#rose commented this

[roseapprentice]

I feel like there are two different things that people talk about like they’re the same, and we could avoid a lot of misunderstandings by distinguishing between them.

There’s capitalist values--

--a moral ideology--

--where property is assumed to be a concrete concept, money gets falsely equated with worth, and a whole bundle of damaging false equivalences follow after.

And there’s capitalism--

--a group of variously dangerous and useful observations, strategies, and social infrastructures--

--based on using money as a placeholder for some types of worth, and pretending that property is a thing that exists for some practical purposes. (And some impractical purposes.)

I’m not sure if those are the right terms, but it does seem like we need to use separate terms for each thing. People seem to talk past each other a lot because of that duality of meanings.

[roseapprentice]

downwithdignity answered your question “Prompts?”

You could do that self-insert thing you were thinking about. Then I won't feel as lonely when I do it. (Milk, again.)

I’d like to, but I haven’t had any ideas for what I want to write happening.

And with self-insert, it’s also tricky to decide how much to be sort of Mary Sue idealistic, and how much to go more for self-effacing humor.

Mary Sue idealistic might take more courage than I have. There’s literally nothing scarier to write than yourself the way you hope you are. It’s awkwardly personal and optimistic the way writing smut is awkwardly personal and optimistic, but kind of moreso.

Mary Sue writers are fucking bad-ass. Basically.

[roseapprentice]

I have just read both bits of Garlic Pepper and I want you to know it's glorious and full of so much potential. Oh, I hope you continue with it or I might have to, and I've still got to catch up on my WIPs, woman don't tempt me like that! [Deep breath.] To sum up: all of the love for Garlic Pepper the Vampire Slayer, and for you, because awesome. I'm gonna... go proofread frostiron fighting a dragon, now. <3

Welp, I read this, I grinned like an idiot for a while, and then I started typing, so there will at least be a one more short installment. (probably this evening?) I think this idea is only ever going to come out as bits and pieces for me, and if I write more installments they’ll probably jump around the timeline. The next bit jumps forward in a way that makes even me feel a bit indignant. (What was the author thinking?)

I definitely encourage anyone (especially you because OMG) to post some snippet or drawing to weave into the story line and tag me so I see it, or even just make your own thing of it and post it anywhere you like with a bit of attribution.

On the other hand, I’m holding of on reading Catch and Release with somewhat bated breath because the premise looks a bit terrifying to be caught in the middle of. So go forth and write that so I can find out what the story is behind these intriguing, full-of-beautifully-crafted-Tony-style-word-clumsiness chapter titles that keep appearing in my inbox.