#oh god am I going to get cancelled or is this a very sane take/gen

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💖🖤 for captain laserhawk

Okay okay so! These are always subject to change somewhat and. I have a dangerously high fever because SOMEONE. BROUGHT SOMETHING HOME. so I can barely think but. Yippie.

🖤 - which character isn’t as morally good as people think?

Well. I’ll just start by saying that 75% of these characters are pretty rough people with skewed morals so I’m sure it comes as no surprise to say Ramon. Yes, that final scene was cool as fuck, yes he was enjoyable even at his lowest. But that doesn’t change the shit he was peddling for at least 45 years for Eden. We saw the impact that his voice has had on the world around him. If it weren’t for him Sarah wouldn’t have turned out so messed up (and then get screwed over again because. She was also a victim of the system, who knows what Eden has done to her brain and what’s her and what’s not.) Ramon. Accidentally Created A Dictator. And god knows how many other impressionable children were impacted by him, whether they managed to break free or be another worst case scenario characters. Killing the board of directors doesn’t undo the cycle of near cultish patriotism that he’s facilitated over the years. Like Dolph, I’ll have to see him do more good post a change of heart to believe he’s actually a good Guy morally if that makes sense. ((We better see more of Dolph’s change of heart when we have more canon content but I digress this isn’t about him.

💖 Biggest Unpopular Opinion about the series?

I am genuinely not sure. I think most of my ‘hot takes’ are about things that aren’t even canon. Also these are a lot of mild takes. I think the main one is how I like how CLH stands on its own two feet given the downright blasphemous ways the original sources were treated at times. I’m pissed about. A few… select decisions myself I am not saying those decisions were good but at least they didn’t go on a ‘we’re really accurate’ tirade the way some adaptations do? It’s like an officially sanctioned crossover AU in my eyes (which has inspired a few things on my part.) I’m not sure really. I mean I’m pissed at Ubisoft, we all are. nfts are not the way to go and I fear they’re allergic to money, I like the things that most of yall like. Wait actually. I do have something else.

Okay so. The live action segment and everything surrounding it is genuinely the best part of the show. I discussed that scene for an Animation Essay. It is utilised so well. People who complain about it have not played any older games that hinge on realism/semi realism styles. Take the budget up with Ubisoft not that scene. Also in my research a lot of the people who hated the show skipped it??? So it’s either that disconnect or they really do not like Sarah at all and tbh I’m kind of annoyed about that. I’m certain the active fandom agrees that it’s absolutely unskipable. I’m not going to say anyone who skipped it and blames the art style hates women. Or women who just so happen to like women and just women but. Okay I am saying that but it’s mostly a joke. A little eyebrow raising if you will.

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Why Are Millennials So Anxious And Unhappy?

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Here are some of the negative stereotypes of today’s young adults, known as millennials—that is, those born between 1981 and 1996: They’re entitled, shiftless, egocentric, hypersensitive to criticism, and unable to cope with the stresses of real life.  But they’re also said to be diverse, open with their emotions, deeply empathetic, and interested in making substantive, important changes in the world they’ve grown into. The truth is, although no one can really agree about the millennial generation, one thing is fairly certain: They’re stressed out. Up to 17 percent of them are depressed, and 14 percent suffer from anxiety. Millennials seek psychotherapy more often than members of Generation X or other, earlier generations.

They may need it, too. Money is one of the most common focal points for millennials’ worries. Many of them have trouble finding jobs, are still living with their parents, or harbor serious concerns about making enough money to start their own lives in earnest. Today’s young people face greater financial difficulties than Americans from previous generations. Almost 30 percent of millennials see themselves as less well-off than they had expected to be, 10 years ago. They’re having trouble saving money, too, because of the 2008 recession, ballooning student-loan debts, and the rising cost of living.

But millennials’ money problems are only a part of the story. More importantly, these worries indicate just how concerned they are about what’s coming next—about making the right choices today in order to ensure a stable future. In truth, decision-making itself may be the number-one reason why millennials are so depressed and anxious, and why they feel the need for psychotherapy. I've previously written that many of my millennial clients are, for the first time, facing big choices that are likely to have lifelong consequences, and that they feel profoundly uncertain about how they should make these decisions. But there are other facets of decision-related anxiety, as well: Some young adults may find that they have too many choices and that trying to distinguish between their options is overwhelming. Others are seized by “analysis paralysis,” having difficulty seeing why one option is better than another, and feeling unable to make a choice at all.

