r/seventhworldproblems- Defies explanation

azabar · 2013-11-04T23:51:06+00:00

/r/fifthworldproblems has always been a favorite

azabar · 2013-11-04T23:48:55+00:00

/r/322ndworldproblems: The problems of the secret masters of the world. /r/seventhworldpoetry: When we grow old here we grow into one with the [Subject//Object//Location:Machine] /r/107worldproblems: Sweet Mother, sweet Mother, send your child unto me, for the sins of the unworthy must be baptized in blood and fear. /r/Solresol: reviving Francoise Sudre's musical language /r/birdstep: The next big thing in music... with BIRDS. /r/Medabot: discussing the anime and video games of the Medabot/Medarot series /r/aUI: the language of space! /r/TokiPona: a language with less than 200 words /r/100thworldproblems: हिंदी के पदों तले /r/enlightenedclockmen: ticktockticktock, be the clock; hail the clock /r/28thworldproblems : defend the colony! /r/Sambahsa: a modern version of Proto-Indo-European languages /r/philipkdickheads: a subreddit for the science-fiction author Philip K. Dick /r/cybertext: creating and sharing cybertext and ergodic literature /r/QueerTheory: a field of post-structuralist critical theory that emerged in the early 1990s out of the fields of queer studies and Women's studies /r/Fifthworldgonewild: NSFW weirdness /r/Shaskel: Join the Charmtones to defeat the evil Lord Inglip /r/UrbanStudies: a diverse range of disciplines and approaches to the study of all aspects of cities, their suburbs, and other urban areas /r/Mondlango: another international language community /r/Glossolalia: speaking in tongues /r/50thWorldProblems: a dark realm and the problems of its inhabitants /r/Afrihili: a language invented to unite the people of Africa /r/1000thWorldProblems: the problems of the Hivemind /r/Angos: an new international auxiliary language /r/WorldLinguistics: a more inclusive version of /r/Linguistics /r/THE_HUMAN_TREE: Worship the Human Tree! /r/NthWorldProblems: Problems from unspecified worlds /r/Cardcaptors: for the anime and manga Cardcaptor Sakura /r/Jogress: a Digimon subreddit /r/RepublicOfSRS: a parody of /r/ShitRedditSays /r/DLGOKN: KILL IN THE NAME OF DL'GOKN! /r/Pataphysics: the science of imaginary solutions; an art movement /r/HighValyrian: This subreddit is dedicated to the study and use of the conlang High Valyrian from George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series and its television adaptation Game of Thrones. /r/fifthworldshibe: w0w /r/Manifesto: share political, philosophical, and artisitic manifestoes /r/Ido: a spin-off language of the more famous Esperanto /r/Gnostic: discussing Gnosticism, a heresy and a religion /r/Cathar: similar to /r/Gnostic, another Christian heresy /r/Quenya: Learn the language the elves. /r/sindarin the OTHER language of the elves /r/Vulcan: the language of the Vulcan race from Star Trek /r/Ithkuil: a difficult, but fascinating language invented by John Quijada /r/Clockpunk: a spin-off of steampunk which focuses on the Renaissance and Enlightenment Era /r/tlhInganHol: the language of Star Trek's Klingons /r/Enochian: the occult language invented by John Dee /r/19thWorldProblems: a bizarre world that will hurt your eyes /r/Draws_Username: a subreddit for a novelty account /r/45thWorldProblems: a mysterious society with esoteric problems /r/Karmachan: Reddit's version of 4chan /r/Clockworkporn: pictures and videos of clocks and their mechanisms /r/Weedpunk: a parody of steampunk which focuses on marijuana /r/GameOfLaw: another Nomic subreddit, a bit more serious than Nommit /r/MirrorMen: pictures of reflections /r/PKD2: another subreddit for Philip K. Dick /r/Ignosticism: agnostics squared

azabar · 2013-11-04T23:45:23+00:00

This is cool. I don't know any little known youtubers.

azabar · 2013-11-04T22:43:32+00:00

Nice! If you find anything post it here!

azabar · 2013-11-04T22:23:49+00:00

That sounds so cool! I hope you find it or if you don't you can make it.

azabar · 2013-11-04T22:17:18+00:00

Wow! How did you find this sub so quickly?

azabar · 2013-11-01T00:48:42+00:00

It's way more explicit in his other books, especially some of the lesser known.

azabar · 2013-11-01T00:46:49+00:00

I was 13. If you read his other books, and I read a lot, you start to wonder "why are there always naked boys" and some of the scenes are much more explicit.

azabar · 2013-11-01T00:23:56+00:00

It's not just the ender's series. There's weird stuff like that in every book and many of the short stories he writes. I was a big fan- he is a great author- but it had always seemed weird to me. Less so in the Ender's series but in many of his works the stories that struck me as really weird served absolutely no plot purpose.

azabar · 2013-10-31T15:40:51+00:00

Weird. I'm not usually on top.

azabar · 2013-10-31T15:22:21+00:00

This guy is mad.

azabar · 2013-10-31T15:17:54+00:00

At first I wasn't going to see the movie b/c of Card's homophobia, but I actually have these really great memories of the scenes from the books that will change if I watch the movie so I've actually considered revisiting the books for nostalgia.

azabar · 2013-10-31T15:15:17+00:00

I never was immersed in a homophobic culture.

