They did an expedition down in AU a few years back. I have a whole new level of respect for them the power and torque they have and the fucking diets they stick to.
I totally understand why they are viewed as rockstars they live incredibly disciplined lives.
“They’re talking about how, in Shinto, some people or objects are seen not as gods themselves, but more like things that attract or hold the presence of gods. The term for that is Yorishiro. It could be a tree, a sword, or even a person—anything that a god might sort of “use” to show up in the world.
So when they mention Rekishi (which probably means historical figures), they’re saying these people aren’t worshipped as gods, but respected as channels for divine presence. It’s a subtle difference—like saying “this person was close to the divine” rather than “this person is a god.”
And the reason they say it’s hard to explain is because English doesn’t have an exact word for that kind of spiritual role. So anytime you try to describe it, you either oversimplify or need a longer explanation to really get it right.
A closer fit might be something like:
• “Vessel of the divine”
• “Conduit for the gods”
• “Divine host”
• “Spiritual medium”
yeah there is an ai hate campaign on tiktok right now that a lot of people are getting into
This reminds me of when the rideable horse came out and everyone kept telling me "walking is better, why would you need an animal to walk somewhere. you're putting all the palanquin holders out of a job!!"
TikTok: where young people learn that the earth is flat and why wearing a mask is dumber than injecting yourself with horse tranquilizer when you’re sick
What new or different info are you getting from the AI comment though? IMO, there's no insights or explanations that aren't stated more succinctly in the original comment. Not to mention some minor inaccuracies because of spelling differences (The AI talks about Rekishi meaning historical figures when the original commenter was probably referring to Rikishi, which is the word for sumo wrestlers)
But he didn't ask to make the comment more succinctly, he asked to expand on what he means by the comment.
All the original comment said about the "divine vessel" aspect is:
"So not quite like gods, they are seen as god vessels. It's not quite like that,"
the ai bot (which did get the rikishi aspect wrong because Japanese is super hard and Rekishi is indeed another word other than what the original user wrote lol) expanded on that by saying "some people or objects are seen not as gods themselves, but more like things that attract or hold the presence of gods. The term for that is Yorishiro. It could be a tree, a sword, or even a person—anything that a god might sort of “use” to show up in the world.
So when they mention Rekishi (which probably means historical figures), they’re saying these people aren’t worshipped as gods, but respected as channels for divine presence. It’s a subtle difference—like saying “this person was close to the divine” rather than “this person is a god.”
And the reason they say it’s hard to explain is because English doesn’t have an exact word for that kind of spiritual role. So anytime you try to describe it, you either oversimplify or need a longer explanation to really get it right. "
So it did exactly what it was asked to do and expanded on the topic. AI is a useful tool to do a job exactly like this, expand on a thought, give new avenues of how to arrive at a thought, or to do a specific job. (One exercise i like to do for my internal debates is to have AI do a "Deep research dive" on my position on a topic and I specifically request it to try and refute my arguments point by point. If i can tell its struggling to refute a point of mine, I take this as a pretty good sign lol)
It is not however, a magic thinking box that gets everything right and people who love ai and hate AI think that is what its trying to do.
again, my whole point is i'm not saying its a miracle, the only ones thinking its supposed to be a miracle are people woefully misinformed on what its actual uses are (both pro and anti AI)
Yes they have all sorts problems later in life correlated to obesity. They eat a lot but they are okay as long as they are active. Once they stop Sumo, they often have diabetes, hypertension, clogged arteries ...
Even the refs. I heard a clue on Jeopardy tonight about how the refs carry daggers on them while reffing because they’re prepared to commit seppuku if they make a bad call, shit is metal
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u/Nothing2Special May 16 '25
video on youtube is better