# main character syndrome (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover main character syndrome. Page: Feed: --- ## [Me and @averixus recently went to Autscape, and what with the extensive droughts throughout England…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/825591622213533696) _2026-08-21 · Spacious Perspicacious_ Me and @averixus recently went to Autscape , and what with the extensive droughts throughout England and Wales the lawns of the conference centre grounds were totally dead, and Autscape had commissioned a bouncy castle. When we arrived and explored we walked out of the lounge doors to look upon this scene and we both simultaneously thought "Dashcon ballpit". ALT ## [TransActual UK Trans Lives Survey 2026](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/825394101508882432) _2026-08-19 · Spacious Perspicacious_ gendercensus : \[ Take their survey here! \] ALT This survey is the 3rd Trans Lives survey, hosted by the non-profit organisation TransActual , and providing vital information on the experiences and views of trans people in the UK. It is open until 12th November 2026. \[ Take their survey here! \] ## [SERIOUSLY this says so many things that I want to tell everyone I meet!!!](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/825012485587386368) _2026-08-15 · Spacious Perspicacious_ wirybug : The Fall Guy is a love letter to filmmaking above anything else I watched The Fall Guy the other day and it was both much better and extremely different than I expected it to be? I feel like both the marketing materials and most people’s reactions seemed to be portraying something mostly unrelated to the film I actually watched. To me the overriding goal and purpose was not the… ## [my publisher: Good morning! Huh did you advertise for the pre-sale yesterday? Because we launched…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824922001436213248) _2026-08-14 · Spacious Perspicacious_ wheeloffortune-design : wheeloffortune-design : my publisher: Good morning! Huh did you advertise for the pre-sale yesterday? Because we launched twelve hours ago and we already made sales! me: yeah, i posted on tumblr publisher: ………tumblr? me: that’s where the gays are. (link to Mrs. Victoria buys a brothel , a sapphic western ) update publisher: And what is your… ## [Mx is now officially over 30 years old](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824829525980479488) _2026-08-13 · Spacious Perspicacious_ Mx is now officially over 30 years old : practicalandrogyny : cassolotl : Nat’s gone and done the research, it must’ve taken ages, and it is really interesting and helpful: When was the Mx gender-inclusive title created? The Google Groups Usenet archive extends back to 1981 and the earliest example I found of someone… Mx is now 44 years old! ## [I do actually find the term “main character syndrome” helpful because I think it really does a good…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824829422479851520) _2026-08-13 · Spacious Perspicacious_ cadencekismet : wiisagi-maiingan : wiisagi-maiingan : I do actually find the term “main character syndrome” helpful because I think it really does a good job describing this trend where people think that they are the only ones who are interesting, who have hobbies and interests, who have complex internal lives, and who care about things like privacy and being treated with respect.… ## [The 2026 Gender Census is now open!](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824821742437613568) _2026-08-13 · Spacious Perspicacious_ gendercensus : gendercensus : \[ survey.gendercensus.com \] The 13th annual international gender census, collecting information about the language we use to refer to ourselves and each other, is now open until 13th August 2026. It’s short and easy, for most participants it takes 5 minutes or less. ALT After the survey is closed I’ll process the results and publish a spreadsheet of the data and a… ## [it’s not that I don’t think “do it scared” can ever be a positive phrase, like if it’s something…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824643233353220097) _2026-08-11 · Spacious Perspicacious_ headspace-hotel : it’s not that I don’t think “do it scared” can ever be a positive phrase, like if it’s something like. “Oh, I’m scared to go to this party” but the “scared” is. nervous about the uncertainty of something, like not knowing people and things like that. That can be good. Like, you don’t have to wait for the ideal time… ## [Ah, thank you Verity! I am the “succulents that look like tasty sweeties \[US: candies\]” variety. In…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824518066970951680) _2026-08-10 · Spacious Perspicacious_ verityontheothersites : galileosballs : galileosballs : galileosballs : galileosballs : galileosballs : galileosballs : It’s funny that the online tropical plant community - a community that basically only came into existence during Covid - has already splintered into several microcommunities with distinctly different characteristics. Let me stereotype them for you: Monstera People: The… ## [Just watched The Fall Guy (2024), I don’t know if Tumblr knows