#job problem solution

[b4kuch1n]

simulated earth (it does not matter)

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[cherrywhite]

One thing I love about Hayward in s1 is ya, sure, he's a cop. But most notably, he's not even a good cop. 

Hear me out. This isn't saying Hayward does not have the intuition one would associate with your typical, glorified cop from tv shows (in chapter 40, Hayward is absolutely right in that he immediately figured Carpenter out the moment he spotted her in Marcel's Crossing) and other instances, like chapter 43, shows that he has good reflexes for moments under fire (is the first to notice Brother Philly and co. at the door and pushes Carpenter out of the way). Not to mention that Hayward was on the force since he was 19, and to survive on the force for that long means he surely had plenty of solved cases under his belt, regardless if pressure has slowly built up by the time we're introduced to him.

No, when I say he's not even a good cop I mean in the sense of: he's not good at what cops actually do. 

One of the very first things Felix reminds him is to not "forget his gun this time." Implying that this has happened before, enough times for Felix to sound audibly tired about it (and he does have to go back for his gun at least two times in season 1). When Mr. Finch points a gun at him, he sits on the ground for a conversation. When asked, Hayward is confused as to why Daggler would need a knife when they find Carpenter and Faulkner's abandoned car, the thought of slashing the tires never even crossing his mind. And instead of immediately taking her into custody with no warrant whatsoever aside for his hunch, he sits down with Carpenter for an amicable conversation and a meal; only later showing his hand long enough to warn her that he's a cop and he's on to her. He's a cop and he has the Stink on him; because s1 Hayward is a bad cop. Because he does not immediately resort to violence. 

(And this isn't to dismiss his role as a cop entirely, something we're never fully privy to; chapter 3 alone shows us how his mere position as a cop was enough to cause a death that could have easily been avoided, because that role prevented Hayward from providing Mr. Finch with the actual help he needed.)

Daggler is such a ridiculous, exaggerated character but he's also the picture perfect cop. The Lieutenant-Colonel sends Daggler of all people, when they think Hayward can't solve the case. And, look, we don't really know what Daggler's position on the force is compared to Hayward, but he's clearly trusted enough to be sent, to be the exception to personal gods and keep a rhetorical god. Clearly trusted enough to close the case efficiently. Yes, Daggler is utterly ridiculous when put next to Hayward but that's because Hayward is a bad cop. Daggler is the ideal: he gets results quickly (by losing patience and immediately assaulting the bookseller), he takes perps to court and wins (with the use of The Coiling Speaks, not a liar's god btw), and he knows how to tell a compelling story (because of course Carpenter tried to attack Hayward. And of course the Good Cop shot and killed the Heretic to Protect His Partner). Good publicity all around.

S1 Hayward shows that there is no "good cop;" because being "good" is antithetical to what's expected of cops. There was no way he could continue being good and being a cop, it's why the Stink was beginning to creep up on him. "You're one of them nice coppers." says Mr. Finch. Nice. Not good. Because so-called good cops are probably the first to get sacrificed; because these institutions are not built with morality in mind.

[crushedsweets]

Toby not giving a shit when Nina complains about mundane shit but being incredibly serious when it’s actually her safety at risk

Toby being over dramatic and worried when Clocky complains about mundane shit but being relaxed when something serious happens cuz he knows she can handle it

[nostalgia-tblr]

who can solve my plot/character problem in the sylki con artists au so that i can continue writing it

[damistrolls]

behold, captain strisc terlot, aka... the solution

[sparingiscaring]

Good news guys!! I FINALLY found a title for Emery Hyde!!!

Bad news, it is blatantly ripping off @thedandy-detective's The Dandy Detective, Brett.

Good news, it's ENTIRELY IN CHARACTER for Emery to steal the convention and begin styling himself as The Novel Detective!

