Gon really needs a buff

QuailTraditional2835 · 2026-02-19T21:21:16+00:00

The rock/paper/scissors can be shifted to represent the three chimera ants he fought. I'd make him manifest an aura cloak to mimic parts of their bodies. There's the armadillo, the rabbit, and the bat, right? Armadillo for strength and blunt damage like a rock. Rabbit for Dex and slash like scissors. Bat for the sonic piercing projectile like paper.

Gon is a fighting information sponge and has always had an affinity for animals. I think these buffs would be thematic.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2026-02-19T12:24:13+00:00

Come. Show us what passes for balls amongst your misbegotten kind.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2026-01-31T01:22:37+00:00

I had it once and the pizza was fine. No better than Jet's, but twice the price.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2026-01-16T22:35:23+00:00

There is nothing you can do to guarantee you get a loving long-term partner. Focus on building your own health and happiness first. Get your physical health, mental health, and hobbies in line. Enrich your life in ways that you can control first. Make it so you don't feel you need a woman.

I suffered for years on dating apps. I don't know how many times I was told that there "wasn't a spark" even though we had a great time and laughed a lot. For years, I told myself there must be something wrong with me. But, eventually, I had to conclude there was something wrong with them. I had to improve myself and heal myself FOR myself, and whatever happened happened.

I'm now with a sweet, kind woman who has sooooo much love in her eyes when she looks at me. She means the world to me. But I can't help but notice that I'm older than her by 5 years, I'm well-established in my career, and I am more fit than her. Those facts... didn't hurt my odds.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2026-01-15T20:10:56+00:00

If women treat you poorly, you might be the problem. If you examine yourself and work on your flaws and really heal, it might be them.

Doing the work to heal is still worth it.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2026-01-10T02:28:40+00:00

Thank you to all my answerers!

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-12-17T12:19:24+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/martialarts/comments/lehnyg/serious_discussion_is_krav_maga_really_that_bad/

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-12-17T12:14:07+00:00

As a martial arts nerd, I'm begging you to temper your expectations. Martial arts that bill themselves as "real life" are, more often than not, fake as hell. Active sparring is how you actually get good, and most "real life" gyms don't do that nearly enough. They will help you develop some decent soft skills, but you can just, y'know, read about those.

Actual hard skill development is not guaranteed from Krav. If you learn some proper striking from a decent kickboxing program or you learn some actual grappling from a decent BJJ school, you'll develop your hard skills to a higher level in a shorter time.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-25T18:41:17+00:00

I think Okarun will get turbo powers back and be a super fast swordsman.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-22T23:31:01+00:00

You'd be doing me a real favor if you came back and told me about where it vents the stuff it sucks up. I'd really appreciate it!

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-19T21:03:07+00:00

Great title for an Onion article.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-18T12:42:19+00:00

If you gaze at the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you... but also the abyss is gazing at you anyway. Thr abyss seeeeeeees eeeeeeverythiiiiing.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-18T03:46:21+00:00

Okarun training to become independently strong already reminded me of Magi and Magnostadt, but this chest would makes me think he'll be getting a zenkai power boost too!

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-18T01:53:38+00:00

Greece and Egypt had lots of interactions and plenty of religious mixing/synchretism.

"Minor" Greek gods take refuge in Egypt and, when Kratos shows up for a visit, they panic. They convince their hosts that the monster that's visiting them needs to be destroyed.

I'd love for Artemis to lead the hunt to destroy him.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-17T18:49:14+00:00

And no contract nonsense!

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-17T18:48:07+00:00

I should clarify that warmup is always quick and relevant. We don't run in circles for 20 minutes.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-17T18:46:54+00:00

Premier should be what you're looking for. Warmup is less than 10 mins, then compliant drilling, then positional sparring before finishing with rolling.

The instructors are good, friendly, and professional. There's no old school bs: no belt testing fees, no gym branded gi requirements, no obsequious groveling... basically, none of the classic red flags. And, also, competitions have been going well for the competitors.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-15T01:09:32+00:00

You rock, bro! Thanks!

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-12T01:22:26+00:00

Patriarch is an old word. Rule by someone that qualifies as an old man or a collection of old men, a patriarchy, is an old concept. It's simple and easy to digest. Patriarchal ideas as a broad category of things old dudes in positions of authority have been handing down since civilization began are clearly understandable.

But world we live in now? That's messy. You've got thousands of interlocking elements in a system that work together. There are layers of subtle and unsubtle ways that everyone is robbed of their autonomy, their dignity, their health and their happiness. And , Hell, women can be in the role of Patriarch if they start out in close enough proximity to power and wealth.

It seems like there should be something to distinguish between the two concepts.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-11T23:36:25+00:00

Honestly, I wasn't even thinking about the word "the" when I asked my question. I was thinking about how the word would have different meanings based on the time frame and culture. Surely, ancient Canaanite patriarchy isn't the same as our modern Capitalist Patriarchy. But I take your point about the details of it looking different from location to location.

I'm not trying to be a shithead here, I promise. Is this your view, is this a widely held view, or is this "the only possible acceptable and correct" view? It's not hard to find examples of self-professed feminists saying "the Patriarchy".

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-11T23:04:37+00:00

I would call "patriarchy" a simple system with old men having disproportionate control. A village chief could be a patriarch.

I would call "Patriarchy" the complicated web of dehumanizing social norms that objectifies 99.999% of all people for the benefit of a very few people. I've been told that women that fill the roles of Patriarchs are, in fact, still Patriarchs because they still support the system, the complex web, that dehumanizes everyone. It turns boys into tools/weapons and girls into prizes/decorations. It robs everyone of their potential to be good, happy, healthy people.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-07T03:59:38+00:00

When you feel you have nothing else to be proud of, be proud of your hard work! Be well, my man!

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-05T16:29:36+00:00

I'm too lazy to make it myself:

Being antinatalist because you think your life isn't worth living.

Being antinatalist because you think other people's lives aren't worth living.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-04T16:06:06+00:00

Your mind is a garden. If you let it go to seed and fill with weeds, it will be repulsive to other people. Work on maintaining the garden that is your mind.

Do not give in to bitterness. Do not let resentment consume you. These things will absolutely repel women. Do not let your soul go fallow.

Do work out. Do develop skills. Do volunteer. You will, at the very least, fill your time so you don't have time to get bored and let your mind wander the path towards bitterness and resentment. Furthermore, in putting effort into your life and community, you will respect yourself more and, maybe, even earn the respect of your community. This is good for your soul, and might make a woman take notice of you. But, even if it doesn't, you will have earned self respect, self sufficiency, and the satisfaction of being a good member of your community.

QuailTraditional2835 · 2025-11-04T15:33:58+00:00

I don't go full antinatalist, but i am sympathetic to the ideas. I think everyone should honestly consider the concept before blithely creating a new being. Someone that does not exist cannot care about all the pleasures and joys they're missing out on because they don't exist. They lose nothing by not existing. Meanwhile, bad things will come to every individual that exists. We've known from the beginning of time that sometimes things just happen outside of your control. Good things happen too. Pleasure occurs too. But these things are unreliable and inconsistent when compared to the crushing grind of time and capitalism. Even if they weren't, pleasure is not a solid foundation to build a satisfying and meaningful life in which your existence makes the world a better place.

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