stegg88
stegg88 t1_je973tj wrote
Reply to comment by theassassintherapist in In China, Marriage Rates Are Down and ‘Bride Prices’ Are Up by I_call_it
Its basically the same though. No house no car no marriage.....
stegg88 t1_j9y7d1f wrote
Reply to comment by lakeviewResident1 in 3 contenders running to replace Sturgeon as Scottish leader by Caratteraccio
I just did the same. Yeah she has that vibe.
I too was correct.
If forbes becomes leader it will probably be the beginning of the end for snp support. It will rip the voter base in half.
stegg88 t1_j5w5a2w wrote
Basically the "official" storyline = canon.
For example. Take star wars, there are loads of books and games that advance the story in their own way. But some of the stories conflict with each other and some conflict with the movies and the books. That fan fiction you read where jar jar is a sith lord? Thats not canon because it is not the official storyline. That computer game where you play as the bad guy and kill luke skywalker? Not Canon, officially didn't happen. More of a what if scenario.
So Canon = official storyline
Then you get headcanon which you see people on reddit talk about. Headcanon = the official storyline in your head. I feel its easy to talk about this while we have canon nailed down (not that you asked but its related)
Head Canon = the storyline you accept in your head. Not the actual official storyline.
A great example of this is the mass effect series. The games ending was so awful that we were left lacking. Then i read this essay on what the ending really was and maybe we were all lied to and it was a plot twist from beginning to end. I personally prefer to think of the story in terms of the plot twist being true. It makes the ending satisfying for me. Its not the "official" ending as stated by the company who made mass effect but it is a better story like this. So this is now my headcanon. That fan fiction i read online as the ending in my own eyes is the ending.
stegg88 t1_j1m005o wrote
Reply to comment by rmovny_schnr98 in 2,000-year-old Mayan civilization discovered in the north of Guatemala by HRJafael
This is exactly my feeling. Like i know its not true but he tells a great story regardless!
stegg88 t1_iyanbv0 wrote
Reply to comment by Malthus1 in Bad abbot: Thai temple left empty after monks fail drug tests by AstronautWombat
*slow clapping *
stegg88 t1_ixsx2gz wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in China's widening COVID curbs trigger public pushback by reuters
Also true. Its a lose lose situation. Might have dampened the number of cases at least.
stegg88 t1_ixssjll wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in China's widening COVID curbs trigger public pushback by reuters
Honestly, this is china's predicament.
They have a huge population many of whom are aging. They didn't get the mRNA vaccines due to.... Pride?
Edit : i agree it probably wouldn't make much difference tbh.
So now they either:
- go against public opinion. Lock everyone down and risk civil unrest
Or
- follow public opinion. Hospitals have too many cases. Everyone gets angry at pressure put on public hospitals. Risk civic unrest.
stegg88 t1_iu9lm16 wrote
Reply to comment by Churned_Leg_Fruit in British Royal Navy ship sinks smugglers' boat carrying £24m of cocaine in Caribbean by skeggy101
r/whoosh
stegg88 t1_je97bmt wrote
Reply to comment by theassassintherapist in In China, Marriage Rates Are Down and ‘Bride Prices’ Are Up by I_call_it
A fair enough. I see your point now.