#survival strategies

[deathworlders-of-e24]

•OUTGOING TRANSMISSION•

<Recipient: Clifftop Colony

<From: NOAH Sprygan 3

{Subject: Survival Strategy Reports}

*to be translated into compatible wavelength upon transmission*

To the Elders of Clifftop Colony, as stated in previous reports, I believe it to be without question a necessary component of our ongoing survival strategies that we form a strong and lasting relationship with the humans. Since they have become members of the Grand Assembly of Intelligent Lifeforms, they have shown many times to differ from the normal predator behaviors prevalent in other omnivorous species. While yes, they do consume botanical matter and that is still a concern, they have also shown time and time again the willingness to protect and defend what they know to be other sentient lifeforms, even at the risk of their own lives and wellbeing. One such in particular, my friend* {*see attached file for definition} and lab partner Friend Human Liz suffered catastrophic damage to their own body to defend me during an excursion to MX13* {*see attached files}. I was attacked by a native predator species and could not camouflage myself in time. Friend Human Liz came to my aid, but in doing so suffered the loss of one of her only four limbs in the encounter, and I was informed by the Human Doctor the limb will never grow back. However, instead of perishing, she is now thriving and continues to be of much help to me and our research. It appears these humans can withstand vast amounts of trauma while still performing their duties and functions.

These creatures called humans seem to emotionally bond to anything they spend enough time with, doubly so if they receive attention for it in return. This would no doubt be an incredible asset to us if humans were allowed to pack bond* {*see attached file} within Colonies on Spryga. I’m sure the humans would agree to an ambassadorial delegation, which would prove to be beneficial to both species in the long run.

They also have many devices to create the substance I spoke of in my last report, chocolate* {see attached files}. It’s my theory that a lack of one of the components in this substance is the cause of our slow growth rates and inability to produce saplings at a constant or consistent rate. Perhaps some arrangement could be made with the humans, something we could give them in exchange for this unique substance. I’ve yet to find anything similar to it on other member planets, and we can not locate or mass produce enough of it to equally distribute it across Spryga ourselves.

Befriending the humans could be the key to all future survival strategies.

NOAH Sprygan 3

Named Coco by the humans

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[jenroses]

More applied Fork Theory:

Problem: POTS means I need increased hydration and electrolytes. A history of kidney stones means that standard electrolyte mixes don't do it for me. Also, they're often stupidly expensive. The kidney stone thing means that drinking lemon juice is advisable. Preserving my teeth means that I need it substantially diluted. Allergies/mast cell issues mean that ReaLemon and most commercially available standard lemon juice concentrates are out due to sulfites. And steroid-induced-but-now-type-2 diabetes means sugar is out, but most sweeteners cause problems for me. I do not have the energy to squeeze lemons.

Solution: Homemade lemonade thusly:

Ingredients:

Pure lemon juice. I don't have the stamina for squeezing but in my area I can buy Lakewood Organics or Santa Cruz pure lemon juice, no additives, not concentrated, in quart bottles.

Potassium Chloride: I get NOW brand potassium chloride but really any food grade potassium chloride in bulk will do. One small jar lasts me a while, at least 6 months to a year? Maybe longer? I haven't mathed it.

Sodium Chloride: i.e. salt. While I am on a lower sodium diet than I used to be due to kidney stones (high sodium pulls calcium into the urine, where it can combine with oxalates. The combination of an almond-forward keto diet for diabetes plus high sodium for POTS is a recipe for kidney stones. Nevertheless, I feel Bad if I don't get at least some salt with my liquids.)

Sweetener: By far the easiest for me is pure stevia extract powder. Either the Better Stevia brand or the tiny canister from Trader Joes which is probably the same thing. They function identically. This is ideal because it does not add significant bulk to the liquid. Pure monk fruit or alluose are the only other sweeteners I'd personally use. But if you make this, choose a sweetener that works for you, even sugar if you tolerate it well.

If NOT otherwise supplementing vitamin C and avoiding oranges, Magnesium Ascorbate

Tools: Measuring spoons and a cheap milk frother. (Idk if the one I have is that one, but that's the general concept). Mason jars or other quart containers for mixing individual drinks.

Now when I started out, I was making one lemonade at a time.

In a quart jar: 1 oz lemon or lime juice (I keep a 1 oz shotglass just for this) 1/4 teaspoon of stevia extract powder 1/8 teaspoon of potassium chloride and/or other electrolytes as appropriate to your medical situation. 1/8 tsp potassium chloride is about 360 mg of potassium.

Fill the jar with filtered water. Stir. Drink.

It dawned on me after a while that I could make up a bunch of concentrate and then pour a 1 oz shot glass into the jar and add water and it would be much easier. So:

In the quart jar of pure juice, add the following, shaking* between every tablespoon addition.

