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Ich Ich Ich / Second Thoughts Zora Rux. 2021
Memorial Dolina Heroja, Tjentište, Bosnia and Herzegovina See in map
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bjfinn · 2 months
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On further reflection, I'm slightly disappointed with "Candid Confessions". I like what I wrote, but I feel like I posted it too quickly -- it feels like an important part of it's missing.
Normally when I write something, I let it sit for a few days to ripen -- but this time I started, finished and posted all the same day.
I'll keep working on it, and post version 2.0 when it's done.
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callieb · 8 months
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Hey there! I’ve read your Second Thoughts series for a long time, and it is absolutely fantastic. I think you set a great pace, and you don’t rush the development. Especially recently in the fandom, it feels to me like people are writing relationships (romantic and not) as being 0 to 100 immediately with little to no development and it doesn’t feel very realistic to me.
I would say it should be considered a standard for how well written and thoughtful and thorough a work can be, from start to finish. And I’ve thought that for a long time.
But, recently. I’ve been thinking these past few days. And I think that it’s worth saying that not only does it look at and untangle some complicated aspects of Billy Hargrove, but you also breathe life into other characters as well, such as Tommy Hagan. He’s not exactly most people’s favorite character and he doesn’t get talked about all that often, and when he does, it is often vitriol aimed toward him. He isn’t the kindest person on screen, and he does some shitty things in the show, that’s true. And those shouldn’t be ignored or excused. However, some people have backed him into being irredeemably immoral and evil, despite the fact that I think, like Billy, Tommy is just a kid from which we only see a handful of actions and people are really ready to tear him to pieces over it. It’s especially easy for people to blame him for things they don’t want Steve or other characters to be responsible for, and paint him as a remorseless bully who only stands to torment and belittle.
Or, I guess, write him as a bitter and pathetic moron whose life ceases to be meaningful or important after his screen time ends.
Hey, people can characterize him how they want, given what little information we have. I’m not particularly caught up about it. But I really appreciate that just like so many people, yourself included, don’t write off Billy, you also don’t totally write off Tommy. Because these characters are just people, and people are dynamic and complex and have the capacity for change. I love the idea that just like all the other characters, if he’s given a chance, he could grow too, even just a little bit.
I look forward to the next chapter, when your life allows you some time!
Ah hello wonderful nonny! It's taken me a minute to reply to this, because I wanted to sit down and construct a proper answer after you took the time to write such a lovely message.
First of all, I wanna say that I also got your second message - I'm not going to publish it, but you need to know that getting this literally made my freaking day, so you have absolutely nothing to worry about! I LOVE getting messages, I love getting to talk about fandom and my writing and characters, and it is so incredibly lovely and flattering that you sent this to me, so THANK YOU!
I also love Tommy! I love ANY character who has flaws and weaknesses, I love exploring them, thinking about how they got to be that way and what would need to happen in order for them to grow and change as people. And I most definitely agree that nobody deserves to be written off, especially a teenager with their whole life ahead of them. So it's incredibly pleasing to me that you've enjoyed my portrayal of him in Second Thoughts! I've not spent a ton of time on him, but in my head I have lots of ideas about who he is and what he's been through that maybe I'll get to write down one day.
Also, your comments about Billy and Steve's relationship evolving slowly make me SO happy, because that was exactly what I wanted to portray! I think especially when you have an enemies-to-lovers ship, the elements that make them the most interesting to explore is that gradual unbending of their relationship, from hatred to wariness to grudging respect to friendship to flutterings of something more to full on love. And it was my interest in that dynamic that inspired me to start writing Second Thoughts in the first place, so, thank you.
Thank you so much for ALL of this - this was a true delight to receive! There will be a new chapter of It's Called Tomorrow on Tuesday as usual, so I hope you enjoy it!
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poisonmedaddy13 · 5 months
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who cares - second thoughts, you’re welcome.
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jarredlharris · 6 months
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Is this what having an existential crisis feels like?
Yesterday, I posted the following on a number of my social media sites:
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I decided to write a post here instead of tweeting/posting about this because (1) I don't have to worry about breaking up what I want to say into smaller tweets/posts and (2) I can then just post a single link to each of my social media sites rather than reproducing the thread on each site.
As I think about it, I'm starting to think it might be more accurate to say I'm having an existential crisis over my online presence, whether I even want to continue it, and what I want it to be like. After all, it's something that has been building over quite some time. In fact, it probably goes farther back than what I'm going to discuss today.
