#Individual Success

[the-funtime-autocrat]

The more common archetype for success, is the pro-social extrovert. While a charismatic or over socialized midwit will have economic advantages over an autistic genius, society dishonestly downplays the importance of networking, popularity, and social skills to economic success. The shift in the corporate world to becoming more managerial also selects for conformity, which has also disproportionately benefited women, who are generally more conformist and pro-social than men. Managerialism disfavors those who don’t want to put up with the BS, but rather carve out their own path, which are often the traits of geniuses. Both secondary and higher education, especially the generalized liberal arts model, also selects for compliant box checkers. The grading system and university admissions demands that students do well in all fields, rather than hone one specialized skill. This lack of specialization disfavors savants and penalizes risk taking and experimentation, which is needed for innovation. Geniuses would be better off under an independent study model of education. For instance independent bloggers often produce material that is superior to credentialed, overpaid academics, and corporate journalists.

Robert Stark, “Intersectionality of The Smart But Poor” (February 16th 2023).

[tabsnaomi]

[r-h-e-t]

SUCCESSION 3x06 | What It Takes written by Will Tracy

TOM: Did it feel good, when the fascists hoisted you up like the Stanley Cup? GREG: They’re not good guys. I should have said something. TOM: I’m kidding, Greg. You can’t. You can’t change people’s minds. GREG: Sure. (Greg swallows, looks at Tom. Maybe they do change people’s minds. Tom looks at him.) TOM: Greg, shut up. Give people what they want, then walk away. After that, it’s their shit.

[skydaemon]

btw if you even care the ACTUAL bad ending of wwdits is if nadja remains aimless and unfulfilled, wandering from project to project without intention or internality

[moonshynecybin]

swan lake au where marc is normal during the nighttime until the sun comes up and he turns into the m1 at the end of vale’s bed

unironically this would fix them.

[eastgaysian]

assortment of funny animals

[queerasian]

there’s something so fucking refreshing about jeremy strong’s sincerity and earnestness in a world of apathy and cynicism, he’s really out there being like it’s ok to care deeply and try too hard and fall obsessively in love w what you do and it’s honestly a breath of fresh air

[3416]

the tINY HAPPY SMILES.. when he's asked about his parents.... and then when he's asked about mitch....... please........

[californiannostalgia]

@rogerswil97's comment on ep.29 of 4 sided dive

[dontheckinswear]

in my ideal mdzs modern au, meng yao dated qin su for maybe 6-8 months before taking a genetics test and finding out they have the same sperm donor. they immediately break it off and meng yao, terrified of how much his dad got around, decides that from here on out he is going to exclusively date men.

at least if he somehow ends up dating a male relative without his knowledge, there’s no chance of an incest pregnancy scare

[loveandthings11]

Kenaomi insight! 💕

[atwhughesversion]

it’s crazy to me how ~some~ members of the media are already criticizing petey 😭 “he’s not really shown anything special yet and i would have liked to see him try to prove that he’s back to his normal self” IT’S PRESEASON!!! HE’S TRYING NOT TO GET INJURED!!! like are you dumb

[thenotoriousscuttlecliff]

Film discussion on twitter has just become dominated by Marvel movies, not just by people who like Marvel movies, but those who hate Marvel movies yet for some reason now feel the need to judge all cinema in opposition to Marvel movies and I'm just like "Shut the fuck up about bloody Marvel movies". You just can talk about cinema without someone bringing up how Marvel movies are the root of evil and instead we should champion the shitty work of mediocre filmmaker simply because they are "real" filmmakers who don't make Marvel movies. I see so many crap movies get venerated simply because they are not Marvel movies.

[winterstellars]

[maryburrowes]

Have a wonderful, beautiful day.

[cloud-based-and-rainpilled]

Small poetic Succession finale moments:

The sibs’ mother Caroline can’t stand eyes— the windows to the soul. She compares them to jelly

Kendall hugs Roman on his wounded eye and makes him bleed. It’s a violent comforting gesture

Tom puts the Connor house auction sticker on Greg’s third eye. He owns him