At the age of 25, for instance, a young person is likely to confront most of life’s big decisions in the next 10-to-15 years. Metaphorically speaking, people in this position see their lives as a series of rooms, each of which is lined with doors. Whenever they make a choice, they walk through one door, only to realize that all the others have closed. Then, as they see it, they find themselves in a smaller room, surrounded by fewer doors than in the first. These doors, too, will all close when they walk through one  In fact, every door selected leads to a room that is smaller still, until ultimately the people making choices imagine finding themselves in a long hallway, stretching out ahead to the edge of vision, with no doors (and no choices) left to make. This model looks even more dire when you consider the millennials’ realistic, money-related fears: ending up less successful than their parents or failing to support themselves at their current standard of living.

In addition, it’s important to remember to be kind to yourself when you’re going through a stressful time. Not everyone finds the right life partner, creates an artistic masterpiece or founds a successful company before the age of 30. If you’re hard on yourself in this way—expecting too much of yourself and feeling stuck—try to exercise more self-compassion. Don’t expect perfection. You’re allowed to make mistakes. Take careful note of the aspects of your choices that you can control, as well as those you can’t—and don’t blame yourself for not getting everything absolutely right. Rather, when you do make a decision, try to accept and gain comfort with the act of stepping purposefully into the unknown, even as you acknowledge that uncertainty is a part of living. Instead of berating yourself about making the “right decision” every time, just try to make the decision as well as you possibly can, using all of the information and resources available—and then, afterward, live with the outcome as naturally as possible, knowing that your deciding process was a good one.

That's all good and well but I feel like the summation of this article does not address the initial hardships outlined in the beginning. For me, I'm lucky enough to have a job that is 'relatively stable' but that has fluctuating shifts from day-to-day which causes me lack of sleep, anxiety, and interrupts my life significantly. My pay is adequate but not anywhere near (not even in the same ballpark) as what my parents were making at this age and employees at my company have gone without pay increases for a number of years now. Furthermore I'm also aware that coworkers of mine who started before me (particularly ones that started before the 2008 recession) were offered substantially higher wages for the same exact job coming in the door. So immediately there's a devaluation of my time and resources as an employee that separates me from older workers.

Perhaps what bothers me most is the constant dread that I'm going to be let go because the company is constantly striving for automation and reduction in headcount to save money. I have worked this job year after year knowing with complete sincerity that I could be let go at any moment despite how hard I've worked and how much time and effort and energy and sacrifice I've put into my job every day. There is no job security and therefore no real way to plan for the future because those plans get cancelled the minute my source of income is jeopardized. Don't get me wrong, I'm plenty fortunate and privileged. I recognize that and am extremely appreciative of it (which also prevents me from looking for other work because I'm wary of starting something entirely new and beginning again at square one). I don't know if I will ever be able to retire and that scares me a lot too. I literally lose sleep over it because I don't see a way out. A best-case scenario might look like me doing exactly the same thing until the day I die, all because of rising living costs, aging parents with medical needs and their own standard of living, and me trying to keep sane while building my own life. Vacations are very difficult to take because there aren't enough coworkers to cover me (and if there were that would indicate to management that there's a surplus of workers which would lead to firings). Working from home helps a great deal, however, because of travel time and expense and because it's my home where I feel safe. At least there's that (and to me that's a very big benefit that I cherish).

But the reality of things, the overwhelming "oh my god what am I doing and how am I supposed to handle all this" seems to get worse as I get older, not better. The picture isn't becoming more clear, it's becoming more complicated. This isn't the world that Gen X and prior generations know and still expect to be true. And I think that's a huge disconnect between us. I once mentioned this to a family member in her late 50s who said "well that's because you're not doing what you love, you're doing something you -have- to do." That's all good and well, but how many people do what they love? That doesn't seem even remotely like a reasonable goal to which one can aspire. If you fall into something that you enjoy doing then wow, that's awesome. But for the vast majority of us we're just trying to get through each day and it's agonizing. For me I feel robbed of so much time because the alternating shifts and extra hours and the sheer exhaustion of dealing with my work consumes weeks at a time on a constant, unbroken cycle. Working weekends means that I have random single days off during the week, which I accept joyfully don't get me wrong, but who can effectively recuperate from a ten-day stretch of odd hours in one day? My life feels unstable because I have no idea when I'll be working, IF I'll be working, and what I'll be doing from one week to the next. I'm slowly giving more and more of myself to a ship that may be sinking right beneath my feet. And if it does sink, I won't have much to show for it aside from experience but even that's a weakening commodity. We've all seen the memes of employers saying "you need to be fresh out of college with ten years experience", etc.

And all this goes without saying that I'm extremely stressed at work. I give 100% each day and I'm burned completely out. What I do is not something that's ever really been "in my wheelhouse" but I've learned and continued to strive to be the best at it that I can possibly be, despite how out of character it is. I'm frustrated and I'm losing sleep and I don't know how to get out of this situation. And I don't see any better alternative. Except the lottery.