Yeah, what I said above about them being about the same (worse with deluxe speed-gro, better with hyper-speed-gro) is taking into account starfruit seed costs (buying seeds, not seed makers) and looking at long-term profit, that is, assuming cost of ancient fruit seeds is 0 because it averages out to 0 in the long term.
(Also, IIRC starfruit wine makes more money than goat cheese in two seasons in casks. That being said, the amount you can cask is miniscule compared to the amount of wine you can produce, so I mostly just ignore it when looking at profit.)
(Also, sorry, but it's bothering me - "sow", as in planting, is spelled with an o. "Sew" is the thing you do with needle and thread.)
Thanks for clarifying that cost was indeed taken into account!
Yeah, I have a MS that causes substitutions in how my brain wants to spell things. Believe it or not, prior to MS eating my brain, I finished my Masters (in a year while working) and was headed towards my Ph.D, so, imagine the shock when my written language tanked (though that was the least of my issues then). The resultant cognitive problems affected reading and writing. Good thing I never fully started the latter academic pursuit, I never would have finished writing the "book" it essentially requires
—If a wrong word used twice elicits such a reaction, imagine reading
that nightmare.
My brain not only eats words and spelling, it also randomly omits or doubles letters/words that it
refuses to see as wrong, even on many edits. The former forces to me to rely largely on phonetics, which of course half or more of the English language does adhere to. An education issue is the most common assumption made unless speaking with me, since verbal language resides in a different brain area than writing, is more innate than writing, and remains largely untouched... although my brain also
substitutes words with those stored close to or associated with the desired one (imagine the frustration).
For these reasons, I'll always
irk the spelling and/or grammar-
rigid/police... I'm also
never going to learn to fix it, since despite knowing, my brain can't
see the difference anymore or immediately and randomly forgets. Inflammation governs days and extent of difficulty, and
the difficulty has nothing to do with not knowing the difference or not being educated, it has
everything to do with the brain's damaged capacity to correctly recall and asseble writing coherently while dividing its attention (there are multiple processes involved in the act of writing, including physical ones which are no longer automatic, and the coordination of these is also impaired). Imagine having to think about every move of your hands while writing.
Rather than deal with comments like this everywhere, I usually put something in my profile as I did here. If the issue
still comes up, I take the opportunity to explain the other myriad of reasons for it (other than education) for the people affected, to (hopefully) help reduce call-out and misconceptions about it. My issue is a stripped-insulation (and holes) "wiring issue":
"We're sorry, your call for correct word or letter cannot be completed as dialed, please hang up and try your CNS again!"
I also have to have humor about it. For a person with "
black holes" in her brain, I'd say I'm actually doing pretty good!
And, rather than choosing not to write at all (as some do from discouragement), I choose to write using my faulty method, so at least my contribution is there for those that choose to read for ideas and intent over correctness or fault. So, I will write unashamedly in my flawed way, and smile when it drives others bonkers... good luck with that!
Sometimes later I can finally "see" my mistakes (and feel like a dork for making them), but more often
I can't. At these times I need to be kind to myself and remember it's out of my control. I also realize how illogical it is to criticize what is essentially a non-preventable "electrical" and/or mechanical failure.
I do feel it important to mention (apologies for being direct, it is well-intended), that it is considered rude to correct another adult's speaking, reading, or writing (if it were my child or a family member, that might be different). Truthfully, there was a time when I didn’t understand the "why" behind not pointing out writing or speaking errors, though I do now, for the reasons mentioned and more. It's also
okay to not be aware until someone explains it! That, is completely natural, so thank you for allowing me to explain. I sometimes fight the impulse to do this also (and try to catch myself).
I tend to ask people to imagine what it is like to wake up with these deficits while young-ish... because that's
exactly what happened (e.g., 20-40 is the typical age for MS onset). Yep, you can probably guess, it stinks
bad and is already challenging. Now imagine it being pointed out often (and how discouraging that might be). I've partially trained myself before reacting, to remember that my critical thinking and other brain functions are still fully intact, and I have more important things going on than to let jumbled characters or words derail my communication. I personally understand the impact that spotlighting such issues can have on others, especially someone newly struggling (no worries, I'm not). It is difficult to continually seize the opportunity to expand awareness about why it is problematic to single this kind of thing out (it gets exhausting).
It's important also to know that difficulties/disabilities often aren't obvious, this kind of writing impairment has
no affect on intelligence, it is a processing, access, and process-coordination issue for me. A lot of folks aren't aware that pointing out speaking or writing mistakes is impolite/inappropriate, and in particular the "whys" behind it, es
especially when they are well-intended. That's totally fair... also, my apologies for responding in kind (because you yourself could be struggling with something and I wouldn't know), this is not directed at you so much as it is just a great opportunity to address the topic overall in this community.
Also, our digital devices are decent but not great at: recognizing typos, auto-correcting, and/or recognizing voice-dictated words or phrases properly. Any of the aforementioned can cause writing mistakes that are easy to read past (passed? No, "past..." I think, but can't tell olol--my inability to distinguish is worse when tired). Most of us "speak fluent typo" now too and are
used to glossing over these. Attempts at multitasking or conditions causing numb fingers can also result in these errors, not to mention English as a Second Language (ESL) writing. So, while It might drive others a bit crazy to
read these kinds of errors, imagine having to grapple with any of all of the issues mentioned, and then to have to fend off or
explain it everywhere, to dispel (often uncharitable) misconceptions. Or even more invasive, having to post such personal info in one's user profile in an effort to reduce
needing to do such. In the words of Homer Simpson: "D'OH!"
I hope you were able to read this all the humor as it was written with, sorry for also being so blunt. FYI, you'll see lots more "bad" stuff in my writing. My spoken language is fully intact, but voice dictate only works for folks who don't occasionally slur words (also neuro-related, imagine the assumptions made on
that in public before lessening, I initially started using a cane in order to combat assumptions that I was drunk at 8 am on my way to work lol). You'd need to be the writing equivalent of a code-cracker to decipher my
voice dictated writing!
lol
All humor aside though, all I can do is ask people to please read with a forgiving eye, because some day it seriously could be them (or may already be).
If folks can't read past (? darn my broken brain) such things, I understand (sort of). I'd just ask such folks to please use the ignore button rather than putting me on the spot (the on-the-spot thing results in similar renditions of this PSA "novel" lol). Despite our propensity towards
optimism bias,
none of us gets out of life alive without functional deficits, so in my opinion, learning to adapt to and accept them in positive ways (in ourselves or others) may be an important skill for the future.
, I finally found one (linked) that gives numbers plus visuals before the silly casks come into play (some posts I've found deliberaly ignore the numbers without cask value which seems to be cherry picking a bit), it is still missing a dimension (doesn't subtract ongoing seed cost from profit) but is a good starting point.
