<![CDATA[politeandgood.com]]> Commentics fish I have genuinely been in a really bad place lately but broccoli's explanation on why being alive is very cool actually helped me feel a lot better, thank you sentient pie with legs

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:56:13 -0700 item_3761 Joseph Hanrahan Her thumb was on the wrong side when she held out the truffle

]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:21:08 -0700 item_3747 pigeon517 Did you know that pigeons make milk?

]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:18:49 -0700 item_3733 ender oh noes its reflecting the moon at us

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:15:36 -0700 item_3710 Dandelion I FEEL LIKE LADY DORIS KILLED THE MOON BEFORE SHE STARTED RESTRAINING HERSELF AM I THE ONLY ONLY ONE FEELING THAT OR IS THAT OBVIOUS??

]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:41:43 -0700 item_3702 whycatscantfly ‎On the topic of the nature of Polite and Good, I believe that Lady Doris defines it according to 3 axioms

‎Axiom 1: Everything, be it an object, a person, or a thought, falls somewhere on the spectrum of Polite vs Impolite and Good vs Evil. There is no neutral, and nothing falls into both ends of a spectrum

‎Axiom 2: Something is Polite if it is orderly, brings order, or otherwise is perceived as law-abiding. The inverse is true for Impoliteness

‎Axiom 3: Something is Good if it brings people joy or otherwise makes their lives better (Broccoli was spot on!). The inverse is true for Evil.

‎According to this definition, their no-stakes game of poker is Polite and Good, as it has roles, and fun brings happiness. Gambling is Impolite and Evil, as it makes people unhappy to lose, and the house cheats/misrepresents the odds to win

]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:36:35 -0700 item_3700 q When you say void in the big 4th paragraph, do you mean the dark nothingness or the blinding emptiness? Both are entirely valid and lead to really interesting ideas.

In fact, are the voids really that different? One is just one that Doris has control over... [I guess nothing ever changes in Doris' either, while everything eventually disappears thanks to entropy in the og one]

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:09:26 -0700 item_3667 q It's like the people living in a world try to interpret the world and its ways and its rules in a fulfilling way while the world itself (aka Doris) doesn't care.

]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:02:10 -0700 item_3666 Axela Absolutely. Like, Lady Doris I get that anyone with that much power needs to have control over themself, but you are so repressed it is probably physically painful. All things are supposed to be in moderation, including moderation. Plus, isn't it the duty of a best friend to not let their best friend be evil? According to her own belief system, in giving Broccoli things and refusing to accept their gifts, she is making them lose the morality contest. When you think about it, that in and of itself is kinda evil.

]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:28:26 -0700 item_3610 turker doris was knitting stuff with her hair the entire universe is probably made out of her hair so bockoly couldve ended the universe by cutting her hair

]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:45:28 -0700 item_3568 J--- bokoly to infinity

]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:34:06 -0700 item_3528 J--- Or there might literally be a being named "no one"

]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:32:21 -0700 item_3527 Queenie A few chapters back I read a comment abt How Doris knows everything but doesn’t know/doesn’t find it important to know the REASONING behind everything, ("how am I supposed to know what it is if I don't know what it is?" And the fact she never had to question stuff b4, making her think things like tea and asking how's the weater are good simply cause they ARE) meanwhile student knows little to nothing but is eager and willing to learn

]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:44:28 -0700 item_3483 Artemis I think Lady Doris' conflict here is that she thinks no one else is real because since she can see the future she THINKS everyone is a puppet just because she knows everything they'll do before she creates them, and can decide what they'll do by changing how she makes them, like an omnipotent omniscient god, but she also doesn't actually seem to be able to read minds, so she just thinks they're wind up toys of sorts, that she wound up and pointed down a path which they can't deviate from. Ironically, both things can be true, she can choose every action everyone takes and them still have free will, but she doesn't think they do because she can't see their thoughts.

