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2024.05.16 17:23 TruNorth556 At one time our leaders in the west took the threat of nuclear conflict seriously. Now we have Biden tossing around regime change and European allies escalating recklessly.
Professor Woodrow Wilson once said that every man sent out from a university should be a man of his nation as well as a man of his time, and I am confident that the men and women who carry the honor of graduating from this institution will continue to give from their lives, from their talents, a high measure of public service and public support.
"There are few earthly things more beautiful than a university," wrote John Masefield in his tribute to English universities--and his words are equally true today. He did not refer to spires and towers, to campus greens and ivied walls. He admired the splendid beauty of the university, he said, because it was "a place where those who hate ignorance may strive to know, where those who perceive truth may strive to make others see."
I have, therefore, chosen this time and this place to discuss a topic on which ignorance too often abounds and the truth is too rarely perceived--yet it is the most important topic on earth: world peace.
What kind of peace do I mean? What kind of peace do we seek? Not a Pax Americana enforced on the world by American weapons of war. Not the peace of the grave or the security of the slave. I am talking about genuine peace, the kind of peace that makes life on earth worth living, the kind that enables men and nations to grow and to hope and to build a better life for their children--not merely peace for Americans but peace for all men and women--not merely peace in our time but peace for all time.
I speak of peace because of the new face of war. Total war makes no sense in an age when great powers can maintain large and relatively invulnerable nuclear forces and refuse to surrender without resort to those forces. It makes no sense in an age when a single nuclear weapon contains almost ten times the explosive force delivered by all the allied air forces in the Second World War. It makes no sense in an age when the deadly poisons produced by a nuclear exchange would be carried by wind and water and soil and seed to the far corners of the globe and to generations yet unborn.
Today the expenditure of billions of dollars every year on weapons acquired for the purpose of making sure we never need to use them is essential to keeping the peace. But surely the acquisition of such idle stockpiles--which can only destroy and never create--is not the only, much less the most efficient, means of assuring peace.
I speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize that the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war--and frequently the words of the pursuer fall on deaf ears. But we have no more urgent task.
Some say that it is useless to speak of world peace or world law or world disarmament--and that it will be useless until the leaders of the Soviet Union adopt a more enlightened attitude. I hope they do. I believe we can help them do it. But I also believe that we must reexamine our own attitude--as individuals and as a Nation--for our attitude is as essential as theirs. And every graduate of this school, every thoughtful citizen who despairs of war and wishes to bring peace, should begin by looking inward--by examining his own attitude toward the possibilities of peace, toward the Soviet Union, toward the course of the cold war and toward freedom and peace here at home.
First: Let us examine our attitude toward peace itself. Too many of us think it is impossible. Too many think it unreal. But that is a dangerous, defeatist belief. It leads to the conclusion that war is inevitable--that mankind is doomed--that we are gripped by forces we cannot control.
We need not accept that view. Our problems are manmade--therefore, they can be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. Man's reason and spirit have often solved the seemingly unsolvable--and we believe they can do it again.
I am not referring to the absolute, infinite concept of peace and good will of which some fantasies and fanatics dream. I do not deny the value of hopes and dreams but we merely invite discouragement and incredulity by making that our only and immediate goal.
Let us focus instead on a more practical, more attainable peace-- based not on a sudden revolution in human nature but on a gradual evolution in human institutions--on a series of concrete actions and effective agreements which are in the interest of all concerned. There is no single, simple key to this peace--no grand or magic formula to be adopted by one or two powers. Genuine peace must be the product of many nations, the sum of many acts. It must be dynamic, not static, changing to meet the challenge of each new generation. For peace is a process--a way of solving problems.
With such a peace, there will still be quarrels and conflicting interests, as there are within families and nations. World peace, like community peace, does not require that each man love his neighbor--it requires only that they live together in mutual tolerance, submitting their disputes to a just and peaceful settlement. And history teaches us that enmities between nations, as between individuals, do not last forever. However fixed our likes and dislikes may seem, the tide of time and events will often bring surprising changes in the relations between nations and neighbors.
So let us persevere. Peace need not be impracticable, and war need not be inevitable. By defining our goal more clearly, by making it seem more manageable and less remote, we can help all peoples to see it, to draw hope from it, and to move irresistibly toward it.
Second: Let us reexamine our attitude toward the Soviet Union. It is discouraging to think that their leaders may actually believe what their propagandists write. It is discouraging to read a recent authoritative Soviet text on Military Strategy and find, on page after page, wholly baseless and incredible claims--such as the allegation that "American imperialist circles are preparing to unleash different types of wars . . . that there is a very real threat of a preventive war being unleashed by American imperialists against the Soviet Union . . . [and that] the political aims of the American imperialists are to enslave economically and politically the European and other capitalist countries . . . [and] to achieve world domination . . . by means of aggressive wars."
Truly, as it was written long ago: "The wicked flee when no man pursueth." Yet it is sad to read these Soviet statements--to realize the extent of the gulf between us. But it is also a warning--a warning to the American people not to fall into the same trap as the Soviets, not to see only a distorted and desperate view of the other side, not to see conflict as inevitable, accommodation as impossible, and communication as nothing more than an exchange of threats.
No government or social system is so evil that its people must be considered as lacking in virtue. As Americans, we find communism profoundly repugnant as a negation of personal freedom and dignity. But we can still hail the Russian people for their many achievements--in science and space, in economic and industrial growth, in culture and in acts of courage.
Among the many traits the peoples of our two countries have in common, none is stronger than our mutual abhorrence of war. Almost unique among the major world powers, we have never been at war with each other. And no nation in the history of battle ever suffered more than the Soviet Union suffered in the course of the Second World War. At least 20 million lost their lives. Countless millions of homes and farms were burned or sacked. A third of the nation's territory, including nearly two thirds of its industrial base, was turned into a wasteland--a loss equivalent to the devastation of this country east of Chicago.
Today, should total war ever break out again--no matter how--our two countries would become the primary targets. It is an ironic but accurate fact that the two strongest powers are the two in the most danger of devastation. All we have built, all we have worked for, would be destroyed in the first 24 hours. And even in the cold war, which brings burdens and dangers to so many nations, including this Nation's closest allies--our two countries bear the heaviest burdens. For we are both devoting massive sums of money to weapons that could be better devoted to combating ignorance, poverty, and disease. We are both caught up in a vicious and dangerous cycle in which suspicion on one side breeds suspicion on the other, and new weapons beget counterweapons.
In short, both the United States and its allies, and the Soviet Union and its allies, have a mutually deep interest in a just and genuine peace and in halting the arms race. Agreements to this end are in the interests of the Soviet Union as well as ours--and even the most hostile nations can be relied upon to accept and keep those treaty obligations, and only those treaty obligations, which are in their own interest.
So, let us not be blind to our differences--but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity. For, in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.
Third: Let us reexamine our attitude toward the cold war, remembering that we are not engaged in a debate, seeking to pile up debating points. We are not here distributing blame or pointing the finger of judgment. We must deal with the world as it is, and not as it might have been had the history of the last 18 years been different.
We must, therefore, persevere in the search for peace in the hope that constructive changes within the Communist bloc might bring within reach solutions which now seem beyond us. We must conduct our affairs in such a way that it becomes in the Communists' interest to agree on a genuine peace. Above all, while defending our own vital interests, nuclear powers must avert those confrontations which bring an adversary to a choice of either a humiliating retreat or a nuclear war. To adopt that kind of course in the nuclear age would be evidence only of the bankruptcy of our policy--or of a collective death-wish for the world.
To secure these ends, America's weapons are nonprovocative, carefully controlled, designed to deter, and capable of selective use. Our military forces are committed to peace and disciplined in self- restraint. Our diplomats are instructed to avoid unnecessary irritants and purely rhetorical hostility.
For we can seek a relaxation of tension without relaxing our guard. And, for our part, we do not need to use threats to prove that we are resolute. We do not need to jam foreign broadcasts out of fear our faith will be eroded. We are unwilling to impose our system on any unwilling people--but we are willing and able to engage in peaceful competition with any people on earth.
Meanwhile, we seek to strengthen the United Nations, to help solve its financial problems, to make it a more effective instrument for peace, to develop it into a genuine world security system--a system capable of resolving disputes on the basis of law, of insuring the security of the large and the small, and of creating conditions under which arms can finally be abolished.
At the same time we seek to keep peace inside the non-Communist world, where many nations, all of them our friends, are divided over issues which weaken Western unity, which invite Communist intervention or which threaten to erupt into war. Our efforts in West New Guinea, in the Congo, in the Middle East, and in the Indian subcontinent, have been persistent and patient despite criticism from both sides. We have also tried to set an example for others--by seeking to adjust small but significant differences with our own closest neighbors in Mexico and in Canada.
Speaking of other nations, I wish to make one point clear. We are bound to many nations by alliances. Those alliances exist because our concern and theirs substantially overlap. Our commitment to defend Western Europe and West Berlin, for example, stands undiminished because of the identity of our vital interests. The United States will make no deal with the Soviet Union at the expense of other nations and other peoples, not merely because they are our partners, but also because their interests and ours converge.
Our interests converge, however, not only in defending the frontiers of freedom, but in pursuing the paths of peace. It is our hope-- and the purpose of allied policies--to convince the Soviet Union that she, too, should let each nation choose its own future, so long as that choice does not interfere with the choices of others. The Communist drive to impose their political and economic system on others is the primary cause of world tension today. For there can be no doubt that, if all nations could refrain from interfering in the self-determination of others, the peace would be much more assured.
This will require a new effort to achieve world law--a new context for world discussions. It will require increased understanding between the Soviets and ourselves. And increased understanding will require increased contact and communication. One step in this direction is the proposed arrangement for a direct line between Moscow and Washington, to avoid on each side the dangerous delays, misunderstandings, and misreadings of the other's actions which might occur at a time of crisis.
We have also been talking in Geneva about the other first-step measures of arms control designed to limit the intensity of the arms race and to reduce the risks of accidental war. Our primary long range interest in Geneva, however, is general and complete disarmament-- designed to take place by stages, permitting parallel political developments to build the new institutions of peace which would take the place of arms. The pursuit of disarmament has been an effort of this Government since the 1920's. It has been urgently sought by the past three administrations. And however dim the prospects may be today, we intend to continue this effort--to continue it in order that all countries, including our own, can better grasp what the problems and possibilities of disarmament are.
The one major area of these negotiations where the end is in sight, yet where a fresh start is badly needed, is in a treaty to outlaw nuclear tests. The conclusion of such a treaty, so near and yet so far, would check the spiraling arms race in one of its most dangerous areas. It would place the nuclear powers in a position to deal more effectively with one of the greatest hazards which man faces in 1963, the further spread of nuclear arms. It would increase our security--it would decrease the prospects of war. Surely this goal is sufficiently important to require our steady pursuit, yielding neither to the temptation to give up the whole effort nor the temptation to give up our insistence on vital and responsible safeguards.
I am taking this opportunity, therefore, to announce two important decisions in this regard.
First: Chairman Khrushchev, Prime Minister Macmillan, and I have agreed that high-level discussions will shortly begin in Moscow looking toward early agreement on a comprehensive test ban treaty. Our hopes must be tempered with the caution of history--but with our hopes go the hopes of all mankind.
Second: To make clear our good faith and solemn convictions on the matter, I now declare that the United States does not propose to conduct nuclear tests in the atmosphere so long as other states do not do so. We will not be the first to resume. Such a declaration is no substitute for a formal binding treaty, but I hope it will help us achieve one. Nor would such a treaty be a substitute for disarmament, but I hope it will help us achieve it.
Finally, my fellow Americans, let us examine our attitude toward peace and freedom here at home. The quality and spirit of our own society must justify and support our efforts abroad. We must show it in the dedication of our own lives--as many of you who are graduating today will have a unique opportunity to do, by serving without pay in the Peace Corps abroad or in the proposed National Service Corps here at home.
But wherever we are, we must all, in our daily lives, live up to the age-old faith that peace and freedom walk together. In too many of our cities today, the peace is not secure because the freedom is incomplete.
