cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/31534144
Alt text: Wrestler AJ Styles laughing with a label of "Trump sending in the military." Unbeknownst to him his opponent, The Undertaker, is standing behind him menacingly with the the label "Mass of protesters coming off the sidelines."
Alt text: Wrestler AJ Styles laughing with a label of "Trump sending in the military." Unbeknownst to him his opponent, The Undertaker, is standing behind him menacingly with the the label "Mass of protesters coming off the sidelines."
In sci-fi proper that is also a plot point of Isaac Asimov's The Foundation. The giant galactic empire collapses and all the scholars are holed up on a planet to preserve knowledge. They then go out to other planets and give technology, but everyone is so ignorant that it seems like magic and the scholars kind of roll with it.
Alt text: An image of Patrick from Spongebob Squarepants facing left with the caption "MAGA: Gun rights are necessary for people to fight back against the government." Another image of Patrick facing right with the caption "Also MAGA: Send the military to crush the people fighting back against the government."
Everyone has different comfort levels when interacting with people. Try and find situations where you feel it would be less of a bother. For example, if Spanish is a language you are learning, you can go to a Spanish or Latin American restaurant, and mention you want to practice. It is worth asking if the server speaks the language, so as not to assume.
A program I have used to help with outlining is Manuskript. It has a series of questions it will ask you to help with character and world building. It also has a section to write the novel in and keep track of chapters.
It is a bit on the older side, with the last update about a year and a half ago. It is available on Flathub if you want to take a look: https://flathub.org/apps/ch.theologeek.Manuskript
These cows look cute. On the other hand, one night I was driving through farmland on a dark and stormy night and my windshield wipers were grimey. I pulled over to wipe off the grime, and in the piercing light of the headlights I saw about 10 cows walk over to check out what was going on. The reduced visibility due to the rain made them look more menacing, lol.
Alt text. A picture of Bane lifting Batman in the air. Top text reads “Me: Trying not to use words I painstakingly learned in college to make a document accessible.” Bottom text reads “Readability tool: Victory has defeated you.”
Mathematically they're equivalent, but the feelings could not be further apart.
At that point, it basically circles back to horses.