deprecated_ii

deprecated_ii, 2 days ago

@PraxisOfEvil the only real criticisms I have of harry potter are it has a fundamentally liberal framework (like everything else) and it was written by a woman

the fandom around it is just batshit

I'm speaking only of the contents of the original 7 books, not the "pottermore" crap or the dumb shit rowling said later

deprecated_ii, 2 days ago

@MeBigbrain @PraxisOfEvil trying to be strictly consistent in worldbuilding would've been stifling and a big mistake, of course she didn't have a fully fleshed out world when she started writing the first book so inconsistencies were inevitable. people who obsess over worldbuilding never finish anything

I don't know what your deus ex machina comments are referring to, because unless you're labeling dumbledore as "god" that doesn't happen

deprecated_ii, 2 days ago

@MeBigbrain @PraxisOfEvil well then you are labeling dumbledore as "god"

dumbledore was manipulating harry's life from before he was born; he molded him into a weapon to wield against voldemort and pulled the strings until the very end, even when he was dead. it's fairly sinister actually and if harry had died while taking voldemort with him, dumbledore would've considered that an acceptable sacrifice

the books explain everything you're talking about, that's not what deus ex machina is. voldemort can touch harry because he uses his blood in the potion to make his new body, that's explicit. time turners are heavily regulated specifically because they cause so many issues, also explicit. I don't expect YA novels to explore international wizard warfare, that's just out of scope. there are actual notable plot holes but this stuff is not it

I'm not putting the books on a pedestal, but being overly critical of the freshman efforts of a new writer is silly. finishing one book is hard and more than most aspiring writers ever manage. finishing a 7 book series that is cohesive and delivers a satisfying conclusion? that's extremely hard and most veteran writers can't do it

J.K. Rowling is a very skilled writer and nobody is going to convince me otherwise. pointing out that she's not perfect is not serious criticism

deprecated_ii, 2 days ago

@merchantHelios @MeBigbrain @PraxisOfEvil :02_shrug: let them try writing something then

deprecated_ii, 2 days ago

@merchantHelios @MeBigbrain @PraxisOfEvil sounds like a bunch of pretentious twats innit

deprecated_ii, 2 days ago

@merchantHelios living the dream

deprecated_ii, 12 days ago

@merchantHelios maybe that explains japan

deprecated_ii, 28 days ago

@Terry digging fortifications by hand is a core infantry skill in a real army

deprecated_ii, 28 days ago

@Terry then they should stop trying to hold areas they can't hold, like a real army

deprecated_ii, 28 days ago

@Terry for the benefit of zelenskyyy's bank account, more like

I hope he gets lynched before he can flee, when ukrainians finally realize he led them right into the total destruction of their country and people when there was never any hope of winning the war

deprecated_ii, 28 days ago

@PonyPanda @Terry I have yet to smell even the slightest whiff of professionalism from the Ukrainian army. Most people commenting on this war have very little idea what they're talking about, whichever side they cheer for.

deprecated_ii, 1 month ago

@lichelordgodfrey local elections have consequences

but the literal act of voting is less important than the idea that women should be taken seriously in matters outside the home at all

deprecated_ii, 1 month ago

@merchantHelios :kannanom: