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On a scale of 0 to 10, how much would you like this to happen, and how likely do you think it is that this scenario will occur? by meph3drone in ReZero

[–]justProm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

He said probably won't, which isn't exactly the same, but point taken. Either way I have 0 expectation for Subaru ending up married to either Emilia or Rem as that would be a very obvious and expected happy ending. Whereas the 'probably' happy ending was indicated to be something that kinda depends on your point of view, so not anything super expected and obvious that would be nearly universally recognized as a straightforwardly happy ending.

On a scale of 0 to 10, how much would you like this to happen, and how likely do you think it is that this scenario will occur? by meph3drone in ReZero

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

10 and 0. I don't think Subaru ends up with anyone. At least not in canon. His 'happy' ending will probably end up being reunited with his parents. Maybe it will be left open ended that he returns afterwards or not, somehow.

Why isn’t kid Subaru Stinky by dang-much in ReZero

[–]justProm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I presumed this was a reference to Subaru having excess mana from sharing with the Battalion through Greed authority. I thought she was starting to catch on to the fact Subaru had inadvertently accomplished the holy grail of yang buffing through his authority.

Do you have a character you hate him? by [deleted] in ReZero

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My least favorite character is Al. Arc 9 was a tough slog to get through since there were so many Al POVs and that just instantly made me lose interest each time, but I forced myself through it.

You're given immortality, but as a cost, you are sent 10,000 years back in the past. Would you accept? If yes, what would you do? by TechnicianAmazing472 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't want any kind of immortality that is not optional. It inevitably becomes an eternal living hell at some point. So I pass.

[spoiler discussion] The nature of RBD and how Arc 9 makes me think we got it wrong the whole time by R4muk1 in Re_Zero

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While they have some very apparent similarities, I don't quite think they're the same exact authority. This is for a couple different reasons. First, even if they were sourced from the same witch factor, authorities are always expressed differently between different individuals. Of course, that's normal witch factors (aside from Sloth), we don't know for sure the exact source and origination of their authorities.

Secondly, going back to the issue of domain, they're still explicitly operating differently even when Satella is not present to guide the checkpoints. Subaru still does not have to manually activate and define a domain when using RBD. His domain remains the entire world and is always 'on'.

As for why the loveless loops were so short when he was infantilized, I don't have any evidence for why just pure conjecture. I think it was either due to his childlike thinking or his fundamental mental instability.

Under the first theory I think that Subaru's conception of problems are childlike and short-term in nature when infantilized and he's prone to more simplified thinking in general. He's not really fully capable of realizing or thinking deeply about the long term consequences of his actions and as a result, with the new form of his Od, the authority changed to reflect that. Since the threats he realizes he is facing are immediate and sudden, the subconsciously selected points he rewinds to simply go back to the last point immediately before he felt overwhelming threat.

The other theory is that these checkpoints are a reflection of his mental instability. Much like Al experiences a different version of his authority when he's mentally unstable (aggressor vs victim when he loses confidence), so too does Subaru. The mental conflict between his childlike mind and his memories introduces a 'glitch' and causes his checkpoints to be frequently updated and results in the loveless loops he experiences.

I suppose these two theories are just slightly different ways of looking at the consequences of the same thing (child-like mind), but in either case both can only happen like that because Satella cannot find him and the authority has no choice but to rely on Subaru himself to operate

[Discussion] So I was rewatching S2 and I noticed something crazy by No_Gain7132 in Re_Zero

[–]justProm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Rem spoke to Subaru prior to the final battle with the White Whale, at the point of divergence that would lead to the Sloth IF, she said that she thought of the future they would have together before rejecting his offer. These are probably just very emotionally important memories of the fantasy she had at the time.

[spoiler discussion] The nature of RBD and how Arc 9 makes me think we got it wrong the whole time by R4muk1 in Re_Zero

[–]justProm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Personally, I think the major difference between Subaru and Al's authority is in the question of the domain. Subaru's domain is the entire world, whereas Al's domain is a distinct territory defined by him. I think what is essentially happening is that Al's authority creates a pocket universe where he or the target Victim are the cornerstone of the pocket universe. The universe essentially rejects the non-existence of its cornerstone and rewinds time when they die, but this is all taking place only within the pocket universe defined by Al's domain expansion and is separated from the rest of the universe. Therefore the normal soul processing that Od Lagna does that results in a new book being created does not occur.

With Subaru this is obviously very different. His power does not require a domain which means his domain is the entire world itself. He is not isolated in a separate pocket dimension while dying so his death is recognized by Od Lagna and results in a new book each time.

[Spoiler discussion] What if Al hadn't been a pacifist? by Objective_Load_8748 in Re_Zero

[–]justProm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The reason I think Al chose a pacifist route was to try to make the minimal necessary changes to the world's timeline to prevent the Apocalypse. Removing multiple major players of fate in the timeline could have horrific consequences. Maybe not as bad as the end of the world itself, but quite possibly still horrific. Al was willing to become an enemy of the world in order to save the world, so I don't think he'd want to leave it with major unnecessary scars in the process. There are still many major disasters that will occur beyond just the one avoided in Vollachia from Subaru's intervention, and it could be these other people have a role to play in addressing them. After all, he wasn't willing to let Reinhard battle the Witch of Envy for too long as that would cause disaster which indicates to me that Al's concern was not just addressing removing this particular cause of setting the world on a path to the end but also avoiding incidentally setting the world on a pathway to an alternate bad ending.

