Yes! The Barber is definitely in both sets. There doesn't seem to be any paradox, as there is nothing that precludes any individual from existing in both sets...

.... it is simply a case that for all other individuals it is impossible to be a part of both sets...
but for the barber it is a requirement.

like most…

I would disagree.
more to the point, I would refer to the line "Research is useful in two phases: the idea phase and the rewriting phase."

This is important to consider. You should get your shit together in advance of writing... then you should WRITE.
then, after you've written, go back, and fiddle, and fix what you…

Is this an instance of the Uncanny Valley's existence in the real world (and, really, all human experience...)???

Faking something is fine..... but the closer you come in your attempts to manufacture ideals, to make them "Real," the stronger the reaction against the result?
I mean, lots of people eye-roll Disney's…

Not to throw too much more wood on the fire....
But in the study of lore, of any kind, "Myth" stands as the highest and most holy form...
calling the Bible a "story" DEVALUES it. Myths, as opposed to legends, folklore, and stories function as TRUTH to adherents of that myth (those who believe). They maintain…

Not to throw too much more wood on the fire....
But in the study of lore, of any kind, "Myth" stands as the highest and most holy form...
calling the Bible a "story" DEVALUES it. Myths, as opposed to legends, folklore, and stories function as TRUTH to adherents of that myth (those who believe). They maintain…

isn't cap's shield an alloy of vibranium and adamantium (and potentially other metals) thus lowering it's total cost? (also, we'd need to know the weight of the metals involved, to determine how much of the total weight actually was vibranium or other rare metals...)

God, why Pernod? that stuff is awful. La Clandestine is infinitely better, generally similar in price despite that fact (ten bucks more at my local bevmo), and worth offering alone when your not burying it in a mixed drink....

Uh... that happens COMMONLY in the English language.. there is even a whole classification of words that have two contradictory meanings: Janis words.

and this isn't even a completely opposite way (like a Janis word), it is, in fact, using the true definition to add weight and meaning to the verb in use. It is using…

I'm not seeing how "powers" changes that. The whole point of modern superhero narrative is not "look at the cool power" it's "how DON'T powers define a person..." super powers are narrative touchstones for agency, not characterization. If all the writers do is throw their characters at another criminal over and over…