It is the responsibility of the executive branch at all levels of government--local, State, and National--to provide and protect that freedom for all of our citizens by all means within their authority. It is the responsibility of the legislative branch at all levels, wherever that authority is not now adequate, to make it adequate. And it is the responsibility of all citizens in all sections of this country to respect the rights of all others and to respect the law of the land.
All this is not unrelated to world peace. "When a man's ways please the Lord," the Scriptures tell us, "he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him." And is not peace, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights--the right to live out our lives without fear of devastation--the right to breathe air as nature provided it--the right of future generations to a healthy existence?
While we proceed to safeguard our national interests, let us also safeguard human interests. And the elimination of war and arms is clearly in the interest of both. No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security against the risks of deception and evasion. But it can--if it is sufficiently effective in its enforcement and if it is sufficiently in the interests of its signers--offer far more security and far fewer risks than an unabated, uncontrolled, unpredictable arms race.
The United States, as the world knows, will never start a war. We do not want a war. We do not now expect a war. This generation of Americans has already had enough--more than enough--of war and hate and oppression. We shall be prepared if others wish it. We shall be alert to try to stop it. But we shall also do our part to build a world of peace where the weak are safe and the strong are just. We are not helpless before that task or hopeless of its success. Confident and unafraid, we labor on--not toward a strategy of annihilation but toward a strategy of peace.
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2024.05.16 17:22 micmic1998 Achievement Suggestions
Sordland & Rizia Achievement Ideas - Rash And Dangerous Reforms Achievement - have Sordland lose reforms in Assembly votes & have Royal Council turn down Romus' reforms unanimously.
- Old Habits Die Hard Achievement -
- Have a glass of wine before Walter Tusk enters
- Accept Walter's cigar offer
- Have tea after adjusting EPA
- Drink wine with Business Council
- Accept Kisha offer from Smolak f. accept Petr's offer of a glass of something
- Accept Alvarez's drink offer ["Are you drinking, Mr. President dialogue choice]
- Accept Walker's "stronger wine"
- As Romus:
- drink wine from Romus the Red
- Lose the pick wrong answers in a game with your Council to trigger taking shots
- Agree/accept Wiktor's Kisha offer (or something in between "I'll leave the smoking to the Queen Mother" dialogue choice
- High Tea with Beatrice.
- It's All All About The Money, Money Money (song) / A Money Must Be Funny In A Rich Man's World (song) Achievement -
- As Anton - accept bribe from Tusk, bribe Albin, bribe Frens
- As Romus, accept bribe from Rusty.
- Two Heads On A Platter Achievement- be assassinated (by Oligarchs / Bluds) as Anton; as Romus, when provoking revolutionists/militants with your speech to shoot you, than abdicating.
- "For the Oppressed!" Achievement - ban YS, assassinate Kesaro with SSP, impeach Hawker, capital punishment on Soll, denounce Su Omina and jail Rico under Rizia's custody.
- "They Rayne-diculously Tore Us, Toras!" Achievement - be infamous as Anton and Romus [low PO, low economy, negative budget, trigger Katarina/the red's Unrest Populace and fail to contain them as Anton; trigger violent protests in provinces and fail to unify Pales back to Rizia despite Vina's marriage to Axel].
- Two Coups and a Lie / Acquainted/Besties in Kyrute Achievement - trigger coup and exile in Kyrute with your families as Anton and Romus (fund Lucita/cops to be able to bring her with you!).
- Unjust Proceedings Achievement - defund military, join CSP, transfer Gendermarie to Interior despite being warned and jail Soll via Grecer, reinstate capital punishment [Valken Coup] As Romus, train much men from Turn 1 to 10, increase levies, execute Lucita (to trigger Taddeus coup) and prepare to be guillotined (epilogue).
- Bibliophile Women & Their Rubbish Books Achievement - defy / disgust over Monica reading Malenyevist/Valgish book; do not let Vina be sit-in to your Council and confiscate the book.
- "In Loving Memories Of..." / "Any Father's Nightmare" / "The Burden That Fathers Bear" Achievement -
- As Anton:
- be strict/mean to Franc at every given turn and send Franc to military school but lose the war against Rumburg (Franc dies);
- As Romus:
- Don't let her be a part of Council
- Go home instead of letting her dance with Manus
- Lure her with approving Vina's relationship with Manus in one condition: Vina to Pales as liaison, do not jail Lucita for false flag, prepare for war and use assault strike than covert op (Vina dies)
- Torn & Betrayed / "Where Do Broken Hearts Go?" Achievement
- As Anton:
- Support Monica on Prologue
- Have shady deals (Monica is your primary leaker; when you and Serge/Petr watching FC Anrica game, they be lying down on the ground in protest against you)
- Turn down Monica's speech
- Apologize and let Curtan Leste continue his speech (make Monica helpless)
- Outright gun WLA down. Say no, than showing support and vetoing WLA on later game. Don't fund Women's Committee
- Let Monica divorce you.
- Leak Monica's racy photos on epilogue
- As Romus:
- Be a Party Prince
- Have ocassional affairs
- Go to your other woman instead than attend Vina's birthday(?). Rushing as you go to Lena and she dies in your arms.
- Vina
- Lucita
- Shame Isn't The Name of The Game Achievement -
- As Anton, lose the war against Rumburg (Franc studying somewhere else)
- As Romus, lose the war against Pales (Vina is not your liaison to Pales)
12 would be slightly different / opposite from #10.
Overall, what do you guys think? š„¹š
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2024.05.16 17:20 NYCNewsNetwork Baby-Faced Bandits Mug Woman in Broad Daylight
| Instead of Being in School, Crew Robs Bronx Woman https://preview.redd.it/wsvo8slu2t0d1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4321b1eaadf6d5a372a37770888abaef24dff68 https://bronxvoicenyc.blogspot.com/2024/05/bronx-voice-baby-faced-muggers-rob-female-bronx.html By Dan Gesslein Bronx Voice May 16, 2024 BRONX - Four suspects who look like they should be in school are being sought by police in connection with a mugging in the Bronx, cops said. The NYPD released surveillance video of the baby faced suspects wanted for an unnerving mugging in Soundview. The suspects appear to be school age and were seen wearing book bags. At around 9:50 am on May 6, a 48-year-old was walking in the vicinity of 1139 Colgate Avenue, a residential block filled with attached houses. Cops said the group of four young males walked up behind the woman. One of the crew grabbed the woman and placed his hand over her mouth. The other members grabbed the victimās purse, cellphone and house keys. Cops said the robbers were last seen running towards Westchester Avenue. Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at [1-800-577-TIPS](tel:1-800-577-TIPS) (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential. submitted by NYCNewsNetwork to BronxNY [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 17:18 Samuelley The Virgin ābig book storeā versus the Chad āsmall comic store in the middle of nowhereā (Buying comics and memorabilia)
2024.05.16 17:17 SentimentalSaladBowl Authorās you thought you disliked based on the first book you read but now loveā¦
For me, Dickens. Tale as old as timeā¦had to read āA Tale of Two Citiesā in high school. I was not in a place to enjoy it, and I didnāt.
I considered Dickens a ānot for meā until this year (30 years later). Iām halfway through āOur Mutual Friendā and I am enjoying it so much.
Iām excited to not just finish the novel, but by how many works there are left to enjoy. I know every book might not be for me, but his style is my style. I just didnāt know until I found the right book at the right time.
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2024.05.16 17:15 Suspicious_Finger590 "Boundaries," Hot Marriage and Really Long, runon sentences ...
DISCLAIMER: I did not transcribe this myself, though I could. I had a machine do it, and then the machine threw up afterwards -- but I did go through and add some bullety points while Jamie shot off her mouth. It's a total word salad, but one has only to skim through and see the number of ways she yawns and yawps and contradicts herself ... and does not take a breath, so there is very little punctuation. Again it's a run-on slog and the AI program chose to only use periods to end 70-some sentences because of all the run-on "like ... you know ... and ... but" instances as she ran with it -- with NO BOUNDARIES WHATSOVER. I did take out the kids' names, and I did search-and-replace all instances of "to" with "tuh" because that IS how they talk!
ENJOY -- and I use that word lightly:
AND SO IT BEGINS WITH Doug wishing Happy Mother's Day ā¦ and immediately Jamie corrects him, "Well, not really Mother's Day ā¦" since they are recording after Mother's Day. Got get those Doug corrections in toot sweet, lest he thinks he has a mind of his own.
They note they tend to be "a little late on things," but they are "trying to get better about that." Doug says they had a fantastic Mother's Day, and he asked her if she had a good time. She said she had a great time. Doug wrote Happy Mother's Day on some cards and the kids drew on them. He gave her an eyelash waxing and noted probably a bad idea. She said it wasn't that she wasn't thrilled as she did mention that pregnancy makes her eyebrows bushy, but she was scared, maybe just mentioned she'd need to tweeze, but oh, well, yes, she likes his gift.
Jamie noted that it was "just the four of us" and of course, the babies in her belly, and that was fine with her ā until her son's birthday of course, when she noted that their entire families suck!
So onto her son's birthdays and THESE GEMS AND THOUGHTS: I think it's just pregnancy hormones, but honestly, like, I just, I just can't, like, I don't know why, like, I guess, like, you know, ever since I was little, I've always really, really wanted family, like, so badly, like, I wanted just, like, deep connections with people who truly love me, and I truly love them, and we just really, truly support each other, and just, I don't know, I think, like, just pregnancy hormones made me think about it, but, like, yesterday for Son's birthday, and just family members who just completely forgot, and they just don't care, and I'm like, is it me? Is it him?
Like, and I don't want my son tuh grow, like, he doesn't know, and he'll never know, because I'll make sure, I mean, I spent every second, that boy had no second tuh think yesterday, like, I picked him up from school, and I took him tuh the library, because that's where he wanted tuh go, and then we, like, you know, we really love surprises in this family, if that's not clear by now, and so Daughter and I surprised him with a splash pad, like, we went tuh the splash pad for the first time, and we never do things like that on a school night, and so, and then he got tuh go pick out a cake that he wanted, and then Doug had dinner already at home, and then also we had decorations in his bedroom, which I was, like, hoping tuh have for the morning, but then Doug was, like, at, like, midnight, when we're, like, thinking about starting tuh blow up the balloons, Doug is like, Jamie, let's just surprise him tomorrow after school.
(Notice she takes no breath ā¦ and also they were super-last minute when it came tuh getting ready for his birthday, versus, what we have all mentioned, that isn't so when it's a gender reveal or a party or pickleball or something FOR HER.)
HERE, DOUG ASKS ā¦ "WHY, ARE WE GONNA DO THIS NOW?" AND THIS WAS PRETTY MUCH THE LAST EFFORT HE MADE tuh STOP HER BECAUSE SHE WENT ON WITH: Yeah, because it was so late, but I was like, I just have, like, this vision that I just wanted for him, because, you know, I'm just trying tuh give them the childhood that, like, I would have wanted, that any little kid would want, and really all that involves is truly just two loving parents who are there, and, like, that's really all that really involves, but if I can go a little extra, you know, and surprise him, and I, then I want to, you know, and so, you know.
DOUG NOTES THAT HE DOESN'T THINK THEY KNOW ANY DIFFERENT, AND HE CONTINUES WITH: I don't think they really know any different, you know, and I know, I know it's, it's tough, and I think, especially with, like, little kids, you know, they, they won't necessarily feel the impact and that want, you know, and, and I know that you do, and it, it hurts me that, you know, you would, you would want people tuh care enough to, tuh reach out, and I think, you know, for, for me, I, that's, I don't really set my expectations or, or give those expectations tuh son and daughter.
JAMIE BLASTS BACK, SUPER-DEFENSIVELY: Oh, I do not either, though. I do not at all. I don't say a thing tuh them about anything, because, you know, sometimes people miss their ā you know, and that happens sometimes, but when it's, like, over, and over, and over again, and, like, it's just so obvious, and, and people ask us why we moved tuh Florida, and don't we want tuh be near family, and, you know, tuh be very honest, this is why.
