THUNG'S NONSENSE CORNER🌈™

i think a lot about the placement of the lights in each of the brother's huts a lot. it feels very purposeful.

i've always seen it as a sort of representation of their outlook on their life passions. mato sits directly in the light, someone who eagerly inherits and wishes to pass the teachings of the nail arts. sheo stands outside of it, exploring something else - someone who wishes to find something new to dedicate his life towards, and who didn't see that in the path laid out for him. oro sits idly outside of it without doing much else, as he does not seem to see himself as "proven" as a nail master, or perhaps just simply feels dissatisfied with it from his struggles and stubbornness with the practice.

i hesitate to say that this is specifically about the nail arts, for the simple fact that sheo's place changes after the nailsmith arrives:

sheo seems to have changed following his arrival. his artistry turns from something he's attempting to something he passes down to another, much in a similar way to mato.

Sometimes, Grace will do it without thinking. That’s how Kiddo and Buddy got their nicknames. Often, Grace will nickname students after their coloration. Gaia got his nickname because he’s blue and green, and apparently looks a lot like Earth. Violet got hers because she’s purple. (She was initially disappointed since color means nothing to Eridians, but then Friend Grace showed them violet flowers and said that humans often associated purple with wealth and royalty, and she changed her tune.) Most of the time, Grace will give his students what he calls “regular human names” like Abby, Carl, or Martin.

But the most coveted nicknames are ones named after Earthen creatures. When ♩♪♬ 🎵 ♩♪♬ 🎵 first introduced themselves, Friend Grace immediately perked up and shouted “Robin!” After a bit of explaining himself and a few videos of bird calls, Robin was trilling and chirping happily, excited at having a nickname that felt like a 1-to-1 translation of their own.

I think part of what is making young people lonelier, in discussing why they're increasingly isolated, is that they're so afraid of meeting someone who doesn't hold their same beliefs, and instead of being just core beliefs it is kinda ancillary shit.

It's actually okay to disagree even on social topics! Even on some political ones! But I mean, online you can start with "i love this mutual but they have a really bad/uninformed opinion about x media"

I know this is IMMEDIATELY going to be taken in bad faith, and yes babygirl, you are so right, I DO want you to go make best friends with both the KKK grand wizard AND your nearest nazi leader.

But seriously, as someone who has spent two decades doing community organization: finding ways to connect with different people is so so so important. There are people i follow here who ate 80% smart and their brain falls out of their head 20% of the time and that is GOOD FOR MY MENTAL ECOSYSTEM AND GOOD FOR LEARNING HOW TO BE A PERSON