Mothra
@Mothra@mander.xyz
- Comment on Anyone else feel that the beautiful always win no matter how evil they are? 2 days ago:
Your appreciation of sweeping under the rug for handsome people is true, however, not the only outcome therefore I disagree that beautiful always wins. I’ve seen beautiful lose just as much.
- Comment on What is a good present to get your dentist and dental assistant as a way of showing thanks? 6 days ago:
Scented candles? Relatively affordable, easy to re gift if they don’t like it
- Comment on At what point do you consider a person an alcoholic? 1 week ago:
When they get withdrawals, even if mild. Some people get a bit cranky if they don’t get their daily fix (and yes, it has to be a daily habit). That’s evidence for me of an unhealthy dependence.
Of course, if they always have alcohol available it’s going to be difficult to see the withdrawal and it’s also difficult to draw the line because not all people tolerate it in the same way.
- Comment on Is it normal for mothers to constantly talk to their children about their experience (particulary the part about their pain and suffering) of their pregnancy and giving birth? 2 weeks ago:
Okay the key here is what you mean by “constantly”. Telling a story about something so life changing once a year hardly goes as “constantly” in my books.
What may come across as manipulative is you mentioning she’s trying to get you to do as she says or trying to get guilt or compassion from you. And this with a pinch of salt, because it’s very hard to tell from what you share here. I would have to become a fly on your wall for a long time to have my own opinion about it.
You tell me she’s telling you this every week and making reference to it every day, several times a day, and now that’s what I consider “constantly”. That she hardly has anything else to share about her past or that she somehow finds a way to spin everything to a framework of scarred pregnancy mother, or similar.
My own mother has told me about her pregnancies several times a year, I heard her stories so many times. Hundreds. Yet that was never the only story she had, and it was always brought up more or less naturally in conversation. The same happened with several other favorite anecdotes of her own past and me and my sister’s childhood. I would consider this aspect to be normal.
I never felt manipulated by her retelling of a story though. And I know she could manipulate pretty well. She also had a few topics she would constantly harass me about, yes, daily or nearly to a point. But retelling the past was not part of it, even though she did frequently.
- Comment on Mosquitoes’ thirst for human blood has increased as biodiversity loss worsens 3 weeks ago:
Some birds species do. Others don’t.
- Comment on Stop killing your Calatheas by understanding them better. This is how! [Guide] 3 weeks ago:
That’s a great post! Thanks for the tax photos of your collection, they look great. I’ve never heard of LECA before
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 3 weeks ago:
I think that’s it, you’ve found it, it’s Shuma-Gorath. It’s really close chronologically, it’s in a very popular publication, and also in the oldest depictions I could find it also sports something like the “chitinous plates” the beholder description has. According to Wikipedia too, Shuma was/is one of the most popular kaiju-type villains in Marvel. It also says Shuma can levitate and shoot rays off his eye and tentacles.
Eyeballs on tentacles/eyestalks were much more popular back in the day than now, especially for alien or extraterrestrial designs. So there isn’t a huge leap from Shuma gorath to Beholder.
I was hoping for more sci fi or fantasy fans to crop up and point at other characters from 60’s or earlier novels, however, no luck so far. Someone pointed a beholder wouldn’t look out of place in a Lovecraft story and I agree but yours was the only concrete example so, congrats, enjoy your trophy!
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 3 weeks ago:
There is plenty of similar, I also recall a Powerpuff girls episode with something like a beholder, also in the 90s I think. No infringement either, because it wasn’t exactly a beholder nor it was called a beholder.
That Pixar movie did use a proper beholder though.
Anyway… They’re all after 1975 so…
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 3 weeks ago:
My question was “where were the beholder -like creatures in the media before 1975?”
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 3 weeks ago:
iirc Wikipedia doesn’t mention Big Trouble in Little China as copyright infringement, but it mentions that example as something similar, whereas other media does get mentioned as infringing copyright.
Apparently the only one who got to use a beholder as such and not get a lawsuit was Pixar, who managed to get permission from WotC. I guess this means both have similarly strong lawyers
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 3 weeks ago:
Nice connection there
- Comment on Is there anything like a Beholder monster before 1975? 3 weeks ago:
Advanced D&D Monster Manual 1977
added for context not to be argumentative … it came out in '75 … my copy of the MM is from 1977
Yes, I think I mentioned it came out in the '75? According to Wikipedia at least, although it is unclear whether it was publicly released that year. The material there cited is also from the '77.
