*Sigh*, Anti-Smoking Advertisements

Hey everyone, this is T.

Two things:

1. Yes, I am alive despite not not posting since November. I personally blame my finals and my thesis paper, but that is besides the point.

2. I do not smoke. I have never smoked a cigarette, I have never smoked pot, and I never plan on changing this. I will admit that I've smoked cigars at most 6 times in my life, but these times have indeed been rare. I have also used a Blu e-cig from time to time over the course of a semester, but never felt the need to keep smoking, nor have I used one in over a year.

My decision to not smoke has nothing to do with moral self-righousness. People should have the right to make their own decisions and to live with the consequences of their actions. I honestly do not care if other people choose to smoke, except when they do it in my house, and only because the smoke affects my asthma.

What does bother me about smoking is that anti-smoking advertisements are intrusive in my non-smoking life. It seems that every time I want to watch an Adult Swim video on their website or a clip on YouTube I am forced to watch the same black actor pull his tooth out with a pair of industrial pliers. I am forced to see the human version of Hunger Team Hunger Force's Carl with a mullet act like a smoking habit. I am foxed to see the generic version of Saron's goblin army transform into mist and get absorbed into a teen's lungs.

I understand that every ad may not be target to me, I get that. I am also aware that the prevalence of smokers in the USSA has decreased over the last century. I am just tired of watching the same ads over, and over, And Over, AND OVER AGAIN!

At this point, the dangers of smoking have been publicly available for at least 50 years, and most likely have been available since the 1960's. If people still choose to smoke, I do not think that another ad of a woman speaking from a voice box will affect their smoking habit. Social "problems" (and I use this word loosely) can only be solved to a certain point. For example, there will exist into the near future people who go to night clubs on snowy nights without wearing a jacket. Some people will just reject reason.

Every time that I see these videos, I feel like a guy watching make-up commercials: I get the point, but my purchasing power will be just as influenced by not watching the commercial as it would be watching the commercial every 5 minutes for a whole year.

I just want a decrease in the amount of anti-smoking videos that I have to watch, or at least a 5 second skip button.

Until next time.
-T

Pokéstory Update

Good afternoon everyone, this is T here with an announcement.

It should be no surprise to my long-time readers that, in addition to my usual (although admittedly recently scarce) posts/rants about feminism, anarcho-campitalism, working out, and college frustrations, I play video games. Most recently, I have been playing Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. In a previous post, I outlined the rules for a play through that I started little over a week ago. As of this post, I am almost finished with my play through with just the 8th gym, the Elite Four, and possibly the Delta Episode.

For those of you who are unaware, Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (and I'll assume Omega Ruby as well) has been a pretty awesome game. Alpha Sapphire (AS) is the remake of the 2001 game Pokémon Sapphire, a game that I thought was alright but was certainly not my favorite game in the series. So far, the game is exactly what I'd expect for an updated remake, but Game Freak added so much to AS's storyline, graphics, and all around fun that I can honestly say AS has become my favorite game in the series. I should admit, however, that this fondness may in part be because of the rules that I established for my first play through of the game that has made it so enjoyable.

As a result, I have decided that I will begin writing a story based on my experience with AS. I play to post each episode/chapter in a timely fashion once a week. Now, this may start later in the month due to my upcoming finals, but I do hope you all will enjoy the story. In addition, this story will not take away from the quality of my other posts, but will likely lead to a reduction of my political posts/rants.

That's all for now. Until next time!

-T

Post Update News: Viva La France!

Hey everyone, this is T again with another quid announcement.

Je suis heureux d'annoncer accueillir mes lecteurs français au bercail!

Apparently I have a larger french audience than I thought. Again, welcome to the fold.

Until next time.

-T

P.S. My french is brought to you in part by Duolingo and in part by Google translate. Please excuse any errors, Google can only do so much.

Update 11/25/14

Hey everyone, this is T with a quick update.

So, it's been a while since I last wrote a post. I should explain that I have been busy the last couple of days both with traveling and other interferences that prevented me from posting as frequently as I have been. I apologize for this lack of new content. In addition, I have a rather large thesis paper about Pearl Harbor that I must complete before noon on this upcoming Monday. As a result, I my not be posting frequently until Monday at the shortest or maybe even until the week of December 21st.

I do promise that the content I do post will be of the quality you have come to expect from me. In addition, I am now beginning to experiment with audio recording software that should lead to some Audiocasts that I will make available on my YouTube channel. Finally, I have been testing some new workouts that I am eager to share with all of you.

You are free to check back daily for new content as always. I will be sharing my new, non-update posts on Twitter so you are all welcome to follow me there as well.

Until next time.

-T

Yeah Pokémans Yeah!

Good afternoon everyone, this is T with another post.

For those of you who are unaware: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire releases tomorrow. I know it's nerdy, but boy am I excited!

In preparation for the game release, I decided to play my first play through of the game with some special rules.

Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: Normal Mono-Type Challenge:

So, I decided to do an normal mono-type challenge for the following reasons:

1) Normal-type Pokémon are the most numerous type in the game making team-building a non-problem.

2) The first two gyms are the rock and fighting gyms, which should make the game more challenging.

3) My character is the child of Norman, the fifth gym-leader in the game and he's also a Normal-type trainer, which would probably influence my character's decision in choosing Pokémon.

The Rules:

1) I may only use Normal-Type Pokémon in battles. Both Single and Duel types are allowed.

2) A non-Normal-type Pokémon may be used as an HM slave if none of my Pokémon are able to learn the move in question. (Dive and Waterfall come into mind). But these Pokémon may not be used in battle. 

3) I may use my starter until I am able to capture a Normal-type Pokémon (NTP).

4) I must capture one Pokémon in each route and no more. If no NTP exists, then I may catch the first Pokémon I encounter and spam the Wonder Trade until I receive a NTP. Different methods of capture even on the same route count as different routes only when necessary to advance in the game.

5) Two exemptions exist:

a) If I already have the existing type in my party or box, then I may pursue a different Pokémon, unless I encounter the duplicate Pokémon 3 times.

b) I may catch a non-NTP for the purpose of a trade in or outside the game. If the Pokémon i receive from the trade is a NTP, then I may use it but I otherwise must box the Pokémon.

