#incompetence everywhere

[kismetconstellations]

Non-Paladin Completely Legal Adult Characters With Whom Shiro Has More Chemistry Than His "Future Husband":

-Ulaz

-Slav

-Coran

-Sam Holt

-Kolivan

-Commander Iverson

-And, The Former Warden of Beta-Traz

[fictionadventurer]

The more I learn about Civil War politics, the more I'm convinced that Lincoln's most impressive and useful leadership trait was that he never let his pride get in the way of doing his job.

Other people in Lincoln's position would have come to Washington with something to prove. They'd have resented the insults and tried to disprove them. They'd have tried to seize power and credit, rejected help, spent a lot of time trying to reach a certain level of respect.

Lincoln's response to, "You're just a backwoods lawyer with no executive experience who makes too many dumb jokes," was pretty much always, "Yeah. And?" He had no interest in petty personal power plays. He had a country to run. There was a war on. It didn't matter what people thought of him so long as the job got done.

He was aware of his personal shortcomings and was always willing to accept advice and help from people who had more knowledge and experience in certain areas. He presided over a chaotic Cabinet full of abrasive personalities who thought they were better and smarter than him, but he kept working with them because they could get the job done. For example: Stanton was absolutely horrible to him when they were both working as lawyers. Just incredibly mean on a personal level. But when Lincoln needed someone to replace Cameron, he swallowed his pride and appointed Stanton as Secretary of War, where Stanton proceeded to be mean to everyone in the world, but he whipped that department into shape and kept it running efficiently through a very chaotic war. Pretty much no one except Lincoln would have been able to put up with that. He could put up with people who were personally difficult if they could do the job he needed them to do--which he was only able to do because his own ego didn't get in the way.

Lincoln's example is a prime demonstration of how humility isn't underrating yourself--it's being so secure in your own abilities and identity that you don't need to attack anyone or defend yourself to prove your worth. He knew his shortcomings, but he also knew his strengths. He was willing to give other people credit for successes and take blame upon himself for failures if it kept things running smoothly. He was secure enough in his own power that he could deal generously--but firmly--with people who tried to undermine him. In a city full of huge egos, in a profession that rewards puffed-up pride, that levelheaded humility is an extremely rare trait--which is what made it so impressive and effective.

[shynrinn]

they're both psychos but they're both hot (won't stop me from simping)

[blessphemy]

qven and reet etc etc I understand everyone is yearning etc etc but truly the MVP and the real one I care about is Enae, 56 year old hasn’t amounted to shit because sie was looking after hir overbearing asshole grandmaman since the ripe old age of 4 years old and hir VERY FIRST nepo hire rich person non-job after grandmaman beefs it is to be paid stacks on stacks of cash to go intergalactic tourisming to find the avatar some asshole from 200 years ago presumed dead whom nobody expects to find ever.

sie finds the avatar in, what, a month and a half? and most of that was space travel transit time on rich people cruise ships.

we stan. the only mother fucker I respect around here. hir and the mommycule.

[potatobugz]

do you think the mess in oshiros hotel is meant to signify that hes been letting his problems pile up until its become too overwhelming to handle.

im thinking about the fact that he's definitely the one who's been making the mess but he doesn't even realize it. he ignores the clutter until it becomes too hard to ignore you know? like when it starts actively blocking the way to the presidential suite. he insists that he and his staff will handle it and that madeline shouldn't clean up his own mess, but he still doesn't do anything about it. does he know that the staff is gone? that it's just him there?

mr oshiro is so hell bent on impressing madeline so that she'll stay in his hotel. he's so in denial of everything. he doesn't even realize he's dead, he still thinks his hotel never got shut down. I think his insistence on her staying is bc he really wants to believe that the hotel is open, and a costumer would affirm that belief. it could also maybe be a mixture of loneliness too. (also, him treating her as a costumer even after she says no is absolutely him being in denial. that man is very unhealthily attached to this hotel,)

and even though it was nice of madeline to clean it up, there's still parts of the hotel she can't fix. the plumbing. the windows. the, hole in the ceiling (oops.) she's not qualified to help him, and that's why I think the chapter ends on a bit of a sour note. madeline is of course not a bad person for wanting to help, the point is that she can't. it is unfortunate but true

anyways mr oshiro is a very good character i like him a regular amount. im normal about that old man

[religion-is-a-mental-illness]

"According to the bible, an omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent God gets angry and regrets his actions sometimes."

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

heartbreaking: writing software doesn't care for my charming and alluring british spelling

[gomzdrawfr]

god i really am a tumblrina I read ur poll as Gaz and immediately clicked Price before I realized it said Gomz 😭 rip my piss reading comprehension 💀

Anon its ok though I wish I was even 10% of Price 😂

[dramas-vs-novels]

I promise I didn't abandon the LITA watch-through, I've just been absolutely exhausted. While all of my home tests were negative, the state test I took weeks ago only just now came back positive (there is a surge in my area, so it took a week to get in and 2 weeks to get results). So... Doctor was wrong- it wasn't allergies or sinusitis, I had COVID. Again. And was going to work *headdesk*

We threw out the home tests we had and bought new ones (we were using the free government ones), and no one at either of my jobs has gotten COVID.

It explains why I've been so dizzy and out of it, and why there were days where it felt like I couldn't breathe and could barely taste anything...

[the-punforgiven]

My brother pisses me the fuck off

[aliusfrater]

[looselipssinkships-x]

so!! pissy!! about!! work!! i need to quit my job!!

[serenityofwitches]

and if u think anything is well hidden enough, just remember im out there. 🙂

[fortune-card]

Kabru is the probably the greatest boon anime ever gave us.

[shakebelton]

my fav news story this month BY FAR is that ship which no one is allowing to dock in their port because it's left russia damaged and carrying something explosive and it keeps trying to go to normal countries for repairs lol. russia doesn't actually have much to do with this story because it's not their ship afaik but in the current political climate i'm sure it contributes to the problem all the same. of course this has potential to be really bad but the main thing is that it isn't bad right now so it's just your fun messy maritime/political drama and i'm living for it. i gotta remember to check in and not lose track of this story because i'm so invested in the mess

[homoquartz]

From AOC on Bluesky. It says:

“Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.

Opportunities are everywhere.

Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too.

Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more.

Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.”