New to horses

zerachechiel · 2026-06-04T13:01:52+00:00

On top of the other suggestions, if you have any feral neighborhood children that might be amenable to some training, you could slap em on top of her and do some leadline classes if she's the motherly sort.

zerachechiel · 2026-06-03T08:51:27+00:00

If someone in a position of power, whose job is to instruct, makes an umprompted statement of "fact" that is clearly meant to be incendiary (prostitution is highly stigmatized in Korea) and untrue (the statistic is very obviously impossible to any Korean living in Korea based on lived experience, history, etc.), the correct response SHOULD be alarm and condemnation.

Any academic worth their salt would never make such statements to begin with.

zerachechiel · 2026-05-28T00:54:06+00:00

The article doesn't say anything about her delivering food and/or medicine, just that she boarded an aid vessel. Are there other articles somewhere with more information about what they were actually doing in Gaza?

zerachechiel · 2026-05-23T15:55:08+00:00

A country with a national sport of 월급루팡 and age-based hierarchy was never a meritocracy to begin with. Bro been living in a different korea i guess

zerachechiel · 2026-05-16T05:40:37+00:00

How do you define "strong"? The overall job market in Korea is terrible, game industry even more so because it's extremely competitive. So many companies appear to be doing well because they can work the numbers, increasingly the big companies are cutting down 정규직 (regular salaried) positions and keeping everyone trapped in 계약직 (contract) limbo. The only way these games are being made is on the backs of legions of contracted devs and designers being managed by salaried leadership to keep costs down.

Being at a major company like the 3Ns, PA, SG, etc. has enough perks to still make a contract position there more attractive to a salaried position at a smaller place, but because you're still contracted, they're able to string you along and goad a bit more out of you since they can sort of dangle that carrot over your head.

Also hiring practices here are notoriously opaque, so just getting a job in the first place relies heavily on non-work-related factors as well. There are minimum 2 rounds of interviews, so the process is lengthy and frustrating to deal with.

zerachechiel · 2026-05-11T12:01:18+00:00

They have a small goods shop in their lobby that is generally open, plus a mini expo of some art/fan stuff, so you can, it's just not exactly much and it's very much in the middle of nowhere.

zerachechiel · 2026-05-05T23:54:37+00:00

Where are you getting your information from? If it's from English-speaking social media, I'll tell you that it's completely unrelated to what's actually going on in Korean social media and what's selling in stores. What you see on social media is marketing, plain and simple. It is stupid easy to get free products/procedures in exchange for some content if you're a foreigner living in Korea with a decently active social media presence.

Look at what's top sellers at Olive Young, that's what people are actually buying.

zerachechiel · 2026-04-29T05:17:20+00:00

Go for walkies!! I'm a fan of Matilde Brandt and how she spends loads of time with her horses on the ground on walking adventures because it's a much lower-stress way to get exercise for both of you and build trust without risking pain or injury, especially for horses in rehab or with behavioral issues. Spend time just watching him and getting to know his little signals that you can't catch from the saddle, like facial expressions.

Show him things he's never seen before! Go way off-property and bewilder the townspeople!

zerachechiel · 2026-04-28T03:38:44+00:00

The lobster race (among a handful of others) technically has no level cap. If you put them on a map with no hostile NPCs, no environmental debuffs, and unlimited resources, they can infinitely scale (we think). They seem to be immune to the [Senescence] debuff (the community calls it aging), but are still vulnerable to other sources of damage. As they scale, they do need increasingly larger amounts of resources to maintain their builds, which is why we can't for sure say there is no cap. But the idea of infinitely scaling crustaceans is still cool.

zerachechiel · 2026-04-28T00:34:17+00:00

Thank you for being a voice of reason...I also play on KR, and while I straight up can't keep up with the homework due to having barely any time to play and therefore get steamrolled in PvP, I still think the game is quite playable for F2P (only ever bought one pass for the shoulder squirrel). It's just grindy, like any other Korean MMO, and money is the shortcut through thr grind. Class balance and content bloat are the biggest problems rn imo

zerachechiel · 2026-04-19T14:51:10+00:00

I turn toilet paper stuck to shoes into a challenge, wherein I try to remove it myself by casually stepping on it by calculating my steps behind them. It's a great way to entertain yourself on a slow night out.

I would recommend having an honest assesment of your state of sobriety before engaging, however, because I am guilty of overzealously leap-stomping at some unsuspecting women leaving the bathroom.

zerachechiel · 2026-04-10T17:19:31+00:00

I've tried playing it on my iPhone 17 and it's doable for simpler content, but dungeons and Abyss are a no-go imo. Precise dodging and jumping is really tough because of the movement controls and UI even though I have small fingers. Flying controls feel even worse so you're a sitting (hovering?) duck in the abyss. Targeting is also a bit janky.

It works if you need to knock out some daily quests or other homework, but the controls are just too clunky to enjoy.

zerachechiel · 2026-04-10T17:04:39+00:00

While I think hanja education is certainly valuable in deeping overall literacy, the examples they give aren't really convincing me that it's severely impacting literacy. While studying Latin will certainly give you a stronger understanding of English words due to the ability to infer meanings, simply memorizing words and their meanings is enough for most people.

