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what i think people are trying to convey thru the statement of "lyse is a white saviour" is something else that you can and should talk about! the fact that this expansion revolves around very, very real themes in terms of colonization and loss of culture for us people of color! and that it doesn't sit well to have the face of the expansion be a white skinned, blonde, blue eyed woman!

but this does not make lyse a white saviour! on account of her being ala mhigan within the fucking universe of the game! you should be criticising the overall thought put into the designs and writing of this game instead! by the actual people who made the game! the subtle and not-so-subtle colorism that permeates this game!

the reason that out of all fucking Scions, only Y'shtola was a visibly woman of color that was slowly lightened over the expansions! how most of these characters are blond or have light hair! the reason a lot of characters from early expansions that had darker skin were portrayed as more violent or antagonistic than the rest, regardless of them being good or bad guys or how their stories later developed them! the reason yotsuyu, who is more feminine than both lyse and fordola, gets a more shittily written story and a more bitter end than her other two counterparts who do not embody femininity like yotsuyu does! how the three of them are the heart of stormblood and yet their entire stories are sidelined in favour of men that need to be build up for the future expansions!

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It's more like TWO thirds.

Let's go from the top of the 24 Hour cycle:

Sleep: for the sake of argument let's say the recommend 8HRs, for the purpose of illustration even those getting FULL rest are still left exhausted by day's end.

So that gives us effectively a 16HR day.

Get Ready For Work: we'll say 1HR, and that's GENEROUS. Showering/Teethbrushing, getting dressed, scarfing down breakfast, getting out the door.

Commute: for simplicity, we'll say 1HR overall, averaging out a half hour each way.

Work Shift: 8-5 is the new 9-5. That's 4HR before lunch, 4HR after lunch

Lunch Hour: I am INCLUDING this in Work Time Commitment. Because your options are either prep ahead (in which prep time is transferred from your evening) or go get something. Either way, you aren't exactly "free" - you have to stay within accessible distance from your workplace to be back in time after eating or you eat at the office - either you're not really "off work" since you're not exactly able to go see a movie, or go to a venue/show, or go home and work on your hobbies/crafts, etc. you are on LUNCH break and basically lunch break only. So that's another hour.

So from wake up to back home, that's 10 Hours devoted to actively working or preparing for/around work.

Out of SIXTEEN waking hours.

BUT WAIT!!! THERES MORE!!

What about laundry? Cleaning house? Feeding yourself? Grocery shopping? Dishes? Maintenance needs? The day to day shit that has to get done just to live at a steady pace without it all piling up on you.

Lets an hour for dinner, then

Maintenance/Choring comes out to an hour or so on average a day for washing up after dinner, getting ready for bed/the next morning, and the addition of longer commitments every few days for grocery trips, laundry, room cleanings, getting gas, etc.

So 12.

12/16 hours, WORKING.

THREE QUARTERS OF OUR DAY.

WORKING OR GETTING/BEING READY TO WORK.

And that's without kids.