#btw this isn’t a you thing it’s me LOL

[higgs-the-god]

I literally have like 5 dms I’ve left on read because of my Predicament and the only 3 ppl I could possibly stay sane talking to aren’t TALKIng to me

#one of them being my mother LOL #btw this isn’t a you thing it’s me LOL #I’m only waiting to respond bc I feel like I’ll scream. and I don’t wanna snap or otherwise be not fun LOL #I want to enjoy conversations about having terrible things done to characters THANK TOU #that being said if I do ever just stop responding for whatever reason there’s a 99% chance you can. continue talking LOL #think of it as a sneak peak into when I’m d-

[prettyboysdontlookatexplosions]

still mad about this post lol so let me also say: “they taught us critical thinking in english class” is extra funny to me because there’s a genuine debate among Ed Heads about whether “critical thinking” as a discrete and decontextualized skillset can actually be taught :) so it’s pretty silly to go around confidently branding yourself as a critical thinker while simultaneously revealing that you’re extremely comfortable making assumptions about the relative simplicity of complex ideas which remain contested in their respective fields :) personally i would be pretty embarrassed to call myself a critical thinker if i also couldn’t stop myself from revealing i was totally lacking in the intellectual humility that would enable me to understand that we have yet to reach consensus on unbelievably complicated issues like how best to educate an entire population :) but i guess i was absent the day that tenth grade english covered running your mouth like an asshole on social media :)

#for someone so convinced english class made you smart you’re saying some pretty stupid shit! #i’m also genuinely curious about this person’s english class bc i went to a fancy high school and my english teachers were mostly fine #and i would not connect literally anything we ever did there to the concepts of media literacy or misinformation spotting #i would also be shocked if a majority of current high school english teachers are good at those things themselves. lol. #remember: teachers are being taught that learning styles are real and most of them never question it! #btw i’m inclined to go with the ‘critical thinking is discipline specific and can’t be taught as a Thing crowd’ #my unsubstantiated hunch is that like #being exposed to critical thinking processes in a variety of different fields #can build the kind of intellectual humility that is the most important prerequisite for critical thinking #like because i know how much goes into ‘knowing’ something historically #i know that i can’t really meaningfully critically think about high level debates in biology because the knowledge base isn’t there #and knowing that is IMO its own form of critical thinking #but that’s me spitballing based on vibes

[laniidae-passerine]

I think some of you guys hate Izzy more than you ever liked Ed and no amount of “he’s my special babygirllll 💞 she’s just a sparkle princess you can’t hold her accountable for anything 🥰✨” posts are gonna be able to hide that

#like yeah nice try using the brown dude as a shield for your hate campaign or whatever but it isn’t working lol #I’m sure they kinda like Ed. but they sure don’t like Ed as much as they like hating on Izzy #who Ed loves btw. let’s just circle back there sometime they love each other. eat dirt maybe #I adore Ed and I love how nuanced and messy his breakdown was #how his actions aren’t motivated by being Evil but at the same time his actions are his own #and they’re undeniably fucked up to the nth degree and he has to own them #because it’s kinda relatable tbh!! I’ve never been that horrid but I’m a person and I’ve fucked up before #and even if I was struggling deeply at the time because of other’s behaviours towards me it was me who did those things #and I had to own them. and grow from it #and my queerness and brownness and trauma didn’t make me exempt from growing and being responsible #which also meant I’m not exempt from personhood and growing and bettering myself and loving myself and all the good that comes with humanity #Ed did fucked up horrible things to the crew and Izzy. and if you can’t acknowledge them for what they are and how awful they are #then you can’t really acknowledge Ed as a character and person beyond the limited ideal you made of him in your head. what he did was wrong #and that’s not alright. but it’s okay. because we know he’s gonna have to grow. that’s the bit people who really care are looking forward to #I’m tagging this #the izcourse #because I kinda feel like it’s overlapping with really shitty Ed takes and meta

[cherylesbian]

