#The Work of an Evangelist
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between hadestown and supergiant's hades, i'm realizing i vastly prefer modern stories about hades and persephone if they're estranged and on the verge of divorce. it's no longer "ah how do they fall in love?" it's "oh how do you live with someone you love forever?" their love is given fact, it created the seasons; it's when that love starts fraying that their stories come back into relevance. what is a relationship like when you've been tied together so long you are part of each other, and nature fractures when you're apart?
i've always loved when the gods are not just gods, but fully anthropomorphized forces of nature given fickle human tendencies, and i feel a lot of modern retellings are more focused on how to untangle the tangles of the olympian family tree and not what really matters: your divorce proceedings having a body count
#me‚ noted 'love is work' evangelist: hey guys. did you know that um. love is work#anyway where is the eros/psyche boom that they deserve#ignore me
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Carnivorous lamb ch 1
A Homelander x Male! oc fic
A/N: this is a prequel to a fic writen for @digitalbath2008 and my kinktober prompt, hope you like it- thx 4 giving me the inspo :) I could not control myself, i had to write the prequel/sequel to them ‘cuz I love writing this OC and he plays a minor role in my WIP so I don’t get to play with him often, his faceclaim its Nicolaj Coster-Waldau if that helps
Sypnopsis: A young Homelander finds absolution from all that would make him rotten.
tags: R18, NTR-ish, dubcon, age gap (Homelander is in his mid 20’s, OC’s in his 40s) older man, DILF, priest kink, moral degradation, slow burn.
Chapter One
Spring
The soft spring sun settled into the horizon covering it all in its runny yolk, the cool breeze made Father Amarello shiver slightly, tightening his cardigan as he ventured the gardens.
Expecting to find a curious hare munching on his tomatoes instead a much more curious sight caught his sight. Sitting in the rusted metal bench was a young man wearing the most peculiar gear. He had seen these costumed figures on the telly, and on his favorite brand of cereal, never had he ever seen one in person, they were for big city folks, they didn’t seem to ever grace middle of nowhere small towns much less the kind of town that was only known for its clean restrooms at a busy rest stop, most never noticed the small town even when they drove past it… so why was this Superhero in his gardens eyeing that curious hare as it munched on some parsnip leafs.
He raised his sight towards the older man who immediately put on a friendly smile.
“Afternoon.”
Nervously walking towards him, he rips a couple tomatoes fresh off the vine on his way towards him, he observes the blond man closely, to him he looks so young he might pass for a boy but he looks as if something had aged him, he chucked it to the pressure of the job, the closer he got the more he noticed the blue of his eyes almost as blue as his suit– he had seen this man before, it took him a minute to remember the name from the newspaper.
“You… You’re The Homelander, no?” He looks around– Is there anything I should be worried about?”
His tone it's surprisingly calm as he approaches the young hero.
“Is there some trouble, perhaps?”
Homelander only shakes his head.
“Didn’t mean to frighten you– I was flying over and it seemed like a nice place to rest…” He stood up looking slightly embarrassed– didn’t mean to be a bother, sir.”
“That’s a relief… admittedly I was looking forward to seeing some action” he chuckled dryly– is alright, my son. Rest all you like I imagine flying can be quite exhausting.”
He looked at the older man catching a glimpse at his handsome face as the man smiled kindly, and the intense pale green of his eyes.
“Is not… flying… not for me anyways.” he spoke awkwardly observing the man as he filled up his arms with salad ingredients– hmm… your sermon… it… it was nice.”
Homelander expected to be received with the same fanaticism and awe as he had with so many others but this strange man seemed little impressed, opting not to leave to satiate his newly formed curiosity over the man.
“Thank you. Were you listening the whole time?”
He nodded, he had listened most of the service, he had flown over many churches listened to many services from afar, as part of his branding they wanted to foster this good christian boy image but he found them boring, the way they talked, the way they all clamor and lost their minds as the preachers got louder, the music always excessive but this had been simple, the passion behind it earnest... but what he had liked was in his voice… it was light, pleasant… like listening to flowers, he thought.
“Yes…”
“You should’ve come inside… No matter the creed all are welcome in this parish.”
