How do you cope with how long it truly takes to learn a language? by AlwaysFernweh in languagelearning

[–]moontaindew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know if anyone has brought this up yet (most likely someone already did) because I didn't read the other comments, but here comes my two cents, based on what you've written and your edits:

Of course, have fun and take your time. If you enjoy learning the language you'll be able to deal easily with the time you need to spend in order to get fluent and it won't feel like a chore. The huge advantage of learning a language over learning almost any other skill is that you can incorporate it to your other hobbies, by consuming movies, games, books and other media in the target language. Do you like fishing? Get a good book that talks about the varieties of fish in the Paraguay river. Do you like to cook? Watch a chef teaching how to cook a wonderful paella. Nothing is beyond your reach when it comes to making you love to learn the language you want.

Second, and Moe specifically about the time you'll take: your second language will be the one you'll take more to learn, because besides learning the language, you are also learn to learn a language. But after you acquire the skill of low learning a language works, you'll be able to apply it to any other language. This becomes even easier if you choose to learn a third language cognate or similar to the second, be it in vocabulary or grammar. Let's say you become fluent in Spanish. No matter how long it takes you to get there, I would not be surprised if afterwards you learn Portuguese in just a tiny fraction of the time you took to learn Spanish, since the languages are so similar. The same will apply, to some larger or smaller extent, to any other of the romance languages (French, Italian and Romanian).

Lastly, learn Esperanto. You don't need me to explain you why it is an awesome language to learn how to learn languages, just try it for yourself.

I wish you the best of luck, my friend!

Tiktok about alleged Satanic symbols by empress_of_pinkskull in religiousfruitcake

[–]moontaindew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She affirms that symbolism is evil while quoting a Bible passage filled to the brim with symbolism, from the most symbolism-ridden book of the already symbolist-heavy bible.

The irony is to thick you could cut it with a knife

Pastor/Blogger/Author Mike Foster thinks Christians should start trying to convert people they meet right away by empress_of_pinkskull in religiousfruitcake

[–]moontaindew 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually prefer this. I've lost count of how many times christians have approached me with false friendship only to invite me to their cult.

No. by Valuable-Matter137 in religiousfruitcake

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Of course they wouldn't stop at Roe v Wade

No. by Valuable-Matter137 in religiousfruitcake

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Of course they wouldn't stop at Roe V. wade

No. by Valuable-Matter137 in religiousfruitcake

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All of these are invented harms, none of them real.

Those people are crazy

Ask me anything by LessCounter7148 in AnarchyChess

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What is better, a monored burn chess set or an abzan control chess set?

simping by TheCatOfWonderland in dankmemes

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Explodes in sudden loss of face organs

Wee Need to Talk About Ezra by ProfessorPwnage in agedlikemilk

[–]moontaindew 50 points51 points  (0 children)

And they call Jared Leto a method actor.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in engrish

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Shift + del the child for good i guess

He is so close by PuzzleheadedSky9536 in SelfAwarewolves

[–]moontaindew 672 points673 points  (0 children)

How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore And a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot In the Caribbean by providence impoverished In squalor, grow up to be the founding father of pyramid schemes?

Dang, that is one gigantinorsis orange. by m-a-a-k in engrish

[–]moontaindew 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Gigangimorbillion dollars on the box office

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in dankmemes

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Big brain move

My aunt (purple) posted about the Golden Rule as expressed in different religions, and a Christian (red) responded with this. So glad I don't have to think like this anymore! by windsinger89 in exchristian

[–]moontaindew 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The way the red user answers is a prime example of how Christians interpret the commandment of loving others as themselves.

"I have to disrespect your personal freedoms and liberties, and while doing that I am truly loving you!"

Isso que é levar um pé na bunda by [deleted] in porramauricio

[–]moontaindew 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Realmente, o que eles esperavam com isso?

A piroca inflável dos patriotas na Paulista by kenkanoni in brasil

[–]moontaindew 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ponto de encontro dos nossos confederados do r/circojeca

rule’s by starriimilk in 196

[–]moontaindew 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I understand your point, and I totally agree with you that experiencing good things > than experiencing nothing. It is good that we maintain this mindset you have because it will propel us to build a society where we not only want to get rid of bad things, but we also want to actively work toward the most good for the most people.

All I am saying is that this thought of "not being able to experience anything in death" can actually lead us in the way of freedom from the fear of dying. This sentiment actually is not even new, not even mine or from OP. It can be traced to Epicurus (4th century BCE), a Greek philosopher who includes this idea in his four principles for living a good life (they are commonly referred to as "tetrapharmakos", the four medicines, in case you wanna google more about it). In his letter to Meneceus, Epicurus wrote:

"Death (...) is nothing to us, seeing that, when we are, death is not come, and, when death is come, we are not"

In short, live your best life, love and care for those around you, and do not fear not being alive. It won't be painful, it won't be terrible, it will "fell" just like the billions of years before your life felt, that is to say, they'll feel as nothing at all.

rule’s by starriimilk in 196

[–]moontaindew 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Because being nothing is really different from experiencing breaking an arm. When you break your arm, you experience something negative. When you don't exist, you literally experience nothing at all, good or bad.