{character is explicitly stated by the creators to be a lesbian/refers to herself as a lesbian} fandom: ugh her being gay makes no sense / she should’ve been bi!! / I’m just gonna say she’s bi

{character’s sexuality is never explicitly stated / they were intended to be straight / creator and actor differ on opinion on their sexuality} {someone headcanons them as a lesbian} fandom: BI ERASURE!! BIPHOBIA!! WHEN WILL THE EVIL LESBIANS STOP

#this isn’t a problem with bi people #just fandom lesbophobia doing its thing #fandom #fandom homophobia #fandom lesbophobia #lesbophobia in fandom #lesbophobia #headcanon #lgbt headcanons #lesbian headcanons #this is absolutely not to say the bi erasure and biphobia aren’t real and aren’t serious issues #they absolutely are #but someone saying ‘oh Megan fox said she played Jennifer as a lesbian so she’s a lesbian to me!!’ is not it lol #I do headcanon Jennifer as bi btw!! #but the joke of he saying oh I go both ways in response to ‘I thought you only murder boys’ #is again a joke and not explicitly stating she’s bi. fucking obviously.

[coffeeandcalligraphy]

last post I rb’d got me thinking soooo much about community & writing, especially in fiction. a huge part of being a poet is the community itself, there’s an aspect of craft that relies on collaboration. I think people mistake inspiration and recreation as plagiarism. a couple years ago I had a couple very, very minor issues on writeblr with plagiarism (you might remember my plagiarism disclaimers that I still see ppl use!), & while obviously don’t plagiarize, there’s a difference between copying and honouring or emulating. I love that there’s an entire genre of poetry called “honouring poems” (at least that’s how I leaned about them) & that there exists a type of writing practice where intertextuality and collaboration in recognition of work you love are integral! so a note that if you like my work and would like to emulate things I do, etc, I LOVE that! not the same thing as copying so don’t steal my work lol, but I learn a lot by trying techniques from other writers or testing out ideas that intrigue me. it makes me wonder if there’s a subsection in the original fiction community that DOES write “after” or in honour of work they love… it’s easy to see a poem honours another by reading the subtitle or the notes, but I don’t see that in fiction… and I would like to!

#btw not all writers like when ppl write ‘after’ them even some poets so I try to ask permission when I know I want to #seek publication for something (but not everyone does that it’s just a personal choice) #& honestly I am also just anxious so that gives me peace of mind lol #anyway re the plagiarism thing if ur like omg was she talking to me no LOL I am not! & idec those ppl were just having fun #not to diminish that plagiarism can get real serious but it’s clear to me that what happened back then wasn’t malicious #anyway I think it’s all about what you bring into the writing like #I always bring respect and admiration into my work when I pull from other ppl #& anyway writing school teaches writing as such an insular process but it doesn’t have to be #I like being inspired by others and inspiring others like that makes me so excited! #art that inspires other art that inspires other art #anyway this isn’t the most coherent post lol but I just wanted to say that!

[yes-that-would-be-dark]

how it feels watching that one kpop or anime fan go through crushes on every asian person that enters their life

#this is about one specific person btw #idc if you have a type or whatever lol that’s not my business #but like okay. back to the one specific person #girl had an asian bf and flirted w ANOTHER asian guy while in japan #and now she’s out here flirting with one of the japanese exchange students at our school 💀💀 #and had crushes on two of her friends that are asian #like……… #white ppl stop colonizing us!! /j #joking joking joking #but still #OH YEAH and then there was the guy that looked me dead in the face and told me he kind of had a thing for asian girls 💀 #like what do you want me to do about that??? start swooning????? #this was a while ago though and his gf now isn’t asian #idk if that means anything #edit: bro it keeps getting worse LEAVE THAT POOR MAN ALONEEE

[francy-sketches]

