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The funny thing is Lolorito makes every wannabe communists in the XIV community seethes so hard. He's the textbook definition of the greedy merchant with good intentions but they still mald at him for "muh capitalism".
In fact, I think Lolorito has been consistently helping you since Heavensward, and has shown no sign that he regrets the arrangement; he probably shrewdly deduced that the WOL is an unstoppable force of nature and wisely decided to bankroll his adventures, much like Rowena has.
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FFXIV has some...interesting takes on refugee situations compared what I usually see regarding these topics in main stream pop culture. Hildibrand's dad also has some interesting activities with refugees that gets brought up later (Stormblood iirc).
Lolorito is a bit of a rat sometimes, but he stays in his lane and has decent intentions most the time he talks and argues against Namano's good will gestures. Frankly their are much worse people in Ul'dah and people actually think he's as bad as the Garlean Emperor.
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I am not going to scan in the book (Dont have the tools) however i found a website that copies it pretty faithfully (spice amount and some kitchen equipment is different).
I would personally recommend
Shakshouka
Shakshouka — A Recipe Reborn — FFXIV Food IRL
Shakshouka by Lemon Drop from A Recipe Reborn
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Creamy Salmon Pasta — A Recipe Reborn — FFXIV Food IRL
Creamy Salmon Pasta by Lemon Drop from A Recipe Reborn
www.arecipereborn.com
Bacon Bread — A Recipe Reborn — FFXIV Food IRL
Have you been wondering about the Wandering Dramaturge and his very specific food requests? This bacon bread recipe will most definitely clear things up for you.
www.arecipereborn.com
The website in general seems solid but only really seems to cover the most generic of recipes(IE. something that appeals to the western palate).
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- 17 de Dic, 2019
Godbert's take was that refugees don't want to be treated like a charity project and would rather earn their own place through work. That's why he goes out of his way to hire them and give them good pay to work at the Gold Saucer, it's still a kind view but it's a much more friendly to the Ul'dah capitalist way than most.
Some people think he's apparently WACIIIIST for wanting to give the downtrodden jobs, places to stay, and a future without making them reliant on hand outs. Even though I'm pretty sure he's ala mhigan stock too.
His advice when dealing with Ala Mhigo was to do something similar rather than bankroll their rebuilding in a similar manner.
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- 21 de Abr, 2019
Yeah the Gold Saucer was effectively built for two reasons.Godbert's take was that refugees don't want to be treated like a charity project and would rather earn their own place through work. That's why he goes out of his way to hire them and give them good pay to work at the Gold Saucer, it's still a kind view but it's a much more friendly to the Ul'dah capitalist way than most.
Some people think he's apparently WACIIIIST for wanting to give the downtrodden jobs, places to stay, and a future without making them reliant on hand outs. Even though I'm pretty sure he's ala mhigan stock too.
To get Ala Mhigan's jobs, and to help people get over the 7th umbral calamity and the ongoing war at the time. Godbert effectively made an amusement park for the sake of escapism, that's why you can't really lose (I think Godbert more or less says he wants everyone to be a winner somewhere) in the Gold Saucer despite it being made as if it is a casino of some sort. Although I do believe their are chocobo race gambling rings as in a few of the gold saucer seasonal events mention chocobo track gambling, and their is obviously drinking and dining of some sort given the bars in the area.
I don't think Godbert is Ala Mhigan, I think he is just a strong and wealthy man who I'd assume made his fortune due to his absolutely insane Goldsmithing skills in a capitalistic land where jewelry is a sign of status.
As a side note, Godbert if I recall correctly is also there during the Doman meeting, and he does side with Lolorito being against the Doman's being allowed into Ul'dah likely due to Lolorito's argument that Ul'dah lacks the resources to take on a new bunch of refugees. That and Telediji just wants the refugees for his own selfish reasons, which is why I find him the most evil of anyone else in that meeting. Some dipshits have legit argued with me that Telediji is actually the better of the two between him and Lolorito in that meeting even when given the full context.
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Leave it to Zeke having a good eye.
I honestly didn't even notice until I rewatched the cutscene for the second or third time a few months ago, recalled Godbert was on the Syndicate, and noticed a very peculiar Highlander seated at the meeting, who had a very familiar white beard peaking out from his hood.
It's a little difficult to recognize Godbert sometimes when he isn't running at you buck fucking naked.
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- 17 de Dic, 2019
Yeah Godbert's a weird one in that he IS a syndicate member except 99% of his time in the game is memelording his way around the Hildy questlines. I frequently forget he's not a pure joke character all the time but.. nope. Got a full on gold statue of the man in the buff.
Shouldn't be a huge shock that a Japanese based game doesn't immediately take the tack of 'We must coddle the refugees' given they take in tiny numbers every year.
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- 23 de Sep, 2019
The thing about the syndicate is that they're not arbitrarily evil - they just don't want their money spent on one-sided donations when it could be spent on mutually beneficial arrangements. Not only is the latter self-benefiting, but it's far more sustainable in the long run.
They are businessmen through and through, and many won't hesitate to throw their weight around against what the sultana wants. But ultimately, they're far too utilitarian to risk throwing the social order into upheaval.