6) In addition, three trades are permitted with the following reasons.

a) Buneary Egg with Ice, Fire, and Thunder Punch and A Fighting-Type move. This is allowed since I may come across it's Mega Evolution Stone, which might come in hand later in the game. I can only trade for the egg after beating the 1st gym. 

b) Zangoose in exchange for a Seviper since I'm playing with Alpha Sapphire and Zangoose is a NTP exclusive to Omega Ruby.

c) A Pokémon with the move Surf: since I am curious about whether or not the game prohibits HM use until the 5th badge is collected. Also, it's likely that my character would be able to handle Pokémon that know surf since Norman's badge permitted surf in the original games and my character is the child of Norman and probably would have a spare badge.

7) I may capture any Legendary, but I cannot use them in battle.

8) I must nickname all my NTP's.

9) Fainting=Death like in a Nuzlocke, but death can be avoided if I have a revive in my bag. Revives cannot be purchased, only found. In addition, only one Pokémon's death may be prevented per battle, meaning that if multiple Pokémon faint, only one can be revived. This is true in case of blacking out, but at the cost of 2 revives or 1 max revive.

10) Game over occurs when I run out of useable NTPs in the party and my PC, exhaust all Wonder Trade Options, and run out of found revives.

11) All gift Pokémon and in-game event Pokémon permitted and the NTPs can be used in my party.

12) Saving only permitted to save place in story, not to prevent a death.

13) The challenge is completed when I beat the Elite 4.

So, that's pretty much it. Tune in for updates on this challenge or the usual fitness/political/red pill posts that I make. Until later.

-T

18 Ugly Truths About Modern Dating: UPB Reviewed Part 1

Hey Everyone, this is T.

So, I was scrolling through my FB feed when all of a sudden, I see that someone shared the article 18 Ugly Truths About Modern Dating That You Have To Deal With, by Christopher Hudspeth at Thought Catalog. When I read it through the first time, I felt as if the article did a good job informing people about the miseries of dealing with the opposite sex in a real talk kind of way. So, lets see what happens when UPB is applied to the 18 steps. I would also like to note that my responses are suggestions that I've noticed have irked for me, but they should not be taking as absolute. I present these examples merely to counter the absolutism of some of the following "truths".

Part 1: 1-9:

1."The person who cares less has all the power. Nobody wants to be the one who’s more interested."

Lets redefine this point in distilled logical terms. 

"All people who care the least in a relationship [C] are people who hold all the power in that relationship [P]." 
"No people who want to be in a relationship [R] are people who want to care the most in a relationship [-C]."

All C are P
All R are C
Therefore: All R are P

This argument leads to the logical conclusion that all people that are in relationships are people who want to have all the power in the relationship. The problem with Hudspeth's conclusion is that not all people want to hold all the power in a relationship. These people who do are otherwise understood to be psychopaths. Psychopaths, as a working definition, are people without empathy that see other people as a means to an ends rather than as another human with their own needs and desires. By defining the most successful people in relationships as psychopaths, Hudspeth also identifies non-psychopaths as people who chose to stay in relationships with another person who holds all the power despite also being people who want all the power in a relationship. Maning, they don't get what they want, but choose to stay regardless. I'll come back to this point, but let's move to #2.

2. "Because we want to show how cavalier and blasé we can be to the other person, little psychological games like‘Intentionally Take Hours Or Days To Text Back’ will happen. They aren’t fun."

I agree with Chris, the waiting game (as I call it) is no fun at all. In the next couple of days, I plan to write a post about my views on texting, but for now let's focus on why these games are great practice for UPB. If I am about to start a business with someone, I would want to be able to contact him whenever I have any questions. I would ask when he would be available to schedule a phone call or meeting and offer him the same as well. Let's transfer the business analogy over to the context of a relationship/people interested in dating or hooking up. 

Now, I understand that this blog post is not going to change male-female dynamics in the slightest. Instead, the reason why UPB provides an answer to any confusion or frustration that can occur as a result of games. If I'm going to pursue any kind of romantic relationship, whether its short or long term, I expect to be able to contact the girl without having to figure out what's going on on her end. If she is trying to play the game with me, all I need to do is simply refuse to play the game. This can be achieved by scheduling a meet up in the shortest number of texts possible (if you still want to meet with a time waster). You can also ignore her text and move on with your life and find another girl. Finally, try losing the game on purpose. People tend to not want to play the same game with someone who simply doesn't care if they win or lose. That's why I've given up trying to get my roommate to start playing Pokémon.

3. "A person being carefree because they have zero interest in you looks exactly like a person being carefree because they think you’re amazing & are making a conscious effort to play it cool. Good luck deciphering between the two."

This point is absolutely false. If someone walked out of a theater feeling just as happy after watching a bad movie (Jack and Jill) as they are after watching a good movie (The Shawshank Redemption) then I'm going to guess that person's happiness is unaffected by movies in general. With regards to interest and relationships, carefree with zero interest would be a detached individual while carefree and invested would result in the open and vulnerable individual. These two options are like doughnuts: either they have a hole or they don't, there is no middle ground and you can clearly see it. 

4. "Making phone calls is a dying art. Chances are, most of your relationship’s communication will happen via text, which is the most detached, impersonal form of interaction. Get familiar with those emoticon options."

This is true only if you make it so. The best thing about communication is that both people have to agree to an easily accessible means of communication. If I wanted to talk to someone from Germany, we would either need to speak in English or German, otherwise we're not going to get that far. The same is true about texting. If a girl is texting me and I just don't want to text, I can let her know that I prefer talking over the phone, using iChat, or insisting that we only talk in person. These three are perfectly viable options and there are more that I'm sure you can think of. 

The reason people say that you "have to" text is that texting requires the least amount of effort and is an efficient use of time. That said, you can avoid text if you simply explain your communication preference to the other person when you exchange numbers. Now, it could end up the case that the other person refuses your preference, in which case you would need to decide whether this person is worth communicating with or not.

5. "Set plans are dead. People have options and up-to-the-minute updates on their friends (or other potential romantic interests) whereabouts thanks to texts & social media. If you aren’t the top priority, your invitation to spend time will be given a “Maybe” or “I’ll let you know” and the deciding factor(s) will be if that person has offers more fun/interesting than you on the table."

I know that accidents happen. That said, if I am supposed to meet with someone, then I have voluntarily given up my precious time to spend it with that person. If someone is going to waste my time by constantly flaking and rescheduling meetings, then I'm not going to keep setting up meeting with that person. In addition, I suspect that if you I were to run late to a meeting with one of these people, I would never hear the end of it from that individual. Respect means being were you promised to be when you promised to be there. 