about Ryan Gosling - have you guys…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824515576898764800) _2026-08-09 · Spacious Perspicacious_ Just watched The Fall Guy (2024), I don’t know if Tumblr knows about Ryan Gosling - have you guys heard of Ryan Gosling, idk he’s pretty good ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/JHp4LhmbCXU7) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [The Ratchet Effect: Why Bad Rules Tend To Stick Around](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/08/09/the-ratchet-effect-why-bad-rules-tend-to-stick-around/) _2026-08-09 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ A ratchet only spins in one direction and then locks into place, so the Ratchet Effect describes systems and behaviours that easily move forward but heavily resist going back. During a crisis (think of airports post 9/11, or the COVID-19 pandemic) , governments and institutions may raise taxes/prices or create new rules. Citizens accept this out of necessity. But when the crisis ends, things… ## [We went from 30,000 to 50,000 so fast that I didn’t have a chance to make the 40,000 pic!](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824330884791615488) _2026-08-07 · Spacious Perspicacious_ gendercensus : ALT We went from 30,000 to 50,000 so fast that I didn’t have a chance to make the 40,000 pic! Did you put your gender on inside-out this morning? Do this survey ! ## [(untitled)](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824226919120781312) _2026-08-06 · Spacious Perspicacious_ lizclimo : ## [elijahelegia:only the true king could remove the sword from the stone…. no one else could…… they...](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824225868461326336) _2026-08-06 · Spacious Perspicacious_ elijahelegia : only the true king could remove the sword from the stone…. no one else could…… they didn’t have…. arthurization ## [uniform playlist on shuffle](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824129937491591168) _2026-08-05 · Spacious Perspicacious_ overseer-picard : uniform playlist on shuffle ## [My favourite thing from social media about the gender census so far this year:](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824106384498016256) _2026-08-05 · Spacious Perspicacious_ My favourite thing from social media about the gender census so far this year: ALT Edit: Oops, forgot the obligatory plug. :D @gendercensus , and take part here (closing date 13th Aug 2026). ## [I designed a set of convertible floor cushions that turn into a footrest!](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/824049573256396800) _2026-08-04 · Spacious Perspicacious_ averixus : I designed a set of convertible floor cushions that turn into a footrest! They can be buttoned together in a stack (footrest mode), buttoned together in a square (big floor cushion mode), or used individually (cushions mode). ALT ALT ALT I started off with this big 1-metre square foam floor cushion, which I liked but was hard to store when not in use. ALT ALT I wanted to keep the option… ## [(untitled)](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/823922606686306304) _2026-08-03 · Spacious Perspicacious_ konoko : ## [My wife pointed out to me the other day that apparently most people were literally only taught how…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/823827357651681280) _2026-08-02 · Spacious Perspicacious_ thefairytaler : My wife pointed out to me the other day that apparently most people were literally only taught how to say Sorry and not how to Apologize or even that they are different things so here. If all you ever do is step 1, not only did you not apologize, but people will rightfully stop believing you and start getting pissed or hurt. ## [Want to help the survey?](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/823780221626056704) _2026-08-01 · Spacious Perspicacious_ gendercensus : First step: participate . Second: Every share is super valuable, especially shares outside of Tumblr, with people outside of the USA, and people over the age of 30! The following are really effective for getting the word out: Flyers! On noticeboards, on tables, in eBay/Etsy parcels, etc. Printable PDF here , or Google Doc here for easy copying and editing. This is a top method for… ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wXhQ2lu0a6WI) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [It has been estimated that the human body contains cells.](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/823704058799980544) _2026-08-01 · Spacious Perspicacious_ ALT It has been estimated that the human body contains cells. ## [I think the reason modern vernacular sounds really off in the new Star Trek shows is because the old…](https://cassolotl.tumblr.com/post/823679781837176832) _2026-07-31 · Spacious Perspicacious_ overseer-picard : I think the reason modern vernacular sounds really off in the new Star Trek shows is because the old writers treated Star Trek as a period piece and purposefully scrubbed the language of as many time-period identifiers as they could. Small things slip in occasionally, and it’s usually limited to certain characters. Geordi