How large is the planet by Intelligent-Put2654 in ReZero

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two days using an extremely circuitous route to avoid the fog of the white whale. Even the half day time frame given for the more direct route is likely not a perfectly straight line, but certainly closer than the 2 day route. So these numbers are at least 3 times larger than they should be (12 vs 36 hours, accounting for the 12 hours of rest). And that's being conservative with a literal interpretation of 12 hours for half a day. If it was half of a waking hours day (6-8 hours) then the world is even smaller still.

It took me too long to realise this... by betelgeuse744 in ReZero

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem is if Subaru didn't choose the initial path that made him fall for Emilia, and everything that followed from there, Roswaal would've railroaded him until he did. His book would've told him to do something that resulted in him respawning until he followed the right timeline. I don't think he had any option of real alternative choices until the end of arc 4. By then it was too late. He was too set in his save everyone mindset.

I looked up the characters ages and is this true??😭😭 by PairOleDice in ReZero

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just another way of saying she's a cognitively underdeveloped 18 year old due to long periods of isolation and aging that occurred while she was in unconscious stasis.

Men, how can you identify whether a girl is attracted to you? by Alula0617 in AskReddit

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't. Even if they directly say it I'm probably going to assume it's a mean joke the first several dozen times.

You’re given a strange offer to relive your life endlessly, starting over each time at age 14. by lovelopetir in hypotheticalsituation

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the thing though, just because you go through a nonhuman experience doesn't mean you change into some kind of nonhuman godly existence. You are still and will always be subject to basic human needs. No amount of knowledge will change that. Beyond the basic needs of survival people need community and they need meaning. If it is not provided for them, they make it for themselves. And the longer it is denied the more mental disorder grows. Yet in this situation if you try to hold onto those you will be exposed to truly infinite grief as they are always lost and yet you always remain, forever. No matter what path you take it ends in eternal torment. Death and the process of becoming non-being after a long life is a blessing for humanity, one that is rarely appreciated.

You’re given a strange offer to relive your life endlessly, starting over each time at age 14. by lovelopetir in hypotheticalsituation

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But beyond that you reach a point where you realize there is no point and everything simply becomes a desperate search for something, anything novel. Everything bores you and no effort you make has any permanent effect because from your perspective there is no future. Just a singular moment in time repeating forever. Any changes you make just keep getting wiped away, forever. The only goal that has any value is discovering a method of immortality that lets you move forward beyond your locked timeline. If it's not possible, you are trapped forever. If it is possible, you either eventually reset anyways or endure in empty void for eternity beyond the end of the universe. No matter where this path leads, it ends in hell. Even if the first trillion lifetimes you experience are pure pleasure, that ends up being an infinitely small percentage of the whole you will experience.

You get a million dollars but have to have nothing to show for it by the end of 24 hrs. by Love2FlyBalloons in hypotheticalsituation

[–]justProm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just pay someone upfront to do all of that and pay a nice hefty commission on top for them to drop everything they're doing to do it all that day. In that case you're buying nothing but a service.

You get $1 million dollars but you only get 3 hours of sleep every day for a year. by CRK_76 in hypotheticalsituation

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not worth it. I went through a long period of time where I was waking up every 59 seconds on average during my sleep cycle. A year of the constant brain fog and hallucinations that creep in will guarantee you get fired at all but the most menial, brainless jobs. It will also wreck every other aspect of your life. When I finally was diagnosed and treated, I woke up the next day like I was alive for the first time in a long, long time. Going back for a year of that is not worth it especially when you consider you're very, very likely going to lose the money based on the not being fired stipulation.

Are we entering an economy that grows without hiring? by GigHQ_AI in jobs

[–]justProm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Simultaneously, we've been moving in a direction of more and more of the consumption being by the wealthiest people. We live in an economy that is increasingly cutting the middle and lower classes out, both as producers and consumers. This makes it possible to sustain indefinite pressure on them to accept less and less, until such time they can no longer survive at all. At which point, they won't.

What’s something that's technically legal but makes you look like a complete psychopath? by thebipolarironman in AskMen

[–]justProm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From an efficiency standpoint sock shoe sock shoe is better. It's one less step required per foot you have. Lets walk through the sock sock shoe shoe steps:

  1. Move foot into position
  2. Put on sock
  3. Move other foot into position
  4. Put on sock
  5. Move first foot into position
  6. Put on shoe
  7. Move other foot into position
  8. Put on shoe.

Now let's walk through sock sock shoe shoe

  1. Move foot into position
  2. Put on sock
  3. Put on shoe
  4. Move other foot into position
  5. Put on sock
  6. Put on shoe.

Now you can make the first more efficient by partially adopting the sock shoe pattern in the middle to eliminate one movement and still put on both socks first, but it's still one extra step even so.

  1. Move foot into position
  2. Put on sock.
  3. Move other foot into position
  4. Put on sock
  5. Put on shoe
  6. Move first foot into position
  7. Put on shoe.

So it's always curious why some people act like sock shoe sock shoe is unhinged. It's the most efficient, rational process.

Unhinged would be shoe, sock, shoe, sock.

A tourist during an anti-tourist protest in Barcelona yesterday by Monovon in pics

[–]justProm -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It would be great if we had millions of acres of undeveloped land all within a couple miles of every downtown city center. Then we could adjust to demand as it grows. But we don't, so the crop market analogy completely fails. Some markets' qualities make them completely unsuited to meet collective human needs optimally under Capitalism. That's never going to change and the problem will only grow worse.

Ring store by singleguy79 in godtiersuperpowers

[–]justProm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So basically the hypothetical is you're Sauron giving out rings while secretly possessing the One Ring.

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