Velcorn

Because I'm a furfag, duh. I also really love the picture and cuddling in general :3

lmao.

I know of his push power since that's half the reason I ever played him, but bot lane was never for him due to mana problems before with his push as well as easily being jumped on and promptly deleted by any gap closing sup--...Everyone. 

Literally everyone last I remember lmao.

 

But, hey, I'll wait till I see it actually happen. Considering how low I got tossed due to season start up, shouldn't take long and I wont be as surprised to see it now. x)

I haven't really seen anyone play it in low elo xD

Both.

 

I've slowed down a lot from my usual (almost completely clean of it, yay!) and as far as I can remember, Ziggs wasn't anyone to be afraid of at all.

He's pretty good in bot lane due to his range and his ability to simply push turrets quickly. Also, oneshot ADCs xD

Why would you ever cower from Ziggs, what.

 

Ziggs should be cowering from anyone that gets next to him and can remotely move side to side.

You must've not been playing a lot of League lately. Or at least not ADC xD

To be honest, MLP is just a TV show. It's nice that something like this can serve as a mean to cope with real life issues, but it will come to an end, like everything else. You will find something else to hang on to, or maybe one day realize that there is no need to rely on such things, because you'll discover mental stability from within.

"When the time has come to let something go - let it go."

Windows (10), because there is no OS that can surpass Windows for pretty much everything I do or plan to ever do. Aside from a couple things that are still kinda weird in Win 10 and some bugs, it's actually really good.

I also use Linux, more specifically Ubuntu Gnome on my laptop, because it's a lot faster and is sufficient for what I need.

So you mean to say they've taken what we thought we think and make us think we thought our thoughts we've been thinking our thoughts we think we thought? I think...

Interesting thing scientists have found about sexuality:

 

Apparently men tend to be rather more consistent throughout their lives regarding their sexuality. If they like women, they tend to keep liking women. If they like men, they tend to keep liking men. Very, very few men are actually bisexual.

 

But women though... that's a whole different world. Women tend to have a much more fluid sexuality. They may like men at a point in life, but are much more likely than the opposite gender to eventually switch to dating their own, as well as the other way around. Alas, there's a very strong possibility that all women are actually bisexual.

 

I'm straight, btw, pretty sure about that.

I would assume the only reason for this is because men are less likely to be accepted as either bi or gay, so they are denying such tendencies. Women are also way more likely to experiment with the other sex, because they are a lot closer (emotionally) to each other than men usually are. I think that there would be roughly an equal percentage of bi/gay men and women.

Anyway, what I find fascinating is the huge difference when it comes to paraphilias, or otherwise uncommon sexual orientations/attractions outside of the norm. Which are way more common in men than in women.

Sorry if I'm being stupid but what is the difference between bisexual and pansexual? I get pansexual people are attracted to trans people but trans people are male or female. Like, if I started dating a FTM trans guy I would just consider ourselves a straight couple. If I started dating a MTF trans girl I would consider ourselves a lesbian couple. 

Pnasexuality is a made up word that's supposed to make clear that they can still be attracted to transgender or people generally unwilling to conform to the binary gender standard or gender as a whole. Bisexuality covers that already or at least doesn't exclude it, so to me it seems just for special snowflakes that really need to put a different label on themselves.

If anyone wants to play with me my summoner name is Barkala (NA), I play a lot of Normals and ARAM

Lemme know who you are if you add me

Also what do you guys think of the new client? 

At the moment, the new client is utter garbage. Filled with bugs and still missing a lot of features, like, f.e., items sets and gifting etc. The worst are the loading times and constant crashes having to kill the task to reopen it. It also completely killed my old client, so I have to start that through the new client, too, which is very annoying.

In other news, I ranked both of my smurfs in FlexQ, on one (Gold III SoloQ) I went 7-3 and got placed in Silver I (already climbed to Gold V), and went 8-2 on the other (Gold V SoloQ) and got placed in Gold II (could've probably gotten Plat V :/)

 

"How quaint.

 

"To think it was as easy as conquering my fears.  How have I never considered that?  I must simply take a deep breath, approach a pony, open my mouth, and suddenly suffer a conniption instigated by my Trotsberger's.

 

"How quaint it is to think that social interaction is something anypony can do.  What is the point if every stallion I have ever approached has excused themselves because of my behavior?  Do you think it is that easy to conquer something that is hard wired into my mind?  Do you know what it is like living on that sort of leash, constantly getting as close as you can and then running back to safety before you do something truly stupid?

 

"This has led me to the conclusion that there is no point, and yet my sister and others keep trying to prove me wrong.  It's all in vain, really, though I admire her tenacity.  I'm a lost cause, why do they even bother?"

