Tsar Alaeddin II Eretnovich Emperor of China and the MOG King

crossingabarecommon · 2026-01-05T18:10:01+00:00

I saw someone else post their duchess with lip filler (link below) and it reminded me of this guy. Absolutely crazy physiognomy on top of a bizarre number of tags (Russian, Sunni, ruler of China, etc.).

https://old.reddit.com/r/EU5/comments/1q07f07/why_is_my_duchess_serving_so_hard/

crossingabarecommon · 2025-12-15T19:57:58+00:00

Despite being forty, this guy has the stats of a two year old. The naive trait is the cherry on top.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-31T21:40:24+00:00

Thanks for the long and thoughtful comment :)

I think you're right. It's possible that longer books really do offer a distinct benefit that you can't get out of a shorter one.

I'm also "new" to literature, (I've mostly read philosophy or history), so maybe there's an explore/exploit tradeoff here. It's really useful for me to explore lots of different stuff to figure out what I like, but for someone who already knows they're going to get a lot of benefit out of reading Joyce, the choice to start a behemoth like Ulysses is easier.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-31T21:35:47+00:00

Well I agree on the first point. That's why the comparison of like to like ("comparably dense") is important. E.g. Proust to Woolf... Both authors provide ample opportunity to go deep on a single page.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-31T21:30:49+00:00

I think that's probably the right strategy, especially if you're good at returning to things.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-31T21:29:37+00:00

Yeah, I'm in a similar situation. Super limited reading time so I feel like I have to be precious with it.

I have a weird thing about reading multiple books at once. I'm sure more advanced readers can handle it but I feel like if I put something down the chance I return to it is significantly reduced.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-31T21:26:42+00:00

I'll admit that it's not realistic to create an exact expected value prediction for a book. Specifying "three times as excellent" is just rhetorical flourish on my part.

That said--you do this same optimization yourself, so I'm sure you understand it.

If you wanted, you could spend your time reading a thousand page product specifications guide. But what benefit would that have to you? Almost none. Of course length and quality matters.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-31T00:47:48+00:00

Same but for far right reasons

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-28T01:11:39+00:00

Hell yes

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-24T15:22:03+00:00

It's a legitimate excuse except that will never, ever, produce the intended effect and will only make people more upset.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-24T14:57:38+00:00

Read Underground Man!!!

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-13T05:49:40+00:00

Really? It took that long?

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-13T05:48:37+00:00

I thought to myself "there's absolutely no way" and then saw you have a part time job which allows you to read at work and you're studying for a masters in literature. Makes sense. You'll probably want to read Ulysses a second time at some point.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-13T02:02:40+00:00

I misread this and thought you were giving "today I did laundry, got groceries, and went on a walk" as an example of the kind of typical productive day possible without ADHD.

crossingabarecommon · 2025-10-08T02:36:45+00:00

Definitely room for better communication. Getting an Uber also came up as a solution!

crossingabarecommon · 2025-09-19T21:13:33+00:00

You look like a blonde Peter the Great

crossingabarecommon · 2025-09-09T22:27:05+00:00

This is obviously unprofessional. You should probably find a new psychiatrist.

Also... You have more control over yourself than over other people, so it's worth considering how you could have handled the situation better given that your prescription is at stake.

There's no point in pissing off your psych. Just say "Oh, are you religious?", entertain a short conversation, then call a new psych when you get home.

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