#peers and elders

[sarasa-cat]

“Adaptation to climate change is often viewed in terms of market trade-offs, but in the coming decades the trade will work in the opposite direction, with relative prosperity a benefit of more aggressive action.” (The Uninhabitable Earth, David Wallace-Wells)

Like no shit Sherlock

I have been around people who have been preaching this for 30 or more years.

Why is this news now?

#like yeah I do get it bc the decisions I made #and STUCK WITH #since my late teens and early 20s #shocked a lot of people. #peers and elders #but I was correct and the math still shows it correct #i will never forget some of the things #my unchecked growth capitalist classmates #said in response to me saying #forward progress is not inevitable and #we will almost certainly see decline all around us #shortly #as in very very soon motherfuckers #bc it is already occurring (me: in the 90s)

[rabbits-of-negative-euphoria]

if you have dreams of one day being a spouse & having a family, but the thought of actually praying for that makes you feel ashamed, as if it’s presumptuous of you not to assume God wants you to be single forever, then you’re in the wrong mindset my dear

#- HK #@ me #I don’t think ppl realize that telling young people they’re making an idol of marriage (when they AREN’T) cultivates shame and embarrassment #and it falls right in line with what the culture is telling them about marrying young or having children at all #so not only are their good desires being shamed by their elders they’re also being shamed by their peers for even so much as expressing it #Christianity #mobile #x #I mean we shouldn’t assume God’s will in any case BUT #it makes a lot LESS sense logically to assume He wants you to be single forever #because not only do the majority of people get married #it’s necessary for the majority of people to marry in order for a human society to…keep going ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[muaka-safari]

So... how much exactly do the Matoran remember after they wake up on Mata Nui? Like, clearly, they retain their names and their skills, so it's more of a soft reset than a hard reset, but are all the finer details of their time in Metru Nui gone?

#bionicle #lego bionicle #the fact that the toa metru went from being peers to being their elders #and only they remember that #is kinda breaking my hearr

[anemonator]

One of the reasons I find Lizzie so interesting as a character is that, of all the interns, I feel like her characterization is the hardest to nail down.

Like, she has an aesthetic, to be sure, and a bit of a sarcastic, irreverent demeanor, and I think most fanon is content to run with that-she’s the punk, the rebel, the delinquent. But if you look at what she actually says and does over the course of the game, it doesn’t really align with the surface level interpretation. She’s the Bad Girl-who uses less profanity than either of the ten-year-olds. She’s the delinquent-who thought she got a buzz from a pickled onion. She’s the slacker truant-and one of the few interns to actually work on their assignment. She’s the edgy badass-who runs around in the woods pretending to be a vampire.

But it goes beyond just subverting her surface aesthetic. She comes off as almost chronically indecisive. She takes part in the intern’s shenanigans, but almost never on her own initiative, always as an accessory to another intern’s antics. She’s the one to suggest Raz use mental connection to change Hollis’s mind...and then she seems to immediately get cold feet about the idea, if her passive-aggressive “You’ll get kicked out of the Psychonauts for trying, but what the heck?” is any indication. (Interestingly, this the second time she brings up getting expelled from the Psychonauts as the inevitable consequence of rule-breaking.) She spends almost the entire middle third of the game hemming and hawing about getting a goat to follow her, without actually doing anything. She has tattoos, but are they real? Temporary? Drawn on with marker? Projected figments a-la-Helmut? Honestly, given that we only know her for half a week at most, it’s entirely possible that even her goth getup is a more recent development than we might think- it certainly does have an amateurish “i’m gonna wear all this cool stuff at once” vibe about it.

One could reasonably argue that these inconsistensies are simply the result of the limitations of writing and screentime - obviously Doublefine can’t fully flesh out every secondary character in the game. But given the writers’ attention to detail, and the relatively consistent writing of the other interns, I can’t help but wonder whether this apparent incongruency speaks to some deeper facet of Lizzie’s character. How does she understand herself? Does she even know who she is?

