#metric is the best

[pyrolitheus]

Dear friend (idk what your pronouns are so I'm going with this), we americans already know our measuring system is bullshit. A good portion of us who know how it compares to yours already understand how bullshit it is and want different.

The population of the us in its entirety is ridiculously huge and takes up a shit ton of space.

What I'm saying is:

You don't have to insult us in every other sentence in your post abt density and pricing. It was a really cool thing to learn abt, but being insulted in every other sentence is really enraging! I get it! It's stupid! But jfc don't be an ass!

This is long, please bear with me. For anyone who gets impaled through the skull on sight when seeing a wall of text, Microsoft Edge has a built in immersive reader that is compatible with Tumblr posts and will read them aloud to you.

Dear Anon, I am writing this half to you, and half as a sort of open letter. There are things in here that you probably already know, they're just here because this blog has an international audience and that means I've got readers who don't know what it's like to grow up here and I've filled in some blanks for them even though my response is addressed to you. I'm putting that up front because I don't want to make you feel condescended to.

I think perhaps the part of that post that you missed is the part where I am an American. The fact that I am one makes that post a pretty good example of the point you make in the above ask about how a lot of us actually do know metric, and how a lot of us believe the non-metric units we use here in the USA are bullshit and want something better. Now that you know I am an American, you and I are probably in perfect agreement about everything in this situation with the possible exception of whether or not my post was insulting.

I never expressed consternation with people, only with units. To me, that distinction means that I never insulted anyone. Punctuating my post with rage against the units was something I thought people might find funny, American or otherwise, and perhaps relatable for many Americans, especially American scientists like me.

For me, growing up in America meant being taught by school, by my community, by media, and by my extended family to be prideful about our nation to a fault, prideful of myself by extension, and to take offense to any possible slight made against America, or myself, accordingly. And not just take offense, but to get Very Angry but call the source of that anger "insulting" or "offensive," and then defend accordingly. Growing up in America meant being taught to be Very Angry in a lot of ways about a lot of things, actually, now that I think about it.

Being an adult in America has (for me) involved a long (and still ongoing) process of unlearning all of that for the sake of finding peace, because it is really just no fun to live in a near-constant state of anger and there are more-pleasant options. Besides, I generally prefer to treat people with respect (I am sure you do too, after all, even your anonymous offended ask was far more polite than a lot of people are on the internet, especially when anonymous). Treating people with respect is difficult for me to do when I'm lashing out at people out of anger all the time (which was how I dutifully was as a child and teen), especially when I'm feeling righteously justified in lashing out. I am pleased to say that all that American cultural brainwashing is much easier to unlearn now that I have found a bunch of American friends who value kindness and accountability and give second chances and so on while we all unlearn this mess together.

The more I learn how to engage with the world without letting anger take the wheel, the more I feel like a real adult, and the less likely I am to mistake someone's words as personally insulting when they aren't and the more likely I - and the people around me - are to have a good time.

I obviously don't know you, so I have no way to know if you're going through something similar, but it never surprises me to find out that an angry anon - especially one who took something impersonal personally - is a fellow American, because many (most?) of us Americans have to actively work to undo deeply ingrained things we've been taught our whole lives if we want to figure out how to engage with the world without letting anger dictate our words and actions, and without letting anger become this weird source of justification that it is often viewed/used as in this country. Anyway, that sort of major shift can take years or decades or more depending on the person, but gosh, it is so worth it! If weirdly pervasive anger/offense/whatever is something you're dealing with, and you choose to DM me, I will help you find resources. If it's not something you're dealing with, I am so glad you were raised or are being raised better than I was!

Anger/offense clouds our perceptions, as you've probably noticed before. If you go back and reread that post, I think you'll be able to tell it was written by an American. It has indicators such as using American currency and giving American average 2022 middle class household income to provide context for readers outside the USA who have no idea what $10k USD really means. It even explicitly says at one point, "For my fellow Americans suffering through living with an archaic measurement system..." which, in addition to making it clear that I am an American, directly supports the point you made in your ask above about how many of us really wish we had metric here as standard practice. And if you weren't upset by earlier parts of the post, I am certain you would have read the indicators clearly. This clouding of perception is just one more reason I dislike the anger-loving side of our culture here in America. It makes it real hard for us to communicate with each other effectively because it prevents us from understanding each other even when we communicate clearly.

