People always forget that Yoda is THE WORST. Because he's so wise, and he's a teacher. The Yoda of "The Last Jedi," Mr. Failure Is The Best Teacher, is great. The Yoda of the rest of the films? "Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try" is almost the worst advice ever. "Fear Leads To Anger, Anger Leads To Hate, Hate Leads To Suffering," is the actual worst advice ever. Fear is a natural thing, and some of us are anxious, you pompous little shit. If you weren't the worst teacher ever, maybe Anakin wouldn't have turned. If you were half as perceptive as you think you are, maybe you'd notice the Sith Lord in the senate before he became emperor.
I... I seem to have some feelings about Yoda.
just have to ask, could you explain this a bit more?? > "Do Or Do Not, There Is No Try" is almost the worst advice ever. Personally I like that particular yoda-ism, just curious to hear your thoughts...
As wiser, deader Yoda explained to Luke in TLJ, failure can be a great teacher. Trying and failing can be a great learning experience. Doubts are human. You know who doesn't experience doubt? Psychopaths. This is one of those pieces of advice that sound super wise, but are, in fact, utterly useless and potentially harmful. These films are iconic, and Yoda is posited as the ultimate teacher. And him giving this advice to Luke is both harmful to Luke (who would later take a big failure so hard he exiled himself for YEARS), and, more importantly, to impressionable young minds. Failure is how we learn. And learning to move on from failure is an important lesson.
xD I feel like I need to apologise..
I feel it was worth it. That rant had me rolling around. @didic I love you so bloody much it's unreal.
Right back atcha.
Things I learned today....
@didic is a Star Wars scholar ;)
Not a proper scholar, no. Just a fan with FEELS. Basically, I'm a nerd, and that's the lens through which I view all my interests, which are, as my weekly posts can indicate, somewhat eclectic.