“I’m an evangelical.”
“It’s never too late to seek the light.” He gives him a sordid smile– well enjoy the gardens, feel free to take some peaches or blackberries or anything… will not recommend the brussel sprouts… is for the rabbits.”
It had been odd to be ignored, the man retreated inside after a quick wave, he watched him as he wandered into the small house attached to the church, nothing more than a cabin– all contained into one single room with a bathroom awkwardly installed on the side, he considered taking something but he left soon after.
He would come back a few days later still thinking of the lack of reception he had gotten out of the priest, the man stared at him just as friendly as before, throwing the gardening gloves aside as he saw the young supe descend– he had to admit that was quite the sight.
“They do say I got the best peaches in town.”
Homelander almost fumbled his landing at that moment, the priest seemed to have not noticed as he leaned on his rake.
“You don’t seem impressed?”
“About what exactly?”
“Me.”
“Oh it’s quite fascinating that you can fly and I can’t but I've seen my fair share of miracles.” Homelander can’t help but to think his smile is smug even if it doesn’t look like anything– So how can I be of service?”
“I… I… wanted…”
“To join?” He looked up at the man wearing his dark gray clerical shirt and sullied jeans, he took a weird step forward towards Homelander– as I said all are welcomed– even Supes. Altho it’s a few days away from Sunday.”
“I wanted guidance, actually. I’ve been having a crisis… but I don’t… I don’t think the people at Cape’s for Christ or Samaritan’s embrace can help me…I… I don’t know where else to go.”
“I can’t blame you. The message is good but the deliverance leaves… a lot to wish for…” He cleans his hand on the back of his jeans before offering it to Homelander– Amarello. Father Dennis Amarello– and you?”
Homelander raised an eyebrow, vividly remembering being recognized on their last encounter.
“It’s Homelander your government name?”
“John…” he said nervously-- John Gillman."
Homelander instinctively took his hand catching the sudden grimace on the man’s face when he received a gloved response, he followed him inside to find a quaint and claustrophobic parish, it was nothing but two wide rows, a sweet balsamic perfume permeated in the air, just as woodsy as the old worn down pews.
“You don’t like ‘Capes for Christ’?”
“I believe Supes are a gift from God. His way to protect us… I just don’t like how commercial it is… I generally don’t think any preacher, pastor or priest no matter the creed should live anything but humbly– which extends to his parish. Massive concert stages don’t fit my standards.”
“That’s a lot to say to a stranger.” He swallowed, feeling offended.
Father Amarello sat down on the front pews, urging the young man to take a seat.
“I only answer things honestly.”
“Rudely.”
“You got blood on your glove.” He lifted his hand to show the specks of dried blood at the bottom of his palm heel– please sit.”
Homelander flustered slightly, staring at his hand where he had missed it, his expression melted into something awry, his chest sinking as he stood there staring at the man who seemed completely unbothered.
“When I was a boy… my father murdered my mother… he shot me… and then… god send me one of his soldiers... a supe… her name was Agent Rogue… She killed my father and took me to a hospital– Blood doesn’t bother me at all. I understand that this must’ve come from your job.”
Homelander had nothing to say, before he knew it he sat beside him with his eyes firmly on the floor, he had a hard time believing the man could speak so softly, as he recounted something so horrific.
“I knew I wanted to do good after being rescued, but I had no powers or smarts… until I felt God calling for me. I realized that I could still help people just like that woman did for me, if I followed God and helped spread his message– people’s lives could also be rescued too by his grace. Our father just forgot to tell me to fix my personality.” His chuckle was short.
Homelander smiled slightly unsure of how to feel.
“So… tell me, son, how can I help you?"
His mouth opened on its own, his sight fixated on those pale green eyes.
“I… I don’t know… I think I’m bad at my job… I keep failing and no matter what I do… they praise me but I don’t think they mean it… as if they’re afraid of telling me that I'm doing wrong. I want to save people. I’m a hero. I just keep messing up” His voice cracks– nobody wants to help me.. they just expect me to know… but I keep asking… and I listen but… I still mess up… I thought God could help me… I don’t want to mess up anymore… I don’t want to cause Madelyn any more headaches.”