A lot of it started to really come to a head as Twitter (I will never call it "X" even if Evil Big Bird threatens to delete my account if I don't stop calling it "Twitter") really began circling the drain. People not only started making exit plans, but began to execute them. Many friends and acquaintances have announced that they either do not feel safe remaining there or cannot in good conscience support the site by their continued presence. I have not joined them, but I understand and respect the decision they made.
To me, the most frustrating part of this, however, is that everyone's exit plans are different. Some of the people I follow now hang out on Blue Sky. Some are on Threads. Some are on Instagram. Some made one Discord server or another their home. Some came here to Tumblr. There's no longer a single place I can go to keep in touch with all these wonderful people who mean something to my life. And while I've tried to keep a presence at many of these places, it's stretching me thin and I don't think it's a sustainable course of action for me in the long run. So while I'd never ask any of these people to stay in a place they find too toxic and harmful just for my convenience, I'm most sad that the death of Twitter is turning into a veritable "Tower of Babel" moment.
In the long run, I'm just going to have to choose which sites I feel I can and should focus on and accept the reality that I'm going to have to say goodbye to some people -- or at least not remain quite as close to them as I might have been at one point. And choosing who to say goodbye to by nature of where I limit my own presence too also weighs on me. These are choices I'm not going to enjoy.
Add to this the fact that I'm feeling a bit lost for a direction for my continued online presence. I'm not sure what I want to talk about anymore. There are a growing number of days I'm not sure I have anything to talk about, if I'm being honest.
I don't feel that I"m a hugely creative person most days. I have a few great ideas. I think those some of those ideas are pretty important. For example, I think that my past discussions about changing our understanding of what it means to call someone or something "sacred" was incredible. (Though I'm also finding it's far from original to me.) I'm glad I did a couple Twitter threads and (I think three) YouTube videos on the subject.
But the idea that calling someone or something sacred is to acknowledge that it has inherent value that cannot be given or taken away is not exactly a complicated topic. I'm not sure I can say much about the topic that I haven't already said. And I'm not the kind of person who can just keep repeating myself (and that's what it would feel to me like I was doing at this point). I'd start to feel silly and talking just for the sake of saying something.
The one site I seem to still be going pretty well on -- and it's a somewhat new one for me -- is Quora. I seem to be doing okay there because I can answer questions. I particularly like answering theological questions. Mainly because like in so many places, the theological questions largely seem to focus on Christian theology (and certain specific "brands" of Christianity at that). I like answering those questions in a way that bring my Norse polytheistic views to the table, reminding people that there are other ways to tackle the "big questions" that even challenge some of the assumptions of (most notably evangelical) Christianity.
I haven't found much interest in that level of discourse on the social media sites. It's also one of the reasons that I've been drifting away from the deconstruction communities I've been involved in the past year or so. They're still mainly focused on theology from a Christian standpoint. That's fair, since a lot of people in those communities are still Christian and trying to figure out how to rescue their faith from the toxic theology they were originally stewed in. And even those who have no interest in remaining Christian tend to be only interested in theology insofar as it relates to processing the harm they received from that toxic theology.
I've considered just focusing on Quora for this reason, though I'm not convinced that's the right answer. And even there, I start to wonder if I'm doing anything worthwhile.
So that's my possible existential crisis. Thanks for listening.
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Foot Surgery?
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So, the sore/ulcer on my toe isn't getting much smaller, but not worse either. That said, I'm also not walking that much on it; not like I would like to be.
DR says problem is that my big does doesn't go up/bend up as much as my other toes, so it takes the bulk of weight when I walk. So, he says, I need to have surgery on it to shave part of the metatarsal and a bone spur off, so it will bend up more and this will fix the problem.
But will it, really? I mean, this is clearly not a new issue -- it's probably been this way my whole life, apart from the bone spur. I'm not finding a lot about this surgery online, at least NOT FOR THIS ISSUE. It appears they do it when people are having pain in that joint from the toe not bending enough in that joint due to arthritis, but I don't have pain in the joint.
I'm not a fan of people cutting on my body... who is.... but I'm having second thoughts about this. Wonder if I should do a 'wait and see' thing. I've been eating better, got blood sugar under control now, and am losing weight. Maybe just the fact of losing weight would take the pressure off that toe without surgery?
I'm really not sure who to even go to for a second opinion on this. I wasn't impressed with the last podiatrist I saw, and it takes forever to get into see any, and you don't know if they are any good when you do. I wonder if my new Primary Care DR would have any insight... I also have a dermatologist appointment Thursday-- and it is kind of a skin issue, the ulcer, right?