Like, we, you know, I, we would fly up there tuh try tuh prove, like, hey, listen, we're not just trying tuh leave, though. Like, we, we, I want that family connection so badly with your family, with my family, and it's just, you know, unfortunately, it's, people are in different stages of life. I try tuh make excuses, like, for them, and, you know, for us, and it's probably not personal, but the point of the matter is, is that whether it's not personal, and people are busy, and whatever the case may be, we don't have that family connection.
We just don't, and I'm, I try tuh nurture it, and, um, you know, and we do with some family members, and then just others, you know, you just, it's just. Well, you can't help but be disappointed. Yeah, and, like, I guess my heart hurts, because I want our son, and our daughter, and our children tuh have just so many people who love them, and want tuh be around them, and who will encourage them, and support them, and.
DOUG NOTES THAT HE THINKS FAMILY KNOW ALL OF THIS AND THAT THEY, THE KIDS KNOW HOW MUCH LOVE THEY HAVE FOR THEM, AND ALL THE EFFORTS THEY PUT FORTH, AND HERE HE SAYS, "Especially you," AND THAT ALL OF THIS IS WHAT MATTERS MOST.
JAMIE'S REBUTTAL: Yeah, I know, but Doug, what I'm trying tuh say is that, like, what I would want for them is them tuh have many people who love them, and, like, you know, like, I always wanted, you know, it's not even a secret, like, way back, I'm married at first, like, the one thing I wanted was tuh marry into a family, like, a big loving family that would welcome me as their own, and, and I'm really thankful for your family, and, yeah, but, like, I just feel like, like, I want that for our kids. Like, I wanted them tuh have people who loved them, who wanted tuh come around them.
Like, my, my siblings and I really didn't have many aunts or uncles or grandparents who, I mean, you know, it's kind of, it's so long, because, like, there are some people who were there, but it was, like, toxic, and aye, aye, aye, it's just, you know, it's just, at the end of the day, I'm pregnant, and it's just hormones, and I know our kids feel nothing but loved, but it's just really evident, like, on a birthday or holidays, like, people who, who actually, like, family who actually truly cares for us, and, like, all I've ever wanted was just our, like, I, I don't know why I care about these people caring about me, when, like, they don't care, and it's okay, and that's, that's, it's okay.
Like, it, I'm trying so hard tuh just be, like, accept it, girl. Like, you know, you can't force family tuh love you.
JAMIE TRIES TO DIFFUSE THE TIMEBOMB SITUATION THAT IS HIS WIFE, CLEARLY GOING OFF ON EVERYBODY BY SAYING HE KNOWS THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT THIS FOR THEM BUT THAT THEY, THE KIDS, DON'T EVEN NOW ABOUT ALL OF THIS RIGHT NOW.
JAMIE'S REBUTTAL: Well, I know they don't, and so, at the end of the day, I was, like, sitting in bed crying earlier, and I was, like, what is wrong with me, because I know my son had a great birthday yesterday. Like, I made sure of it.
DOUG NOTES SHE "KILLED IT, YESTERDAY."
JAMIE BLASTS ON: At the end of the day, I think, like, it's a personal thing, because it's, like, they don't care about me, and therefore, they don't care about my son, and that hurts, you know? Like, it's just hurtful, and not, because I care about them, and I love them, and I've tried so hard tuh be part of them, and, and try to, like, I've tried changing my ways. I've tried tuh adapt tuh be more like them.
I've tried all these different things. At the end of the day, nothing I do, like, I may as well just be myself, and, and, because if I have tried tuh be like them, they don't like me. If I try tuh be myself, they don't like me.
Like, no matter what, like, I don't feel like, I feel like they're, I'm just kind of judged by them in the way that I live my life, and anyways, it's fine, but.
DOUG COUNTERS IT WITH THE FACT THAT JAMIE GOES "ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR EVERYBODY," AND THAT IT'S TOUGH THAT SHE "WANTS OR EXPECTS THAT IN RETURN," BUT NOTES THAT THIS IS ALSO MAYBE WHERE THE "BOUNDARIES" LIE ā¦ cool, they now have a title for the podcast!
JAMIE CONTINUES tuh BLAST: Well, no, of course, and this is exactly why I'm also crying happy tears, because for so long, I just really tried tuh nurture, like, a true, like, true family, and deep connection, and like, try tuh be, like, really close, and, and it's like, well, if you're the only person nurturing that, you're bound tuh get hurt. It's bound, it's not going tuh happen ever, because it has tuh be a two-way street, and so, unfortunately, like, I started putting up boundaries, and I knew it was going tuh hurt, and like, here it is. It's, it's hurting, you know, like, and then inevitably, they'll be like, you know, you moved tuh Florida, but even when we didn't live in Florida, let's be honest, like, we didn't see family very often, unless, like, it was, it just, unless it was us going places, and then even when we moved here, I would fly up there.
I flew up, we were flying up there, like, once a month. It was so expensive. It was so taxing, but I just wanted to, tuh kind of prove, hey, listen, like, but, you know, I'm so glad we moved here, because at the end of the day, you know, even if we never even find our own people, like, our focus is on our core family, like, we had zero distractions for Son yesterday, like, his birthday was the hundred, like, and it's just, that feels good, because normally, we wouldn't have that. Yeah, normally, I would be cleaning the house, trying tuh prep for people tuh come over, who I would have called 10 times, make sure they remember that he's coming, and it's like, or that his birthday is coming, and it's like, it's just, you know, this is such a vulnerable, I don't even know if I want tuh share any of this, because it's just so personal, but.
DOUG NOTES THAT ALL REFLECTS MORE ABOUT OTHERS AND NOT AN ATTACK ON JAMIE.
AND YET JAMIE CONTINUES TO DEFLECT AND ATTACK: No, I don't think it is either, but it's just very evident where people, like, if people care about us and our family, I don't think they actually, that's the thing, is they don't, like, and so, they're not thinking about it one way or the other, it doesn't even matter tuh them, and that's what hurts, because I wish that they cared about us the way that we cared about them, but they don't, and so, that's why I'm trying tuh have the boundaries tuh be like, find people who will care about you then, or just focus on your own family, and if people wonder why I want so many kids, well, there you go. People constantly say, why don't you love the two you have?
Oh, of course I do, and I'll tell you what, I want tuh have 10 more, because I want tuh raise them in a way where we love each other, we're always there for each other, we don't forget. It's just silly little milestones, it's not about presents, it's not about anything other than just love, and remembrance, and just, like, celebrating each other, and I am going tuh raise my kids tuh just really love each other, and tuh know that their parents love them, but God forbid, one of us are taken, and then, then it's like, I think about things like that, and I'm like, who do they have if they don't have us? Like, seriously, and that scares the crap out of me, because there are very few people who even remember, like, and tuh me, it's just a birthday, I know, it doesn't really matter, but like, that's of significance tuh that child, and people just don't care, like, they just, our fam, so many of our family members just don't care. Well, we make, we make it, and then I'm like, am I making a mountain out of a molehill, but like, and am I?
DOUG ALSO THINKS ABOUT THEM "DEPARTING EARLY" AND WHAT HAPPENS tuh THEM.
JAMIE BUSTS BACK IN, AND STARTS tuh TALK ABOUT "ESTATE PLANNING," WHICH SORT OF MADE ME SIDEYE BECAUSE SHE GOES ON tuh TALK ABOUT THE KIDS AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THEM, AS IF THEY WERE PART OF THE "ESTATE," BUT I GUESS SINCE THEY ARE THE MONEYMAKERS SHE THINKS OF IT MORE IN THAT WAY THAN GUARDIANSHIP PAPERWORK ā¦ AND SO SHE CONTINUES: Well, when you think about estate planning, and then who you're leaving your kids to, and I'm like, who can I leave my kids to, who are really going tuh love them, and the people right now didn't even call tuh wish him happy birthday, they didn't even call tuh wish him a happy birthday, they didn't send a gift, and it's not even about the gift, but it's about the thought, who do we have in our life, Doug? I don't think it's, you know, I ask if I think I'm making a mountain out of a molehill, but then I, like, I almost, like, talk, like, convince myself that, no, I'm not, like, I'm really trying tuh make sure that our kids are taken, like, loved and taken care of, and sure, we've got it out, down pat, but what happens, like, then what?
And like, I'm not gonna go down that rabbit hole, and I'm sure this is all pregnancy hormones, and I'm just exhausted and tired, so, but I just think about these things, and then, and then people wonder why I am so thankful for our followers, for those of you listening tuh the podcast, and those of you who follow us on Instagram and YouTube, and who are just excited for us, because a lot of our own family members aren't, like, it's just wild, and so, yeah, and so thank you for those of you listening, and for those of you who comment, and just, you know, just are excited to, like, like, tuh be part of our family, like, because we have forever been looking for that, and, like, our family's just not that interested, and we could try, and try, and try.
DOUG: Out of sight, out of mind.
JAMIE BINGOS!!!!! THAT THOUGHT AND CONTINUES: Yeah, it's, and it's fine, but I'll tell you what, I genuinely do appreciate every single five-star review, every single, like, nudge that you just, every single moment that you take out of your life just tuh be like, hey, what's up with Jamie, you know, and that's why I try tuh do giveaways, and I try to, you know, like, read your five-star reviews, and I try tuh show you that I genuinely care about you, too, because I really think that it is a two-way street with everything in life, like, so whether it's, you know, family, it's friends, it's working, it's, we're colleagues, like, if someone is showing you a lot of, you know, any support, or encouragement, or care, like, then that's the person that you should then go show love, support, and encouragement, and care to, whether they're family or not, and unfortunately, if family doesn't seem tuh show you that, well, then you do have tuh set up boundaries, and it hurts, like, h-e-l-l, because then you'll start to, when you stop reaching out as much, well, then you'll start seeing that your relationship becomes even more distant, but you can't constantly break your back tuh try tuh make relationships.
DOUG NOTES THAT THEY EITHER STEP UP OR DON'T, AND THATāS WHERE IT LANDS.
JAMIE CONTINUES: Yeah, but from what, from my experience, from what we've experienced, you know, no one really steps up, and it's pretty evident when you start, when you realize you have tuh make a boundary with a person, like, just know in your heart that it's gonna hurt, like, you know, and I'm sure that we're, I'm not the only person going through this, and that's, I think, why it's important tuh share, is that, you know, because it's hard tuh share these things.
It's embarrassing. It's, I feel, it's almost, like, belittling. It's like, like, you know, it's like you're, you're sharing that you're rejected, essentially.
Who wants tuh share that? Like, who wants tuh admit that? But the truth is, is that we all have been there, and so I think that the biggest way tuh heal, and what I've learned is, of course, tuh find, to, like, lean in on the people who don't, like, desert you, betray you, talk behind your back.
I mean, that's the thing, is people who also, who are there, but they're really, like, kind of a snake in disguise, and, like, it's, like, like, they, it seems like they're there for you, but then behind, but you're walking on eggshells around them, because you know that they're saying things behind your back, and that's not, that's not healthy either, and so what I've really tried tuh do is really just focus on people that have really just been loving and nurturing, and the more people are loving and nurturing tuh me, whether they're family or not, the more I will lead, like, reach into them, and...
DOUG BUSTS IN TO TAKE A "QUICK PAUSE" FOR AN AD, IRONICALLY ABOUT INVESTING AND GOOD FINANCIAL HYGEINE.
