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thesuperiorrobin · 8 months

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𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞

Pairing: Damian Wayne x Florists!Fem!Reader

Word count: 570

Warning: Damian and reader are in their twenties, mentions of flowers and their opposite meanings(hatred,Stupidly, etc) this post was on Pinterest that was taken from tumblr but lost it and now I can’t find OG creator. If you know the OG creator of if this looks familiar please let me know so I can tag them. Mentions of the word skank.

A/n: i never realize how horrible 2000s magazines were until I read some my mom kept😭 Also this is all Bs. I’m sure all of these are not right bc I looked them up.

the flower shop was quiet today, it was nice but boring. When the shop was running slow time I’m the place slows down too. And you hated it. You were stuck making sure the flowers were perfect even if they were and you were just trying to make your shift go faster. But none of that seemed to work.

You somehow find yourself reading old magazines from the two-thousands you found in the back of the shop. Your elbows are rested up against the top of the displaced case, flipping through the reach page as you read every box and bubble carefully.

“What makes a girl a skank? Huh?” Your eyebrows are furrowed as you flip the page “Two thousands magazines are something else”

(and trust me they are).

The sound of the bell ringing makes you perk up, indicating someone entered the store. You close the magazine before you walk around the display case to face the customer who entered. You stand there surprised, eyes coming in context with green ones that you recognize from pictures and the news—also ones you see everyday when you go to sleep and when you wake up in the morning.

Damian Wayne stands in front of you and he doesn’t look happy. You smiled at him, welcoming him in. You bring him in a small short hug before pulling apart. Your lips lock for a short second before pulling away again.

“Hey. It’s a surprise seeing you here today. Do you need something?”

He gives you a nod “Do you have anything—flowers, that are symbolic of hatred? Maybe stupidity?” You were taken aback by the question.

Not that many people come in asking for flowers with bad meaning towards them—normally they come in asking for flowers that mean love.

You cleared your throat. “I believe I do, follow me”

You take him further down the shop. In the back laid different kinds of flowers, separated by name and by color.

“There’s a couple I know by heart that have both good and bad meanings to them” You start off eyeing every flower carefully as you try and remember the bad. You point up at the orange butterfly weeds, and Damian follows your finger “Those are very beautiful ones but no one gets them because they literally mean ‘be warned’. Which is shameful because they always die out here”

“Is that why you have so many back at home?” Damian asked softly, placing a firm hand behind your back.

You hum “or orange lilies maybe? They mean hatred and other rough emotions. There are also carnations, which mean disappointment. You can also get black roses. Those work too. What do you think?” You look up at your lover waiting for a response as he looks over the flowers.

He pulls out his wallet “How about all that you just named?” You give him a grin. Collecting the flowers and putting them together to make a beautiful bouquet.

You ring him up. “Are these for your wife Mr.Wayne?” You tease playfully.

“Nonsense, my wife deserves better flowers that do not mean hatred” he scuffs as he plays along.

“She’s a lucky girl”

“Yes, she is” he smiles down at you lovingly. He hands you a fifty dollar bill for a bouquet that cost thirty-five and seventeen in change. He refuses the extra amount left over.

“Keep it. Use it to bye more butterfly weeds” you sigh.

When Damian made up his mind he’s too stubborn to change it.

“Who are they for anyway?” You asked. Tilting you head as you put the rest of the money away.

“Tim was being idiotic during patrol and landed himself in the hospital”

“Oh”

#damian al ghul #damian wayne #damian wayne x reader #damian al ghul x reader #damian x reader #robin x reader #damian wayne x female reader #damian wayne one shot #damian wayne fanfiction

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ynbabe · 6 months

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bffs with the rookies- incorrect quotes 1!

Just a lil sum sum to show more abt the relationships in the AU

Y/N: A stake to the heart won't kill a vampire if their tits are big enough. Oscar: Yeah, you just catch it. Logan: Nah nah nah, deflects it. Stake? Just bounces right off. Done. Back to doing hot girl shit. Arthur: Then I just use a spear instead. Y/N: You are trying so hard to kill a vampire with big bazongas, and for what? Why would you do that to the ecosystem?

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Oscar: It’s Christmas! Are you all in a Christmas mood?! Logan: Merry crisis. Arthur: Jingle bells, jingle bells, single all the way. Y/N: Hoe hoe hoe. Oscar: Guys, please.

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Oscar: Who would you kill out of the four of us, Logan? Logan: Arthur, easily. Arthur, laughing: What the fuck, man. Logan: Well, Y/N would be too easy. She’d probably be into it. Y/N, now standing in the doorway: What the fuck, man!?

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Logan: How do I ask someone out? Y/N: Roses are red, violets are blue, guess what, my bed has room for two. Logan: No! Arthur: Twinkle twinkle little star, we can do it in a car. Logan: Stop! Oscar: Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream, merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily I can make you scream. Logan: I feel like the last one is verging dangerously into serial killer territory.

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Y/N: Fight me! Arthur: Ha, look at your size! What are you gonna do, kick my ankle? *Later* Logan: Why is Arthur crying? Oscar: Y/N kicked him really hard on the ankle.

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Y/N, to Oscar: When was the last time you let someone hug you? Oscar: *thinking* Oscar: 2012. Arthur: 2012…? Oscar: Yeah. I almost died and it really freaked Logan out so I let him hug me.

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Lando: You know what? Lando: When I joined this friend group I thought you guys would be dealing with my bullshit. *Y/N, Arthur and Oscar continue screaming about mold water* Lando:Not the other way around. Logan: I dunno, sounds like you need to drink the mold water.

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Lando: Mice are having sex in my walls. Arthur: Tattletale! Logan: You're just being ungrateful. Y/N: It's their home too, you know. Oscar: So what? Don't slutshame them. Lando: The mice are fucking AND now I'm getting heckled.

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Oscar: Team A will consist of myself, Arthur, Lando, and Logan. Oscar: Team B will consist of Y/N, cause she scares me.

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How Lando and Y/n became friends:

Logan: Why aren't there friend pick up lines? Pick up lines to make friends like- Logan, to Arthur: Hey, that's a cute outfit. You know where it would look better? On nobody else, because you're a beautiful individual. Y/N, to Lando: Be my friend or I'll set your entire family on fire. Oscar: There are two types of people.

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Charles: I’m not mad, I just need to know why you two had a fake ID. Arthur: *Incoherent mumbling* Charles: Huh? Y/n: …You need to be 18 to hold the puppies at PetCo.

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Charles (brainstorming ideas for pranking Max): How much could a serial killer mask possibly cost? Y/n: Well it’s hard to find a high-quality one made out of leather or silicone, but if you did find a good one like that it’d be a couple thousands of dollars. I can try to hook you up with one but I don’t know if I’d be very successful. Charles: Huh, that’s pretty interesting actually- Wait, how the hell do you know that? Y/n: …I am very passionate about Halloween, Charles.

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Y/n: I'm gonna eat the chicken breasts! Arthur, snickering: Yeah, eat what you lack. Y/n, deadpanning at Arthur Then maybe I should order brains on delivery for you.

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Arthur, reading a recipe: Beat three eggs? Charles: It means like in hand-to-hand combat. Arthur: Ohhhh- Y/n: Both of you get out of this kitchen.

