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<blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 4208851" data-attributes="member: 78">&quot;I'm sorry.&quot; Temper says reflexively.&nbsp; &quot;I guess that does explain some things, though.&quot;&quot;Unlimited growing room doesn't describe capability at any moment though.&nbsp; Hmm, let's try math for an analogy...&quot;&nbsp; She thinks out loud.&nbsp; &quot;The functions Y=1/10*X, Y=X, Y=10*X, and Y=X squared all have a limit of infinity as X increases to infinity.&nbsp; They'll continue to increase with no upper boundary.&nbsp; But they're still increasing at different rates.&nbsp; So think of our hypothetical Omega fire controller in the same way.&nbsp; He can control an unlimited amount of fire.&nbsp; But how quickly can he expand the amount of fire he's controlling?&nbsp; Can he increase the temperature of his fires with basically no upper limit, or will ordinary fireproofing remain effective?&quot;&quot;So mutants aren't human?&quot; She asks carefully.&quot;And you don't think that rating system has anything to do with the attitudes of SOME people?&nbsp; Grading people based on their genetic code sends the wrong message if behavior and choices are what's truly important, right?&nbsp; While categorization systems can be useful tools, they also train to people to look more at the package that something or someone is coming in, rather than the actual item or person.&nbsp; It's the perfect mode of thought for a bureacracy, and a terrible way for a person to be.&quot;That's not a good sign.&nbsp; &quot;Where to begin?&nbsp; SHIELD is unconstitutional.&nbsp; It's a military force aimed against both internal and external threats, so it's a weapon pointed at the heart of the country.&nbsp; Since it has some international forces from other NATO countries, it can employ personel from one country into another, minimizing the loyalties and sympathies of its forces towards the native population.&nbsp; It develops and restricts advanced technology so that conventional forces can't oppose it.&nbsp; SHIELD is one of the greatest threats to freedom in this country,&quot; she says passionately.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victim, post: 4208851, member: 78"] "[COLOR=Olive]I'm sorry[/COLOR]." Temper says reflexively. "[COLOR=Olive]I guess that does explain some things, though[/COLOR]." "[COLOR=Olive]Unlimited growing room doesn't describe capability at any moment though. Hmm, let's try math for an analogy..." [/COLOR] She thinks out loud. "[COLOR=Olive]The functions Y=1/10*X, Y=X, Y=10*X, and Y=X squared all have a limit of infinity as X increases to infinity. They'll continue to increase with no upper boundary. But they're still increasing at different rates. So think of our hypothetical Omega fire controller in the same way. He can control an unlimited amount of fire. But how quickly can he expand the amount of fire he's controlling? Can he increase the temperature of his fires with basically no upper limit, or will ordinary fireproofing remain effective[/COLOR]?" [COLOR=Olive]"So mutants aren't human[/COLOR]?" She asks carefully. [color=blue] [COLOR=Olive]"And you don't think that rating system has anything to do with the attitudes of SOME people? Grading people based on their genetic code sends the wrong message if behavior and choices are what's truly important, right? While categorization systems can be useful tools, they also train to people to look more at the package that something or someone is coming in, rather than the actual item or person. It's the perfect mode of thought for a bureacracy, and a terrible way for a person to be[/COLOR]." [/color] [i]That's not a good sign.[/i] "[COLOR=Olive]Where to begin? SHIELD is unconstitutional. It's a military force aimed against both internal and external threats, so it's a weapon pointed at the heart of the country. Since it has some international forces from other NATO countries, it can employ personel from one country into another, minimizing the loyalties and sympathies of its forces towards the native population. It develops and restricts advanced technology so that conventional forces can't oppose it. SHIELD is one of the greatest threats to freedom in this country[/COLOR]," she says passionately. [/QUOTE]

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