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You got eggs in your DMs This is Matt Sydal  He is a fantastic professional wrestler . If you're a WWE fan you might remember him as Even Borne and you probably don't think he's a good wrestler but he is because you know , WWE . Now on the other side of the coin he went to Chile on a "visionquest" and ingested some kind of megahallucinogen and as a result he believes that he has super powers . So like most of us he's a mixed bag . Now the wrestling world is one that has it's own mores and rules and culture and one of the traditions in said world is that if a fan jumps in the ring you stomp on their balls until blood comes out their eyes . Obviously they try to tamp this tradition down in the WWE but out in the indy world it's still alive and well . The other day I saw a clip on this here internet where Mr. Sydal was in the ring performing and a fan climbed into the ring . And he had his fist cocked back ready to let fly but he didn't because he quickly realized that said fan was #1 a woman and #2 pregnant . One had to wonder , what was that about ? When a dude jumps in the ring it's pretty self explanatory - they're some combination of stupid and drunk and they either think "this will be awesome" and/or "clearly I can beat up this man who is in way better shape than me and is used to getting knocked around for a living" but why would a pregnant woman do it ? That's the question . Trope of the day - Technician VS Performer A contrast between a highly-skilled, perfectionist virtuoso and a less-skilled, but more inventive and original, artist. This is a plot common to stories that focus on the arts (usually music or theater), or sports that require mixing physical ability with creativity (such as dancing or skating). Say two people have the same hobby. One is our heroine Alice, the other is The Rival, Betty. Betty has been dancing for years. She's highly thought of in her field, her mentors find her a dream to teach, and all the male students are desperate to be her partner. She's up at the crack of dawn, spending hours in front of the mirror going over every single move, ironing out every tiny imperfection. She's so devoted to her art that she has little time for anything else — sometimes extending to issues with her family, such as a domineering parent/coach who's trying to live vicariously through their . Her dancing may be flawless but she may have a love-hate relationship with her art; secretly resenting the long hours of practice, for example, or angry that she had to give up a romantic interest because her teachers were worried that he'd distract her from dancing, or maybe she wants to be perfect, but can't meet her own standards. Alice isn't as capable. She sleeps in. Her daydreaming drives the teacher up the wall. No matter how hard she tries, there is always one move that she can never quite pull off. Nevertheless she loves to dance, and her passion comes out in every performance. Even if she lands flat on her tail, she leaves the audience smiling. Unlike Betty, she probably has a close group of friends, a solid family background, and an optimistic outlook on life. If her pastime stops being fun, she'll stop doing it. As long as they're competing for marks, Betty will win every time. Put the pair in front of an audience, however, and it's a different story. The audience doesn't know what to make of Betty. They're pretty sure she's good, but she spent the whole performance with a face like a wet weekend. She may not even have her own personal style: instead, she mimics the technique of other more successful artists. Alice is much more interesting. She turned a pratfall into a quirky dance move, made faces at the in the front row and laughed her way through the final act. Betty will likely spend most of the next episode wondering what Alice did to get a standing ovation, while all she got was a polite smattering of applause. Betty's "mistake" is usually that she dances for an impersonal ideal that others expect of her, while Alice dances for the sheer joy of the art. Some people watching won't realize exactly what a "perfect performance" is, but they know when the cast are enjoying themselves... and even those in the audience who do know what perfection is would rather see originality and entertainment. Red Oni, Blue Oni rivalries where the two are rivals in the same field often feature this with the blue oni as the Technician and the red as the Performer. Since blue types are often loners or social misfits who put a lot of importance on their one extraordinary ability, having their red counterpart outperform them (even if only in the mind of the audience) can lead to some nasty results or a breakdown. If they can reconcile, Defeat Means Friendship will take hold, and the girls will each learn from each other: Betty will learn to loosen up and rediscover the joy of her art, and Alice will try and emulate Betty's dedication and practice. Obviously, the form that Alice's "originality" manifests itself in will depend on the art/sport she's involved in. She might be an imaginative writer who can't spell, or a painter of simplistic, cheerful paintings in an art school full of students obsessed with complexity. She may be the ice skater who zooms around the ice happily, but can't quite pull off that tricky spin, or a musician that finds sheet music boring and likes to jazz them up with their own variations (with varying degrees of success). Whatever the scenario, the individuality that makes her "imperfect" is the same individuality that endears her to anyone watching. Generally, the narrative will be in favor of the enthusiastic performer (who sometimes has The Gift, but not always) rather than the diligent technician. This can be seen as a Family-Unfriendly Aesop, since it means undermining the hours of practice the technician has put in to get to that level. At its best, the trope sings the praises of enjoying yourself and being unique; at its worst, it implies that superior skill hamstrings individuality. Differs slightly from (but is related to) Hard Work Hardly Works. In this trope, there is no denying that the Technician is usually better at what they do, but the Performer is more fun to watch, while Hard Work Hardly Works adds insult to injury by giving a cheerful slacker superior skill than those around them who actually practice. Also similar to Weak, but Skilled; similar in that there is a better trained performer against a stronger or more talented rival, but different in that the one with the best training wins, usually through cleverness and skill. If paired with Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training, then the Family-Unfriendly Aesop can get worse as it implies not only is hard work foolish, but harmful. After two really nice days , obscenely nice for February really , it turned cold and crummy again Friday . It was 20 degrees with a wicked wind and sleet . As I was driving to work I saw an attractive lady waiting for the bus . Said lady was wearing ZERO coats and ONE boob shirt . Something along the order of this ;  At least her neck was warm right ? I had a hearty chuckle as ice pellets bounced off her tits . Now you may be ascribing this to my general jerkiness and/or the human impulse for the warm to enjoy the suffering of the cold and there's some of those aspects in there but mostly it was due to the fact that I am anti-beautiful people . I remember when I learned that attractive people get treated better and how odd I thought that was because I certainly treat them more shabbily . I'm jealous and hateful of their beauty . Back in the day I didn't understand why the world which is largely made up of uggos , fatties and butterfaces allowed the pretty folks to boss us around - it made no sense , there's so many more of us , would could rise up and overthrow their tyranny of comeliness . But as I got older I figured it out . We troglodytes don't cast down the good looking for the same reason the poor don't violently rebel against the rich - in our heart of hearts , despite the odds , we think one day we're going to one of them . We think to ourselves , I may have been a gross monster living paycheck to paycheck for the first 39 years of my life but things could turn around at any moment despite the nothing I am doing to make that happen right ? And when I'm rich and attractive I want people to kiss my ass so I need to kiss the ass of the rich and attractive people I meet now ! Pretty sure that's what the Secret is all about . Like 88% Putting first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first. |
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Mmmmm Matt Sydal, my fave. Um, yeah once aging starts to really come into play, that 'someday I'll be good looking' fantasy is quickly abandoned.   
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I can't get over that model.  Is that part of the 88%? . Or is that part of the 12% that just want to wear her down to my level... 
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dave, is this you? You cannot conceive the many without the one.
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