Ole Ted Stilts /general-aspect @oletedstilts@mastodon.social

-genderfluid
-gynephilic
-cishet-passing out of fear/discomfort
-disabled (tourettes)
-first gen college grad aiming for doctorate
-grew up labeled "exceptionally gifted intellectually and creatively" with all the baggage
-grew up in poverty/poor
-homeless frequently in adulthood
-born of rape/never knew father or had father figure
-uncomfortable around men
-verbal/psychological abuse in childhood
-weak social support network
-accidentally confrontational

https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-firefox
god bless this, easy way to bypass paywalls on firefox

link: https://xkcd.com/2180/

this station is in fresno, california, but GOOGLE TELLS YOU WHERE COAL GROVE IS IN SECONDS, THE ORIGINAL STORY ON WSAZ DOES TOO (https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Village-of-Coal-Grove-advises-residents-not-to-use-pink-water--510756501.html)

to be fair, coal grove is in the huntington/ashland metro, huntington being a wv city and ashland being a kentucky one, so coal grove is tristate, BUT ITS STILL 30 MINUTES FROM THE BORDER

the legitimate story is completely overshadowed by this and it makes me mad

https://twitter.com/KMPHFOX26/status/1135748107642187776
"Folks in a West Virginia woke up with BRIGHT PURPLE water running out of their faucets & in their toilets. An official at Coal Grove's water treatment plant says it was 'perfectly safe' to drink, once it's diluted."

1) ew, terrible
2) "a west virginia" what? town? city?
3) coal grove is in OHIO, not wv lmfao

all mortal beings experience self-preservation, and while sacrifice to the point of death is wholeheartedly a good act, its also martyrdom and not everyone can be a martyr, or even SHOULD be a martyr

its meant to inspire and save, not convince everyone to do the same

im just not convinced of all of these things, and to even check myself, id include a poll on each page for folks who disagree to list why they do, so we can address the disagreements or reconsider

too much confusing good with aspects of law/order, as well as self-preservation with neutral selfish desire

you do not fail your alignment for wanting to survive into another day, unless your alignment is due to an oath you solemnly believe in that demands your sacrifice against all odds

chaotic good characters only need to feel compelled to help, feel guilty when fleeing (if others are in danger), and/or seek to even (or overpower) the odds if possible

this makes matt murdock/daredevil (at least in that series) neutral good, rather than chaotic good

and as much as i love http://easydamus.com/alignment.html, it is dishonorable for chaotic good to be accused of a crime by good or neutral authorities, commit treason, flee from a battle going obviously poorly, or taunt an enemy into combat?

by their own definition, this excludes han solo (the definition of treason) and robin hood (who didnt care what lawful neutral sheriffs thought)

one source cites matt murdock/daredevil of the netflix marvel series as chaotic good, simply bc hes a vigilante

this completely ignores him also being a lawyer and a catholic, important aspects of his very being, and which are utilized pragmatically alongside the vigilantism to help him accomplish good

he even turns to lawful and neutral characters to keep him from being too chaotic when concerned, but rejects their suggestions that his methods are entirely out of line

the reason this is important to state is bc a lot of people dont know the definitions of good and evil or lawful and chaos, or believe that neutral simply means balance for the sake of balancing two extremes in all cases rather than actually typically being the result of other factors

as well, every alignment has its own traits which occur emergently as a result of the forces, aka chaotic good isnt the same chaos as chaotic evil

what folks dont seem to understand is, alignments are based on objective forces in these settings; i.e., good and evil arent up to interpretation

these forces are often realized through action and motive, which arent monolithic but rather characteristic (aka, not all lawful good characters look the same but theyre all lawful good and act accordingly)

been thinking about working on a database with my friend of characters in pop culture properly placed in the d20 alignment system, bc misunderstanding the alignment system seems to be a real problem

also, a giant codex of NPCs and potential PCs bc we make a lot of great characters that dont seem to get as much use as wed like so itd be nice to find them again or share them with others