#imagine youre a neurodivergent scapegoat child with strange and maligned powers #where the only other person who even remotely understands you is your manipulative golden child older sibling #and then one day you suddenly find yourself in a place where you feel like you might finally belong #surrounded by both peers and elders who might finally accept you #how much would you cut out of yourself that connected you to your life before? #how desperately would you try to convince your new friends you were a cool person and worth keeping around? #and how deeply would you enmesh your identity with the aspect of yourself that got you there in the first place? #Lizzie's proud of being psychic - we can be fairly certain of that #is she proud of anything else? #tldr we love a dorky 15-year-old with identity issues #lizzie natividad #psychonauts #psychonauts 2 #psychonauts headcanons #anemonator rambles #listen y'all had your turns with the character projection and now its mine

[bookwyrminspiration]

i wish I'd written this down sooner so I could remember more of the details, but I'll never forget one of my first queer moments of connection, even though I didn't realize that's what it was until much later

when I was about 14, I changed my name publicly, and I didn't think much of it once I'd told my family. they were my main focus--I was going to a new school the next year, so no one would know or have questions, I wasn't very online, and I didn't know hardly anything about the queer community or anyone immersed in it. my side of things was done, but my parents (with permission) had been using my new name and informing others, like their friends and adults in my life, of the change

not long after I came out, I was helping rehearse for a puppet show at my Baha'i center, and in my area the vast majority of our community was older people, and it'd been a while since I'd seen some of them myself. but the community is small and close, and they'd known me since I was little, and my parents were talking, so word had spread. and at this rehearsal one of the older ladies, I think in her sixties or seventies, came up to me and asked to talk for a moment

I had no idea what she wanted, but in the corner away from everyone else she asked me why I had changed my name. and I got nervous and prepared to defend myself, but she was curious and polite, so I told her. I didn't feel like I fit as a girl, but I didn't feel like a boy either. I was something else. but my birthname felt like it put me in a category I didn't want to be in, so I changed my name to reflect that

I didn't expect her to understand, I thought she'd have questions, but this look of relief crossed her face and she put her hand to her chest, and I can't remember the exact words but I remember their meaning as she leaned in close and her voice got quiet: "you feel like that too? it's not just me?"

her question caught me off guard, and I had no idea what to think as I told her no, she wasn't alone in the feeling. and she confessed to me she'd always felt different but didn't know what her husband would think, didn't know there was anyone else like her who didn't feel like they fit. but that she was so glad to finally know it wasn't just her; she hugged me so tightly, and i think there were tears in her eyes

it was such a brief conversation, and I didn't think much of it at the time, but I nearly cry every time I remember it. I haven't seen her since because she moved, but I can't help imagining what it was like for her, the relief after decades of feeling wrong learning there's someone else out there like you. I don't know if she ever did anything else, if she changed her name or her pronouns (I’m referring to her same as everyone always has because she never said to do differently) or went looking for others once she knew she wasn't alone. but I'll always be so glad I got to share that with her, that I got to tell her it wasn't just her

the connection and comfort we can find in one other knows no boundaries, and there is no time limit to finding each other

#queer community #queer experience #lgbtq positivity #queer positivity #lgbtq #sometimes this experiences goes to the back of my mind. but every time I'm reminded of it I want to cry. in a good way #she was so relieved and I had no idea what I was doing #i hadn't considered queer elders yet #i was learning from my peers and classmates. and I didn't know any queer history #i just knew I was queer. and that I wanted to change my name #I did it for me. but it helped her too #GOD I hope she's well #I hope she's happy. I hope I helped #there was also a second queer solidarity moment for me in the community as well #i wont put it here and take away from this story but I think about that one too all the time... #finding queer people irl is life changing #and I didn't even realize it because I was 14 and knew nothing #but thought I knew everything #i don't know why I'm sharing this now I just starting thinking about it #and I'd thought of sharing it before but hadn't #i suppose I didn't want to forget any more of it #i don't even remember her name anymore #it was always so similar to this other lady's name and I got them mixed up all the time #i'm gonna cry #long post

[thelovelesslesbian]

her: do you have a type?

me: …..really girly girls

her: *smiles* femmes?

me: *nods* yes

her: *smiles bigger* like lipstick lesbians?

me: *blushing* …..yes

her: *positively grinning and smirking now*

#yes I know we have this in common #it’s just so good to talk to elders who understand everything you feel #and can advise in ways a peer or parent could never #personal

[crysdrawsthings]

Cringe Ship ft. Stabby, who Have Had Enough Stabby belongs to @sleepy-salami naturally

Bonus little comic about the important (no) questions under the read more

Deer ponders the important question if she and Naemon can actually legally get together all things considered and gets the unreasonably in-depth response with Ceremoniarchy and Royal Praxies cited

#tes #the elder scrolls #eso #elder scrolls online #vestige #deer the altmer #stabby the bosmer #prince naemon #and his extensive education in the sphere of peer pressure from dead people aka altmer customs and traditions #crysdrawsthings #cringeship

[mistergreatbones]

Everytime I think about what Dinah’s age is for too long my brain explodes. Which is ironic for a character that only exists to avoid timeline errors.