3 tablespoons of stevia concentrate powder (this rounds the sweetener up slightly) 1 tablespoon potassium chloride powder will add about 270 mg of potassium per serving. (This rounds the potassium down slightly from the single serve recipe.) If desired, 1 tablespoon of magnesium oxide will add approximately 250 mg of magnesium per serving. I take my magnesium in a different way. If you need additional vitamin C to get to your baseline of 60 mg per day of vitamin c, adding 1/4 teaspoon of magnesium ascorbate will add about 25 mg of vitamin C per serving and a trivial amount of magnesium.

I use about 2 1/2 teaspoons of Potassium and 1/2 teaspoon of sodium for my mix. Adjust to your medical situation. Just remember that you are using 32 servings, some math will be required.

You MUST shake after each tablespoon or it won’t mix well*. Recap the jar very tightly. 

Once this is mixed, it is best to let it sit in the fridge for a few hours to hydrate any remaining chunks and then shake well before using.

Add 1 shot (1 oz) of mixed concentrate to a quart jar and fill the jar with filtered water to make one serving of lemonade.

Then my niece gave me the milk frother for Christmas. And so instead of stirring after each addition, I put the powders in a small jelly jar, added a small amount of lemon juice to it, used the drink twizzler to whip the powders into the lemon juice into a paste, added a little more lemon juice and did it again, and then carefully poured the result back into the lemon juice jar, going back and forth until I got it all. It was kind of frothy at first, but sitting in the fridge for an hour let the foam all settle out and the mix was perfect.

Or just go here:

[sburbian-sage]

howdy, i just got into my third session, and its kinda setting in that I'm stuck in this forever now? fuck. gotta look on the bright side and all that, godly powers are cool. the trauma, not so much.

currently i am a ward of dust, and I haven't been able to find much clear information about what that means so any help would be appreciated. i am a native heir of rage so I shouldn't struggle too much with being a ward right?

~chronicMalady

THIS ISN'T A CLASSPECT POST

You're right on the money with regards to the Ward. As an Heir, you likely went through something of an archetypal "hero's journey", getting schooled by various mentors and your Whispers, learning a lot about what being an Heir of Rage means until it was time for you to step up and assume your rightful place as "big dick MVP hero of the session", right? Being a Ward is a lot like that, except you're not getting schooled all the time now. It's your job to step up, all of your ambition behind you, and seize as much as you can. Straightforward progression, cocksure that everything will go your way, as it will, never settling for the easy road ahead. The upside is that your endeavors will frequently plan out. The downside is that you will still get schooled now and then. And when you do, you'll need to learn to rely on others, as opposed to doing things on behalf of them. Always try to exceed your limits, but be aware of them when you hit them.

As for Dust, it's about investing in things that don't seem impressive now, but could become something in the future. It's the opposite of Coins, which is about assessing the value of things and what they can do for you now. Imagine you want a fast bike. Rage Players will ride any old bike and simply scream at it to go faster. Coin Players will go to the store and discern which bike is the fastest, and how they can acquire it. Dust Players know that their bike might not be the fastest, but it just takes some TLC, maintenance, and modification, and soon enough it'll be faster than both of them. It's about commitment and trying to unlock the true potential in things, while avoiding lost causes. This should be fairly understandable, these are like koans, but your Aspect will guide you a lot more directly as a Ward than it did as an Heir.

The more important advice I think you need is about acclimating to the whole "you play the game forever now" thing. This tends to be harder to cope with than the game itself.

If you meet someone you're genuinely friends with (or want to know after the Session ends), make sure you exchange contact information. Value your comrades, but make sure that it doesn't turn into one or two people stressdumping on the other, otherwise your friendships will become chores.

Find a hobby. Something you can retreat to in order to clear your mind. Running this blog is my version of touching grass. Have some "devoted" hobbies you can reflexively engage with when it's time to decompress, but ensure you have a rotating set so you don't associate (e.g.) watching movies with feeling miserable.

Maintaining a blog is like having a hobby, a journal (diary), and a "centerpoint" for your friend group, all at once.

Internalize a reason to keep going, even if it's petty. "I'll hold out in case I escape" is a bad one that will lead to inevitable disappointment. "I'll be there to hang out with my friends" is a classic, but watch out and make sure you don't lose the will to live if one of them ends up going silent forever one day. For me, I always end a day by checking the archive of pre-SBURBAN media. I personally think there's something significant about booting up a never-before-seen video game or cartoon, even if I know it's ultimately a relic of a bygone era. It kind of reminds me of the Replayernet as a whole. A group of people who should by all means be dying alone and afraid, contributing to a greater continuity of culture that will outlast all of them one day, but be there for the next generations. Even if I'm not so idealistic as to believe that it'll be our foundation for rebuilding those cultures when (if) the door starts working.