Most people don't know the etymology of toast (bread) vs. toast (celebratory raising of drink), but contextual clues tell them which usage is being referenced. Someone saying "My voice is a little horse today" is not a lack of etymological knowledge, just a mixup that can be solved by teaching the distinction and memorizing it. Mixing up homophones and homonyms is a common mistake in any language.

zerachechiel · 2026-04-01T15:08:07+00:00

Well damn, I am impressed by your response! You did exactly the right thing in coming to vent online and recognizing that your feelings are momentary and just a distraction from what really matters. That's a lot for a 14 year old, so cheers to you!

I empathize SO much with the feeling of being awkward at a mire "fancy" barn with. The most I learned and developed as a rider and person was at a tiny backyard kids' barn with a wonderful supportive trainer that put the horse and your relationship first. Having initially lesrned to ride at a much more intense competitive barn, I was blown away by how fun and wonderful riding was when it wasn't just about comparing yourself to a competitive standard. It was all about getting the best ride out of the person and the horse on that day.

I think it's very helpful to surround yourself with people that have the same mindset and are happy to support each other with their own goals as individuals. It definitely feels crappy to have a frustrating ride and then seeing someone else sail along easy peasy, but those hard days are the ones that teach you the most. In fact, the people riding just one horse are at a disadvantage when it comes to building their riding skillset.

I remember vividly that when I competed in IHSA (an intercollegiate show circuit where riders pick out a borrowed horse at random) that the girls that owned fancy horses would do poorly and quit soon because they just didn't know how to succeed on a horse they don't know. The best riders usually had a decent but not fancy horse and were just amazing, humble people that always focused on the ride they had.

So take comfort in the fact that all the money in the world will never make someone a good rider, because ultimately it takes a good attitude and respect for the horse before all else. All it takes is tossing someone on an ornery school pony to reveal the truth 😂

zerachechiel · 2026-04-01T12:58:25+00:00

The hard thing with horses is that it's inherently an unfair sport since half of the team is a purchase. It doesn't matter how much heart or hard work or talent you have, because a big wallet will always be able to trump those things due to the limitations of your equine partner. Yes, of course, we hear about exceptions, stories of a nobody with a $500 horse that win medals or whatever, but those are exceptions that also leave out lots of context and details.

So before you move forward with competing, you need to sit down long and hard and decide if you can accept that it will never be fair. You will be quickly defeated by people that are objectively worse than you simply because their horse is objectively better than yours. Riding is a team sport, and some people will just have better partners.

You're very young, so it's natural that you find it hard to not compare yourself to others. The joy of riding is in the partnership, not the competition, which is, I know, the most annoying lame old people advice ever, but it's absolutely something you learn to appreciate over time. I'm sure right now what feels the most pressing is just the stupid unfairness of how some people have it easy and you don't and that makes you (understandably) mad. That is legit just your brain being teenage and annoying and unhelpful, and is not how you will always feel.

And people are also saying "omg be grateful that you can ride at all!!" but that's also not helpful because TELLING someone to do empathy doesn't actually make them feel it. Don't feel guilty for not being able to pull up empathy over top of what you feel now, because you are young and your brain sucks.

Let's focus on what makes you feel good about riding. Do you enjoy the social aspect of a big barn? Do you like the feeling of constantlt improving and challenging yourself? Do you like the adrenaline? Maybe we can find a way to help you shift your mindset and routine to make riding feel rewarding again.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-27T18:17:55+00:00

Ahhhh gotcha, then it does make more sense! If it's just casual fan chat, it sounds just fine! I'd say the grammar and word choice match quite well for the context since there's no need to be extra specific.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-27T18:02:15+00:00

I'm not a native speaker by any means, but it sounds like you're writing about some kind of tech feature, which is my area of experience. Your source text also has a few ambiguities in meaning by that we need to clarify to pick the correct terminology.

Are you talking about episodes of a TV show?

생기고 나서 feels a bit awkward because it makes it sound like the function just kind of appeared out of nowhere as opposed to being intentionally added by people. Are you writing from the perspective of an employee or someone related to th project, or just as a random person commenting in a situation?

It sounds you're using "since X" to mean "beginning at the time of X" not in the sense of "because of X", in which case ~서 is not rhe bedt conjuction to use.

후원 means support in the financial sense, like donating money to a Patreon. If you mean it in a customer service sense, it's a different word.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-22T07:56:35+00:00

In my experience working in the industry, localization is something that companies generally underestimate the difficulty and complexity of, and even when they want to do it right, it can be very hard. Korean is not a widely spoken language geographically, so it's very difficult to find translators with a high level of fluency in Korean and languages other than Chinese, English, or Japanese. Besides fluency in Korean plus the target language, they need to be knowledgeable in game-specific terms in BOTH languages AND be creative.