Aaron Clarey (a.k.a. CaptainCapitalism) wrote in his book Bachelor Pad Economics that there is a 50% chance that a girl will reciprocate your desires to meet up on a date. In addition, there is a 30% chance that she will show up on a date, making the probability of the likelihood of a girl you just met meeting up on a date at about 15%.

What this means is that if there is only a 15% chance that any girl will agree to go on a date/meet up with you, then you should be completely sure that you would even want to risk wasting your time with this girl in the first place. One way that you can increase the likelihood that the girl will show up (since attraction is the girl's own personal preference that cannot be changed externally) is to find out is she's a reliable person to begin with. Ask questions about her life such as what her major is/was to figure out if the girl has a the ability to explore delayed gratification rather than pursue immediate gratification since the latter would be more likely to decide to not show up on a whim. 

Also, hold people to their promises and explain the importance of a promise. If someone shows up late or not at all when you first are starring to get to know them, that's a sign that this person is unreliable and will likely continue this behavioral pattern once they no longer need to be polite or try to impress you. 

6. "Someone who hurt you isn’t automatically going to have bad karma. At least not in the immediate future. I know it only seems fair, but sometimes people cheat and betray and move on happily while the person they left is in shambles."

True, but my suggestion: don't date evil people. I don't mean to sound like an ass, but people will tell you exactly who they are if you talk to them and really listen to what they say. It typically takes one ore two conversations with a person to figure out what kind of person they are, all you have to do is ask. Read this article is you need some suggestions. 

7. "The only difference between your actions being romantic and creepy is how attractive the other person finds you. That’s it, that’s all."

I totally agree. That said, if you are not interested, just say so. Ideally, be polite the first time you say it. I don't need you to stomp on my toe and throw water in my face because I said, "You look like you can move. Wanna dance?"

8. “Let’s chill” & “Wanna hang out?” are vague phrases that likely mean “let’s hookup” — and while you probably hate receiving them, they’re the common way to invite someone to spend time these days, and appear to be here to stay."

Dear FILL-IN-BLANK,

I would like to meet with you at your earliest convenience. I enjoyed our conversation about WHATEVER and I would like to get to know your better. When works best for you this week?

Don't say this word for word, but if you put in a little more offer than 2-3 words you can convey many different ideas. That said, this is how I first met my ex-gf sober.

9. "Some people just want to hookup and if you’re seeking more than sex, they won’t tell you that they’re the wrong person for you. At least, not until after they score your prize. While human decency is ideal, honesty isn’t mandatory."

There are two kinds of people in the world: people who will tell you if they farted in the elevator and those who will deny it. Because the latter group exists, it is imperative that you confirm which kind of person someone is when confronted with that squeaky sneak.

On a serious note, you need to vet the person before you have sex with him or her. Ask questions about what they want and listen to their responses. If you feel like the person that you are talking to is lying then don't sleep with him or her. Lies tend to persist any all you are doing is rewarding the liar with sex. 

There's more to the article, but this is all I have time for today. Check back later this week for part 2.

-T

Tea Break 11/16/14

Good morning everyone, this is T with my weekly update.

So, I've been busy the past couple of days preparing for exams on both Friday and this Monday and this is my reason why I've been absent. However, I can promise some worthwhile spots this week, mostly due to the fact that I wanted to release them last week but I was tied down. I should have my next post up later today, but this is not 100% guarantied.

Until later.

-T

Girls Are Hassles

Good afternoon everyone, this is T with a special video link.

I share this video that I just found not only because its funny, but because it speaks to a truth about the subjective nature of female labels such as "creep", "asshole", and "perv" to name just a few.

Enjoy.

-T

Molyneux Mini-Link

Hey everyone, T here with a mini-link.

So today, Stefan Molyneux released what I consider to be one of his most powerful videos. Especially when he talks about the Christmas Day Truce of 1914, which starts about 32 min in.

Like his video, subscribe to Freedomain Radio, and check out his website as well.

Until next time.

-T

P.S. If you want to see a would be funny video that will make you sick, watch the video above, then watch this Robot Chicken Clip:

Just Call It the iWatch

Hey everyone, this is T.

This may come to a shock to some of my readers considering that I'm pro-capitlism, but I'm anti-corpritism. I can explain my views on this in another post, but I'll simply explain through analogy. I'm pro-capitalism and anti-corpritism just like I'm pro-women and anti-feminism.

The reason for this post is that I just found out about the iWatch Apple Watch after I watched the following CollegeHumor video:

Whether or not you found this video as funny as I did, there is an underlying message that holds true in the world in which we live. The truth is that people en-mass hold the power to do something. As a marine instructor explains to his recruits in an episode of The Human Weapon,

"There are no Rambos."

To some extent, minarchists and statists are raised to believe in the power of the people, especially in democracies. We are told that we have the power to change the government by voting, protesting, and writing letters (or emails if you're under 65 years old) to our political "leaders." 

Now, I'm well aware that voting is a shame so you do not need to send me links to Freedomain Radio or interviews with George Carlin about the subject. However, the fact remains that voting is powerful not because the voters has the ability to choose between the shiniest of two turds, but because every vote legitimizes government control over the citizenry. 

A vote is a consent form which the citizen signs without reading the fine print.

The video above hints to this power where fake representatives form Apple try to prevent people from calling their product the iWatch. Apple, like other corporations tend to mimmic the society that created them. Apple began as the rebellious computer company drawing comparisons to 1984 much like the American Revolution was marketed as a war against unsolicited taxation.

And now, much like the United States, Apple has transformed from the rebellious computer company to an overreaching and power hungry entity. The reason why the iWatch video is powerful is that regardless of the power that Apple has in the creation of the product as well as it distribution, people still hold influence when en-mass. 

Now, I don't know about you, but I don't really care what the $349.99 watch is called. It's made by Apple, people will buy it. Heck, I might purchase one within the next twelve months. The point that I'm trying to make (and am reluctant to bring home) is that we currently live in an ochlocratic world were the mob legitimates a powerful minority. We can't change this, no matter how much logic, violence, or bribery we attempt. This is why the world is not yet ready for anarchy, for, as Stefan Molyneux put it, "if all the churches in a town were destroyed by an earthquake, the citizens of the town wouldn't all suddenly become atheists."

