/lit/ - Literature

No, closer to slush.

>>5928355
>dat redundancy

Np, I'm different from all the special snowflakes

I'm a snowcone

Define special snowflake.

If any of us is 'special', then being 'special' has lost its value

>>5928355

>>5928394
If you're special I want to be normal.

>five hits a sec
>*heh*
>you tell me
>*unsheathes swiss army katan*

Yes. My experiences are mine and mine alone.

>>5928394
Not really. In the grand scheme of things, 7 billion people isn't very many. With hundreds of billions of galaxies, each with hundreds of billions of stars, there's nothing wrong with saying each human is special. It's only when you forget that there's a giant world outside of human civilization that we begin to seem not-special. When people say things like "people are all the same" I tend to assume they're not very discerning. The "special snowflake" argument is a tired one.

>>5928355
Can someone explain what postmodernism is to me. I am very stupid so take this into account. Thank you in advance.

>>5928401
"there is no such thing as a slow metabolism" said the jelly man

>>5928432
Don't feel bad. Even Shakespeare didn't know what postmodernism was. It didn't exist yet, sure, but he managed to write without any knowledge of it, and I wouldn't call him stupid.

To answer your question: postmodernism, also spelled post-modernism, in Western philosophy, a late 20th-century movement characterized by broad skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism; a general suspicion of reason; and an acute sensitivity to the role of ideology in asserting and maintaining political and economic power.

>>5928432
It's when the mods take down your post.

>>5928432
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism

If every snowflake is unique, it stands to reason something incredibly more complex than a snowflake is that much more unique.

>>5928386
Define define

>>5928448
yes there is, Ive seen evidence. I know a guy who is skin and bones and I seen him eat this huge plate of steak. I also know this other guy who is overweight claims to only eat things like healthy sandwiches and only snack occasionally. That kinda shit just makes people like you seem retarded. sorry bro, just the facts

>>5928355
What would it take to be one?

>>5928569
>I know a guy who is skin and bones and I seen him eat this huge plate of steak. I also know this other guy who is overweight claims to only eat things like healthy sandwiches and only snack occasionally

I eat fat steaks all the time (.75-1.25 pounds) with a 1lb bag of veggies, a container of cottage cheese, nuts veggies and shit. I'm 159 lbs and 5'11"

The thing is, I usually eat only one meal per day. Fasting for 16-20 hours is really good. As well, sugar and cheap carbs cause weight gain. Steak's just bad for your heart long term because of sat. fats, but don't cook everything in vegetable oil

>>5928569
>My anecdotes make you look dumb
I was super skinny and thought I ate a lot until I began counting calories
It is literally impossible not to gain or lose weight if you eat above or below your daily energy expenditure

>>5928660
sure, if you have a normal metabolism

>>5928667
>durr genetics
Shut up fatty. Losing weight is literally burning more calories than you consume, no matter how "bad" your "metabolism" is.

>>5928676
some people burn calories faster then others, everyone knows this

>>5928725
So your excuse for being disgusting is that other people can be not disgusting faster than you?

In other words you're lazy and don't want to put in the effort to become healthy because it comes easier to other people. Makes sense. Typical fatty.

>>5928355
Of course I am. Why would my mom lie?

>>5928448

>>5928355
unique, not special

>>5928397

>>5928742
>reformed fatass detected

>>5928762
I've been between 8% and 12% body fat since I was a teen but even if I wasn't I don't see what the problem is? A reformed fatty is better than a fatty any day.

>>5928589
>The thing is, I usually eat only one meal per day. Fasting for 16-20 hours is really good.

you are risking to get gallstones

Has the term "special snowflake" ever been used in a non-cynical, positive connotation?
Just the the whole symbolism of it - there being billions of snowflakes, the fragility of snowflakes etc - seems to contradict such an interpretation.

>>5928794
why, snowflakes are cute, and a special snowflake is especially cute

also the little prince had a special rose, why cannot be a special snowflake

>>5928794
Yes that's how it started, not the term but 'there are lots of people, but they are all unique like snowflakes are.'

The pejorative started with Fight Club.

>>5928589
The fat guy is lying