Why do people who enjoy spam liking always act so high and mighty about it ‘well I like it when someone likes all 200 of my posts bc it means they love and cherish my creations, I’m sorry you’re a cold hearted grinch and don’t have any appreciation for the common people who love your work, maybe if you stopped being such a snob 🙄’ ok bitch good for you?? I just like reading people’s comments/tags on my art and having a lot of individual like notifications clogs it up so it gets a little annoying that’s all. If spam liking makes you feel good that’s great I’m happy for you but it’s just a matter of personal preference it doesn’t make either of us morally superior lol get off your high horse

#.txt #I’m sorry I’m really not trying to be mean but 100 likes on individual posts don’t really do anything for me #like. thanks I guess? idk it’s just one more number #also usually it’s like. 100 likes in 1 minute. like you’re doing it just because not even taking a second to look at the actual post #this is one thing twitter does better bc it’ll just say [person] liked x amount of your posts #I’m not mad at anyone who spam likes my posts btw it’s just mild annoyance at most #like keep doing it if you want idc #I just hate people who try to make you feel bad for not crying and throwing up with joy when someone likes 50 of your posts #or people get mad when someone asks to not spam like?? ‘well then it’s a loss for both of us 😤’ #hate to break it to you but you’re not that special lol that person isn’t gonna care that they lost a potential like from you #I’m not saying this to be mean you’re just a stranger on the internet they don’t know you don’t be weird #is it so hard to respect people’s boundaries without pissing your pants goddamn

[eyesopentv]

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#miles thots #tw suicide #this is so silly but today my friend said ‘you’re not allowed to kill yourself. if you kill yourself i’ll be mad at you and i’ll never- #forgive you. you won’t be invited to my birthday party’ #they were mostly joking but i’m pretty sure i’ll remember that every time i want to #this is a good thing btw #like one of those things that’ll keep me alive long enough to get actual help #i had a thing before but it’s gone now so i really needed one lol #i don’t believe it’ll get That bad again but i think it’s important for me to have something like that #anyways. #this isn’t important #i just wanted to get it out

[whyismangososour]

I really don’t understand this mindset that runs in film YouTubers’ heads that the biggest problem with Stranger Things is that the writers refuse to kill off main characters???? my dude it’s not their inability to kill off characters that’s the problem it’s their affinity for introducing way too many characters to the cast in the first place and then not knowing what the fuck to do with them afterwards

#and ​killing off characters just because you have too many of them is such a cheap and lazy cop out #it’s exactly why basically everyone who’s even slightly a fan of the show isn’t happy about eddie’s death #and don’t get me wrong as sad as I’d be to see some characters die I’m not against it #if it serves the story better then it serves the story better I’ll get over myself #but as it stands I honestly just don’t think the story would be better with more death in it #I can think of maybe one or two characters MAYBE and that’s about it #so either a) stop introducing new members to the cast or #b) after it’s too late and you’ve already introduced them GIVE THEM SOMETHING INTERESTING TO DO THAT FITS THEIR ARC #you can even send them away from Hawkins to have a small arc offscreen if you want to get rid of them idc #like we could’ve had that with the California gang in S4 but no #apparently not #(btw this is referencing like … technical writing problems not social problems with stuff like the racism in the show) #(that’s a whole other can of worms we can’t open because if I start I won’t stop and I’m afraid I’ll get violent) #stranger things #the duffer brothers #the duffers are bad writers #lol sorry

[roaringroa]

i am devastated, i read a book today and didn’t realize it was part of an ongoing series until like halfway through this is the worst thing that has ever happened to me

