I drive a Unimog to prove my penis is small but prehensile.

JAMA Surgery - new band name, called it.

The only one I know of him sitting in it is “Family” Season 4 Episode 2, but I’m pretty sure it was in the background in his quarters in other episodes.

After a few days of ruminating, though, I tried to forgive myself and be honest about my intentions. Though I had made something that was not inclusive, I hadn’t intended to do so. I was just trying to explore the themes I was interested in, and had failed to be aware of my own biases.

The fact that you took the note, recognized the problem, and are taking steps to address it and prevent future misunderstandings is really all that matters here. It also demonstrates some rare creative humility.

I admit now I’m really curious about the implications and marginalization you referenced. And the fact that they were genuinely unintentional makes them more interesting. Based on your response it’s clear you’re thoughtful and introspective- so I’m really wondering about the scale of this ‘transgression’. My instinct is that it was pretty trivial and I might think the creator was being a bit heavy-handed, but I have no basis for that assumption other than your reasonable response.

I’ll show you my backspace style!

Reasonably priced and good content streaming is why I stopped downloading everything I wanted from newsgroups. That’s going away so guess I need to get back to downloading.

Can’t get very excited about space missions where I have little hope that they’ll be conducted openly and important scientific information shared with the world.

Do you know what this symbol means? ;)

It’s used to indicate the comment was humorous. Do you not get how the library comment was a jab at your little ‘cash is money’ rant?

Irked, but not disapproving… interesting distinction.

Sure I’m insecure because cash is money and new, indirect ways of consuming one’s labor is scary, even more so when it’s relatively new and unestablished route.

You must hate libraries ;)

My dude… if you’re not writing for the love of writing and you’re this worried about getting paid- you won’t ever have to worry about people consuming your work without paying you.

I never said I was a good writer, just not so insecure that my ‘inner writer is wounded’ by hearing that people enjoy sci-fi in ways I’m too snobby to approve of.

Like I said- won’t be an issue for you so carry on with the snobbery.

if all they care about is the concepts.

That’s what I care about, not everyone. I’m saying the general snobbery about how one should enjoy sci-fi could turn kids off to sci-fi… but that would only matter if you said that to a kid that admired you so probably not going to be an issue- so carry on with the snobbery I guess.

Demonstrating that ‘seeing the appeal’ of something doesn’t cancel out your condescending judgement.

I explained this already:

If you do that to a younger person it may turn them off to the genre just because they might not enjoy the same aspects as you do. So for their sake I’d advise keeping what ‘irks’ you about how other people enjoy sci-fi to yourself in the future.

“Crack smoking bothers me but I see the appeal.”

This just wounds my inner writer

That’s a manifestation of creative insecurity. I’m a writer but I don’t think it’s my place to dictate how anyone enjoys my work.

The fact that I don’t accept your explanation as a valid reason to judge other people’s media enjoyment doesn’t mean I wasn’t interested, that’s why I asked.

But also I don’t think you really read my post because I said explicitly I “lost interest in character development arcs and relationships and just want to know about the cool high-concept sci-fi ideas and storylines.” Your ‘explanation’ basically just says that’s not okay, so it’s not even an ‘explanation’, just a judgement.

You know my favorite part of the Dune books was the glossary. I’ve always most enjoyed what I describe as ‘non-narrative’ sci-fi. I’ve read libraries of sci-fi and I found what I really like about it is the big technological and philosophical ideas. The conceptual meat-and-potatoes without all the relationships and personalities.

I get to enjoy sci-fi literature however I want and tbh it ‘irks’ me a bit to encounter literary snobbery over my choice in how to enjoy sci-fi. If you do that to a younger person it may turn them off to the genre just because they might not enjoy the same aspects as you do. So for their sake I’d advise keeping what ‘irks’ you about how other people enjoy sci-fi to yourself in the future.

Why does that ‘irk’ you?