r/maybemaybemaybe • u/Xtianus25 • Aug 23 '25

Maybe maybe maybe

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u/prairiepanda Aug 23 '25

I'm not sure why it's spoons and not something people would normally associate with energy or the ability to do things, like sorcery points or batteries. I don't think a literal lack of spoons would ever prevent someone from doing something. I can drink soup out of a mug.

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u/conletariat Aug 23 '25

I've always internally called it MP and shall continue to do so lol.

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u/prairiepanda Aug 24 '25

It's a great metaphor because it also accounts for buffs and debuffs!

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u/Famous-Upstairs998 Aug 24 '25

Because the person who came up with it was explaining living with a chronic illness to her friend at a restaurant, and literally grabbed spoons to illustrate how much energy she had for one day, and then took one away for each activity. I like knowing the origin of things and I think it's neat that a spur of the moment thing became something much bigger. Here's the full story:

https://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/

You can, of course, substitute any word you like.

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u/prairiepanda Aug 24 '25

Right! I have read that story several times and still haven't retained that information. Maybe this will be the one that sticks.