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[kradeelav]

Heard a cool little party question from a friendo on mastodon: 

If you were a diety, which 3 things would you rule over?

Feel free to comment with what you'd think would go for yourself - would love to hear. :) 

It was a bit ... interesting realizing what came first to the mind for me, with none of them being exactly the most positive things. pisces/eighth house vibes though, hell yes.

- deception for survival / subverting power dynamics out of need, self defense and tools meant to be used against Authority
- zero, infinity as an end (hearkening a beginning), zero as one-half of binary, the machine to the biological, a spent bullet-shell.
- dignity (and yes, owned power) in self-deterioration and decay

Comments

[r_tt_n]

The last one ❤❤❤

Very interesting question to think about, not sure what I'd choose for myself, things like "decadence" or "self-indulgence" come to mind. Maybe "taint" or "ruin"? Definitely "rottenness" tho lol.

[neotula]

alright: i sat down, thought about it, and I got this: 1) Petty but presumably justified revenge, 2) protection of the nestlings (those who are weaker or in need), and 3) geese. I had a lot of fun thinking of three things and then tying them together.

I'm just a big fan of geese, tbh. We had them as a kid and I never knew I was supposed to be scared of them or how aggressive they could get, so I always was super friendly to them as a kid when I saw them in not at home places. It never backfired, which good for kid me, I guess.

There's just something cool about geese--especially canadian geese--and how doggedly protective and aggressive they are, but also how loyal they can be.

[kradeelav]

there really is something to decay and ruin, isn't there? something so linked to endurance, survival, not something that people would choose or put on voluntarily. makes it oddly honest these days when anything and everything can be an aesthetic.

speaking of that one word, i have a strong feeling you may like this song/track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHomCiPFknY

<3

[kradeelav]

super late reply, but you bet I went :D at all of these the first time I read it ... I bet the untitled goose game sounded like a blast to you, what with that affiliation with geese?

really really love how you tied all three of your "diety" themes, for lack of a better word together. just feels like natural/mythical cycles kind of like how there was usually a sun god, huntress goddess, etc.

presumably the geese thought of you as one of their kind and didn't bother you over it. ;P I love that you've had that connection with them!

[neotula]

(my turn for late reply)

was going for a cycle thing like that, and I had fun matching things up!

I actually haven't played Untitled Goose Game! I watched a little bit, but it's just one that I never got around to. I definitely thought it looked fun, but I have this weird part of me that gets kinda defensive about geese being mean or talking about how they're all mean *because* of how much i liked them growing up.

I need to give it a shot, probably if I find it on sale.

[r_tt_n]

Aw man... I'm in the middle of another quest to close the tabs of my browser and I had this open in one, and I just realized that I never actually left a reply like I meant to do. Looks like this got buried on my browser and my DW inbox both...

I'm very sorry 🥲 I remember being very happy when I got the e-mail notification with this reply. And I did in fact enjoy the song a lot, and will treasure it in my heart forever ❤