BRUH ARE U KIDDING ME THE HIGHWAY I LIVE NEAR HAS BEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR LIKE 4 DAMN YEARS AND IT TAKES THEM 6 MONTHS JUST TO FIX A DAMN POT HOLE
The hell do you mean “capitalism could never”??????? Last I checked, the UK is still a capitalist nation. The US could never because the US doesn’t invest in public works to the same level as other comparably large economies because we spend all our money on the military.
Whaleologist is right but….fuckin what? You can seriously do that shit in 15 hours. I honestly am amazed. That’s how you know I’m a fucking American, like, my goddamned mind is blown.
This isn’t an issue of capitalism or even public works investment.
This is an issue of how American budgets work, because America is the most idiotically designed country you could ever imagine.
American budgets are not organized by need, they’re effectively PRESCRIBED. There’s no pool of government funding that is assigned according to where money needs to go at any given time. We assign budgets in advance and they’re extremely difficult to change. Guaranteed if you ask any American politician about this, they’ll tell you it’s to “reduce government waste” by making people use their resources carefully instead of taking on unnecessary projects.
This is not what actually happens.
Because if you DON’T USE 100% of your budget every year, you will be assigned a lower budget for the next year, “to prevent government waste.” So they prescribe you a budget in advance and then you HAVE to use all of it, or else it’s a NIGHTMARE to do anything new in the future – you have to go through a billion hoops to get funding for a new infrastructure project that is a one-time expense. It’s not cheap to build a new thing, but because it’s a public good that will last a long time, you don’t need to budget for it every year – but the one year you do need to budget for it, it’s an enormous pain in the ass because everyone responsible is desperate to “cut government waste.”
So with American construction projects, especially on roadways, you basically have a system where people are FORCED to take longer than necessary just to use up their budgets. It is literally a regular occurrence in America for a road to be torn up for no reason, just so they can spend money filling it back in for the next four months.
And that’s why the crumbling, outdated, and underfunded infrastructure in America is an embarrassment to western civilization.
And the fact that this fucks up transportation, stresses people out, makes us all sicker and more miserable, and forces us to sit in traffic wasting gas that we have to spend a bunch of money on because one of the things we never invest in is mass public transit (because of heavy lobbying by the automotive and oil industries) – all of that should probably not be considered a coincidence.
In the name of “efficiency” and “cutting government waste,” we’ve invented the most fucked up, purposefully wasteful mandatory maximum budgeted spending that has totally eliminated our ability to respond to short term budgetary needs. Potholes take years to fix, construction goes on for years even as nothing actually gets done, etc. All because the budgets HAVE to be wasted in order for anyone to keep their funding – and notice how much of American budgets go toward things like “administrative costs”.
Our entire country is a money laundering conspiracy.
American capitalism is the most wasteful garbage budgeting system on earth.
It is fundamentally designed to be inefficient and stupid, because doing it this way allows us to keep government spending (on public goods) as close to the absolute minimum as humanly possible in order to preserve the lowest possible tax rates on the people who ‘matter’ to the people who are making the decisions – which of course means the wealthy donor class created by the dramatic shift in economic policy under Ronald Reagan.
Because every single goddamn problem in America is Ronald Reagan’s fault.
one example of healthy polyamory: person a, person b, and person c are dating. every one is fully consenting to be in the relationship.
another example of healthy polyamory: person a and person b are dating. person a is also dating person c, but person b and c would like to remain just friends. every one is fully consenting to be in the relationship.
another example of healthy polyamory: person a and person b are dating, but they both feel it is okay to kiss/hold hands/have sex with other people that they are not dating. this is called an open relationship, and is often considered a form of polyamory. both partners are fully consenting to be in the relationship, and those who are not in the relationship understand and are fully consenting to the romantic acts. boundaries are established and agreed upon by all parties.
there are a lot of different types of poly relationships and poly relationship dynamics, it is not a one-size-fits-all thing. stop telling polyamorous people that their relationships are invalid because you dont like it
Is it just me or does anyone else love it too when Transformers call humans names with a “tiny” before?
Like:
Tiny spacehuman
Tiny racer
Tiny doctor
Tiny favourite human
Tiny war men
Tiny soldiers
Even tinier human child
Tiniest human ever (a baby)
Tiny star gazer
Tiny police man
Tiny Prowl (angry policeman)
Tiny human taking care of tinier humans
Tiny sleepy human
Tiny waterhuman (swimmer)
1: What’s the maximum amount of time your characters can sit still with nothing to do?
