#narrative warfare

[wat3rm370n]

Tycoons demonizing remote work in an agenda to deliberately wreck the government & future society.

My letter to reps:

Remote work is a part of modern society and should be prioritized wherever it can be in order to facilitate disability accommodation, tamp down fossil fuel expense and emissions, and reduce the spread of disease. Telework is a necessary part of a functional future society and should be incentivized in government work and private industry, wherever at all possible.

Please feel free to copy or repurpose the contents of my letter for your own letters to reps.

Government Executive -  Trump’s ‘DOGE’ commission promises mass federal layoffs, ending telework The incoming administration will handle large-scale RIFs with compassion, Vivek Ramaswamy says. November 18, 2024 01:40 PM ET “So this is a historic opportunity. We're not actually going to squander this.” He added that reductions to telework and relocating agencies would help motivate employees to leave government voluntarily. He called it a “dirty little secret” that most federal workers “don’t even show up to work.”  About 80% of the federal work hours are currently spent in-person, according to a recent Office of Management and Budget review, and more than half of federal employees do not telework at all because their jobs are not conducive to it. Of those who do telework, employees on average spent about three-fifths of their time on site.  “If you require most of those federal bureaucrats to just say, like normal working Americans, you come to work five days a week, a lot of them won't want to do that,” Ramaswamy said. “If you have many voluntary reductions in force of the workforce in the federal government along the way, great. That's a good side effect of those policies as well.”

Many people in various jobs in various industries public and private legitimately work remotely. A lot of CEOs work remotely. A lot of business owners work remotely.

This attempt to marry telework to the old disinformation cliche trope of “people don-wanna work” is dishonest. Tycoons want to “shrink the government in order to drown it in the bathtub” because they don’t want to pay taxes, and that’s the dirty little secret laid bare here — they don’t want to pay taxes, and they don’t want anyone to create a functional society for people. They want a rigidly enforced class society made up of tycoons and all the rest, with everyone in servitude under a microscope marching to their petty self-serving orders. I’m guessing a lot of Trump voters work remotely, because in a modern society it is a norm! I suspect that even Trump voters don’t actually want to go backwards on this. What about Elon Musk futuristic fans? Do they think ending modern remote options in various fields should happen? It doesn’t really make sense that these tech moguls are so against modern tech solutions, right?

Nobody is fooled — It doesn’t make sense for anybody but the billionaires.

This anti-telework agenda is about tycoons who don’t want to pay their fair share after getting rich exploiting the rest of society. This agenda against work from home is about tycoons who are jealous that talented people choose to work for the government, doing work that is a benefit to society, and want to force them into bullshit jobs in private industries, just to avoid in-person office work for various reasons, including disability (declared or undeclared). This hostility to remote work is about commercial real estate wanting butts in seats downtown for the economic finances of real estate moguls and the investors that treated real estate investments like a casino. The pandemic accelerated a trend toward telework already happening, and ramped up real estate investor exposure to loss, and they want to socialize that loss. And this anti-telework agenda is about fossil fuel interests wanting everyone to continue arduous fuel-intensive pollution laden dangerous harrowing commutes to jobs that don’t need to take place in an office, and which are often done more efficiently remotely.

[tjeromebaker]

Dangerous Narratives: Warfare, Strategy, Statecraft

by Ed. Ajit Maan (Author), Howard Clark (Author), Brian Steed (Author), Thomas Drohan (Author), Paul Cobaugh (Author), Aleksandra Nesic (Author), Christopher Holshek (Author), Frank Straub (Author), David Ronfeldt (Author), John Arquilla (Author)  We specialize in Narrative Warfare – from undermining weaponized narratives launched by adversaries, to designing comprehensive strategies to achieve…

[sunderwight]

If Luo Binghe had died at the end of PIDW (and Airplane had properly finished the story before his own sudden and unexpected demise), how much do you think that would change Shen Yuan's attitude after losing his shit over it and then transmigrating into Shen Qingqiu?

So much of SV only really happens because Shen Yuan is comfortable in his certainty that the world at least won't let Luo Binghe, even if he suffers. Eventually he realizes that he can't really stand letting Luo Binghe suffering either, but part of how he compartmentalizes his no-win scenarios with the System (like the Abyss) is that, well, Binghe will be fine in the long run. He'll conquer the world, win all the ladies, live in sprawling palaces, ascend to untold heights of power, and reach a point where no one can ever threaten him again because he's just too strong to be threatened.

But if the story ended with Luo Binghe's destruction, all that would go out of the window, wouldn't it?

The idea that the world would ultimately see Luo Binghe safe would vanish. Now, it's just that Luo Binghe gets to live until his death is deemed poignant enough. What if something Shen Qingqiu does makes that point arrive sooner? But also, it's gotta be possible for him to thwart Luo Binghe's canonical death, and he wouldn't accept otherwise.

