#pay gen more

[likesplatterpaint]

Baby puff doing some successful snail hunting, Mike and I discussing what a menace he’ll be when he’s big, and a tiny…well. You’ll see.

#Waldo feesh #Fahaka puffer #pufferfish #fishblr #Gen and mike’s puffers #I’m so excited he seems like he’s getting bigger so suddenly #and he’s paying more attention to us and making eye contact

[greenerteacups]

What do you think as Hermione's career would be post battle of Hogwarts? To me her being minister for magic really doesn't make sense. She does not have patience or tact to wade through murky waters of politics 😭😭

So hard to say! The Trio are so, so young when we leave them, I find it almost impossible to project their futures farther than a few years out. The job that suited me at 17 would be radically unsuited to me now. That's why of all the Trio, Ron's ending strikes me as the most realistic — he jumps straight into the save-the-world business again, burns out, realizes he's actually Done The Fuck Enough, Thanks, and pivots into a low-stress career where he gets to see his family a lot. Feels accurate! The others are weirder to me because they do seem to just... pick a lane and stay there.

With Hermione, you could spin her a couple ways. You could say that she leans into her bookish side and does research or teaching, which is not my preference for a couple reasons (namely, I don't think Hermione would like academia as a profession; she finds her classwork interesting and enjoys intellectual validation, but she'd be stifled and wasted in a DPhil program, and she'd be infuriated by the administrative politicking of your average higher-ed faculty). You could say that she gets disaffected with politics and ends up as a barrister or a lobbyist of some kind, but if anything that requires more political finesse, because you don't actually have institutional power, you're just handling the people who make decisions and trying to persuade them of your goals. This is not Hermione's preferred method of influence. She's not even particularly good at persuasion, she just happens to be smart enough (and right often enough) that people take her ideas seriously.

Or you could say her brashness fades with the years into a softened flavor of tell-you-like-it-is honesty, which some politicians actually do successfully trade on; as we see in British politics today, you don't have to be all that charming or clever to get ahead, you just need to be really driven and well-connected (which Hermione completely is; she fought shoulder-to-shoulder with the first postwar Minister and her bestie, the Literal Messiah, runs the Auror Office.) But I don't know if Hermione especially wants to be Minister, after the war. She's just watched years of horrendous bureaucratic incompetence plunge the country into a violent civil conflict. She's had not one, but two Ministers of Magic try to bully or shame her friends into complicity with fascism. Her view of government is... likely extremely dark.

But Hermione also isn't the kind of person who sees her life as a quest for happiness. Babygirl has a savior complex that makes Harry look selfish. (She basically kills her parents — yeah, obliviating is a form of murder, #changemymind — "for their own good," and justifies every batshit, vindictive, mean-spirited move she ever pulls on the grounds that it "helps" one of her friends.) She is a mean, lean, dragon-slaying machine, and she needs a dragon. After Voldemort, the Ministry is the no. 1 threat to muggle-borns and non-wizarding Beings. As a war heroine with basically infinite political capital, I'd be surprised if she didn't try to do something there. That said, Hermione is so vivacious and dynamic that she could potentially grow in a hundred different directions; it's possible that all of this, while true of her at 18, becomes completely inaccurate by 22. That's why I'm not too fussed about any particular fanon interpretation.

#greenteacup asks #sidebar: I know Minister “of” Magic is an Americanism but mea culpa #Someday I might actually bite it and pay someone to britpick Lionheart but I can't do it now #because I have a ban on editing published fic unless it's finished. Otherwise I'll never get around to writing the actual ending #I have a Process #is it the best process? likely not! but it makes the words go. so here we are. #I also think the fact that JKR is Gen X makes a difference here. careers worked differently in the 80s and 90s than they do now #i.e. we have the gig economy and a lot more mobility and EXPECTATION of mobility in your early life #that means career changes & professional pivots through your 20s and 30s are increasingly normal #and in fact have always been normal — but the image of the 'true' or 'ideal' career has changed #so we look at those careers and go hm. really? none of them changed? #none of them even went to uni? do wizards... just not? #but again. I believe the epilogue was written almost completely without consideration as to what happened between the BOH and then #I really believe that JKR did not know what happened to Harry except a wedding and 3 kids. because that was the whole point #I don't think she even knew what his career was when she wrote that scene #It existed to marry everyone off and do a quick munchkin headcount #because of the understandable temptation as an author to keep your hand on the wheel. but it didn't even matter! #the epilogue changed NOTHING! it was the most useless chapter in the series! I just — GOD #you can absolutely accuse me of being sour grapes about my ships getting nixed. I AM sour grapes. I AM a hater. #AND I have plot/theme/craft reasons for disliking it. #I'm not objective. I just want credit for being a sophisticated hater. my grapes may be sour but they're still artisinal.