[wild-wow-facts]

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[sufficientlyantique]

Controversial take: hope and optimism are the only true survival strategies.

[enbycrip]

Yup.

Most species engage in various kinds of sex acts with members of the same and different sexes. Primates are particularly notable for doing this because primates have complex social structures.

It’s also worth noting here that the use of terms like “heterosexual” and “homosexual” are reasonable as technical terms describing specific sexual pairings in non-human species in a way they actually really aren’t when it comes to actual individuals, which unfortunately *is* the way they use “bisexual” in this article.

There is a lot of information out there which paints heteronormative sexual relationships as “natural” and recruits a poor understanding of the natural world as “evidence” for this.

It’s much more accurate to say that pretty much all species - including humans - use sexual acts as part of a survival strategy for themselves and their genes. This can include sex for reproduction, sex to create or deepen social bonds within all sorts of social relationships, from monogamous pairings to part of a homosocial group pecking order, sex to assert dominance, sex in return for resources from a partner, and many, many more.

[ivygorgon]

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[nocturnal-desolation]

If you are trying to gain my trust, platonic or romantic, it doesn't matter, don't push me, don't make me uncomfortable and don't try to deceive me and we might get along. But most of all, don't get mad if I figure you out. Figuring things out before they can hurt me is my number one survival strategy…

[fogaminghub]

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[omegaphilosophia]

Why Intelligence is a Powerful Trait in Nature

Intelligence, defined as the ability to learn, understand, and apply knowledge to solve problems and adapt to new situations, is a crucial trait in nature. It is a multifaceted trait that has significantly influenced the evolution and success of various species. Here are some reasons why intelligence is such a powerful trait in nature:

1. Problem-Solving Ability

Intelligence allows organisms to solve complex problems that they encounter in their environment. This problem-solving ability can lead to better survival strategies, such as finding food, avoiding predators, and securing shelter. For example, crows and primates have demonstrated remarkable problem-solving skills, such as using tools to access food.

2. Adaptability

Intelligence contributes to an organism's ability to adapt to changing environments. Intelligent species can learn from their experiences and modify their behavior to cope with new challenges. This adaptability is crucial for survival in dynamic ecosystems where conditions can change rapidly due to factors like climate change, natural disasters, or human activities.

3. Social Cooperation

Many intelligent species exhibit complex social behaviors that enhance their survival and reproductive success. Social cooperation, which includes behaviors like hunting in packs, sharing resources, and collective problem-solving, is often facilitated by higher intelligence. For instance, dolphins and elephants exhibit sophisticated social structures and cooperation that are crucial for their survival.

4. Innovation and Tool Use

The ability to innovate and use tools is a hallmark of intelligence. Tool use can provide significant advantages, such as accessing food that would otherwise be unavailable or creating shelters for protection. Humans are the most notable example of this, but other species, such as chimpanzees and certain bird species, also demonstrate tool use.

5. Communication Skills

Intelligent species often have advanced communication systems that allow them to convey information, warn of dangers, and coordinate group activities. Effective communication can improve the efficiency of social cooperation and enhance survival. For example, bees perform intricate dances to inform their hive-mates about the location of food sources.

6. Learning and Memory

The capacity to learn from past experiences and retain information through memory is a key aspect of intelligence. This allows organisms to avoid past mistakes, remember the locations of resources, and recognize patterns that are important for survival. Memory and learning are evident in a wide range of species, from humans to birds and marine mammals.

7. Strategic Planning

Intelligence enables the ability to plan for the future and engage in strategic thinking. This includes activities like storing food for the winter, migrating to favorable climates, and even long-term planning for reproductive success. Strategic planning can significantly enhance an organism's ability to thrive in its environment.

Intelligence is a powerful trait in nature because it enhances an organism's ability to solve problems, adapt to changes, cooperate socially, innovate, communicate, learn, remember, and plan strategically. These capabilities provide significant survival and reproductive advantages, making intelligence a key factor in the success of many species. As a result, intelligence has been naturally selected for in various forms across the animal kingdom, highlighting its crucial role in the evolutionary process.

[everyendeavor]

In my 45 year therapeutic practice I used to share with my clients that I called this “cultivated vigilance,” and that it was developed as a survival skill. Healing from an abusive past involves coming to an awareness of how deeply unconscious this skill was for its user. How habitual and automatic the assignment of meaning to the perceived ‘danger’ and how quickly survival behaviors would kick in, often compromising the relationship at hand. These responses can be modulated, and by doing so, the pathway to change, to love, to connection grows and flourishes.

[venti-death-watch]

aventurine’s this very interesting combination of incredibly cunning, calculated, & brutal tbh while also having intense self esteem issues. he views every relationship as transactional and has no issue with using people to stay on top. he’s never left survival mode; considering his childhood, maybe he’s always been in it.