Never has my intention been to trivialize your problems and fears, but by rationalizing them and taking failure for granted, you're effectively shutting yourself off, living in a created bubble, cocoo, or whatever you want to call it. 

I'm also quite positive that others don't intent to prove you wrong any more than they want to help you. Being stubborn about "being right" isn't going to benefit you, since obviously shutting off from the outside world comes with a price. If you're willing to compromise on this, very well then, but you might just be trying to deluding yourself into not caring.

I never really saw the point of moral dilemmas like this one. I'm going to assume most people would choose a way in which their favorite pony/ponies survive(s). Some might also be willing sacrifice their favorite pony if the total value of the rest surpasses the value of the one.

It all comes down to the subjective emotional attachment they have formed towards the characters. Same principle applies to all the other moral dilemmas.

Let's say you are asked to sacrifice a loved person, other being, or even object for the lives of a hundred others you don't know. Why would anyone save a random hundred whilst giving up someone they really care about? It just makes no sense since you can't assign anything an objective value, since there is no such thing.

Regardless of any of that, such scenarios aren't important in real life circumstances, and seem quite pointless to delve into.

"There is no such thing as subjectivity in math, and I am appalled that you would suggest such a thing.  If I make a statement in mathematical form and provide definitions for all of my variables, then there is only one logical conclusion that can be drawn from that.  You cannot say that the statement dS >= 0 describes the entropy of a system because it is simply incorrect.  There is no other way to describe it.  Mathematics is perfect."

Everything relies on a basis. In math, this basis is, as far as I know, based on axioms, which are assumed to be true. However objective those may seem, they are actually arbitrarily, if you dare say so, chosen or, if you prefer, subjectively established. Regardless of your answer, even if we were to acknowledge things like that as objective facts, their status as such is altered the second we interact with any of that data. Our perception of those facts varies greatly, and so does every other variation of interaction with them.

Feel free to prove me wrong on this, though. It's very well possible that I have made grave logical errors in my conclusion (or on the way thither), because of my lack of knowledge on the matter.

 "I don't know.  I just want it.  Perhaps it is because I want something to show for this life, proof that I accomplished something?"

Fair enough. "Man can do what he wants, but he cannot will what he wills." - Arthur Schopenhauer - quote is slightly out of context, but appeared fitting.

"We are countless distances away from each other, and so the reasons are not immediately obvious.  To speak to a pony, however, is something my personality takes great qualms with.     "I cannot bear to meet their eyes.  Every time I do, it is as if two magnets brought together so that their positive poles are forced to meet, and I cannot bear it for more than a second.     "When a stranger speaks, I do not know how to respond.  How do I respond?  How do I know that what I say is not ambiguous?  Will they understand?  They wait for a response, and I have nothing to give them except things that nopony comprehends but me.  I do not understand them.  They say things and laugh, and I cannot see the humor.  What defines humor?  How can you tell when somepony is being sarcastic?  They try small talk about meaningless things, and I lose interest.  What is the point in talking about things that do not matter? "The worst, however, is when they attempt to touch me.  My chest grows tight, and I begin to cough.  I feel every gram of that hoof against my fur, and I feel...stripped, smothered, violated.   "In other words, I was meant to be alone."

So, you would consider the repulsion of (two) magnets via the electromagnetic force a good analogy for your lack of interpersonal communication? Would exploring this part of life not be an interesting endeavor? Despite all the anxiety that comes with it - which does not necessarily have to be a negative thing. To me it seems as if you are overthinking things too much that would be way easier without putting so much thought into them. 

Is it not part of life to somehow find someone who actually does understand you, without even necessarily talking to you?

"Put simply, I find it...beautiful.  Elegant.  Perfect.  There is no ambiguity, no error, no unforseen consequences that you encounter in other schools of magic.  It is math, pure and simple, a language incorruptible by mortal beings.  It is perfection given form in a way that never fails to surprise me, and I am forever infatuated.  

 

"The spoken word, however, is imperfect.  Words only have the meanings that we give them.  A word in one dialect means something else in another, and I have no time to bother with such petty differences.  Whenever a pony speaks, they are speaking their own words, filled with their own meaning.  There are tones, undertones, body language, sarcasm...all distracting from the lesson they are trying to teach.

Nothing can be objective to a mortal being. There is always value in the interpretation of things. It feels easier to put your thoughts into words, because you are not subjected to the dynamic of conversation, sometimes forcing you to alter your way of words. However, aside from the disadvantages of (spoken) language, it is extraordinary versatile and can convey your thoughts way more easily at times. Nevertheless, that relies on the premise that the being you're talking to is able to grasp your concepts without you even fully elaborating on them - and vice versa.

Regardless, the written language, with the addition of math, is far from being incorruptible. It is subject to the very same subjective perception that spoken language is, no matter how you may view it - it relies on interpretation of beings in order to attain a meaning.

