So the other day, I was thinking about the classic alignment chart, and how it doesn’t really do much for me personally since it’s more about how characters interact with systems rather than how they interact with other people
I had a minute, so I figured I’d throw something together that DID suit my needs!
(Note: This chart regards a character’s intent rather than the outcome of their actions—and for sake of clarity, here are the definitions I’m working with:
Good: concerned with the well-being the collective, often at expense of the self
Evil: concerned with the well-being of the self, often at the expense of the collective
Kind: concerned with the emotional responses of others
Cruel: unconcerned with the emotional responses of others)
I like conceptualizing things this way, cause sometimes Bad People behave with ‘good’ or ‘kind’ intentions, and sometimes Good People do things that seem ‘evil’ or ‘cruel’
Also this gives me a way to compare/contrast characters who get lumped together under the other system
You know, I’ve tried writing material where the number of bisexual and gay characters present matches up with real-world demographics, but even that’s apparently enough to get folks passive-aggressively going “wow, is anyone in this setting straight?”, so basically my answer from now on is “no, not a single person in this setting is straight”.
When a room has 30% women in it, men think it’s 50-50. When it is 50-50, they think they’re outnumbered. Just one of the fascinating statistics on how people perceive gender balance, says Laura Bates.
…When a story has 5-10% not-straight people in it, a lot of straight people think “the gays are taking over.”
It’s almost as if schools push and ideology that benefits schools.
Bruh, trades are in high fucking demand right now too. Between now and 2020 there are suppose to be 300,000 more jobs and that’s just for welder.
Shit, they’ll pay for you to learn how to do it.
I just finished high school and got a untility job in a factory and I have almost no experience. They’re gonna train me for everything plus it has full health benefits.
Trades are fucking great.
My husband is a welder, and is very very good at it. He got hired by a locksmith company pretty much just by walking in and going “Yes I can weld.”
All of the other guys there were great at locksmithing, but none of them were trained welders, and they needed someone who could build custom doors and frames.
They trained him to do lock stuff too, so now he can weld AND pick locks.
The owner of the company, when he handed out Christmas bonuses, looked at him and went “Dude we literally cannot fire you because we’d be screwed so here’s your bonus and also we’re giving you a raise.”
Welders are in desperate demand.
Blows kisses to this post.
Anyway, learn a trade, unionize, wear your PPE, memorize OSHA’s phone number.
Gas fitters make absurd amounts of cash with minimal post secondary schooling because there are so few and the work is so important. Even subtrades can make 20-40$/h if you have a good boss &/or a union job.
Don’t get me wrong it’s hard work and a tough environment to be in but if you’re relatively healthy and sound of mind it’s a great way to make rent.
I’ll also warn that there’s a lot of shit bosses who’ll try and scam you out of standard wage, don’t buy into it. If they can’t pay you at least 15 $/h they aren’t a company you want to throw in with unless you like getting laid off after 2 month or waiting weeks at a time between jobs.
However this is less common with proper trades like electricians and plumbers, if it’s something you need a ticket for they’ll be desperate to find and keep workers. If you have a ticket or can get an apprenticeship you are incredibly valuable to your employer and you should never underestimate the value of your labour.
of course, truck driving is going to obsolete in 10 years, so don’t go into that one
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