None.
They do not stop doing things. Even if they manage to hold still, they’re chatting over their bond, throwing ideas back and forth or commenting on their surroundings. In addition, unless forced, they will not stay still for more than a second or two. Fidgeting, at the very least, usually with at least 2 servos each. They get very anxious if not allowed to do things or at least stim.
2: How easy is it for your characters to laugh?
They’re fairly cheerful and tend to be easy to amuse, though their sense of humor can be a bit odd. Actually getting them to laugh is a bit harder, their amusement is generally expressed via body language and over their bond at each other, and it tends to be non-sinister cackling more than anything else.
3: How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)
Touch, softness, and warmth, if it’s intentional.
Truthfully, they tend to work on projects until they’re exhausted and then just curl up together to nap, partly out of forcibly developed habit and partly because they’re the sort of energetic people who do that.
If they’re intentionally trying to sleep, they snuggle up together under a bunch of blankets, pet each other, and chime quietly- both out loud and over the bond. That sort of relaxation usually ends up happening after they’ve spark-merged, so they’re usually both tired and happy and drowsy anyway.
7: What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?
They have a few particularly epic projects that they remember when exposed to the right combinations of scents, and that’s nice enough, but most of their ‘nostalgia’ is borderline flashbacks. The scent of blowtorch against painted metal will do it for the both of them, and there are a few combinations of chemicals that they can’t be around without wanting to vacate the premises immediately and hug each other very tightly once outside. So no, not enjoyable.
11:
How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?
Depends on who they’re around and if they feel like they really need to seem competent.
All situations invariably involve them going “???” at each other over the bond and chucking the problem back and forth like two people solving a Rubix cube at once, but they can do a decent job of just looking mildly considerate instead of confused if they need to.
If they’re safe, they aim a very confused expression at each other and chatter quiet little sounds back and forth while they think about it, plus lots of gesturing and borderline charades with each other.
They also tend to immediately seek any clarification that is to be had by grabbing the source material, poking the situation, and licking anything that may be relevant.
That doesn’t mean they’re above just outright asking someone “excuse, yes, please rephrase” if they think the person isn’t about to laugh, though, they aren’t proud. They just tend to prefer going after the information themselves.
20: If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?
Oh, they suck at describing feelings. A lot of elaborate gesturing and chirping and back-and-forth feelings at each other, then just a really elaborate shrug (four arms apiece makes for interesting shrugs) and one of them muttering “one of them usually has more sex”.
They haven’t had much of a chance at experiencing- well, any of those, really. Familial love, technically, but that’s a bit different for split-spark twins. It’s kind of hard to not love someone who is literally the other half of your soul. As for the other two, situations have not permitted long-term relationships.
I currently have a RP going where they’ve just met someone who they absolutely adore, and they could have a go at describing the differences between the feelings, but it would mostly just be chittering and maybe a few descriptive words that apply to tastes and textures. They’ve never had to communicate their own emotions to someone who isn’t one of them, they have no idea how to even start.
31: Who are they the most glad to have met?
They’re fond of Blackspark and intrigued by Gravescratch, but so far the only being they’ve really latched onto is the aforementioned person in the aforementioned RP. They’ve been wandering around and holing up with each other far too much to meet many people, and they haven’t shared with me yet if there was anyone in the past.
35: How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive?
Heck yes. Excitement is very contagious with them, and they love hearing about things that other people like. They have a good shot at understanding it, and, if not, that’s okay! They’re still excited! They like it when people are excited!
Please, infodump at them about the thing. They might end up segueing to something else that’s one of their own interests, but it’s not on purpose, it’s just because the excitement rubs off and then they start thinking about cool things and then! they’re all excited! and they have to infodump about the thing now!