They are businessmen through and through, and many won't hesitate to throw their weight around against what the sultana wants. But ultimately, they're far too utilitarian to risk throwing the social order into upheaval.
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- 18 de Jul, 2019
Godbert's point isn't so much that "WELFARE FOR REFUGEES = BAD" like some commies on FFXIV twitter want to make it out to be, but rather that you quite literally cannot indefinitely sustain the refugee population on social programs paid for by Ul'dah's already overtaxed middle classes. And Nanamo does take his advice to heart: In the goldsmith questline for Stormblood, you're contracted by Nanamo to train the first generation of post-revolution Ala Mhigan goldsmiths. She also gives you a bunch of the crown jewels for them to use in order to drum up hype and generate business for Ala Mhigo.
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- 1 de Jun, 2020
"But they're evil capitalist pigs who ignore the human trafficking and drug trade that goes on all the time in the streets and in the camps!"
IIRC, just because they're not actively investigating every instance of human rights violations doesn't mean that there aren't a handful of scenes and sidequests where they DO crack down on more illicit dealings when it's brought to their attention, even when it's their own underlings responsible for shady shit.
Kind of like this: If they're turning a profit on it, no questions asked. Money is money. But if the minions are fucking up to the point where it's drawing heat and creating too much negative public reception, you nip that shit in the bud because it's bad for business. And if the times are changing where even that shadier shit is becoming less and less tolerable, then you start adapting to help root it out as well.
I'm half surprised that I can't recall any reference of "monetarist rules of acquisition" in the time I've played XIV because it would be a great joke.
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- 21 de Abr, 2019
Commie larpers can't read, what else is new? I fail to see why people have such a hateboner for the syndicate when only Telediji was the problem. The syndicate effectively just values stability over all else, which is why Telediji in particular gets singled out because he was fucking up a good thing.
You mean what happened when the brass blades (who are the evil corrupt ACAB force) crack down on illegal deals and shady groups aiming at the royalist faction back in level what 5? 6? pre-level 15 Ul'dah?
Or the Samurai level 54 (iirc) quest where Musosai stops a sex trafficker from praying on a poor refugee (who she had a debt to) who used a shady brass blade to get around the police, then said brass blades showed up after Musosai's involvement and took both perps into custody and effectively let the refugee's debt just be removed instead of trying to get their pay?
The post moogle quests also probably has something, as it tends to bring up the much smaller but still messed up aspects of Eorzea's society, but I haven't done those quests in 6+ years.
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- 1 de Jun, 2020
All of those things, yes. Because the average player is either dyslexic or hopelessly inattentive.
And even if they did happen to notice all those things and still bitch about them anyway, you have to ask, what is it you even want them to do at that point? Keep letting the shady shit happen? Or do you want them to become the perfect stewards who are somehow capable of addressing everything wrong and setting everything perfectly in order?
By that logic, we should've just let Thordan win all the way back in Heavensward. Or, hell, we should've just let the Rejoining happen. A lot of people might die horribly, but, hey, small price to pay for making things "perfect" right?
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- 21 de Abr, 2019
Gay space communism enjoyer: Yes.
Their are a loud sect of people who legitimately believe that the rejoining with all given context in this game is actually the better of the two outcomes, because for those that will live will have utmost comfort. Truthfully this wouldn't have happened if (Endwalker spoilers) Venat didn't bring down our utopian dream, clearly we need to have creation god magic powered communism. If god gave me communism, I'd become religious. Therefore, Ascians dindu nuffin.
All the syndicate whinging is basically just "Capitalism bad" shitck, I remember saying something about crony capitalism in regards to the syndicate and someone typed me a 3 paragraph nonsense rant about how all capitalism is cronyism. I checked up on them after that and they were part of r/nowork or whatever that "Work is oppression that stifles humanity" subreddit is called (they have a thread here somewhere).
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For the record, the lorebook gives Lolorito a positive quality in that he sponsored an orphaned Hancock's education because he recognized that he has talent in bookkeeping.
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I don't get why characters shit on Hancock in-universe. He's done little else but back me up the entire time I've known him.
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People naturally just don't fully trust a opportunistic capitalist who is generally in it for the money, it is like trusting Rowena or any salesmen. One moment they help you out, another moment you're in debt. Especially when you have people as finance clueless as Alphinaud at the helm, you have to be careful.
Tataru effectively keeps interactions between the Scions and Hancock in line as she's the only person with any finance sense in the entirety of the Scions. Personally I feel being skeptical and trying to discern Hancock's fullest intent is rational, though it is probably played up more for laughs and levity then it needs to be which is why he feels so shit on.
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I actually like Hancock (as a person) and the interplay between him and Tataru was one of the few bright points in Stormblood.
The reasoning he gave in EW as to why he suddenly showed up in Sharlayan made me laugh too.
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I don't think it's as much shitting on him as acknowledging that he's a shrewd one who always has a motive for helping you and others. That's why they give him that smile whenever he proposes something.
For now it has all worked out in your favor, but he give off vibes of a person you don't want as a business rival
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Having a blast with these extreme trials. Just did Thornmarch with six other sprouts and one vet. Was a blast trying to figure out the fight, finally got it done with a few minutes left on the clock. Good shit.