#and then everything else is irrelevant

[thegroundsofbrooklyn]

les mis enjoyers i have a question okay

#i have a lot of opinions about this btw #namely that the ranking of which ones are the best goes: #1985 london cast recording #1991 paris cast recording #1980 recording (disco enjolras) #and then everything else is irrelevant #and it always catches me out when people quote things with different lyrics #like drink with me #because fr i'm exclusively used to the original english lyrics #les miserables

[kaionyx]

“are you mad at me?” “do you still like me?” “are you sure you’re not mad at me?”

Okay so are we gonna take this to the bedroom or should I fuck the sense and reassurance back into you right here?

#seriously though when you’re mine I own you. everything else is irrelevant. #ftm ns/fw #t4t ns/fw #ftm top #ftm dom #t4t dom #t4t top #t4t nsft #bd/sm nsft #bd/sm dom #ftm bd/sm #dom thoughts #dom posting #pleasure dom things #nsft dom #dog dom #pleasure dom #primal dom #bd/sm blog #sadist dom #feral dom #puppy dom #bd/sm sadist #sadist kink #bd/sm kink #t4t ftm #t4t breeding #ftm breeding #petpl@y #petpl4y

[suuho]

i don’t care what the most streamed song ever is i don’t care who sold the most albums i don’t care what the most viewed mv of all time is i don’t care about these inflated achievements i don’t care about the sales or the streams or the views all i care about is if i like it or not hope this helps

#everything else is irrelevant #kaz talks

[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

When discussing or analyzing Dazai, one thing I hope you will keep in mind when reading anything I write about him is that from my perspective, he is always, always both.

What do I mean by this? Well, I find there tends to be a general split among people who hold the opinion that "he's a manipulator and will always be manipulative" and "he's doing his best to be good and helpful and live up to Oda's last wishes for him", of which, neither is completely right - because he is both. But even among the people who hold to this dual-nature interpretation, I find that his individual actions and motivations still tend to be thought of in a dichotomous manner - is it manipulative, or genuine?

Again, I think it's always both.

Dazai has a very pragmatic view on a lot of things - he is always looking for the usefulness of things and people so that the situation turns out in his favour. He's incredibly adept at this, and his prediction and placement and careful reveals are all manipulation tactics to get his allies and enemies doing exactly what he needs them to. I don't think anyone can contest this since we see it over and over in the series.

But that's not all there is to it. He's not solely manipulative and he does, to some extent, sympathize with others - I think there are several instances of this in the series, but I want to stress that this has been apparent since Chapter 1!

For context, Dazai is recalling what Atsushi said to him a few minutes earlier, but it's very interesting that it should be this specific part of the conversation. He could've flashed back to the part where Atsushi said he had nowhere to go; no money, no food - he is about to trick him into joining, after all, and this is the key piece he uses to basically force Atsushi into the Agency. But instead it's Atsushi's self-deprecation that catches his attention, and it really does, because even during the conversation, he turns to look at him after he says this with an odd expression.

You could say that this makes Atsushi easier to manipulate, if that's your angle, but that can't be solely it, because in the later conversation with Hirotsu, we know Dazai was planning to bring Atsushi into the Agency and set him up as one half of the new Double Black the moment he met him. The panel shown there is the riverbank, set much earlier in the day than this scene. He was already planning to pair him with Akutagawa since he figured out he was the tiger, so what's with this reaction?

Well. Sometimes the simplest explanation is the best.

He manipulated Atsushi into joining with the intention of utilizing him in his future plans. He also helped him and gave him a place to belong, and importantly, he likes this kid! It's both.

I think much of it might be that his brain just kinda works way too fast - he's such a natural at crafting these elaborate plots and seeing how things connect and gathering useful people like resources that it's practically automatic - though this is not a great means when you're trying to be a kinder person. There's an omake, I believe, that has him saying "I like using my head for justice", i.e. using these underhanded means to act for the better. Not great, but those are the kind of gifts he has. He's way more suited to exploitation, but is choosing to use these tactics to save people now, which is quite reminiscent of what he tells Kyouka. Kyouka's talents lie in killing people - when what you're good at isn't who you want to be, what do you do? Well, I expect you use what you have, even if it's not ideal.