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maryoliverdotcom · 8 months
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listened to the band because i was bored, ended up addicted
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findasongblog · 2 years
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Find A Song about letting go of the past and moving on, then being overwhelmed by second thoughts
The National ft. Bon Iver - Weird Goodbyes
Mourning a loss of innocence and motivation and the grief we all suffer in weird goodbyes. The song is built around a beat that got stuck in our heads. We heard Justin's voice and heart in this song from the beginning and so we sent it to him. We're grateful he was moved and sang so powerfully with Matt.
Added to F'AS Spotify playlist alt rock.
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multifandoms-bl · 10 months
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lloydsbitch · 1 year
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Let's have a little chat...
I'm the kind of person to get straight to the point, so...
Y'all know how much I love Secret Sierra. I don't think I've ever loved a project as much as this AU
Mainly, I write Secret Sierra for myself. You could say me publishing this here is just me sharing my little daydreams
But I want to be honest with you guys
Seeing how the reaction has drastically declined, is a little discouraging
Chapter 1 has 453 likes (not counting reblogs and comments)... chapter 7 has only 52
The only thing that keeps me going is the handful of people who leave the most amazing comments ever. Like seriously, it truly warms my heart when you tell me how good my writing is, because I - most of the time - doubt my abilities BIG TIME
You know, I would still like to know what happened
Is it the story itself?
Is it my writing style?
Did the hype around The Gray Man just die down and only the hooked people stayed?
Does anyone know?
Yes, positive feedback is great, but I would also appreciate negative feedback as long as it is constructive. Seriously, let me know what you didn't like or what I could do better. Whether you choose to dm me or send me an anonymous ask. I'll take it all!
At the same time I want to thank those who always show up and like, reblog and/ or comment on my work. I see you and I love you!
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mtg-cards-hourly · 2 years
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Second Thoughts
It suddenly dawned on Jorin that farming was quite a noble profession.
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My most-clicked fic is approaching 100k hits on AO3, and yet it’s the single (1) hit on my latest fic that thrills me. Idk, man. It’s nice to have work that’s read widely, but it’s also exciting to be writing something that, at the moment, only interests one person besides myself. (And “interests” may be optimistic because there’s no kudos to go with that single hit LOL)
No big takeaway, just that I still love writing fanfiction, even if I experience it differently now than I did a couple of years ago. It feels like I packed up my house and sold off my shit and I’m sending a postcard from the road.
So, all you sweet people who follow me because I stopped off at some piece of media you love along the way, wish you were here! But it’s alright that you’re not :)
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defensefilms · 1 year
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A Brief Appreciation Of Richard Wolff
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When I was younger, I remember attempting to explain to an entire classroom of stoners, how it was impossible to solve a lot of the problems of the wider world in our current dominant economic system.
I didn’t quite have the dialouge to explain how we were hindered by an economic system that doesn’t prioritize any of the things that actually benefit the people in it.
Among the many difficulties of articulating that, is the fact that there aren’t many solutions or alternatives that are discussed in the open.
 Whether it be in mainstream media, academia, or by the politicians of almost any country in the world. All these supposed cornerstones institutions, which supposedly exist to guide their country’s, and concern themselves with the well-being of it’s populous, and none are interested in looking at alternatives to an economic system that does not help to accomplish any of it’s people’s goals.
Guys like Richard Wolff are the kinds of speakers that help with that.
Surely, among the most important speakers of our lifetime and a staunch anti-capitalist and as the years have gone, Richard’s works seem to hit closer and closer to home regarding what is looking more and more like the downfall of an economic system that is so obsessed with growth, it has begun eating itself.
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This is what I struggled to explain to my peers as a youth.
Does capitalism solve any of socitey’s major issues?
Starvation and malnutrition? Nah
Does it help house all people ? Nah, and in a lot of situations, like what you see in countries like Finland, is that it’s governments that end homelessness in their respective countries. On top of thar, I hate to break it to you, but housing poor people, isn’t profitable, so the real estate tycoons don’t even tangentially help with that.
What about unemployment?
I mean businesses and industries compensating workers and thus being able to increase profits, expand operations and hire more workers, is supposed to be this magic pill that ends unemployent, right? That way the existence of several large enterprises spread out across industries throughout the economy is supposed to solve that probelm right?
Only it doesn’t, because no one hires more workers than what they need, because that just bad business, and employing people isn’t the point of business, being profitable is.
Here’s the real twist though, through years of schooling, you’ve already been conditioned to believe that a lot of the things you have as recourse and protection are bad for you, or not in your personal interest.