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Logan: Have I ever told you that I love you with my whole heart? Y/n For the love of all that is holy, I am not taking you to McDonalds. It’s 2am! Logan: Mean.

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Y/n: Dumbest scar stories, go! Oscar: I burned my tongue once drinking tea. Charles: I dropped a hair dryer on my leg once and burned it. Logan: I have a piece of graphite in my leg for accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil in the first grade. Arthur: I was taking a cup of noodles out of the microwave and spilled it on my hand and I got a really bad burn. Max: Max: I have emotional scars.

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When Max and Charles got spam called by Y/n and the group after their party:

Max: I CAN'T DO IT! Charles, laughing: I CAN'T EITHER! Max: I CANT FUCKING DO IT ANYMORE Lando: WELL I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU CAN EITHER GIVE UP NOW, OR YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, AND WE KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT US. Max: Max: I appreciate it, Max: BUT LOOK WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH- Charles: Max- Max: YOU GOTTA DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE! Lando: Max we gotta- Max: YOU GOTTA DRAW A FUCKING LINE IN THE SAND. YOU GOTTA MAKE A STATEMENT. Max: YOU GOTTA LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF AND SAY 'What am I willing to put up with today?' Max, motioning to Y/n, Oscar, Arthur and Logan: NOT FUCKING THIS

#f1 x y/n #f1 x you #f1 x reader #f1 imagine #f1 incorrect quotes #max verstappen x reader #max verstappen #charles leclerc x reader #charles leclerc #oscar piastri x reader #oscar piastri #logan sargeant x reader #logan sargeant #lando norris x reader #lando norris #arthur leclerc x reader #arthur leclerc

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sindri42 · 1 year

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What is capitalism if private ownership and monopolization are out

This is about the insulin thing, right? Let me walk you through the steps.

The current situation is, there are three big corporations making insulin. They make it for super cheap, like $2 a dose or something including packaging and distribution and all that jazz, but they know that people need this stuff in order to not die, so there's no reason to restrain themselves as far as pricing goes. So they sell the stuff for like $500 a vial, earning a tidy 25,000% profit, because what are customers gonna do, not buy it?

In a capitalist system, this is a huge opportunity for anybody with a few thousand in seed money and a smidge of ambition. The process of making insulin is hardly a secret. I might not have the economy of scale going and I need a big up-front investment for equipment, but even if it costs me five times as much per dose to produce the stuff, that's still less than 2% of the current market price. So I start making and distributing the stuff for $10 a vial, and selling it for $400, and all the customers see that they can get the same product for $100 less so they stop buying from those three big companies and start buying from my startup. Then a month later, somebody else comes along with the same idea but undercuts me, and I lose all my customers to sombody willing to sell the stuff for $350, but that's fine I just change all my labels to sell for $300 and they come rushing back, and I'm still making $290 pure profit on every vial. Fast forward a couple years, and the market price of insulin is like, $12 a vial tops, because if you try to get profit margins any bigger than that you're the most expensive option and nobody buys from you. There was never any altruism involved in that process, no magic, no glorious savior who figured out a way to impose their will upon the world in order to save lives, just ordinary greedy humans fighting each other to make more money for themselves, but the end result is that the people who need this stuff to survive get it for a tiny fraction of what they used to be paying.

In the system that we're actually using, the three big corporations go to the government with three big suitcases full of cash, and the government passes a law that says anybody who tries to make insulin who isn't one of the three big corporations goes directly to prison forever. All the competition vanishes, and without the risk of somebody selling the same product for less they're able to keep raising the price as much as they want. I mean, if you get up to the point where the majority of your customers literally can't buy it anymore and they die then you have fewer customers, so going up into the millions per vial would be counterproductive, but as long as the majority of people who need insulin can just barely scrape together enough, you maximize your profits. And all it costs is widespread human suffering and a few surprisingly affordable bribes.

And then here's the really funny part: the corporations that benefit most from government interference in the market? They're the ones that fund all the media that convinces kids that the solution to all their problems is to give the government even more control over every aspect of life. They're the ones who pushed the narrative that 'libertarian' is synonymous with 'pedophile'. They're the ones who bury stories about corrupt politicians so you never question how a congressman can have a salary under $200,000 a year, go into the position with a net worth of a million dollars, and come out eight years later as a billionaire. Almost every "anti-capitalist" movement out there, if you follow the chain of evidence back, is funded directly by the corporations it claims to oppose, because shifting the balance of power further away from the individual and more toward the State means more profit for the people who are in a position to manipulate the state.

Now, this isn't to say that a free market is without problems. If there was zero regulation of the production of insulin, then a particularly unethical person could undercut the legitimate sources by making a loose approximation of the product people need for much cheaper by using dangerous or ineffective methods, and then sell it at prices that legitimate manufacturers can't compete with because the purchase price is lower than the manufacturing price. Which means that when you buy insulin, you would need to do your own research into who's got a reputation for quality, and there would be people who straight up die because they decided to go for the $4-6 "insulin" instead of the $12-15 insulin. But I'm pretty sure that would still be better than the only option being $500.

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ashknife · 1 year

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I see posts every now and then talking about how library books and electronic resources are free, so get a card and start using them.

Well, no. They aren't free. You've been paying for them, albeit indirectly.

I've been working in an academic library since 2002, first as a student assistant, then since 2006 as a full-time paraprofessional. I work in serials and handle tasks like managing proxy servers and developing web pages so people can get to our electronic resources. In May 2024, a little over a year from now, I will be receiving a Master of Science in Information Science, which will let me bear the title of librarian. I've seen a lot of price tags not thrown out to the public eye.

Services like Kanopy, Libby, and Flipster are great in that they deliver a ton of content to library patrons so long as they have a library card or other official means of identifying themselves as a patron of the subscribing library. For many public libraries, that would be the library card. For a lot of academic libraries, it is usually tied to a school email or a student ID number. However, they are subscriptions. They cost the subscribing library a lot of money. For my library, which serves a population of a couple thousand students, staff, and faculty, these services would cost us $20k-$40k per year each. For larger libraries and consortiums, the cost is even greater. The state of Texas has a statewide library collective that provides a suite of research databases. Each member library chips in a small amount. Taken all together, the suite costs tens of millions of dollars per year.

These subscriptions are a steal, but they are not free. A great deal you can't afford is still something you can't buy. Not every library can afford Kanopy. My library cannot. The public library down the street from me cannot. The larger libraries a few counties over can. Public libraries receive money from the local and state governments, and those funds are supplied from property, income, and sales taxes. Public academic libraries receive state funding and money from tuition and fees; private academic libraries receive money from tuition and fees. The larger the school, or the larger the city, the larger the budget.

In a time when budgets are shrinking and prices are going up, the money you and your peers indirectly supply to your library may someday not be enough, and those services you enjoy can go away. Do you like Kanopy? Use it. Do you like Flipster? Use it. Do you like your JSTOR or EBSCO access? Use them. When libraries have to make cuts, they prioritize things that are not used to cut first. It's great that these things are provided to you with no upfront fee, but you are still paying for them. Use what you're paying for so that libraries know what is worth keeping. Not only that, advocate to your city and state representatives to adequately fund these institutions.