[broadway-heere-i-come]

My theatre degree helped win me a well-paying non-theatre job that could actually help me get theatre jobs in the future. I'd like to thank Andrew Barth Feldman and Jackbox Games for making this possible.

#by well-paying i do mean five dollars more than minimum wage which is actually PHENOMENAL /gen #eight dollars more once i get certified which they will also pay for me to do

[kezcore]

i hate to break it to you, millennials, but gen z does, in fact, know what dvds and cds are. we grew up with them. we grew up with a lot of stuff y'all obsess over, actually. not my fault all the tech companies collectively decided to get rid of dvd players

#you're not an elder you're 30 #ALSO: WE KNOW WHAT LANDLINES ARE #I USED TO USE THEM TO TALK W MY FRIENDS BEFORE I GOT CELL SERVICE #BUT PAYING FOR A LANDLINE IS EXPENSIVE NOWADAYS SO THERES NO POINT #sorry but i just saw an article about millennials crying over how gen z apparently think dvds are useless #i mourn the loss of dvd movie home screens everyday #BRING BACK DVD PLAYERS PLEASE I LOVE PHYSICAL MEDIA!!!! #but like..make dvds scratch resistant. please. all of my old dvds are so scratched up and it makes me sad #omg i just remembered that my mom used to have a bunch of cds BACK WHEN CARS STILL HAD CD PLAYERS #tangled 2010 soundtrack cd ❤️ #i used to jam out to my kidz bop cd on my huge cd player #ummm what else #unrelated but i used to be so jealous of my friend's mp3 player #also was super jealous of my friend's flip phone #i wanted one sooo bad. more than i wanted an iphone bc i thought flip phones were COOL #i had an ipod #not one of those stupid mini phones but like an actual ipod music player #i had 1989 by taylor swift on it #god i miss my ipod #I MISS WHEN PHONES HAD HEADPHONE JACKS. WHAT HAPPENED TO THOSE #the only reason i regret upgrading my phone 💔 #kez.txt

[mumintroll]

someone needs to take my access to online shopping awayyy omg starting now i am not allowed to buy any clothes for the rest of the year ive decided

#i bought a pair of shorts which are like my dream dream shorts ive gen wanted a pair like that for years and never been able to find them #so its fine i definitely would have regretted not buying them more than i regret buying them. but still i dont have money to be buying #clothes at the rate i have been for the last week D: #i ordered new sneakers as well but my mams paying for them bc i really need them so thats fine...

[dizzybizz]

i lvoe games i m so bad at them <3333

#this is 100% /gen #actiony combat specifically... guess who bought hades today and is getting his ass beat bc he physically CANNOT pay attention to more than #thing at a time on screen #I AM!!!11!1! ☆*: .｡. \(^ω^)/ #i suck at it and im having the time of my life #i have too many games on my plate someone help- my time- its being eaten up- jheöpplpp

[iamnmbr3]

love how employers complain about "job hoppers" but no one complains about employers doing mass layoffs and then hiring new ppl bc they decide they need a different type of workforce instead of retraining or redeploying the ppl they have...

#kinda like how employees are called “quiet quitters” for not going above and beyond and doing more than what they are paid 2 to do #but no one expects employers to pay more than was agreed #gen #work life

[paigemathews]

While it’s obviously canon that Chris has an inferiority complex to Wyatt, I think that Melinda also has a complex relationship with being “Wyatt’s sister” and how she’s viewed through that lens. It’s definitely not the same thing at all, but I do think that it’s definitely a factor for her relationship with Wyatt and the magical community as well. 

