So I find it interesting because I’ve met a lot of people in recent years who see “the grind” almost like a goal- they see comfort as an enemy, forgetting in some part that the entire reason they often set out to grind was to be able to afford comfort. Perhaps a good balance is needed as is true of most things.

And it is just this funny idea to me- that most people “step outside their comfort zone” in order to take the chances in life to achieve things to help them be MORE comfortable. One of those seeming contradictions like “you have to spend money to make money” or “to be happy with others you must first be happy alone.” That itself is fine- the logic of these things may seem counterintuitive at a glance but it makes sense- provided we are reasonable. I see a problem where people start to see the means to the goal as a goal. I knew a guy who didn’t make much and went to some seminar where they told him to be wealthy you need to spend like you are wealthy. He took this advice in the wrong way and started buying fancy things he couldn’t afford and throwing cash around. That was not what was meant and obviously didn’t help him build wealth.

Ngl they probably have about a month tops before the “moral police” swoop in and try and ban this too on some religious grounds. Never forget they came after Dungeons and Dragons and Magic The Gathering for being satanic (if you aren’t aware and ever want to watch a real MST3K style stinker check out mazes and monsters with Tom Hanks of all people…)
The teletubbies caught it for both supposed “gay” content AND satanism, and when the Simpsons came out it was the subject of mass moral outrage- many schools even instituted bans against wearing Simpsons t-shirts and such. For all the talk of the sensitive left and cancel culture, the right sure seems to forget it’s past and even present pretty quickly, but I will grant that they tend to be much better at drumming up a good scare campaign than the left.

I appreciate the streaming source tips. I just mostly use crunchyroll which I was quite excited to discover not so long ago. A channel with just anime? What a future we are living in. Of course they don’t always have everything so from time to time they let me down. If they don’t have it I will have to see if one of those sources you named does, otherwise I usually try YouTube or sometimes Netflix or Hulu etc. have some anime.

Thank you. I was curious because I wasn’t familiar with the second image only to your eternity (awesome anime..) so due to your recommendation I will go watch Oshi no ko if I am able to.

Ultimately it can be a matter of preference and familiarity which type one prefers and any aptitude for one or the other. The real professionals can generally use either type of pole and make use of it to their advantage as they are both tools of the job. That said some dancers are specialists who are used to their element and excel in it but lack adaptability or versatility.
So the different types of poles have various advantages and disadvantages and some people may be skilled or experienced enough or lack the skills or sensitivity to notice or care about differences between styles; but ultimately it is inaccurate to say the pole spins and not the stripper. It depends on the pole and the stripper, and regardless of the type of pole, putting on a proper stage performance is physically demanding and exhausting and things don’t just happen- the dancer must control their body and use physics to their advantage to make a show. Otherwise you are just flailing and flopping about.

While girth and height can vary and of course the smoothness of the surface and certain other factors, static poles have an element of consistency rotating poles do not. The rotation adds variables on top of the above. The design or age and upkeep of the pole can change the ease or speed of rotation and other factors that can add a learning curve to using an unfamiliar pole such as moving clubs or tours/features/etc.
generally speaking, those without training or experience will find it easier to perform simple “tricks” on a spinning pole because the requirements for fitness to achieve proper rotation are less demanding. Experienced or trained individuals may find that they can do certain things on a spinning pole they could not on a static pile or that some things are easier and less demanding- but that come things are harder or not feasible on a spinning pole for them Vs. A static pole.

Another issue is when you are performing routines where you are not rotating the the pole. This is especially true when a routine or set requires use of the pole as a stable point such as when putting your center of balance far off your base (like leaning back against the pole with an arched back and legs far to your front etc.) generally if you are mindful and/or used to using a spinning pole, you know how to place your weight and position yourself so as not to induce rotation in such situations, but it does mean that more fine motor control and awareness are needed in certain situation to avoid an accident or clumsy performance.

Poles with ball bearings take much less effort to perform most spinning motions on and you can let weight imbalance carry the spin. The bearings make it possible to achieve greater rotational speed, reach speed faster with less effort, and to better maintain momentum once spinning. Because the pole spins with your body there is generally less friction on your skin (unless you fight the pole) and you have more strength and energy to focus on other areas of your performance such as vertical grip and movement. That said the rotating pole has drawbacks too.
For one thing, since the pole can spin, you have less control over your movements when on the pole- especially when not in contact with anything else. Your primary means to control rotational speed after rotation is started is to reposition body weight or simple wait for inertia to do it’s thing.

