I’ll be heading to the nursery then. Any channel recommendations?

You’re probably right. They were just handed to me by my father since I wanted a plant and he had pothos of his own already.

How resilient would you say European ivys (ivies?) are compared to pothos? I was gifted one of those, full plant, and it also died. Since then there’s been the running gag in my circles that my bedroom is absolutely inhospitable to plant life (kinda true, it gets very little light). But now you’ve got me wondering if a grown pothos could actually overcome the curse.

Definitely, and I understand and agree with what you say. I just love Laozi because he’s taught me how to navigate my recent struggles and it’s been massively helpful to me. I’d say I’ve been a somewhat principled confucianist for a while, even if I didn’t know I was. Arguably, Marxist sentiment is fueled by the same solidary vein.

That said, my understanding from what I’ve read, which I must say isn’t Confucianist literature but rather some commentaries and quotes on it, is that Confucius believed the relationships one is born into are of utmost importance, with feudal loyalty being at the top and loyalty to fellow humans (benevolence) being at the bottom. Since you’ve read more Confucianist texts, pray tell me, did I get it right, or is there something I’m missing?

I know it also said something along the lines of “lords are worth serving because if one weren’t he’d be deposed by the people”, but as Marxists we know how far that goes. Truth be told, the nuance of historical context is important, but I was just thinking if that part of the whole wouldn’t be problematic to a contemporanean reader.

I know I probably have a very flawed understanding, since I (very regretfully) haven got around to reading more works yet, so I’m very looking forward to your instruction on the topic.

Obscenely good. I quite like it!

They told me the same about pothos. I got two seedlings, and they both died within the first month… Never knew what I did wrong.

Yeah. So many great philosophers feel so inaccessible due to how complex and abstract the language they use is —which is fair, they deal with complex and abstract ideas they try to sum up neatly. But nobody’s got time for that, and a middleman translator that dissects these ideas and lays them out in simpler, albeit lengthier ways make it so much easier and more enjoyable.

As I’ve said in another reply, I’m reading the Tao Te Ching currently. Not only would it obviously be impossible without a translator, but also a good translator is a must, as I understand Ancient Chinese was an incredibly compact language so to speak, so you might need whole pages to unwind what a single, apparently simple verse is trying to say. It’s thanks to the thoroughness of the translator in communicating these ideas that I get to read the cool based book.

On your first point’s note, I’ve started reading the Tao Te Ching recently, and it’s also been changing my life, although it’s kind of the polar opposite. The edition I own has this intro and glossary that goes into detail comparing the tao to other other philosophies of the time and it’s just so fascinating.

I was actually baffled when I found many concepts around the tao to be so similar to dialectics. Made me wonder if it was culturally easier for the Chinese people to assimilate Marxist concepts due to these elements they already had carried on since 400 BCE. It felt like reading On Contradiction all over again… Well, maybe not so much, but some parts were scarily reminiscent.

Entiendo. Sólo quería asegurarme de que no daba el viaje en vano. Gracias!

Echaré un vistazo a ver, gracias!

Get out? Talk to people? Yeah, not gonna happen /s

Entiendo. Disculpa la confusión, como soy nuevo por estos lares no sabía a dónde dirigirme del todo. Lo tendré en cuenta en el futuro. Saludos!

I don’t. My partner and I share our views. Her family is left-leaning; and my FIL is or used to be a communist. Coming from a semi-fascist family, let me tell you, it feels pretty neat being able to just be yourself like that. It makes going back to the folks and having to play pretend all the more obnoxious.

I don’t think I can give you any good advice because it’s just too easy to irresponsibly tell the online stranger to dump their partner even though they’re halfway into planning their wedding. I personally wouldn’t be able to repress myself like that or act insincerely throughout a life-long relationship, but I can’t say in good conscience that I’m certain about my judgement of your situation.

In any case, if you end up deciding to go on with your partner, I’d follow comrade @Navaryn@lemmygrad.ml’s advice on “laying low” to buy yourself credibility and not get immediatelly disregarded as a crazy, for your own long-term mental and social health. Also other comrades’ advice on talking about things on “historically neutral terms” so to speak.

As sensible of a choice of start a kid’s show is, I don’t think I could seriously get into Chinese Peppa Pig with an educative mindset, lmao.

I know next to nothing about Chinese media, but I can recommend a historical drama from 2010 called Three Kingdoms, a dramatical reinterpretation of the classic romance. It’s up on YouTube in 480p, which is not a bad quality for most smartphones, but some episodes may be missing; it’s also available for torrenting on HD on nyaa.si. The very few words and grammar I know I’ve got them from here so far.

I have zero idea on how to grade it though, since I basically don’t know the language nor the grading system. I’d suppose it’d be Advanced, but that’s really just an educated guess.

Amen. Still, nice contribution. Thanks, comrade.

The lack of self awareness… Actual, physical cringe.

Poor folks. We need to step up our propaganda.

Not only did you add the comments but also some links that don’t work from this post are fixed in the this archived version. Thanks a lot!

Indeed, it’s quite good. Agreed about the design and/or formatting, although I’m not sure on how to go about it.

¿Y cómo aplicarían los derechos del autor si fuera, por ejemplo, una recopilación de textos de Stalin editados en Albania durante los años 70? La mayoría de casos que contemplo son similares; un texto de un autor marxista del año de la polca, editado en Estados que ya ni existen, y sin saber ni quién los ha traducido.

Pero supongo que siendo así estarás en lo cierto y no me pondrán pegas. Sólo quería asegurarme de que no me fueran a dar un tirón de orejas cuando llevase un pendrive lleno de estas cosas. Gracias por tu respuesta!

That feels like it was written by an alien. Who talks like that?

Sometimes I wonder if this kind of braindead, triumphalist automated messages are a thing we should do. It’s not the quality any of us would expect, but if it works…

Unless all those other interactions are other bots.