Erudite

Anyone think that Caleb got too much hate like he wasn’t dauntless so can’t be expected to not be scared and he believed erudite bc that’s what he was taught.

making this as a post for people to easily change their votes and debate if desired

i think that either abnegation or candor

abnegation because i feel that with having to be selfless you’d feel drained and stuff, and candor you literally always know what ppl think abt you

factionless probably have one of the highest rates of suicidal ideation, because theyre overlooked and generally seen with disdain as far as i remember (i read only divergent but i domt care about spoilers)

Hi guys I’m Jay! I been pretty active on the Percy Jackson wiki and sometimes active on Harry Potter but I decided to join this one because, why not? So yeah you can call me Jay (she/her but I don’t really care if you mess it up lol). I’m a fan of Divergent and have been for a while. The movies are OK but only cause of Tobias, I love the books, and my faction is Erudite!

My pronouns are She/her. Everytime I took the official test I got equal aptitudes for amity and erudite. (I picked Amity). So yeah please be kind I'm still scared from the ending. Happy to meet all of you

Can I change my mind about my faction??? Cuz I just finished the first divergent book and the Erudite are AWFUL and I don't wanna be a part of that!!!

I have chosen:

The blood from my hand hovers over Amity, the faction I was born into; the soil looking as dirty as ever. I need to make a decision fast- I see the drop getting ready to put gravity to good use.

The entire world seems paused into slow-motion as I look at the bowls uncertainly, before making my decision.

My blood drops.

Turning the water a shade of pink.

“Erudite!”

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Generally speaking: Erudite called to me the most- I would defo born into Amity, but my hunger for knowledge could never be satisfied there. I believe that if everyone is smart enough to make good decisions, the world would be a better place. I also find myself pretty smart.

I think the faction that truly calls to me is erudite! None of the other factions truly call to me! Plus there have been three generations of erudite in my family and I would like to carry on that tradition! So I would have been born in erudite and stayed there!

I love peircings and I'm pretty brave most of the time (dauntless) but I also love reading and want to absorb all the little bits of knowledge that I can(erudite)! I love the way of life in abnegation but I feel like I'd struggle with being selfless all the time for the rest of my life. That's why I eliminated abnegation. Amity would never be honest with me bc they're too nice which is why I eliminated amity. Candor is awesome but I wouldn't fit in bc I lie too much. I do speak my mind (and get in trouble for it) but I'm not truthful all the time. I'm leaning more towards erudite because the dauntless are pretty rude and I feel like I'm too nice to fit in with them. I also don't like gossip and in the book it says erudite gossip a lot. There is both good and bad for all factions. Please help me to choose! I could really use your counciling!

I am new here . I am a erudite/ dauntless transfer . I am rly looking forward to being a part of this fandom .

For me I feel like some of my favorite scenes in the books deserved to be in the movies and I feel like they could've showed more of the developing love scenes between Four (Tobias) & Tris.

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I have no ideas why I am posting so much!?

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Abnegation - Classics - I know a lot of people like them but there just boring to me.

Amity - Romance/Comedy - Lighthearted stories.

Candor - Non-Fiction - Tells the truth.

Dauntless - Dystopian - Duhh, you already know why.

Erudite - Sci-Fi - Science based stories.

Divergent - All Genres - Mix of factions.

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Tell me if you agree and what factions you fit in most.

Some users may remember I've been decorating a small tree (that used to be in my room and is now relocated to the tailor parlor mom and I have opened) with faction colors for the past few years. Here is Erudite, only one more faction to go next year!

I had a thought about if factions had campaigns to get people to choose them, like politicians do before elections, or like schools promote themselves to students who will choose one to go to.

A long ago I even posted some joke fliers factions would make to hand out to people, I can't find that post now. In those, Amity was like 'pretty please, choose us', Candor said they didn't care anyways, Abnegation said you don't have to choose it if you don't want to, Erudite's had a complicated equasion on it, and Dauntless said they'd punch people if they don't choose it :P

In all seriousness, this is how I think it would go. All of this assumed they aren't too corrupted, and additionally they'd of course speak a lot of their main belief.

Amity: They'd go for their campaign being pleasant, fun and nice to see. They would promote themselves through games and fun activities, with music and art.

Candor: They'd speak pretty conspiculously and often. Their campaign would be most based on speeches. They'd encourage other factions and the target initiates to debate with them.

Abnegation: They'd be reluctant to even participate, but if it is obligatory, they'd focus on the people their faction helps rather than the faction itself. They'd promote themselves briefly and moderately.

Erudite: They'd have a practical approach, they'd tell people about practical benefits of choosing them. Their representation style would be functional rather than attractive. They'd have the most modern means of promotion, and offer the most detailed info about the faction, its differences from those transferred from and such.

