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In this episode, we try to understand the nuances of getting serious about something you are passionate about. To help us tackle this and other such serious questions we call upon our friend Akhil, who is invested in all things philosophical. So join us as Rathi takes over Gajapure's position as the guy with the doc (though not as passionately formatted) and we discuss whether dreams and jobs can exist together.

Things that we discuss this episode:

Astralis roster shift (Xyp9x and Gla1ve burnout): https://www.essentiallysports.com/csgo-player-xyp9x-takes-break-from-astralis-after-posting-emotional-statement-snappi-esports-news/

Astralis' Psychologist: https://youtu.be/1FB76xQ8XL4

Rest of Rathi's notes on this topic: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vtCbPG28gKoZ5UIZ4BktiHi6IvtzA1bJkuC62ZJ4U8/edit?pli=1#heading=h.77rb5wewxlbs

The Dark Side of the Video Game Industry (Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj): https://youtu.be/pLAi_cmly6Q

Google's insane work hours: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vtCbPG28gKoZ5UIZ4BktiHi6IvtzA1bJkuC62ZJ4U8/edit?pli=1#heading=h.cu6rkhgmp0wz

Do you have fun playing Shogi? (a clip from Shreyas' favourite show - March Comes in Like a Lion): https://youtu.be/03wfXowO9uQ

Burnout statistics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vtCbPG28gKoZ5UIZ4BktiHi6IvtzA1bJkuC62ZJ4U8/edit?pli=1#bookmark=id.7jkydkcl5hp1

Scary things that a YouTuber goes through [1] PewDiePie and Linue Tech Tips Burnout: https://www.ccn.com/pewdiepie-and-linus-tech-tips-youtuber-burnout-is-serious/[2] MatPat's (The Game Theorists) story: https://youtu.be/ACNhHTqIVqk[3] CDawgVA story on how he lost $10,000 To YouTube Copyright: https://youtu.be/nBl2BuzURno

Is too much data bad?: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vtCbPG28gKoZ5UIZ4BktiHi6IvtzA1bJkuC62ZJ4U8/edit?pli=1#heading=h.j1kpveddq2vi

Habit Tracking: https://youtu.be/0bxIg3M_MHY

Passion and Burnouts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14vtCbPG28gKoZ5UIZ4BktiHi6IvtzA1bJkuC62ZJ4U8/edit?pli=1#heading=h.mdfdfl4e880w

Hollow Knight (Shreyas' favourite game): https://store.steampowered.com/app/367520/Hollow_Knight/

Takeaways: [1] There is an upper and a lower threshold to how much you should invest in something [2] Passion in moderation [3] https://imgflip.com/i/441xdu

In our third episode, we attempt to analyze the critically acclaimed movie "Parasite" directed by -Bong Joon-ho. This movie is famous for its satire on the pervasiveness of greed and class discrimination in today's society and its success during the 2019 Academy Awards (Oscar). So to help us embark on this epic undertaking we bring over a friend of ours — Rahul Shakya. Join us as we over-analyse posters, cockroaches and vertical lines and discuss how they make Parasite stand-out.

Also, lets not forget: Spoilers for the movie in this episode.

Things that we discuss this epsiode:

Other movies nominated for Best Picture: https://oscar.go.com/nominees

[Shakya Approved] The conflict within the poor: https://youtu.be/1kx-gSK2C2Q

The hidden meaning of the end credit song: https://youtu.be/1kx-gSK2C2Q?t=840

Discussing about Princess Mononoke [Ep 2]: https://anchor.fm/aditya-shreyas-kshitij/episodes/2--A-not-so-in-depth-discussion-about-Ghibli-eeci6f/a-a28hn9o / https://youtu.be/ol9WVxsFJEY

Cinematography of Parasite (from the mind that brought vertical lines to this discussion): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xN0tlb7ahM9_YzMAhhf6jB8jnZzenxrJny6hlOJqhcQ/edit#bookmark=id.mwa3smgi13ki