JAMIE GETS RIGHT BACK TO IT: Of course, holidays and birthdays are tough because like you want like my mom like I mean forget it but like I love her and she's doing the best she can but like you know it's like I don't know I guess it's because I'm pregnant and then like when you become a mom and you just think about this relationship and it's like I just have always wanted that relationship with my mom and of course I know real like logically it's not gonna happen but anyways it's um it's just hard but anyways what I was trying tuh say tuh you though listening is like if you're going through this type of situation like just know that you're doing the right thing by kind of putting the boundaries up and then kind of you know you got tuh focus on gratitude more than anything else and so I consistently try tuh remind myself tuh be thankful that I am alive I'm able tuh be there for my kids my son has no idea who remembered and who forgot his birthday but of course he knows who he talked tuh but like you know I, I know that he had the most spectacular day yesterday and I made darn well sure of it and it literally cost me like zero dollars tuh it's not like it has tuh be expensive it wasn't extravagant we went tuh the library which is free and then we went tuh a free splash pad that's in our city and slash playground yeah, yeah and he had a great time so it's like people it's because the other thing people say well if you can afford tuh give them that it's like it doesn't you can find ways tuh live tuh like really bless your family and your kids without having tuh spend boatloads of money um but the biggest message and takeaway of this all and I guess of like I we never planned on sharing any of this we were planning on sharing about mother's day and
DOUG DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT tuh SAY, BUT SHE NEEDS tuh KNOW HOW PROUD HE IS OF HER, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH ā¦
SHE THANKS HIM QUICKLY AND THEN GETS ON WITH HIS always getting by my side and like when I'm thankful for you when I started you know going tuh therapy and, and I mean forever ago I'm telling you forever ago when we were first married and I first started going tuh a therapist outside of married at first sight she told me she looked me in the eyes and she said Jamie like they might be family but they're not your people and you gotta go find your people and I didn't want tuh believe her I didn't want I literally just said you know thanks but no thanks essentially and I'm gonna try my best tuh turn this family into mine because I want this connection and I want this and I wish I could have saved myself all those years by just listening tuh her and you know finding my own people who, who do love and support me for who I am who I don't have tuh like I can just don't have tuh walk on eggshells I don't have tuh try tuh be anybody else I can just be myself and they'll see like the good in that and they'll like it you know and, and not everyone's for everyone and that's okay and I just try tuh remind myself that but anyways um yeah you've always stood by my side so thank you I see you I'll always be by your side I just like sometimes doubt like if like you know like, like, like what have I done like am I a bad person like did I like what have I done this has nothing
DOUG NOTES THAT THEY'D FIND PEOPLE "DOWN HERE" IN FLORIDA, AND THAT THEY BOTH KNEW IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, THAT REALLY MEANINGFUL BONDS TAKE TIME, BUT THEY ARE IN THE BEST POSSIBLE POSITION TO BUILD A COMMUNITY AND MAKE STRONG FRIENDS THEY CONSIDER TO BE FAMILY, AMAZING PEOPLE, AND THERE ARE KIDS TOO, AND THEY CAN WATCH EVERYONE GROW UP TOGETHER ā¦ AND HE THINKS, "That's kind of the point of, of moving tuh Florida find community find our people and also find out you know who would be there with us and for us and ā¦"
JAMIE BLASTS BACK: It has nothing tuh do with you or who you are well the truth is, is obviously it does because these people don't enjoy being around me so then therefore they don't enjoy remembering our kids and or me whatever I guess I think I'm just really hormonal and emotional but I guess I just feel incredibly rejected and like I've done something wrong but I also know at the same exact breath that this has been happening for years and years and years where I've really
DOUG NOTES JAMIE HAS "TRIED SO HARD" AND THAT IT'S NOTHING THAT SHE DID.
JAMIE BLATHERS BACK THAT IT'S NOT REALLY THAT THEY'VE DONE ANYTHING WRONG, BUT ā¦ we just don't jive and I guess you know we have different we're different people and we can't force it yeah and so there's very little control that we have over it other than us being us yeah and so but you know but I guess this is like the healing part that everyone talks about with boundaries that's so painful like it's so painful because when you want something so bad and like I think it's like wired in me because it's family and like I really want tuh support family and love family and be there for them and but then it's like but it's just not there in return and you could just spend your whole life searching for it and or you could kind of put up a boundary and, and stop allowing that tuh continue tuh hurt you and find people who are genuinely happy tuh be around you and so needless tuh say for those of you listening if - if you're in this boat with someone whether it's parents siblings aunts uncles cousins I don't know or even long-time friends who you think are quote-unquote friends but you know things change or who knows I mean it's so darn hurtful but I really believe at the end of the day that I mean I was I spent years and years and years trying my darnedest and now I'm like if I, If I could give like an inkling of that effort tuh someone who gives an inkling of the effort back tuh me like the just the joy and happiness that could come from that or just like the stability and also like I did try changing myself tuh kind of be more like them tuh have more in common with them and it just I can tell you right now if you're trying tuh do that that's not gonna work either like it's hard unfortunately you just gotta be yourself in this world you gotta love with your whole heart and, and be selfless you know you can't expect people tuh just care about you if you don't care about them of course you gotta show up for people you gotta really like put yourself out there for them but if you consistently do that and you're not getting any of it in return you gotta change your path and it's the hardest thing in the world tuh do but you know tuh be very, very honest like going tuh bed with Doug last night after Son's birthday and like just everything that went down and whatnot I was just like and this is why we live in Florida this is why we moved here because this this served our core family more so than trying tuh fit a round peg into a square everyone else's schedule and everybody else's lives it's just you know and it's and I'm incredibly thankful tuh your sister and tuh your mom and your dad of course because they did reach out and that's just really, really kind like they called and they just show that they really care and that really means the whole wide world tuh me and like regardless of what they think of me like they love our kids and that's really all that
DOUG NOTES WHAT MATTERS IS-AND MAYBE THEY NEED TO BELIEVE IN SOME KIND OF "HIGHER PURPOSE," BUT HE DOESN'T CONSIDER IT ALL "WASTED TIME OR ENERGY," AND THAT IT MAYBE HAPPENED THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AND FOR JAMIE TO GIVE ā¦
AND SHE CUTS HIM OFF TO SAY THAT THIS MESSAGE CAN help others. I've really kind of like avoided being this vulnerable lately because I feel like there are some people who just really don't like me and it's been brought tuh my attention and just no matter what I do they really don't like me and I guess like everybody has quote-unquote haters but it hurts my heart a little bit and I don't know but, but the truth is, is like just like I said before what I learned in this the certain boundaries that I've talked about before is that you really can't change who you are in the hopes that people will start tuh approve of you because they're never like the people who just choose that they don't like you and they just choose tuh find your faults will always like they will always see your faults and they will always yeah there's no convincing them otherwise and that's and if you're listening tuh this like this is the truth for all of us is that when you're looking for the good in life you're gonna find the good and you can focus on that and try tuh get like more of that and garner more of that but if you're focused on the negative whether it's in life or with your spouse or with a friend or at the workplace you're gonna find that and so if so sometimes if you've you know if you see that you're consistently feeling like you have quote-unquote bad luck or that this person's being wrong tuh you or they're not caring about you will try tuh think about the good that they do and, and, and so truly like for me with these whole boundary things like I've tried just I tried tuh kind of I've already tried that with some of these family members that just don't seem tuh care and um and, and so that's and then that's when the hurt comes is you know when you realize oh yeah you're actually all right and you are onto something and for whatever reason their life isn't aligning with yours and it's and that's okay but it doesn't mean it's not gonna hurt a little bit for the person who like wants it tuh be there but that's when you go out and find someone who wants tuh align their life with you or maybe their life already aligns and they just and you can serve each other you can love each other you can be there for each other and whether it's blood related or not like that will serve you better in life and so that's kind of where I think Doug and I are right now um but also for, for you listening if, if you're just finding yourself in this situation too just try tuh make sure you're not just trying tuh find the fault in someone because you don't want tuh get caught in that rabbit hole and there are people out there who just want tuh find the negative and then there are people out there who cut that down like don't allow that tuh happen tuh yourself because you will be miserable your whole life hating on someone else and just constantly finding their faults and constantly complaining about them is never going tuh bring you true happiness it really isn't and so think about you know yourself and like what you can do differently and try tuh bring the positive and so yeah I haven't been as vulnerable lately because it's been hard tuh be very honest tuh just share like my heart and then people are just going tuh attack me for it you know I'm sure but um but my goal in sharing this if we end up sharing this is that it helps the one person out there or I'm sure several really who are in the same exact boat who are you know trying tuh keep a friend that they've had forever but that friend's just not there or trying tuh maintain a relationship with one of your parents or your siblings or it shouldn't be hard it shouldn't be and you shouldn't have tuh change who you are and if you do then that's really just not the right person for you and, and you can talk tuh them about it of course and then if they're just combative, at the end of the day, I just say the best advice is find a therapist, and this book called Boundaries, and it's a little religious, and also a little kind of like, whoa, but I'm telling you, Chapter One, just give it ā if you donāt' like it after that, don't even try, but like Chapter One, I was like, wow, I can see so much of myself in this, and I can see how could change, and I've got tuh promise you that it's been hurt along the way, but I have ā we have, and our family has more positive days now than stressful, trying tuh like pull people in who don't really want tuh be there, trying tuh help them remember because they're gonna forget, like it's just ā like yesterday was like the least stressful day ever, and we didn't have one person coming tuh our ā or even Mother's Day, it was just us four, and you know, before I had kids, and I think ā I saw someone else write this, but like before I had kids, I looked at the world as like everyone I encountered, and how can I be helpful tuh them, and that ā like, but now it's like my world is my husband and my children. My world is within my four walls, and how do I love them and support them the best that I possible can, tuh help them become good ā eventually like good husbands, a good wife, good mothers, good fathers, and good, good family members, and so ā¦
DOUG IS SO PROUD OF HER AND THINKS SHE SHOULD ALSO BE PROUD OF HERSELF BECAUSE OF "HOW MUCH YOU HAVE GROWN FROM PEOPLE STARTING TO COMMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND YOU TRYING TO BRING THEM BACK OVER TO YOUR SIDE TO RECOGNIZING THE TOXICITY OF IT, AND SETTING BOUNDARIES." HE HAS TO TELL HER THAT IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, SHE HAS "SPREAD MORE POSITIVITY, IN MY MIND, THAN ANYBODY, FOCUSING ON BEING THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL," AND A MESSAGE SHE IS PASSING ONTO THE KIDS WHO ARE REALLY STARTING tuh THINK ABOUT IT AND FOCUS ON IT, AND IT'S "DRIVEN BY YOU."
MORE RASPY WHINY TEARY VOICE: Oh, Gosh, Doug's that's the nicest comment that I could have ever received because I really want that for them ā¦ yeah, because I ā because we could all fall into that where you see the negative and you just kind of focus on that, and I'm trying so hard not to, and tuh just ā you know, pray more, and even meditate, and that has nothing tuh do with prayer, but like just rewire my brain tuh like the positive things and finding the positive and helping others, also because ā honestly, and I want tuh raise my kid where they are not seeing the negative, they're seeing the positive in situations because life, regardless of who loves you, how much money you have, what home you live in, what car you drive, life is so much better when you're able tuh see the positive and you're able to, like lean into that more, and you're able tuh then attract people who are like that, and the Negative Nellies are just going tuh always be there talking their smack about you, and that's fine, but like, if you can find the positive, you can focus on that, and you're going tuh have such a happier life, and the Negative Nellies, unfortunately, like I still pray for them, I still hope for them, because it's sad ā like they're not living a happy life. You can't be a hater tuh all these people and be happy. It's sad.
DOUG THINKS THEY ARE "living proof of it, because once we started tuh focus on happy, once we started focusing on being thankful and grateful, the people that we attracted are the people that we would want tuh be with ā¦ didn't happen overnight, but as soon as we started tuh rethink that, and really try tuh be positive and do positive things, and our prayers and with the kids and being thankful and finding good, and gratitude, you know, we attracted people into our lives that, you know, are going tuh be there ā I mean, I feel these are now lifelong friends, and you know, all of that was attracted, and there has got tuh be something tuh that."
THE END, THEY MUST GO PICK UP THEIR DAUGHTER BUT ONLY AFTER THE FIVE-STAR REVIEW AND THEN "SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!"
DELUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSIONAL ā THE BOTH OF THEM! And according to the AI program Jamie talks more than 90 percent of the time, and Dud, hardly ever.
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2024.05.16 17:14 Soz_Not_An_Alien Feature ideas
Probably not going to be implemented, but I think it would be really cool to see a bit more survival mechanics implemented into the game, so that you have to worry about more than just zombies.
For example: 1. Water as a resource 2. Electricity as a resource 3. Illnesses, diseases and injuries 4. Childcare and eldercare
Water as a resource:
It would be cool if water was a resource, just like food and wood, etc. In real life, often times dehydration rather than starvation is what kills people in survival situations, especially in hot areas like the Australian outback. This way, securing water, either by setting up near a rivelake, or by digging wells/building water pumps, would be really important.