#librarian discourse

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ezekielbhandarivalleros · 2 months

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The Meeting

Paring: Jake Tweneboah (Open Heart) and Ade Augustine (Bloodbound) - Friendship Pairing

Summary: Jake and Ade have been online friends for a while now. Ade plans on day to come visit Jake in Toronto

Rating: - General

Collab Fic with @aesthetic-aag

It’s a really special day for two best friends Ade and Jake. They are meeting for the first time since they met online a few years ago and will really help cement this friendship in stone. Here is the story of how it happened. It all starts at Budapest Park in Toronto

Ade's POV

If I had a dollar for arriving at places early, it would probably be in thousands. Seriously. Some people consider it a good thing but to me, it isn't. My anxiety keeps me occupied especially during these situations. It goes off the charts. Even though I know I can do it, I still doubt myself. Today has to be a good and memorable one. Because I'm meeting my long time online bestie Jake in Toronto. Yes, I'm flying from Muscat. And, by flying I meant I already did. I'm at the airport with my luggage looking at the exit gate. Me and Jake have been besties for years. We always talked about how we're gonna meet one day in real life and give each other the biggest of the biggest hug.

I'm so grateful to have met him and I know that so is he. But, my anxiety has other plans today. Even though, I'm excited and want to run out of the gate as if my life depends on it. I'm still hesitant. What if I screw up? What if I do something that ends up embarrassing me and him? Or only me? What if he thinks that I'm nothing but a stupid person? He is well aware about my mental health issues and is very understanding. I drink water, count till 10 in my mind, close my eyes and take deep breath. I open them. Now, I feel better and prepared. I walk towards the gate as I take a deep breath. Well, here goes nothing.

Jake's POV

The day is finally here, the person who I call my best friend is finally coming to see me in person right here in Toronto. I’m shaking and excited at the same time. What if she doesn’t like what she sees, what if I say something and it ends up costing our long-time friendship.

She’s a girl after all and females can be really harsh critics. I look at myself through my phone’s camera. Nothing is wrong with my hair and outfit. I shouldn’t worry about it too much, she basically almost knows everything about me. I take a couple deep breaths to calm my mind down. I’m not afraid of meeting people but why does meeting someone I've known for a years at this point now that it feels like a challenge.

I walk over to the trash and throw away the pair of empty lensed glasses. I've heard people say that glasses make you look smart and respectable but I don’t need to lie for someone to like me. They should like me for who I am. I look at the time for the last time on my phone and start walking towards the gates of the park we planned to meet up at. Well, here goes nothing.

In the distance I see her. I wave my arms to signal her to me. She doesn't see me and starts heading to a gruff looking man sitting on a bench. Just by looking at the man sitting it felt as if he'd beat anyone up if they looked at him slightly in a way he didn't like. I guess I should have told her how to find me. I quickly rush to her side to pull her away but in a way where she doesn't intermediatly see me and prop my hands over her eyes. I see a smile forming on Ade's face as she spins around to hug me. Even though we already know each other I introduce myself to her as if we are meeting for the first time. "Hello My name is Jake, what's yours" I say this with a smile plastered on my face.

Ade's POV

I hug Jake tightly. “Hello. I'm Ade. I'm so glad to finally meet you, Bestie. How are you?” He smiles. “I'm great. I'm really happy that we finally met.” “I told you we would meet one day in real life.” He nods. We walk and sit on the bench and exchange gifts. I couldn't stop smiling. After all these years, we're here. We finally met. And, he's such an amazing person. We talk about a lot of things. He asks me about my flight and I tell him that I came here straight from the airport, which earns me a surprised look from him. I ask him about Jackie and he tells me that she's well. Then, I tell him that I'm kidding. He laughed. We get so busy that time literally flies. We don't even realize that it's almost night.

Jake's POV

I called an Uber which I paid for straight to my apartment. As we arrived my cat Charlotte, a grey British-shorthair greeted us at the door. “Welcome to my home, please make yourself at home” I say. Ade heads to the sofa but not before going the dining room to place down the gifts she had brought me to then make herself comfortable. “Where’s Jackie, I’d like to meet her?” Ade asks me. “I’m sorry she isn’t here at the moment, she left to visit her family for a month” A frown starts to form on Ade’s facebut it quickly changes when Charlotte comes next to her asking to be picked up and cuddled. “It looks like Char really wants some attention, I’ll go make us cups of hot chocolate while you keep her company” I say as I head into the kitchen grabbing two cups. I pick out a SpongeBob themed cup one of my favorites for Ade while I choose a plain colored cup for myself.

Charlotte and Ade immediately start bonding as I can hear purring coming from the living room. Charlotte has seen Ade before from the pictures she’s seen her send me. The hot chocolate is ready and I offer her Ade the cup. Charlotte sees what’s going on and noticing Ade's hands move away from her and jumps away from Ade’s lap to lay in her cat bed. I guess she’s giving us two some space for chat and catch up. We talk about the many recent things that have happened in our lives and the books we’ve been reading. We get so busy that time literally flies. I excuse myself and head to the guest bedroom that we have if any of my or Jackie’s parents or siblings are in town and come to visit and set it up for Ade. I’m very excited that one of my besties is here. Next time it’ll be her turn to accommodate me. For now it’s time for me to enjoy our time together.

The day has come to an end as these two best friends will cherish these next coming days as the best days of their lives.

Ade's POV

It's been a few minutes since Jake left the room. And, by now me and Charlotte are inseparable. I take a toy ball and throw it and she brings it back to me. We keep playing like this and she's enjoying it from what I can tell. Jake served me Hot Chocolate and it's really good. I finished it on minutes after he left. I see Charlotte yawn and then go back to her cat bed and falls asleep. Looking at her, I yawn too. I'm still exhausted from my flight and I look forward to bed already. Jake comes back in the room and looks at Charlotte and then at me. “The bed is ready. Feel free to stay here as long you like.”, he says as he sits beside me. “Thank you bestie.” He smiles and looks at the empty cup and then asks, “Did you like it?” He looks kinda nervous. “I loved it. It was really tasty. Thank you.”

He smiles again and says, “Don't thank me. I'm just very glad that you're here. Finally, in person.” “I know. I can't still believe it, but I'm so grateful.” I say “Me too. You should go and rest. I'll see you tomorrow.” I nod to him and walk to the door. I stop and turn back. Jake gets up from the couch and I run back to him and hug him. For a moment, he surprised but then he hugs me back. “Thank you Bestie. I'm so glad that we finally met.”, I say. “No problem at all, bestie. And thank you too.” We hug for a moment before saying our goodbyes. Then we go into our rooms.

Tomorrow is another amazing day and I can't wait for it. Another day that I get to spend with my bestie and my new friend Charlotte.

The End.

#playchoices #choices #bloodbound #open heart #jake tweneboah

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kteezy997 · 7 months

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6 Months- Part Three//t.c.

Warnings: just cursing, I think?

Another long one! Read this with your morning coffee😉

Cameron had a heyday spending Timothee's Hollywood actor money. Her books always sold really well, so she herself wasn't poor, but she still stuck to shopping mostly at Target or Old Navy because they had comfy and affordable clothes. She never splurged on luxury items. She had never touched anything like Cartier or Chanel. But Timothee was stupid rich. She had no qualms about spending his money. He had trapped her in this situation, after all, so she may as well get something out of him.

Timothee took her outside of the L.A. area to avoid paparazzi and other people that may quickly recognize him. He picked out a few staple jewelry pieces that costed thousands of dollars. She agreed to them, damn him for having great taste, she thought.

