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WCDT 3616 to 3621 (20th to 24th November 2017)
DesiArxxy:
--- Quote from: QuestionableIntentions on 23 Nov 2017, 23:43 ---Anyone else has a feeling that Taffy Tilly is actually gunning for the Ellicott-Chatham empire? As in, CEO?
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Taffy strikes me as the exact sort of "I'm sorry, orders are orders!" person who would end up becoming the unflappably "nice" assistant who cheerfully orders liquidations on behalf of the CEO and remembers to both tip the assassins and send gift baskets to the victims' families.
I mean, even here with something as simple as a cell phone, she doesn't see getting what you paid for as the goal; she sees getting what you paid for as the opening position from which to leverage people into giving you more. The concept of a fair deal does not exist in Taffy's world, only "the best deal I can extract from you."
Gyrre:
--- Quote from: DesiArxxy on 24 Nov 2017, 21:02 ---
--- Quote from: QuestionableIntentions on 23 Nov 2017, 23:43 ---Anyone else has a feeling that Taffy Tilly is actually gunning for the Ellicott-Chatham empire? As in, CEO?
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Taffy strikes me as the exact sort of "I'm sorry, orders are orders!" person who would end up becoming the unflappably "nice" assistant who cheerfully orders liquidations on behalf of the CEO and remembers to both tip the assassins and send gift baskets to the victims' families.
I mean, even here with something as simple as a cell phone, she doesn't see getting what you paid for as the goal; she sees getting what you paid for as the opening position from which to leverage people into giving you more. The concept of a fair deal does not exist in Taffy's world, only "the best deal I can extract from you."
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As Hannah Arendt once said, one of the most horrifying parts of evil is the banality in which it can be done.
EDIT: making my point clearer.
BenRG:
--- Quote from: DesiArxxy on 24 Nov 2017, 21:02 ---
--- Quote from: QuestionableIntentions on 23 Nov 2017, 23:43 ---Anyone else has a feeling that Taffy Tilly is actually gunning for the Ellicott-Chatham empire? As in, CEO?
--- End quote ---
Taffy strikes me as the exact sort of "I'm sorry, orders are orders!" person who would end up becoming the unflappably "nice" assistant who cheerfully orders liquidations on behalf of the CEO and remembers to both tip the assassins and send gift baskets to the victims' families.
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Would we be more sympathetic to Tilly if she looked more like Mercy Graves?
Neko_Ali:
False equivalence. Luthor actually wanted to employ Mercy. She didn't force her way into his life and refuse to leave. Tilly's appearance has nothing to do with why people dislike her. That's all in her actions. If you wanted a better comparison consider the differences between Hanner's original, much more stalker behavior where she was still treated better than Tilly, Clinton or Dale, even though she was presented as more unstable back then, and thus a more credible potential threat.
JimC:
I've a dim memory (in Douglas Adams I think) about a line of products that get you out of the problems you wouldn't have if you hadn't used them in the first place.
I'm also getting strong flashbacks for past trainees, and in particular the delicate balance of encouraging the keenness whilst removing the foolhardiness ("That's a great idea, and will save some irritation all round, but if it goes horribly wrong like *this* no-one will be able to do any work on Monday. Now what can we do to make it impossible to go wrong?")
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