#it was delilah green doesn’t care btw #a book i really enjoyed!!! and i really liked pretty much all the characters!!! #but it wasn’t until like 100 pages in that i was like wait astrid… iris… i think i heard those names around sapphic booktok #and then i searched the author and turns out both of them have their own books and ughhhh i wanna read them so badddd #but 1.astrid parker doesn’t fail is out in the us but not in brazil yet and i really wanted to buy the brazilian ver to match my delilah on #and 2. iris kelly doesn’t date isn’t even out yet and the ppl i heard talking about it had read the arc #😩😩😩 #now i have to wait but i fucking hatee it i hateeee reading books from series that are yet to be completed #cause by the time i read the sequel i always forget what happened in the first book #also today i was supposed to use reading as a stop in between studying #as suggested by my psychiatrist to try to focus on studying with my adhd #did not work 🤪 #i suspect i need medication but he’s very careful with prescribing it so we’re trying alternative methods #for like a year before assessing if i really do need it #you know i think it’s very fair to be careful with meds and seeing as my adhd isn’t debilitating #i think he’s doing the right thing to be sure that i need it so as to avoid making me dependent on something i might not need #but… i think i do need it lol

[latinokaeya-moving]

everytime. everytime i talk abt finding the whole immortality dilemma a lil funny/Personally trite bc i’ve very desperately wished i was immortal since i was like. 12 years old. i’ve gotten ppl trying to explain why immortality is narratively treated as a bad thing that has many downsides actually as if i haven’t heard the argument of “but you’ll outlive everyone you know🥺” before and just straight up don’t care that much abt it 😭

when i was watching iwtv this weekend w my cousin i brought it up bc obviously vampires r always talking abt the gift/curse of immortality n when i rolled my eyes n jokingly was like immortality rocks actually she very stiffly was like “you just say that bc you haven’t lost someone yet” and like yeah i guess that’s true but also i think you severely underestimate how much i fear my human mortality lol

#x #death stresses me out a Lot i’ve talked to my parents before abt how if it was possible i would be into being #cryogenically frozen or smth until ppl figured the whole lengthening lifespan thing out😭😭 #i was Extremely neurotic about it as a teen a lot of my intrusive thoughts involved me suddenly dying n that would make me freak out m just #start crying at the idea of it lol #the whole reason i started listening to podcasts was bc otherwise at the time when i was working in the evenings i would just let my mind d #drift* to the idea of death n i would get sooo agitated and upset abt it #i straight up often stayed awake for HOURS bc i couldn’t bring myself to fall asleep bc i was so scared of dying suddenly overnight like i’m #not kidding at all when i say i went insaneeee #everytime i thought abt death it’s always stressed me out. so i’ve Always said that id take immortality any day lol. #even tho my fear isn’t as Ever present n constantly bringing me to tears now i still stand by it sorry i know i know the conceptual issues w #becoming immortal and all but 🤷 death scares me more lol #if ur curious btw im not scared of death in an abstract sense i just Really don’t like that we don’t definitively know what happens after we #die and hate that. and the standard idea of when u die ur consciousness ceases to exist is upsetting to me lol i don’t like it at All #it’s why i sometimes wish i was able to be religious in some way bc i want the comfort of some kind of assurance of what happens after #but yeah. ANYWAYS. was just thinking abt this bc of the reminder of that convo w my cousin bc i saw iwtv on my dash #i AM the weakest link and would 100% ask to be turned into a vampire given the opportunity thank you very much

[pinkberrybff]

cause I’m a real tough kid, I can handle my shit. They said “Babe you gotta fake it till you make it” and I did

#this song means so much to me #been grieving my dad for a year now and i really feel this one #adulthood doesn’t stop no matter how sad and heartbroken you are and this pain i’ve held onto has completely reshaped me #I’m a real tough kid :( #like despite all this pain and grief i still managed a 4.0 in college and landed my dream job #i can do it with a broken heart #taylor swift #if she isn’t your thing you can just scroll by and let people enjoy themselves btw that’s always an option #like how tf you offended by what music strangers on the internet listen to lol

[vagueiish]

kinda wish i were the type to have faith in a higher power or spirits or whatever bc i imagine that’d help with…well, everything

but i don’t think i’m built for tha

#someone to hear my prayers. someone who’s there. etc #this isn’t a mocking of faith post btw #not saying this like ‘heehoo im better than you religious types!!’ #if it might come across like that #i neither believe nor disbelieve in anything #and i think it’d be arrogant of me to claim things don’t exist because Reasons #because this universe is fucking massive right? #and we’re learning and unlearning and relearning things about this place all the gd time #but i also can’t really operate on faith alone #and things will exist - or they won’t - with or without my belief #all that is just like… disclaimer? i guess? #i think i’d be less lonely if i could just Believe #i could have someone to reach out to regardless #could at least pretend like someone’s wanting me around lol #but. i just…can’t do it #to the void with love