He accompanied her as she browsed and tried on clothes. He insisted on bringing a couple of bodyguards with them, even though she knew she couldn't outrun Timothee himself with his giraffe like legs.

They passed a lingerie store and Timothee stopped, nodding to Cameron and then the store next to them. He wiggled his eyebrows at her playfully.

"Is this your idea of flirting, Mr. Chalamet?" she asked, clicking her tongue.

He shrugged, "I'm just saying, you might find something in there that you really like." he put his hands in his pockets, taking a few steps forward, nonchalantly.

Cameron sighed, "Well it couldn't hurt to look...or maybe even try on some things. It's your money, Chalamet." She then strutted into the store, Timothee and the two guards following behind.

She tried on a black lingerie set, complete with matching sheer knee high stockings. It was so provocative and of course revealing. It was a big leap from her usual cotton Calvin Klein underwear. She'd never worn anything like this. She didn't even recognize herself in it. But it was nice to indulge a little bit. She smiled at herself in the mirror, truly liking what she saw in the reflection.

Cameron was startled as the curtain of the dressing room was thrust open. She gasped, instinctively covering her body as much as she could. In came the curly headed tall man that was overwhelmingly obsessed with her. "What the hell are doing?!"

"You were taking forever! Sorry, I'm just impatient, I guess." His eyes wandered down her barely clad frame, and he smirked, "Or maybe I just wanted to get a peak at what you're trying on."

"You're a real pervert, you know that?"

He chuckled, "A little bit, maybe."

Cameron rolled her eyes, "Okay, you've had your fun, now get the fuck out!" she pushed him toward the curtain.

Timothee took a hold of her wrists, pulling her in, ""Or what?" His green eyes narrowed at her, challenging her.

"Or this will be the first and only time you will see me in panties." she glared back at him.

He chuckled again and surprised her with a swift tug on her hair, "Cam, my sweet, I'll never hurt you, but I'll let you know that I can be a little rough. Don't test me too much." He then let her go, and made his way to the curtain. "You look fucking amazing, by the way. You should get that one."

"i don't take orders from you." she said cheekily.

"It wasn't an order. It's up to you. Is it always a knife fight every time you open your mouth?" he asked, shaking his head, looking at her.

Cameron shrugged, "Guess you'll see."

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The guards had their arms full as they carried Cameron's new wardrobe into Timothee's house.

Timothee and Cameron walked inside together. "So, I have a dinner thing for work tonight. So it'll just be you and a few of the staff. The chef can make you whatever you like for dinner, and maybe you can take the opportunity to explore the house a little."

"I have all these new clothes and jewelry to wear and I can't go out with you tonight?" she teased, "What's the point of having me as a prize if you won't take me out and show me off?" Now she was having a little fun with him.

Timothee laughed, "No, you're not coming with me. Maybe soon, you can come out with me. Just not yet."

.......

He was gone for the evening and Cameron was left in the vast mansion, and not allowed out. She decided that she would indeed explore the place. She might as well since she would probably be living there for some time.

As she walked the halls, discovering a theater, a gaming room, and even an indoor pool and spa area, she couldn't help but start to really miss her family, and perhaps more so, her best friend, Nova. She was a party girl with a heart of gold, loyal as hell to the ones she loved. Nova was a spirited woman, always down for a good time, but even more, she was there for Cameron through everything, and vice versa.

After dinner, Cameron asked the sweet Mrs. Davis for a pen and notepad. If she couldn't have her laptop, she would write the old-fashioned way. She scribbled out some of her thoughts, realizing she hadn’t actually written about her life in years. This was a hell of a turn of events to restart journaling about.

She later watched some mindless television, and she made a mental note to make Timothee give her back her cellphone. She had to let her loved ones know that she was okay. Something more that some words typed out on a screen.

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The next morning when she woke, there was a faint smell of alcohol in the air, and she felt something applying light pressure to her hip. She looked down and her eyes were met with a messy bed of mocha curls. Timothee slept soundly, his body sprawling down the length of the bed. His rested on her, but just barely. He was still wearing the clothes he left in last night.

"Timothee?" she said. But he didn't stir. She put her hand on his shoulder, shaking him and saying his name again, louder this time, "Timothee?!"

"Mm." he mumbled, coming out of his slumber. "Fuck." he raised up, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean- I just wanted to check on you just to make sure you were okay, I shouldn't have. I was a little drunk, and really tired, I must have passed out in here." He got up off the bed, "I'm sorry Cameron. I'll leave you now."

"Timothee, it's okay. It's just...I'm not your property. You don’t have to check on me.”

"I know. I'll back off, I swear." he cleared his throat to rid himself of his groggy sleepy voice.

But Cameron kind of liked the way he sounded, it was sexy. She pushed that thought out of her mind, remembering what she wanted to say to him. "I want my phone and laptop back, now. Or you'll be seriously hurting, Chalamet. I know where you sleep."

"Okay, sure. You should call your mother. It would be good for someone in your family to hear your voice."

She thought it would be harder to get him to agree. "Alright. Um, can you go so I can get dressed now?"

"Yeah-yeah, I'm sorry again."

Once he left her room, she went to have breakfast, but he wasn't there. She ate alone. She found herself...missing him? What the hell was happening?

"Mrs. Davis," Cameron approached the older woman, "where is Timothee?"

"Oh, I think he's at the pool, dear, the indoor one." she answered kindly, then returned to her cleaning of the breakfast table.

Of course he has more than one pool, she thought. "Thank you. The food was delicious by the way."

Cameron used her memory to navigate her way through the mansion and found the spa area. She looked in, seeing Timothee sitting by the pool.

"Hey." she said, walking in.

Timothee looked up, pushing his hair away from his eyes, "Oh hey."

"What are we doing today?" Cameron asked, sitting down, looking at the water.

"Are we friends now?" he asked, a soft smile on his lips.

She looked at him, "What would you call us, Chalamet?"

Timothee huffed softly, "I don't know, Cam. I think I'm really fucking up my chances with you. I thought I'd be better than this. I want you to come to me, but I'm coming on too strong. I know I am."

"Ya know, I really haven't taken into account how broken you seem to be. I've been concerned for myself; I haven't thought about what you've gone through."

"Cam," he said, but she sighed. That name. “I'm sorry, I know you don't like being called that. It just slips out."

"It's okay." she smiled, "It's kinda growing on me a bit. As you were saying?"

"You don't owe me any empathy. I just wanna know you, that's all."

"Well, maybe you could ask me something about myself." she said with a giggle.

"Okay, um I noticed in your last book that you dedicated it to your grandmother. What's your relationship like with her?"

" Oh, well, she passed away recently." her voice took a on a melancholic tone.

"Shit, I'm sorry, I know that's hard. Were you really close with her?"

"Yeah, she was like a second mother. She taught me a lot of things. She introduced me to so many classic novels. She's the reason I started writing. She was an amazing woman."

"Sounds like it. Were you able to keep anything of hers, to remember her by?"

Cameron sighed, "She promised me this beautiful gold necklace she got from her mother as a wedding gift. It has a diamond pendant. It's stunning, but I don't really care about whatever value it has. I wanted it because it was hers, ya know? But my aunt Susan, her daughter, turned into a royal bitch after she died, and wouldn't let me have anything, much less the necklace."

"Shit, that sucks. Family really doesn't mean anything sometimes."

“Yeah, they can be as shitty as a stranger when greed takes over.”

They sat there together for a little while, both putting their feet in the water. The silence felt relaxing and comfortable for them both. Cameron looked over at Timothee, really looking at him. Before this, she had seen him in movies and like many people, young women in particular, she thought he was kind of cute. But now, here before her eyes, he was even more gorgeous. She took notice of each freckle on his face, the God damn jawline that could cut glass, and the curls,: she found herself wanting to run her fingers through his hair.

“So, I wanna ask you about your writing. Do you write from personal experiences? Was your grandma's passing the reason your book had such a sadness to it? Sorry if I'm interrogating you, I just think your work is fascinating.” Timothée looked at her with pure curiosity and admiration.

“We’ll kinda, I guess." she took a moment to collect her thoughts because she was caught off guard as she had been daydreaming before he spoke, "It's hard to express something creatively that you're not necessarily feeling on a personal level. And I like to write about things that I want to experience. But, most of the time, I feel like it’s just me stringing a bunch of interesting or fun words together to make sentences." she laughed, "You can really use a pen to write or a keyboard to type out the things you can never say with your mouth.”

“What’s your favorite thing to write about?” Timothée smiled and kicked his feet, lightly splashing the water.

Cameron took a breath, “Sex.” she said in a matter of fact tone, making them both laugh. “But really, I’d say romance. I love intimate moments between humans. Life can be such a mundane day to day experience with work and all the hustle and bustle, and we forget that we’re really on this earth to bond with each other.”

“You really do speak like a writer. I feel like I'm getting smarter just listening to you.” Timothee grinned.

“Hmm, you’re sweet. But you're very well spoken too. I've seen you in interviews before, you're actually invested in the films and the characters you play, it shows."

"Oh, so you know who I am?" he leaned back some, holding himself up with his hands on the floor beside him.

"I wasn't trying to stroke your ego, Chalamet." she giggled.

He chuckled, "Too late. I can't believe that the great Cameron Reese knows who the hell I am."

"A lot of people know you." she pointed out, trying not to get lost in his flirty gaze.

He leaned forward, speaking a little bit lower, "I don't care about other people."

"You make it easy to wanna be near you, Timothée, I hate to admit it.” she said, shaking her head at him.

Timothée grinned as he heard her say that. It felt like a small victory.

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trickstarbrave · 4 months

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conservatives are STILL pushing the "well if you dont like living in [x] place then LEAVE! its super easy to move all you need is a JOB and to SAVE MONEY. cancel your subscriptions and actually SAVE MONEY"

it actually isnt fucking easy to just up and move anymore. i would know. i recently moved across the country. i was lucky to have a remote job that let me move. most other people dont have that luxury where a job refuses to operate in the state they want to move to or they insist on being a fucking "hybrid model" (meaning you are basically remote but they want to have you on standby to come into the office for any god forsaken reason they make up on the fly, even if they never call you in you deciding to not be within a certain limit of the office means you are no longer fulfilling your job requirements and they can fire you)

"oh well just get a job at the new place!! many companies will pay for you to move!!!" in what fucking world is this still the norm. really. my wife worked for a very nice hospital and spent MONTHS up to our move looking for new jobs in our new location. none of them would even consider an interview until he was in the state. NONE. none of them wanted to bother as they were either not rly looking for someone to fill that position that seriously, or could ask someone that was there right now for an in person interview and to start right away. even the couple of months leading up to it none of them really bothered because GETTING A JOB IS ANNOYING HARD RIGHT NOW. have you tried looking for a job lately? you will apply to hundreds and get maybe 1-4 fucking interviews only for them to tell you they don't want you. if you are nice enough to get a rejection email in the first place.

"well then save up money and move and look for a job then!" MANY APARTMENTS WILL NOT LET YOU SIGN A LEASE UNTIL YOU CAN PROVE YOU HAVE AN INCOME. period. they will not let you. it doesn't matter if you have fucking 20k saved up. they dont know and dont care. what they want is proof that you have a job nearby, will keep this job, and be making a certain amount of money per month so they can ensure you can pay rent on time. and they wanna KNOW. it used to be many places just ask for credit score and shit because making enough to pay rent was the norm and assumed you wouldn't live in a place if you couldnt pay rent. but now they make sure you are making 3 times the fucking rent because oh yeah the economy is shit right now. its expensive to fucking evict people too and a massive legal hassle and during the lockdown there was a pause on evictions and landlords not getting fucking paid so they have made it everyone else's problem

so no. you cannot save up money to get an apartment and just look for a job then. i know that is how it was 10-20 years ago. it would make sense that it would continue to be the case. but its not anymore because we live in hell. you need to have a job before you can rent a place. you can't get a job UNTIL you are renting a place either. meaning you have to find someone else in the area you want to move to to bum off of for potentially several months, AND you have to save up the money to actually do so. it can be cheap if you just wanna get a greyhound and have no pets and have only like a suitcase for your belongings. or it can be as expensive as several thousand to ship it. or you can spend, depending on distance, a good several hundred dollars to rent and drive a uhaul across several states or potentially the country, staying in hotels when you can or sleeping in the truck or something depending on weather (miserable). "just sell all your belongings" isn't really a good, sensible solution because god fucking dammit some people own clothes and mementos or have pets or computers. some people dont wanna just sit in an apartment with no furniture for months, potentially years on end while they save up to have a fucking chair and mattress (because FURNITURE ALSO COSTS MONEY TO REPLACE!!!!!!!)

you do not have someone to move in with in the new location? too bad. you arent moving there. you have to wait and get lucky that the opportunity presents itself another way while you try to save money (AND SAVING MONEY SUCKS BC THE PRICE OF FOOD AND RENT IS OUTRAGEROUS) or you move there anyways and decide to be homeless.

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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser distributed thousands of dollars to low-income moms with no strings attached as part of an "equitable economic recovery strategy" to offset the costs of childcare. In at least one case, the taxpayer dollars were used to fund a lavish trip to Miami.

The direct cash payments were part of a pilot program to determine whether the flush of cash could demonstrate "economic improvements among participants." "Additional cash has allowed women to achieve further financial stability, financial security, food security, and health insurance coverage," Bowser's office had claimed.

But an economic policy expert told Fox News Digital the policies were a misdirection of funds that should otherwise be used for public safety and education.

All 132 mothers who participated in the program were able to choose whether to receive monthly payments of $900 or to get $10,800 in a lump sum, which was "a unique feature of D.C.’s pilot," according to The Washington Post.

"Quite often these handouts actually trap people in a cycle of poverty," Joel Griffith, an economic research fellow at The Heritage Foundation, told Fox News Digital. "This is not helping people build long-term wealth and to have long-term economic prosperity."

One recipient – Canethia Miller – told The Post that she took the money and spent most of it on a lavish trip to Miami.

"Some of it I just left alone. The other side is, I wanted to blow it. I wanted to have fun," Miller said. "[My kids] got to experience something I would never have been able to do if I didn’t have that money."

Miller blew it on a "five-day, $6,000 trip to Miami," which included "a boat tour [that] exposed them to million-dollar homes and luxury yachts."

"In what she called a rare moment of self-indulgence, Miller spent $180 ahead of the vacation to get her own hair and nails done," The Post reported. She also took her kids shopping and got them new outfits and toys for the trip.