speaks more casually than Picard, Picard speaks more… ## [Positive Deviance Versus Deficit Fetishism](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/07/24/positive-deviance-versus-deficit-fetishism/) _2026-07-24 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ Positive Deviance is a strength-based approach with some core principles: Communities possess the solutions and expertise to best address their own problems These communities are self-organising with sufficient human resources and assets to derive solutions to communal problems Communities possess a ‘collective intelligence’, equally distributed through the community, which the approach seeks to… ## [AI Is Doing The Paperwork Of Centralisation, Faster.](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/07/17/ai-is-doing-the-paperwork-of-centralisation-faster/) _2026-07-17 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ The price that made it right to centralise might be disappearing. Whilst artificial intelligence doesn't eliminate the need for a centre it fundamentally redefines its purpose. Rather than managing the centre becomes enabling. Rather than seeking consistency the centre can promote local variation and innovation. Rather than requiring managers to do work about work, AI can do that work for them ,… ## [Is Our ‘Finite Pool of Attention’ Sabotaging Strategic Thinking?](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/06/15/is-our-finite-pool-of-attention-sabotaging-strategic-thinking/) _2026-06-15 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ The finite pool of attention is not a myth; it is a profound biological and psychological constraint that shapes every facet of our economy and landscape. The relentless pressure of immediate targets forces our brains into a reactive survival mode, crowding out the abstract, complex thinking required to safeguard our future. ## [The Paradox of Standardisation](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/05/05/the-paradox-of-standardisation/) _2026-05-05 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ The modern administrative state is still trapped in the paradox of standardisation: a situation where the relentless pursuit of narrow, technical efficiency through the measurement of anything and everything, actually manufactures the very demand it seeks to manage. ## [Organisational Main Character Syndrome](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/04/24/organisational-main-character-syndrome/) _2026-04-24 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ Organisational Main Character Syndrome (OMCS) is when an institution stops viewing itself as a collaborative partner in a wider ecosystem and instead adopts the persona of a singular hero with a unique purpose. ## [The Existential Threat Of ‘Work About Work’](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/04/10/the-existential-threat-of-work-about-work/) _2026-04-10 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ The idea that constant distraction and fragmented attention are purely modern, digital-era phenomena is directly challenged by Henry Mintzberg's 1973 study, The Nature of Managerial Work. Through direct observation of executives long before the advent of email and smartphones, Mintzberg shattered the classical idea that managers were reflective, systematic planners who spent large blocks of time… ## [The Overton Window: How Unthinkable Ideas Become The Norm](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/03/27/the-overton-window-how-unthinkable-ideas-become-the-norm/) _2026-03-27 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ The concept of the Overton Window the range of ideas, policies, and arguments deemed acceptable to the mainstream population was developed in the early 1990s by Joseph P. Overton, an electrical engineer turned policy wonk. Overton maintained that think tanks could influence public policy without directly engaging in the political process. He observed \[ \] ## [How To Build A Bridge To A ‘Rogue Silo’ Team](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/03/13/how-to-build-a-bridge-to-a-rogue-silo-team/) _2026-03-13 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ In 1988 Phil. S. Ensor coined the term the functional silo system. His contention was that narrow, specialised teams and jobs were easy to manage, but imposed damaging learning disabilities on the organisation. As every function focuses on its own objectives and KPIs – the organisation slowly becomes reactive. We become focused on addressing tactical fixes rather than exploring \[ \] ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wBKAUZSxd1T3) _2026-03-13 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [The Watery Tomato: Why Most Innovative Practice Doesn’t Scale](https://paulitaylor.com/2026/03/06/the-watery-tomato-why-most-innovative-practice-doesnt-scale/) _2026-03-06 · Paul Taylor · Paul Taylor_ In late 2024, Scottish midfielder Scott McTominay moved from Manchester United to Napoli. He was an elite athlete, at the peak of physical performance, who had spent all his life in the UK. 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