We, the depressingly few anarchy-capitalists, are not going to change society from within the system. We instead need to work on the local level, improving and informing the people we interact with every day and teach them the values of freedom. Not everyone will listen and it won't happen overnight, but overtime we can achieve our goal. The same is true about the people, objects, places, and ideas we come across everyday. Call things what they are: Apple Watch/iWatch, Taxation/Theft, the flag/ propaganda cloth. 

If we seek truth and define the world in truthful terms, we come that much closer to a free society.

-T

My Stance

Good afternoon everyone, T here with a post of mediocre proportions.

So the other day, I listened to the second Joe Rogan podcast where Stefan Molyneux was the guest. For the majority of the podcast, Joe brought up a couple of criticisms of Stef that have been brought up by Stef's critics, including claims of being a cult leader, that his views are created in an echo chamber, and that Stef "encourages" people to abandon their families. As someone who listens to Stef's podcast nearly once a day, the criticisms that Joe brought up seamed ridiculous. It was as if the Stef Joe was describing was some Shadow Stef created after Stef removed the Master Sword from the Temple of Time in Hyrule Warriors.

After I spent a couple of days thinking about this discrepancy, I came to realize that most thinkers and individuals who go against the cultural norms of society are often characterized as "corruptors of the youth" much like Socrates who was sentenced to death over two millennia ago. No matter who it is, modern thinkers like Stefan Molyneux, Adam Carolla, and Allan Roger Currie to name just a few are often misquoted or given a label by external groups who are unable to define their unique views of the world. This was probably true of people that we revere now, such as Socrates, Aristotle, Nicola Tesla, Benjamin Franklin, and Ayn Rand. It is a shame that greatness in the presence and a legacy in history rarely go hand in hand except in the remembrance of tyrants.

Now, the reason why I bring up these people in not because I wish to compare myself to these individuals. I'm only in my early 20's with barely any accomplishments of my own let alone any that can hold a candle to their bonfires. However, I bring up these individuals because I too hold controversial beliefs that go against those held by the majority of people that I have encountered. As such, I figured that the best way to convey my beliefs is to created a page that states them in a simple and straight forward way. The link is here when I complete the first version of the page.

Now, this page will be changing and hopefully evolving as I acquire new information and expose myself to varying arguments that contrast my beliefs. Meanwhile, my individual posts will be written with the idea that viewers have either viewed my philosophy page or will check it out if my post brings confusion. I also acknowledge that there may be people who either do not care to view my page, whether out of laziness, anger, or some other resin that I cannot comprehend at this moment.

So, hopefully you all get the gist. If not, you know where to find me. Until next time.

-T

Weekly Update: 11/09/14

Good afternoon everyone, this is T with my weekly update.

With the irregularity of last weekend and half week behind us, I will be posting more frequently. Plus, I will finally be writing a book review or my name isn't T.... well, I guess it technically isn't, not you get my drift.

What to look forward to this week:

• A review for a book that has changed my life for the better.
• An announcement for a new page on this blog.
• Another evaluation on feminist theory.
• A review for another workout routine.

In addition, the one month anniversary is upon us. As such, I'll probably just treat it like any other anniversary and promptly forget about it until its nearly too late to do something....different.

That's all the time I have for today. Until next time.

-Tripp

Rugby and My Beer Soaked Carpet

Good morning everyone, this is T with a thought.

As I look upon my trashed apartment, my pong table flipped over, beer soaked into the carpet, and empty beer cans as far as the eye can see, I am both astounded by how bad beer smells in the morning and by how good rugby parties are. Just like my school, rugby is a work hard play hard sport. It is also a sport for gentlemen for one second you are tackling a guy to the ground and the next you're drinking a beer with you teammates singing songs about why Jesus can't play rugby or a whore in a park. Sure, there may be injuries ranging from minor cuts to broken bones, but rugby breeds a culture of discipline, determination, and debauchery that few activities even outside sports can accomplish.

Anyway, just a thought about my favorite sport. Until next time.

-T

Chicago: A Musical About Female Narcissism and Red Pill Philosophy

Hey everyone, this is T with a mid-evening post.

I spent most of my day getting my affairs in order after nearly three weeks of work. As such, I normally like to play a movie or have a podcast playing in the background. Well, I thought to play the movie Chicago and boy was it a good idea.

For those of you who do not know about Chicago, it is a movie based on the musical. The story is about a woman, Roxie, in 1920's Chicago who kills her lover in a fit of passionate rage and is sent to death row. Once in jail, she squires Billy Flynn, the best criminal attorney in Chicago, to help her on her case.

Now, I don't want to ruin the ending of the musical, but instead I wish to point out that this musical highlights several themes both Men's Rights Advocates and MGTOWs repeat about society.

-Roxie Hart: The hypergamous wife who only goal in life is to become famous.

-Velma: A star who denounces those around her when she has power but begs for attention the moment she realizes she is not the center of attention.

-Matron Morton: The head of the jail. She represents the state's willingness to support female vanity and female injustice in exchange for monetary favors.

-Amos Hart: Roxie's Beta-Male husband who is willing to help his wife avoid her deserved death sentence despite Roxie cheating on him with an Alpha-Male. Amos is also a White Knight in the sense that he is willing to spend $5000 on a lawyer just to save his manipulative wife.

-Billy Flynn: The Alpha-Male lawyer who is able to manipulate the incarcerated women and the press to his very whims. He can even be described as Red Pill since his role in the song "We Both Reached For The Gun" is the puppet master in a world full of marionettes.

Anyway, this is my take on the musical after applying some Red Pill rationality, but it seems to make sense. Let me know what you think and until next time.

-T

WTF Did I Just Watch

Good evening everyone, T here with a mini post.

So, I have a playlist on YouTube where I collect various videos from the darkest cornea of the website. These videos are typically so confusing to me that I have must save them for another viewing just to ensure what little sanity remains from the first viewing can develop an inoculation to high dosages of crazy. 

Here is one such video, no description follows. Enjoy.

-T

Product Review: The iPod Classic ca. 2006 by Apple

Hello dear reader, this is T with my first product review.

-Have you ever awoken the next morning after blacking out the night before because you realize those four mixed drinks you had contained everclear instead of vodka?

-Have you ever lost your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch and forget to install the Find My iPhone App?

-Have you ever spent and hour on your friend's phone as Apple's costumer service keeps you on hold?