#leo says shit #dinah drake #dinah lance #black canary #no because if Roy was created in 1941 as a 13 year old and Dick was created in 1940 as a child #then there is No Way Dick and Dinah are close enough in age for her to flirt with him #and fuck. Barbara seems to be her peer but Babs can be anywhere from the same age as Dick to 9 years his elder #and if she’s a founding member of the JLA and Oliver’s like in his 40s #yet she treats Batman and Diana like they have seniority rather than her equals #and like Lian’s gotta be at least 12. probably closer to 14. #it’s just a mess #the timeline error she was created from was dc going ‘oh black canary’s too old if she fought in World War Two #so let’s just say that’s her daughter’

[branmer]

i wonder if there will ever come a point in my life where i will not feel like i am committing fraud if people like me, and where i will not feel like once they know the 'real me' they will reject and despise me

#i would love so much to be normal god damn it #and to not be so mentally twisted #almost like constant belittlement by elder siblings when i was growing up #and then social rejection from my peers in school #has done things to me that are quite difficult to unpick :) #also tbh i am actually kind of an asshole :/

[youhavereachedtheendofpie]

love how for every USAm home makeover show they have at least one homeschooling family episode and it's just a red flag fest all around no matter how wholesome the editing tries to make them look 😬

#or maybe I'm just european but. these ppl are almost always some at least mildly creepy evangelicals #anyway if you were homeschooled sorry this was legally allowed to be done to you #but it's so normalized and never adressed at all in any way except #'how can we fit all the desks for our four bio and five adopted children into our living room' #you can't cheryl. those kids should be in actual schools and interact with the outside world. and their peers. #like again not to be a haughty european abt this but it's creepy and weird #and I am gonna be a hater about it until I die #not saying that public education is flawless but in what way could church elder dan and his little tradwife ever be better

[transfemstarscream]

“respect your fandom elders” why? and what have the fandom elders done for me?

#.txt #saw twitter post about respecting fandom elders and the OP was 19. you’re literally my peer.

[yjh-titty-belt-licker]

man maybe i am ahjussi coded after all

#what happened to being PEERS with teens im OLD and DECREPIT and AN ELDER now #on one hand: haha i have earned Respect Of The Youth #on the other hand: fuck i feel old #braincell posting #said as if i am not 20-25

[x-ladydisdain-x]

I think I don’t even have social anxiety I was just raised with Iranian social standards/expectations and that comes across social anxiety in an American society

#I mean I do also have social anxiety just in the sense of. I experience lots of anxiety around having to be social. #but I think a lot of the things people around me perceive as social anxiety is just like. clash of cultures #I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how being raised by an Iranian parent is such a big explanation for so many things about me that set #me apart from my white American peers #like ways of engaging socially and my relationship with my family and how I view authority figured #emphasis on the last one I have been thinking a Lot about how so many of my friends have no concept of ‘respect your elders’ and truly see #themselves as equals to their parents and teachers #like that shit was drilled into me #and then people will just talk back to their parents and teachers as if they’re talking to someone their age #sometimes opal says stuff

[llycaons]

I saw a post about this years ago but the fact that xl treats ruoye, the symbol of his self-harm/deep trauma/the worst period of his life, with such affection and care, is so significant next to the fact that hc treats e'ming (literally a baby, has a piece of hc's actual physical body in it) so cruelly and yells at it and calls it useless trash 😬

#I don't think self-hatred is a good trait for a romance lead honestly #if you aren't going to address it in any way besides 'oh this is so sad and tragic and angsty' #'doesn't it make the romance better bc he's saving him from it?' nah #and I'm too old to pretend that I believe a partner can do that kind of work for someone with this many issues #bc xl being kind to him and making sure he's okay is very sweet but he literally does need therapy #I know I said I wanted to explore other options but hc doesn't care about anyone else does not have peers #or a community besides the city he runs and xl and MAYBE hx #does not have any elders #like. he needs help and xl loving him is not all he needs #compare to mdzs where wwx reached out and became close again with the people he'd lost or the family he'd be torn from #where he's in a community that cares about him #and where he worked out a bunch of his trauma through the course of the story in a way hc just doesn't #maybe I'm mixing my adaptations here. cql wwx definitely worked through a lot...the BM...losing his family....on his travels #that lwj supported him through but his trauma wasn't cured by being in love #she will rly give main characters this complex and deep psychological issues and traumas and allow them #to realistically and organizally work through them #organically* #and then slap a few key phrases and aesthetics on a love interest with three personality traits and call it a day #im so frustrated bc i KNOW she can do more I KNOW she can. please #ma'am... #I may be giving novel wwx too much credit please remember I haven't read the book in like 2 years #tgcf txp

[gentlepyrate]

stede grew up as a prey animal, stede values his throat. stede is used to being grabbed, strangled, hurt when he is touched there - has rarely if ever been touched there out of kindness - and he covers it up on purpose, shies away from touch there on purpose, if he lets you touch his throat he loves you, he fucking loves you and he trusts you more than anything -

#listen. even when like. ed touches there he *still* stiffens up a little out of reflex #he did not have an easy childhood his peers were cruel his elders were cruel and he grew up and ran away only to be almost hanged so #li s t en #if he lets you touch his throat. he is handing you his life on a platter in his eyes. he loves you #about. #violence cw

[lordgodjehovahsway]

Leviticus 27: God Explains To Moses The Proper Value Or Amount Towards Someone Dedicating Somebody To Him

 The Lord said to Moses, 

2 “Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘If anyone makes a special vow to dedicate a person to the Lord by giving the equivalent value, 

3 set the value of a male between the ages of twenty and sixty at fifty shekels of silver, according to the sanctuary shekel; 

4 for a female, set her value at thirty shekels; 

5 for a person between the ages of five and twenty, set the value of a male at twenty shekels and of a female at ten shekels; 

6 for a person between one month and five years, set the value of a male at five shekels of silver and that of a female at three shekels of silver; 

7 for a person sixty years old or more, set the value of a male at fifteen shekels and of a female at ten shekels. 

8 If anyone making the vow is too poor to pay the specified amount, the person being dedicated is to be presented to the priest, who will set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.

9 “‘If what they vowed is an animal that is acceptable as an offering to the Lord, such an animal given to the Lord becomes holy. 

10 They must not exchange it or substitute a good one for a bad one, or a bad one for a good one; if they should substitute one animal for another, both it and the substitute become holy. 

11 If what they vowed is a ceremonially unclean animal—one that is not acceptable as an offering to the Lord—the animal must be presented to the priest, 

12 who will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, that is what it will be. 

13 If the owner wishes to redeem the animal, a fifth must be added to its value.

14 “‘If anyone dedicates their house as something holy to the Lord, the priest will judge its quality as good or bad. Whatever value the priest then sets, so it will remain. 

15 If the one who dedicates their house wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value, and the house will again become theirs.

16 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord part of their family land, its value is to be set according to the amount of seed required for it—fifty shekels of silver to a homer of barley seed. 

17 If they dedicate a field during the Year of Jubilee, the value that has been set remains. 

18 But if they dedicate a field after the Jubilee, the priest will determine the value according to the number of years that remain until the next Year of Jubilee, and its set value will be reduced. 

19 If the one who dedicates the field wishes to redeem it, they must add a fifth to its value, and the field will again become theirs. 

20 If, however, they do not redeem the field, or if they have sold it to someone else, it can never be redeemed. 

21 When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the Lord; it will become priestly property.

22 “‘If anyone dedicates to the Lord a field they have bought, which is not part of their family land, 

23 the priest will determine its value up to the Year of Jubilee, and the owner must pay its value on that day as something holy to the Lord. 

24 In the Year of Jubilee the field will revert to the person from whom it was bought, the one whose land it was. 

25 Every value is to be set according to the sanctuary shekel, twenty gerahs to the shekel.

26 “‘No one, however, may dedicate the firstborn of an animal, since the firstborn already belongs to the Lord; whether an ox or a sheep, it is the Lord’s. 

27 If it is one of the unclean animals, it may be bought back at its set value, adding a fifth of the value to it. If it is not redeemed, it is to be sold at its set value.

28 “‘But nothing that a person owns and devotes to the Lord—whether a human being or an animal or family land—may be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the Lord.

29 “‘No person devoted to destruction may be ransomed; they are to be put to death.

30 “‘A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord. 

31 Whoever would redeem any of their tithe must add a fifth of the value to it. 

32 Every tithe of the herd and flock—every tenth animal that passes under the shepherd’s rod—will be holy to the Lord. 

33 No one may pick out the good from the bad or make any substitution. If anyone does make a substitution, both the animal and its substitute become holy and cannot be redeemed.’”

34 These are the commands the Lord gave Moses at Mount Sinai for the Israelites.

#Leviticus ch.27 #Holy Bible #Lord God Jehovah #Moses #Aaron #Israelites #Mount Sinai #Redeeming #Dedication #Youth #Elder #Peers #Proper #Value #Amount #Priests #Judges #Wishes #Property #Animal #Homes #Land #Jubilee #Tithes #Commands