Sick System

[filkertom]

chaosdancer points us to issendai's overview of how to keep someone with you forever -- in a relationship, or at a job, which is where it sounds all too damn familiar to me.

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[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

or a government, or society in general...

[lizziecrowe.livejournal.com]

FAR too familiar. Bah...

[his-spiffyness.livejournal.com]

Sounds exactly like my current job. This explains the management style at my store all too well.

[smoooom.livejournal.com]

If this wasn't so true I'd laugh. and besides that's not the way things work. If it's meant as a joke it's a sick one. Wayne and I habe been married for almost 24 years we have three great kids. And while much of our time has sounded like that crap none of was planed it's just the way it was. Our relationship works because we love each other, can we talk to each other. Because we bother put in 100 %. Sometimes one of us can't, so we take turns. It's not some I use you you use me match. We are for real.

[louisadkins.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I can assure you that there are many situations out there where that post is 100% accurate. I am glad to hear yours is not one of them.

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

I know, dear. And I'm so happy for it! Hugs to both of you -- it's been way too long.

[phillip2637.livejournal.com]

I've certainly seen a lot of that from the job side. One of the fads that's taken over much of software development in the past five (?) years is the collection of 'agile' methodologies. In their most virulent form they actually promote lack of thinking or planning in favor of never-ending 'sprints'.

[shockwave77598.livejournal.com]

Does it involve chains and Liquid Nitrogen? Because I have trouble getting Air Liquide to deliver to my house.

[darthparadox.livejournal.com]

I actually first got pointed to that article with "This is how a lot of Facebook games work".

The similarities between FarmVille and an emotionally abusive relationship are astounding.

[issendai.livejournal.com]

...Oh god. Oh, god. You're right. The endless repetitive tasks, the frequent checkins, the gambling for special loot... I've broken up with left Bite Me, Kamu Town, and My Town, but I can't leave Farmville because there are so many neighbors still farming away and they all neeeed me.

Going to go twitchi n a heap now.

(Then I'm going to log on, because I couldn't leave my poor sad melons to wilt.)

[darthparadox.livejournal.com]

I couldn't leave my poor sad melons to wilt

That sense of obligation is exactly the sort of thing that makes FarmVille so abusive. That emotional response - the obligation, and the guilt about the possibility of quitting - is how they get their hooks into you.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Shudder. Been there, done that, burned the tee shirt. Now helping others do the same, quietly.

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

Ugh.

[malada.livejournal.com]

Sounds exactly like a poisonous relationship I was in.

Years have past, but the scars remain.

-m

[crysthewolf.livejournal.com]

Had similar experience with a religion, actually. eerily similar.

[enjis.livejournal.com]

That was one of the most interesting articles I have ever read.

[graysoul.livejournal.com]

I have that job, now I need a healthy one. I want to build things. Plot devices. Impractical practical effects. Prototypes. Anybody? Resume at http://www.bobdbob.com/~dbarlow/