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Pasted my comment from elsewhere as no soul in the film's sub engaged in it and the post never got moderator approval, I hope someone here'd like to engage:

That's the part I don't get: Paris broke Zeus' law (xenia) first. He took the wife of his host and ran away with her. Just like the suitors are trying to take away Penelope from Odysseus.

Odysseus broke xenia as well but he surely wasn't the first. You could argue that Paris' betrayal legitimizes the betrayal of the horse. The scale may be different but the law was broken **a decade** before Odysseus ever dreamt up the horse. And it wasn't a "small" break with the law as we see how important wives are considered to be in the portrayal of Penelope.

Paris broke Zeus' Law, Odysseus just made him regret it by treating him the same way.

Would love to hear some thoughts on this and whether you think what the defining difference is (such as scale of each other's breaking of the law)

Hello,

Weird phrasing maybe but it's the best I could do but basically I'm looking for a manga that appreciates and acknowledges that it is an art form, not "just" entertainment.

Examples:
-the style of Vagabond clearly acknowledges the art behind the drawings, with a focus on lighting and "little moments"
-the poems in Bleach, seemingly just put there to provide a hint of additional beauty to the manga

So the story itself doesn't need to be artsy as you can see (is welcome though) but I'm looking for those small moments of artistic beauty within the story.

Thank you for reading my request and I look forward to any and all suggestions. I hope I could convey what I mean :)

Edit: Thank you all so much! Below is the compiled list with "<<<" marking more than one rec and "<<<<<<" indicating more than two. I will now work my way through the list! :)

Hirayasumi <<<
Choujin X
Witch Hat Atelier <<<<<
A Bride’s Story <<<
Arakure Ojousama wa Monmon Shiteiru
The Bugle Call
With You and the Rain
our dreams at dusk
Aria
Phoenix by Tezuka
The Wind Spell
Mother's Contract Marriage
My Dear Lass
Blame!
Girls Last Tour <<<
The Girl from the Other Side
Land of the Lusterous
River’s Edge by Kyoko Okazaki
Bungo Stray Dogs
Don't Call it Mystery
Emanon
Veil
Monster
Climber
Goodnight Punpun
Shoujo Seikan Hyouryuuki?
Koe no Katachi
Blue period
Rosen garten saga
Pluto by Urasawa
Made in Abyss
Blade of the Immortal
Fist of the North Star
Lone Wolf and Cub
After God
Dandadan

Not directly on topic but I was just watching The Social Dilemma and finally decided to cut my social media time (I know this post is ironic but sharing it seemed more important for now). So I thought back on specific examples of media that helped me reduce my gaming.

Please be equally concrete and don't just say "listening to podcasts, reading more" but give specific episodes or book titles and what it is about / how it helped you so we can form a small library here:

My list (might add more later):
-Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke (focuses on the science of addiction, helped me understand it much better)
-Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport (focuses on reducing screen time overall, helped me greatly reduce it)

Looking forward to your answers!

Most people kept watching the World Cup in Saudi Arabia, ignoring all the atrocities the country continues to commit. Most people keep watching the World Cup in America despite Trump's pedo fascism.

Literally, everything comes second after their beloved football, but when red cards are suspended and the tournament is supposedly compromised, everyone loses their minds.

I don't know, I just think it's kinda heartbreaking to see where priorities truly lie.

… does not belong in your post imho. Am I wrong?

Imagine if you were posting on the alcoholics version, StopDrinking, and everyone was like:

So I used to drink a 6er of beer every night after work. Ice cold. Just hit the spot. Then I'd drink a Whisky Lemon Sour with a freshly-squeezed lemon and a mild, smoky Whisky. Anyways I want to stop drinking these divinely delicious liquors. Any advice?

Obviously some hyperbole but shouldn't it be similar to AA (correct me if I'm wrong, I just read about it) where you focus on the feelings, the situation, and the struggle instead of drinking stories and retellings of your binges?

Correct me if I'm wrong or you see it differently, I'm all ears.

Hello. I recently realized that the things I treat myself with are actually destructive. If I feel bad, achieve something, celebrate something, etc. I tend to eat junk food, play more video games, buy myself stuff, etc.

So I basically celebrate accomplishments or take care of myself by destroying my mind, body, and finances. Now the situation is not irredeemable but I went from a normal BMI to the brink of being overweight, I suffered from video game addiction in the past (trying to escape depression) and play more in recent months, and while I'm still ok financially I also waste hundreds of Euros of things I hope fill the void just to barely use them. I recently had a tough few months finishing my degree and rewarded myself during this time and upon receiving my degree with these behaviors for a longer amount of time (than usual).

Just as a preamble: I'm in therapy, I take medication. So that is taken care of. But I wanted to know how other people struggling with / working on self-love handle this "destructive self-love", if it even is self-love at all. Thank you for taking the time to read this post.