Father Amarello sat silently for a few seconds smacking his lips pensively as he stared at the stained window and the portraits of saint’s it held.
“You have more casualties than you wish for?”
“I should be catching the bad guys alive too… I just… humans are so frail.”
“You shouldn’t feel bad about killing those who decide to harm others… but it will pollute your soul… is a heavy burden you’ll carry for the rest of your life… All you can do is keep God in your heart and seek to right your wrongs… God blessed you with these powers, and you can use them for good” He turns to him, placing a firm hand on his shoulder– your burdens are far greater than those of most men… so perhaps you only fixate on your failures, because you believe you shouldn’t be able to make them? Do you feel guilty? If so… good… feel guilty… feel like you are a monster… hate yourself and self-destruct but then look up and ask God what to do to atone.”
Homelander felt as if somebody finally told him something genuine.
“I don’t think that's good advice…” he says nervously– What if he doesn’t say anything.”
“He doesn’t actually talk back y’know… not with words… signs…” He looked around and took one of the old bibles from the bench– You can learn a lot from this… and you can learn a lot from talking to him but you will only really hear him… when you’re open to him, John.”
He handed him the book.
“Maybe… next time when you save a life, think of that instead of the person who died… the good or the bad ones who died… just that one more person it's alive, and they get to see tomorrow… if that helps a little bit to ease your anxieties… then you can pray later.”
Homelander can help but chuckle as he hears the man speak.
“Shouldn’t I be begging for forgiveness?”
“When you die… God will let you know if it worked. You can do everything you can in your power to do good and you should– but ultimately it's out of your hands… I like to think that I’ve done okay… not enough to be condemned to hell… just enough to get a sneak peak of heaven.” He smiled awkwardly scratching his wrist for a second too long– Oh you should definitely do good tho, my son. Like I'm not telling you to start going on remorseless murder sprees like your name is Pol Pot! Just… be aware that we’ll never know if we did enough until it's time. So we just gotta keep trying and not because you want Heaven but ‘cuz it's the right thing to do anyways.”
He leaned back feeling slightly flustered, briefly ogling the young man as he leaned away from him getting lost in his own thoughts, catching a sudden crease on his cheek as he smiled softly, this had been the first time he had ever been so close to one of them, he thought. He expected them to look a lot less human, always so grand and incredible on the pages and the screen, he had grown up with the likes of Payback and other great supes during the ‘Golden Age’ of American heroes– so they never looked like people ‘til now.
The boy was a beautiful thing… so pretty like a girl, he mused the thought. His eyes fixated on the shorn undercut and his tousled blond hair so much brighter than his pale beige locks, at the way his shoulders fit the suit, he licked his lip as a knot buried itself on his throat.
“I must not be very convincing.”
“Is good. Nobody has ever spoken to me like that… thank you.” he stood up after a long pause, turning to face the priest once more– You… You have a raccoon inside your confession box by the way”
“Its quite cute... I just don’t want to wake it up… or get rabies.”
Homelander almost offered to take the animal out, but the priest seemed to not care one bit.
He left feeling lighter than before, thinking that perhaps he was too rough on himself, that those around him weren’t being deceitful… he was a hero, he had these powers to do good and even if a dozen died, Father Amarello was right– one life was better than none.
But it wasn’t easy.
With every added corpse on his back he found himself surrounded by spiritually rotten folks, nobody would aid him, nobody would advise him much less console him, just brush it off, just tell him everything was taken care of – each drop of blood had to be out of his conscience… even the voice in his head would tell him the same– that he had done nothing wrong… that at least one person lived.
He had done the right thing.
Right?
He had, no?
The sight burned into his cornea, those bloodied finger stumps reaching after him, the smell of burnt meat and gas, caught in his nose.