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Hey, so for the Human Au, how do think Julie would go about her life? Considering her personality in the website, I would think that he takes up different part-time jobs, but mainly likes working at the community center, mainly for the summer/after school programs where they can come up with and host fun activities for the kids!

no yeah that's pretty much what i was thinking! she bounces from job to job - she probably has a roster of seasonal ones that she rotates between. Julie really does seem like an every-gal yk? doing just one thing all the time would be soooo boring

i like the idea of summer / after school programs a lot actually! since canon Julie is big on games and fun, i'm sure she'd be a great choice for those sorts of things. i bet she works a seasonal summer camp in their county!

[deputychairman]

THIS guy gets it. AI won’t go rogue and press the nuclear button, but it probably will make your boss richer and you poorer because it’s developed by multinational tech companies under capitalism and that’s its stated goal! 

“A former McKinsey employee has described the company as “capital’s willing executioners”: if you want something done but don’t want to get your hands dirty, McKinsey will do it for you. That escape from accountability is one of the most valuable services that management consultancies provide. Bosses have certain goals, but don’t want to be blamed for doing what’s necessary to achieve those goals; by hiring consultants, management can say that they were just following independent, expert advice. Even in its current rudimentary form, A.I. has become a way for a company to evade responsibility by saying that it’s just doing what “the algorithm” says, even though it was the company that commissioned the algorithm in the first place.

The question we should be asking is: as A.I. becomes more powerful and flexible, is there any way to keep it from being another version of McKinsey? The question is worth considering across different meanings of the term “A.I.” If you think of A.I. as a broad set of technologies being marketed to companies to help them cut their costs, the question becomes: how do we keep those technologies from working as “capital’s willing executioners”? Alternatively, if you imagine A.I. as a semi-autonomous software program that solves problems that humans ask it to solve, the question is then: how do we prevent that software from assisting corporations in ways that make people’s lives worse? Suppose you’ve built a semi-autonomous A.I. that’s entirely obedient to humans—one that repeatedly checks to make sure it hasn’t misinterpreted the instructions it has received. This is the dream of many A.I. researchers. Yet such software could easily still cause as much harm as McKinsey has.”

[cinnamoncraft]

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[fourteenfifteen]

people like to talk abt stem as being clinical and emotionless and spoiling the wonder of the world but working as an engineer has filled me with more wonder than ever i walk around all day going oh my god humans made this!!!

[therepudiatedimmortals]

Ultimately I think the problem with like. Therapy as a way of airing your troubles is that it kind of foments an environment where you can only share so much with your friends and past a certain point of severity it should be kept under rugs in shame and only shown to a professional who can tolerate that ugliness

[emdotcom]

It sucks so bad that having "traditionalist values" has gotta be code for being a stupid piece of shit cunt that sucks ass to be around instead of meaning, like. "I don't think I should have to download an app to do something I could easily do in my browser," or "I think everyone that has the dexterity to sew should try & learn to mend." Real missed opportunity, there.

[cooking-with-hailstones]

Do not complain to me about your work problems unless you're ready for me to respond by loudly singing "Solidarity Forever"

[akkivee]

Your very passionate rant from the recent bb track inspired me to ask this question: Have we met Kaijo before or is he a rando this drama track only NPC?

i’m pretty sure he’s a rando???? like there’s only one bb track i haven’t listened to but a few people commented that it was nice to hear saburo interact with a classmate/someone his own age which probably means the whole family hasn’t shown up before

[average-transdalorian]

I just finished watching Spirited Away and. Wow, the point really is just “kindness begets kindness (and may save you, or just make your life a bit better),” isn’t it!

[halo-eater]

I am so incredibly pro union and pro strike and also on the other hand I think that if hundreds of pharmacies around the country stop dispensing people their medications indefinitely, people are going to have preventable major medical emergencies. I've already seen two posts like 'disabled people stock up on your meds!' like you can just do that with prescription meds?? I think maybe if you've never been on a medication that you're only supplied with less than a week's worth of at a time you should be quiet and not talk about 'stockpiling'