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i think that at this point. at THIS point of Things. you can pretty safely assume that almost no one is Doing Well, so instead of being a real shitlord about tiny problems, maybe instead go out of your way to be kinder and more patient to everyone around you.

or at least fucking fake it.

or at least just be quiet.

Yup, that’s about twitter

A Taxonomy of Magic

This is a purely and relentlessly thematic/Doylist set of categories. 

The question is: What is the magic for, in this universe that was created to have magic?

Or, even better: What is nature of the fantasy that’s on display here?

Because it is, literally, fantasy.  It’s pretty much always someone’s secret desire.

(NOTE: “Magic” here is being used to mean “usually actual magic that is coded as such, but also, like, psionics and superhero powers and other kinds of Weird Unnatural Stuff that has been embedded in a fictional world.”)

(NOTE: These categories often commingle and intersect.  I am definitely not claiming that the boundaries between them are rigid.)

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There wasn’t such a thing as ‘Northern Russia’ back when.

Back then it was Rus’ with the capital in Kyiv, and its rullers called knyaz’ - or prince.

And rigth now I feel hurt and mad at the same time because once again, people are making up russian-propaganga-filled nonsence and erasing Ukrainian history completely.

This is how cultural apropriation looks like and the big western companies gladly buy it. 

Тигроснежка и семь котиков

Тигроснежка и семь котиков

The hobbits invent a fun game called ‘how close can we get to our friends before they notice us’

easy mode: Gimli (makes a lot of noise himself, very easy to sneak up on)

medium mode: Boromir (challenging enough to be great fun)

hard more: Aragorn (VERY attentive to his surroundings)

expert mode: Legolas

Whenever Americans use Cryillic like. That. I just. Instantly shrivel up an cry

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