I value being called out very deeply because that is what has allowed me to pursue the growth described above. Sometimes I really do say or post insulting things without realizing it, and most of the call-outs I get are in those situations. Call-outs like yours allow me to apologize and make amends and any necessary edits. So, even though I disagree with the idea that this particular post of mine was insulting, I am still deeply grateful to you for reaching out to me. Your ask is a gift, and I thank you for it.

Anyway I am glad you enjoyed learning from my addition to that post and I hope this response helps you feel a little better about it.

And, thank you for giving me a notification that wasn't a follow bot!!!

#america #usa #anger #communication #call-out #ask #answered ask #answered #anon #metric is the best

[scintillyyy]

i am once again banishing the idea that bruce was never affectionate with tim/was mean to him/was a cold, distant mentor to him. begone.

#does the cheek squeeze and 'natch' mean nothing to you people #does bruce teasing tim about not understanding a joke about girls mean nothing!! #does bruce making tim a tuna fish sandwich not count!! #what about bruce lovingly watching dick & tim goof around at his work #or bruce building a special car just for tim #or calling tim his best friend #or sneaking into his room in the middle of the night to tell him about a case #or the time they almost drowned in legacy and bruce got the strength to save them bc tim was sad #one day...i will put pen to paper on the bruce & tim training era fic in my head....at least outline it or something.... #sorry that piggy back seems to the metric of love and yet. it's not.

[rosencrantzsguildenstern]

Best Shakespeare Adaptation

since the 1600s, people have been rewriting shakespeare and writing spinoffs in good, bad, and frankly just kind of insane ways. today, they will compete until only one is left standing!

during the poll craze i ran a lot of brackets and had fun, but ended up with a couple spare blogs i ended up having to delete, so i'm running this one off my main.

q. is this a tournament for productions or adaptations?

a. adaptations! stuff that changes dialogue or medium (beyond play -> movie) or takes a really new spin on it! west side story counts, romeo and juliet (1996) doesn't.

q. will there be a limit on contestants?

i'll cut it at 64 or 32 depending on how many submissions we get! if we get a lot of adaptations of a few plays and less of others, i won't cut any of them out, but i'll make some of them face off in round one

q. are you biased?

yes. fortinbras sweep. i've been reading 'these violent delights' too and it's pretty good. oh and can't forget haider, and requiem of the rose king is an all timer... basically, yes i really like rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead, but i have much room in my heart

q. is it most best portrayal/analysis, or best on its own merits?

a. a little of both, but mostly the latter

q. does [x thing] (that's pretty different than the original inspiration) count?

a. if it is common knowledge that it's shakespeare inspired

q. does the lion king count?

a. yea

signal boosting! if yall great bracket blogs will help out @gayest-classiclit @byronicherobracket (this one's still in qualifiers, it seems cool!) @straightplayshowdown (this one's getting going again!) @bestadaptationtournament @gayestshakespearecouples

#I wanted to put a Shakespeare quote at the end but I'm finishing this post on like 3 hours of sleep and I can't think of one #shakespeare #lit #lets goo I've been meaning to do this for ages #it is a little hard to judge this objectively off of a 'best' metric since they'll all be for different plays as well #but I think it'll still be fun #my dark horse: the midsummer nights dream sequel about being Indian that I will never finish #chitra.txt

[stxrdust-widow]

If all we knew came crashing down tonight, I'd be with you, and there's no one I would rather be dying beside

#stxrdustgifs #look from afar #it’s the best I can do and it makes me want to scream #jane x lisbon #the mentalist #might redo later #metric song

[kvothbloodless]

Yknow its Extremely sad that the objectively best redemption arc and enemies to lovers arc ever written will always be obscure because it takes place over a 3.5 million word web serial.

