Sotuanduso

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[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Indeed, as an American I feel it would only be exaggeration if the whole face of the toast was covered in so much butter that it's white.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

No, we're talking America here. That's not nearly enough butter. It needs to cover basically the whole face of the toast.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (4 children)

You can check the modlog. The reason given is "automod," which seems quite bizarre to me, especially given that there are no objectionable keywords in the comment, and that it was removed 2 hours after it was made.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, no worries. I guess I just have one of those faces. Have a better day.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I did, I'm just saying that unless you have a class of diligent students (in which case good on ya,) a good chunk of them will choose to ignore it and just read the easy version. It's hard enough to get kids to read what's assigned, it'll be harder to get them to read two versions of the same thing.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm not upset, I'm just genuinely confused that you implied that "real literature" and "for entertainment" are separate categories. I always thought of these books as being intended for entertainment, just in an artsier/more intellectual way than Marvel movies and bideo bames. Your comment made me think you thought of them as something for intellectual enrichment rather than enjoyment.

I'm also confused why you interpreted my comment in such a hostile way, but that's another conversation probably not worth turning into an argument.

EDIT: Oh, did you think I was saying they're not for entertainment?

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sounds to me like it will get a lot of kids reading only the easy version even if they're capable of more. You're basically giving them the cliffnotes.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

I see what you mean, but sometimes you want a particular story, not just something on your level.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

These books aren't for entertainment?

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 38 points 1 year ago

He spins you around for fun, and puts you back when he's done, but off by a hundredth of a degree. Depending on how strict your interpretation is, you either no longer exist in the same 3D universe except at that single point of intersection, or you will drift off from it the further you move from your current location.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

I like to work from the assumption that there's nothing magic about the three dimensions we live in aside from the fact that it's how it is, so any higher dimensions would work just like the three we already have, which are identical to each other just in different directions.

[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

Okay, but outside the context, this is good advice.

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