Oh no it's definitely not discourse, I just happened to see something that annoyed me very personally-
I saw that a tl of one of the author's novels had appeared on NU and immediately realized that it was probably mtl. (I won't say 100% because I don't have any solid statement, but plugging the Chinese title through google translate myself and getting the same (imo REALLY BAD) English title seems relatively damning).
Maybe I wouldn't have had such a big reaction otherwise, but the novel in question has many easter egg mentions in the novel I translated so I do have a bit of emotional closeness with it already. Secondly, I realized that this tl was started the day I finished the book I translated. It might be a total coincidence, but since I already have a terrible taste in my mouth from the mtl thing, I get the feeling that... they are trying to catch my wave. Which I admit is a self-centered take but pessimism has been worming in lately.
Sorry for the rant. On another note, I think I might make duplicate posts in the baihe comm and over here because of the topic, is that okay?
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Date: 2024-12-01 07:00 am (UTC)I saw that a tl of one of the author's novels had appeared on NU and immediately realized that it was probably mtl. (I won't say 100% because I don't have any solid statement, but plugging the Chinese title through google translate myself and getting the same (imo REALLY BAD) English title seems relatively damning).
Maybe I wouldn't have had such a big reaction otherwise, but the novel in question has many easter egg mentions in the novel I translated so I do have a bit of emotional closeness with it already. Secondly, I realized that this tl was started the day I finished the book I translated. It might be a total coincidence, but since I already have a terrible taste in my mouth from the mtl thing, I get the feeling that... they are trying to catch my wave. Which I admit is a self-centered take but pessimism has been worming in lately.
Sorry for the rant. On another note, I think I might make duplicate posts in the baihe comm and over here because of the topic, is that okay?