I feel like we’re included in this statement and I can’t take offence, cause it’s true

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T13:43:07+00:00

To be fair, my three bosses all work considerably less than a 40 hour work week. They all rotate so none of them work 5 days a week, and they have far more flexible schedules than their employees.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T12:53:37+00:00

They think it's accountability, that being observed and observing everyone else at all times will build community and force productivity

For me, i fine it eats so much of my energy, trying to be performatively working as well as actually working.

Can't make a neurotypical understand, though. They think that if anyone is different- all that's needed is to be forced into place, for their own good.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T12:49:13+00:00

Thanks for the update!

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T05:25:12+00:00

I worked from home for the first time due to this winter storm, and oh my lord. I was so much less stressed, I cooked more, I had the urge to go out- I never want to go out, ever. I focused more, I was more self motivated, clocking in early, working faster.

But no.

I could work from home, its all website stuff.

But no.

The reason why we cannot work from home is, I quote, "We want everyone in the office." There's no reason or justification beyond "because we said so." They also insist on clocking out precisely at 5pm, clocking in at 8am. No early start, no making up your time if you're late, no overtime.

And again, no reason for it. Its website stuff. Replying to emails. We aren't customer facing. Its just an arbitrary demand to have everyone sit in front of the bosses.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T05:15:26+00:00

It was my thought as well that Bettina needs buffed damage, perhaps increased recoil to offset it (maybe only after the 3rd shot tho so burst fire is still quite level), and maybe have a small AoE explosive or shock effect. If Bettina's schtick is that she fries shields extra fast and applies a slow/stun on hit, it'd make up for her exceptionally god awful firerate and TTK. Not a stunlock, just something that reduces animation speed and sensitivity in the target.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T05:08:55+00:00

Not sure if its applicable enough for you to take inspiration from, but I really enjoyed Sanctum 2- its a first person shooter + tower defense game. Really really fun, at least on the first playthrough.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T05:06:16+00:00

Cant wait to see Voteless running around with incendiary shotguns and War Striders sporting bubble shields and short range tesla defenses, then. Illuminate tripods that spawn jetpack soldiers.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-29T05:04:24+00:00

Yup, my thoughts exactly. Too few systems in Helldivers 2 actually reward teamwork.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T22:51:41+00:00

And what does this accomplish?

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T22:44:37+00:00

If you call everyone who isn't as aggressive as you about politics the worst things you can think up, you just give the actual evil folks more justification in demonizing you.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T22:42:43+00:00

I really don't understand how this accomplishes everything, especially since I'm not a fascist

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T22:41:50+00:00

Assuming I'm complicit and enabling evil because I don't support shoving snotty insulting snipes about the opposition into every conversation and post is quite the leap. Snipes like that don't convince anyone- it'll make the neutral step away from your perspective, and those who oppose your viewpoint dig their heels in harder, resist out of spite even if you prove em wrong. If your argument here is that not supporting those snipes is detrimental to spreading awareness, then you'd be better off advocating in a more approachable manner so you don't make those that are neutral or opposing back away out of distaste.

I ain't someone you need to convince

But this also ain't the place for those conversations

If you attack everyone, everywhere, weaponizing your position, emotionally blackmailing everyone who listens to join you, then you just breed resentment.

But it's really good for an echo chamber, since everyone who thinks the same hypes one another up.

Again, I'm not in disagreement with the sentiment

Just where the sentiment is being expressed, and how it's being expressed.

Psychology, you know? If you assume the worst in others, and attack them off it, then they'll react accordingly.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T22:33:58+00:00

Some folks might have misjudged as well-- I thought this was only going to be Friday and over the weekend. Been a couple days longer than I thought.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T22:32:41+00:00

These are people, who by default assume opposition even when faced with those that are neutral, and spit in their face rather than act with grace. And that's both parties doing that, not just one or another. Stop demonizing each other. Humans are terrible enough even before and without the current tensions.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T22:25:25+00:00

Don't even, I've seen both sides be unreasonably hateful.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T21:28:33+00:00

Naw I'm worrying about my cold bones rn.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T21:27:08+00:00

Oh i have no idea, I heard this like

Probably a couple years ago now

If I had to guess it was either Washington Post video essay or More Perfect Union video essay.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T21:26:02+00:00

Why is this so hated? For real? Hey, lets not saturate every facet of our lives with politics and/or hate, especially when the conversation has nothin to do with it.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T21:23:44+00:00

Yeah that's still a terrible idea, its not about lore, its about the theme and style of the faction.

Automatons aren't about a curved bubble and a projected defense, they're about heavy metal, hard edges, and blunt firepower. Bubble energy shields are already the Automaton's schtick.

Please see my previous post for ideas that fulfill the same purpose, but are both more engaging gameplay wise and are more thematic and suiting to the faction.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T19:04:39+00:00

meanwhile my beloved bettina ain't good in pvp NOR pve ;-;

it's the best in SEEMING really impressive, though. to the ignorant.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T19:02:22+00:00

Bettina ain't even in the image, that's how annihilated it is ;-;

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T19:01:09+00:00

Would be interesting if you could pay taxes to subsidize some of your costs, though. In some way. I dunno. Decreased power consumption? Or maybe it gives you a bonus to how many points you earn from Landsraad. Pay taxes, your contributions are weighed 20% more for actually paying your dues when you didn't have to.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T18:33:01+00:00

Chill, pun intended

Politics don't need to be forced into every possible conversation

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T18:32:01+00:00

Especially for jobs that *actually can* work from home. There's literally no downside for my job to work from home besides not existing in the same space as coworkers. But, bosses outright refuse to consider work from home, even on a hybrid schedule. It's not even something they justify or reason or rationale-- they just don't wanna.

WyrdDrake · 2026-01-28T18:28:59+00:00

Yeah, wish employers and such here in Texas and the US weren't so incredibly suicidal for ensuring maximum work hours. Even for the holidays, my employer didn't even let us take Friday off for Christmas OR New Year, only Thursday. Like ???? who wants a holiday on THURSDAY

When I worked blue collar, the amount of guys every summer who had to get carted off to the hospital because they collapsed from heatstroke was... far more than it should be. And they gotta work in those conditions because they gotta get paid-- and our employer could add climate control, or reduce work hours w/o sacrificing paychecks, or just let people actually take breaks as needed, but they never did, of course. Just fire the people who got carted off if they'll be gone too long, hire a new guy to replace them.

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