He'd be so stressed out.

[s0fter-sin]

what i would give for a ghost based cod campaign. can you imagine if they pulled from the comics and had roba come back and want to get revenge against ghost for destroying his empire? the 141 slowly learning about simon riley and banding together to kill his ghost?

ghost being so certain he killed roba to set up an unreliable narrator; taking this unfathomable soldier, the nightmare of the 141, and realising he bleeds humanity. playing as ghost through flashbacks of mexico and his torture under roba but in the current time, little details break down; little inconsistencies of enemy numbers or base layout or what people look like, things that you can't be sure if you the player just missed something or if it’s really ghost seeing things that aren’t there

ghost starting to question how much of his memory is real, both what he went through with roba and what he’s currently experiencing; if it's his trauma bleeding through or if he's breaking for the last time. he doesn’t know if he can trust himself ("just make sure you can trust yourself. start there") and he has to reckon with completely trusting the 141 when he realises he can't

i need a sequence of him just losing his shit; hearing roba's voice in his head, his taunting “english” telling him he never left his compound, seeing the dead prostitute and his father laughing, always laughing, the tear of the meathook between his ribs and sting of the scorpions in his flesh, the coffin and the rotting stench of the dark and all of it culminating in ghost almost accidentally shooting soap when he tries to talk him down

whether it ends up being someone pretending to be roba or they just change it to roba still being alive, either way i need a ghost based campaign with personal stakes and character depth

[amanedachi]

silver / hubris

Part of LoL Esports Elemental Series.

[nekucreates]

I’m not even into Call of Duty Modern Warfare but whenever I see Soapghost / Ghoap content I’m like HELL YEAHHHHH 👍 oh but sorry about MW3. Looks like a mess (gameplay wise and narrative wise because OOOF that’s sad). I hope the next game is better 👍

[verdantcreek]

ohhhh they are doomed by the narrative…..

[justaboutsnapped]

Nico Rosberg crazy ex gf speech pt.2 coming soon to a beer garden near you

[happyendingsong]

ive never watched arcane and i probably never will and i have no goddamn clue who vi is but i see all the slander and i am HERE FOR IT!!!! WE HATE YOU VI YOU DUMB BITCH

god she sucks so bad..... like every time they had the chance to do something interesting with her or coalesce any of their themes together into something coherent with their main character they just keep driving past it. straight into class traitorism and cop pussy.

[craig960114]

why craig are take over world

essay by me (craig)

As much as Craig may seem like a simple doodle of a cat, his potential for world domination should not be underestimated. Despite his crude appearance, Craig embodies the essence of adaptability and resilience, traits that are essential for any aspiring ruler.

Firstly, Craig's simplicity works to his advantage. Underestimation is a powerful tool in warfare, and many would dismiss Craig as inconsequential. However, this oversight allows Craig to operate in the shadows, biding his time until the perfect moment to strike.

Secondly, Craig's lack of defined features makes him a versatile symbol. He can represent anything from innocence to cunning, depending on the narrative spun around him. This ambiguity allows Craig to appeal to a wide range of followers, from disillusioned citizens seeking change to opportunistic power-seekers.

Thirdly, Craig's handwritten signature adds a personal touch to his endeavors. In a world increasingly dominated by digital signatures and impersonal interactions, Craig's handwritten mark harkens back to a simpler time, fostering a sense of nostalgia and authenticity among his followers.

In conclusion, Craig may appear unassuming at first glance, but beneath his simplistic exterior lies the potential for world domination. Through adaptability, versatility, and a personal touch, Craig has the tools necessary to rally followers and reshape the world in his image. Beware the power of Craig, for his ascent to global dominance may be closer than we think.

[trailertrends]

Guy Ritchie's Directorial Triumph: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes 45 seconds Introduction: “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” directed by Guy Ritchie, is a thrilling wartime action film that delves into the covert operations of an elite British task force during World War II. With a stellar cast including Henry Cavill, Eiza González, and Alan Ritchson, the film offers a gripping narrative filled with espionage, daring…

[wat3rm370n]

Solar geoengineering is climate engineering rooted in tech hype. It is not something climate scientists are pushing, indeed, many are pushing against leaning on these hopium fantasies, especially since they appear to be hyped to help industry delay doing anything else.8 It also seems that climate deniers are starting conspiracy theories to assert that “cloud seeding” is to blame as a cause of torrential rains that cause flooding, rather than climate change itself.

Many references to “climate engineering” are actually a part of climate denial & disinfo narratives.

