• Member Since 18th Dec, 2019
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Dumium

I am because we are. Ko-fi?

Dumium Joined 18th Dec, 2019 · Offline

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I'm not reading any human books at the moment :twilightblush:

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  • 171 weeks
    Five Years Ago

    Five years ago
    Today was your last tomorrow

    All these tears I shed of sorrow
    There was no time left for you to borrow!

    3 comments · 169 views

  • 174 weeks
    So, Like, I Graduated High School. Like, Yesterday. *yay*

    A ceremony, robe, yellow scarf, and the notorious square cap, some speeches about progress and the ripened fruit of labor during the past 4 years — I heard, saw, and had them all.

    So why then am I not really overjoyed and happy that is all over?

    Because it isn't. This chapter has not yet concluded for two simple reasons. And they're both exams.

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    6 comments · 200 views

  • 190 weeks
    Covid-19: Aftermath

    Three months.

    Three months since I had been diagnosed with the infamous Covid-19, two weeks later I would be released on the premise that "studies show that after two weeks of having the illness and the symptoms greatly improve" I am no longer contagious; therefore, I count as recovered.

    Despite this, the doctor recommended me that, once I get released, I shall stay isolated at home for another week just to be safe.

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    2 comments · 218 views

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My Works

  • Mishaps of a Blinking Spell Twilight's been sent an ancient spell that could revolutionize the way ponies travel in Equestria. Unfortunately, its text is worn off, and it's up to her to fix it. by Dumium 3,012 words · 19 · 0
  • Shattered Nightmare A story in which Rainbow Dash shatters a nightmare. by Dumium 6,819 words · 11 · 0
  • O, Dearest Friend Amidst a crisis of profound loneliness and hopelessness, an old friend comes into Luna's aid to console her and guide her out of her misery. by Dumium 1,428 words

Top Favourites

  • Past Sins Can Nightmare Moon, reborn without her hate, ever escape her past? by Pen Stroke 201,810 words · 12,614 · 382
  • I'll Always be Here for You After Rainbow finds Scootaloo trudging beneath her house in a vicious snowstorm, she takes her in, only to discover something shocking. by The Abyss 92,035 words · 4,179 · 179
  • Withdrawal Twilight has developed a taste for stealing magic. by Raugos 85,266 words · 1,698 · 32
  • Those Left Behind In the blink of an eye, all life was wiped from the face of Equus by an abomination born of the stars. That is, all except for four immortal Princesses. Now they fight for the only thing they have left other than their grief... revenge. by the7Saviors 62,793 words · 893 · 20

Top Favourites: Part II

  • A FLEet|ng LIght |n thE DArknEsS Ponyville was deserted and only this journal remains as a record of what occurred. by Flashgen 8,020 words · 1,699 · 31
  • Fine Print Tracy needed somewhere to stay, how was he supposed to know that it was in another universe? Now he'll somehow have to hold down a job on Earth while living as a pony in Equestria. It's either that, or say goodbye to being human. by Starscribe 141,520 words · 1,853 · 53
  • Diary of a Ruler Thoughts of the sun princess. by Lamia 28,613 words · 513 · 16
  • My Roommate is a Vampire Silly Octavia, Vinyl's not a vampire, right? by Dennis the Menace 54,598 words · 6,206 · 166

Top Favourites: Part III

  • Seven of Six: The Longest Night In a world where the sonic rainboom didn't happen, Twilight Sparkle is sent to Ponyville by her mentor, Discord. Her mission: stop Nightmare Moon. by SpectralFury 29,576 words · 581 · 8
  • The Destruction of the Self Buckwheat would like to be a farmer. But what he wants isn't important, and that's alright with him. by Cold in Gardez 6,147 words · 600 · 12
  • The Archetypist I knew there would be trouble when Discord started asking about dreams. He just wanted to make them better, he said. More interesting. In a way he was right – in a very terrible way that we must stop, before it is too late. by Cold in Gardez 52,002 words · 556 · 62
  • Lost Cities North of Canterlot, in the far marches of the Equestrian lands near the Griffon tribes, there is a mountain that flies. by Cold in Gardez 11,025 words · 1,236 · 19
  • A White Mare Celestia lands on Earth as a common Arabian mare. Without magic, speech, not knowing the language, she seeks her way home. First though, she needs to make some friends and restore her freedom. by RandomBlank 39,017 words · 1,348 · 134

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Quotes

Cold in Gardez:

How many readers you have, or how many comments you get, are irrelevant. If you can make one person ask a profound question about what it means to be human, you've accomplished more than the author who slapped together a vulgar clopfic that got 10,000 readers.

— About, their very first blog post on this site

There's an old bit of writing advice, that you should "write for yourself." And there's truth in that – write stories you want to write, with characters and outcomes you want. Don't just write to be popular, or your stories won't really be yours. But if I'm being honest, I never just write for myself. If it weren't for this fandom, for its readers, and for the community we've created, I never would have written so many stories. I did it because I wanted to share, and for that I need people to share with. We all do.

— Afterward from their latest book, Completely Safe Stories

(Translated quotes)

The fundamental upset is this: if you get used to all these truths and concepts (about the world), you will no longer be able to be awe-struck or admire the world (for what it is, unfiltered); if you're used to the concept of a leaf or a horse, you'll say 'oh, that's just a (mere) leaf,' or 'oh, that's just a (mere) horse.' Arrogantly armed with this ability to define things, you basically stop giving yourself the opportunity to be awe-struck by a horse, because 'it's (just) a horse', you know exactly what a horse is, it's pointless to give it any more importance: 'That horse is just a horse, let's move on.' But being awe-struck by the horse is one of the most important things this life has to offer... honestly.

That's the tragedy that Nietzsche is trying to convey, that the effect of this hyper-complicated structure of concepts — which we have created for ourselves— snuffs out our ability to wonder about and be awe-struck by the world (around us) and to feel wonder and awe. Life is something ever-fascinating. Only through this over-taming with (definite) words and concepts can we be so relaxed so as to say, 'oh, it's just (a) life'. So it is instilled within us a completely unjust apathy towards life (in and of itself). We have to allow ourselves to leave some room for the unknowable, in a respectful manner towards the unknowable. A space left to let that awe happen, because "yeah man, it's a horse — but what a being! what a life! what a world!'

That space is essential in order to not lose your mind eventually, because all these truths and categories we've invented for ourselves work like a dungeon where all that is colourful, alive, and unforeseeable must be excluded for stability and security — but these are the stability and security of a prison. The unique, intimate, and personal perceptions and intuitions (about the world) are what is sacrificed for this security, offered in exchange for the fact that 'a horse is just a horse.'

—Cătălin Moise, Truth | What Else Does Nietzsche Say? based on Nietzsche's essay, On Truth and Lies in a Nonmoral Sense

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Some Leech
Some Leech #45 · Feb 28th, 2023 · · ·
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3246113
It may not be much, but I try to thank everyone who follows me! :twilightsmile:

Cheers!

Dumium
Dumium #44 · Feb 28th, 2023 · · ·
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3244866
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You actually -
You actually commented down my profile comment section.

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

What a wonderful night!

Some Leech
Some Leech #43 · Feb 23rd, 2023 · · ·
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Thanks for the follow! :yay:

MossKin
MossKin #42 · Jun 4th, 2022 · · ·
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cute moon horse!

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