-Have you heard the following from an Apple representative, "I understand how frustrating it must be that you've lost your phone. I once lost a pair of headphones at the bus station. However, I cannot access your iPhone to either locate where it currently is or even to remotely lock it using the Find My iPhone app that my company owns and that has literally been downloaded to your phone. My decision will not be changed, even if you know your phone's cellular number, imei (serial) number, apple id, apple id password, or the general location of your phone. Further, I am also not permitted to attach your iPhone to your apple id even with your convent. If you do find your phone, you should think about downloading the app to the phone and pairing it to your account. Here, let me send you a twenty page manual on how to do this."

If you have met any of the following conditions or conditions similar to those listed above, allow me to introduce the iPod Classic ca. 2006.

This model has a verity of revolutionary upgrades:

• The screen has a physical lock button that prevents accidental opening or operations of the mp3     player
• The iPod can store up to 80GB of music, movies, podcasts and more making it an effective stooge unit for songs that you have not listened to since July 9th, 2009
• The physical wheel located on the bottom half of your iPod allows no confusion about where the play, skip, or menu buttons are at all times.
• This iPod even simplifies charging for those of you who do not want to upgrade to an iPhone 5 or later charger.

While the iPod Classic ca. 2006 is a great product for the trendy consumer, there are a few flaws in the product design:

• It cannot: make calls, send or open emails, connect to the internet, download apps, be used as a calculator, be used as a flashlight, update my podcast list, and many more limitations!!!
• It also is limited by the fact that IT'S NOT MY GOD DAMN PHONE THAT HAS BEEN LOST FOR MOVER A WEEK!!!

Aside from theses minor issues, if you have recently lost your iPhone or are looking for a music downgrade, look no further than the iPod Classic ca. 2006. Available on Ebay or the closest closet near you.

Until next time.

-T

Product Review: Paper Mache Walls

Greetings everyone, this is T with another product review.

-Have you ever been siting in your room working on a paper an though to yourself, "I'm working at a good pace, but I wish I could hear the best of Russian Screammo Metal that the guy next door listens to at 1 in the morning?" 

-Have you ever had a string of late nights of work and on the first night in over a week, you found yourself thinking, "You know, I wish I could fall asleep listening to my roommate fornicate with a bar skank as loudly as humanly possible until 5 in the morning?"

-Have you ever ever wished you had the kind of walls that keeps your room the same 30 degree temperature that it is outside because those air conditioning bills are through the roof in the winter?

Well do I have good news, with Paper Mache walls, you can fulfill these desires and more. 

With Paper mach walls, you can start to connect with your neighbors and nature like the the Dark Lord Xenu from Scientology intended. These paper mach walls, which can be made from any light and cheap material such as plywood, drywall without instillation, or actually paper mache, help to provide physical privacy while removing intellectual, romantic, and personal privacy between you and your neighbors. To install, simply contact the cheapest contractor around to do the walls of your house for the low low price of "what can you do with a $20?"

But wait, there's more. If you decide to install the Paper Mache walls, you will get the crouch hight window (blinds not included) absolutely at market price! This deal is a steal because when you live in a community where everyone can hear everyone else's business, why not go the next step and show everyone your business as well?

I write this product review not because they paid me, but because I am also a satisfied customer. I've lived with Paper Mache walls for the last 3 years of school and have only upgraded with a Crouch Hight Window just this August. With Paper Mache walls, I was able to listen to nonstop reggae music from my next door neighbor neighbor all year long and could feel comfort knowing that he could hear me have sext with my girlfriend at the time just as well as my roommate could. It was the best product and situation imaginable.

Let me know if you like your Paper Mache walls and until next time.

-T.

...And the Dead Shall Walk the Earth: An Update 11/05/14

Good afternoon everyone, T here with an update.

I hope that this post helps quell some concerns about whether or not I have joined another plain of existence: Yes, I'm totally dead but not even death can prevent me from writing new content... eventually. 

On a serious note, I've experienced just what the Hangover Part 1 was like during this past Halloween weekend. My blackout and subsequent loss of my phone and wallet was brought to by Everclear. 

Everclear: Go F:)ck Yourself!!!

In addition, I've been swamped with work since Sunday and have only had the opportunity to update this blog right now. 

So, here is the mid-week weekly update:

1. I will write the book review that I've been promising for over 2 weeks.

2. At least one other non-linkage post before Sunday.

Well, I'll just end this post right here. Best that I just write a post rather than just promising to write one. Until later.

-T

Mattresses Need to Stay at Home

Good evening everyone, this is T.

Earlier today I re-watched the 1979 film The Warriors. It's a good film and I may write a post or two about some of the themes in the film. However, the reason that I'm mentioning The Warriors is that there is a scene in the movie where Swan, the leader of the Warriors, rejects the advances of Mercy, a woman who seems to often ride the cock carousel. Swan explains,

"Why don't you just tie a mattress to your back? You don't care where it is, do you?"

When I heard this, I thought of Emma Sulkowicz and her "senior thesis" where she plans to carry the mattress on which she was "raped". A friend of mine that goes to school in New York City sent me a photo of Emma and several of her friends carrying the senior project with them.

Now, I'm not sure what grinds my gears the most about this senior project:

-The fact that she's receiving help from manginas

-The fact that having people help her carry around the project is the equivalent of having other  students help you complete your school assignment, which would be academic dishonesty in any other situation

-The fact that this movement has caught on in other universities around the nation.

Whatever it is, I have a message for Emma from 1979:

Why don't you just tie the mattress to your back? You don't care where it is, do you?

Until next time.

-T

Insomnia Thoughts: Plague Inc.

Hey everyone, this is T with a brief, tired post.

For those of you who are unaware of Blogger's Statistics screen, Blogger has a metric application that allows bloggers access to statistics. Some examples of these metrics are how many views the blog has each day, which posts were most popular, and what URL's brought traffic to your blog.

The statistic that's of interest to me right now is the number of views I receive by country. The reason for this is that the map reminds me of the game Plague Inc., a game in which you are a mad scientist who's goal is to infect and kill all humans on earth. It's a morbid game to say the least, but it is still addicting and worth playing.

As I was looking at the views by country statistic, I was pleased to see that in less than 2 weeks of blogging, I already have some international interest in my blog: with some views from Poland and Venezuela. Now, I'm aware that TOR servers have the potential to effect this statistic, thus making the  one Venezuelan view just an American with TOR. The Polish views, on the other hand, seem to be legitimate due to there being nearly a dozen views in one day.