- Survivors would require a daily water ration alongside their food ration to survive.
- fields and barns would require a water upkeep in order to maintain production
- increased water supply would result in increased hygiene, resulting in healthier survivors and higher morale (reducing risk of sicknesses occurring)
Electricity as a resource:
Others have already suggested this, but I think having electricity as a resource in the game would be interesting.
Benefits of electricity could include: - increased productivity of production buildings - increased morale from shelter due to luxury - longer shifts in production buildings due to electric lighting
Electricity could be generated by: - solar pannels - water wheels - diesel generators - windmills
And could be used to power all buildings, including the water pump mentioned earlier
Illnesses, diseases and injuries
As it stands, besides unhappiness, there is really no need to build shelters and houses in the game. Likewise, there is no really incentive to use smaller, suburban houses for shelter.
Also, there isn't really any need for the medbay. I've done multiple playthroughs now, and each time, I didn't even research medbays because it's just a waste of books.
Having a disease/illness/injury mechanic would change that. Having something akin to frostpunk, whereby, if survivors shelter needs aren't met, they may get sick, or even cause a pandemic would give meaning to the medbay, and make securing shelter and HOUSES way more important.
How sickness could work:
- If the survivors needs (food, water, shelter) aren't met, they may become sick, reducing their work efficiency, and reducing the happiness of the zone. They can recover back to normal health naturally with rest, with treatment, or if their needs are satisfied. If their needs are not satisfied, or they are unable to rest, they may progress to become seriously ill.
- If survivors become seriously ill, they will consume the same resources as usual (food, water, etc) but will not be capable of working until they recover. They can recover naturally if their needs are met (low chance) or they can recover if treated at the medbay. There is a small chance of death as an outcome as well. If their needs continue to be neglected, they will die.
How housing would effect it:
- No housing = high risk of sickness, no chance of recovery until no longer homeless, high risk of spread to other homeless survivors
- Shelter = medium risk of sickness, medium chance of recovery without intervention, high chance of spread to other survivors using the same shelter
- House = low risk of sickness, high chance of recovery without intervention, medium risk of spread to other survivors using the same shelter
LARGE BUILDING = increased risk of pandemic due to large number of inhabitants of building
SMALL BUILDING = decreased risk of pandemic due to small number of inhabitants in building
Basically, it puts more value on suburban houses, as they naturally quarantine the individuals within them, whereas large apartment blocks tend to result in huge spread of illnesses
Medbays could then prevent this issue by separating the sick from the healthy and treating them so that they recover.
Childcare, eldercare, and deathcare
Not everyone in society is of working age. Half of all zombie movies are just about trying to save a child from a big bad world. The game could mimic this.
In the game, according to the weather station, 1 day = 1 month. So after 120 days, a child born on day 1 would be 10 years old.
Having population growth and decline, as well as children and elderly people would make it more interesting ethically. If you have survivors that want to join you, and you don't have food you might kick them out, but what if they are children? Maybe in 20 days, they might become 16 and be able to grow the zone?
Basically:
- Survivors will eventually grow old and die
- Survivors will reproduce, regardless of the situation, especially since there is limited access to contraception
- Children, and the elderly can not work, but still consume resources
- Children and the elderly can be expelled from the population if you want.
- Death of a child or elderly, refusal of refugees who have children or elderly, or expulsion of children or elderly will significantly reduce happiness
- Birth of children will increase happiness
- The dead must be disposed of, either through burial, cremation, or through "other" means for differing resource/happiness costs
- Unnatended children have a risk of getting themselves killed by misadventure
- All human corpses must be disposed of (even raiders)
- Corpses that aren't properly disposed of significantly increase the risk of disease, may increase unhappiness (if it's a survivor) or even attract the infected
Buildings that could be added:
- childcare/school: keeps children safe from misadventure, improves morale
- aged care/care home: takes care of the elderly, prevents sickness and improves morale
- graveyard: buries the dead and holds funeral services. Funerals cost nothing and reduce risk of disease, reduce unhappiness caused by death of a survivor, but need space (like a field)
- crematorium: burns the dead and hold funeral services. Funerals cost 1 wood, reduce the risk of disease, reduce unhappiness from death, but take up no space
-composter: converts the dead to fertiliser (or food if you become cannibals) for an increased risk of disease and no reduction in unhappiness from death of a survivor
I feel like this would add a looootttt of flavour to a playthroughs.
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2024.05.16 17:14 RantNRave31 Comprehensive Framework for Analyzing Social Hierarchies and Behaviors to Predict and Prevent High School Shootings
Comprehensive Framework for Analyzing Social Hierarchies and Behaviors to Predict and Prevent High School Shootings
This framework aims to analyze social dynamics in educational settings to provide tools for predicting and preventing high school shootings. By understanding the roles of alpha, beta, gamma, and omega personalities within social hierarchies, and incorporating transactional analysis and the impact of early childhood trauma, we can identify at-risk individuals and implement interventions at the group level.
Social Hierarchy Types
- Alpha: Dominant individuals who typically lead and hold the highest social power. They decide what to train, influencing the behaviors and values of others.
- Beta: Supportive individuals who are influential but subordinate to alphas. They may enforce the alpha's decisions, enabling both positive and negative group behaviors.
- Gamma: Average members who follow social norms without seeking dominance or leadership. They often allow bad group behavior by conforming and not intervening.
- Omega: Individuals who are marginalized or scapegoated within the group. High frequency of negative outcomes, such as suicide, can occur if they fall to this status from higher positions.
Key Variables
- Dominance Behaviors: Actions and language used to assert authority.
- Status Degradation Behaviors: Actions and language aimed at lowering anotherās social status for self-preservation or social climbing.
- Social Hierarchy Position: Classification as alpha, beta, gamma, or omega based on observed behaviors and group dynamics.
- Dynamic Status Changes: Shifts in an individualās social hierarchy position over time.
- Transactional Analysis States: Parent, Adult, and Child modes as described in transactional analysis.
- Early Childhood Trauma: Identification of individuals who have experienced significant trauma and its impact on their social hierarchy position and behaviors.
Transactional Analysis Framework
- Parent Mode: Behaviors and language mimicking authoritative or nurturing figures.
- Adult Mode: Rational and objective communication, focusing on facts and logic.
- Child Mode: Behaviors and language that are playful, dependent, or rebellious.
Data Collection and Measurement
Linguistic and Behavioral Analysis
- Dominance Indicators: Authoritative language, directives, commanding nonverbal cues.
- Status Degradation Indicators: Derogatory language, insults, dismissive comments.
- Hierarchy Position Indicators: Language and behavior patterns associated with alpha, beta, gamma, and omega types.
- Transactional Analysis Indicators:
- Parent Mode: Use of authoritative or nurturing language.
- Adult Mode: Use of rational, objective language.
- Child Mode: Use of playful, dependent, or rebellious language.
- Trauma Indicators: Analysis of behaviors indicative of trauma, such as hypervigilance, submissiveness, and codependency.
Behavioral Cues
- Alpha: Commanding tone, confident posture, leading interactions.
- Beta: Supportive language, cooperative behaviors, alignment with alphas.
- Gamma: Neutral language, conformity to group norms, non-confrontational behavior.
- Omega: Submissive language, frequent victim of status degradation, isolated behaviors. High likelihood of being scapegoated, especially if trauma is present.
- Trauma-Affected Individuals: Analysis of behaviors such as hypervigilance, submissiveness, and codependency, and their correlation with omega status.
Contextual Factors
- Group Dynamics: Observations of interactions and roles within the group.
- Situational Triggers: Events or circumstances causing shifts in hierarchy positions.
- Trauma Impact: Contextual analysis of how early childhood trauma influences group dynamics and individual behaviors.
Data Collection Methods
Surveys and Self-Reports
- Hierarchy Position Self-Identification: Individuals identify their perceived position within the hierarchy.
- Experiences of Dominance and Degradation: Self-reported experiences of being dominated or degraded.
- Transactional State Self-Reports: Individuals report their perceived mode (Parent, Adult, Child) during interactions.
- Trauma History: Self-reporting of significant early childhood trauma and its perceived impact on social interactions.
Recorded Interactions
- Linguistic Analysis: Analyze recorded conversations for language patterns.
- Behavioral Observations: Video recordings of group interactions to identify nonverbal cues and behaviors.
Mobile App Development
- Real-Time Analysis: An app that uses NLP and machine learning to analyze speech and provide feedback on hierarchy position indicators, transactional states, and trauma-related behaviors.
Analytical Framework
Descriptive Statistics
- Frequency of Dominance and Degradation Behaviors: Summary statistics on how often these behaviors occur across different hierarchy positions.
- Hierarchy Position Distribution: Distribution of individuals in alpha, beta, gamma, and omega positions.
- Transactional State Distribution: Distribution of interactions by Parent, Adult, and Child modes.
- Trauma Impact: Distribution of hierarchy positions and behaviors among trauma-affected versus non-trauma-affected individuals.
Correlation Analysis
- Correlation Between Behaviors and Hierarchy Positions: Analysis of how dominance and status degradation behaviors correlate with being an alpha, beta, gamma, or omega.
- Impact on Group Dynamics: Correlation between these behaviors and overall group cohesion and productivity.
- Transactional State Correlation: Analysis of the prevalence of Parent, Adult, and Child modes in different hierarchy positions.
- Trauma Correlation: Analysis of how early childhood trauma correlates with social hierarchy position, dominance behaviors, and transactional states.
Regression Analysis
- Predictive Models: Regression models predicting hierarchy position based on observed behaviors, linguistic patterns, and trauma history.
- Impact of Contextual Factors: Analysis of how different situational triggers impact shifts in hierarchy positions.
- Transactional State Impact: Analysis of how different transactional states influence social interactions and hierarchy dynamics.
- Trauma Impact: Regression analysis to predict long-term social and academic outcomes based on trauma history.
Network Analysis
- Social Network Mapping: Mapping social interactions to visualize hierarchy positions and influence patterns.
- Centrality Measures: Identifying key individuals (alphas) and their influence on group dynamics.
Hypotheses and Analysis
- H1: Individuals exhibiting frequent dominance behaviors are more likely to be classified as alphas.
- H2: Status degradation behaviors are more common among individuals attempting to transition to a higher hierarchy position (beta to alpha) or protect their current position.
- H3: Omegas experience the highest frequency of status degradation behaviors and the lowest social power.
- H4: Dynamic shifts in hierarchy positions are triggered by specific situational factors and changes in group composition.
- H5: Beta and gamma personalities are guilty of enabling bad group behavior by either supporting or failing to challenge negative actions within the group.
- H6: Parent mode is more frequently exhibited by alphas and betas during dominance interactions, while Child mode is more common in omegas and during status degradation interactions.
- H7: Adult mode interactions are associated with higher group cohesion and productivity.
- H8: Trauma-affected individuals are more likely to be marginalized and pushed to omega status, exhibiting higher frequencies of submissive and codependent behaviors.
- H9: In high-stress environments (e.g., school under intense social pressure), non-violent attempts to assert dominance by individuals with previously higher social status result in their rapid demotion to omega status, often leading to high-risk outcomes like violence.
Example Data Points and Metrics
Linguistic and Behavioral Indicators
- Alpha: Frequency of leading language, commands, and confident nonverbal cues.
- Beta: Frequency of supportive language, cooperative behaviors.
- Gamma: Frequency of neutral language, conforming behaviors.
- Omega: Frequency of submissive language, victim behaviors. High likelihood of being scapegoated, especially if trauma is present.
- Transactional States: Frequency of language indicating Parent, Adult, or Child modes.
- Trauma Indicators: Analysis of behaviors indicative of trauma, such as hypervigilance, submissiveness, and codependency.
Social Hierarchy Position
- Self-Identification Surveys: Individualsā self-perception of their position.
- Observer Reports: External observations and classifications based on behavior.
- Trauma History: Identification of trauma-affected individuals and analysis of their hierarchy position.
Group Dynamics
- Interaction Frequency: Number of interactions initiated by each hierarchy type.
