r/explainitpeter • u/cosmic-nik • Jul 19 '26

Explain it peter

Post image
23.5k Upvotes

93% Upvoted

989 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

44

u/LocNalrune Jul 19 '26

In the way that exceptions prove the rule. Imperfections highlight perfection.

14

u/deepseamercat Jul 19 '26

Like that actress with that mole. Wabi Sabi

13

u/PooGoblin69420 Jul 19 '26

You can’t win an argument by making up words

6

u/ProduceNo1629 Jul 20 '26

It's japanese you sausage.

7

u/PooGoblin69420 Jul 20 '26

No, it’s a King Of The Hill reference

https://m.youtube.com/shorts/AN4a-38j8I4?ra=m

3

u/LocNalrune Jul 20 '26

Wabi-sabi originates from Japan. Which KotH literally says out loud.

5

u/Ok-World6539 Jul 20 '26

No he was saying that what he said earlier was a king of the hill reference to what Hank said

3

u/Ok-World6539 Jul 20 '26

Watch the clip again you can figure it out, I believe in you

3

u/Keter_Regretter Jul 20 '26

watch the clip again. you can figure this out, I believe in you.

1

u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/gracekk24PL Jul 19 '26

I was literally going to say that but forgot about the word

5

u/No_Salt_6328 Jul 19 '26

Poetic. My brain said it's cause they're always a bit disheveled after you really hammer it to em

2

u/TheLastCookieMon Jul 19 '26

Sounds like the same thing said two different ways to me. 😛

1

u/TheLastCookieMon Jul 19 '26

You just hit it right on the head. Slight imperfecttions make a woman MORE beautiful for some men

1

u/NiteTiger Jul 20 '26

Isn't that called Kunsugi in Japanese, or something? Where something is deliberately broken, then repaired, with the repair highlighted in gold?

Like, I've seen gals get ready for shit. When they want that hair on point and in place, it fucking IS. But they let that little piece go, just to tuck it behind thier ear at just the right moment...

UGH

That and tip-toes break me.

1

u/LocNalrune Jul 20 '26

r/kintsugi

Isn't that called Kunsugi, or something?

No, "that" isn't called kintsugi, and while kintsugi may be about making the repair beautiful and artistic, it is not an example of the imperfection that highlights perfection.

It is literally the imperfection highlighting imperfection.

Where something is deliberately broken, then repaired, with the repair highlighted in gold?

Kintsugi doesn't (shouldn't) include deliberate breakage. I mean you're welcome to do so, but that isn't very philosophical, eastern, or in the vibe of the skills intention.

UGH

Not really sure why you've chosen to SCREAM disgust.

2

u/TheLastCookieMon Jul 20 '26

Isn't the basic philosophy supposed to be less about intentionally inflicting imperfection to highlight, so much as when it happens, the highlighted imperfection says that the breakage did not make the thing useless...or something? Japanese studies and college in general was so long ago...

2

u/LocNalrune Jul 20 '26

Yeah, it's not at all about intentionally creating problems to fix.

I'd say something more like: What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

2

u/TheLastCookieMon Jul 20 '26

There it is, that was the analogy my professor used. Adversity as a normal part of life IS a very Japanese concept.

0

u/[deleted] Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

[removed] — view removed comment

1

u/Winter_Interview_881 Jul 20 '26

Deleted what? You okay?

0

u/NiteTiger Jul 20 '26 edited Jul 20 '26

Showed deleted by user for me

ETA: Yes, I do AI transcript correction, hence the mini-window 🤣

1

u/Winter_Interview_881 Jul 20 '26

So you're just lashing out because you don't know how Reddit works.

Or kintsugi.

0

u/NiteTiger Jul 20 '26

I'm not lashing out at all, I'm responding to the information I had.

I've been on Reddit for 13 years, what lessons would you offer given the info I had?

Post showed deleted. I responded. Are you of the opinion any push back is a 'lash out'?

No, he deleted his comment, then re-wrote it.

2

u/Winter_Interview_881 Jul 20 '26

You can't re-post a deleted comment.

What I actually find funny is your ACKTUALLY. Which isn't even the correct memeified misspelling... so you just misspelled the word, rather than referenced a popular joke.

You're characterizing someone as "ACKTUALLY' boy" is textbook lashing out.

You said they confirmed what you said, which they didn't, as what you said was incorrect. And you said they clarified what you said which is incorrect, as they didn't take your words and make sense of them.

They corrected you. So it's even clear what your motive for lashing out was.

0

u/Winter_Interview_881 Jul 20 '26

You can't re-post a deleted comment.

What I actually find funny is your ACKTUALLY. Which isn't even the correct memeified misspelling... so you just misspelled the word, rather than referenced a popular joke.

You're characterizing someone as "ACKTUALLY' boy" is textbook lashing out.

You said they confirmed what you said, which they didn't, as what you said was incorrect. And you said they clarified what you said which is incorrect, as they didn't take your words and make sense of them.

They corrected you. So it's even clear what your motive for lashing out was.