One of the clearest and most comprehensive explanations I've seen for this subject. Lecture given by a Princeton sociologist. I'm sure you've all heard the phrase "AI is a Fascist project" by this point. The word Fascist in this context might be a bit fuzzy, but I think the sub would still get a good amount out of this vid. It was, for whatever reason, mod sniped from the previous sub I originally saw it posted in, and I felt like it deserved some eyes.
Hey guys, I hope this is an appropriate place to ask this kind of thing.
So, I've got to do a bit of preamble to explain my reason for posting.
I'm a Canadian man in his early 30's currently doing a finishing degree. I've been awarded a travel scholarship, and will be going to Rzeszow in August for a couple of weeks. The scholarship is specifically to support students in the arts undertaking major projects. My project happens to be a novel that deals with themes of Western cultural imposition and prominently features the conflict in the Ukraine as a plot device. Since the Ukrainian border is tight (and because my school would never agree to sending me there) I'm going close to the border where my protagonist lands.
I am, ostensibly, being flown out to research. And I have no fucking clue how to approach this.
Beyond getting some good sketches of the architecture and civic structure of Rzeszow, what I want to gain most of all is a clear image of an on the ground, pedestrian perspective on the war in the Ukraine. I need to hear speech on the subject, hear the conversation unfold, casual and direct dialogue, if you will. The most obvious way to achieve this is through interview. Unfortunately, I don't speak Polish. I have no idea how this might all play out considering that.
How should I approach people? Is there some kind of circumstance I could pre-arrange that could assist me? How likely am I to find fluid English speakers?
There's probably lots of questions I could ask, so I thought it best to just try and explain my situation and fish for general advice. Really anything could be helpful.
I've never travelled anywhere, and feel a bit in over my head (although excited!). Thanks for taking the time to read/offer advice if you do so.
Edit: I guess I apologize. Not quite the response I was expecting. I can try and make a couple things clear, if it helps. I'm not writing about the war itself, I didn't think I suggested that. Its occurance is just a part of what drives the plot. I'm going to Rzeszow because, as I mentioned above, part of the plot takes place there, and part of what takes place there is a discussion about the war, which is why I had hoped to hear discussion first hand. And, lastly, to the individual who mentioned wasted tax payer dollars, scholarships in the arts like these are usually undertaken through private donors, so no worries there.
Again, trying to lay claim to cultural voices not my own is not what I'm after. In fact, I thought that would be brought across by my framing of the book as one dealing with themes of cultural imposition, but I understand it's fraught territory, and I did not mean to unearth painful feelings. If I did, again, I apologize.
I'm not an experienced enough player ('bout 8 months on and off) to really grasp the details of draft enviroment balance, was hoping to get some advice on how to expand lorwyn eclipsed?
I'd mostly just like to add more support for fairies, treefolk, and giants (mb even scarecrows for spice?), drawing (if possible) exclusively from lorwyn og and shadowmoore while dodging outdated mechanics like regenerate and such. Questions I might have... like should I try to just bring commons in these tribes up to par with lorwyn eclipsed's main tribes? Or is that too simplistic. There's obviously rare's I can pluck out based on a "just for fun" criteria, but am wondering if there's more nuances I should watch out for.
Any advice at all is appreciated, really. Thanks.
(ps: by set cube I just mean 4 of each common, 2 of each uncommon, one of each rare/mythic)