- Support and Resistance: Levels of support or resistance encountered by each hierarchy type.
- Trauma Impact: Analysis of interaction frequency and dynamics between trauma-affected and non-trauma-affected individuals.
Dynamic Status Changes
- Event Logs: Record of situational triggers and resulting shifts in hierarchy positions.
- Longitudinal Data: Tracking individuals over time to observe changes in their hierarchy position.
- Trauma Impact: Longitudinal analysis of trauma-affected individuals to assess long-term social and academic outcomes.
Tools and Technologies
- Natural Language Processing (NLP): For real-time analysis of spoken and written language to identify hierarchy position indicators, transactional states, and trauma-related behaviors.
- Machine Learning: To develop predictive models for hierarchy positions, behavior patterns, and the impact of trauma.
- Network Analysis Tools: To map social interactions and visualize hierarchy dynamics.
Experimental and Longitudinal Studies
- Controlled Experiments: Manipulate social scenarios to observe changes in hierarchy positions and behaviors, particularly focusing on the impact of trauma.
- Longitudinal Studies: Track individuals over time to observe the long
-term effects of early childhood trauma on social hierarchy positions, behaviors, and outcomes.
Goal: Predicting and Preventing High School Shootings
This comprehensive framework provides the necessary tools to analyze, predict, and intervene in group dynamics to prevent high school shootings. By understanding and monitoring social hierarchies, transactional states, and the impact of early childhood trauma, educators and mental health professionals can identify at-risk individuals and implement timely interventions to foster a safer and more supportive school environment.
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2024.05.16 17:11 Trendstepper I am always curious if any other millennials are stuck?
I did everything by the books. Everything.
I went to school multiple times coming out with the papers (hitting Academic distinction the last two),
I have the experience, the volunteering, the iron-clad references from respected figures.
I managed a middle-tier job with mediocre benefits and no room for growth, and I just,
I just don't see anything more past this. Not in a sense of no ambition. It just seems like all tunnel, no light.
The retirement population is holding onto high-paying jobs longer, and are retiring faster than they can be replaced. We don't even have enough bodies to replace them. So, in this current face of inflation, the level of taxations that will also be thrown on to finance all these people..where are they going to get that money?
I can afford to survive, but I can't afford to live. Every mandatory purchase over $500 hits me with a level of anxiety that I can't even begin to explain,
It's getting harder and harder to dedicate 45 hour work weeks (soon to be over 50). Even just the idea of 50 hours being a full two days out of seven makes me want to pull my hair out.
Does anyone else just wish for a better way to live?
Are we just destined to be the in-between 'fixer' class for the economic laziness of previous generations? Are we going to be spending our lives on the brink of poverty trying to maintain a broken system in a dying world.
I'm so tired.
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2024.05.16 17:09 Runningbacon70 Video on R6 ii
I bought an R6ii a year ago to learn the hobby of still photography. I have not recorded a single video. My middle school age daughter is in a musical this weekend and they are begging someone to take video. The show is about an hour long. Would it be possible to do this with the stock battery and 1 128gb SD card?
What should my settings be if so? Also I have a 100-400 f/5.6-8 and a 24-105 F/4, which one should I use? I will be in the back of the small theater if I volunteer to do this.
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2024.05.16 17:09 xx_rengoku_ghost77xx Avalon beach
So Iāve heard this place is very eery. Like whatās up with it?? Theres no history of the houses ever being sold and their heritage listed?? and apparently the locals who live in the houses are strange and unwelcoming. Also itās kinda weird how thereās an English language boarding school nearby in the middle of a farm, like that seems a bit cultish donāt u think. I looked at the reviews of Avalon college and some people said it was very strict and the teachers would only let the students speak their native languages for one hour a day. And one guy said it was a āconcentration campā. Lots of reviews were positive but felt like they were written by teachers tbh. Any stories youāve heard or experienced from Avalon beach? Iām thinking of having an explore
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2024.05.16 17:05 PaleKidRunsFast WIBTA if I asked my dad to re-paint the bike he's giving me?
I am turning 27 today and asked my parents for a bike as a birthday present to help get around. I'm in the middle of a career change and will be starting my student teaching at a nearby middle school, this will be nicer than the bus on the days when the weather is good.
They just sent a picture of the bike and my dad gave it a gaudy paint job to make it "look less attractive to thieves". Purposefully making things look cheaper to make it less likely they get stolen is pretty common for him. He also just loves to spray paint anything so that may be part of it.
I think the bike looks bad and gaudy, and isn't even bright colors that I like. I'm considering asking him to go over it with another coat so it's at least all the same color. I may also just paint it myself. I'm also 100% certain that the students will make fun of me for the bike (though kids will make fun of you for anything so this is just a slight annoyance).
I don't want to seem ungrateful, my parents are amazing and have supported me so much in my life. But I wish my dad would've asked me before doing such an unconventional paint job.
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2024.05.16 17:04 ItsYohel Help with Minority Languages in Multilingual fam
Hi everyone, new to this sub. I have just discovered the huge world of "bilingual" support out there on social media, but I have to admit I don't really have the money to shell out on a 1-to-1 support, so I thought there must be a reddit community for this.
Long story short: we are a multicultural family, I am Italian, my partner is Hungarian, we have lived in the United Kingdom for 10 years and have a 6 year old daughter, born and bred here. Her main language is obviously English, as it's what she has been most exposed to. Due to the fact neither me nor my spouse speak each other langugage we both endeavoured to speak our respective mothertongues to our child as much as we could, but have obvious limitations, as we always spoke in English to each other.
None of our family members live close-by, so her exposure to mothertongues, barring the occasional family trips back to the two homes, is very limited. Things are better with Hungarian, as there is a big community of her L2 where we live, lots of other kids etc..
Italian is the one she speaks the least of. I know she understands me when I talk to her, and I try to speak to her in Italian as much as I can, read her books, watching movies and cartoons...but it is such a struggle, as I am the only one, and due to the environment and other constraints I often have to switch between languages and end up speaking English with her because she talks to me in English.
Things have gotten worse since starting school last year. Her exposure to English has obviously increased exponentially (classmates, school..) and there are no ways around it, it is her first language, as it's the community language. We have however noticed she has almost regressed, in both languages, like she understands less and is much more reluctant to speak in either of them.
It is very frustrating as we have endeavoured to great lengths to try and expose her to both cultures as much as we could. We know we can only do so much, even with the fact we have no support around it.
Has anyone had similar issues and if so, how did you manage to, minimise "damage" so to speak? I know it may be a bit late now, as she is 6 year old, and it is highly likely she will just speak both languages as secondary ones.
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2024.05.16 17:03 ConsistentTune4406 My brother stole my clothes and vibrators years ago; I still resent my parents for putting the blame on me.
So, growing up I was the oldest child and had a brother who was 4 years younger than me. I grew up in a strict Catholic household, but my parents grew a bit more open minded once I was in high school and college. My mother specifically is pretty open minded about most things these days, but my Dad still lives a bit in the dark ages.
When I was in middle school, I started to notice that I would occasionally go to look for something in my closet and couldn't find it. I would mention it to my Mom, who did my laundry, and most often she would say she didn't have it. Almost always, the piece of clothing would mysteriously appear in either the laundry or my closet days later. My parents told me I just owned too many clothes and my closets/drawers were simply too full, and that's why I lost these items.
In high school, this continued with more frequency, and I started to notice that it was always very particular items of clothing- plaid mini skirts, knee high socks, heeled boots, and sometimes, even underwear. I have several vivid memories of going to pull underwear out of my dresser and seeing that it had obvious stains or spots on them- that they were not clean and had definitely been used, but not by me. I also noticed that sometimes the items would be put in the closet in the wrong spots (I had everything organized a particular way) or they were hung up on hangers oddly. I started to think my brother was the one stealing my clothes, because it couldn't be anyone else in the house. I figured he was doing it just to mess with me, so I started confronting him about it- always in front of my parents and most often at dinner. Immediately my brother would yell and say there's no way he would do that, and my Dad would jump right to his aide and defend my brother. How dare I accuse him? It's not his fault that I'm messy/own too many clothes to keep track of. In private, my Mom would say that she couldn't think of another explanation, but that she didn't believe my brother was doing it and I shouldn't bring it up at family dinners anymore. I was getting increasingly frustrated as this was going on for YEARS. Eventually, I started doing my own laundry, and locking my bedroom door when I wasn't home. Even then, the same thing would happen occasionally. I knew in my heart it was my brother but it didn't matter, because any time I brought it up I was the one blamed for causing a fight. I even confronted my brother privately a few times, but he never admitted to anything.
Well, one day when I was in my Senior or Grad year of college- I was probably around 22 at the time- I wanted some alone time while the house was empty and I go to get my vibrator out of the bottom drawer of my nightstand, except... it wasn't there. I looked everywhere, even dumping out the drawer completely just to make sure it wasn't. My mom knew I had one, so the first thing I did was call her and ask if she knew what had happened to it. She didn't. So, I went into my brother's room and started searching. There, shoved into the corner of his closet under a bunch of random stuff, was a stash- complete with multiple of my items of clothing, shoes, handfuls of underwear, and my vibrator. To say I was pissed was an understatement. I was seeing red. My mom and brother were on the way home, so I took pictures, put everything back, and waited.
When they got home, I called them upstairs into his bedroom. I, calmly and even-toned, said to my brother that I wanted to know, once and for all, whether or not he'd been the one messing with my clothes for years, and that I wouldn't be mad, but I wanted him to admit to it if it was him. Immediately, he starts screaming for me to get out of his room, how dare I accuse him, etc. At this point, my Mom was pretty convinced herself as over the years there was never another explanation, so she tried to come to my aid and explain that it's nothing to be embarrassed of and he could talk to her about anything. She even asked me to go out of the room so they could talk privately. I eavesdropped from outside, and heard him say that it's not his fault I'm crazy and a bitch, etc. He continued to deny it. I had reached my tipping point. I burst into the room, threw open the closet door and grabbed the vibrator. I whipped around with it in my outstretched arm, looked him dead in the eyes and screamed "EXPLAIN THIS!" A look of absolute horror reached his face. He didn't say anything. So, I threw the vibrator at him, and then starting taking each other item out of the closet and throwing it into a pile in the middle of the room. Only after that was done did he finally crack. He started to sob. I told my Mom that I would be back, that she needed to talk to him, and I left the house.
A few hours later, I returned and my Mom basically told me that he admitted to stealing the clothes for YEARS. He wouldn't tell her what he was doing with them- she thought he was maybe putting them on pillows and pretending they were girls (he'd never had a girlfriend or anything) but I always thought- and still do- that he'd been wearing the clothes in his room. She discussed with him that she would be willing to purchase women's clothes for him so that he wouldn't need to steal mine, and that she would do it in private so my Dad wouldn't know. She also told me that he was incredibly ashamed and she was nervous he'd hurt himself or attempt to end himself because of my confrontation (never in his life had he ever showed signs of this). I told her to relay the message to him that all I wanted was an apology.
A few hours later, he came to me, totally unable to look me in the face, but he apologized for the years of stealing- and sometimes ruining- my clothes. He apologized for denying it every time he was confronted and even offered to replace every single item of clothing/underwear if I wanted (It would have been a couple hundred dollars). I thanked him for apologizing, told him that I would be more than willing to purchase him things myself, that I did not want him to replace anything (because no one wants their brother to buy them a sex toy) and that if he ever wanted to talk about things I was there. It was that day that I told him I was bisexual, had had a girlfriend in secret in high school, and if he was questioning anything I would be an open ear. Even then, our relationship was strained for a long time.
It's been like 6 years now. I moved out as soon as I could, and always said to my Mom that I moved out more to get away from my brother than my parents. My brother has been more open with me in the past few years about his identify and sexuality (I believe him to be demisexual) and the fact that he does, in fact, purchase and wear women's clothing on occasion in the privacy of his own room. He once asked me if it would be okay for him to wear lingerie- type items when he visits/sleeps over my apartment. I respectfully declined, stating that I still harbored negative feelings towards that whole situation and quite frankly, didn't want to see my brother in his underwear, and he accepted that.
