Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is hogwash. There are lots and lots and LOTS of people on this earth who suffer, and their suffering is crippling, and they never recover. Some people recover, for wide variation in the definition of "recover," but plenty of people just don't.
I think, for the purposes of the aphorism, not recovering = being killed. Slowly, perhaps, but still.
For the purposes of The Inside, I don't know.
I don't think we're supposed to think that Rebecca was being fair.
I wasn't talking about Rebecca's fairness, but Vortex's.
if what he said was true, then the strength wouldn't necessarily be illusory
If what he said was true, then the strength wouldn't be illusory. Because he certainly seemed to be stating it as a real benefit.
I didn't see any indication that he was a crappy dom or anything.
We don't know why he was banned from the club.
I think, for the purposes of the aphorism, not recovering = being killed. Slowly, perhaps, but still.
So, "what doesn't make you worse off makes you better off"?
I'm enjoying reading the discussion here, although I'm not feeling the urge to jump in and contribute, except. . . Tim -- snow tires? In LA?
(I am also confused that Teppy confused Bale with Owen.)
Or "what doesn't kill you...doesn't kill you."
We don't know why he was banned from the club.
Exactly.
A real dom doesn't make anyone do anything against their will.
A perfect dom doesn't, no. I'm not saying I'd let him tie up my nearest and dearest, but I just don't get why he's supposed to have been playing (rather than, say, overreaching).
I think, for the purposes of the aphorism, not recovering = being killed.
The aphorism needs to look up the word "kill" in the dictionary. Humph.
When it's cold enough to wean a vulture outside, and my tomato plants are stunted, they aren't being killed; but they aren't being made stronger, either. They are just ensuring that I won't have home-grown tomatoes till September.
If what he said was true, then the strength wouldn't be illusory.
Yup. That's what I'm saying.
Wait, what were we talking about again?
I wasn't talking about Rebecca's fairness, but Vortex's.
wait, I'm confused.