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The entire page was amazing, but holy shit that art in the middle that shows how the current system works where kids are sent to school to study and then they g

by vjay15 9mo ago

The entire page was amazing, but holy shit that art in the middle that shows how the current system works where kids are sent to school to study and then they graduate, get crushed into becoming mere tools instead of the human beings we are meant to be.

p2detar 9mo ago
I think it is “Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall” reference. edit: Ha! Actually one can double-click on objects and get more info about their origin.
- lossyalgo 9mo ago
  Single-clicking is sufficient :) Also there are a lot of special clickable actions (mentioned in the FAQ > About section, or just keep clicking until you find something, there are 20+ special actions).
ForceBru 9mo ago
Is it just me or is the phrase "human beings" used more often than simply "humans"? I've just started to notice this: the next word after "human" is very often "beings". Whenever someone wants to emphasize our humanity (as opposed, say, to a horse's horseness), they almost always say "human _beings_" instead of "humans". Somehow "human beings" seems to emphasize the "human spirit/soul".
- Jakob 9mo ago
  Yes. There are lots around; whenever the original word becomes too short for the importance people want to give it. Tuna fish, chai tea, Enter the room -> enter “into” the room, French: hui (today) -> aujourd’hui (day of today) Keyword: pleonasm
  - School-Cotton 9mo ago
    I'm sure I've even heard French people say "au jour d'aujourd'hui"
    - teapot7 9mo ago
      I'm pretty sure I've seen that one in a list, by a French person, of things they wish other people wouldn't say!
    - simgt 9mo ago
      Yes, we had an epidemic of that about 10 years ago. It was everywhere. Thankfully it's mostly gone now and we're back to "aujourd'hui".
  - Hnrobert42 9mo ago
    Lived experience
  - xigoi 9mo ago
    Also French: je ne sais (I don’t know) → je ne sais pas (I don’t know a step)
    - Jakob 9mo ago
      And recently even dropping the negation itself while keeping the meaning: “je sais pas” I never thought about that. Interesting. This negation related cycle is apparently called Jespersen’s cycle and happens in many languages. The English equivalent I say not -> I “do” not say -> I don’t say. -> ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jespersen%27s_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jespersen%27s_cycle
avidiax 9mo ago
https://floor796.com/#t4r2,799,120 https://floor796.com/#t4r2,799,120
badsectoracula 9mo ago
As someone else mentioned this is a reference to the Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall, most likely this music video[0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs35t2xFqdU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs35t2xFqdU

by vjay15 9mo ago

p2detar 9mo ago

I think it is “Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall” reference. edit: Ha! Actually one can double-click on objects and get more info about their origin.

lossyalgo 9mo ago
Single-clicking is sufficient :) Also there are a lot of special clickable actions (mentioned in the FAQ > About section, or just keep clicking until you find something, there are 20+ special actions).

ForceBru 9mo ago

Is it just me or is the phrase "human beings" used more often than simply "humans"? I've just started to notice this: the next word after "human" is very often "beings". Whenever someone wants to emphasize our humanity (as opposed, say, to a horse's horseness), they almost always say "human _beings_" instead of "humans". Somehow "human beings" seems to emphasize the "human spirit/soul".

Jakob 9mo ago
Yes. There are lots around; whenever the original word becomes too short for the importance people want to give it. Tuna fish, chai tea, Enter the room -> enter “into” the room, French: hui (today) -> aujourd’hui (day of today) Keyword: pleonasm
- School-Cotton 9mo ago
  I'm sure I've even heard French people say "au jour d'aujourd'hui"
  - teapot7 9mo ago
    I'm pretty sure I've seen that one in a list, by a French person, of things they wish other people wouldn't say!
  - simgt 9mo ago
    Yes, we had an epidemic of that about 10 years ago. It was everywhere. Thankfully it's mostly gone now and we're back to "aujourd'hui".
- Hnrobert42 9mo ago
  Lived experience
- xigoi 9mo ago
  Also French: je ne sais (I don’t know) → je ne sais pas (I don’t know a step)
  - Jakob 9mo ago
    And recently even dropping the negation itself while keeping the meaning: “je sais pas” I never thought about that. Interesting. This negation related cycle is apparently called Jespersen’s cycle and happens in many languages. The English equivalent I say not -> I “do” not say -> I don’t say. -> ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jespersen%27s_cycle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jespersen%27s_cycle

avidiax 9mo ago

https://floor796.com/#t4r2,799,120 https://floor796.com/#t4r2,799,120

badsectoracula 9mo ago

As someone else mentioned this is a reference to the Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall, most likely this music video[0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs35t2xFqdU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs35t2xFqdU