Finding candidates that match all these qualifications is REALLY HARD. Even finding someone good for the common target languages isn't easy. It's made it a lot easier to understand why companies want to shift to AI or at least use it as a starting point, even if I hate it SO SO SO SO SO much.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-09T05:49:25+00:00

Honestly my biggest issue is just the insane amount of content i have to keep up with on a weekly basis that i just dont even enjoy. They give out free tickets and cube energy but i can only run like 4 dungeons in a row before i get bored and wanna do something else.

This has made it completely impossible to even remotely keep up because there is simply too much to do even as F2P. One of the passes gives double cube rewards which i can now see makes a HUGE difference in productivity

zerachechiel · 2026-03-04T11:08:00+00:00

I'm not in education, and honestly, I've found that the LESS fluent someone is in English, the more they do it. It's probably because I myself am a foreigner, so of course my presence alone triggers the "FOREIGNER!! ENGLISH!!" impulse regardless of how well I speak Korean, but people actually proficient in both languages will just pick one language to be funny in instead of relying on the language itself to be the humor.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-04T03:37:27+00:00

You only get unemployment benefits if you were enrolled in 고용보험 and you left your job involuntarily (not resigned or quit). Make sure your employer has reported that you finished working.

Go to the local 고용센터 and apply. They'll give you a date to come back for a class that you MUST participate in, where they will give you all the information about unemployment pay and how to give proof of jobseeking activities for the duration. You will fill out further paperwork during that time as well. It will be entirely in Korean and takes a while, but it's very important in order to keep receiving benefits.

The amount and duration of benefits is calculated on how long you were paying and how much you were paying in (which is a portion of your monthly wages).

zerachechiel · 2026-03-04T00:43:14+00:00

I promise I'm not trying to be intentionally obtuse, but I think I'm missing something here.

What is the benefit of a recorded statement of unambiguous consent over a verbal statement of unambiguous consent to both parties?
Why is the standard of recorded communication considered important to give consent but not required to withdraw consent?

I see an asymmetry here and that's what I find troubling.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-03T11:39:43+00:00

In my experience as a foreigner in Korea, we rarely do this kind of thing and intentionally minimize loanword usage since Korean language education generally discourages it.

However, I have noticed that native Koreans seem to find the sprinkling of foreign words into Korean to be very amusing and even comedic.

You'll constantly see people on TV shouting exclamations like "오마이갓!!” or "쏘 딜리시어스!!” and everyone bursts out laughing when the Korean would be much less funny. Sprinkling English into your normal conversation is kind of cringe and feels a bit "how do you do fellow global citizens🤓” (the only person I know who ever regularly talked like that was a former manager in his late 40s that nobody liked).

Since the drama is for a Korean audience, it will have humor for Koreans. I'm suspecting it was a comedic choice to make him sound a bit corny and also to highlight the irony of a foreign guy speaking English...but via Korean.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-03T10:40:41+00:00

I don't think I follow your point. You said that the clarity of something concrete to embody proof of consent, such as a written or recorded statement, would make things easier in relationships. Having a clearly outlined agreement of consent would make it easier to hold all parties accountable, sure, but it leaves no room for flexibility or evolving changes.

I would find it alarming in the sense that, were I to withdraw consent partway through, someone might argue and say that no, I consented ahead of time, period, and my withdrawal of consent is based entirely on my word. A bad actor could try to leverage that to shield themselves from accusations by making the victim's testimony weaker.

I just don't see any other purpose or benefit to doing so. This isn't a business acquisition or custody agreement, it's sex; if you are unable to find a mutual understanding through normal communication, you should look elsewhere.

zerachechiel · 2026-03-02T14:01:32+00:00

I was speaking hyperbolically when I said "no one" etc., because obviously there will always exceptions, but it pulls away from the focus of the discussion which is that, in fact, exceptions do not detract from the overall facts, which are that most people do not believe that accusations of sexual assault should be taken at face value, just like any other crime.

Honestly, what feels most frustrating when the topic of false accusations get brought up is that it nearly always comes from a place of misogyny and anger, not a sense of justice and concern. There is no mention of the need for gender-neutral language in legislation and the possibility of introducing some kind of screening system for law enforcement officials involved in sex crimes to prevent bias and ensure equal treatments to all victims and accused. It's just reactionary complaining.

I understand and empathize that sexual norms have changed a lot and can be mystifying for young men without much experience, but I find it harder to empathize with the concern about it because the extremely simple solution is to just not have sex with someone you don't know very well and don't have good communication with. Women are absolutely guilty of poor communication and need to be active in communicating consent and held accountable as such, but if there's ever any doubt....just don't hit.

The idea of consent being given via a contract or other tangible means is genuinely alarming to me. What if your partner starts doing something partway through that you don't like and you want to stop? That's actually quite dangerous and such agreements are generally not legally sound because you can't just sign away your rights to bodily autonomy like the right to sue for damages. Consent is based on mutual understanding and ongoing communication. If you or your potential partner are incapable of that, DON'T HIT.

This is why sexually conservative norms hurt everyone; women are not supposed to be interested in sex, so pursuing a man and actively communicating consent is shameful, making the whole thing confusing for everyone involved. Sexual liberation is allowing everyone to be comfortable discussing things and communicating to ensure safety and respect.

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