#personal#my fic tag#homelander#homelander x oc#homelander its bi in this story regardless#this its a short work hopefully#i took some personal liberties with HL personality as I doubt he was the way he its now back when he was like 25 which its how am picturing#him in this story#amerello its at most 42 like the same age he its in my original wip but if yall want him to match his faceclaim age feel free#what denomination does homie belong to liek i imagine he's an evangelist bcuz of the way he baptize ppl but next thing yknow he's jehova
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Someday I'll write a post about how sometimes systems/frameworks can be both imperfect and valid at the same time and that just because a given system/framework doesn't work for you doesn't mean it's useless nonsense that doesn't work for anyone and should be thrown out
#yes this is about people who gloat about how 'inaccurate' MBTI is#as soon as you compare it to astrology you undermine your point because MBTI is not assigned by birthdate#are MBTI evangelists annoying? absolutely#is there a hell of a lot more leeway than people give it credit for? you betcha!#but there are more points on a scale than 'perfect flawless system that works for all 8 billion people'#and 'total gibberish'#ranting in the tags#pigeon chatters
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2089.
no one is dead but I
am celebrating anyway
because at least I'm also
not dead
and that means I can outlive
a couple fuckers
#365#poetry#last time i bought a mini prosecco i bought a two-pack#hoped to use the second for an evangelist or something but surviving a very weird week works too
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does anyone have any tips for finding voice actors with a specific accent? i wanna find voice claims for more ocs but i have no idea where to begin doing that. musicians i know can only take me so far if none of them fit ...
#i was trying to find a voice for brie earlier but i had no clue what to search to find a fitting voice. none of my attempts worked#null havoc damage#brie is like a southern conman to me do you understand. a television evangelist is the description i was trying to use#they have a smooth lower voice with a southern twang and they talk slowly and with intent so they can be understood clearly#camembert has the LOOK of a Youth Pastor That Might Be Running A Cult but to me brie would have the VOICE to fit a cult leader#which to me is . southern. dont ask me to explain myself#like Bud Gleeful from gravity falls is NOT correct but its CLOSE. that sort of ballpark. but something deeper like more pleasant to hear#they actively talk in a way that is nice and alluring. theyd probably talk fast and harsh like the rest of us in private#camembert as weird al isnt Perfect but again hes very close to what i envision for them. sort of high sort of nasaly and with a lisp#something pleasant and charming in a much more genuine way
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already thinking "and by 'religious' really i mean 'christian'" re: how the term "religion" is not really useful when it's largely like, from a christian perspective, what is considered "equivalent" of christianity, see: perhaps a "rival"/obstacle to some person or group being considered christian....and even if not thinking about converting anyone, resulting in some at best misinterpretation / misrepresentation based on framing it through/as [element of christianity] and limiting of any more accurate language
like how tumblr recommends me a post about someone thinking about "religion" in general and concluding that it's Weird and perhaps Wrong for anyone who is a "true believer" in their religion(tm) to Not be proselytizing / trying to Convert everyone. like yeah why isn't everyone being an evangelical christian, they ought to be, benevolently informing all those around them that they're going to hell, otherwise. don't see any problem with this conclusion, or that someone's getting antisemitic in the notes already in agreement, or that That's Not How This Works and you don't just know how All "Religion" works based on considering it to be an alternate version of christianity (which in itself doesn't All work like that either)
#and even when it comes to having a Critical View of any belief system / way of living / spirituality it's like...people are on that already#without having to see it from a christian perspective or understand the only possible framework for it as [critiques of christianity]....#a dogmatic approach / doctrine of Salvation....not how it all works out there re: ways anyone can be anything besides christian#So Bizarre why everybody's not all trying to ''convert'' everyone else in the world....is it.#what; like; ''you'd think everyone would be launching an inquisition'' like would you.#even if you know fuckall abt non christian beliefs / perspectives / traditions/practices / identities / ways of life etc....#we could maybe go ahead and question this conclusion. or perhaps go ''but also i know fuckall about all that so why am i theorizing'' like.#and again there are non ''western'' christian traditions....and of course individuals and philosophies within christianity who would also#not think you can only Truly be christian by going ''and i'd better be trying to convert everyone. or i'm being a jerk'' too#not actually the case that everyone thinks everyone else who doesn't share some ''religious'' factor is Damned To Hell or an equivalent....#anyways telling tumblr actually this particular post? isn't for me. and i don't thank you#another tiresome factor of [mass at the benedictine monastery] like the homilies/sermons were especially exhausting#they always were but like ''what are you even talking about'' as one priest goes on about how it's silly for people to say they're#Spiritual but not Religious b/c the only way to be spiritual is to be christian lite & if you're Genuinely even christian lite then you#ought to realize you should go full throttle christian. like a) No b) why are we preaching to the choir here. we're all at Sunday Mass???#not like any sermons ever feel that thoughtful when like too much analysis is like uh oh? a bit heretical are we??? which is not universal.#gee thanks for this [are we just supposed to all sit here feeling validated in our superiority; or...?] experience#wisdom you couldn't totally get from someone going on some self-assured monologue abt heathens these days over dinner or sm shit#really makes you think. and then someone will be really thinking & going ''shouldn't everyone w/a Religion be an Evangelist'' hmm: No.#and they aren't ''wrong'' about their own beliefs approaches perspectives identities traditions etc for it either. Done#anyways changed ''religious parent'' to ''christian parent'' for its own enhanced accuracy & precision alike....