[heartbeetz]

Urge to rb some of the cute Anton valentines day fanart I've seen today vs the fact that it's all canon x canon and I don't wanna be the selfshipper reblogging that stuff just to gush about one of the characters in it ajhfmskl

#this ISN’T me being like ''waaa :( everyone so mean to selfshippers :( I don't wanna ruin their fun :('' #it's literally just a personal thing I'd feel weird doing lol #like ummmmm hi. I'm gaymarried to the guy you drew btw. and the other guy you drew him with is my semi ex. this is so cute #<- I'm not doing this #roz posts

[ariel26c]

🎀Things I’ve learned about Shifting 🎀

1. Background noise doesn’t matter. I come from a Hispanic family household and let me tell you hun it’s freaking loud as hell. It’s like a zoo lol but guess what? I still shifted. At some point you will start to feel your CR kinda “fade away”. I have been in this state where I am in between my CR and DR. I can hear background noise from my CR but I still feel like I’m in a different room or I hear sounds from my DR as well. Has anyone experienced this?? Let me know, I’m curious 🤨

2. Have patience. Allow yourself to relax and naturally connect to your DR. Don’t stress about having random thoughts or having an itch or things like that. Have patience with yourself like seriously you got this babe. Sometimes for me it’s feels like it’s takes 1 or 2 hours until I feel fully connected to my DR. (It’s different for everyone btw) you may take less time than I do. Those things don’t matter if you decide that those things don’t matter.

3. Methods really aren’t needed. If you think about it all methods consist of the same thing usually. It usually consists of affirmations, visualization, subliminal audios, meditation, counting, blah blah blah. If you want to use a method, then do that but don’t force yourself to do a method that doesn’t resonate with you. If you don’t like counting, then don’t count. If you don’t like visualizing, then don’t visualize. Change things up a bit and listen to music that reminds you of your DR or do something that you think is fun.

4. Just because some people like to lie about their shifting experiences doesn’t mean that shifting is fake. Just like in every community there is going to be people that are dishonest or don’t have the best intentions but that doesn’t mean that shifting is a big inside joke. Don’t allow these people to discourage you from shifting to your DR or make you doubt in its existence. Don’t depend on other people's content to feel motivated or believe in shifting. Just KNOW it’s real and motivate yourself to shift. (even though motivation isn’t needed to shift)

5. Shifting is Real. I think we all should know this by now, but I don’t think people really fully understand just how REAL shifting is. I mean you are going to be able to use all of your senses. You will be able to taste food, see your reflection in the mirror, talk to people that may be considered as fictional in this reality, etc. The process of shifting is safe but if you are shifting somewhere that has violence or gore make sure you script your own well-being. High pain tolerance, no trauma, etc.

6. Time isn't important. Just because it's been 4 years or 5 doesn't mean you can't do it. Time doesn't apply to shifting because time is just man-made thing. We created the concept of time not the Universe. Don't blame the Universe for your "Failure". (Spoiler alert: it's not failure) You just need to realize that no matter what, it will happen. It is completely inevitable. Some people have shifted after 5 years so don't give up! It will be worth it.

7. You can't fail at shifting. When you do your method, you will shift to your DR or shift to your CR. You shift all the time. We are constantly shifting consciously or unconsciously. Manifestation and shifting are very much closely related. (But that's another discussion for another time) Just like how we are manifesting on autopilot we are also shifting on autopilot. So, when you do a sleep method, and you wake up in this reality instead of your DR you still shifted. (Just not to your DR) (Get it?)

I hope you found this post helpful! :)

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