With that said, I don’t necessarily think that Wyatt really gets Chris or Mel’s issues with it, but I do think that he’s at least aware of them. There are a lot of italics in that sentence, but my main thought is that Wyatt has, at the very least, the knowledge that both of his siblings dislike the way that they’re perceived or seen through/as their relationship to him.

Which is why I think that one of the fastest ways to get Wyatt to like you, beyond just the immediate surface level, is to flip the script to prioritize Chris/Mel respectively. Like Bianca meets Wyatt and just goes, so you’re Chris’s brother and Wyatt is immediately like. I like her :)

#charmed #wyatt halliwell #melinda halliwell #chris halliwell #next gen #i honestly dont know if this really makes sense but its a thought i have #i dont think that wyatt dislikes people who call chris or mel his brother or sister but its more #someone meeting the three of them and seeing chris and mel for who they are and actually getting it #im not explaining this well but its the vibes #this goes honestly for the whole next gen if we're being honest #lbr chris's issues aren't exactly subtle like they all can clock the daddy issues and inferiority complex #(and y'know what its so awkward whenever someone makes a joke about daddy issues in front of leo so ofc it keeps happening) #and while mel's isn't honestly that big of a thing it's still something that makes her roll her eyes or make a face #and the other next gen kids DO pick up on her dislike of it too and know that it's v much a chris and mel thing #bc they're not wyatt's siblings and they can kind of see the direct comparisons going on #so they're more likely to be cool with a person who actually pays attention to chris and mel and notices that #(bc. it's not subtle like at all) #i just have a lot of feelings about the relationship between the next gen #i dont know if anyone else saw that post about encanto where it was talking about how the family blends together #so that you dont necessarily know who's a sibling or cousin/aunt or mother #but that's how i imagine the next gen to an extent #bc the sisters were so enmeshed into each others lives and we frankly didnt exactly see them grow out of it and i just think #that with the element of family/sisterhood embedded in their magic that the kids would kind of just #end up being very embedded in each other's lives and have a much more sibling esque closeness #i will be honest i dont actually know how normal it is to be close with your cousins bc i v rarely talk to mine #so maybe its normal. or maybe its weird idk #these tags are longer than the post ffs

[captainshyguy]

the conflict between being immensely frustrated that pokemon dlc in general just seems to throw as many new characters at u as possible so they can keep being like 'look at this! look at this new thing! new content!' insted of actually expanding the themes and characters we actually give a shit about, and being relieved that because of those dumbass decsions, i never feel the urge to buy them

#like on one hand i feel jealus seeing people run around finding overworld shiny slugma/minior/araquanid etc #and in general exploring a new place #but like. i have my shiny living dex more or less done. so u cant pull me in with new shinies #especially since the gen 9 dlc shiny locked all the returnign legendaries like KJFSNSJGKJDG WHAT. WHAT ARE U DOING #at least with the swsh one that was the only thing that tempted me and probably would have convinced some peopel to buy it #but they didnt even try that herekndgkjndkjgsg #stingy bastards out here making u pay like £80 all together and u cant even get a shiny zacian? pass #if i can withold from buying the swsh one with shinies i actually need (solgaleo/the tapus) i can certainly withold from scvis one with non #like...sure. new pokemon are tempting. but i can just ask someone with the dlc to get them for me when i next get nintendo nline kjfndsjgkd #pokemon #idk man like. ur not gonna give me more content with arven and the gang? hard pass #maybe there's some but ive heard no one say anything so i doubt it #luke rambles

[bluewithpurplepolkadots]

If the boomers get saddled with the shitty stereotype of having fucked up the economy/being deeply selfish on a society or collective level? (Though honestly that’s not necessarily fair depending).

I’m afraid my generation (millennial) has to contend and realise it has the shitty stereotype of being terrible terrible parents/being deeply selfish on an individual level.