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Wait.. Nile Rodgers is doing some kind of collab with sserafim 😳 I'm surprised and now even more confused what the girls concept is supposed to be bc there's the angels but there's cowboys?? In the photos that were released. It's interesting to see how different they are compared to nejeans in terms of promotion and branding. I'm guessing it's bc of different labels
lsfm once again getting collabs they don't deserve 😔
#angels and cowboys is not that weird of a combo its VERY americana evangelist christian kitsch#ive seen it before but mostly in western media. but in this case i dont think theyre trying to make a comment on americana and christianity#i think they just got lucky bc angel concept and cowboy trend#also both groups are under two different labels with different teams so there isnt really any overlap as far as i'm aware#(i know someone who knows ppl who work with lsfm)#text#answers#lsfm w
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#i live in hell#im barely climbing out of the hole of a major depressive episode that i barely made out of alive#and i agree that for my own sanity it was a good call that i not move away from here as soon as i had planned#but i have been lowkey harassed twice while shopping for groceries entirely unprovoked#and some dude decided to preach at my work just now for over an hour with like prayers and everything#and that's just within the past 5 days#i felt so uncomfortable#evangelist christians really have no clue they could be sending someone hurrying home as fast as possible#because my religious trauma is so fucking deep and i really wish my manager had kicked the asshole out because#THAT PLACE IS PUBLIC. NOT EVERYONE IN THIS FUCKING STATE BELIEVES THE SAME SHIT.#I WAS HOLDING BACK A PANIC ATTACK UNTIL I FINALLY JUST GRABBED MY SHIT AND LEFT AND KRPT MY EYES DOWN SO I WOULDN'T GET CORNERED#and i had already spent half my night waking myself up having mini panics too#and other bullshit that im really too frustrated about to repeat today#i hate utah#i hate it here so much 😭#im terrified#i wanna be openly queer so bad but if strangers are feeling free to see anything questionable about me#and think it's fine to be outright assholes then i really don't want to imagine the danger i would be in if i were out#i don't have my therapy appointment until wednesday and i already hate that im gonna have to dump all this too#please someone just take me to whatever queer utopian island alternate universe there is i need a break
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oof sorry for your arboreal crisis, hope all is well soon!
thanks, i appreciate it!
minor update: my mom's husband broke his nose, wrist, arm, and hip, and is having multiple surgeries tomorrow. upon finding out this news (my mom, sister, grandma, and i were on a group call), my sister said, "if he'd broken one more bone he would have gotten his next surgery free." when we figured out he was trimming a tree on a ladder without any safety gear whatsoever, my grandma said, "should we start advertising his tree services?" then, when my grandma asked why he would be so stupid to do something he has no experience doing, my mom said, "oh, he's trimmed dozens of trees. he's just gotten injured every single time."
so, yeah, it's awful but he's well enough my family is roasting him at least. and my mom is so pissed that she's insisting on having my birthday party no matter what. i've done my annual birthday viewing of cool hand luke and i had a good sandwich, so even if tomorrow goes awry, i got my usual birthday stuff checked off the list already.