For instance, do you want better conditions at work? Would be a whole lot easier if you could hold the people in charge accountable, kind of like what a union is supposed to do.
Only wait, you don’t believe in unions do you?.
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In 2022, I no longer roll my eyes in despair, being stuck trying to explain this, while also not having any sources of information or media to help my case. In 2022, I can finally let go of feeling like the only man on earth that sees this bullshit.
Richard Wolff’s work undertakes the daunting task of undoing years and generations of misinformation and miseducation regarding an economic system that is the only thing people have ever known, and on top of that, contending with misappropriations like “Marxists want to take your property”.
What Richard Wolff’s work does is peel back at layers worth of information noise, that really came about in the 1950′s, back when capitalism had to protect itself against Soviet communism.
Most of what you believe about Marxism, socialism and stateism, were ideas first created during that time. Ideas created at a time when both capitalist and communist powers utilized propaganda to ensure their people didn’t consider alternatives.
What you missed in all that though, is that niether capitalism nor communism arbitrates or advocates for the workers owning the means of production and keeping the proceeds from what they create.
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Among the most helpful of the ideas of which Wolff is a big proponent of, is that of worker-owned co-ops.
A worker owned co-op is the idea or structure, by which each and every worker of a company being entitled to an equal share of the profits, where as in a normal company structure only the ownership are entiled to a share of the proceeds.
If you think this stuff is pie in the sky, you need to wake up and smell the coffee.
The old capitalist structure and the businessman that built their fortunes in it, are failing everyday people, and alternatives aren’t an idea to be tried at a more opportune time, they are a neccesity right now, and people worldwide are noticing.
An article by the Labour Research Service about a printing company in Cape Town, South Africa, named the Finger Printing Co-operatice Ltd, that had to improvise when their printing machine (thier means of production) was siezed.
Of all the countries in the world, none are a better place to export the idea of worker owned co-operatives, than South Africa.
We have a large agricultural sector, mining and farming sectors, as well as manufacturing, but most importantly, we have people, the most important resource there is, is the human resources.
Allowing workers to collaborate to firstly own the materials, equipment and instruments they would need to do this work, and then share in the profits of whatever goods they create, services they provide, or whatever raw materials they mine/farm. 
This may be the best way to reach down to a sector of the economy that is even below the small businessman.
In short, South Africa is tailor made for worker owned co-operatives, and as stated in the Labour Research Service’s artice, the country already has a history of worker owned co-ops, going back to the 1980′s when manufacturing plants wouldn’t hire union employees.
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Wolfe’s contributions to articulating the need for an alternate economic system have helped greatly in helping understand how the goverments, business and globalism have all created an economic system that only helps those at the top.
This was, and still is, no easy feat.
A lot of academic speakers that speak against capitalism, must couch their commentary or risk being seen as a pariah, a social miscrient, or a derelict. Sufficient to say speaking this way of the reality that is all anyone has ever known, comes at the risk of being discredited to no end.
This doesn’t deter Wolf at all.
He makes no bones about what the problem is, or what he is speaking against. This is not the academic who will leave breadcrumbs without being explicit about it. Wolfe’s approach is too straighforward for that, and he acknowledges that the workplace being where people spend most of the time, automatically makes it a hub of political activity.
That’s a very unpopular message, not just among the business class, but probably among segment of regular working people, who are discouraged, and even intimidated by speaking against thier work lives, the economic system and how our lives revolve around chasing money.
As global economics clamp down harder and put the costs back on to consumers, by far the hardest work there is, is letting people know there is a problem and for which the people will need to create  and implement alternatives.
Thankless work.
And it’s the reason why Richard Wolff is by far the most important speaker of his time.
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callieb · 9 months
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I just read chapter 64 *spoilers* since Billy has a mom figure I was wondering how do you feel about Billy mother Henning Patrick McKinney?
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^^^the relationship Billy and Patrick would have, if I had it my way^^^
First of all, thank you for reading my story, you lovely bean :)
Secondly, YES, I am all for Billy being there for Patrick, those two should be besties and one day I will write it. It's definitely something I've been wanting to put into Second Thoughts - I just haven't found the time! But please know that in my head, they WILL end up sympathetic friends.
(also, there may come a time in the future when I could be... prompted... to write something more specific in the Second Thoughts world, so... hold that thought!)
Thanks again lovely!
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mico-appreciation · 2 years
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NEW MICO EP DROPPED
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howifeltabouthim · 2 years
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I was in a bad temper. By daylight the whole project seemed very much less attractive.
Iris Murdoch, from Under the Net
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