the Survivalist*

• has a fetish for obedience and self-denial. The bigger the sacrifice, the bigger the love they expect to receive from it. (ie. transitioning genders should lead to acceptance and love.)
• hates the Idealists* for not loving them despite their conformity and willingness to conform. They further hate the Idealists* for disrupting the categories and not conforming to expectations—they hate you for hating them; in other words,
• they also love you for loving them. Conforming to their wishes and denying one’s own self and one’s own true dreams to make them happy in their mind equates to loving them whether that’s true or not.
• may create a fake identity or a want if they feel they have nothing to sacrifice to the people they love, to display love somehow.
• Every group has both dog- and the Idealists* thinkers, but our hate focuses on the opposite-of-ourselves half of the group.
• Can be attracted to the Idealists* who seem very opinionated and difficult to please. Unfortunately, it is often impossible for the Survivalist* to be what the Idealists* will ever truly love. The Idealists* want and give easy love, even if they are willing to fight for their true loves, but the Survivalist* want to be difficult, and they believe that is what makes a person attractive.
• Can mistake similar-energy feelings for one or the other. For instance, confusing fear of men/women for sexual desire or sexual desire for fear of men or women. (Not to be confused with being sexually aroused because of fear or pain.) Or the feeling of ownership to the feeling of love, or the feeling of love to the feeling of ownership.

A personality type that tries to fit into whatever company they happen to be in at any time, and will try hard to “blend in” and “be like everyone else” in a group of people. They have been named according to this trait: they’ll attempt to fit into a group like liquid fits into a container; the Survivalist*.

They tend to believe that falling in love can only follow a true commitment.

Their primary attempt is to fit in with others around them and to help others around them to fit in as well (to the eternal frustration and annoyance of the Idealists*).

Flaws

Unimaginative, limited in thinking and creativity, copies everything; a copy cat. Low to no originality at all. Very insecure about how they should appear to others, therefore tries to mimic everyone around them to the best of their ability. Believes people who don’t fit in rebel because they don’t know how to do things the way others do them. Can get nervous and insecure when not guided well enough. Doesn’t respect other people’s point of view, opinions nor beliefs, and has trouble understanding why they should. Changes their mind by popular opinion, not by facts or truths. Very opinionated, but also considers the Idealists* opinionated (goes both ways). Likes gossip. Can become a door mat, tends to believe people are bigger friends to them than they are, and as they take anything from someone they consider friends and family, they also take a lot more abuse than what is healthy. Trouble letting go of relationships, even toxic ones. Hates change. Changes their mind slowly. Can take up fad fashion styles too easily, while they change their mind on important matters too slowly. (The people still wondering whether gay marriage should be legalized or not are the Survivalist*.)

Needs communal/family approval for every decision. That is also a virtue depending on the point of view. A self-satisfied the Survivalist* believes it is their duty to teach everyone around them to be an image of themselves. That is a virtue for a good employee though, but a terrible quality for a parent of a Idealists* or another authority that deals with a vast amount of people who have no choice but to be where they are, like a school for instance. Can start actual wars over opinions, habits, and beliefs without actually understanding why they hold those opinions, habits, or beliefs, and can get violent about opinions; believes one can force someone to change their opinion through violence or screaming loud enough. Although they are more than willing to adapt to society, they tend to be completely deaf and blind to public criticism and sarcasm directed at them. This is because they never consider whether their own opinions might be flawed (the loudest screamer wins an opinion poll) so they interpret jokes on them as jealousy towards “the powerful and able people”. (Comedians change the Idealists*’s thinking, and gradually social pressure will reach the Survivalist*, too.) They only see the possibility of one correct opinion, but they don’t base their ideas on truth (or the closest known truth) but on a result of a screaming match or what they’ve been taught. (When arguing with the Survivalist*, if you are sure of yourself, base your opinion on the truth and shout as loud as you can. Your logical arguments are of no consequence with them. Simply state what you want and stop explaining why. Imagine you’re dogs.) Thinks there’s only one reason to not do as told; Not knowing how to.

Virtues

Believes everyone is equal (the same), doesn’t like to discriminate, friendly, accommodating, non-threatening. A good worker as they learn to conform to the requirements of their job to a great detail (if intelligent enough). Doesn’t take offense in being corrected and taught, as long as the feedback given is friendly. Adapts easily and willingly. Performs well under clear instructions. Great at arguing; willing to compromise, (albeit their compromise is based on who shouts the loudest rather than logic and reason. (Feels offended at the suggestion this is a flaw.)) Will give a shirt off their back for a friend, and excepts the same in return. Manageable, malleable, easily harnessed and controlled, make great citizens. They have a stabilizing effect to the society, they slow down progress that would otherwise be too fast. For instance… The uptake of a potentially dangerous new device would be too fast if only the Idealists* would be responsible for it. We could wipe out humanity in a few years by simply recklessness if there was no the Survivalist* in this world!

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