Usually, but I love the optimistic fanfare of the TNG intro, and it has a habit of drawing me in.

Wholesome

Is this what betrayal feels like?

I’ve always heard that until you’re master/GM level, it’s better just to play it out. Your opponent might blunder too, or accidentally stalemate you. At the very least, it’s good practice playing at a disadvantage. I know I’ve blundered huge leads myself, so who knows what’s going to happen?

There’s a psychological thing where we always assume that our opponents in games will never mess up, which makes it feel easy to give up the moment you make a mistake.

This is great. I have a new daily game to play. Thanks for sharing!

This is why I love TNG so much. Even though TOS is the original that laid the groundwork for everything, TNG took that “boundless optimism” and ran with it. Watching TNG inspires me to continue to self-improve and encourage it in others.

And thank you for the lore!

I swear I learn more about LOTR from comment sections under memes than anywhere else.

I found it under a post where people were talking about living in NYC.

This is mind blowing

Haha, what can I say? I just want to help things grow.

It’s a rescue. It has had a hard life.

Ha, my wife does this too because she’s read the books and I haven’t.

People keep their defenses up more when they have to do “facework”. If you’re not having to make eye contact, it’s easier to speak freely.

Even though it’s rare these days, it’s the reason behind that whole Freudian idea of therapy where the patient lies on the couch and isn’t looking at the clinician.

That’s absolutely hilarious!

Yeah, he’s just a side character in two episodes.

Was that some unbelievable timing, or did the memes inspire you?