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Week Ending June 19th, 2023
Supernatural +17
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir
Good Omens -2
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles +1
The Owl House +1
Stranger Things +1
What We Do In The Shadows
Tony Awards +12
Clone High +10
Merlin -6
Heartstopper
Lego Monkie Kid
Hannibal +3
Ted Lasso -5
Succession -5
One Piece
Danny Phantom
South Park
The Last Of Us -6
Bridgerton
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When people criticize the "optimist but also a realist line" I think they're confusing optimism for idealism(which is the opposite of realism) Silver always tries to see the best in people and his situation but he's still very pragmatic.
I proposed this ask to the number 1 hater of "optimist but also a realist" in the world, and their inquiry was whether Silver is pragmatic to begin with. So I went and looked up that term, coming to the conclusion it means something along the line of "the quality of dealing with a problem in a sensible way that suits the conditions that really exist, rather than following fixed theories, ideas, or rules" or "a practical, matter-of-fact way of approaching or assessing situations or of solving problems". So... practical, going for the most logical solution, following your mind instead of your feelings.
As for whether Silver is pragmatic... hm, I would actually say yes and no! We see in especially '06 that, when presented with a solution that sounds logical and clear-cut, he'll take it with no hesitation. Furthermore, when his argument with Amy leads him to having doubts about whether he's doing the right thing and what "the right thing" is in the first place, Blaze's encouragement that nothing will change if they don't take this chance makes him try the exact same course of action once more. Thus, he's still following the "logical" and "clear" situation despite his feelings on the matter. But all that goes right out the window at the end of the game, with Blaze's sacrifice. Silver is distraught! He all but begs her not to do it: he says he can't do that to Blaze, he doesn't know what to do without her, he even questions their friendship, and yet he can't make himself stop her. All these are incredibly emotional things! And even if the most logical action there is to make Blaze go through it to save the world, which she herself points out is their end goal... Silver can't do it. It is Blaze who activates the Emeralds and seals herself away in the end.
Of course, '06 is the extreme example, but I can think of a few others where Silver is more pragmatic. In Forces, he's the one suggesting sending their Rookie right into Eggman-occupied territory as a distraction, despite the fact the Rookie is about the least experienced person there. He's also the one pointing out that they can't take out Eggman's Mystic Jungle base if he's got a factory active for supplies. Also, don't forget him just not caring for what Knuckles named Operation Big Wave in favour of the strategy being good, haha. And at the start of Forces, he is indeed the one trying to move everyone away from their feelings of despair and (then-believed to be misplaced) hope of Sonic's survival, focusing instead on rallying the people and turning the tides. But I would say also here he's got moments of more emotion-fuelled responses and ideas, like shooting down Infinite's comment about there "being no hope" through simply stating he is lying (which I figure means Silver himself does still have hope and other such positive emotions). And, as pointed out by my friend: the whole reason Silver takes a pragmatic approach in the first place is because of his desires for justice and happiness for everybody, which can indeed make him more emotion-fuelled and snappy, like in the Rivals games. The pragmatic approach is plowing through everybody and getting back Eggman Nega and that is what he is doing, but how it takes form in practice is definitely shaped as well by emotions like irritation and impatience (which actively works against him at times, I would even say). So overall, I can agree with the idea that Silver is somewhat of a pragmatic person, but that pragmatism does not take away his emotions and his desires. And multiple bios and such state he wears his heart on his sleeve and keeps up a positive mindset despite his past.
I feel as if I'm getting a bit off-track from your ask, apologies. But overall, I can see where you are coming from. Pragmatism and realism are noted to be synonyms, and Silver is indeed not a character who lets his optimistic mindset take over everything he does. In a way, I would say this is yet another of the dualities that makes up Silver's character! His emotions and optimism lead to him desiring justice and happiness and a world that is safe, and the way to get there for him is through an approach that he deems logical and "the best way". But the best way is shaped by his black-and-white thinking and tunnel vision, meaning he is likely to pick fights with people simply because he perceives them as opposition, and meaning it will take a long time for him to change his mind even when his views are challenged or proven wrong. So I guess he can indeed be an optimist (wanting happiness for others, possessing a positive mindset wherein he endlessly believes in himself and his friends and rarely gives up hope) but also a realist (knowing the world isn't only sunshine and rainbows, not afraid to take action to protect what he cares about, doing what he himself deems the most logical).
Though, to be quite honest... I think that a criticism many people have about the line is that it simply sounds silly, haha. Just not something you'd expect a person to point out so randomly in a conversation about your friend you all think got murdered six months ago. But you might certainly be correct in that it doesn't seem to be as big a contradiction as people perceive it as. Perhaps with a better word choice, that would have been clearer? In Japanese he apparently says "I wish I could believe that, but the reality is... Sonic is gone. And Tails... he's still missing." You could argue that him saying he wishes he could believe that is indicative of his more optimistic hopeful mindset, but immediately after he points out that the reality is that Sonic is gone: thus, there is no place for empty wishes that can't come true anyway. I do feel like that carries a clearer tone than "I'm an optimist, but also a realist".
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Good morning/ afternoon/ evening( depending on where you live)
I just woke up to the decisions made for the impeding and red flag incident
So here we go, sorry for the long post:
In the case of Carlos impeding Pierre the decision is a 3 place grid penalty
In the case of Yuki impeding Charles there will be no further action, Yuki is cleared!
But Yuki has another case for impeding but now with Nico, the decision is a 3 place grid penalty
In the case of Lance impeding Esteban the decision is a 3 place grid penalty
And in the last case in regards of Nico with the red flag infringement the decision is a 3 place grid penalty
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