‘gilded’ describes him so well. not only is he still in a birdcage with his fancy clothes and riches covering up that he’s still in a place where he can’t escape, he also uses his persona to hide his perceived worthlessness underneath

[chicafinal]

happy jack aubrey and his collection of mean short people (his friends and wife)

[wild-wow-facts]

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[slutforpringles]

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[sellyourshadownotyoursoul]

Halfa reproduction

Dp world building idea

Human souls do not make for very powerful ghosts. The worlds they live in are simply too far removed from the realms to be exposed to the right amounts of Ectoplasm, their lifespans too short to build up any sort of ecto signature that might let them live on after death. More often than not they do not form ghosts at all. Their deaths are the equivalent of a tiny displacement of air. Even the most liminal of people do not become much more than blobs, only the very core of their identity imprinted unto the Ectoplasm that clings to them; the vague notion of humanity, sometimes a particularly strong emotion, very rarely accompanied by an instinct to accomplish some goal. A distant echo of what might have been an Obsession.

It's a good thing, in most respects, because otherwise the realms would be absolutely flooded with them. They breed young and breed quickly, their sapience causing their timelines to split and intermingle near-constantly, exponentially increasing their number with every minute decision. Their lack of ectoplasmic aptitude is counterbalanced by their emotional intensity, their ability to cooperate and the fact that their multitudes allow every single facet of a problem to be examined simultaneously. Indeed if they did regularly show up in the realms it would no doubt be absolute carnage.

Thankfully, as numerous as they are, the worlds they inhabit are incredibly rare.

Humans are exclusively the denizens of what has been dubbed ‘congenital realms’, they are creatures of the cosmos that exists inside the core of a very particular species of ghost.

A halfa. The rarest type of ghost in existence and one that, by all accounts, can only be formed from the body of a human.

It's a strange survival strategy, even amongst the denizens of the infinite realms, akin to cloning or asexual reproduction in contrast to the twining of cores that is typical in the creation of neverborn.

At any one point a halfa might be incubating any number of its kind, keeping them safe until they are strong enough to enter the realms on their own or even just to let them live out their entire existence inside the core of their parent. That might be a factor in the species’ low numbers; the fact that they do not always show their face in the realms at all.

Clockwork has, throughout the eons, met more halfas than perhaps anyone else. The very first being he met upon his death had been what some might consider an ancestor to the modern halfa. A cat-like creature in the way a shadow might resemble anything in the dark. Its body sleek and cloaked in shadow, it guided the newly born concept of time into its core and kept him warm amongst the primordial waters of what might have been the very first earth.

In the now, Clockwork has even molded his appearance from that of a human. He finds the form pleasing to the eye, and the hands are practical. The variety of human presentation is a joy to cycle through. The Fear that such a shape strikes into the core of a ghost is quite pleasing as well.

The thing about halfas, in contrast to the beings in their core, is that they do make terrifyingly powerful ghosts. They are ghosts who are not held back by their obsessions; they are able to mold themselves, able to evolve and change and grow. They are not beholden to a single obsession, nor are they chained to one once it is formed.

They do not start out that way of course, not at all, they start out clumsy and starving in what is typically a very ectoplasm-poor environment, the atmosphere of the realms filtered through their parent and broken down into the building blocks of their world. But if they manage to survive and break through to the realms? There is no ceiling to their ability.

Most denizens of the realms are stagnant, they are frozen at the point of their creation in temperament and power.

Halfas are not.

The last, and perhaps most crucial, fact that is known of halfas is that they cannot be Ended. A halfa has died once and will never die again. They are as infinite as the realms and even if their cores are smashed or melted or eaten and digested - they will reform. It might be in pieces and it might be with wounds that never heal, but their existence cannot be wiped out.

Even for a world of immortal beings, such a fate is difficult to comprehend.

Most halfas choose to sleep, once they have existed for sufficiently long. They find a place they deem safe, somewhere they will be undisturbed, and they retreat into their cores, never to return. There has been much speculation on what this behaviour means, on what actually happens, when a halfa goes to sleep.

Even Clockwork doesn't know, but he likes the idea that they are living alongside their fellow humans, perhaps as gods. Or perhaps they let themselves be born over and over again, to experience life in a million different ways. No one knows.

Clockwork is the keeper of a small handful of such sleeping cores. Each of them was once a dear friend, their contributions to the history of the realms a thing of legends and their impact on Clockwork himself no less impressive. He keeps them in his personal chambers at the very top of his haunt, made comfortable on silk pillows with emotionally charged items scattered artfully around them.

It is impossible to describe the horror that grips him when he finds one of them injured. A deep-seated nausea pulsating throughout his current form, exacerbated the longer he stares at the little trickle of ectoplasm that rolls down over the bright red fabric. The shell of the core has cracked, like an egg hatching, like something is trying to get out.