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- Comment on Most people who help others are doing it as a performance 4 weeks ago:
Not a showerthought either, go to casual conversation or unpopular opinions my dude
- Comment on I felt so betrayed when I found out Germany isn't called Germany in Germany 4 weeks ago:
Wait until you learn about Japan
- Comment on Blue could have been a warmest color 4 weeks ago:
I’m going to add to the sun point, and remark that the cool range of tones is associated with snow and ice, since these reflect the blue of the sky. So even if people didn’t need fire to cook or live their lives at all, they would associate the blue ranges with winter.
Water in its liquid state also looks blue, and is usually associated with something refreshing in warm areas. So even in the tropics you would have a reason for associating blues with cools.
In contrast, most desert areas are naturally in orange ranges. You can also argue autumn forests would look orange and they’re not exactly warm, but the light in an autumn forest doesn’t bounce as much or as tinged compared to light conditions in desert areas, where the soil or sand is yellow or orange -red, and where whatever casting a shadow is probably the ground itself.
Finally, human bodies are more in a warm range tone (no matter the skin color) when compared to the same body suffering cold. Nails and lips take on a bluish hue, so do fingertips.
I think you would need to tweak your universe a little bit more to achieve a reversal in color association.
- Comment on Never ever ask out a retail worker 4 weeks ago:
Now try to become self aware of online etiquette
- Comment on Never ever ask out a retail worker 4 weeks ago:
Good on you for becoming self aware but this is not a showerthought
- Comment on [deleted] 4 weeks ago:
All this sounds plausible, but, have you considered oil?
- Comment on Why tonsils grow most at center of body instead of even? 5 weeks ago:
No, they don’t grow even. But it’s not so uneven to be problematic for me.
- Comment on Why tonsils grow most at center of body instead of even? 5 weeks ago:
Tonsils? You surely meant toenails right? My tonsils grow in my mouth. I don’t cut them
- Comment on What is this colour? 1 month ago:
Too yellow to be olive green, too green to be proper mustard yellow.
Olive yellow or green mustard, your choice
- Comment on Are skin readings a thing when it comes to psychics? 1 month ago:
I’ve dabbled in the occults during my youth and I’ve never heard of “skin readings”. Maybe it’s an ancient technique that escaped my radar or maybe it’s just a scammer getting your boob pics. I’d be inclined to think it’s the latter.
- Comment on Are all dinosaur fossils 'replicas'? 1 month ago:
Answer: no
However fossils are relatively scarce, especially those that are in great condition (which means we can learn from them). They slowly decay when exhibited because of environment conditions, so you are very likely to find a majority of replicas.
Now, occasionally you do see the real thing. I remember seeing that famous archeopteryx fossil during a temporary exhibit at the Australian museum and I was completely blown away by the amount of detail it had. Mesmerizing. 10/10 would definitely recommend
- Comment on Pickup trucks and SUVs can be used to take out 'problematic' people without anyone knowing 1 month ago:
Showerthoughts is for showing pondering, whimsical thoughts.
It is not for thoughts that need to showered off
- Comment on There's a thin line between charisma and manipulation 2 months ago:
This doesn’t work… It’s like saying there is a fine line between strength and opening pickle jars
- Comment on There's a thin line between charisma and manipulation 2 months ago:
They aren’t even adjacent either…
- Comment on Name your favourite prehistoric tree. 2 months ago:
I’ve always been a fan of the prehistoric plants ( though if I’m being pedantic the vast majority of plants are prehistoric). Araucaria and Dicksonia are the best of the best!
- Comment on Is it normal to see this static when you close your eyes? 2 months ago:
I’m glad to see most people replying yes, I was like “wait, is it not?”. The only time I don’t see noise is when I look at flat colors on a screen and I’m not a fan.
- Comment on Do you think there would eventually be technology to delete/replace memories (like the *Men In Black* device). How much do you fear such technology? (like misuse by governments/criminals) 2 months ago:
I believe the technology will eventually be implemented, but most likely not as an external device but as part of a neural chip/link/augmentation. We are already heading in that direction, and I’m certain we humans (unless we nuke ourselves out of existence first) will finally get to the stage in which our brains are augmented with the aid of some kind of artificial implant.
And it’s going to happen relatively slowly at first, then faster and faster. And things will fail or will be exploited and yes, one of those side effects might be wiping your memories or screwing up your identity.
Personally I’m not too worried, I don’t think I’ll live long enough to reach that phase let alone be able to afford any modifications to myself. I just hope humankind learns from the absolute mess that is social media and AI today and can see the obvious risks of implementing something like that. Or not. Just let the world burn down