Gerald Haney Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 Okay, I've been kicking it in a tropical (sub tropical?) paradise surrounded by Tarot's weird art friends, mobsters, their gals and more liquor than I thought was possible it's time to decide.Stay with Utopia or do something else.Pros for Utopia: It's a good company. They do a whole hell of a lot of really good stuff and I have friends there.Cons: Well, the attitude kind of changed once I found out I could go places real quick. Kind of like I was now worth treating like an indentured servent. It may have been the stress of the time but these folks attitudes seeme pretty...ingrained.What to do? What to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted September 9, 2005 Share Posted September 9, 2005 What do you want to do? Can you do it better within Utopia, or on your own (or with some friends)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Haney Posted September 9, 2005 Author Share Posted September 9, 2005 Live life. Feel good about what I do. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jager Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 The problem with working for someone else is that it cuts into what you want to do, usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bic Posted September 10, 2005 Share Posted September 10, 2005 Alright, I'm ready to be chewed out over this one (Figuratively!), but here's my advice:Run. Run fast. Run silent. Run deep.Run like a big pulpy monster that likes to eat the central nervous system last is right behind you.But the key word here is Run.Why, you ask? I'll tell you! Because Utopia has quite enough dedicated do-gooders but the world doesn't have nearly enough productive free-agents.So if you're on the fence, go where the need is greatest. And that, my good near-total-stranger, is away away from the polarization.This goes for all you wishy-washy Terats too (you know who you are!): Let the followers follow and the leaders lead and the independent philosophers philosophize. Anyone just along for the ride should get while the getting's good. You and your chosen Movement will be better off.We're putting all our nodes in way too few baskets. We've got to diversify, people! Go make up something impressive, unprecidented and trancendent on your own and do it! And if you're wondering if I'm qualified to make these statements, the answer is a resounding No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerald Haney Posted September 15, 2005 Author Share Posted September 15, 2005 Bic, wow man, that's pretty deep. I'll think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singularity Posted September 15, 2005 Share Posted September 15, 2005 Admittedly, my experience with the Project was unique, but it might be worth considering. I joined the Project because I thought it was a good outlet for shaping the world in a positive way. But, much to my frustration, I was treated like an asset instead of an individual and sometimes it felt like the management wasn't listening when I said I done being a thug. Top that off with how they treated Samhra like a science experiment after years of devoted service and you can see why I was more than a little put out. The ends don't justify the means after al.I don't know if that helps, Gerald, but good luck and I hope you make the right choice for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David 'Dr. Troll' Smith Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Quote:Singularity:...sometimes it felt like the management wasn't listening when I said I done being a thug.Sorry about that. I think this speaks to the "hammer" problem. When you have a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail. That is not the average experience. For that matter, neither was Samhra's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Rat Posted September 16, 2005 Share Posted September 16, 2005 Stay with Utopia, then tear it apart from the inside. We don't need those candy-ass sell-outs treating a nova like a number instead of like an individual. A good nova on the "dark side", is always worth two of those monkey-loving Utes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Gerald Haney:Stay with Utopia or do something else.Go where you're bested suited son. I have no idea where that is but figuring it out should be a high priority right about now.Quote:Originally posted by The White Rat: Stay with Utopia, then tear it apart from the inside.Wake up a little on cranky side this morning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Troy: Go where you're bested suited son.Words of wisdom.Welcome Troy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Sometimes I get a lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison 'Vali' West Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 I'll have to agree with the flesh-eating psychopath, Troy. Those are good words and welcome to this place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deezy Klatta Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 As one who's worked with the Project and then went to find her own way; I can highly recommend it. I even still take a contract with Utopia now and then, so it helps if you leave on good terms. Don't throw a hissy-fit unless you really REALLY have to. And yeah, I've had jobs like that too. Most of my pals in Utopia are the rank and file bushwhackers that go down in the trenches and mix metaphors like there's no tomorrow. My beefs with Utopia were (and are) the Management. No offense Dr Troll, I'm sure there's good peeps there too. I'm just very leery of people who can, with a straight face, decide that they know what's best for people they've never met. I'm not differentiating between novas and baselines either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut810 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Utopia is not bad. I have had so-so experiences with them. They ride up my ass (in a bad way)with their goody-goody-ness sometimes though.I suggest going to one of the nova hireing companies out there, like Devries. Not only are you free to take whatever jobs you would be best at (and they do give contracts based on talents!) but I will get a bonus for getting you to sign up. ;DBut seriously. Good pay, good hours and good friends. You even get your persona registered through Superimpose, expert advise from Bruce Sauvage and the option to buy a lot of cool toys! If you want I can get someone to call you