It's About Balance

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
parple
hera-the-wizard

Pokemon theory

so, y'know the whole deal with Charizard being fire/flying instead of fire/dragon, right?

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so my theory is this: it's not a dragon type, since it's not a TRUE dragon, the same way horseshoe crabs aren't TRUE crabs

instead, it's an example of mimicry

the most dragony-dragon in pokémon of all time is arguably dragonite, which has a higher stat total than Charizard, at a solid 600 total

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and the two look INCREDIBLY similar, same wing shape and color, same body shape (albeit weird a longer neck and tail), and even the same belly coloration! Charizard isn't an actual dragon, it's only SHAPED like a dragon

this is called batesian mimicry, and a pretty common example is hoverflies looking like wasps

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lazarus-lazuli
gowns

man the crazy thing about babies is that like, some people would think that reading a baby a book about farm animals is teaching them about farm animals, but really it’s teaching them about the concept of a book and how there’s new information on each page of a single object, but really, beyond that, it’s teaching them how language works, and beyond that it’s really actually teaching them about human interaction, and really really it’s them learning about existing in a three-dimensional space and how they can navigate that space, but actually, above all it is teaching them that mama loves them.

subterraneanbanjos
dispatchesfromtheclasswar

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biglawbear

Good for this person. This is exactly what you do. Screw the job.

I had a job that made me work an all nighter, 30 hours straight, over Thanksgiving. I resigned that Monday and it was one of the most satisfying decisions I’ve ever made.

mikesmoustache

Part 3:

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invaderxan

Please pay attention to all the manipulation tactics this boss uses, because they’re pulling out every trick in the book.

  • “I’m not your boss, I’m your friend”
  • “Other people will be hurt by this and it’s your fault and I’m going to tell them all that”
  • Mocking language
  • Jobs are important too
  • “Be a team player”
  • “We’re your family too”
  • Talking as if this is a thing you must do
  • “We all make sacrifices”
  • Undermining your authority
  • “You caused all of this, really”
  • Accusing you of being “unprofessional”
  • “Look at the money you cost us”
  • “Just laugh it off and come back to work”

This is like a 101 course in how employers use guilt trips to coerce you into putting up with their bullshit. This is precisely why you should never trust those employers who insist that they’re “like a family.” They are not. It’s just a ruse so that your boss can neg you into putting your job ahead of your actual life.

mysticbaconslice
honeyymistt

i’ve heard a lot of people say “don’t reach out to your friends first and see how many people will remain in your life. those are your true friends” and i get it. it sucks and it’s tiring constantly being the one to message first, to initiate hang outs but don’t take this so literally. some friendships require initiation. i have lost touch with so many people who genuinely cared about me and wanted me in their life because i stopped reaching out. it’s a hard pill to swallow but honestly some people just suck at it and it doesn’t mean they don’t love and value you. i’ve reconnected with some people over the past few months and it’s crazy how genuinely happy they are to see me and how engaged they are in the conversation. i just think sometimes we’re too harsh on each other & too quick to emphasize other peoples flaws and remove them from our lives but then we’ll all be alone and what’s the point of life then!!!!

odin-n-out
fallow-grove

yknow what would be a fucked up phone feature

ahno-nimus

No, I don't. Please, proceed.

fallow-grove

if whenever you plugged it in you had to manually enable charging mode and there was no built in way to automate it

ahno-nimus

That would be fucked up.

fallow-grove

yknow what would be more fucked up

ahno-nimus

Football field full of viruses.

ahno-nimus

Abraham Lincoln teeth sculpture.

ahno-nimus

Really big vampire.

ahno-nimus

Inside-out Sweden.

fallow-grove

if they added automatic charging mode but paywalled it

ahno-nimus

Yeah that's pretty fucked up.

pastacrylic

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Weakling. You will not survive the winter.