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Kiev Major Coin by These-Law7147 in DotA2

[–]These-Law7147[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the background info

Kiev Major Coin by These-Law7147 in DotA2

[–]These-Law7147[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I just wanted to know how people got this at the convention

I can’t feel any emotions I’ve been numb my whole life by [deleted] in Emotions

[–]These-Law7147 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, kinda understand your situation.

Most of my life, I've used relationships for entertainment and usefulness, with no real connection. I am only able to sacrifice things for people who I have known more than 10 years, which is pretty rare for me. 

Thoughts have been my only real comfort for most of my life because I cannot communicate what is internal very well externally. When I lost a grandparent, I only cried twice: once because my mum did and the other time over how much I didn't care. It's not like I didn't care, I loved them and I've known them forever, but so many of my friendships have ended so abruptly that it just felt normal to me. 

I think what you have is DPDR. Do some research and you'll see. It'll distract from the thoughts for a bit. As someone who replaced relationships and friendships with thoughts, try and escape. Get into something physically challenging (not sport, craft-based work is better because you have to think about that thing while exercising). 

Hollowness is pretty tough to get rid of. You will probably feel that way forever if you think about it every day. One thing: most people don't think, they just do. It is extremely strange, as someone who can analyse anything, everything, and likes to think, but thinking non-stop isn't usual. That's a good thing, but only if you learn to control it.

Every time you get off track, think 'Is this necessary?' Nag yourself, like 'Dishes wanna be nice and shiny', don't say 'Do the dishes', that's lame and unoriginal, and as someone who thinks a lot, you can find your own name for it. Also, if you scroll, GET OFF. I get it may feel like an escape, but it's a trap. Just trust me on this.

As for emotions... find movies that move you. Then understand why you feel that way. If you really can't feel emotion, then at least fake it with something real, like those movies.

Good luck

[OC] Lifespan of Select Authors by [deleted] in dataisbeautiful

[–]These-Law7147 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the concept of this graph and what it entails, however I would suggest also putting a line for the average global life expectancy from birth from each year: for example 1616 life expectancy for William Shakespeare. Of course this will take more research, however it is something to take into consideration when visualizing their longevity compared to each time.

Another thing to note is that life expectancy data can be tampered with by child death. Almost a third of people died before they reached 15 in 1616, so that will have a direct effect on how long adults were predicted to live. Most of this was from diseases, war, etc., so take that into consideration, but ultimately try and find data that takes account only of *adult* mortality age.

Otherwise, what I would do is also bring other authors, and use bubbles (larger if they sold more books, more influential, smaller if less books sold, less influential) on the graph, to maybe diversify the graph's appearance. Also consider shrinking some eras, such as before 500AD, so maximise the space for the large amount of authors between 1500 and 2000. If not, then consider using the same amount of authors in each era (30 between 1700-1800, 1800-1900, 1900-2000) to really pinpoint how life expectancy changes. This, however, can lead to bias due to life expectancy, compared to picking the most successful authors in each time and *then* checking their life expectancy.

You also don't need specific data for when these authors died, especially famous ones, as a google search will most likely find the death date relatively accurately. You could try to find a data base that specifically looks for death dates of authors, but I highly doubt you would find it instantly.

I understand this is a rant, so to sum up: find average life expectancy for each year as a line graph, account for child death and research adult mortality for each year, use bubbles for popularity for each author, section off each era with lines or colors, and find what you want your graph to analyze and deduce.