Why Shakya and Gajapure enjoy the "Firing of the Housekeeper": https://youtu.be/ma1rD2OP85c

Lake Image poster that Rathi mentions: https://images.app.goo.gl/SpWK3yNz1KfCRgUt8

The poster that we discuss at length: https://images.app.goo.gl/4FBenbsESP6qHPZJ9

[Highlights from the discussion: https://ibb.co/Qffjsp0, https://ibb.co/SxTc04M]

Simplifying the fanboy's rant of meat in noodles: https://youtu.be/oDz2dbXivDU?t=654

Comedy in dark times: https://youtu.be/qpenyPkJK2Q?t=34

The ending explained: https://youtu.be/1kx-gSK2C2Q

[Post Show: Shreyas agrees with the fanboy on his point that the scenes in Parasite were scary because of how realistic they were]

Who is most likely to kill you: https://news.sky.com/story/off-limits-who-is-most-likely-to-kill-you-11734990

Parasite -The Power of Symbols: https://youtu.be/he3x5flTFPg

Standoff 1: How much of the symbolism in Parasite a coincidence?

Deer in headlights: https://youtu.be/viO4Nz7DyHI

Standoff 2: What makes a best picture? Should the message a movie have carry weight in the decision making process?

Poster Credits: Marie Bergeron (http://www.mariebergeron.com/)

With our second episode, we ask the question "Why are Ghibli movies famous?"   Being the self-proclaimed experts that we are - we "randomly" choose 6 movies for this discussion and completely forget to talk about the main theme at the end! We discuss Porco Rosso, Spirited Away, Grave of the Fireflies (half-heartedly), Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle and Whisper of the Heart (which surprisingly turns out to be our favourite). With Shreyas breaking from time to time, Kshitij fanboying over Hayao Miyazaki and Rathi triggering generations of Ghibli fans, this is truly an interesting episode.  

Here are some highlights from the episode:   

Standoff 2.1: Does Spirited away tackle "complicated emotions"?  

Some reasons as to why Rathi thinks Mononoke is a "good" movie : https://www.theodysseyonline.com/why-princess-mononoke-is-the-best  

Breaking down the train scene in Spirited Away: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/4trvjh/the_train_scene_in_spirited_away_which_basically/utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x  

The concept of "Ma" (and other collected thoughts of Gajapure) : https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wu6baaoL6cRc8ZzETXbAd7z6LetHWGeFahrLaWi6mi8/edit#bookmark=id.jmyhympc3yan  

Comparing Howl: the book and the movie: http://www.thereadventurer.com/-home/book-vs-movie-howls-moving-castle-by-diana-wynne-jones  

Miyazaki's movie-making philosophy (again we refer to the research of Gajapure): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wu6baaoL6cRc8ZzETXbAd7z6LetHWGeFahrLaWi6mi8/edit#bookmark=id.41yof6rxzaq1  

The scene that Rathi liked in Whisper of The Heart (around 11:50 in the movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30kG6jocUFk  

Why Porco Rosso felt different and the Roald Dalh short story: https://www.filminquiry.com/hero-porco-rosso/  

The name Ghibli (surprising fact that the Ghibli fanboy does not know!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caproni_Ca.309  

The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Q6y4-qKac  

Cat riding elevators?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lunMj9zuB18  

The Bechdel test for measuring the representation of women in fiction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsNHAeRZQL4  

The Male-Female dynamics that Miyazaki wants to portray (a final plug to the effort that the fanboy put in): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wu6baaoL6cRc8ZzETXbAd7z6LetHWGeFahrLaWi6mi8/edit#bookmark=id.eobjwwb0brtw  

Standoff 2.2: Was the end a misunderstanding that arose from Rathi's nitpicking at Shreyas' hastily put together opinion or was it due to something else entirely?

For the first episode, we discuss Firewatch - how it's unique game design leads to personal experiences. While there are obvious spoilers for the game, it shouldn't ruin your first playthrough.

And before we forget, did we mention the boomboxes?

Some things mentioned in the episode: