#anchor system

[butch-reidentified]

ID: Screenshot reading "You will recognise it as an arguable point as soon as you switch the victim to a species that you think morally matters. Humans will inevitably die too" followed by a comma before the screenshot cuts off. It is not shown who the author is.

Preface: This will be a long post, but I think it's worthwhile as part of my efforts to open up real conversation about psychopathy and the stigma + misinformation surrounding it. The main reason I'm making a separate post instead of reblogging is that this post is not really intended to be about veganism. I'm more using the contents of the above screenshot to dive more into a topic I've touched on a few times recently.

Humans being "a species that you think morally matters" is an interesting assumption I often see vegan activists make. I've been undecided for a while about talking about this because I know how controversial this is and don't feel a strong desire to deal with the fallout of posting it/saying it outright, but seeing as I've always tried to be as honest and open as possible in here: I do not actually think humans "morally matter." I do not think killing is inherently wrong, either, regardless of species. Just about every creature on Earth engages in killing, either of each other or of members of other species, if not both. I don't think humans are sacred or special in any way, and thus are no exception. I don't see humans killing each other as any more INHERENTLY (this word is incredibly important here... obviously) wrong than, say, leopards killing each other. My culture used to engage in religious human sacrifice, so I have thought about this a whole lot, and it is a bit of a discourse topic in my community to this day (some even think we would be better off today if we had not stopped giving human sacrifices to the gods).

Most arguments for killing being inherently immoral that I've encountered are directly or indirectly rooted in religion, a societal value accepted without question, and/or the result of emotional reactions. One response I often get to this is that if I don't think killing is inherently wrong, I'm not allowed to be sad about it or grieve when people are killed - the idea being that this is somehow hypocritical. This is nonsense. I don't believe abortion is wrong in any way, but I'd never dream of telling someone who had mixed feelings about her abortion that she was a hypocrite for it*. Having complex, mixed, or even negative emotions about something does not make that thing immoral. Not to jump too far into moral philosophy**, but my view is that emotional responses are not - or at least should not be - an indicator of morality in any capacity. I suspect that more people agree with me on this than realize they do, and here is an example of why: Some people feel badly about killing an insect in their home, but most people do not consider this wrong. Even when it comes to humans, many - if not most - people would likely experience negative emotions when they kill out of genuine necessity, such as in self-defense, but very few people will argue that this is morally wrong, that you should just allow yourself to be harmed or killed if someone attacks you.

In this sense, it would be most logically consistent for me to view hunting wild animals in their own territory (as opposed to shit like when rich people transport animals to a personal hunting ground so they're guaranteed not to lose their prey) for food as morally superior to livestock farming, and I very much do. Traditional hunting is the method of killing for food most similar to that of other animals, as far as I understand. That said, I'm not remotely an expert on the topic beyond having hunted before as a kid and having a general understanding of animal behavior at the college level.

However, I will not pretend like I always behave consistently with the moral conclusions I come to. Like I've discussed before, I don't have an emotional response to violating my own morals. I simply didn't come wired with that feature. I don't really feel guilt or shame, so when I do something "bad," whether by my standards or others' standards, I either don't care at all or make a deliberate effort to cognitively "scold" myself, depending on the circumstances. I do consume meat that I have not personally hunted in the wild. While I do not think that livestock farming, especially modern livestock farming, is good in any way (ethically but also environmentally and health wise), because I don't have an emotional reaction to that thought (but do receive dopamine when I eat tasty food), I have so far been unable to convince myself to stop consuming meat.

I have said previously that I am glad that I am the way that I am, and that remains true; I do think my psychopathic traits are overwhelmingly more beneficial than not. This, however, is one example of the ways it actually is a negative to me - I really can't force myself to care about something I don't care about by default, and often have a hard time making conscious decisions that run counter to what produces dopamine. For this same reason, I have repeatedly failed to cut out gluten despite my doctor's insistence that I need to, and despite knowing how much better I feel (no daily migraines!) when I do abstain from it for a while. I tried to go vegan before and found that I latched onto very unhealthy junk food that was vegan by nature, like Oreos, and was eating incredibly badly. It does not help that I don't know how to cook, partly because my genetic disabilities make cooking a difficult endeavor for several reasons.

I am well aware that some people may be upset by this post, and may feel a need to label me a bad person for being this way. This is your prerogative, and I am certainly open to hearing your responses to this post, within reason. If all you want is to "punish" me for this, send me hate anons and insults, feel free, but I'll go ahead and let you know it doesn't do anything to me... not to mention I'm very used to it already as a radfem blogger. If you still want to do so because it makes you feel righteous or something, by all means go ahead, just be aware that it will not elicit a response from me in any way you'd desire, and definitely won't change my thought processes or behaviors. If you want to have an actual conversation, though, I'm more than happy to engage, answer questions, and hear your perspectives.

*I chose this specific example not because anti-choicers think abortion is killing, but because I have seen women be told that their sadness or grief about an abortion (which, btw, does NOT mean she regrets it!) is somehow "pro life" and that she can't talk about how she feels or else the right wing will use it against us. This is also nonsense, and fucked up nonsense at that. The right wing will use whatever they can; I'm in no way disagreeing with that. However, silencing women and girls to serve a narrative is not the answer. The lived experiences of women and girls (or any marginalized persons) cannot ever be devalued or concealed just because the enemy would use them against us. Actually, this is the same response I have given when told I should hide the fact that I didn't regret my mastectomy, or even that I should pretend that I did regret it. My story, my truth, is mine to own and discuss as I choose, whether it could be weaponized by ideological opponents or not. Same is true for all marginalized persons.

** If you are interested in moral philosophy, specifically where morals come from/what people base morals in, this page and the following pages (there's a Next button in the bottom right corner) sum it up pretty well on Page 1, then dive in a good bit more thoroughly with individual pages for each "root cause" of moral systems.

Side note: I will be reblogging this later because it's 6:30am EDT and a lot of my audience is in the USA. I worked hard and spent a lot of time on this, so I'd like it to actually be seen. Not much point trying to educate/inform/raise awareness if nobody sees it lmao

#mine #emotionality #morality #moral philosophy #moral systems #anchor system #personal #vegan discourse #long post #text post #psychopathy

[superhell]

house md is wild because house tells wilson that he’ll sacrifice many things but never himself and then he sacrifices himself for wilson. and then he sacrifices himself for wilson. and then he sacrifices himself for wilson. and then he

#also like. this is the guy who said that 'people dont change' for the majority of his life and then when wilson is dying hes like 'i can cha #nge' its that he doesn't talk about his feelings and he cannot bear to show weakness until it seems that he is losing wilson and then #he will literally say anything to keep him its that he is shown repeatedly to be a vicodin addict and that hes destroyed relationships over #his pain and his need for vicodin but he'll give wilson his own pills and go without to make sure wilson has enough meds its that he is #old and cynical and his beliefs about humanity have been written in stone and his walls are topped with turrets and barbed wire but the gate #s fucking open for wilson time and again and wilson is the exception to the rules time and again its. so fucked up #wilson is quite literally his anchor in humanity wilson is his achilles heel wilson is his entire support system the foundations of gregory #house's life have been built around one james evan wilson from the moment he saw that twink throw a bottle into a mirror. am i making sense #here. do these words mean anything #house #wilson #hilson #house md #hatecrimes md #house is a very very carefully constructed facade and wilson is a fucking sledgehammer.

[sketchy-tour]

I know hardly anything about Moral Orel (except for a couple small things from a friend who LOVES it)

But the guy you drew (Reverend Putty?) looks cool! I'd like to see more art of him, if you ever make it I mean

YOU DON'T GOTTA TELL ME TWICE-

You don't understand how much this stupid old man makes my brain buzz aaaaaaugh!!!!!! He's so stupid so silly so pathetic. This dang SHOW.

#Moral Orel #Reverend Putty #Reverend Rod Putty #Rod Putty #moral orel fanart #Moral Orel Reverend Putty #I am once again assuring yall this isn't the only art I do now I swear just need to get it out of my system! #the show really struck a cord with me! And I had such a genuine blast watching it (you know until it got really dark but it was good!) #Reverend Putty was my anchor in some of the heavier episodes when he was in them #ANYWAY!!!! I hand yall more Putty content knowing full well nobody follows me for it!! #:3c #shit forgot my art tags #my art #sketches

[drivebypainter]

Been stressed over finals! So as a break and as a way to calm myself I drew Shen Qingqiu (Jiu)!

#drivebypainter art #digital art #my art #art #fanart #svsss #scum villian self saving system #shen jiu #shen qingqiu #I really gotta practice drawing men #I like drawing women too much #it makes all my men drawings look like women #LMAO my bad friends #I’ll get better at it soon #also over the course of this I realized how well Never Love an Anchor by The Cran Wives fits Shen Jiu and Yue Qingyuan so well

[wannaeatramyeon]

Young!Samuel Seo with Young!Reader: Baby

G/N. Your family owning a convenience store AU: Leave Him Be | Dinner Guest | Doctors and Patients

Samuel is pissing you off.

You could have sworn he was shorter than you.

Or at least he was when you first met. You could have had a fun few months goading him for his height if you knew this was going to happen.

You glare at how much taller he is.

He smirks and calls you a shortass when you point it out. Then you stamp your feet, telling him it's unfair and he calls you a baby when you pout.

You're growing. By the day, your mother would complain, tutting when you need new trousers again. But Samuel is growing faster.

For a brief moment in time, you were the same height. Maybe it was just for a day you were at eye level. Then he started to tower over you.

He's no longer short or scruffy, underfed with unkempt hair and threadbare clothes. That's thanks to your parents, who have graciously taken this kid under their wing.

And as he grows taller, it instilled in him strength, and his fear of home and of his mother recedes.

He stays at yours later and later. Hanging out in the aisles turns to staying for dinner turns to sleepovers in your cramped living room above the store.

Lying side by side with pillows and duvets pulled from your bed and spares from the closet. Nights filled with conversations that lead to everywhere and nowhere. Playing on your game console, both fighting over who gets the better controller instead of the one with the sticky buttons and dodgy joystick. Watching TV and movies, full of violence and other content that you're both too young for.

When Samuel is around, your parents are lax. You both get spoiled more than ever.

When he leaves, checking in on his own home occasionally, it makes you want to cry. You bite your wobbly bottom lip as he calls you a baby again, then placates and tells you he'll be back tomorrow with a roll of the eyes and a huff of amusement.

You can't remember the time before Samuel was in your life, although it's only been a few short seasons, and you are starting to piece together the origins of his bruises and scars. Appearing less frequently now, but still appearing nevertheless.

Sometimes you worry about him never coming back.

.

.

"My dad is a gangster," Samuel wants to comment one night when you're lying together, in matching pyjama sets, watching some gangster on TV do something awful to the rival gang.

He doesn't though. He can't bring himself to say it.

It's something he now sprinkles into conversation with pride, demanding respect and reverence from his seniors and juniors and everything in between.

Yet he has never mentioned any of his home life to you, his lineage, and you never asked. You never treated him any different.

You're pure, innocent. A small piece of his life untainted.

He supposes he never needed to demand respect from you, even since the beginning. You already look at him with reverence, like he holds all the answers in the world.

Most of all though, Samuel doesn't want to demand anything more from you than you're willing to give. And you have already given him so much.

He watches you squeak at the screen and shield your eyes with a pillow. You never had a stomach for violence but like to pretend you're much braver than you are.

"Sammy!" you squeal at a particularly gory part, the camera panning over to a severed horse head. You shuffle onto his side of the makeshift floor bed and cling to his arm.

Normally, Samuel would wonder if his dad has ever done that. Ruthless and brutal, sending a message, a warning to his rival. Wonder how Gapryong became King, and how he himself can follow in those footsteps.

But with you, he doesn't wonder that at all. 

He doesn't think about the past or the future, just the here and now.

Samuel calls you a baby. Laughs, mean and taunting, at how squeamish you are. He inches closer anyway, making it easier for you to tuck yourself into his shoulder.

#making myself feel sick thinking about fixing sammy from the start. giving him the support system he deserved #youre his anchor. his silver lining 😭 #lookism #lookism webtoon #lookism manhwa #lookism x reader #lookism fic #samuel seo x reader #samuel seo #seo seongeun x reader #seo seongeun #wannaeatramyeon

[dungeons-and-dragon-age]

and when someone tells you "move on", you take their and and say "my choice"

#avelines always been an anchor for him but after leandras death that is especially true #she really really helps ground him #and shes basically the only person hes letting himself be Fully Vulnerable with #with varric too in a way. but its different #and not quite with fenris either. not right now anyway #he really retreats into himself in the time right after and avelines there to make sure he doesnt shut himself in too much #(the others do too ofc but she is the most successful with it) #laya plays dragon age #oc: liam hawke #my ocs #my art #realised that i have never drawn aveline properly until today |'D #also we dont talk abt anatomy i just had to get this out of my system

[officialrailscales]

416 + AEM5K

Anchor® Grip | Carbon Black

1.5-Slot Solo’s™ | Matrix Texture

2-Slot G10 RailScales® | Matrix Texture

3-Slot G10 RailScales® | Matrix Texture

4-Slot G10 RailScales® | Matrix Texture

- RS

#RailScales #G10 Scales #1.5 Slot Solo's #Solo Scales #Solo's #G10 RailScales #Anchor Grip #Anchor VFG #Heckler and Koch #HK 416 #HK 416D #416 #416D #AE Suppressors #AEM5K #Nightforce Optics #Aimpoint T1 #Tangodown #Lancer Systems #Magpul #RRS #Really Right Stuff #NFA #Post Sample #MG #Suppressor #MLOK #Made in USA

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Books of 2023: All Together, Now!

Here's everything I read this year, almost entirely chronologically. Only the very top shelf is out of sequence, because my other shelves weren't tall enough to support the full height of either WANDERERS or BABEL. Since those two spent all year lying on their side, I figured they deserved to be face out for the end of year wrap up shot. I'm partway through both DAEMON VOICES and IKESSAR FALCON, as evidenced by bookmark placement; I'm hoping to wrap those up early in the new year.

Overall: Excellent reading year for me! I'm much happier with the reading/writing/knitting balance that I found this year compared to last, and I read way more Very Good Books than Bad or Very Bad.

My favorite releases this year were:

NOTHING BUT THE RAIN by Naomi Salman (weird and deeply fucked up and funny--my trifecta!)

WALKING PRACTICE by Dolki Min (weird and DEEPLY fucked up and funny)

UNTETHERED SKY by Fonda Lee (right in the feelings and BIRDS)

SYSTEM COLLAPSE by Martha Wells (right in the feelings and Murderbot my beloved)

FLIGHT AND ANCHOR by Nicole Korhner-Stace (funny and fucked up and science experiment supersoldier kids on the run)

Thanks for joining me this year! I had a lot of fun logging my books photographically, so I'll be back in 2024 with an updated tag and more shrieking about faves.

#books #books of 2023 #wrap up #2023 wrap up #book photography #shelfie #my books #my photography #do i have tags for this?? #not that i can recall lmao #will throw the faves out here i guess so: #nothing but the rain #naomi salman #walking practice #dolki min #untethered sky #fonda lee #system collapse #martha wells #flight and anchor #nicole kornher stace #happy new year y'all!!!

[blinkpen]

having long ago made the executive decision to sublimate MUCH more of my rage over all the ways my body identity and personhood have been violated over the course of my life on levels both mental physical domestic and systemic into my writing by the way

#this does not mean we will be Seeing things on screen we don't need to #just that i am going to crank the dial and how much harrowingly visceral information can be conveyed -without- actually doing that #good horror will make a frame with seemingly nothing going on the scariest shit ever bc you Know. you cant see. but you Know. #the tragedy of 'my schizophrenia did not disable me but the PTSD from how i've been treated and taken advantage of bc of it DID' #'and SO MUCH of the WORST trauma was inflicted in the name of Fixing me (be it the mental illness or my gayness or my being a girl wrong) #and a lot of other things really but this is at the forfront of my mind as i finally finish recovering from a lot of repressed shit finally #boiling over to dangerously lethal levels last year and my entire brain just Imploded lmao #i dont know when i'll be able to really forgive my family for refusing to vaccinate or distance and transmitting covid to me twice #resulting in seizures and brain damage the second time #which basically hit a reset button on how well i could manage my pre-existing schizophrenic symptoms and damaged my cognition #i've had to mourn losing a big chunk of my own mind's ability to function focus or even remain anchored in reality because of that #oh yeah the transphobia my family still refuses to work on that and it also contributed heavily to the system shattering so bad #i finally realized that it even existed #some of the alters now have mutually exclusive genders and orientations presumably as weird coping mechanism

[planet4546b]

not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing (the mechanism by which we will lead each other out of the cave)

#pers #signal to noise #thinking of the anchor tether lure system again. SORRY!

[mantisgodsdomain]

Slowly, yet painfully realizing that we're probably the exact type of person that random fandom guys would miscast as a father.