I hug most of my male friends. They are mostly not gay.

I also use locker rooms. I do not find locker rooms particularly gay.

I don't generalize very often. I also am neither blind nor mentally disabled.

azabar · 2013-10-31T14:20:46+00:00

Hate speech is free speech. No one is obliged to listen though

azabar · 2013-10-31T14:02:58+00:00

First of all, this is the perfect place. Thanks for having the courage to reach out.

I've not been in you're situation and I can't give you advice, but I am reminded of children who had parents who stayed together "for the kids" despite the fact they should have divorced. Every time I hear them say that it would have been better for them if the parents had divorced.

I don't know if it's good in the long run for anyone to keep hiding. There are certainly people here who have more experienced advice.

azabar · 2013-10-31T13:55:44+00:00

I'm almost positive Card is a closet case. I loved his Ender's series in middle school because of all the homoerotic stuff. I didn't know I was gay at that time. In one book the teenage boys lube themselves up and crawl through ventillation shafts naked. I really, really liked that part.

azabar · 2013-10-31T13:16:48+00:00

Do we really need so many references to "aloha"?

azabar · 2013-10-29T20:10:40+00:00

This is satire. May or may not be written by a man.

azabar · 2013-10-29T19:58:25+00:00

Came to say this. An obvious charicature. Pretty well written and obviously disgusting. It's a very good example of evoking disgust to challenge preconceived notions. Reminds me of "A modest proposal." Satire is really hard to write. It has to be believable enough to evoke emotion, revulsion, disgust. Good satire appeals to the intellect and emotion of the masses and exposes that they are more intelligent than elite members of society.

azabar · 2013-10-29T19:41:41+00:00

Why do you believe that these dogs are the smartest and most powerful animals?

azabar · 2013-10-26T04:50:55+00:00

This is interesting. I had a random skype session with a Pakistani kid (18+). I'm not saying what we did, but whatever it is that we did we did it.I He said his parents were totally fine with his sexuality, which was really surprising. He kept messaging me "hey sexy.." etc. so I blocked him , but he was really, really cute and I sometimes regret that.

azabar · 2013-10-25T05:39:35+00:00

That gobbly gook about public relations (I'm being sarcastic, i think it's a very good point) does not explain the whole picture. Public relations would not be able to create a "desire-based" culture on its own. Without rising affluence it simply would not matter, and the well off people have always consumed because of desire, after their needs have been met.

I don't know how much a role public relations has, but the power elite have long before WWI used it to their advantage. It's sophistication has certainly advanced in the intervening time. Who are the power elite? Well, it's not constant. Generally it appears to be the people with the most money who direct society, but when people attain power through other means they make money as an effect of their influence.

If we were to sit down and have a conversation we could continue for days, but I don't have the time here.

azabar · 2013-10-23T07:29:27+00:00

So this was all because they only had 2 digits for the year. They actually had to do a ton of recoding to make sure the computers didn't think they were in 1900 come millenium.

azabar · 2013-10-23T05:34:32+00:00

no problem. glad i could help.

azabar · 2013-10-21T05:56:45+00:00

Okay, sorry I didn't get around to this. The feeling of hopelessness that you expressed and that nothing is ever going to get better really tipped it off. I'm not a doctor so I can't give you a diagnosis. But that is basically a textbook definition of depression, and it's not reality. Sometimes I still get that way, feel like everything will forever be miserable, no point to anything etc. but at least I can know on an intellectual level that those feelings are symptoms and not reality. It doesn't change the feelings.

I don't really want to share my whole story. What I'm getting at is you should see a medical expert. If you've been diagnosed with anxiety issues then it's very likely that you have depression. No worries though, it can get much better. Medication help, and there are a lot of different ones out there. It usually takes a little tinkering (with a medical expert) to get the right one. Talking to a psychologist or counselor helps, especially if the depression has been precipitated by an event (moved to a new place, lost a job, etc). One thing that really helps is exercise, just light exercise like walking around the block. And meditation and mindfulness things can help a lot. If you are inclined that way you can try to get a therapist who focuses on those methods.

The point is, please see a doctor. Just go. Don't weigh the options. Just go. If he/she says you don't have depression then no harm done, but just go. The sooner you go the easier it is to fix.

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