But she also seems to have rules of extreme selflessness; why would she? Some constants about her are that she seems to hate loneliness, she actually cared when broccoli said they'll stop talking to her, and she created everyone in onder to not be alone; she was all alone in the void and didn't like it at all.

Polite & Good starts with "things don't have to have an ending, you are so good at pretending" and RGB shows Doris probably has more backstory than just existing forever in the void.

I think that Lady Doris erased the real universe, or at least left it, and hated the void because it was lonely. I think that's why she creates things, because she hates emptiness and entropy and couldn't stand the nothing around her, so she expanded herself to be the new universe and she knits it bigger every time she can to push the all consuming darkness away as much as possible, because she hates those concepts, and despite thinking all of her creation is just part of her, mindless, and toys, she still hates being alone more. She's more powerful than she thinks, in a way; she actually can and does create real beings, she's just not used to things that she can't see or know, and for some reason she can't see minds

I do think the experience of not being "omniscient" for a little made her feel more human herself

To be honest she thinks even herself isn't real doesn't she? She needs to learn a lot.

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 07:43:41 -0700 item_3399 Blake Aragon My theory is that Doris’s right eye is either blue or green and her 3rd eye is the remaining color of the RGB

]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:08:08 -0700 item_3299 SiliconTree Did… did you know that… pigeons make milk?

I really should’ve just left that to the professional.

]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2026 11:40:29 -0700 item_3253 FanofMC-UA Fanart is hilarious =]

]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:12:04 -0700 item_3230 Folder. I stare at corpses too! I’m a medical student 🙂

]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:07:41 -0700 item_3229 Expendable-M I'm confused... Doris ate the peppermint

]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:15:29 -0700 item_3219 Freddi00 I interpret that last part as Doris giving Broccoli, essentially her child, all of the joys of life that she wasnt allowed to have. Its also why she has never once been truly mad at Broccoli. Always forgiving them and treating punishment as a formality than an actual educational need. At the same time, Doris does trap Broccoli in the rules and worldviews she's been taught from birth, thus spawning contradictions in the rules of polite and good

]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:09:10 -0700 item_3218 LonkDeveloper I think it makes sense for Lady Doris to deprive herself of pleasures- if she ever decided to do anything she wants, then the consequences could be disastrous, so I get why she would be extremely, extremely careful to never let it happen

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:30:00 -0700 item_3194 LonkDeveloper "The moon has been dead for quite some time." Does that mean there is only one moon? The same one in every universe? Is the moon outside of reality?

And why is moon being dead so significant that it's not Ideal to stare at it? What secrets could be glimpsed by watching it?

So many questions

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:27:08 -0700 item_3193 J--- Lady Doris being created by something contradicts established canon. Student also kind of has to be entropy, as their tea cooled... in the void.

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:28:18 -0700 item_3189 J--- politeness and goodness are separate factors, why does almost nobody consider this

]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:20:09 -0700 item_3188 Chelsey C Me too, friend! All in one day!

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:28:32 -0700 item_3182 J--- They proclaimed themself an "evil chaos tomato" not an "evil chaos tornado"

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:08:09 -0700 item_3175 J--- It would be evil for DORIS to consume the chocolate. Politeness and goodness are also canonically separate factors, so BROCCOLI consuming the chocolate doesn't have to be evil, just impolite. It has only been specified that DORIS consuming the chocolate would be evil and that ANYONE consuming the chocolate would be impolite. Therefore, it cannot be conclusively stated the BROCCOLI consuming the chocolate would be evil.

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:04:58 -0700 item_3174 J--- Friends are polite and good

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:56:16 -0700 item_3173 Colby I se we're at the "sacrifice your joy at the altar of capital" part of religion now

]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:41:03 -0700 item_3162 Blazejlo Vibe My theory is that Lady Doris is scared that she could lose control of herself , which is why she denies the treat .

She has stated that she is capable of anything , so it would be reasonable to be careful with such power.

The treat would likely make her want more to the point of maybe addiction.

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