Now, about the current situation with Sigma - I think he definitely likes him, and is intrigued by him and his situation. We did get a little thought bubble where the guy amusedly compares him to Atsushi, and you can't tell me he doesn't care about Atsushi (listen to the onsen drama cd, or read 55 Minutes if you somehow don't believe me). But also, it's undeniable that Sigma is in a very vulnerable position of being homeless and having had no one be genuinely kind to him before. His trust is very easy to earn, and with the latest chapter, Dazai has now saved his life multiple times. There is, as always, a practical purpose he needs him for. And I have to be somewhat amused because Dazai is quite literally telling Sigma everything he ever wanted and needed to hear. It's a brilliant means of quickly endearing himself to Sigma - but I don't think that's all it is.

Look. The most honest moments we get in this series from Dazai are, interestingly for an expert manipulator, when people are at their most vulnerable. In spite of every pointlessly cruel act he inflicted on Akutagawa, his first meeting with him was open and transparent; much like the orphanage director, it seems he thought this treatment would make him strong and adaptable (he's wrong but that's not the point of this). He cuts Kyouka off in irritation and says "don't give me that" when she implies that she would fail the entrance exam. He tells Atsushi it's normal to cry after losing a father figure and to feel however you feel, even if that person caused you nothing but incredible pain and cannot be forgiven. He refuses to entertain Sigma's assumptions that Dazai sees himself as a superior being to him.

Selective honesty can also be utilized to great effect; Mori does this, and undoubtedly it serves this purpose for Dazai too. But I want to stress that I do sincerely believe this is all still honesty from him. Manipulation, or genuine?

Both. It's both.

#or to summarize: Dazai is a gemini (derogatory) #<- said as a fellow gemini (also derogatory) #the few exceptions to the always both rule are basically any of his interactions with odasaku #and the bit in sb where he tells chuuya about what activating corruption will entail #most everything else appears to have a dual reason. #to be clear: there's lots of ways to interpret dazai - but this is the approach i personally use in my analyses #so i'd love it if you guys would read my dazai analyses keeping this standpoint in mind :) #i think instead of debating 'is dazai bad' which is seriously kind of irrelevant to me #i'd love to talk a bit more about how dazai is actually quite helpful but also equally presumptuous about what will help people #we could also talk about the fine line between protectiveness and possessiveness with him too. #or about how drawn he is to kind people who value life likely because he's hoping to find answers or a vicarious experience #anything except the 'is he good or bad' debate. i don't like it. :/ #bsd #bsd meta #bsd analysis #bsd dazai #storyrambles #oof i never know how things like this are going to go over.

[pixlokita]

Spoilers-

I know the endings we’ve gotten so far from the dlc are depressing but I thought this was cute I refuse to believe the sad stuff is the real ending

OH AND

Babyyyyyyyy A BABY A BABAY !!!💖💖💖💖 aaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

#pix habla #fnaf #security breach #dlc ruin #spoilers #not me ignoring absolutely everything else and focusing on small happier things that are irrelevant

[herssian]

#art #xau #ffxiv #final fantasy xiv #illustration #fake screenshot #i forgot for an entire year that shadowbringers wasn't the actual point the plot fucked her over but that the end of arr did it first😋 #this game is fetch quests fetch quests fetch quests and then suddenly DEATH LOSS DESTRUCTION TRAGIC HERO oh a moogle! PAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #irrelevant but i just like to think back to how the ascians were the comical villains in arr and everything else had to step up to hurt you #lahabread walked so emet-selch can shoot a catboy

[u5an5]

I know ultimate sacrifice is dying in fight for what matters the most and in 100% cases it was reversed by kissing headcanon is strong, but what if your existence was erased from the universe and only I remember about you now instead, huh?

#the fact that 100% cases is a one game is irrelevant #so far rule was simple: hedgehog has to be kissed to be deadn't #sonic the hedgehog #sonic prime season 3 #shadow the hedgehog #i know that making potentialy at least several episodes if not a whole season without titular character is unlikely but what if? #it seems to be year of Shadow so its more likely than ever #sonadow #the “i heart you too”/“you must hate having to admit you need me” callback potential is too good #its not even as much about shipping as hoping for it to be meanigful in any way #i just want it to be more than everyone being sad and constantly saying how amazing he was and how they miss him #& brooding shadow grudgingly working with nine/anyone else because they forced him to and them winning because of power of friendship #and shoving a chaos emerald up sonics ass and everything going back to how it was #i want character development for shadow too damn it! #i want him to make some sort of a sacrifice too #i want him to fight for it. i want him to struggle without sonic. i want him to regret. i want him to go trough 5 stages of grief. #i! want! him! to! FEEL!!! #and what i DEFINITELY dont want is '06v2 #which potentialy can be the case but with “everything is back to normal as if it never happened but i remember Everything” instead #(hopefuly cause if theyre gonna retcon themseves again i swear im gonna give birth of cacti out of my ass) #sonic prime #sonic prime s3 #sth #in this concept sonic goes away somewhere in the first episode/somewhere early in s3 btw #and other ppl will remember sonic in some way at some point or at least help shadow cause lets be honest he needs all the help he can get #but make it gradual and more like a snyder sized movie than a tvshow

