#try that

[gale-gentlepenguin]

I liked those villain's lines, u sir, have really the mind and heart to be an iconic villain in someone's story.

I have I suggestion for one of those so can u give your opinion?

"so small strength and so small words from a small person in this universe...

So tiny"

Thank you anon. I do try.

As for your line.

Hmm.

I think there is something there. But it needs a touch of tweaking.

How about.

“Meaningless words from an insignificant being with not even an ounce of strength trying to hide the fact that they are yet another microscopic speck in the universe in which I hold dominion of.”

#villain lines #try that #villains

[knightofleo]

Zsela | Lily of the Nile

#try that #zsela #lily of the nile #big for you #songs of 2024 #debut album in june! got my wish #Bandcamp

[rotationalsymmetry]

I'm not sure Omelas is a thought experiment. Not that I don't think Le Guin can't come up with a perfectly fine thought experiment, or that it doesn't work treated as a thought experiment. But all the stuff about not being able to just present a happy healthy society and be taken seriously at the beginning, doesn't seem like it really fits the thought experiment reading.

It's a weird, weird work. I'm not sure what to make of it.

Anyways, taken as a thought experiment it's in the same category as trolley problems in that wow, we sure are making some assumptions about which position the reader/student/whatever gets to be in, aren't we? What if we don't make those assumptions?

And/or what if we don't start with the presumption that letting yourself have emotions about the situation can only have a harmful effect on the decision-making process?

Because fuck, that is a very different story if you position yourself as the kid. It's basically I have no mouth and I must scream from that angle. (Or like the more unpleasant parts of Neil Gaiman's Sandman.)

From the thought experiment angle, it's basically an excuse to tell whichever of your classmates that have suffered the most that their suffering may have been inevitable/for the greater good. It's not a kind reading. It's not a compassionate reading. It's not a reading that treats people like people.

Is this anti-ratiotionalist?

If it is, is rationalism a worthwhile goal to aspire to?

#possibly tilting at windmills again #seriously though if you've never positioned yourself as the child #try that #I am not suggesting this to cut off thought #quite the opposite

[livsthetruth]

Everything that he was describing that was coming up for next season sounded so dry and he was putting everybody and himself to sleep trying to be like we set up an emotional finale for different things to happen and this is happening and like this is happening so thats where its’ going and like none of what he said sounded interesting. It’s gonna be the worst season yet because their ego won’t allow them to drop the dry storylines and regroup and think about all of this again. It’s that easy. Stop and think about it with a direction this time.

#all american #spencer james #olivia baker #write with a plan #try that #tamia cooper #laura baker #hes excited about them teaming up #good lord #wheres the football college stories

[omegasmileyface]

realizing that sticking to the "do it bad" "do it scared" mentality implies theres also a "do it bored"

#cartoon blood #guy whos on 2 adhd meds and an antidepressant trying to function any executive at all ever:

[dredsina]

Ive said this before but swear the biggest skill to learn as an adult is how to resist high-pressure sales tactics. You do NOT have to answer questions with anything other than "Sorry I'm not interested." No matter how nice they are or no matter how many follow up questions they ask or even how agitated they get when you stand your ground. Just keep saying I'm not interested. Don't answer their questions. Don't give them an opening to try to push back on your reasons. Be a fucking brick wall of I'm not interested.

#You're going to feel like you're being rude and that's okay #They're going to act like your best friend at first #And slowly get more agitated #the more you try #To stand your ground #But they're not your friend #They're trying to sell you something you don't want

[sleepygaymerdisease]

#'who was this about' dont worry <3 #EDIT hi i didnt realize this would get notes LOL. um everyone reblog with what character ur thinking of because im NOSEY i WANNA SEE #edit 2 to everyone trying to guess what the character i made this for was. youre all wrong. this was about kamen rider #youd think lupin because of my profile picture but alas i have other interests as well... #anis gaymer moments

[theboxfort]

Peace and love

#pink posts #i saw a tweet that was like “i see other people's art” --> i get discouraged #i understand that seeing art that is prettier than yours can be discouraging but why not twist that a bit? #why does it look prettier to you? is it the colors #is it the textures they used? the brushes? #study them and try to put your spin on it #and maybe you'll find your art beautiful as well

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours? #also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that! #unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

[cemeterything]

it's such a bummer that losing control of your emotions only makes the entire situation worse in really embarrassing personal ways. losing control of my emotions should give me pyrokinesis.

#🐉 #guess who just had another goddamn breakdown #caused by trying not to have a breakdown and failing no less

[nighthawkes]

I must sleep. Sleep is the mind-healer. Sleep is the big-life that brings total ability to fucking do anything. I will face my bed. I will permit the blankie to pass over me and snores to pass through me. And when sleep has gone past I will turn the outer eye to greet the new morning. When the sleep has gone there will be everything. Energy and will to live will remain.

#having a come to Jesus with myself about trying to work late #sleep is the only path to productivity. rest is the only thing that lets me get things done. #litany against not laying down

[knightofleo]

Riei Saito | Something Called Trust from Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

#good night #Something Called Trust #riei saito #fragile dreams #fragile dreams farewell ruins of the moon #piano #try that please #try that #the song and the game

[not-quitenormal]

Rage. In my heart. All-consuming. FUCK AI.

#i can't even function i am so fucking livid right now #they didn't even TRY to match the pattern!!!! #congrats!! you fucked it up!!! now burn your computer!!!!!

[fattylime]

a study i did because i realized idk how to draw environments at all LMAO

a few people have asked, so this is a now a print <3

#was gonna fill the space a lot more #but i got laaazy #i was fighting trying to make that brush in perspective #anyways impressionism is my friend #illustration #fattylime #digital art #digital illustration #art study #lime made art

[captainjonnitkessler]

Sometimes I wish we would start calling out the performative radicalism on this site for the poser bullshit it is. "Remember, it's always morally correct to kill a cop!" "Don't forget to firebomb your local government office!" "Wow, it sure would be a shame if these instructions on how to make a molotov cocktail got spread around!"

Okay. But you're not killing cops or firebombing government offices. You are posting on a dying microblogging website to a carefully-curated echo chamber that has radicalized itself into thinking that taking the absolute most extreme position on any subject is praxis but that anyone discussing the most practical way to effect actual change is your sworn enemy. You do not have the street cred OR the activist cred to be talking about killing cops, babe.

#thinking about the person i saw saying that if you're at a protest #and other protesters try to stop you from becoming violent you should just kill them bc 'peace police are still police' #even taken as hyperbole that's simply dumb as shit on every conceivable level #it's also pretty blatantly hypocritical coming from people who are usually self-avowed prison/death penalty abolitionists #like i'm sorry but you don't get to be a death penalty abolitionist and also call for the death of your political enemies online #this isn't a major issue or anything i'm just bored and annoyed

[beaft]

can anyone tell me why i enter the grocery store a normal person and emerge as some sort of vile ravening monster

#was trying to leave the self-checkout and someone was standing in front of the exit gate looking at their phone and blocking the whole lane #the malignant influence of the grocery store transformed this from a minor inconvenience to a cardinal crime #i was ready to leap at them like a coyote and tear them to shreds #be shh now