#catkua #pgte #like this isnt me trying to push guide or anything #its just that by basicslly any metric akuas redemption arc is Genuinely the best onr ever written #and its very very sad that it wont ever be widely read

[nanoa1foryou]

Gotta agree with Tank on this.

When the losing song is a cultural phenomenon transceding language barriers and hitting virality across the globe, and the winning song is mainstream pop, you cannot make the argument that the better song won. It was not the better song. The audience didn't think it was the better song.

#it wasn't a bad song but you can't say the best song won on this because that is untrue by a lot of metrics #the only time in my life I've agreed with an american on eurovision but it's tank so he gets a pass #he knows what eurovision is about #eurovision #esc 2023

[shurisneakers]

hughie watching annie stand up to soldier boy when everyone is knocked down, knowing he has the temp v and the ability to step in to finally save her for once in what could have been a weak ending to a season long arc but instead ENABLING her to be the strongest version of herself by turning up the lights (also in a way, saving her by doing something only he could in that moment) is just. chef's kiss

#it could have been oh look annie here i am to save the day im gonna step in and do it #which also would have hardcore been a show of male savior complex #but instead playing to her strengths and enabling her from a safe distance knowing it had the best chance #this is the only time i have ever gone. GO HUGHIE in the show #we love it when we empower not overpower #the boys #the boys spoilers #what was funny was that it pushed soljackles boy back like. 1 metric foot #and didnt do anything else #but like #good scene overall i like it. picasso #hughie campbell #starlight #annie january

[sergeifyodorov]

honestly i am so blissfully oblivious to a lot of stuff there couldve been a hockeyblr civil war and i wouldve been diddling about saying stuff like "sarah nurse has an offensive disappear-and-shoot-from-nowhere ability comparable to auston matthews according to my eye test but because she is a winger she's generally more comparable to a pastrnak type equivalent. furthermore pastrnak combines matthews' shot versatility with ovechkin's shootiness although he's not nearly as good as either of them" and getting a solid 23 notes (21 likes and 2 reblogs) on it. ive never even gotten anon hate

#i got one anon politely disagreeing with me a while ago. closest ive ever gotten #also 'shootiness' is one of my fav hockey semi-stats #great word. measurable metric. does it make you better or worse not really it's just There #frankly i think all this one-axis measurement of players is not entirely helpful (tho it has a place). players can be good in diff ways #eg why natemac and am34 are both who i would consider to be the current second-best players in hockey #but they are ENTIRELY different players

[miametropolis]

finally started watching star trek and I can now confirm that data was born to be a quirky dyke’s best friend. also. fag!

#and that woman? was me #by some metrics data is a quirky dyke #best person alive to go on hijinks with #data my best friend data #data soong #star trek #data star trek

[rainymoodlet]

Kiss Me in Komorebi+ 🌸

[Episode Six] 1st Rose Ceremony!

We finally made it, folks! The First Rose Ceremony of the challenge is here! Daniel’s so appreciated the opportunity to be able to meet these fine sims and learn more about them: it’s going to be so hard to say goodbye!

The Roses will be given out in random order! They are not indicative of Romance Point rankings.

@retro-plasma @buglaur @wastelandwhisperer @softietrait @rebouks @dirksdreamer @jaigny @hallasimss @akitasimblr @wormsimblr @2013trait @julietisufferingwiththeuser @mattodore @hauntedtrait @bionibots @anarchosimdicalist @morrigan-sims @yikessims @lre333 @gothoffspring @kawaiishitty

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#ts4 #ts4 screenshots #ts4 gameplay #ts4 challenge #ts4 bachelor challenge #;kmik #sim: daniel #|| #i want to say too much for me to tag everyone but everyone will be getting tagged in their posts 🥹 #i figured the best way to post this was all at once!! #i’ll get a little break of tjol before posting the next challenge! #i hope you guys are as excited as i am! 🥹🌹 #SO NERVOUS BUT I HOPE YOU GUYS ARE READYYY 🌹 #i can’t believe we got here already 🥹 #i did not build this lot!! i only redecorated the stage and threw a metric fuckton of debug grass on it #i will get the creator’s name in a moment #LETS GOOOO 🥹🌹 #also yes the Final Rose will be on the table every ceremony!