with details about a contract if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakinyan Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Despite what seems obvious about me disliking Utopia I do not. In fact I do not carry the Terat party line of Novas who work with them being slaves. No one could possibly make a Nova work there if they wished not to do so. The only time they stepped out of line Mal put them and Pax in their place. That means that Mal generally doesn't have a problem with them either otherwise he would have vaporized the arcology by now. I don't think he condones what they do but if he really opposed it he would have done something decisive about it by now. I kinda feel the same way. If you want to save the world go save it. You and no one else defines how you want to live and that to me seems to be the true heart of Teras. Call it wrong if you like but that is my belief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamut810 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Wait, Mal? You mean Divis Mal? You mean he has been doing stuff? The only thing I heard about him was that be kicked Pax's arse pretty bad a little bit back. What else has he been doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakinyan Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 Nothing which was exactly my point. If he hated Utopia so much he alone could put an end to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bic Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Wakinyan:If he hated Utopia so much he alone could put an end to it.Wakinyan, you've given me the greatest idea for a bumper sticker ever."If you are reading this, Divis Mal doesn't hate you."It's the feel-good statement of the new generation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 "Null Manifesto: Because I Was Bored With Trick-Or-Treating But Still Had The Costume." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maria 'Serendipity' Fianelli Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 You know what's funny?He named his philosophy 'Ter-ass'.Ain't no offence to gay people, but you gotta wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Tomorrow Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 There's hindsight in action for you. Imagine if, at their meeting in Bahrain, Pax hadn't acted like a bully and took a swing. Picture for a brief moment how different the world would be if instead, he'd taken a long look at Divas Mal and simply said "You are so gay." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Bic: "If you are reading this, Divis Mal doesn't hate you." I am getting one of those right this second.Since Bahrain, it should have been obvious that if something is happening anywhere around the globe, Divis Mal could put a stop to it, if he cared to. Think about Ibizia in that context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugin Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Preston, with your prognostication skills does that not mean that every car crash, every murder (though I do understand they are rare in Boston) and every molestation occurs because you wish it to?U.S. law does recognize skills such as yours as being valid tools of justice, so, why does anything bad ever happen in Boston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preston Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 The greater my power becomes, the greater responsibility I will take up, as is my want.Back to my point: The events at Ibizia happened over a long night. Dozens of novas were able to find out about it and respond. Mal chose to do nothing to stop the carnage, or save lives. He did not even save nova lives. He could have shown up and stopped the events from unfolding on that one island.Why did he not?I do not really expect an answer, but the fact that he had that power and chose to do nothing bears consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Maybe 'Suddenly Susan' was on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Grey Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Vixen:Maybe 'Suddenly Susan' was on.This guy is supposed to be a god: you honestly think he watches that shit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Sam Grey: Quote:Originally posted by Vixen:Maybe 'Suddenly Susan' was on.This guy is supposed to be a god: you honestly think he watches that shit? My mistake. I'm sure that Divis Mal would be more partial to 'Will & Grace.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Quote:Originally posted by Preston:The events at Ibizia happened over a long night. Dozens of novas were able to find out about it and respond. Mal chose to do nothing to stop the carnage, or save lives.Apparently the carnage and loss of lives wasn't a concern to him. More importantly: what is a concern to him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Tomorrow Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I'm for the Will and Grace option. There has to be something special about a sitcom that is still talked about ten years after it was mercifully cancelled.Did I miss a memorandum at my virtual office or is everyone basing gay jokes about Mal sheerly on his smoldering looks at Pax while beating the stuffing out of him accompanied with the aura of nonchalant aura of gentility that Mal exudes? I just want to be sure I'm caught up on current events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwriter Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 No, everyone's basing gay jokes off the fact that he has a boyfriend. And no, it's not Pax. It's that guy everybody calls Scripture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 All that tight eufiber, Pax's vaguely phallic head, Mal's fa-bulous red cape... it had to boil over eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostwriter Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Vaguely phallic?The penis on Pax's head is probably bigger than the one between his legs.Judging by the bulge in his eufiber, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Tomorrow Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I should probably renew my research services and stay caught up with current events. I never knew Mal had a boyfriend. That puts a new character on the idea of nova transcendence, doesn't it? Just gay and feeling alienated is a little disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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