Samantha Rinne
Resident Genderfluid Writer/Artist
Yes, you read that right. Evil fancies itself crafty, but it takes a needlessly malicious solution that just ruins everything around it.
I'm watching this movie called Man of Iron, where this guy gets promoted to a management job because he has natural charisma and raw talent. He works at a factory at the industrial level, and the coworkers look up to him. The president notices his traits and decides to make him general manager (and then later vice president). Never mind that his real talent lies in hand-on work, that he has basically no administrative skills and can barely read. He even says that he wants to go back. The current manager decides to make him look bad, by tempting with all sorts of fine things (new house, new cars, even new plumbing) and encourage him to take time away while he purposes creates trouble which in turn makes angry workers. The thing is, this manager is perfectly good at admin work but through his jealousy, he wastes a precious resource to the company and almost closes the plant. All he would actually need to do is side with the guy's wife (who was happy with the old stuff) and convince him that he would be happier where he was. But no, he wants to destroy him, because he thinks that someone wants what he has. That everyone must want what seems popular to that person, that it's worth taking.
The Dead Rat – Taoism.net
(Ultimately, they riot, and he's stuck in the center of it. The factory worker is officially the vice president of the company, but has learned his lesson and goes back to the ground floor)
I want you to think about the nature of evil, and how it does things in a way that doesn't actually serve efficiency at all. How it screws over not only other people, but actually itself. Ever been fired from a job that you were talented at because the new boss felt inferior? Or a coworker try to sabotage you? What about after? Sometimes the business goes under.
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Also, a possibly relevant song.
I'm watching this movie called Man of Iron, where this guy gets promoted to a management job because he has natural charisma and raw talent. He works at a factory at the industrial level, and the coworkers look up to him. The president notices his traits and decides to make him general manager (and then later vice president). Never mind that his real talent lies in hand-on work, that he has basically no administrative skills and can barely read. He even says that he wants to go back. The current manager decides to make him look bad, by tempting with all sorts of fine things (new house, new cars, even new plumbing) and encourage him to take time away while he purposes creates trouble which in turn makes angry workers. The thing is, this manager is perfectly good at admin work but through his jealousy, he wastes a precious resource to the company and almost closes the plant. All he would actually need to do is side with the guy's wife (who was happy with the old stuff) and convince him that he would be happier where he was. But no, he wants to destroy him, because he thinks that someone wants what he has. That everyone must want what seems popular to that person, that it's worth taking.
The Dead Rat – Taoism.net
(Ultimately, they riot, and he's stuck in the center of it. The factory worker is officially the vice president of the company, but has learned his lesson and goes back to the ground floor)
I want you to think about the nature of evil, and how it does things in a way that doesn't actually serve efficiency at all. How it screws over not only other people, but actually itself. Ever been fired from a job that you were talented at because the new boss felt inferior? Or a coworker try to sabotage you? What about after? Sometimes the business goes under.
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Also, a possibly relevant song.