#i don't mean that to sound self absorbed#i just cannot emphasize enough this guy is just a guy to me#he's been in my family ten years and i barely know him#he's a republican evangelist and trump supporter#but ironically he treats my mom better than my dad ever did#who was as left-wing cop-hating anti-establishment as you could get#which is#you know#weird#anyway sorry for all the personal info#working on posting lemon now!#ps when i say birthday party#i mean i go to my grandma's house and hang out with my family#we eat ice cream cake and talk
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In Overcoming The Devourer, author Alph Lukau presents an educational and revolutionary look at the Biblical truths about the Devourer who has been destroying your God given crops and the joy of the Lord in your life. This truth shall set your life free. You will recover all that has been stolen from you so that you may begin to see the fulfillment of the promises of God in your life. In this revised and revived version of the divinely inspired groundbreaking message, Overcoming The Devourer, Pastor Alph Lukau opens the secret to enduring the devourer in a manner not yet known to many in the body of Christ today with huge depth and revelation by the Holy Spirit. These days, God is extending himself financial giants that will be pushing his agenda. In this revised and revived version of the divinely inspired groundbreaking message, Overcoming The Devourer, Pastor Alph Lukau with great depth and revelation by the Holy Spirit, unlocks the secret to overcoming the devourer in a manner not yet known to many in the body of Christ today. In these last days, God is raising himself financial giants that will push His agenda.
#pastor alph lukau#revamped refurbished version#overcoming the devourer#huge depth vision#holy spirit#opens secret enduring devourer#well renowned international evangelist#bible scholar#ministry saves#more and more people#healed#miracles happen#worldwide#financial denominational#hindrances#host alleluia ministries program#new generation program#chiristian television#CEO Alleluia television#Christian Satellite Telivision#reaches World#CEO Alph Lukau Holdings#christian investment company#tomorrow leader#unshakable faith#strong work ethic#business accumen#business visionary#entrepreneurial trailblazer#empowering generations
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brussel sprout lovers get so worked up when someone says they don't like them and then suggest some complicated recipe that they insist will change your mind but seems suspiciously like they're just masking the flavour of the sprouts, they also fail to take into account that there are a huge amount of vegetables that do taste nice just simply boiled so why i would i waste time with the sprout recipe if i just want a simple veg side? furthermore if i am going to do something fancy with a vegetable why would i not choose a vegetable i already like, would that not produce a dish more to my liking? it's not like sprouts are the only vegetable available and that i will die of scurvy if i do not somehow find a way to eat them
#in my defence i'm only getting worked up about this because these sprout evangelists won't let me not eat sprouts in peace#ephemeriee.txt
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The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence started when three friends banded together to dress as nuns and recite a loving and forgiving liturgy to drive homophobic evangelists off of Castro Street in San Francisco. It worked. The organization quickly expanded as an advocacy group for gay rights.
When asked why they are dressed as nuns, the answer was, "We do all that traditional nuns have done for centuries. Our look might be unique, but our ministry is common. We serve our community. We have raised lots of money for AIDS and other social causes. We visit the sick, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and sometimes disrobe the clothed! We are 21st Century queer nuns."
The Sisters primarily made a name for themselves through their AIDS activism. In 1982, The Sisters published Play Fair! which was the first humorous and easy-to-understand sexual health and safety pamphlet specifically intended for gay men.
The Sisters also used their presence to shame homophobic public figures, performing "exorcisms" on Phyllis Schlaffey, Jerry Fallwell, and Pope John Paul II, as well as on the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In 2023, The Los Angeles Dodgers caused a huge controversy by selecting the Sisters to receive a "community hero award" on their Pride Night game (again, the Sisters are a legendary charity group that has literally saved lives), but then they gave in to right-wing pressure and cancelled it. Eventually, they realized how badly they had fucked up and re-invited the Sisters to their game.
The sisters remain active today with many chapters across the U.S. and Canada. Membership is open to all genders and sexualities.
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Costly Adjustment To This World
Firstly, to be happy, adjust to the social norm. Hopefully, that is the popular notion, but it will not hold up under examination. Hence, this norm to which we must adjust, where did it come from? What Moses brought it down from what mount? Where are its credentials? From whence its authority?
