#Gale talks

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Gale talks: Father from Codename Kids Next Door is absolutely HORRIFYING

We often forget with the silly nature of the show. But Father was an Absolute DEMON!

The man had insane powers! Like his pyrokinesis. His Shapeshifting, his ability to tank insane amounts of physical damage. Oh and let’s not forget the time he BLEW A HOLE THROUGH THE EARTH BIG ENOUGH TO BE SEEN FROM SPACE!

Father was also strong enough to make Grandfather, (his own father, who had enslaved the entire planet) legit stop in shock when he was getting super angry. If father did continue being pissed it’s arguable he could have matched or even surpassed Grandfather.

Let’s not forget how he brainwashed sector Z, the arguably most competent group of operatives in KND legend. Was smart enough to configure a weapon that could turn every operative of the KND into an animal. Had MULTIPLE death robots. Also capable of building a STARSHIP SIZED cake that was fully functional as a weapon and arguably the best ice cream cake in the galaxy.

Father is a man of means and an absolute beast.

[babesareblue]

[gremlinwithacause]

one of the things about revisiting old ideas is realizing all the unintentional messages in ur story line up exactly with whatever was going wrong with you at the time. like yeah. i do have mother issues. i didn't mean to make a plot about it.

[bag-0f-b0nes]

I'm just a little guy

And it's my birthday!

[ribbonentrails]

Took a long time to complete my first run, so it's only right to celebrate it by doing an equally long piece of the companions 🫶

[midnigtartist]

They’re just some little guys

[in-the-heart-of-the-vampire]

[honestlyitsjustsam]

favourite moments of bg3 -> (5/?)

[druidgroves]

the baldur's gate 3 experience when you accidentally trigger an unintentional romance because you thought you were just being a really supportive friend

[greseadraws]

i saw this and couldn't resist doing a small sketch

[galedekarios]

gale 👐☝️🙌👋👏 dekarios

[gale-gentlepenguin]

Gale Talks: Tariffs

Disclaimer: The description of Tariffs in this is mainly based on Economic theory and can have other factors that are unseen play into it. I also did my best in simplifying the effects of what Tariffs do to better explain the process. For those with questions or find that this explanation is lacking. Feel free to reply to the post with questions, or elaborate on where I did not properly explain.

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People really don't understand how Tariffs work.

Now, I should explain something to all the people freaking out about Tariffs.

THEY ARE A COMMON PRACTICE IN MACROECONOMICS. A practice that has been used LONG before 2016. So this is nothing new.

Now to explain what a Tariff is. It is simply this:

Now does this make goods more expensive? Yes and no.

In the case of domestic goods, most cases is no. If anything it actually helps in incentivizing the purchase of domestic goods. Which is a good thing. As it encourages growth in domestic products, which causes expansion and in cases where production expands, it often becomes cheaper. Meaning that goods can end up becoming cheaper to incentivize more purchases, but not always. It will rarely ever become more expensive.

In the case of Foreign goods. Obviously yes. This would raise the price of foreign goods by a margin, as to compensate for the Tariff, the importer will have to charge more, OR simply move less product in the country imposing the tariff. Now the person/business importing the goods pays the the tax on Tariffs, but this sucks for the exporting country that has the Tariffs placed on them because if the importer has to raise price on goods, they will sell less and that is where the price is being paid.

Now, for most countries, Tariffs are actually limited in how effective they can be. In the case of America... Tariffs are incredibly powerful. America is the biggest importer in the world. MANY countries export their goods to the US. So the US imposing Tariffs on them can range from crippling to Near economic destruction. That's how powerful the US is on the World stage economically.

Interestingly, Tariffs are actually less about the money that the US will get from them, and more of a deterrent that is the economic equivalent of launching missiles. But unlike with shows of force, economic damage is more efficient and more humane in terms of getting countries to do things. It is a means of getting countries to comply with demands that are less expensive.

Tariffs can vary and can be as precise as targeting a single product from one country, to as broad as targeting every product from EVERY country. Of course doing the later would be insane. But doing the former is surprisingly effective.

Now to those wondering if the future Tariffs are good or bad. This series of yes or no questions can help you determine that.

Do I live outside of america? Yes or No

Do I work for a company that is not headquartered in the US? Yes or No

Do I or the company I work for rely heavily on Foreign/imported goods? Yes or no

Now if you answered ANY of these questions with Yes. Then bad news, Tariffs can have a massive impact on you and it will likely have a negative impact on you. Unless your country and/or Company plays ball (makes concessions to avoid the Tariffs)

BUT if you are in the US, aside from some goods becoming more expensive (depending on who the US makes have the Tariff) your life will likely not be impacted negatively. Or in some cases, economic growth may actually occur in the long term.

But the truth is, Tariffs will likely be used more as threats than actually utilized to the extreme degree people fear.

TL:DR:

Tariffs makes some things more expensive in the short term for long term gain. And if you are in the US, you will be fine. If you are not in the US... well things may suck unless you go along with what the US says

[februarys-wednesday]

he’s autistic. he’s bisexual. he’s the smoothest motherfucker you’ll ever meet. he’s a loser. he’s a 35 year old man. he’s babygirl. he’s brooding. he’s a ray of sunshine. he’s an optimist. he’s passively suicidal. he has knee problems. he’s a househusband. he’s a powerful magical being. he’s a recent divorcee. he’s a slut. he’s a canon munch. he’s a romantic. he has an ego the size of the sun. he’s the most insecure man you’ll ever meet. i didn’t say his name but you thought of him didn’t you

[gremlinwithacause]

"if you dont have anything nice to say, dont say it" girlie pop, this is an art school critique

[bag-0f-b0nes]

It's so important to genuinly acknowledge your friends's mental illnesses and or neurodivergenty!!

Bc yesterday my best friend messaged me reminding me that he appreciates me and then APOLOGISED for not saying it enough, and that he will try to do better in remembering bc "it's very unfair of me not to do so, especially concidering how much you tell me and how much you struggle with imposter syndrome and self loathing"

Like thank you for validating my struggles and trying to be a better friend instead of just, not doing that, y'know? Cause i've had lots of old friends go "it sucks you feel that way" and then not remembering or keeping it in mind

[depressedfungus]

Baldurs gate isn’t a dnd game it’s a really really really hard dress up game