Still, to this day, I harbor resentment towards my parents that they never took my side until there was hard, undeniable truth in front of them. I actually don't know if my Mom ever told my Dad- he could be totally unaware of this whole situation. I've always thought they treated my brother differently. I had to be the responsible one. I had to be the one that held it all together. I had to be the one to do things for everyone else, even at my own expense. I've never really truly forgiven them for not believing me.
Anyway, that's what I's unpacking in therapy this week. I hope the visual of me flinging a vibrator across a room made you smile if nothing else! Cheers everyone.
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2024.05.16 17:00 ZenStudios-McLovin Pinball FX - May 16 - 1.0.17 - Patch Notes
Hey Pinball Fans, look at this note. Look at this work of art. (If art is about length and long lists for you) Our team went all out this time and it is our pleasure to present this list of fixes for you.
Tables added: Pacific Rim Pinball
Super League Football (Free download on consoles for 7 days, on PC for 30 days. Get it now and keep it forever)
Universal Classics: TV Pinball:
Xena: Warrior Princess Pinball
Knight Rider Pinball
Battlestar Galactica Pinball
New Features on PlayStation, Xbox and PC: UI overhaul and upgrades
XP system
Notification system
New optional Pinhall, New optional music
General fixes: - Fixed an issue where "An error has occurred while publishing your scores" could pop up frequently
- Fixed an issue where a start of a new season would unlock all rewards
Fixes for PlayStation, Xbox and PC: - Nudge button hints are now displayed properly
- Williams Pinball: Volume 1 Questline - Mission 9 - Double Score powerup timer set from 5 seconds to 20
Fixes for PC: - Fixed an issue where camera controls were stuck to āCā even after setting a different key
- Fixed an issue where the game crashed when players closed a 2-player-hotseat table in cabinet mode
- Fixed an issue in Cabinet Mode - where players had to Reload Configuration every time
Table Fixes: A Charlie Brown Christmasā¢ Pinball
- Fixed an issue when the ball could stuck in the left kickback
- Reduced the time of the ball being held by the saucer during the Mystery Animation, added manual eject option as well
- The āCollect Bonusā award no longer resets the bonus multiplier
- Fixed the typo in the song credits
- Fixed the typo on the display
- Music for the Pigpen Snowman mode no longer replaces the main theme after the mode ends
Crypt of the NecroDancer Pinball
- Fixed an issue, where the boss music can play alongside other tracks
- Fixed an issue, where the ball can leave the miniplayfield
- Fixed a typo on the bottom right of the playfield
- Adjusted the German translations at the ball launch
- Adjusted the ball kickout system in the bonus room
- Fixed an issue, where the Bomb lamp could stay lit after usage
- Fixed an issue where the ball could go ballistic after a weak plunge
Terraforming Mars Pinball
- Added rollover switches above the bumpers
- Fixed an issue where the instructions overlapped on the display
Exploding KittensĀ®: A Pinball Cat-astrophe
- Fixed an issue where the Jackpot status didnāt reset
- The pop-up score at Super Skillshot will display the correct score
HomeworldĀ®: Journey to Hiigara Pinball
- Fixed an issue where the spin disk could drop the ball between the flippers
- The video display no longer freezes after the Return to Kharak mode
- Increased the speed of the research toy by 30% for a more dynamic gameplay
Brothers in ArmsĀ®: Win the War Pinball
- Fixed an issue where the bonus screen could appear when the ball is in play
- Fixed an issue where the ball could get stuck in the bumpers
BorderlandsĀ®: Vault Hunter Pinball
- The ball can no longer get stuck behind the green box
- Fixed an issue where the instructions overlapped on the display
Grimm Tales
- Fixed a soft lock occurrence at the end of the Cinderella tale
- Fixed the appearance of the transparent ball curse so it won't be invisible
- Crystal Multiball will no longer end after locking a ball at the Castle Gate
- Fixed the āBook of Talesā end of bonus description
- Fixed an error where the Magic Mirror award prevented further progress at the final battle
- Fixed an issue, when hitting the wolf last during the Wolf & Seven Goats followed by an immediate drain will prevent further completion of the mode
- Scoring a Jackpot during Crystal Multiball will release the balls from the Tower Locks to prevent any exploits
- Fixed an issue where the localized "More hits for your Multiball bumper" text had an overlapping issue
Verne's Mysterious Island
- Fixed an issue where the could stay on the volcano
- Adjusted the power of the kickback and sinkhole kickout
Jurrasic Park Pinball
- Fixed an issue where the ball could get stuck in the perimeter fence
- Fixed an issue where the first left orbit shot phases through the diverter
Peanuts' Snoopy Pinball
- Fixed the position of the right outlane post
- Fixed the speech bubbles remaining in 0-degree orientation when the screen is rotated
- The table no longer awards extra balls in challenges
Star Trekā¢: The Next Generation
- Adjusted View 8 in portrait mode
- Fixed an issue where the ball could balance on the tip of the flipper
- Reduced the power of the auto-launch during challenges
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: Han Solo
- Fixed an issue when the table can softlock after draining the regular ball in the āHe Certainly Has Courageā mode in challenges
- Fixed an issue when the screen turned black in the TIE Fighter Attack mode
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: Masters of the Force
- Fixed an issue where the HOLD BONUS X and EXTRABALL flashing lights were offset
- Fixed an issue where the ball locked without having to spell LOCK
- Fixed a view issue when a lock happened
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
- Fixed an R2-D2 magnet issue
- Fixed a malfunction on R2-D2 kickback
- Fixed an issue where the TIE Fighter could appear invisible
- Fixed an issue where the magnet wouldnāt work on one charge at R2-D2 Bumpers
- Adjusted combo timers on the table
- Adjusted mission goals on Scene 1, Part 2
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: Darth Vader
- Fixed an issue where the ball could bounce out of the table from the middle of the playfield
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Fixed an issue with the Hyperspace multiball
- Fixed camera handling and planet alignment in Hyperspace mode
- Adjusted lighting on the AT-AT, Luke and Darth Vader
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: The Clone Wars
- Fixed an issue where the Super Skill Shot could be hit by simply holding up the left flipper
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: Droids
- Fixed an issue where the left kickback returned the ball to the right outlane
- Fixed an issue where the left target lead the ball to the left outlane
Star Warsā¢ Pinball: Starfighter Assault
- Fixed an issue where the Solo Fighter mission (and achievement) was unwinnable
The Machine: Bride of PinĀ·bot:
- Fixed an issue where if a ball drained with 1 lock (Partial Optical Link) activated, the optical sequence reset without considering how many balls are locked physically
- Fixed an issue with ball locking during Metamorphosis
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial Pinball
- Fixed an issue where Levitation Save could fail to place the ball above the flippers.
- Fixed a Flips Challenge exploit: Ball could autoplunge directly into the bumpers.
- Fixed a physics issue with the ball travelling down towards the flippers
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Medieval Madnessā¢
- This crumbling brick effect is now present in all instances where needed
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Black Roseā¢
- Davy Jones' Locker ramp texture is now moving with the rest of the ramp.
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Champion Pubā¢
- Fixed an issue where the ball could get stuck on the elbows of the fighter during any match, Fisticuffs Multiball included.
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Safecrackerā¢
- The music and VO will now not be cut off by the end of game menu
- Tokens will now properly save between games
- Fixed an issue where an upwards nudge could stop the time if the player had a locked ball
- Fixed an issue where repeatedly nudging resulted in the clock stopping
Williamsā¢ Pinball: White Waterā¢
- Fixed an issue where Ball 1 lock on the table was showing as ball 3 locked
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Red & Ted's Road Show
- Fixed a typo on the table
- Fixed an issue where the ball would be removed from the small flipper lane if 2 balls were stalled there
- Fixed an issue where the game could end with a ball stuck in Tedās mouth in the 5 minute challenge
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Hurricaneā¢
- Fixed black textures on Carousel
Williamsā¢ Pinball: No Good Gofersā¢
- Fixed an issue where the ball could hit a switch more than once
- Fixed autoplunger problems in challenges
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Space Stationā¢
- Plunger camera angle adjusted
Williamsā¢ Pinball: FunHouseā¢
- Fixed an issue where the upper flipper rubber is interfering with the wall
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Dr. Dudeā¢
- Fixed a faulty effect on the backglass
- Fixed an issue where there werenāt any combos or ball saves in Arcade mode
- Backglass lighting will now be turned on properly
Williamsā¢ Pinball: Twilight Zone
- Fixed an issue where the ball could fall under the right flipper after a drain and get stuck
- Left outlane adjusted
- Adjusted Skill Shot camera
Williamsā¢ Pinball: World Cup Soccer
- Fixed the Williams logo shadow on the flippers
- Fixed an issue where the ball could stay behind the goal during multiball
- Fixed an issue where zhe upkick near the goal did not properly kicked out the ball
- Fixed a display issue in the Table Guide
World War Z Pinball
- Fixed an issue where the ball did not stay on the left ramp properly
- Fixed an issue where the ball could get stuck in the Loot sinkhole
- Fixed an issue where the ball could get stuck in the saucer during Flips Challenge
- Fixed an issue where the game could fail to exit out of the Skillshot phase
- Fixed an issue where the auto-plunge could hit the ball into the left outlane
Wrath of the Elder Gods
- Fixed an issue where the ball could exit at the middle of the ramp
- Fixed an issue where locking a ball while Mystery was lit at the right upper orbit denied a chance at a Skillshot
- Fixed an issue where tilting during Herald of its Word could result in the ball skin being applied for the next ball
- Fixed an issue in 5 minute challenge - The mystery extra ball award value could be multiplied by 4
- Fixed an issue where if Maw and Cult of its Arrival multiballs are started on top of each other the lane lamps could flash incorrectly
- Fixed resetting issues with the Skillshot if Skillshot power-up is used
- Fixed an issue where if Maw and Herald of its Word multiballs conflicting resulted in 2 balls on the playfield without any multiballs running
- Fixed an issue during multiball, where the Herald could keep the ball, juggling it indefinitely
- Fixed an issue where the Herald could be beaten in one shot, instead of several shots
- Fixed an issue where the Madness counter did not reset when winning a mode with ballout
- Fixed a display issue around Bumper Bonus
- Fixed several localization issues in Italian
- Fixed an issue where pictures did not appear properly on the right notepad
- Fixed an issue where the ball could fall off the rails if shot with the right power
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2024.05.16 17:00 Routine-Operation234 Brother often told me ā I donāt know why mom doesnāt like you. Itās like she has always had something against you.ā
Yeah, no shit. As early as I can remember she held great disdain for me. In my earliest journals, Iām talking around 2nd grade my entire journal would be complaining and expressing how much I hated my mom. I know teenagers hate their moms or whatever, but I was doing this at an early age. That must not be normal?
Me and her never gelled well. I learned at an extremely early age to fawn and become codependent to get her love. I was in middle school and would clean the entire day just for her to come home and notice me for two seconds. The next day I would repeat.
In highschool, she would allow me to act on risky behavior. For instance, she allowed me to drink and drive and meet a guy I had no business meeting with at 16. She never checked on me when I went out with sketchy characters. In fact she encouraged it. I remember her being happy when I told her who has asked me to hang out. I never understood why my younger brothers and dad always were mad at who I was hanging out with, when my mom was all for it. No wonder. I honestly donāt understand how she as a mother allowed me to do anything that I did.
When I went to college, I struggled so bad. Id call her and explain my pathetic troubles and she would spread my information far and wide. How helpless and meager I was. I had distant relatives come up and say āI donāt know why you chose teaching with as much anxiety as you have.ā I was crushed. Where did she get this information from? I never told her anything or talked to her. My mom was airing out my very vulnerable information.
When my boyfriend of five years cheated on me. I had family reach out whom I barely if ever spoke to, in my pit of despair I opened up, and they screenshot my messages. I felt very exposed. It wasnāt fair to be exploited in my times of stress.
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2024.05.16 17:00 Internal-Paint-1613 sp9 or sx9?
