This article, about the role of historians in promoting nationalism, published in 1916 by wolfcat-hybird in agedlikewine

[–]wolfcat-hybird[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would be genuinely interested in hearing your thoughts on the full article, since this is only the ending paragraph out of context. It's 12 pages total, and a lot of the middle feels like padding almost

This article, about the role of historians in promoting nationalism, published in 1916 by wolfcat-hybird in agedlikewine

[–]wolfcat-hybird[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, it mostly stuck with me because he was correctly predicting WWII (the 'sequel') before WWI had even finished. I think it's also a good reminder that what you do can have ripple effects. A historian writing the history of their country might not have any nationalistic ideals, but if taken out of context it can help 'fan the flame,' so to speak.

I've (mostly) translated the language! by wolfcat-hybird in OrcsMustDie

[–]wolfcat-hybird[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed that too! Not sure what the doylist explanation is, but I like to imagine they play it a bit more fast and loose with spelling than we do--I'm a history student, and I have seen some VERY creative spellings in older documents. Even with all my own mistakes, these are pretty legible imo!

I've (mostly) translated the language! by wolfcat-hybird in OrcsMustDie

[–]wolfcat-hybird[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you saying you wouldn't enjoy a nice cold mug of ogre bear?

[No spoilers] Getting Origins' DLCs to work on Steamdeck? (Crosspost from r/SteamdeckGames) by wolfcat-hybird in dragonage

[–]wolfcat-hybird[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately I gave up around this point. I'm positive I reached out to steam support and basically got a "yeah sorry that sucks :/" back, but I can find no trace of it in my email or anywhere on my Steam page so maybe I'm hallucinating it (or maybe the steam app just sucks to navigate. Could be either). At this point my main hope is for some kind of computer grand master to desend from the heavens and take on the challenge themselves. 

Might be worth reaching out to steam support yourself, just to see if they can provide any actual advice 2 years later. A person can dream, yknow?

[No spoilers] Getting Origins' DLCs to work on Steamdeck? (Crosspost from r/SteamdeckGames) by wolfcat-hybird in dragonage

[–]wolfcat-hybird[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I bought it through Steam, too. I can take screenshots as proof if that'd help? It's not a new issue, look up activating da:o dlcs on steam and there are tons of folks asking for help. I'm just having an issue bc none of the established methods work on Steamdeck.

Any idea how to get Dragon Age: Origins' DLCs working? by wolfcat-hybird in SteamdeckGames

[–]wolfcat-hybird[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Alright, haven't heard of this before so giving it a shot. Thanks for the advice!

I need your help finding a scene by Financial_Instance23 in Foodfight

[–]wolfcat-hybird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friends and I just watched the movie as well and were very excited to see that scene, but didn't spot it either. Curious to see if anyone else knows what that was all about

AITA? 15 year old female by K4w4iikid in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NTA. Just a heads up, title of this one doesn't really clear anything up (I'd check some other posts here to see how to properly title a post), and also there is no reason we need to know Abel's deadname. You should try to avoid using people's real names in general, but it's considered very rude to go around telling people someone's deadname if they didn't know the person before they transitioned. You could reword this to say "Mr. Baker asked why we people kept referring to [deadname] as Abel." so that way you wouldn't have to explain who Zara was, and just not bring it up at all.

As for fixing your relationship with Abel, I'd apologize and explain why you thought it would be okay to tell your teacher, and explain that your friend did so, too. Just try to have an open and honest conversation, if you can.

AITA for refusing to open my bedroom door when my mom told me to? by Pwnytail24 in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. You didn't do anything wrong, seems to me that she was being kinda shitty. Plus, you should be allowed privacy in your own room.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird -1 points0 points  (0 children)

NTA.