The point that my tired, ADD infested brain is trying to make it that this statistic has inspired me to create a new page on the blog called "Infected", which you can see be clicking here. My hopes with the "Infected" page is similar to Pokémon: I want to see if I can a couple of views from ever country on Earth. Every time a new country is "infected" with more than 5 views, that country is added to the list. Simple really, but I hope Madagascar and Greenland are not as difficult to "infect" in real life.

Anyway, that's all for now. Until next time!

-T

Work Out Like a Canadian Soldier: A Workout Review

Good morning everyone, this is T.

A couple of weeks ago, I've had the misfortune of dislocating my arm during a rugby match. For those of you who have never experienced such joy, my arm felt like it was both numb and enflamed as my arm was caught doing the robot. It was only after I had my arm set back on the pitch that I exchanged one pain for another, lesser but more lingering pain. I'm feeling better now, but I still am convinced that lifting weights at the gym may be a bad idea that will leave me in the emergency room again.

The Problem: I still want to maintain my shape or grow more muscle, but the gym is not an option for    me. What to do?

The Answer: Try the 5BX workout routine.

For those of you who are neither members of the Canadian military from around the 1960's or owners of Esquire's "The Biggest Black Book Ever":

"Develop by the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1959. Rumored to be practiced by Prince William and other members of the royal family." -Esquire, p51.

As an Anarcho-Capitalist of American decent, I hope you all excuse me when I say that I do not really care about the British Monarchy. The Sun set on their empire decades ago. Also, they enslaved some of my Irish decedents centuries ago while maintaining a stiff upper lip. This being said, the 5BX seems consistent with other daily non-gym exercises so I figured that I'd give it a go. 

The 5BX is a 5 part exercise:

1. (30 reps) In standing position, touch your toes and stand back up. Conclude each rep with a back bend. This exercise is more of a pre-workout stretch, but it is a very effective way to loosen up your arms and torso.
2. (23 reps) Lie on back and sit up in a vertical position. This is similar in theory to a sit up, but you need to make sure that you maintain the vertical position for a second or two before lowering your torso. This exercise is harder to do than crunches, but the difficulty seems to provide better results in the abdominal region.
3. (33 reps) Place palms under thighs and lie on chest. Then lift head, chest, and legs for each rep. This exercise seems to be a dynamic variant of the Superman exercise, which again focuses on the abdominal group.
4. (20 reps) Pushups. I typically do more than 20, but 20 is the absolute minimum. 
5. (500 reps). Run in place where each left step counts as 1 rep. After each set of 75 reps, stop and do 10 jumping jacks.

All 5 exercises must be completed in 11 minutes or less. This routine should be done daily.

For examples of what each exercise looks like, watch the video below. (Skip to 4:48)

I personally do the exercise without the time limit but with more consistent reps.

1. (30 reps) Same as above.
2. (30 reps) Increase by 5-10 every day for max 100 reps.
3. (30 reps) Increase by 5-10 every day for max 100 reps.
4. (30 reps) Increase by 5-10 every day for max 100 reps. 30 must be accomplished minimum. Can be broken down into sets if need be.
5. (500 reps) 10 jumping jacks every 50 reps. 

My Thoughts:

It's defiantly a useful morning exercise that can be completed before school or work. That said, it is not a replacement for gym activity if you want to gain muscle. Still better than seeing skinny-fats lifting 5 lbs dumbbells in the gym.

So, this is the Canadian 5BX. Until next time.

-T

The Feminist Rape Mattress: My Reaction

Good evening everyone, this is T.

Despite the brevity of this post, it is an important post for college men to hear.

While I was attending class this morning, I noticed some new feminist artwork on my school's campus:

These mattresses are just the newest of a recent example of a new trend in feminist protests against men.

Before I go any further, I would like to states that RAPE IS A SERIOUS CRIME THAT MUST COME TO AN END.

This understood, I am tired to feminists trying to paint all men as rapists.  

"Every 1 in 1 college men will rape at least one woman."

- at least one feminist in the next decade.

Here are some of the quote taken from the mattresses:

"Guys only want one thing. You need to stop getting so drunk."

"I just want to be inside you."

"This is your only job."

"You'll never be able to prove it was me."

In the next day or two, I plan to write a more detailed post about this "rape" protest. For now, I want to leave you with this thought:

Feminists claim to want equality of the sexes. Feminists argue that rape is wrong. Yet, when was the last time you have ever heard a feminist group protest against a woman who had sexually assaulted a man?

Were were feminists when my brother, a freshman in high school, was forced down onto a bed, when drunk, by a college freshman girl who proceeded to provided unsolicited oral sex on my brother? If the roles were revered and it was a college freshman male going down on a drunk high school freshman girl, how long would it take until the male was arrested for rape charges against a minor?

These mattress quotes are clearly invented by feminists to stir controversy, but this topic is for a later post. For now, all I ask is that you soak in the pictures, think about my brother's story, and see if you can figure out why male enrollment in college has been declining in rent years.

Until next time.

-T

Weekly Update

Good afternoon one and all, this is T with a weekly update.

In personal news, I have been swamped with schoolwork for the past week just and I have even more to do over the course of this week as well.

I am also behind on some of the posts that I had planned for last week, but beginning next Tuesday (not tomorrow) I will be posting regular content on a bi-daily basis at the very least.

Despite my schedule, I have a couple of articles that I plan to release over the next week:

1. An overdue book review
2. My reaction to a current college feminist "anti-rape" protest
3. My review of a workout routine that can be done even with a dislocated arm

That's all for now. Until next time.

-T

Update and Links 10/24

Happy Friday everyone, this is T.

As of this moment, I have just completed my last midterm for the semester and I am relieved. This feeling will last the total of an hour before I need to continue researching for my thesis, but who's complaining.

Anyway, the updates and links:

1) I have another song that I've been listening to as a pump up song for school. It's "Civilization" by Dan Bull. He does a lot of video game themed rap songs and I totally recommend his stuff.

2) I have ADD, or at least I was diagnosed with it when I was in 3rd grade. I recently watched a Stefan Molyneux video about mental illness, then did some of my own research, before I got rid of my Ritalin. Today's exam was interesting to say the least.

3) Saw this post on Captain Capitalism's blog. Reminded me of one of my previous posts.

4) Here are some more pictures of the wide life I have dealt with over the last four years: these fucking geese:

I may have a post later today, but if not enjoy your night ladies and gentlemen. I know I will.

-T

Linkitude 10/23

Hey Everyone, this is T with some links

• Heres an article that fits nicely with one of my previous posts about feminism and asian women.
• Here's another song that I've been listening to. Back before I dislocated my arm a couple of weeks ago, this song was on repeat at least once a week when I was in the gym.

