@lemememeringue You're Poly, hyperempathic, and a Pleaser.
Just like, stay away from narcissists and Sociopaths, and other Users and you'll be okay.
re: unabashed request for validation
@fluxom_alt You're still a Valid Artist even if you haven't Arted in years.
The art stays Arted.
@lemememeringue Big Mood. I just end up dating lots of people.
Industry, griping, Boomers
I spent four years of my life working in mil-spec at two different companies as a Temp.
I saw how things were Designed, built, and tested. I've been reading about the 737MAX and Boeing lately.
I can see why the planes crashed. I can see why there's a Coverup. I can see why it's a massive problem.
I've worked these places. They're run by Boomers, staffed by Boomers, and everything Exists just to provide a comfortable, low-stress existence for some of the Worst, most Lazy, ineffective Engineers I've ever known.
All the actual Work is done by Temps, while the Good Old Gang of boomers forms the Core of the department. Nobody Cares about their job, nobody is Driven, and the entire structure of the Company is designed to be as Expensive and Wasteful as possible.
So I'm Really Salty lately. If we ever had to engage in a Real War, we wouldn't be able to scale up production in any meaningful way. And the folks who actually Know what's going on in the company are being Downsized, their positions Eliminated for more Profits, and before you know it...
An entire department is one boomer, a Genx-er, and fifteen Temps who aren't going to get Trained. Seven aren't going to make it a Week, because they don't Already Know how to do the job, and the rest are working Below their pay grade and skill level.
Congrats, that's how we build our highest tech: with underpaid, temp, no benefits labor, all so Useless Fat White Boomers can have a Career.
@Ferrovore I'm personally more used to the 'Ball of fire with a thousand eyes and a hundred eagles wings' because I see them show up more often than not, but then again, they've also showed up to me as a Goodra.
@maxine Are you a career mechwarrior who shoots up into the Air when no enemies are around just because they can?
"That's not what I expected," the knight said.
"What?" said the princess. "It's a dragon hoard."
The knight tried to count the dragons cuddling in a pile.
"How?"
"I started with one, then found a couple of strays." The princess shrugged. "I guess I just started collecting them."
#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories
@DissidentKitty@radical.town Wasn't saying that. Was saying that almost all humans will find Something to dedicate their lives and devotion to.
I just got raised Pantheist. It's all more or less equally valid, it's what you Do with your belief structure that counts.
But Charisma and emphatic resonance is a thing.
Southern Mass's local machine healer and part time witchdoctor.
Tiny motorcycles, magic potions, machine tools, progressive rock, trance states, and hand sharpened drill bits. Oh, and I read Tarot. Probably 18+ just to be sure.
#nobot