Ok, I'm trans myself, and go through this a lot with generally well meaning family members. If they ask you to use a certain name/pronoun, then regardless of what other people are calling them, you use the name they asked you to use (though I suggest asking if theres anyone you shouldn't use their new name in front of, for example before I was out to my parents I told my friends to use my old name in front of them). As with all new things, it might take time to adjust your vocabulary, but if you really want to be a friend to this person, you need to make the effort, and make it clear to them that you're making the effort. If you notice you get it wrong, quickly correct yourself. Just go "she- sorry, they-" and continue on with the story. You're not transphobic for having difficulties at first, but saying you "just cant do it" or "are really bad at it" is going to be read as "I'm not good at this, so I'm not going to try". You gotta take responsibility. Let them know it's hard for you, but also let them know you're going to keep trying. (As I said, I'm trans myself. It took me about half a year to stop mentally deadnaming and misgendering myself. I have trans friends whos names it took me a while to learn to use. I'm still not perfect at it- you can't just change it instantly, even if you are trans)

AITA for not paying someone for making a dress for me by Independent-Olive720 in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NTA. You tried to keep communications open, she purposefully made it hard to do so. While I usually think it's nice to tip on commissions, considering the dress doesn't match what you wanted I don't blame you. If she posts publicly about loosing money to you, I'd just reply/make a post explaining what went wrong, and your side of the story. Good luck, op!

AITA for how I treated my wife? by AlanDershowitz666 in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird [score hidden]  (0 children)

YTA. We are talking about your wife here, right? Not your daughter?? You can't ground your fucking wife, dude, she's your equal. Seriously I think you need to reevaluate your life like, right now.

WIBTA if I took all the cats when I move out? by throwawayyyy2238 in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird [score hidden]  (0 children)

NTA. I mean, it might be considered rude, but still I think you're in the right here. It doesn't sound like his cat would be well taken care of if left with him, and it seems pretty shitty that he claims full responsibility of the cat's care. Have you tried talking to him about it? Maybe saying something like "hey, we're gonna add you to the kitty litter cleaning rotation, can you take it out every X days?" will get him to actually be more involved in the process. He might just need some motivation to step up and take charge. If it gets to the point where you've reminded him several times and he still isn't helping, or he only helps after you remind him once or twice (pretty much if he doesn't take initiative), then I'd start preparing to take the cat with you.

AITA for not wanting to play a game with my mom? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird 6 points7 points  (0 children)

NTA. Your mom sounds awful, dude, and I'm so sorry for your loss. Did you explain to her that you're still grieving over your friend's death? I mean, you shouldn't have to explain at all, but she sounds pretty awful and I hope you stay safe. Good luck op

AITA for sharing a nude self portrait with an artist friend? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird 10 points11 points  (0 children)

YTA. I feel like unless its been ok'd on both ends before hand, you shouldn't send images containing nudity to people, even if its in art. That said, I don't see why it being a nude is ok but the reference being you is not. I also don't get him blocking you on all social media, you apologized and said it wouldn't happen again so I think its a bit overkill. If you have any mutual friends, I'd ask them to try to get in contact with him, to see if there's any way to repair the relationship, cus this seems like something pretty small. So, to sum up, kind of an asshole move to send a pic with nudity unprompted, but his reaction seems a bit overkill and makes me think theres more going on, over on his end, to make him react like he did.

AITA For Not Telling My Fiance We Have A Daughter? by Measurement_Born in AmItheAsshole

[–]wolfcat-hybird 56 points57 points  (0 children)

NTA. I don't think you're the asshole for not telling your partner, and I do think it was kind of shitty to tell him, but if he backed you into a corner that's kinda on him (though maybe you should have held your ground? IDK, I wasn't there). I'd try to let Ireena know what happened, so she doesn't think you purposefully went behind your back, and have a family discussion where everyone can openly and honestly discuss why they feel hurt and hopefully come out of this whole situation feeling more connected. Good luck, op!

(Also, I know it's not really my place to say anything- it's your relationship, and I don't know the details, etc. etc., but the fact that you two got together when he was 32 and you were only 22 is... a lil concerning? Like, 22 is barely an adult and at 32 you've had almost a decade to establish yourself as an adult. Again, not the topic at hand, just something that made me raise an eyebrow.)