"What do I desire?  I do not know.   "...   "...A name perhaps.  My name on a wall.  My name in a book.  In a journal.  To have my papers peer-reviewed.   "...Maybe a husband.  That seems to be asking too much of the universe, however."

What would your name on a wall/in a book/in a journal mean to you? Why would you want that?

Why does a husband (or a significant other) seem to be too much to ask?

I want to bend you over, tie you down, and consensually rape your sexy body

"My full name is Soft Zoisite apo Koroundio.  Since I was ten, I have been studying Planar Physics.  I have never attended a college, and however you may view that, I have no interest.  The written word conveys much more absolute meaning than the regurgitated utterings tinged with bias that you will find at any scholarly institution."

What interests you so much about this topic? Why do you prefer the static written word over the dynamic spoken word? I would assume that both are equally biased, even though the written word may conceal this slightly better.

What is it that you want? What do you desire in life?

To answer your question, yes, furries can obviously be conservative, but I assume the majority isn't. I just found that video hilarious. I didn't know that guys before, but he's pretty cute and funny considering my first impression 

There's no definite answer to this. Leaving aside the obvious subjectivity of good and bad, some psychiatrists genuinely want to help you, some are in it for the money. Doesn't really mean one is going to be more helpful to you than the other or even helpful at all - maybe even the opposite.

Furthermore, it largely depends on you as a person and obviously the problem you have that makes you seek help (in form of a psychiatrist), some psychiatrists may suit you better or worse, maybe none suits you. 

I've had 3 therapists so far, a woman and two men in that order, and I don't feel like either have really been able to help me. The first was kind and seemed to genuinely want to help me, and she at least managed to help me get rid of panic attacks, but I pretty much ignored most of her advice and didn't open up to her at all - I'm a very passive person and usually let them do all the work, so they have to force me to open up. I went to her for ~1.5 years, but not exactly that frequently. The second one was pretty passive himself, probably trying to wait until I opened up on my own. Didn't exactly work, and I took advantage of that and had some fun with him. Then again, I only went to him for two months, so I didn't really expect anything out of it. The third one I'm still visiting, actually have an appointment in 45 minutes, is pretty much the polar opposite of the previous and claims he has to "poke me with a stick" in order to get a reaction out of me. I can't really say that it works any better. It just makes me more stressed and anxious about it and I'm not exactly opening up to him any more than I usually would. I seriously doubt there is any progress through therapy for me in the near or maybe distant future. Admittedly, that's mostly "my fault" since my problem isn't exactly not knowing what to do, but being too afraid or having other reasons for not doing the things that might help you, so fuck that.

I can only repeat myself from the other thread about MBTI. Tests are bullshit, very shallow and type descriptions are just to fuel stereotypes based on personality type. If anyone wants to actually get into the theory behind it and the cognitive processes, look into those, get familiar with them and determine your type through introspection. 

That happened to the weather factory, because, tank.

That's the reason for what she did, quite a bad reason actually, and definitely not an excuse. She could've easily killed ponies, and at least caused a lot of damage without anyone really caring about it.

Apache

I don't mean to cause any sort of controversy, but Zoophilia, objectophilia and paraphilia is more of a mental disorder than an actual "sexuality", to me at least. You can't exactly be attracted to actual animals, objects or... dangerous activities in a sexual way, much less an emotional way (unless you count objects/animals, but in that case it wouldn't be zoophilia/objectophilia, it'd simply be a reminder of something, a pet... or you just really like a certain object, or animals!).

They are not mental disorders (I think paraphilias are still listed as such, but there is debate whether they should be), and more recent scientific research leads to the assumption that at least zoophilia could be considered as an actual sexual orientation. I wouldn't know about objectophilia. 

Why can you not be attracted to animals or objects?

Just a random question, do these stereotypes exist towards pansexuals as well?

Pansexuality is bisexuality for those special snowflakes that need to invent a "new" sexuality. Since pansexuality is pretty much the same thing as bisexuality, yes, people will likely have the exact same prejudices if they even know about the word pansexuality.

I still don't understand how people can be stupid enough to have such prejudices towards bisexuals. Guess I just don't surround myself with retarded people.

I don't mean to be rude, or to cause any sort of drama... but what does it refer to when it mentions "Other"? Aren't all kinds of sexuality already listed in the poll?

Scientifically, everything is covered with the hetero-, bi-, homosexuality spectrum, adding asexuality to describe the absense of sexual and/or emotional attraction.

However, you could argue about certain paraphilias, like zoophilia or objectophilia, making a sexual orientation on their own because of the absence of sexual attraction towards human beings. Even though you could consider those to be included in asexuality, but that's mostly the absence of sexual and/or emotional desires entierely.