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[-] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 87 points 8 months ago

I'm sick of people romantizing life before the orbs. I'm old enough to remember what that was like, and let me tell you: it sucked. Yes, it's true that it's easy to get hooked on doompondering and neglect your duties. And yes, it's true that sometimes demons can possess you through the orb. But the orbs have advanced wizardry more than any other invention since the wizard staff. We can't stay stuck in the past.

[-] Ioughttamow@kbin.run 42 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

One day you’re pondering the orb. The next you’re strung out, fuckeating some tomatoes, and denying that your son even exists

[-] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 40 points 8 months ago

First off, that's not the orb's fault. Denethor's Palantir was hacked by Sauron. If a Maia wants to hack your wizardry equipment, then they're going to get in, orb or not. Any threat model that tries to defend from the fucking Dark Lord himself is completely bonkers. The only way to protect yourself from threat actors with that much power is to not make yourself interesting enough to be worth their time (see the Blue Wizards).

Second, Denethor wasn't even a wizard. If he was, he may have been able to recognize Sauron's influence and avoid pondering. But again, it's ridiculous to think you can defend yourself from those kind of threats.

[-] bizarroland@fedia.io 27 points 8 months ago

Dude, take it easy. This guy's hot elf twink boygirlfriend probably just dumped him for some musclehead orc and he just needs some time to process.

[-] glizzyguzzler 14 points 8 months ago

…Elendil😭😭😭

[-] GluWu@lemm.ee 13 points 8 months ago

These days there's so many free open source spells that I just use those and stick to the core functions of my orb.

[-] cheddar@programming.dev 8 points 8 months ago

It's your addiction to the orbs talking.

[-] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago

I don't know why we're pondering orbs

And at this point I'm afraid to ask

[-] Psaldorn@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago

Live by the orb, die by the orb 🤷

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Me neither, and I've been pondering it so long that now I am.

[-] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

So did Lemmy just catch on to the orb pondering meme, or some other reason it's back?

[-] synae@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 8 months ago

People went away and pondered for a while, then thought it would be good to bring it back

[-] Mothra@mander.xyz 9 points 8 months ago

...wish we could go back

[-] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

I heard this in David Attenborough's voice

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 7 points 8 months ago

"riddles in the dark..."

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

orbs are for the weak

[-] yuri@pawb.social 6 points 8 months ago

mods ban this ORBLESS mf

[-] lud@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Do I see a man in a bright blue jacket with yellow boots‽

It must be Tom Bombadil!

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