[stranger-rants]

…saw these tags on a post and my eyes went to hell:

You can’t just say ‘you lack media literacy’ and then drop legitimately harmful dogshit takes 😬

#the post is irrelevant #i found it while searching for dacre content #i could just be misreading b/c the following tag is ambiguous #but i’m not giving them the benefit of the doubt #given everything else lmao #immediate block #fandom wank

[fromtheseventhhell]

Stansas stalk you and are to cowards and weak to confront you

https://www.tumblr.com/littl3bird/716524376984518656/ecce-felix-exactly?source=share

This is genuinely so hilarious, I can't believe I already have my own fanclub 😭. You blocked me and took screenshots of my post cause you were too nervous to interact with me awwwww. I would love to know what you think a character being a "girlboss" means, cause right now the definition just sits at being a "key female character" @littl3bird .

I also love how they're proving my point! They're acting as though liking Sansa and other "feminine" female characters makes them more feminist than liking "girboss/NLOG" characters like Dany and Arya. Cause we all know being a feminist is about sorting women into (incorrect) categories and deciding which are the better examples of womanhood! Never mind that calling Arya and Dany characters who fulfill "masculine power fantasies" is, in fact, misogyny. Meanwhile, their support of those characters is shallow as hell and only done so they can use them as props. It's so hilarious that they clearly think of Arya and Dany are lesser female characters and that they're in the right for doing so. They can't even pretend to be fair or unbiased for two seconds. They literally have in their bio that they don't want you interacting with them if you think Arya and Dany could get along or like them more than Sansa!

They treat people liking both Dany and Arya as some misogynistic conspiracy against "feminine" female characters. I didn't even say anything about not liking Sansa in that post, or anywhere on my blog. I don't have any "anti Sansa" posts anywhere and all my issues are specifically with her toxic fans who act like this...yet I'm called a misogynist because I don't support the fanon version of Sansa they've made. Guess what? Disliking Sansa doesn't make someone a misogynist and acting as though she's the sole victim of misogyny in this fandom isn't going to make her more important in the story. If you really defended female characters from misogyny, then why is it that you're fine with Dany and Arya being put down to prop up Sansa? We all know the real answer even if they don't want to admit it 🤷🏾‍♀️. They couldn't care less about misogyny, it's just become a convenient tool to use to attack fans of female characters who aren't Sansa. Notice how they don't ever pull this same shit with fans of male characters?

#ask #anon #anti sansa stans #anti jonsa stans #they ship Jonsa and don't think Jon would like Dany everything they say is automatically irrelevant #I love when these dumbasses prove my point! #I said they treat liking Dany and Arya as a conspiracy and they ran to say that we only like them because they're /nlog/ I love it #oh they want Sansa to be more important and popular then she is so bad 😭 #they have to come up with all these excuses and everything else to hide the jealousy it's just sad #/people like them because they act like men/ and that's nowhere in Dany or Arya's writing but I guess it makes them feel better

[python333]

have you heard about mw3..? if so, thoughts?

i have. i have also heard theories and I Am Upset. so i will be ignoring any character deaths that are so-called "canon" and will instead continue being blissfully ignorant of all of it!!!

and yes i did see a trailer for it, yes i did squeal like a stereotypical fangirl, yes i did immediately start daydreaming for a good hour about ghost being my dad instead of writing when i literally have a fic i still need to do research for :3

#i dont play cod i only watch playthroughs #so like...... if i just skip through all of the sad parts....... #then i dont have to sob throw up and piss myself!!!! #nobody will be hearing from me for a good bit after nov. 10 btw #i will be busy ignoring everyone else grieving #and will instead be just writing fics where nobody is dead and everyone is happy and everything is fun sunshine and rainbows and puppies!!! #also to add onto this ive never played ANY cod games #nor have i seen any prior to the mw2 2022 one #so the 2011 mw3 is irrelevant to me and i refuse to acknowledge it #python333

