Philip D. Bunn
@philipdbunn.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Covenant College). I am grumpy about technology and I write about why.
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Yes, one reason I get frustrated by with the memes comparing Tolkien and GRRM etc.: Tolkien is no stranger to "gray" characters. Saruman, Denethor, Sméagol, corrupted characters that deal with exactly this. Even characters like Faramir are great partially because they know they are corruptible.
December 10, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Yes, one reason I get frustrated by with the memes comparing Tolkien and GRRM etc.: Tolkien is no stranger to "gray" characters. Saruman, Denethor, Sméagol, corrupted characters that deal with exactly this. Even characters like Faramir are great partially because they know they are corruptible.
People are gleefully laughing about his family’s grief, Ken. Stop hiding behind a coward’s shield of “it’s not serious bro lol it’s about the system not the person” and just own it if you want to grave dance.
December 5, 2024 at 6:32 AM
People are gleefully laughing about his family’s grief, Ken. Stop hiding behind a coward’s shield of “it’s not serious bro lol it’s about the system not the person” and just own it if you want to grave dance.
That is almost exactly how many boxes it was to move last time, and I think I’ve acquired at least 10-20% more since… a real culling is probably in order next move.
October 24, 2023 at 9:13 PM
That is almost exactly how many boxes it was to move last time, and I think I’ve acquired at least 10-20% more since… a real culling is probably in order next move.
I make sure to take all these things off the shelf and pile them on my desk on occasion so I can justify how much space they take up.
October 24, 2023 at 9:10 PM
I make sure to take all these things off the shelf and pile them on my desk on occasion so I can justify how much space they take up.