• An example of how monopolizing private security is a bad idea.
• Its funny, Japan's economy is the sick man of the pacific and it's accepting bitcoin. I'd celebrate this step towards stateless society, but I'm sure the Japanese politicians are up to something.

This is all for now. Until Next Time.

-T

An Open Appeal to Teachers and College Professors

Dear Academics,

I write this letter to put words to the flaws I have observed and the critiques I have about examinations. I speak with the authority of 18 years experience as a student who has observed several scores of teachers and professors alike. While I cannot speak for anyone else's experiences, I will assume that at least one other current or former student has empathy for my opinion.

My requests are as follows:

1. If you want us to learn about a topic germane to the course, set aside class or lecture time to at least acknowledge that we were to read the assignment. A regular discussion period would be preferable, but there should be a summery for longer readings at the beginning of each class or only assign the most important readings. Assignments should not take twice the amount of time we have in class.
2. If you want to accurately assess the class's knowledge of course material, you should give exams that are similar in nature to assigned homework questions or in-class examples. For example, if we only talk about the concepts behind a T-Test formula and are expected to do questions at random from the book and bring them to a problem night, then assign problems that will be similar to what you plan to ask on the exam. I should not be expected to understand the class notes, use the related equations in a textbook question, then find out that the exam asks questions that are so conceptual in nature that we are required to predict the one formula of the multiple formulas that will ensure that we will actually finish the exam in the allotted time.
3. If you are going to use questions that are word from word taken from the textbook, then at least have the decency of changing the values that are given. If it is considered academic dishonesty for a student to present someone else's work as our own, then it sure also academically dishonest for a teacher or professor to not give credit to the author of the question. Its the least you can do for the person who developed the problem that reduced the amount of time you were willing to spend creating the exam.
4. Exams are about testing knowledge, not maximizing the number of questions you think students can answer in the allotted time. This only encourages cramming, sloppy work, and murder plots on the students' side.
5. If almost half of the students that took your exam, quiz, or paper receive a score below 70%, the fault lies with the teacher, not the student. This is especially true in a scientific discipline that promotes the concept of Occam's razor.
6. Excluding lab time or events specifically outlined in the semester's syllabus, do not penalize students who cannot attend out of class meetings that are not required. If I have two separate classes that have events on the same Thursday evening, Im I expected to ignore one event over the other because it makes that one academic feel better? OR am I supposed to magically be at both events at the same time and I never got my time-turner from Professor Dumbledore?
7. Proof read your power points, prompts, and exams. I get it, humans make mistakes. Since this is true, how is it fare or UPB to permit academics the ability to decrease a student's grade if the student does not proof read, but it is totally fine for the etcher or professor to give the wrong mean variable on an exam an then in the last 20 minutes of the exam require all student sot change the mean variable for the problem? It also does not make it better if you allow student the ability to keep their answers if they already solved the problem with the incorrect value and then require a paragraph explaining why they thought solution looked incorrect.
8. Finally, If you have an average class attendance rate of 90% and up, don't assume your students don't want to learn or do not care about the material if they do not go to your office hours. We occasionally have lives outside school. We also might have a 10 page paper due the next day. Regardless of the reason, if we think we know the material based on your lecture, then we think that you as an academic knows what you are talking about and have increase our own knowledge as students. As a result, if your students hold this belief and then do poorly as a whole on the exam, then there is a disconnect between student and academic for sure. This being said, do not blame the students entirely for this disconnect. If they did not know that they misunderstand the material, then they would have met up with your. The fault is in the presentation. Again, Occam's razor.

I have more complaints, to be sure, but I write this letter with the best of intentions. I want to learn and so do other students. The is why we are willing to put ourselves in debt to spend at least four years in institutions of higher learning. My hope is that you all are sympathetic to my perspective and that this sympathy can improve the way students learn from academics. 

Thank you for for your time and I will see you next class.

-T Servitive

...Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle

Hello everyone, this is T with a brief, horrifying post.

In the Venture Bros episode "Viva los Muertos!", there is a Scooby Doo parody group that consists of more dark depictions of the Mystery Gang we have grown to love. The character Val, the parody of Velma, is a stanch feminist who delivers a nightmare like speech that had haunted by then high school brain for at least a week. Her speech was a derivative of the SCUM Manifesto, written by Valery Solanas in 1967, the year before she tried to assassinate Andy Warhol. The speech promotes the near extermination of men around the globe where:

"The few remaining men will exist as studs, breeding in the cow pasture, or they can go up to the nearest suicide center where they'll be quietly gassed to death."

While I eventually got over the horror of the quote, I can honestly say that I still associate modern feminism with the SCUM Manifesto. I try not to, but at least I'm honest with my bias.

Now, why am I referring to an episode from a cartoon series that first aired back in 2006?

While I was taking a break from thesis research, I walked into my libraries café where I was confronted with three posters for some on-campus asian feminist group. The first two posters were laughable at best, saying something along the lines of "I'm not your yellow fever," and "I'm not your minority fetish." I know we live in the USSA where the "white patriarchy" with their "evil magic wands" (read: penises) actively "oppress women, minorities, the poor, and unicorns," but really? How can someone be racist when he walks up to a girl and says, "I find so you attractive that I am willing to put my most precious body part inside of you." 

Here's a hint: most men won't have sex with someone that they dislike physically. Despite the age of equality, men are still expected to initiate conversations with women that will lead to the possibility of a date or sex. Men are starting at a disadvantage no mater who it is unless we have experience or know for a fact that the girl will say yes. This is why it would be unlikely that a guy, in a sober or unaltered state of mind, would approach a girl to go on a date or have sex whom he did not first find attractive.

Let's add the variable of race and say that the guy has an "asian fetish". So what? Guys are entitled to the physical attributes of women just as women are entitled to the physical attributes of men. UPB. To these asian feminists, is a guy with "yellow fever" more, less, or equally as deplorable as a guy who likes blonde women? How about compared to a guy who likes girls that go to the gym? Human beings have unique personal physical preferences that define their attraction to a partner. Is it "yellow fever" if a white girl wants to have sex with an asian girl? What if it's a white girl and an asian guy?

What makes this so laughable its that what these asian feminists are saying is essentially this:

"We do not want white guys talking to asian women"

Good job asian feminists, you are the racists you claim to hate. If this wasn't the USSA where white is the new Hitler, then your campaign would be the equivalent of a white feminist group campaigning against white women having sex with black men.