[songsintheattic]

#im just gonna keep my comments for the tags so i don't have to deal with people being annoying once this inevitably leaves my circle #but i find this very interesting - and observable across different cultures #and when you look at the unnatural way those heavy consumerist cultures leave #with separation of mother and child starting literally at birth #and all of the normal bonding rituals being removed from those cultures #in the caregiver/child relationships as well as friendships and everything else #it's just no surprise #whether you want to say people get rich off that is a happy accident or the motive behind the trend is irrelevant to me #i think there's a case for either and it's probably to some degree both #but this just explains a lot #*live not leave lol

[risingsunresistance]

um anyways here's a 🦑 he is 100% going to fall out of that chair

#wanted to doodle wanted a fun pose #dont ask abt the hair he's 3 okay this is post-lore (the lore you guys dont even know kjhdg) #of course he's 3. he's my favoritest guy so i had to make him the special guy. obviously #i could never ever in a million years explain the rest to you just accept that he's 3 and that's it everything else is irrelevant #except his turf war team if i can make a doodle im happy with i might post them :3 #awa #it's weird i havent drawn a furry in a while. what's happening to me

[banapricot]

Gintama has its problems and everything after Utsuro's reveal is very messy and pretty hit or miss but I don't really care about that because to me Gintama is the characters and the themes and the message. The narrative isn't all that important because the characters were the story. so even though the worldbuilding doesn't make sense and the silver soul arc fell flat and the return to status quo ending was pretty lazy and lacking it's still my favourite anime because it was what it set out to be at the beginning. When they went headfirst into the Main Plot instead of letting it linger in the peripheral of every arc Gintama, it started trying to be something it hadn't been before and it failed. But what it succeeded in being was a show about people and laughter and bonds and waking up in the morning.

#more importantly it was funny #and had some cool fight scenes #everything else is irrelevant #gintama

[supergraphicultramoderngirl]

something lgbt just happened to me (i think a bi guy is hitting on me (a bi girl) (ish) (we’ll see how this goes))

#haven’t been into men romantically in a Hot Minute so let’s see how fast i get uncomfortable and start questioning everything again #bc like everyone keeps asking me ‘oh is he cute do you think he’s cute do you find him attractive’ like. #he is nice to me and he’s funny and we have a lot in common and he gives good hugs what else am i supposed to care about for rn #i’ve only kissed one person in my life who is a female friend so like when it comes to romantic stuff we’ll get there when we get there #plus there’s the whole. ace hurdle. that i keep forgetting about #bc i’m like everyone keeps asking me if i think he’s hot and i’m like oh no i don’t think he’s hot does that mean i don’t like him #and then i remember. i don’t think anyone is Hot (with the exception of julien baker.) because i am ace. #idk anyways this is new territory and i am excited so. that’s all ok bye #mari is irrelevant

[nyxi-pixie]

no bc people are actually fucking disgusting abt will

if i see one more mfer call him a ‘predator’ for having a crush on his best friend i will lose my absolute shit. HE IS A CHILD. his crush is super innocent and some people in this goddamn fandom act like hes going to use his evil gay powers of seduction to ruin milkvan. 

like its giving unhinged its giving in need of therapy its giving pls what the actual fuck is wrong with some of you.

#the way will actively encourages mike to fix things with el bc he cares abt both of them #in what way is he pushing himself on mike #and this isnt just about that one person (who follows me omg im so famous hi bestie) #bc ive seen Multiple people say this shit (mostly tiktok comments bc theyre batshit crazy) #but its just really fucking disgusting #like will has done nothing its not his fault that mike is so damn fruity that he cant tell his gf he loves her #like goddamn wills playing relationship therapist for this man #anyway will has done nothing wrong ever in his life #and people only call him a predator bc they view queer people crushing on 'straight' people as predatory #even though you cant control who you like and if a straight person had an unrequited crush on someone else that wouldnt be predatory at all #bc surprise having a crush on someone who doesnt like you back doesnt mean youre pushing urself onto the #m #ANYWAY #its all irrelevent because #mike wheeler is gay #and in love with will #byler #will byers #putting everything in my tags again bc i can

[20dimensionsoftangerine]

The only thing I want to happen junior year is Adaine has a vision projected on the dome

#adaine abernant #everything else is irrelevant #pls im such a sucker for future visions and itd be so cool