Griffith said that the D.C. mayor would have been better off spending money on reducing crime.

"Spending money on what effectively is a lotto for city residents is the wrong thing to be doing. I think what parents want, whether single moms, single dads or married couples, is a safe city," he added. "What the mayor could do is take these resources that they're going to be distributing randomly to single moms. And you could hire, by my calculations, 25 full-time police officers. That would go a long way in some of these neighborhoods where you can't even walk safely at night."

In January 2022, Democratic Mayor Bowser allocated $1.5 million to a direct cash transfer pilot program called "Strong Families, Strong Future DC" that was intended "to support maternal health and advance economic mobility."

"This program is about supporting new and expectant moms with cash so that they can have the autonomy and flexibility to make the best choices for them and their baby," Bowser said.

The Strong Families, Strong Future DC pilot was at "the heart of our equitable economic recovery strategy," Bowser added.

But some of the issues arose when the mothers were uncertain about how to spend the cash.

Building generational wealth generally requires a solid educational background, which in D.C. is lackluster, Griffith said.

"[As a resident of D.C.], you're likely to graduate with a subpar education. And we're talking about sometimes an inability to do basic math and basic reading comprehension. And those are the core skills that in a work ethic that allow people to succeed in this country, even if they don't come from a wealthy family," he added.

Miller seemed to share a similar sentiment when she told The Post, "A lot of communities in my area don’t know the financial gain of credit, saving for your kids; that’s why we’re broke, that’s why we don’t have nothing to pass down or no house to give down. I’m trying to get to the level where I’m passing something down that really matters, so I can be set and my kids can be set, and they don’t need to push so hard like I’m doing now."

Altogether, Miller saved $50 from the program.

"She opened up a savings account, aiming to keep at least $50 in it. She used the remaining $4,000 or so from the pilot in a matter of months, mostly on bills and a used car," The Washington Post reported.

#nunyas news

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madamspeaker · 4 months

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There is a certain hit dog/hollering predictability when it comes to Nancy Pelosi saying something and how the far-left react to it. Firstly it is important to make clear that during her CNN interview on Sunday she said "some" pro-ceasefire groups should have their funding investigated. Some, not all. Of course that distinction immediately got lost in the hoopla of faux outrage that followed from some quarters of the internet. She also said that there are large numbers of people out there who are sincere in their concern and their protests. You wouldn't know this though from the storm that followed.

Let's be clear, only a naive person would believe that there aren't some nefarious outside parties using the current situation in the Middle East as a wedge among Democrats. It's a pattern that we have seen before - notably in 2016 and again in 2020. It makes perfect sense to assume that it will happen again in 2024, and indeed is already happening. If it hadn't been the issue of the Middle East, then it would have no doubt been something else.

Israel/Palestine isn't a new conflict, in fact it is very old indeed - but the sheer number of new groups popping up in the last new months should raise red flags as to what their exact concerns are. Another red flag is that only Democrats are targetted. Now you might counter that a Democrat is President, but given the GOP control the House (and in turn the money), and that Israel is one the very few issues that most Democrats and Republicans agree on, you would assume that the GOP should be getting some of the flak from protest groups too. I have yet to see one GOP member get yelled at or protested on the issue of Gaza. Speaker Mike Johnson appears to be sailing through life without so much as a whimper in his direction from the ceasefire contingent. Trump sure as hell is. I have yet to see one person ask him to call for a ceasefire, and he a) besties with Netanyahu, and b) running for the job that so many of the protestors say they don't want Biden to have anymore because of the current situation. Red flag number three is that some of these groups have infiltrated Dem fundraiser events. Those events aren't cheap to attend. A seat at a dinner, like the one that Nancy attended on Saturday in Seattle, and that she was interupted repeatedly at, is at least a couple of grand per person. How many protest groups do you know that have that kind of income to hand to just use on stunts like the one at the weekend?

The thing is, much like Cassandra of Greek myth, and indeed Hillary Clinton of modern times, Nancy Pelosi knows what she is talking about but frequently pisses off people who don't like to hear what she has to say. She has been around long enough to know that causes get corrupted, used, taken over by forces that couldn't give a fuck about the issue, but instead seek to create chaos and division. She has seen it for 17 years on her own door step in the form of Code Pink - a supposedly anti-war group that is actually funded by the CCP, and who among other things take the view that the Uygurs are absolutely fine in China, that the war in Ukraine would just end if the US and the rest of the West stopped giving them money and let Russia win, and that Iran should be allowed to build missiles because the US has them. Incidentally, Code Pink were the group in the clip that did the rounds yesterday. For the record, none of the women in that clip are Asian, it was from a couple of months ago (some brazenly claimed it was from this week), and Nancy was again hitting the nail on the head when she said they should go back to their headquaters in China - because, as verified by the New York Times, that is indeed where their money is coming from - the CCP. If China can so easily fund a group in the US like Code Pink, then it stands to reason that other countries are doing the same. It makes perfect sense to question how some groups can afford to pull off stunts costing several thousand dollars. Where is the money coming from? Why are they only targeting Democrats? In a Presidential election year, in which the choices are a guy that Putin hates or a wannabe dictator who does his bidding, it's not unreasonable to ask the question as to how some protest groups can afford to do what they are doing. Asking that question doesn't undermine legitimate protests.

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so, you want to get rich quick?

to get rich quick anon, here’s some hypothetical strategies (I DO NOT ENDORSE WHAT I SAY BELOW). I’ll assume for the sake of this that you aren’t an artist or skinmaker, most of your FR friends are in the same class of “wealth” in dragon capitalism, and you likely have a couple thousand gems in your vault. (Also assuming normal non conquest push non NOTN profiteering hours). You unfortunately need to be rich first to get richer and also have very thick skin when it comes to haggling and various unethical things.

mildly unethical but not illegal: 1) scout out the sales/auctions threads, and underbid for dragons (low digits are a good place to start. see 7 digit dragons. better than g1s for ROI, but buyer’s market is kinda scuffed, this is a patience game) or find liquidating threads and pick up as many high value easy to liquidate things for as low as possible. buy them in bulk and people will be more likely to knock the price down.

2) sell sell sell. anything in your hoard or pair that isn’t being used and is easy to sell, get rid of it. hibden items are a hassle but some of the low tier unlock items can fetch quite the price. do your research and don’t waste time trying to sell every little thing, but have as much different stuff listed on the AH as possible. don’t overlist items, do corner the market on single piece apparel items that are a little fancy (find them on the MP during discount price)

illegal, try at your own risk: with multis: 1) get an earth multi for dom discount, convert your gems to treasure @1:1000, then buy a ton of gene scrolls to sell on the AH. DO RESEARCH FIRST ON WHAT THE BEST MARGINS ARE FOR FLIPPING. this is probably the single easiest way to make money on fr period.

2) use your dailies to gather for specific hibden items, don’t sell all at once because you’ll inflate the market and the price goes down, but trickle in a couple listings at a time.

3) buy multiple spare inventory crates and sell them later.

scams and frauds (please don’t do any of these i would be very sad):

1) get involved in dominance, trickle funds from battles or other organizations into your own coffers, or run events and hold onto a portion of the proceeds. fudge spreadsheets. it helps to be integrated into in flight events.

