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In the right company, i've taken to Darmok descriptions of the gif or meme I would use. The results have been... Spock on the bridge, his eyebrow raised. I won
by ohthehugemanate 3y ago
In the right company, i've taken to Darmok descriptions of the gif or meme I would use. The results have been... Spock on the bridge, his eyebrow raised.
I wonder if this is damaging language or communication. A dog with coffee, its home in flames.
But it is a kind of communication in which the internet generations can all share. Homer and bart patting the couch, their faces shadowed. But this could be it: the way the internet and memers take over how we communicate! Ron paul, his arms wide, background flashing!
- Baeocystin 3y agoI am amused at both how I understood this perfectly, and how I have no idea how I would explain why it was funny to half my family. I wonder however much of a shibbo{leet, leth} this will wind up being going forward!
- LesZedCB 3y agomy favorite example is the generational difference of use of period and ellipses in sms/text messages. even just > ok vs >ok. or even (gasp) > ok... all have massively different tone, but if it was my parent or grandparent reading them, they'd probably be interpreted relatively the same. my partner are our friends all enjoy having entire conversations as well by only using meme gifs. it's amazingly effective, and funny as hell. I also like using several emoji to describe the changes when I'm approving a PR that doesn't need a comment. hieroglyphics are definitely making a comeback, personally I'm there for it.
- labster 3y agoFire engines and a girl smiles impishly.
- dandelany 3y agoFighting linguistic trends, insisting on tradition. Drake pushing aside, pain in his face. Embracing and extending, finding the new path forward. Drake with a knowing smile, pointing a finger in admiration.
- remarkEon 3y agoWhat I find fascinating about your comment is that you're invoking pop culture references in the style of Darmok, when in the episode (which is imo one of the top 5 episodes in all of Star Trek) Darmok is using metaphorical references from his culture's history. Doing this the same way would be more akin to bringing up famous generals or Statesmen to describe your current situation. "Napoleon at Waterloo, his canons silent": I just engaged in a great struggle after many victories and have finally been defeated. "Bismark, his uniform bloodied": I'm trying to get consensus on a very difficult topic and some are so opposed that they would seek to gravely sabotage my efforts . "Washington on the water, his men ready": I'm doing something insanely risky but the cause is worth it. And so on. Anyway, it's pretty easy to use the Darmok construction to communicate as long as there's a common understanding of the culture.
- Tade0 3y agoWho said the Tamarians weren't speaking the formal version of their language and that there wasn't a more colloquial version, referring to more recent events? I'm sure their teenagers had a phrase ending with "...his eyes rolling!"
- remarkEon 3y agoLOL actually laughed out loud when I read this. You're right, it's possible the depiction of the Tamarian language really is the same thing as the gifs we jab back and forth on the internet. Because why wouldn't it be, I suppose!
- DoreenMichele 3y agoI was a History major at one time and used to pull books off the shelf to look up specific battles depicted in movies as I watched them and I wouldn't have understood a word of that without the 'splanations given. /single data point suggesting thou art excessively well-versed in military history.
- remarkEon 3y agoYeah, fair enough. I'm assuming way too much about the mean understanding of state and military history. But, it would be quite fun to start speaking Tamarian using Terran military history references. Side note: my catalog of Chinese military history is pretty grim, and I'll have to rectify this in order to claim that I'm actually fluent in the Terran dialect of Tamarian.