#we speak #internet teenagers keep coming to us as like the only authority figure on hand who will treat them like people #and we're like... please... we don't want to be an authority figure... why do all of your parents suck so hard... #like we're willing to offer ourself as an anchor as well as we can because we've Been there and know how it feels #but like damn. who the fuck let your families suck this bad. how on earth have situations managed to produce enough of you #that we end up being cast as The Only Adult On Hand Willing To Listen And Talk Through Things MULTIPLE TIMES #and perhaps more importantly why are we the only person in random fandom discords who is willing to treat teenagers like People #weren't the rest of you also teenagers at some point??? don't you like remember how it feels like to not have agency for shit??? #experiencing the “only person in the room who's willing to take a position” thing #despite there being like multiple other people in the room who should be WAY more qualified for this #how does this keep happening and more importantly why are we the only guy in the area who is doing anything to help #just to stress this point #we are trying our hardest to NOT be an authority figure because historically it ends terrible for us due to The Mental Health Issue #but somehow we are continually running into situations where we're the only guy willing to come up to plate #the syndromes. the issues. we are so fucking glad that this particular wave is coming now instead of A Few Years Ago #something something progress but also we dislike that we have to be the one handling these situations #because we shouldn't be considered a primary point of stability in anyone's life and the fact that we ARE a stable point to anyone is uhh #weird to think about. who let this happen. we're not old enough to be a parent #and we also find it very alarming that there are so many of you out there who are severely lacking in support #someone needs to work out a childcare arrangement system that doesn't suck because the current one really isn't doing it #while we're at it we can start overhauling the culture that landed us in being the only person willing to listen to people like ever #and maybe make it so we don't have to be a primary support because people are sufficiently supported already

[silverjetsystm]

17.     entry made featuring joy.

Diary Prompts | Accepting

Missing entry from the orange woven notebook. One of the pages that got torn out.

She said yes! Wait no. I said yes. She asked me. The others are included in this but suckers she asked ol Lockley. How's that for slow burn, Grant?

Like I said, everything's coming up roses. Got the house back. Making a better name after Spector screwed it up, may he stay away from us. We're thinking something small and quiet before she starts showing. Courthouse and then Frenchie and Rob's for after with the whole gang. We've been wanting to make it honest for a while. It's a happy surprise.

Can't believe it. After the heat on the streets dies down. Don't want anything to ruin the honeymoon.

#asked and answered #we are mk | system #marlene | anchor to my sanity

[natugood]

Totally accessible bus stops! We love to see it! 👏

#idk why I expect clear sidewalks when then can’t even plow half the roads lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #ok I know there’s like a billion reasons WHY anchorage can’t plow their sidewalks sufficiently at this moment in time but also? this sucks #I like commuting by bus and walking but growing up here I only did it in the summer #I tried it for myself today in winter and I am so angry for all the people here who can’t/don’t use cars. this shit is abysmal #the bus system is already pretty low standard compared to what it could be (but also I love you people mover thanks for existing) #but then on top of that having like 2/3-3/4 of the sidewalks not consistently cleared???? who tf is supposed to use the bus? #sucks for you if you have any mobility issues!!! if you have a cane or a chair or a walker or cructches get fucked I guess??? #to me that’s the message the city is sending. I mean there is anchor rides which is the shuttle service for people with disabilities #but like a) those have fucking long ass waits and are not a full solution and also feel pretty othering??? #like idk it would be NICE if the city could at least make its streets walkable #googoogajoob

[fagsex]

got a candle making kit :>

#emergency broadcast system #the wicks the holders anchors and some molds ^__^ #gotta get some beads LOL maybe tomorrow.... if not i have long white candles i wont be using #that i can cut and extract the wick from! #i have some essential oils cuz my sister #i need powder or gel coloring tho...

[loveandthepsyche]

2023: ALL IN 💜

#2023 #lorin krenn #lfg #all in #commitment #new beginnings #new year #we got this #unity consciousness #anchor #beacon #light being #speak your truth #integrated #integrity #sensitivity is a gift #Highly sensitive #support system #truth #committed #transparency #share

[workingforitallthetime]

i think buffalo + owen is a good prediction. buffalo was already starting to look good last season and now they have owen… so 💁‍♀️

out of all of the teams that have adopted our umich kittens, buffalo is the only one that seems like it has the pieces necessary to make the kind of rise over the next half-decade that culminates in a championship. they've got a great base of prospects, including multiple promising goalies. they've got a coach who seems capable of keeping everyone in the right mindset through the struggling years. they've got a ton of cap space and only one long-term bad contract. and the way that all of those guys talk about playing for buffalo? that's the thing that sounds like tampa bay to me, where all those guys believed so hard in what they were building and were so committed to seeing it through that they were willing to do anything, including core players taking team-friendly deals.

#idk if they have the analytics expertise to make the kind of smart roster moves that tampa and colorado consistently do #but that's easier to remedy than a lot of other stuff #and at any rate i'd still take them over vgk (in cap hell and devoid of prospects) #or seattle (trying to build a prospect system and a team culture from scratch with an unimpressive coach and an anchor goalie contract) #or cbj (love u guys but who are your stars going to be) #or sjs (dear god so many bad contracts)