Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@EllaTheKawaiiNeko @Snatcher proof we are a duo

@Professor_Plumber GHOST!!!

-passes out-

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It's a Summer time !

I get paid again this week, it’s hard to resist.

I’ll have to follow @Eels advice though………. Only buy 3 out of 4 games. Definitely what they meant.

@Professor_Plumber you back? Mr Rob Lowe?

@OwlHighway1Revisited what, wokeness? I don't watch new TV series so I wouldn't know but I guess it's ok that they want to show people who are different from the normie assembly line like they are - the same as the rest

As for the coyote video - they up to sumtin.

@Snatcher yeah business is sketchy. It's all clean until something stops being lucrative. For instance, I don't believe in financial fairy tales of people being so good they managed to make a fortune and not get Epsteined by any corporation along the way

@EllaTheKawaiiNeko that's a crime against plushiety

@Anti-Matter Whaaaaat? I loved Surfs Up and never even knew there was a sequel. John Xina had a part of it? I'd kick his communist bass if I could, he desacrated one of the best franchises in the history of western animation with his filthy presence.

Also, I got the Guardians game and ordered a used Surfs Up game. I know they are not good but sometimes the memories just make you hold onto the franchise

@Princess_Lilly
I don't like with WWF crossover for Surf's Up 2 either as I never like wrestling sports, the sport that being capitalized by Western peoples to attract mainstream audiences.
The muscular penguin design not gonna lie it was pretty good in my opinion, but the WWF inclusion was killing my interest to watch the movie.

@EllaTheKawaiiNeko To borrow a phrase I heard you say "You hecking wot, mate?" Also no beans=0/10, inaccurate portrayal.

Our current school curriculum in Indonesia was pretty much a joke.
10 years ago there was a Thematic curriculum in year 2013 from our Educational ministry rule and the result the schools that using Thematic curriculum will use a bunch of books with different topics of study and one topic consist all the main subjects Pancasila education, Indonesian language, Science, Social Studies, Math. So imagine a book with topic of "Working Together" from all different subjects.
It was a BS in my opinion.
Why put all the subjects in one book with different topics ?
What is the point from understanding "Working Together" or "My Family" or "My Favorite Things" from Math, Indonesian language, Science, Social Studies, Pancasila education ?
Take a look of these books.

Even the foreign curriculum such as Cambridge never ever using such a mixed up subjects with specific topics in one book to deliver the lesson.

This year 2023, there is another joke for our curriculum.
Now, Science and Social Studies are become one, it called IPAS (Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam & Sosial).
What were our ministry thinking about??
Combined completely different subjects become one, is it a joke right now ?
Take a look of the book cover of IPAS.

Say, have you ever studied the subjects with chaotic Indonesian curriculum like that ?

@Princess_Lilly I watch new TV and it's a tad on the annoying side!

#OldShows4Ever

My day has been eventful.

I'm gonna peace out now, cotton candy dreams everyone!

@Anti-Matter why, do you perchance do not like the west?

yeah the curriculum does seem completely bonkers. But hey, it's not like any school curriculum is much better. It's pretty much learning useless names, dates and other bs only to forget it 5 mins after the test is over. History and Literature are among the least useful (strange coming from someone with history oriented class back in a day but I needed it), math and physics are useful but the point is - you need to figure it all out yourself, from the internet.

@OwlHighway1Revisited #oldshows 4ever

Have a good rest, you deserved it

@Princess_Lilly
There are some Western cultures that I don't like due to clash with my personality such as the influence of soccer, wrestling, shooter games, ghetto rap songs, too famous Western super heroes franchises, Harry Potter stuffs, the indifferent behaviour toward something unique, etc.
When wrestling keep being popularized and at the same time kickboxing / K-1 get depopularized, it really made me turned off with wrestling stuffs.

@Professor_Plumber you pulled an Owl

@Anti-Matter Oh, I get it. Some things are pretty omnipresent like football, but I don't think it's a bad thing. Also, it's kinda unusual to say that western cultures promote "indifferent behaviour toward something unique", as they are actually the ones trying their hardest to preserve uniqueness.

Also, some of the things you mentioned are very niche and specific like wrestling (I think it's popular only in 1 country and even a super niche extreme sport of ski diving is popular in like 5 countries at least) or ghetto rap songs (I haven't heard any for like 10 years I think)

Disliking Harry Potter, huh? Me too, but I'd like to hear your reasons as for me it's just terribly written characters.

@Rambler
I never said anything about disregarding history, merely learning it the wrong way. Theoretically speaking, looking forward instead of backward is bound to product much better results. It was in the past that women were oppressed and it actually came from this horrible, plainly wrong, backwards thinking that men are superior (which was a result of thousands of years of men being simply physically stronger). Even without historical knowledge though, it is pretty clear that women are in no way less capable than men and trying to prove otherwise would be met with laughter.

The main point is, historical knowledge is easily accessible worldwide, and yet there are many socially backward, underdeveloped countries like the islamic states where women are still oppressed, and human rights are too complicated to be understood. Why is that? Not because history is not taught there, it's because the traditions are the best excuse for males there to keep power without trying to think, which is a daunting task for them.

So yes, we need historical knowledge and we need to teach it. But testing kids' memories with dates of birth and death of randos is not the way to do it. We need to show them how amazingly interesting learning is, but schools kill the curiosity instead promoting it. Mistakes will lower your grades, sending the message "making mistake is bad", whereas making mistakes is the BEST way to learn. Schools show that you need to work hard on useless things so you get a worthless paper, teaching that "it doesnt' matter if your work makes sense, just do it". The cherry on top is the best lesson a school teaches you - the crowd will eat you alive and bully you into anxiety if you disagree with them once, and that nobody will help you.

Universities are much better since they actually give you some freedom and basic toolkits for learning on your own, but they too are far from perfect.

"...and also for those who are not usually represented in accepted views of history (the working class, for example)"

It's an entirely offtop point but believe me, the working class is represented in history, especially in 20th century, but not in a good way. The most dehumanizing, disgusting crimes were commited by the working class to the working class.

I also never said that literature and art are useless themselves, I stated that teaching useless facts about the artists/writers is. Also, most of the books required to read is just a set of mediocre crab full of patriotism and martyrology.

Literature and art are fascinating, but - as I stated it a couple of times now - it's no use when the curriculum is aimed at putting a kid into a mold of obedient, patriotic sheep never stepping out of line nor questioning the govt

In short, you argued against the statements that I never raised.

@Tyranexx Thanks, I do enjoy the courses quite a bit. That's understandable, you're heading out on Wednesday right? I'll be sure to wish you safe travels by then. No worries if you forget to get a screenshot of your progress.

I think I got like one rare blade in XC2? I'll have to see next time I play. Been a while since I played. Yeah, I'm definitely no completionist when it comes to RPGs (or pretty much any game that's large-scale) so I won't be 100%ing XC2 anytime soon, if at all. I should still try to finish the game so I can at least get to Torna without having stuff spoiled.

@TeaCatherine Man, I have a simple brain process. I see Xenoblade video. I sent to Xenoblade fangirl. SImple as that
@Princess_Lilly Yeah I knooooow

@EllaTheKawaiiNeko I don't watch videos about stuff I like. Pretty random thing for you to find though.
Edit: What the heck is up with the link in your signature.