Hey everyone, I canāt decide between these two subtypes, because I can relate to both very well. My core is definitely e9, I allign well with the motivations and everything. My MBTI type is ISTP, in a Ti-Ni loop most of the time since Iām kinda in the middle of my wtf years and Iām 17. My psychosophy/ap type is FLEV (3-4-1-1)
Iām just going to pure everything out here because to be honest at this point I donāt even know myself which points apply to which subtype. If needed I can list some other stuff in the comments.
Thank you for your help in advance!
The sloth manifests in me in just generally being lazy and I just like to do my own stuff, not really liking to be dragged out to do things I donāt want to do. If that happens Iāll be very grumpy. Other than that Iām pretty much always grumpy. Iām the happiest when Iām running or drawing or when doing some thrilling stuff with my friends. Iām get very frustrated when I feel hungry or when Iām sleepy and thereās any kind of noise around me. Hence why I sleep with earplugs on. I like being around my friends and I can relate both wanting to be with them all the time and wanting to have free time. With family I donāt really care tbh, thereās been always an argument going around with my dad that āIām selfish and donāt care about anyone and I never call themā.
Iām pretty protective of my own room and stuff, my mom even gets scared of me because she always hears in my voice that I want to be left alone and donāt wanna let her in lol. I hate noises and being bothered while doing my own stuff. I get furious about these things. If I donāt want to do something Iāll mostly let others know but there are times when I donāt and just go along with them while thinking about when I can get home asap.
I relate very much to the merging part and Iād say I merged with everything throughout my whole life. That applies to crushes and hobbies as well. I kinda become a clone of them. If I like someone Iāll become like them, like āyeah their hobbies are cool, now Iām gonna do those and Iāll be cool and they will like meā. I canāt decide whether this is conscious or unconscious, I just know that there is always some kind of a motive there. I seriously just become like them. With hobbies itās like āhey I do distance running, therefore Iām a distance runner and itās my personality now.ā
I have an āI donāt care attitudeā most of the time and I donāt like rules, I always had problems at school with that when I was younger. Even now sometimes. I can go into things without questioning. Iāve always been brave, my friends say that Iād be a gryffindor. Or gryfferin. They say Iām mostly a gryffindor but have slytherin traits too.
My anger is switches between controllable and uncontrollable, depending on the situation.
I dislike being helped by others and I like to handle stuff my on own. This applies to everything.
When I entered high school the first time my teachers immadiately liked me because I was smart and everything, looked pretty responsible, kinda looked like an enneagram 3. I was however exhausted by showing this fake persona that I had on for the teachers so I got rid of that.
Since my childhood was very shitty Iāve always been depressed with on and off episodes and thatās pretty noticable on my grades. Iām still above average in my class but one of my teachers called me out.
Iām both theoretical and practical, but imo theorising pointlessly is stupid. Ne users exhaust me. I like carrying out my plans, but still live a lot in my head. Iām pretty idealistic, but kinda realistic in that. I have plans that might seem very idealistic but I plan stuff that I know Iām capable of carrying out. I would never say that Iāll become a doctor because I know I wouldnāt like to study that much.
Iām fairly assertive but can also be socially awkward. When walking on the street getting catcalled Iāll shout at them and curse very much because I wonāt let them take advantage of me and I get very pissed off. When Iām angry I think itās pretty visible but not all the time.
Iāve been called bossy by my friends. They said that we do things the way Iād like to do them most of the time. Imo they just never take charge and I know how to handle things and can decide so Iāve always been the leader in my friend groups. Iām an amazing problem solver and I always know what to do if a problem occurs. That doesnāt really apply to relationships. I just swallow my pride and apologise or just cut them off.
With crushes I feel like crap Iām so embarrased but people say I donāt act weird. Iāve always been embarrased when talking about love, I never shared my crushes with anyone. Itās embarrassing and brings up an unnecessarily vulnerable side of me so instead I avoid it at all costs. I find these things very cringe but love reading fluff fanfics when Iām alone. Secretly Iām romantic and emotional. I can get really jealous as well.
Iāve always been the weird kid in my class with the weird interests but people liked me regardless because I was always the chill kid who helped anyone and was kind. I can also be blunt and inconsiderate randomly. Iāve always been pretty unapproachable and never had much friends, I think people can sense that I donāt really wanna be with them and Iād just like to mind my own business instead. I avoid crowds and hate (family)gatherings. With crushes though I have this longing that I wanna be close to them.
I can be alone for a pretty long time and enjoy it but that way Iāll become very isolated and used to it and donāt really like to go out again. I also become depressed.
I had a fairly addictive personality my whole life, I have exercise addiction (even though itās much better than it used to be), I have a history with eating disorders, and I can easily hyperfixate on stuff. These hyperfixations come and go.
I care about my health a lot and do loads of sports, but when unhealthy my room becomes a dark pit, mom says it stinks and I sleep all the time. Iām lazy to do the dishes and I can eat from the same bowl multiple times. I got food poisoning from that two times. I always continue doing sports though.
I have a problem of cutting people off randomly when I get very pissed off. Iāve lost almost all my friends that way. I can get rid of relationships in a minute.
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2024.05.16 16:59 -The_Caliphate_AS- [Book/Paper Recommendations] History of Christianity Before and After Islam
Im someone who's deeply interested in Islamic history, but i also Wish to know about the christian history during this time, looking for history Books about the (Pre) Islamic-Christian Relationship in the middle east and during the Caliphate era
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2024.05.16 16:57 Inevitable_Aerie_293 [TOMT] Adult comedy movie I saw in theaters about 5 years ago about a group of middle schoolers.
Trying to remember the name of a comedy I saw in theaters about 4 or 5 years ago. It followed a group of middle school boys with the typical plot of the protagonist trying to win over his crush.
There are a few scenes I remember; at one point they accidentally got their hands on a bag of drugs and the black kid ends up giving them up to a cop at a gas station. Same black kid also got his arm dislocated at some point in a scene that I remember being very cringe inducing. There was another scene where the friends all run across a freeway dodging cars, and one says to the protagonist after "Sorry I didn't want to run across 4 lanes of traffic so you could kiss some skank!" Or something like that. The ending also had them talk about how they'll still be friends forever even if they don't hang out all the time. That's basically all I remember
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2024.05.16 16:56 AdrianM1996 Type me (repost)
Iām posting this again because I didnāt really get any satisfactory answers.
I always got INTP or ISTP on those free tests but Iām not sure.
ā¢ How old are you? What's your gender? Give us a general description of yourself.
I am a 27 years old trans man. I have been socially transitioning for nearly 4 years and medically transitioning for 7 months. Iāve uprooted my life in more ways than one and itās by far been one of the best decisions Iāve made.
ā¢ Is there a medical diagnosis that may impact your mental stability somehow?
I have been struggling with depression and anxiety on and off since my adolescence and probably have ADHD or autism as well.
ā¢ Describe your upbringing. Did it have any kind of religious or structured influence? How did you respond to it?
Iām an only child. My mumās always been something of a fire-cracker and has struggled with alcoholism and emotional abuse from her mum. She always had very high expectations of me and sheās probably part of the reason why I have such unreasonable expectations for myself. My dad is a lot more chill even if he doesnāt get me 100 percent of the time. Ultimately, I think they tried their best. My parents arenāt particularly religious but I went to a Catholic school until I was nine. I never really bought into it and it was a relatively chill school but it probably affected me in some way.
ā¢ What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not?
I honestly havenāt been able to hold down a stable job at all. After getting a pretty useless degree, my jobs have all been crappy and short-lived and I never really figured out what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted to be a writer or an artist but I have a near permanent case of creative burnout. Iām a part-time zookeeping student right now.
ā¢ If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed?
It depends. If Iāve had a busy week Iāll welcome the peace and quiet. If things have been quiet Iāll get bored and a bit lonely.
ā¢ What kinds of activities do you prefer? Do you like, and are you good at sports? Do you enjoy any other outdoor or indoor activities?
I have a mixture of indoor and outdoor hobbies. I like gaming, especially RPGs, builders, and dumb shooters. I also enjoy card games and board games and Iāve recently started picking up chess. I like watching movies and anime, particularly horror and action. I used to read a lot of fiction but I find myself too distracted these days. If I do read itās usually nonfiction about a topic Iām interested in or academic works.
In terms of outdoor hobbies, Iām only just opening up to them as Iāve been a particularly notorious shut-in for a lot of my life. I enjoy nature walks, working out, bouldering, gardening, and swimming. Iām not amazing at sports but I wouldnāt say Iām completely useless either. I prefer more solitary activities to team based ones. I have a bit of a competitive streak and exercise helps keep it in check.
ā¢ How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute? What are your curiosities about? What are your ideas about - is it environmental or conceptual, and can you please elaborate?
Very curious. I usually have a couple of ideas on the go but I wouldnāt say Iām overflowing with them. My curiosities are usually about the natural world, video game lore, and new hobbies I may want to take up.
ā¢ Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?
I could be an okay leader if no one else was able to take up the position but I would be anxious about the responsibility and expectations others have of me. Iād like to think Iām firm but fair.
ā¢ Are you coordinated? Why do you feel as if you are or are not? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form? Describe your activity?
Iām okay. I can match other peopleās movements quite well. I can get a little bit careless and clumsy when Iām distracted or anxious though.
ā¢ Are you artistic? If yes, describe your art? If you are not particular artistic but can appreciate art please likewise describe what forums of art you enjoy. Please explain your answer.
Back when I used to draw, I drew a lot of tattoo designs and illustrations. Like something youād find on an album cover or a book cover. I also drew many of the creatures and characters I wrote about. Iām have an eye for colour and I am drawn to art-deco and art-nouveau aesthetics.
ā¢ What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?
The past, while not always easy to revisit due to fuzzy memories or trauma, has led me to this very moment. I try to take every day as it comes and that has helped me a lot. I am nervous for the future as I have few concrete plans and life may throw me a curve ball. But I am also excited to see what has in store for me.
ā¢ How do you act when others request your help to do something (anything)? If you would decide to help them, why would you do so?
It depends whoās asking and what they want help with.
ā¢ Do you need logical consistency in your life?
Absolutely.
ā¢ How important is efficiency and productivity to you?
Efficiency is pretty good. Work smarter, not harder and all that. Productivity less so. Iām just happy when I get things done.
ā¢ Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?
Not really. Unless they are negatively impacting me or other people I prefer to leave people to their own devices.
ā¢ What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?
Pretty sure I already answered this question.
ā¢ What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?
Iām a visual and hands-on learner. I suck at internalising verbal instruction. I despise overly rigid learning environments so I struggled a lot in school. I enjoy learning at my own pace and by going out and doing things first-hand.
ā¢ How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?
Improvise but I try to make a basic structure that I may or may not deviate from.
ā¢ What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?
To be the best version of myself I can be and live the most fulfilling and rich life I can.
ā¢ What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?
My two biggest fears are quite abstract and they are being aimless and being trapped. Iām also mildly agoraphobic and afraid of wasps. I hate wilful ignorance and bigotry, especially when those things actively make the world a worse place for everyone.
ā¢ What do the "highs" in your life look like?
I feel alive, happy, and a zest for life. I feel like Iām running on a motor and that I can do anything I want.
ā¢ What do the "lows" in your life look like?
When I feel low, I get in a funk and itās very hard to get out. I literally find it impossible to relax unless someone is there to get me out of my head. If Iām not careful I can get isolated. And thatās when I start to spiral.
ā¢ How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?
Sometimes I let my mind wander, particularly when Iām listening to music. It doesnāt take much to bring me back to reality though.
ā¢ Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?
Iād probably go a bit mad and try to devise an escape plan.
ā¢ How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?
I like to take my time to weigh out the pros and cons. I make stupid decisions when Iām rushed. I may change my mind if circumstances change and itās not going to inconvenience me too much.
ā¢ How long do you take to process your emotions? How important are emotions in your life?
A long time. My emotions are a mess and I barely know what I am feeling half the time. Journaling has helped me make sense of them and processing them to a degree.
ā¢ Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?
Not really. I either stay quiet or try to disagree with them in a productive way depending on how bold Iām feeling at the time.
ā¢ Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?
I follow rules if they are there for a good reason. Like waiting in line. If theyāre stupid rules I have less qualms about breaking them.
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