While mirth was had with the first two posters, the last poster brought me back to high school.

"Men are SCUM"

Ladies and gentlemen, we live in dangerous times if an idea like SCUM can be promoted openly on a college campus. I do not have an answer as to what should be done. I'm a white male living in the USSA, who is going to take me seriously at a liberal arts university where we had a week long diversity sit in over a racist comment on yik yak. I caution you to be aware of the radicals in our midsts, which is a funny thing to hear coming from an anarcho-capitalist atheist.

   Men   : Take the red pill

Women: Realize that men are just as human as you

Until next time.

-T

Fire Emblem Part 2: Magic and Medicine

Hello everyone, this is T again.

Let's get down to business, defeat the Huns, and delve in to the world of Fire Emblem and one of the major components that make it tick: magic.

Intro:

As I mentioned briefly in my last post about Fire Emblem, magic has always played a vital role in this series with regards to both plot and in-game combat. In Chapter 1 of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, the character is first introduced to magic through the character Wrys, a priest with a magic staff that could heal all but fatal wounds. This tradition continues throughout the franchise to Fire Emblem Awakening (FEA) where Robin, the player's customizable character, has the ability to shook lightning at the enemy my reading from a magic tome (read: book).

In the Fire Emblem Universe, magic exists in one of the following forms:
-Fire Magic
-Lightning Magic
-Wind Magic
-Light/Holy Magic
-Dark Magic
-Healing Staves

For most of you, it should come to no shock that magic does not exist in the real world. No matter how much pain you experienced getting that lightning bolt tattoo inked onto your forehead, you will not be able to levitate a bookcase off the shelf with a shish and flick. Applying UPB principals to fiction, magic can be understood in fiction as a metaphor, most accurately as mental illness. A coupe of months ago, Stefan Molyneux released a video titled "The Truth About Frozen" that connected Elsa's in film ice magic to a more realistic mental illness that was brought about by abusive parents that most likely were killed by Elsa's hand.

Meanwhile, other interpretations of magic in fiction can be explained as follows:
- Attributing causality to random acts of nature
- Superstitious and primitive people confusing advanced technology as magic
- The application of forbidden or restricted knowledge
- A metaphor for women's sexuality and value in the biological market place


It follows that since Fire Emblem's depiction of magic serves a greater role than just fantasy fun.

Magic and Medicine:

Let's tackle the easy metaphor first. In the game, there are several ways that your units can be healed during combat:
- Using medicine
- Waiting in a fort tile
- Having a healing ability like Relief
- Using a non-medicinal item that heals the character
- Commanding another unit to use a healing staff

The first method of healing can be understood as the application of first aid or battlefield medications to non-lethal wounds. Medicines like Valuables and Elixirs, while RPG sounding in name, can be assumed to be something like anti-infection salves or alcohol for wounds. This is probable for several reasons:

a) Medicine before the 19th Century consisted of ground plants and herbs that were linked to sooth symptoms and some illnesses
b) These medications can be self administered by any playable character regardless of staff stat.
c) Alcohol is used to sterilize wounds and as a proto-painkiller for medical procedures.

This is consistent in the Fire Emblem Universe, especially in FEA, which consists of a Casual Mode and a Classic Mode. For the most part, these modes are exactly the same, with the major difference vein that a playable character with 0 HP in Classic Mode would "die" on the spot while 0 HP in Casual mode has the unit retreat from battle, ready to fight in the next battle. Knowing this, it is safe to assume that the 0 HP mark represents the point in which a character must retreat from battle or risk immanent death. Even if one were to just look at Classic mode, some characters who are important to the game's plot would retreat with a broken leg or a twisted ankle as is the case for the Lyn Chapters for Fire Emblem.

With our understanding of medicine, the second and third methods can be understood as characters self applying medicine to themselves in between bouts of combat.

The final two methods of self healing is where we must apply UPB to the magic illusion. In FEA, there are some non-staff weapons that have the ability to heal units, most notably the Exalt Falcon, a sword wielded by Chrom imbued with the power of the gods. Obviously, swords are much like the Kamehameha in the Dragon Ball universe: the don't heal people. Instead, the unit healing swords can been seen as more of a motivational item that would encourage an injured unit to fight for a longer period of time than had the unit not have the item in the first place.

Simply put, this is the placebo effect put in place. The healing power of these object does not come from an innately magical place, but instead come from some motivation that is attached to the object. The Falcon gains the ability to heal Chrom only after he visits a "Goddess" and has her power imbued  into the sword. Since no gods exist, it can be understood the Chrom's faith in this deity combined with the confidence that he has gained through overcoming a trial with a high mortality rate. The placebo effect explains this phenomena due to the fact that while the object holds no healing power, it is still probable that Chrom would gain strength from the sword and would be less likely to retreat from a battle due to the confidence he would feel believing that his Goddess has lent some of her power to him.

This phenomena can also be understood as a temporary rush of adrenaline that is released in the brain as a result of fight or flight stressors activating in a combat scenario. This is true of real life gunshot wound victims who report not realizing that they had been shot until after fighting had stopped.

This brings us to the magical healing staves of Fire Emblem. What is interesting about staves in fire emblem is that the three types of units that can wield these staves are magic users, religious units, and  some support unit classes. With some notable exceptions, melee units and magic units a usually kept distinct without too much cross over. It is rare to find a unit that can wield both a sword and a fire tome, though the only two that comes to mind are the tacticians and the dark knights, two classes that were introduced in FEA. Meanwhile, while staves mostly remain in the hands of magic wielders, they can also be wielded by the Queen unit in Radiant Dawn, and by the Bride and the Falcon Knight units in Awakening.

I will submit that there are three factors that explain the effect of healing staves:

1. The staves act much like the Falcon in that they evoke increased adrenaline and the placebo effect due to the prominence that religion plays on the characters in the Fire Emblem universe. This theory will be expand upon in the Religion post.

2. The staves, as wilded by non religious units, are a symbol for effective medical technics lost to the ages to all that do  to know how to read. This theory will be expand in the Magic and Knowledge post.

3. Staves are more commonly granted to female characters rather than male non-religious characters, symbolizing the idea that women hold a birth given quality that is able to heal or increase the moral of other units in the Fire Emblem Universe. This theory will be further explained in the Women and Magic Post.

For now, this is a good place to stop. Please let me know what you think and have a great day.

-T