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the story is specifically used by outdoorsy-types and most examples given in any resources i could find on it were exclusively hobbyist. blog posts spreading it around and lots of facebook images. i searched a few academic databases and couldn't find anything related to what this is image actually about (though there was an interesting and completely unrelated "fun scale" study that i enjoyed skimming the preview of) so know that this is a fast and loose scale and not one based in any kind of research.

in the spirit of this "Fun" they keep talking about, i'll explain the "fun scale" while adapting it to be understood outside of the lens of extreme outdoors activities.

it's like this. there's three common types of "fun stories" that people tend to tell:

type 1 is fun in the moment and fun in retrospect, like playing a game or decorating a cake or petting your dog. very straightforward.

type 2 is not fun in the moment, but something you recollect as a good memory. stuff like climbing a mountain or studying something complex or staying up all night to get a project you're very proud of done on time.

type 3 is not fun in the moment, and not fun to recollect, but fun in its novelty. the kind of shit that makes you say "well at least this will be a fun story to tell". breaking down on the side of the road in the desert during a road trip, getting lost in the woods for a few hours on a hike, a particularly dramatic fight with ex. this one is kinda complex, in that you need to put a few layers between yourself and the actual memory to enjoy it.

"A crown of pearly white light called the corona appears." The light of the world. 1940.

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