If you’re a millennial parent and that doesn’t apply to you: congrats. But there is, it seems, a near epidemic of this shit online.

Honestly think protections so kids get money later simply isn’t enough. Like we might need ban for putting kids faces or identity online/ at all/ until they’re old enough to get their own social media accounts (so like 13?) minimum. Like when they can at least voice things for themselves anyway.

#Polka blabs #parent influencers should dieeee I hate it #they are completely fucking over Gen alpha and Christ kids I’m sorry people my age are so awful #Some are like not teaching their kids to read?? I mean I’m not a parent but like don’t have to be to know that’s shitty parenting #It also has a lot of millennials making their old trauma their kids business #whatever happened to not passing the trauma forward? #Generation Y nee #whiney (you know) #It’s a major thing to be a parent but so many of my Gen are using their kids as props #If you choose to have a kid you have to be a fucking adult: you don’t get the option to opt out #Grow the fuck up man #I think I pay more attention to my pets needs then you do for your kids that’s just fucking sad

[lovecatsys]

Akihiro 🤝 Quentin

every single art of them is creepy or bad except when they're in really bad or out of character books

#theres probably more examples of characters like this #but theyre the two i pay the most attention to #seriously though i kinda understand with akihiro since hes in so many late 00s/early 10s edgy books #but Quentin is like #why #hes so creepy looking in Morrison #and idk im not a fan of the art of him in watxm either #im not a twink quentin fan truther. sorry! #he looks far too skinny and i just dont like the style #and then. gen x #really ugly art #but then the art of him in fucking. wca and x force is so good #but wca is so ooc and x force is so bad (and such a bad interpretation of his character) #akihiro #quentin quire #x men #with aki.... my favorite art of him is in iceman #but that book didnt do very good things for him #at least its a good book and something i like though #sina grace just wrote him specifically so poorly #lol but even the art pf him in bad books is still bad #like in marauders and x factor

[hazely-sims]

She did, however, finally get that promotion! She is no longer an Organ Donor, so that's a relief! Now she's a Bed Pan Cleaner, which honestly should really pay better than it does.

#Although being an organ donor should also pay like a LOT more lol #her organs are worth about 100 simoleons each I guess #anyway #Spectrum Lepacy #Spectrum Lepacy Gen 1 #sims 3 lepacy #sims 3 #ts3

[bisexualmultifandommess]

I love the idea that in future if Mike and El had children Mike would always try his best to be affectionate and understanding to his kids in a way his parents never were. He would definitely try and be a better man than his father and to be fair even at the age of like 14/15 he already is.

#next gen stranger things kids would always have adult supervision on their adventures #because the stranger things kids would pay way more attention to their kids than their own parents did lmao #I think lucas and erica’s parents and dustin’s mum are the only semi decent parents #and hopper and joyce ofc but they know already #stranger things #mike wheeler #eleven #eleven hopper #mileven #mike x eleven #eleven x mike

[distantwave]

Binged too much Gen V and now I have thoughts

Have gotten mildly invested in gen v for some reason and I’m a little confused by peoples takes on Cate in the last few eps? I feel like it’s fairly likely that she’s not just doing a crazy off the cuff 180° with murdering shetty and everything with the kids from the woods. We know Shetty wants all the supes dead, allegedly aside from Cate, who confirms that Shetty does actually love her like a daughter. I just kinda assumed when we went from Cate and Shetty having their bonding moment together to Cate literally killing her that this is part of some elaborate plan on Shettys end. Idk maybe I’m giving the writers too much credit but it just seems weird to me that they’d jump from those two extremes with no other explanation. We know the people in the woods were exposed to the virus intended to kill supes, and setting them free makes the chances of exposing more supes to a deadly virus way more likely, especially if they did manage to make it airborne. Also also, going on a killing spree targeting regular people is ya know, not exactly going to endear you to the public, increasing anti-supe rhetoric and likely making supes more of a target if/when they start dropping dead. I’m just spitballing here but this really seems like it’s going to be revealed to have been Shettys plan all along. Especially with the villainizing of the students trying to help? I know if I wanted people to start hating supes I’d choose to make my new heroes be two seemingly unstable supes alongside homelander who’s already known to hate regular people. 🤷‍♂️

