thesocialgremlin

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I genuinely believe that some people could encounter a button that says “if you push this button everyone in the world has the opportunity to live a better life and your life remains exactly the same” and they would not push it.

They’d be like “well that button’s not fair to me, though,” even though there’s literally no other buttons around and nothing newly bad would happen to them if the button was pushed.

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i watched one (1) video on how to draw hands that changed my life forever. like. i can suddenly draw hands again

these were all drawn without reference btw. i can just. Understand Hands now (for the most part, im sure theres definitely inaccuracies). im a little baffled

#this video might save my life #gonna practice now

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we're so lucky to get to eat so many staple grains tbh. like in early history you'd have to just eat what grew around you on a day to day basis like if you were born in asia hope you like rice if you were born in northern europe hope you like einkorn wheat. but i'm gonna eat rice AND wheat AND oats today. fabuloso

#love this

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EUPHORIA

Jules Vaughn in Fuck Anyone Who's Not a Sea Blob

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in the hour or so it took me to draw this op turned reblogs off

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True that; English is my second language, but I spend so much time in mental health spaces that I can sometime suggest different words and see people go "oh my god, yes!"

People don't always have the words. Help them.

When kids are trying to explain a problem they are having to you, you need to ask questions. Kids often don't have the words that they need to explain what is going on. So, they substitute in words that they do know that are as close as possible. If you take what they say at face value, you can sometimes entirely miss the actual problem.

A recent example is a kid, ten years old, I know who kept saying that their problem is that they "get bored" when reading. I've been helping by recommending books and other material relevant to their interests to their parents, but it didn't seem to work. So, I came over, sat down with the kid, and asked them to read as much of a short story as they could before they got bored.

They could read about sixty or so words before they were unable to focus on the text any longer.

According to them, this has been a problem since they were seven. But because "boredom" was the only word they had for it, they received attempts to get them more engaging texts. That's a great strategy for most book-shy kids, but not when it's looking far more like an undiagnosed disability. This kid has amazingly supportive parents who are now looking to get them more expertly evaluated, but because they didn't have the language to explain how bad the problem was, it flew under the radar for three years.

Ask kids clarifying questions when they're having trouble, especially when the problem you think they are telling you about isn't being solved by solutions that would normally work. You might figure out why those solutions aren't working.

#language is hard #try understanding the issue rather than the language

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this is a way better model... you'll still get transphobic & intersexist drs of course but i prefer this to male / female or even having separate questions for gender & sex.

[we can't see the full form, but i'd suggest having a "something else" option and dominant hormone question too.]

#the future is now

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I cant believe this tweet is how I find out

#what in the actual fuck #children have rights #parents have responsibilities #what the fuck is USA? #children #protect the kids #protect kids from their parents #protect kids from abusive families #what the fuck are they doing?

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biologist here! why are plants green? well they suck up air from the sky (blue) and mix it with the sunlight (yellow) i fucking love science.

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#tax the rich #steal food #if we all stop paying at the store tf would they do? #social justice #food shouldn't be sold for profit

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already there. i'm doing my part 🫡

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Would read the shit out of this

Story concept: A gang of women who have gathered together and hang out due to having a similar background - none of them were originally people. They're all different variations of Mythical Fairytale Lady That A Man Almost Married, and they were all kind of stranded here in a human form after the man who wanted them discovered that actually she isn't any easier or any more pliable than natural human women.

The selkie and the swan maiden who both had their coats stolen, but neither of them is delicate or graceful. The swan maiden is exactly as swans are - she's dignified for as long as she's allowed to do as she pleases, but her response to being inconvenienced is First Of All How Dare You, Infinite Wing Smack Attack. The selkie was never going to be a good housewife either, she's lazy and goofy and refuses to take anything seriously. She likes following swan maiden around and watching her terrorise people. They bond over a mutual interest in flooding the bathroom and honking at people.

The celtic fae who wasn't tricked by a human man into marrying him, as a matter of fact her ex-husband insists that she tricked him. She's the only one who actually married the man who seduced her, which she did 100% just for the shits and giggles, and because Fae Divorce Court is an absolutely hilarious shitshow. And much like the selkie is paired with the swan maiden, the fae is close friends with the kitsune, who also voluntarily took a human form out of a trickster's desire to fuck with people, and enjoys hanging out with the fae just to see what kind of utter chaotic bullshit she comes up with.

#story #writing

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That's a cool concept! Magic in my world is similar-ish

It's an energy of the world, and some people have the ability to shape it!

Magic, and the concept of Focus:

In the world of Bol'Dolor, there is no concept nor existence of some mystical energy/force like mana or magicka.

Rather, the harnessing of magic requires Focus in the most literal sense. It is of the mind and soul.

Magic itself is a thing of unbeing. It is not a physical essence, ergo it is from the void.

So a mystic has to focus their mind to pull FROM the void itself, to change and manifest this power into the material world.

But it isn't just as simple as having mental discipline. It depends on the individual, and their own mental/emotional makeup.

WHAT you focus on, can be just as important as your ability to channel the focus itself.

This means that if you are able to harness specific emotions, then your ability to use magic will be easier or harder, when these emotions are greater or lesser within your mind at the time.

Someone who is more innately sympathetic/empathetic/compassionate, are able to use these feelings of positive care, for the sake of channelling magic to suit their needs, or the needs of others

Likewise, someone who carries deep anger or trauma, is capable of harnessing their hatred or fear, as an INCREDIBLY potent channelling agent.

So if someone specializes in harnessing their own pain and anger for magic, they are less powerful, than if they are in a state of peace. Similarly, someone who requires a tranquil mind, can be rendered almost powerless, if their stability is disrupted.

#fantasy worldbuilding #fantasy world #world building #fantasy magic #magic system #fantasy writing

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Live in a way that makes powerful people angry;

Be happy

Tomska going hard on Twitter again.

#it's fucked up that it's all it takes

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Queers supporting queers because we are stronger together and we are not alone

Transfem to Transmasc solitary must exist as much as any trans solidarity must exist.

Protect my boys.

#queer joy #protect trans kids #protect trans lives #protect trans girls #protect trans boys #protect nonbinary people #protect queer joy #protect queer kids #trans positivity #trans #queer identity #transgender #queer solidarity

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An endless cycle

the idealized version of my tomorrow self will fix this

#why am i like this #what am i doing #i hate it here