[minervamagicka]

woe, bridles be upon ye

#ts4 #ts4 horses #ts4 cc wip #ts4 cc preview #english #yes that's a dressage bridle #working on figuring out the best way to uv map the metric tonne of bridles S has for me lmao

[transrevolutions]

as much as I can appreciate the interpretation of enjolras as being a naturally kinda quiet and calm guy, I tend to prefer the idea that he had to teach himself to be charming. he isn't necessarily cruel by nature, but he's intense. the force of his passion can scare even his closest allies as well as his enemies so he learns to file the edge of his knife sharper and smaller and sharper and smaller until he can hide it in a bouquet of flowers.

#he's the epitome of “I'll keep all my emotions right here and then one day I'll die” #and then he literally does die #which makes the whole thing even sadder #I stand by my statement #that enjolras is not only doomed by the narrative #but painfully aware of the fact that he's doomed by the narrative #he is collateral damage in a war that will last long after he's gone #but to him that's better than the alternative #which is to stand idly by while the world holds injustice #he's not naive #in fact he's kind of the least naive character in the book #by some metrics #he knows what he is setting out to do #and then he does it to the best of his ability #everyone else more or less falls prey to the whims of Society #at least at some point in their stories #whether or not they break out of those constructs eventually #but enjolras grabs Society by the collar #and shakes it like a bottle of acid #ok tag rant over #pigeon.txt #les mis #les miserables #enjolras #enjolrasposting #(forgot that was a tag for a bit)

[phanchester]

seeing people wear dan and phil merch in public is kind of crazy like what do you mean you know these niche underground british youtubers who are you

#inspired by someone wearing back to the dead merch in public today #probs one of their best joint merch btw absolutely outsold legalise catboys #love how they made back to the dead like this is for ppl who are embarrassed to wear our merch in public #then made legalise catboys like the different audiences okayy #i have neither bc i’m povo #dan and phil #phan #metrics

[ot3]

NARUMITSU PINING DEATH COUNT: arguably just 1 person

YOOHANKIM PINING DEATH COUNT: billions and billions of people over and over again forever

#'is this the best metric to measure ship quality?' well its not the worst one

[renaerys]

I feel like every fandom that has "fic bible" where it's almost like a mandatory read and I'm curious, what would your rec be?

I am probably of the minority opinion here that there is no such thing as a fandom bible. I don’t really like the idea that there is one true fic that is the “best” in the fandom. When we elevate one work like that, there’s a tendency to whitewash any problems or shortcomings that are present in it, and in the worst case scenario it chills any criticism of the work, including legitimate criticism. There is no such thing as a mandatory read imo.

I would prefer to encourage people to read a lot, read (and write) diverse, and look for creators to support on the merits of their writing rather than the number of kudos or comments they may or may not get.

#also sorry not sorry but very often a fandom bible is boring af #there are great fics out there don’t get me wrong #but there are also a lot of super overblown and boring fics #don’t always trust metrics like kudos and hits #they are only one element of how you should judge a fic and imo not the best one

[akkivee]

I THINK THIS SCREENSHOT SELLS EXACTLY WHY THE DH EPISODE MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE BEST ONE YET TBH

#this is vee speaking #hypanispoilers #ROSHO WAS ABSOLUTELY THE STAR OF THE EPISODE YALL DONT UNDERSTAND #LIKE IM PRETTY SURE THE RHYME ANIMA TEAM ARE IN LOVE WITH HIM ITS FCKING PALPABLE LMAO #REI MADE ME CRY IN EVERY SINGLE SCENE HE WAS IN HE WAS SUS HE WAS GIVING OLD AND JOLLY AND WAS BRUTALLY HANDSOME #AND SASARA WAS CLOWNED ON PLENTY I AM SO FR THIS MAY BE THE BEST EPISODE YET #I EVEN GOT A SHITTON OF AMEYUME!!!!!!!! LIKE A METRIC FUCKTON OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #(rip mcd and rei and ramuda interactions tho lol)