And this applies to all people but I will refer to men as this is who this meme is mostly about. You don’t need to be “prefect” to find relationships. If you did- 99.999% of people would die alone and the population would be much smaller. You can be a jerk, you can be a little rough. You can be not the most conventionally attractive person or be a bit of a home body or not be rich or not have glorious ambitions or be some moral paragon etc. Farquad COULD very likely find someone who would want to be with him, due to her personality, Fiona is not that somebody and due to his personality, anyone who Farquad would be with would need to be with him on HIS terms because he needs to feel control and constant validation. Anyone can be lived but some people make it much less likely to find the right person to love them and some people don’t want to date the sorts of people whom they tend to attract. That’s life.

Yeah. If those are the factors someone took away from this I could see them having social issues because Farquad isn’t short- he’s small. He’s a small man and would be even if he was 7 feet tall and 250lbs of muscle because he’s a tiny spec of a person and his constant attempts to look big in his insecurity just bring more attention to his height and show how insecure he is.
Another major difference between them? Shrek is a jerk. He may be about as much of a jerk as the “average person,” but he’s a jerk. But the thing is… he isn’t trying to control everything and everyone. He doesn’t really care what you do so long ad he can live his life as he chooses. Contrast that to Farquad who tried to force his will on others and manipulate people. Who is not just a jerk- he is malicious and a bit sadistic. Shrek is an ogre but he’s a man. Farquad is a human but he is not a self realized man.

Often a symbol for the “Everyman” or the “underdog” and a natural enemy to pretentiousness and elitism. So it’s all relative.

“Asian” countries have long been marginalized and dehumanized and vilified even by many “western” cultures- The Mongolian armies ripping across Asia are often glorified because of their effectiveness or prowess or some romanticization of what they represent, but Stalin or Hitler ripping across Europe are generally not seen as tales of effective and decisive leadership and prowess so much as evil deeds. There are political and moral and philosophical reasons as well but often a component in who gets hoisted up as a “hero” or at least not s villain depends on issues like race and ethnicity and perceived relatability to the target audience. In places and times where the prevailing outlooks or powers dictate, “barbarian hordes” represent savagery, brute aggression, animal selfishness, the antithesis of civilized peoples and an enemy to humanity. In other times or places the “barbarian” is a counter culture hero.

Stalin or Mao for example are figures that have shaped the modern world, and people still live today who experienced their negative impacts first hand or live in the direct echoes of their actions. Ancient conquerors like Alexander or the Huns etc. shaped the framework of the modern world but it is much harder to envision a world without those changes let alone see how they may have direct tangible impact to any one person. Many, most, or all the nations and even peoples involved in far off conflicts are gone or effectively gone either in entirety or in practice. The grudge is too far removed unless you “feel” the effects of the deed to the modern day. There is more to it- cultural distances- for example “western” cultures have traditionally given little thought or care to events in certain places or even seen negative events as a good thing.

If you are far from harm but close to benefit you tend to not care, or to be complicit at least. We have no investment generally in lives and people and values and governments from the far past. It’s all “numbers on paper.” If you live through a war you’ll probably have feelings about that. If your country loses or the war changes the world and you are unhappy with those changes you’ll probably having feelings about it. You MIGHT have feelings about what happened long ago IF you can connect it to yourself. So for example, if nation A conquered nation B and your ancestors were from nation B and that conquest has negative effects that reach you today- you’d likely care; but if things turned out fine for a descendant of nation B, they probably don’t care what happened hundreds or thousands of years ago.

The moral judgements and such I leave out- from those peoples perspectives even what might be considered universally “good” change causes some measure of harm right? People don’t like to be forced to do things in general, right or wrong. Regardless of the morals of your causes or reasoning, regardless of why benefit you might bring, some people will get hurt. We can generally make this reconcilable by labeling those who get hurt as “bad guys,” which they may or may not be- but we generally don’t feel so bad when the people who are sacrificed or forced to comply backwards their wishes are “bad people” or “backwards”; or we simply don’t care because we are too far removed from the harm.

In terms of absolute speed, sound wouldn’t make the top 10 or possibly 100 fastest things in the known universe by current science. There are plethoras of particles which exhibit speeds magnitudes faster than sound waves. I’ll forgive the technicality that light CAN be one of the fastest known things but the speed of light varies by medium of transit and other factors and when discussing the “speed of light” informally it is generally assumed one is referring to the speed of light in a vacuum. But I do have to draw a line somewhere and I’d say listing sound as one of the “fastest things” is too much Liberty for me to let pass.
But hentai and harem anime relationship progression are certainly in the tops as far as fastest speed in the universe.

so there are points of overlap and one could essentially twist either philosophy to make the other work within the broad framework of the other.