Still {not so} patiently waiting to hear your opinion on the other "goodies" and where you rate them.

I realize that you and John are in the honeymoon stage right now and are having a hard time paying attention to anything else, but you did agree to assist me.

If you have decided it's too difficult for you, just say so and I will find someone else who is more able to help.

You do realise that I have also other more relevant things to do in my life than answering asks on here like solving cases? And that my inbox is basically flooded with nearly 1000 asks? So I can overlook something from time to time, especially if it gets covered by 500 asks. And sometimes I am not able to assess this kind of data due to external circumstances and ensuing consequences.

Theodor Adorno’s video of his sociological theory focuses specifically on how capitalism in society manipulates and humiliates humanity. Mentioned in the video was the idea that the culture of modern capitalism controls us, creating the feeling of living in an “open prison”. Adorno’s research consisted of his involvement in the Pioneering Institute of Social Research, where they were dedicated to developing a psychological understanding of modern capitalism and its problems. Charles Wright Mills' documentary discusses Mills theory of power. Mills strongly believed that society was separated into three different classes, with the upper class being the most relevant and robust regarding opinions and leadership. The lower class was made to believe that their views were considered when they meant nothing. The upper class was believed to have been run by political, economic, and military leaders who recognized themselves as superior. Capitalism is very prominent in both theorists' research.

Furthermore, on the connection between Mill’s and Adorno’s theoretical ideas, there seems to be an undercurrent criticism of the powerful elites and the capitalist drivers of conformist society through their respective explanations. In Mills’ documentary, it was noted that Mills was strongly critical of structural functionalism and its general emphasis on political and social institutions in guiding societal behaviors. As Mills asserts, these structures were only put in place to serve the interests of the elite through the manipulation of the lower class, and one must use their sociological imagination in order to challenge them. This relates to Adorno’s idea of being forced to live in an ‘open prison’ in the context of modern capitalism, as members of society are led to conform to consumerist beliefs and practices — which are often propelled by the political and social institutions Mills criticizes. Ultimately, both Mills’ and Adorno’s theoretical perspectives work to build upon each other’s greater concern for the dangerous influence of capitalist power.

The theoretical concepts and ideas highlighted in Mill’s and Adorno’s videos can help us to better understand the issue with big corporations in our society. Humanity is constantly led by businesses and the media to buy products in order to meet a “status quo”. Briefly mentioned in the Theodor Adorno video; we as humans forget our true needs and give in to glorified advertisements in our media, settling for desires without much thought. These desires and glorified advertisements are manufactured and created for us in order for these corporations to make large profits. Large corporations hold a type of hierarchy (capitalism) in our economy, which outwardly destroys smaller businesses that are constantly working hard to scale up and grow their market.

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I figured out how to turn back! I still can’t get all the way to full dragon, but I can turn back and forth between human and half-dragon! Mostly. Sometimes I need to take some extra time to calm down before I can turn human. Also, the medics and I put together a record of half-dragon health information for anyone else who might need it. Important note that isn’t in the records yet, my heat resistance in this form doesn’t get anywhere near the temperature that dragon fire burn at. Luckily, my health potions work and don’t explode anymore!

The thing is, is that actually "true"? Not historically, because we know they do throw fancy parties. I mean, do they really PERSONALLY like that kind of stuff?

Showing off your wealth and power through material means is part of the Sengoku political game. How do we tell what is done because they actually enjoy doing it, and which is done just to brag/show off? "Look at me, I am king and look at all my gold dinner plates and gold clothes that I have just because I can!" kind of thing, you know?

Young Nobunaga wears tiger skin pants like an 80s disco superstar, but he stops doing that after a while. Shinchoukouki records that he wears gold and red and brocade outfits, but that was a "show off" parade performed in front of the emperor. He puts on many other parades, but the missionaries are often there. It can be argued that he wants to show off to THEM, so they can write all about it and tell everyone back home that Japan is such a wonderful place.

For all the movies and books showing Nobu wearing European cloaks, he doesn't. He asked Frois to show him, thought it was great, and that was that. Far as I can tell, the only European clothes that he actually accepted were the simple stuff like trousers and hats.

Hideyoshi builds many fancy palaces and made clothes out of a Persian rug, and actually ordered for a European bed because reasons... but it has been said that Hideyoshi is incredibly insecure about his peasant origins. Everything extravagant that he does is made to impress. Either to outdo Nobunaga that came before him to prove that he can do it too, or just to distract everyone with the glitter that nobody goes digging into his past to find dirt.

All the fuss about tea and tea ceremony is also all pomp and display. The utensils are expensive, so holding tea events is also showing off wealth. A lot of people like to be considered cultured, so they study tea to show how sophisticated they are. Who among all the samurai who were recorded to be invested in tea ceremony are genuinely interested? Who knows! Not unless they go all out and eventually become tea masters, such as Furuta Oribe.

Not much is known about Hideyoshi's personal life before he ruled Japan, even when he's already a distinguished samurai holding major territories under Nobunaga.