Dauntless: They'd have a very conspiculous campaign, loud and filled with thrilling activities. They'd come up with lots of new ideas often. They'd organize activities like sports.

I'd be happy to hear your thoughts!

My guesses would be these, you can add your thoughts or an opposing point if there's one. WARNING: a mention of, well, using Death Serum on oneself.

Peace Serum

I don't really think any other faction would approve of it- Candor would view it as deceptive, Erudite as impairing mental abilities, Dauntless as cowardly/escaping into comfort, and Abnegation as self-serving. But there's a possibility Erudite and Abnegation would resort to it if it is in any way practical or helpful for others.

Truth Serum

I think only Amity would be strictly against it, as they are against saying things that might cause confict. Abnegation's view would depend on the use. Dauntless would like that it results in people being open, but would dislike that they needed the serum to do so. And Erudite would approve of it as it reveals information.

Memory Serum

I think only Amity would approve of it as it removes bad memories and feelings. Dauntless would find it cowardly, and the other two would disapprove of erasing information.

Death Serum

Amity would dislike it for obvious reasons. Abnegation would in the same way, they might accept using it on themselves to help others, although they do view suicide as selfish. Candor would probably depend on the circumstances. Dauntless could view it as brave and/or necessary to use either on oneself or another, as they view killing.

Simulation Serum (the variation with fears)

Candor and Erudite could like the information it gives about someone, and the latter would also value the psychological knowledge it can give, but then they both have reasons to dislike such direct contact with strong unpleasant emotions. Amity would definitely dislike it for that, and Abnegation additionally because it is self-centered.

Paralytic Serum

Erudite would value its practical use. Candor would probably dislike it simply because they dislike the feeling. Amity could use it as a physical equivalent to Peace Serum that works psychically, and when used on them they would maybe mind less than others, along with Abnegation, as both are passive and discouraged from complaining. Dauntless would maybe disapprove the most as they are very agaisnt passivity in many forms.

If you have any other thoughts, I'll be glad to hear!

So anyone have good ideas for Divergent fanfic title ideas? Ideally ones that rhyme with the canon book titles. So far I have these as possible titles for my story:

Innocent

Emergent

Fragment

Atonement

Dependent

Experiment

Reminiscent

Independent

Displacement

My story is basically about five different people who each choose a different faction and then each become Factionless for a variety of different reasons. Meanwhile, Erudite is trying to figure out how to predict Divergence so that they have a chance of controlling its occurrence, so they are compiling data on every person in Chicago and doing tests and experiments on the Factionless in exchange for food and supplies. So Experiment is an option, but the experiments Erudite does aren’t really a main focus in my story, so it doesn’t make much sense.

Any other title ideas?

WARNING: Possible mentions of psychological conditions that are serious enough to warrant a warning. If anyone feels it's becoming too heavy, do tell.

So I was thinking about the flaws that GD's aptitudes were meant to remove, and by extention the actions or wishes they were meant to stop them from. So a bit more serious thing occured to me:

If one is a Candor GD, would that mean it'd be hard or impossible for them to develop the disorder of pathological lying? Because their aptitude makes it very hard for them to want to lie. The experiment's goal was to remove negative behaviors, so it's safe to assume many GD's are indeed deprived of them on an involuntary level at least up to a point, it's more than what they just refuse to do.

By the same logic, an Erudite would be little likely to develop amnesia, DID, or anything else that makes them forget, be unaware or incapable of remembering. Excluding things that happen for a physical influence, only psychical ones. If their first instinct is to pursue knowledge, discover and remember, it's hard for their subconsciousness to cause something that makes them unable to- because subconsciousness is the part that wants things, and they are made to want good mental functioning.

For Abnegation, it would be narcissistic disorder, borderline syndrome (as it's focused on how others feel about us, and they instinctively disregard themselves), maybe even ADHD, as their aptitude makes them focused on others.

Amity- depression, anger issues, sadism, perhaps also borderline, anything that is rooted in negativity towards other people or life.

And Dauntless: conditions that develop because our subconsciousness wants to escape something terrifying or unpleasant, our because we already gave in to fear, such as phobias (they are even obligated to overcome them), paranoia, and maybe also DID in the sense of it not being instinctive for them to forget and move away from something personally attacking them.

DISCLAIMERS:

I'm no expert, only an amateur interested in psychology.

This is the neurological side of things, but we've already deduced here one's personality can at times overcome that.

I'm not saying people with these conditions have them for a lack of a virtue, on the contrary, because faction's main virtues and flaws are artificial, that's why it's a problem, it would mean artificially treating these conditions. In fact they may even have them but their DNA wouldn't allow them to freely show. I was also going to talk about conditions aptitude makes more likely, but it's too long already. Neither GD's nor people with these conditions are in any way worse due to it, that's not my message.

I realize it's a heavy topic, but decided to post and see how it goes.