When media attempts to both-sides coverage of climate engineering disinfo, they walk right into the hands of controlled opposition, led up the garden path by tech hype decoys.

https://chloehumbert.substack.com/p/climate-engineering-part-of-climate-denial

It may appear superficially that “two sides” of an issue have been represented, but in reality it winds up meshing together things like cloud seeding, solar geoengineering, and conspiracy theories about chemtrails, and then calling all that “rooted in conspiracy theory and climate science” when what they’re really talking about is a right-wing crackpot insurrectionist who is pushing nonsense legislation, and fanciful and flawed climate engineering concepts rooted in tech hype. It seems poised to smear climate activists, experts, and officials, who call for regulation of reckless tech hype solutions as rooted in conspiracy theory the same as election deniers and crackpots.

[xxhumancentipedexx]

Ouhh thinking about sgt haczynski hard as hell rightnow..what putting all your self worth into your rank but then being discharged from the militarydoes to a mf...

[lazaruspiss]

sorry (not sorry) for abt to make ur jason sad hours longer 😔 www(.)tumblr(.)com/dizaryswrites/726489826907570176/utrh-jason-is-an-angry-son-lashing-out-at-every

ohh i have mixed feelings on this one. esp bc depictions of willis have varied from what i know of him? like, sometimes hes an irredeemable abuser and other times he's just a guy trying his best but not being able to bc of the systems in place. like i don't remember there being any implication that jasons dad was abusive in his original story (been a while since ive read it so dont quote me on that), just that he wasn't around bc yknow. in prison. my impression of him is generally "absentee father but not by choice". not that readings of him as abusive are wrong but i'm not sure i see it as such a clear cut thing.

as for henchmen. thats so. jason is such a "means to the end" kind of guy to me. like a "killing the head guy causes new problems, killing his lackeys makes him easier to control" type deal. jason is incredibly strategic in what he does which is why he can be such a pest to the people around him and why he's intimidating in the first place.

one of those posts that feel like a "well i was with you for the first half" bc the allusion to chess is spot on, jason IS a strategist, its the dad bits that threw me off. I do think it's a valid interpretation, it's just not one I find personally compelling. esp bc the idea that hes killing henchmen to kill his father over and over again feels like it takes away from the previously mentioned strategy aspect of what he does.

again, I don't doubt that there's canon stories somewhere that i've missed that have willis as an abusive husband, and I think in that context that interpretation probably makes sense. but I'm just not that familiar with those versions. I also just personally find jason's story much more compelling with the version of willis that wasn't abusive or good, just gone. missing out on almost all of jason's life, missing his wife's death, sitting in a prison cell because he was desperate to get by.

TLDR: it's not contradicting canon or anything from what i can tell, i just don't like it and i think it makes the rest of jason's character more... boring.

[alexgalaxyboo]

@anothercrisis I had to make a separate post for this.

Think about it. Think about Price.

Price who grew up always wanting to be a knight at the palace.

Price who became best friends with the princess when he finally started working there.

Price who may or may not have helped her sneak out from boring ass royal balls and stuff to the first tavern they found just to take a break when the stuffy atmosphere inside the palace got too much.

Price who pretended not to notice when Laswell kept insisting on going to a particular tavern for "no particular reason" and totally not because she was head over heels for the cute bartender.

Price who became Captain of the Guard as soon as Laswell took the crown even though maybe he was still tad too young.

Price who desperately wanted to keep up to everyone's expectations of him and always had a sense of righteousness that was a bit too strong.

Price who searched high and low, knocking on every single door and messaging all their allies for their best doctors, who searched every inch of the kingdom and then searched it twice more to be sure looking for the flower, not only to save the Queen but to save his best friend.

Price who definitely didn't cry actual real tears of joy when she was okay in the end, shut up you'll ruin his reputation.

Price who definitely didn't cry actual real tears of joy when they asked him his opinion on naming the prince after him, I said shut up you'll ruin his reputation.

Price who beats himself up day in and day out for not waking up in time that fateful night. Maybe if he'd stayed guard himself, maybe if he didn't sleep so heavily, maybe if this, maybe if that.

Price who gives up his place and doesn't step foot in the palace again, ridden with guilt.

Price who, a twenty-something years later, whilst having a drink at the Snuggly Duckling sees a young man walk in that has a solid seventy feet of gold fucking hair.

Price who doesn't say anything yet, because fuck he knows man, maybe there's more blokes out there with sun magic, but makes it his new life mission to make sure that boy will see the damned lights.

Price who is hastily informed by a fucking horse (he has long ago stopped asking questions at this point) that Ghost has been captured and gathers the best men he knows rushing to the palace (where of course he knows every single secret passage by heart) to sneak in and get him out.

[shxwmaster]

// remember when the legion epilogue came out and revealed azerite and shaw gave the azerite piece to anduin, who inexplicably had no gloves on and when it touched his bare hands he reacted so viscerally everyone thought theorized that the azerite was going to corrupt everyone and then that absolutely wasn't the case at all