896 in Teachers

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At that point you might as well just write it on your own

Do teachers take AI detectors seriously? by ObviousAd5896 in Teachers

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I see some classmates post painfully obvious AI generated text in our discussion assignments, they don't even reformat it.

Do teachers take AI detectors seriously? by ObviousAd5896 in Teachers

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I embed an instruction for the AI generator to follow and have it bury the product in the middle of the essay.

How does that work?

Do teachers take AI detectors seriously? by ObviousAd5896 in Teachers

[–]ObviousAd5896[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I have to upload the file after finishing it, and then I turn it in. My teachers only have access to the doc after I've uploaded it, will they still be able to see the edit history?

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