2) run scam raffles with middle-high ticket items, nothing super expensive, but decently interesting. (nothing over a couple kg for your grand prize as anything higher than that attracts more interest than you’d like.). make it legit, and you can have smaller prizes that you actually hand out, but the big ticket prize is never distributed. (multis will help increase legitimacy, just use common sense.)

3) literally just RMT if you have spare dollars to throw into the void. it helps to have “connections.”

4) reconsider your decisions. this is a game, and what you have will never be enough if you compare it to others.

FR is not a job, it is not an obligation, and “getting rich quick” will always come at the expense of others. you’re just as likely to be banned or found obnoxious for this kind of stuff.

tldr: crime pays but at what cost lol

#submission #long post #multi accounting #CRIME.

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diet-comet-soda · 2 months

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I sometimes think of a video I watched from a former cop, talking about the way even the “good” people going into the job are eventually conditioned to view human life as having weighted value, to view minorities and the unhoused and people suffering from addiction as being inherently worth less. To a degree, all civilians become lesser, their world becomes split into cops and non-cops, “sheep-dogs” and “sheep”. And then I look to what zionists say about Palestinians, a people undeniably undergoing—live on-camera—one of the most horrific occupations that a people can be put through. An entirely preventable genocide at the hands of the Israeli army funded by governments and the wealthy around the world. Thousands of people that seemingly have no qualms with what they're enabling, who don't see it as “that bad”.

And I think to myself, why was the human psyche even built to be capable of such dehumanization? What purpose can it possibly serve, when all my life I have only watched as it has wrought pain and destruction?

This isn't a new observation, but I guess it really is just a coping mechanism. It's a way to reserve our capacity to care and our energy to act, so we can focus it most on those who are dear to us or who are actually within our power to save. It is the same mechanism that causes proximity to often dictate our empathetic reaction stronger than logic, why we may risk our lives to save a stranger standing a few feet away from us in a fire, but may not donate a couple thousand dollars when asked to fund a stranger's life-saving surgery half a world away.

This prevents us from being exhausted by the world. It allows us to exist in the face of the sheer scale of human suffering, suffering that no individual could ever hope to stop or control on their own. From an evolutionary perspective, it is an instinct to protect our in-group from out-group members when resources are limited; if only some can survive, we want us and our loved ones to be the ones that do.

But we don't live in tiny little communities anymore. We're basically one global society now (or at least we have the potential to be). And our ability to produce the necessities of life has advanced to a point where it is almost completely feasible for every person to live a decent and well-provided-for life at no cost to another, if only we spread our wealth evenly and indiscriminately.

In this modern day world, this protective mechanism to dehumanize has molded into a dysfunction of the human condition. Now, the ability to separate and dissociate from other peoples has become the catalyst through which much of the death and destruction it blocks out is actually caused. What was once our shield against the cold unavoidable nature of often harsh reality, now is a sword that perpetuates its own necessity by creating that very “harsh reality” for which it is needed.

We can't purge this instinct from our minds entirely, it's simply not possible, it's built-in. And if you think you can, then you’re more than likely just ignorant to the ways you fall victim to it, which only makes you more susceptible. But the fact we can't totally overwrite it isn't an excuse to give into it either, to stop caring and choose to only ever fend for yourself.

Don't let it rule you. Don't let it make you forget what it means to be human.

Free Gaza. Free Palestine.

#acab #palestine #gaza #free palestine #free gaza #all eyes on rafah #save rafah #politics #giada says words

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guinea-piggies-wheekly · 2 years

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Thinking about possibly getting guinea pigs as a pet? Here are my 5 pros and cons of guinea pig ownership.

5 Pros of owning guinea pigs

1. They don't cost alot to purchase. Compared to a dog which may cost anywhere from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, guinea pigs are relatively inexpensive. You can usually buy them from $10-$50 each, depending on what breed you get. Some of the long haired breeds may cost more than standard guinea pigs.

2. They’re fairly inexpensive to feed as well. Their diet consists mostly of grass or hay. If you’re housing them outside grass is generally readily available but even if it's not or you plan on housing your piggies inside hay is quite affordable. You can generally buy a bag of hay from any pet supply shop for about $10, give or take. Depending on how many guinea pigs you own this can last you more than a week. Some stores will also sell bales of hay which generally work out more cost effective, providing you have the storage space. The rest of their diet consists of fresh fruits and vegetables and a good quality pellet. Which means way less wasted vegetable scraps and your piggies get some yummy food. Win-win.

3. They are kept in an enclosure and can be housed outdoors or indoors, making them a versatile pet for those who don't necessarily want animals inside the house or if you are renting and are only allowed outdoor animals. For those who want inside options there a plenty of cages and enclosures specifically designed for indoor use so you can keep your piggies close at hand. Some people even opt to have indoor and outdoor options to keep their guinea pigs amused and happy.

4. They are super cute! Unlike puppies and kittens which start off small and cuddly but may grow big and lose their appeal, guinea pigs start off small and cute and even when they're fully grown, they're still small and cute. Which leads to the 5th and final pro of pet guinea pigs;

5. They love a cuddle. Guinea pigs are social animals and love to bond with their human companions. Guinea pigs will happily sit on your lap or next to you on the couch for pats and cuddles for as long as you're willing to have them there. They might even purr if they are super relaxed and happy.

5 cons of owning guinea pigs

1. You can't have just one…is this really a con? If you think buying a guinea pig, putting it in a cage and feeding it will be sufficient you will be in for a shock. Guinea pigs are social animals so you need at least two for them to be happy. Personally, I would recommend a minimum of three so that if something happens to one you've never got a lonely guinea pig.

2. This brings me to the cost of housing. To have happy, healthy piggies the housing you provide needs to be big enough for them to scurry around and to have the space to provide plenty of hiding places and other amusement to keep them entertained. This can become costly, a lot more than you would expect for such a small animal. If you're housing them outside keep in mind their enclosure will need to be sheltered from rain and wind. Guinea pigs also don't do well in extreme weather so somewhere they can be out of extremely hot or extremely cold temperatures is a must.

3. Bedding can become a hassle if you're not prepared. There are many different types of bedding available from stores but they all have their advantages and disadvantages. They will eat hay, they also like to hide inside it. This means they can pee and poo In the hay which makes it smelly. You can get biodegradable bedding similar to kitty litter but I find this also becomes smelly after a couple of days once it gets wet. These types of bedding are fine if you are prepared to clean it every couple of days but you will be forever buying more and the cost will add up. Another alternative type of bedding is to use fleece blankets. This is soft for their feet, wicks away moisture so doesn't create a smell. These have a bit of an initial outlay but can be reused after a wash.

4. Another cost to consider is veterinary expenses. What kind of care does a guinea pig require? Generally, not alot but if they do it can become costly. Guinea pigs can sustain injury from things like hay poking their eye and causing inflammation, other piggies getting a bit rough or behaving aggressively, falls and more. But they're only small so surely they won't cost much? Because they're small they require an exotic animal vet which cost more and depending on what they're being treated for they can cost quite a lot.

5. Many people get guinea pigs as a pet for children or as a first pet. And while they do make great pets and children will absolutely adore them you really need to consider a few factors before committing. How old are your children? Are they old enough to actively help take care of them? Do they know how to behave around them so as not to constantly starle them? Remember guinea pigs are naturally skittish because they are a prey animal. Will your child know how and be able to hold and pet them in a safe way to ensure the guinea pig is not accidentally injured?