#gen v #not like. a cate apologist but I think this would make her character more interesting #bc like yea if eveyone I knew and/or loved was making it clear they didn’t trust me and wouldn’t be near me #and the only person who had trusted me from day one and wasn’t afraid of my powers tried to manipulate me like that? #u bet my ass is folding #but also I haven’t watched The Boys in ages and there were several parts during Gen V where I was not paying attentions so #also incredibly likely that I missed a plot point that totally derails this lmao

[emdotcom]

Hisuian Zoroark is one of the sickest designs in pokemon, but the model on that bloke is FUCKED. It's really bad. If they bother to port her over to other games, you know they ain't changing that model, either, 'cept to make the textures paler & duller.

I continue to despise pokemon, despite being a pokemon fan, I fucken guess. At this point, I gotta go all in on summat else, like Cassette beasts.

#gale chatter #i have MINOR problems with the beasts but they are nothing + I ain't abt to be negative abt it online #it's a good game made by good people my complaints are so tiny you NEED to play it #if you like me wish pokemon would do more fun interesting things or miss spritework in ur pokemon #u need to try cassette beasts. I'll admit i haven't beaten it but what I've seen in the story is INSANE #also i generally try not to talk smack about indie games it just ain't right. biggest ip on the planet‚ however‚ #i can talk shit about pokemon all damn day. #the fucking way they keep using the same models the most minimal of animations & the pokemon keep getting pale as shit #to the point that pokemon like pichu are fucken impossible to tell from their shiny (slightly paler pichu) #the way that the designs are done in 2D & designed in it but then when it comes time to model they just. lose all charm #you get designs that were obviously not intended to have full 360 turnabouts (h. zoroark & emboar) #then you get deisgns that lose all their charm when modeled. in example -- look at the boltund model next to the art. #it's. bad. those are different animals. i feel NOTHING for the boltund model. it has no heart nor care in it just a means to an end #the gameplay never changes the sories have ALWAYS been lackluster they introduce cool ideas every other gen & ABANDON THEM #SO YOU HAVE A REASON TO BUY THE NEXT ONE BC IT HAS A NEW IDEA. MEGA EVOS WHAT'S THAT? DYNAMAX NOW. #the way they slice up the games to have exclusives SPECIFICALLY to piecemeal them back to you in 2 different games #so you either need to buy both (THAT IS 120 DOLLARS) or pay for online + have a friend. it has always been predatory. #it's. BAD. #& let's not pretend that 1/2 the lazy work is because the workers HAVE to be lazy. they pump these games out so fast that #nobody has time to write & revise & rewrite the stories which is fucking GLARING when you play sword or violet #in violet it is blatantly obvious they had the end planned first & then made up the rest as they went but had a hard time #connecting it back to the end so there's a noteable rush in the game & it sucks also if you call that game nonlinear i will attack you #IT ISN'T. IT IS DESIGNED SO THAT YOU NEED. TO GO IN A SPECIFIC ORDER. BECAUSE OF THE LEVELS #otherwise you'll hit a lvl 60 gym at lvl 40 then have to go back to fight the lvl 40 gym at lvl 70 #the studio rushes their workers & it results in sloppy implimentation of halfbaked mechanics & poor deisgns & writing #i pray that if there is a god that nintendo actually does slow down on these shits i would like the games my little cousins play #to not be such fucken rushed & undercooked hot garbage. fuck you

[might-be-a-lynx]

What do you mean you are worried about "quiet quitting?" Don't you mean you're finally "getting what you pay for?"

#politics #acting your wage #quiet quitting #saw another article bashing gen z workers for doing their job #did you know burnout can lead to SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS? #up to and including HEART FAILURE? #and more money ABSOLUTELY could have lessened my stress levels #we could have afforded to hire someone to help clean our house and pay them fairly #we could have afforded a second car when our old one bit the dust #maybe we could have afforded a vacation? #but we were under staffed #overwhelmed #and under paid #fuck corporate greed #fuck capitalism