And they’ll happily listen to more about your thing again as soon as they can finish, they just want to maybe trade off infodumping for a bit!
everytime I hear about children of the corn I think about the guy I met at comic con who actually lived in the town they filmed that movie at, and on the farm where they filmed in the corn.
he was a teenager at the time and him and his friends would get drunk on moonshine and rustle the corn and let the air out of the tires of the production team’s trailers and shit.
and now there’s Wikipedia pages about how the children of the corn set was haunted and they thought they angered god but it was really just drunk hillbillies
I don’t like adding to posts but I also have a funny story like this, so I was watching the movie the Blair witch which takes place in burkettsville maryland, which to me is so funny because that is were my grandfather lives and the town is literally just old people and cows with their main street consisting of a post office. Well anyway he told me that after it came out people were coming in like bus loads to the town to find the witch and my grandfather lives up in the Mountain area and people were up in his property trying to find the witch and it made him angry so he went out and hung up stick people and stacked rocks and it freaked the people out so they started thinking something was out there when really it was my 80 year old Italian grandpa who wanted people out of his woods.
We had ghost hunters come to a historic house in my town to film and if you think every high school kid in town respectfully stayed at home that night instead of going to fuck up that filming you’re dead wrong.
this is comforting, actually, sometimes paranormal things are just a bunch of bored people dicking around in the woods.
Send me a # (questions for OCs) or a letter (questions for creators) and I’ll answer
QUESTIONS FOR YOUR OCs
What’s the maximum amount of time your character can sit still with nothing to do?
How easy is it for your character to laugh?
How do they put themselves to bed at night (reading, singing, thinking?)
How easy is it to earn their trust?
How easy is it to earn their mistrust?
Do they consider laws flexible, or immovable?
What triggers nostalgia for them, most often? Do they enjoy that feeling?
What were they told to stop/start doing most often as a child
Do they swear? Do they remember their first swear word?
What lie do they most frequently remember telling? Does it haunt them?
How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?
How do they deal with an itch found in a place they can’t quite reach?
What color do they think they look best in? Do they actually look best in that color?
What animal do they fear most?
How do they speak? Is what they say usually thought of on the spot, or do they rehearse it in their mind first?
What makes their stomach turn?
Are they easily embarrassed?
What embarrasses them?
What is their favorite number?
If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic and platonic or familial love, how would they do so?
Why do they get up in the morning?
How does jealousy manifest itself in them (they become possessive, they become aloof, etc)?
How does envy manifest itself in them (they take what they want, they become resentful, etc)?
Is sex something that they’re comfortable speaking about? To whom?
What are their thoughts on marriage?
What is their preferred mode of transportation?
What causes them to feel dread?
Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth?
Do they usually live up to their own ideals?
Who do they most regret meeting?
Who are they the most glad to have met?
Do they have a go-to story in conversation? Or a joke?
Could they be considered lazy?
How hard is it for them to shake a sense of guilt?
How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive?
Do they actively seek romance, or do they wait for it to fall into their lap?
Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things to melodies, etc)?
What memory do they revisit the most often?
How easy is it for them to ignore flaws in other people?
How sensitive are they to their own flaws?
How do they feel about children?
How badly do they want to reach their end goal?
If someone asked them to explain their sexuality, how would they do so?
QUESTIONS FOR CREATORS
A) Why are you excited about this character? B) What inspired you to create them? C) Did you have trouble figuring out where they fit in their own story? D) Have they always had the same physical appearance, or have you had to edit how they look? E) Are they someone you would get along with? Would they get along with you? F) What do you feel when you think of your OC (pride, excitement, frustration, etc)? G) What trait of theirs bothers you the most? H) What trait do you admire most? I) Do you prefer to keep them in their canon universe? J) Did you have to manipulate or exclude canon factors to allow them to create their character?
Nobody else out so you don’t have to pretend to be human, which is nice
You can look up and see the actual band of the Milky Way, and Know that whatever else happens, the galaxy will continue to dance and sparkle
Wear whatever u want
The combination of being alone in the dark with the summer wind on your skin re-sets whatever problem was happening and suddenly your fingers are yours again.
Cons:
You will see the large dark shape coming up the other end of the street and be fascinated by the way it moves almost like a crawling man, but it will not actually register it as a BEAR until it’s like 40 feet away and Doggo decides he’s gonna fight it, so you gotta Usain Bolt you and 50 lbs of Anger Dog four blocks back to the apartment, and cry becuase while you wanted to feel alive and the sensation of your heart beating again, you didn’t want it THAT HARD.
the main difference between centipedes and millipedes is their level of respectfulness and elegance. millipedes are stately,long,calm. centipedes arent afraid to cause a problem.
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