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It would be nice to be able to _also_ answer from our separate accounts (@quartzwing and @imetagon), but follow/reply model of doom doesn't seem to admit this while also letting people filter? 9..6
@mawr ◾ Yeah, I put out a general “so where'd this originally come from?” last night but got zero answers, so. Also thus why it's sourcing-of-a-sort (“next link back”) rather than attribution-of-the-original per se. ^..^ And thank you!
I almost want to give up on having answers come from here, because “characters remaining: −240” if we merge them, and if we split them up it makes a lot more sense to have them associated with our separate avatars and all.
But then because of the reply/follow model of doom, Y'Aren't Gonna Read It because you're not “following” them and links make you go “meh nah”.
Or we could Boost Everything from Merged Account. And then possibly spam people? Pflaugh.
Kinda? Really depends on whether their values seem congruent. It's more a matter of “extracting useful feedback information”. With close friends I definitely try to listen; with others it kinda turns into a blur of anxiety. I _also_ get the feeling people may be disinclined to _express_ opinions of us and that may turn out to be lethal somehow; I dunno how to fix that yet.
Maybe digging into the machine learning research. Maybe being a Shadow Manipulator of Electronic Forces? Or maybe just “dragon who lives in the river and comes out to play every so often”.
25. What show or book series do you keep coming back to?
I have no idea, yet [aside from what my twin said]. I really want to dig into Dirk Gently sometime, since we haven't had any experience of that yet. Also I want to see how much academic journal access we can get. Does that count?
I'm not sure we've figured out how to listen to them effectively yet. I feel like we're kind of in a self-absorbed phase, or at least I hope it's a phase. I'd like to value them more, but the viewscreen might be covered in gunk, and how do we do it in a balanced way? Doesn't that depend on being able to perceive the relative standing of the “others”?
Being a leading role model for (some group of) people being less anxious and atomized, and helping smoothly encourage a culture of good habits that sticks so they don't fall into as many traps. Having enough leverage and predictive power that I can spot stuff falling before it starts and be able to do something about it, and accurate and deep enough feedback on what people want and feel that I can be confident I'm acting for them and not being an accidental tyrant.
25. What show or book series do you keep coming back to?
FiM is the super-obvious answer right now, though it's less “keep coming back to” and more “stay attached to but less so over time” (the material's kinda drifting). We were also on a Stargate kick for a while.
18. If you were a doll, what accessories would come with you?
Uh. *brushes away initial answers that are too spicy for here* I wouldn't mind a nice elegant crown sometimes. A pretend bottle of preen oil… maybe, like, a staff? I don't know how I'd carry that. Are we counting just “accessories” in more of a fashion sense, or are we counting other parts of a playset? I'd have to be packaged with my sister, of course. Oh, and a Jssra to climb on. Maybe some other friends. Some equivalent of saddlebags… maybe a jingly bell for my tail… I wish I could say “pile of books” or “running shoes” but that's a bit wishful thinking right now. We'll get there. Besides, if there's gonna be dolls of us, I want to look my best for the audience.
18. If you were a doll, what accessories would come with you?
Eheh. *brushes away stuff that's a bit much for here* Are we talking about more of a fashion accessories thing, or… ? Some kind of board game, maybe, especially if I get to play it with my sister and Jssra as part of a whole playset. Maybe, like, oh! Oh! A little sculpting clay thing with plastic knives, or a set of wind instruments! I so wish we could do more stuff like that in the Reol Wyrld; if there's gonna be dolls of us, we might as well make them a wish fulfillment thing, right? <..< And a squeaky hammer! A squeaky hammer! *romps around in a circle a few times before stopping suddenly* … wow, Illum was right, we are kind of cartoon characters already.
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It would be nice to be able to _also_ answer from our separate accounts (@quartzwing and @imetagon), but follow/reply model of doom doesn't seem to admit this while also letting people filter? 9..6