It's less a critique but more like, its giving me whiplash ^^
I can vibe with her "inventions" no problem. But the cut of the men's pants didn't come from her. Neither the shoes / shoelaces.
So when they're suddenly like: next up, TJOSTEN!
I'm like...hold on. But: it's magic! It's a novel! It's whatever the creater wants it to be!
not really… here’s the thing, i get it when it came to improving truly traditional practices that need better methods. like math abilities for magic casting + sales in a way that suits the atmosphere. which include the subscription of her copyrighted idea
however bringing a modern capitalistic franchise like starbucks is pushing it. there was a way to incorporate the idea without literally using 21st century cup, logo, or even marketing strategy. to give you a better visual it’s like seeing a stanley cup and mcdonalds in an 1800s setting. while i do enjoy seeing her be a successful business women i don’t like the clashing of completely different cultures when it’s not harmonious
i get this!! it’s one thing to bring new and exciting ideas from your culture to another place but at the same time it does feel a little meh when it’s focusing on her being money hungry/grabby. if i wanted to watch someone being a capitalist pig who steals intellectual property id watch the kardashians
i like her personality and the story i really do, but when she’s leaning more into greed or stealing every invention i also feel let down. plus it’s fair to get whiplash given the societal context, because putting a starbucks copycat within a magic setting is very off putting
yea ur def not helping your case. it’s not wild for me to assume you only said it to argue?? it didn’t add anything in the convo other than insult…
u only added this on after i interpreted your paragraph as genuinely mean. try and read your sentence with all the contextual clues in this entire thread. also i didn’t know i had to tell you this, but people aren’t lacking the ability to understand it- criticism of a plot point = reader understood but didn’t personally like it lmao!( ̄へ ̄)
Celebrity endorsements, paper cups and company logos were all available by the 1900s. All while people walked around in corsets, coats and vests. Same as the story. So you can take that argument and stick it up your uninformed ass. Also she's in a very sexist world where they worship the female saintest and put her on a pedestal but simultaneously marry off all women in the family the minute they become of age. If she opened a business similar to what is already available in their world, she would basically have no advantage competition wise and she wouldn't be able to save up the 10 million she needs to buy a title. She would be forced to marry someone her family picked, which in the beginning was that pervet that she scared off with blackmail. It makes sense for her to stand out by being different and showing these people things they've never seen before.
you good?? worry about the stick that’s shoved up your ass because i assure you this topic was not as serious for you to be this angry LMAO not even worth arguing with something who jumped the gun and threw insults over such a shallow topic. didn’t even try reading after that annoying ass attitude showed. mad and weird over what, chill big dog
this is nitpicky but it irks me to see a traditional story have random modern elements. with this one being the starbucks dupe and trying to replicate the celebrity sponsors who walk around with the cups as merch. it doesn’t suit the story and throws me off when there was a way to create a franchise for mc without it looking out of place compared to the architecture, fashion, and overall aesthetic of the webtoon