Nevertheless, since the world insists that I adjust to its beliefs, its moral standards and its…
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I often see people talking about how capitalism is great because it's the best way to get people what they need.
But, okay, so like in a Capitalist free market, supply and demand are always going to be somewhat divorced from need for as long as labor itself is subject to supply and demand, right?
I mean, am I crazy here? This seems inevitable to me but a lot of advocates for capitalism act like it isn't true for reasons I can't understand.
Like, I don't make much money, because I do unskilled work. Unskilled work is work where you can train the vast majority of people to be competent at the job within a few days (As opposed to, say, a neurosurgeon, who needs more than 18 hours of training shifts). This means that the supply of labor is high even relative to large demand, which means that in turn the price at which I can sell my labor is low.
What sort of makes me itch is that if I phrase things like that without any political agenda, most evangelists for capitalism will say, "Yeah, broadly you're exactly right."
Okay, but that means that if money is a signal of "need", then I have less ability to signal need than a skilled worker.
Suppose me and Jeff Bezos both get the same kind of cancer, and we both have the same odds of survivability from the same treatment. The treatment costs one million dollars.
Are we to say that the fact that I don't have one million dollars indicates that I need cancer treatment less than Jeff Bezos, who would pay without thinking?
That's a completely perverse definition of what it means to need things!
The only way to get out of that would be to advocate for a radical blank slate theory, in which every single person is equally capable of doing a high skilled job, and has consciously chosen not to do so.
This is just, like, obviously not the case. Like, at the very least you have to deal with unmedicated schizophrenics, people with learning disabilities, people getting chemotherapy or other medical treatments that make them too weak to work, and furthermore a lot of people who are the most "rah rah" for capitalism are also somehow the least inclined towards blank slate theory, and are often advocates of fairly rigid views of human potential who are happy to argue that some people are just incapable of doing skilled work.
But like... Because of how labor works Capitalism is going to be not very good at fulfilling the needs of unskilled workers, even if the market is otherwise working in a very idealized and efficient fashion, let alone the world we actually have with things like inherited wealth.
Now, I would argue that capitalism can be bad at fulfilling the needs of low-skill workers even when society is producing enough surplus that it is possible to fulfill their needs.
PS - This doesn't mean that supply and demand are entirely unmoored from human desire either, that's not what I'm arguing.
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you know what? i'm good. cause it's not gonna happen for it. if it's not happening here, then it's definitely not happening at emerson, okay. im done tryna sow my damn oats. im PACKING up my vagina and and i'm FUCKING matthieu. That's the only hope for me. it's me and Matthieu, man. and cause hes gay and fearless, he's probably gonna fuck me without protection! Then im gonna get pregnant. we're gonna have to join a church. He'll be the gay pastor. MY WHOLE LIFES FUCKED!! and yeah sure his sermons are good but everyone knows he's fruity! everyone knows he's fucking fruity!! By the way our son hezekiah HATES US cause he KNOWS we're both closeted but we try to make it work for him, but he's not happy, and yeah, guess what? the deacons FUCKING the evangelist man! He's FUCKING the evangelist!... I don't want to live like that 😭😭😭 will you come visit us on sundays will you PLEASE come and visit us on Sundays 😭😭😭
#SHES SO FUCKING GOOD SHES SO FUNNY. when she started crying i lost it#no monologue can top it idc dont try. barbie monologue who#bottoms 2023#mine
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This may be unhinged but the bad kids should isolate the members of the rat grinders and 6v1 them. Cast gentle repose on their corpses, solve the mystery, figure out if any of them are innocent and resurrect those ones.
This scenario also works for Bobby Dawn. He can’t be that hard to kill. You’re telling me 6 level 13 adventurers can’t wreck one old evangelist? Nah. Surprise him at home, get a surprise round, between huge attacks by the melee characters, smites from Fig, sneak attack from Riz, high level spells from Adaine, we’re talking hundred of points of damages before entering initiative.
In a school that teaches you to be violent drifters in a world where this is the status quo, the bad kids should just go for it and lean in.
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