Well of course not, you live in middle America. You have to be one of those "sophisticated" costal folks to be cultured enough to eat bugs. :-)

Part of his depression was also due to the war, something that effected many people in those days. He was a very famous and sought after person, but his low self confidence got the better of him, as it does to many actors.

*cheer up hug*

Well I just wanted to make sure. But fine, if you want to pick on me as well then okay. :-)

Fair enough. And why should i do that? :)

Okay, I just accidentally did something and deleted everything I wrote, argh :)

Anyhow. Thank you again. I'm happy to know there are papers like that being written.
I remember reading a Bruce Sterling book Schismatrix a few years ago. After that it's kind of difficult to appreciate much of the mainstream sci-fi anymore - except as just purely entertainment. The book was published in 1985 and seems that stuff is still recycled in stories.
Not that mainstream is bad in my opinion, as such. It's just what's become of it.




On second thought I think I'm going to skip that program :)
It could be the Sami people don't have a lot of written down records of their mythology. At least I didn't find much through a quick search.

But isn't that the same with book like say Foundation or Dune (which draws a lot on Foundation itself) which established certain settings and "rules" that are often recycled in mainstream sci-fi?
Same with 1984 which serves as a blueprint for many fictional totalitarian entities...

Because Germans are mean? :-)

Have you ever seen the self-published sci-fi books (and probably self-published books in general) on Amazon? They not only all look the same, they all seem to have almost identical plots as well. And these days every book has to be part of a 7+ book series while making sure every kind of minority imaginable are included and highlighted so you know they are included.

Are we? But nice that you finally accept that i'm a German ;)

Yep it sounds a bit fascistic to try re-educate people into the "right" culture :)
Well that's unfortunately a problem with many older cultures...

Yes, look at that mean Moon not letting me hide my wishlist all this time. And not to mention the gifts the mean Germans have gifted me on here and force me to accept. How much more proof do you need. :-)

I don't, but I just thought it best to play along with your Welsh delusions. :-)

So why won't you let me force you to take something? :'(
I guess I'm just not mean enough to do so.

Because I have done nothing to warrant a gift?
Because you could use that money on a gift for yourself or another more deserving person?
Because you offer me games from Bathesda? :-)

Well that's hardly proof. That's not even objectively mean - it's merely a certain point of view ;)

You've done plenty.
Could I?
Lies, I offered you The Vanishing of Ethan Carter once. >:(

Well is that not how it works? A bully does not always think they are mean, but the victim would sure think it mean. And who are you to say your view of it not being mean is the right way and my view the wrong? Exactly, so it is still mean. :-)

*big silly hug*

Probably, sure. I loved 1984 and something else Orwell wrote, can't remember the title.
Maybe it's just that lots of writers work differently these days. They read a book, and then think it's good and just rewrite it :P
Whereas "back in the day" would-be-writers read lots and lots of books :)
I'm half-kidding here...

I may have browsed that stuff once or twice. And checked out some indie digital book store. Mostly, wasn't impressed :)
I think good original writing must take a lot of courage. To boldly go and all that :P

I have just been myself, hardly anything to justify a gift.
You could, you could get yourself a game, someone deserving a game? It is up to you, it is your money. :-)
True, and I was sorry I had to decline it. Okay then, how about the excuse of you never offered anything on my wishlist that has a higher level of me wanting to play. While Ethan Carter looked nice, I was not sure I would play it anything soon. Well, I guess that is the same for most of my games, but Ethan Carter is not really a game that I must play, it does not look bad, just not one that jumps out at me.

That would be nice, but books are like movies, catering to the mass market. Some surveys seem to say that many people buy the book to be in on the latest craze, but they never really read them. They just don't want to be left out. But also, maybe they are just good for some people, so that is why they sell. Maybe we are the strange ones with odd taste for not liking the new stuff. Not that I mind, I am happy being odd and not liking a lot of the "literature" we get these days.

>:(