So now you've got some information to ponder. Hopefully this helps you make a decision.

#guinea pigs #guineapiglove #lovemypiggies #guineapigpets

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kevjrr · 1 year

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Not smutty, but Zlatan/Neymar would be such a cute domestic ship too. Neymar would steal all of Zlatan's clothes, especially jumpers and sweaters, because he adores drowning in overlarge clothes fr. Zlatan is never able to return the favour bc Ney's clothes are way too small for him. Zlatan always helps Ney get down stuff from the top shelf, and all defenders are too scared to tackle Ney during matches, lest they face his boyfriend's wrath! Zlatan is always randomly picking up Neymar too. Ugh height difference couples are so cute dammit 🥰🥰

When you give me such cute ideas I HAVE to write!!

1. Neymar wanders around his house aimlessly. He has nothing to do. He cannot even annoy his boyfriend, since he’s asleep.

He absentmindedly plays with his sweater paws and huffs before turning around only to bump into a wall. The wall being his boyfriend, Ney realized as he looked up at Zlatan’s tired face.

“Sorry.” He said sheepishly smiling up at him.

The taller man only murmurs incoherently in response. He then wraps his arms around the Brazilian, and pulls him into a hug, tucking his face into his neck.

Neymar smiles at the rare display of cuteness.

The older man murmurs something against his shoulder.

“Huh?”

He lifts his face up and repeats himself,“You’re wearing my sweater again.”

“They’re comfy.” Ney shrugs.

“And your thousand dollar costing ones aren’t?”

“Not as much as yours are” He replies, cheekily smiling at Zlatan who raises an eyebrow before sighing in resignation and tucking his face into his neck again.

They stay like this for a while, relishing each other’s warmth when Ney hears the other man mumble again. Except this time, he hears him loud and clear.

“Don’t stop.”

2. “Will you stop staring at that jar of nutella already? Do you think you’ll spontaneously develop telekinesis?” Kylian asks, smiling mockingly at his idiot of a best friend. His smile turns into a prideful one when Leo has to cough to cover up his laugh.

“Yeah, Ney, just staring at it won’t make it magically come to you now, would it?” The Argentine chips in.

Predicably, Neymar pouts childishly and points at the shelf as if it has personally wronged him -which in this case, isn’t too off the mark. “How is it my fault that my BOYFRIEND forgets he’s the only giant in this house?” He shouts the word ‘boyfriend’ loud enough that the other two men are sure Zlatan -who is upstairs- must have heard him.

True to their assumptions, the oldest’s heavy footsteps can be heard only a second later.

Zlatan nods at Kylian and Leo first then walks towards the Brazilian, “What is it?” He asks before kissing him at the top of his head.

Neymar merely points at the jar.

The taller man leans against Ney in order to reach it covering his entire body. Hiding a smile when he shudders.

He hands the jar to him, ��here you go, midget.”

“You-“ Neymar’s voice is drowned out by Kylian’s booming laughter and Leo’s quieter chuckle.

He wants to be mad, really he does, but the relief at seeing three of the most important people in his life getting along overwhelms everything else.

3. Player 1 - “You should have tackled Neymar you dumbass! What were you thinking? Now we’ll lose this-“

Player 2 - “I prefer losing, man. Did you forget that we’re playing Milan next week? Zlatan would break my leg if I even touch him!

Player 1 - “What are you talking ab-“

Player 3 *leaning in conspiratorially* - “He’s right! Remember that time when he threw Jeremy on the ground so hard he dislocated his shoulder? And when he smacked that referee’s head with the ball last month? I heard the poor guy got a concussion!

Player 4 *appearing out of thin air making the other three players jump one feet in the air* - “One time he even stepped on someone’s foot making them trip, fall in front of the cameras and spray champagne all over themself and their wife! It was fucking hilarious but I bet the guy had never felt so humiliated in his life.”

Player 2- “All these people had messed with Neymar one way or another! There’s no way they were all coincidences, man. Hundreds of people on Twitter saw this pattern too!

#leo and kylian make an appearance!!#neymar jr #let’s ignore how embarrassingly long this took me to write #zlatan ibrahimovic #football fic #I’ll write the last part too soon!!

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Youtube's insane war with Adblock

Anti Adblock has been the bane of any casual website viewing experience and any website I visits that had those banners is typically written off entirely, and now Youtube is one of them but they take it to a whole nother level. Apparently on the Ublock reddit. They have to routinely change up how they block the banner every couple of days and by extension, you will have to update your ublock every couple of days for it to work and may have to only use Ublock because it can conflict with other blockers.

How did we get here? Oh right, every multi million dollar corporation keeping the lights on with advertisements. Advertisements so bad the our governments actually consider it a good idea to have ad block on because advertisements are a hotbed for malware to speak nothing of deepfakes or outright scam ads that the FTC considers too small a problem to get rid of.

I mean ever since Ross from the game dungeon released his video where he said that Games as a Service are Scams I've been workshopping basically the same sentiment for advertisements.

Companies sell ad space with no expectation that customers will click on the ads, only that for all intents and purposes, they presented the ads to you and are thus owed money for providing that service.

Advertisers dump tens of thousands of dollars just so the advertisement can be clicked on with the possible chance of making a sale as that's the only way to actually get a return on the investment of the advertisement in the first place.

After all a really great product doesn't even need an advertising budget per se. Word of mouth is so powerful, hell, a 7-10 review of a product from a random youtuber generates more attention and sales than a million dollar super bowl advertisement. As long as you get the right Youtuber it's way more cost effective to not have traditional ad spaces.

Not that sponsors are free from guilt. Sponsors are often scams as well. There's been more than a couple sponsored products that were scams but unlike Youtube/Google which can sell ad space to con artists and never suffer an issue, one video from Scott Schafer can convince the youtube community to effectively deplatform a bad product or service.

I mean Raid Shadow Legends still falls through the cracks but it's better than nothing.

But I've been preparing for this, actually a few people have. Louis Rossman has been working on some Manhattan project called Grayjay that will bring multi platform streaming all under one app.

There are of course other streaming platforms with different, more affordable hosting methods as well as ways to monetize content that hopes to not make the same mistakes Youtube makes with budgeting.

There's my method which is downloading every video you think you'll ever want to watch more than once, putting it on a single hard drive and then using some server hosting service like Plex and you just stream your own content to yourself (which by the way is really affordable to do as long as you are okay with 1080p to 360p as higher resolutions on very long videos like streams will soak up a lot of space for what is just one video).

A third method is installing Linux on a machine and gain access to some linux exclusive apps like Freetube which removes the bad aspects of Youtube and only has the videos as well as sponsorblock with no ads to boot (you won't be able to block content though and there's no algorithm so you better know what you want to find because you are on your own for real).

The last method is Vanced. It was supposed to be dead but like a building that's closed 11 months in a year, it sprung to life one day and now lives although you will have to have a android device and learn the side loading method to get it really working.

I've been saying this about Youtube and Twitter X for awhile now but you really should consider a future where Youtube doesn't exist, companies are tightening their budgets across the board, once the advertising firm gets slashed basically everything dependent on it will evaporate. Not enough people will ever use Youtube Red to keep the lights on for Youtube as Youtube's budget is constantly scaling and impossible to price in.

The lost media Youtube will create when it shudders is beyond your comprehension.

#youtube #advertising #controversy #youtube video

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