digital, socialization, spoons
"{1}people who dont reply until days later, why?"
{2} its a relatively (very) new phenomenon that basically anyone in your life gets access to you at all times. it was only 20 years ago that if you left the house for the day you were actually gone. you'd return messages when you came back hours or even days later"
"{1}people who dont reply until days later, why?"
{2} its a relatively (very) new phenomenon that basically anyone in your life gets access to you at all times. it was only 20 years ago that if you left the house for the day you were actually gone. you'd return messages when you came back hours or even days later"
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society, feminism, misogyny, lgbt
"you know why its so critically important to celebrate women over the age of 40?
because young women and girls need role models, need someone to aspire to become as they age.
as it is, society basically tells girls and young women: aspire to be 18-22. do not aspire or imagine past that, for you are useless without youth and beauty. do not aspire to be wise, or strong, beautiful without youth, or valuable with lines and wrinkles. and THAT is scary. we put a cap on aspirations for girls, because we want them to think the ideal comes and goes by 20 - when really, we're at our best for many, many years beyond"
"you know why its so critically important to celebrate women over the age of 40?
because young women and girls need role models, need someone to aspire to become as they age.
as it is, society basically tells girls and young women: aspire to be 18-22. do not aspire or imagine past that, for you are useless without youth and beauty. do not aspire to be wise, or strong, beautiful without youth, or valuable with lines and wrinkles. and THAT is scary. we put a cap on aspirations for girls, because we want them to think the ideal comes and goes by 20 - when really, we're at our best for many, many years beyond"
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bioessentialism, misogyny, misandry
"gender politics was a fucking mistake. ppl will really be like "men dont have the capacity to have authentic, normal human emotions like women do" and act like that's peak feminism and not an utterly fucking deranged thing to say about another person"
"gender politics was a fucking mistake. ppl will really be like "men dont have the capacity to have authentic, normal human emotions like women do" and act like that's peak feminism and not an utterly fucking deranged thing to say about another person"
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socialization
"lemony snicket's advice on writing a nice thank-you note
1. do not start with the thank you
2. start with any other sentence. if you first say "thank you for the nice sweater", you cant imagine what to say next. say, "it was so wonderful to come home from school to find this nice sweater. thank you for thinking of me on arbor day."
3. then you're done"
"lemony snicket's advice on writing a nice thank-you note
1. do not start with the thank you
2. start with any other sentence. if you first say "thank you for the nice sweater", you cant imagine what to say next. say, "it was so wonderful to come home from school to find this nice sweater. thank you for thinking of me on arbor day."
3. then you're done"
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relationships, society, invisible problems
"{1}unpopular opinion but its cool if you dont want to be in love
{1} like, idk. i used to feel so compelled to make excuses for being single, whether it was self-deprecating jokes about myself or insisting that i was too busy for a relationship or making myself go out on uncomfortable and pointless dates just to make a show of trying to not be single. there's such an expectation that if you're single you should be actively working of changing that, and its like. nah. there are 9999 other things you can be focusing your time and energy on and if you dont really feel like being in a relationship now or ever thats cool.
{2} true wether someone is aromantic or not"
"{1}unpopular opinion but its cool if you dont want to be in love
{1} like, idk. i used to feel so compelled to make excuses for being single, whether it was self-deprecating jokes about myself or insisting that i was too busy for a relationship or making myself go out on uncomfortable and pointless dates just to make a show of trying to not be single. there's such an expectation that if you're single you should be actively working of changing that, and its like. nah. there are 9999 other things you can be focusing your time and energy on and if you dont really feel like being in a relationship now or ever thats cool.
{2} true wether someone is aromantic or not"
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lgbt, digital, self compassion
"the baseline of queer resistance is survival: dont burn yourself out.
dont get bogged-down in the news. sleep enough, eat enough, REST ENOUGH, and seek some joy. reinvest some time into hobbies.
queer fightback can only be accomplished when you have looked-after yourself: queer joy is rebellion"
"the baseline of queer resistance is survival: dont burn yourself out.
dont get bogged-down in the news. sleep enough, eat enough, REST ENOUGH, and seek some joy. reinvest some time into hobbies.
queer fightback can only be accomplished when you have looked-after yourself: queer joy is rebellion"
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society, children, politics, digital, social networks, unrealistic expectations
"{1}opinions on leninism?
{2} i honest to god hate this website so much on what planet would this matter to you. i am a 18 year old girl im barely out of high school and im getting an illustration degree not anything to do with politics. i hit a gatorade bong on top of a deserted parging garage in adventure zone cosplay once. why am i an authority on this subject now"
"{1}opinions on leninism?
{2} i honest to god hate this website so much on what planet would this matter to you. i am a 18 year old girl im barely out of high school and im getting an illustration degree not anything to do with politics. i hit a gatorade bong on top of a deserted parging garage in adventure zone cosplay once. why am i an authority on this subject now"
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art, guilt, impostor syndrome, perfectionism
"smash the idea that you gotta be good at artistic things to enjoy them, that every hobby has to become something you're so good at, you can monetize it
a capitalist lie.
sign offkey, draw poorly, write badly. life is meant to be enjoyed, not monetized.
you're not a product."
"smash the idea that you gotta be good at artistic things to enjoy them, that every hobby has to become something you're so good at, you can monetize it
a capitalist lie.
sign offkey, draw poorly, write badly. life is meant to be enjoyed, not monetized.
you're not a product."
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politics, fascism
"hate to break to you but "marx/engels said ______" is not the powerful argument some of y'all seem to think that it is.
you may insert any theorist name here and it's still not a good argument btw. or even an argument at all tbh.
revolutionary theorists of the past should be reference points for the construction of your analysis - whose strengths AND weakness are always taken into consideration - not treated as deified creators of incontrovertible holy texts
and when you DO treat their words like that, you're simply revealing that you have neglected to attend to building your own personal analysis at all. folks who genuinely learn from theorists dont have to quote them all the time to talk substantively about those ideas."
"hate to break to you but "marx/engels said ______" is not the powerful argument some of y'all seem to think that it is.
you may insert any theorist name here and it's still not a good argument btw. or even an argument at all tbh.
revolutionary theorists of the past should be reference points for the construction of your analysis - whose strengths AND weakness are always taken into consideration - not treated as deified creators of incontrovertible holy texts
and when you DO treat their words like that, you're simply revealing that you have neglected to attend to building your own personal analysis at all. folks who genuinely learn from theorists dont have to quote them all the time to talk substantively about those ideas."
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mental health, lgbt
"literally hate how lgbtq ppl are constantly asking "am i valid?" "is this a valid way to be?" every 5 seconds. girl idk what to tell you but if you live your life seeking validation from others your self-image will always exist at their mercy. you gotta get some self-respect and stop begging others to validate you"
"literally hate how lgbtq ppl are constantly asking "am i valid?" "is this a valid way to be?" every 5 seconds. girl idk what to tell you but if you live your life seeking validation from others your self-image will always exist at their mercy. you gotta get some self-respect and stop begging others to validate you"
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body, society
"PSA: people have more right to feel comfortable in their clothes, than anyone else has, to feel comfortable looking at them.
this includes bras, binders, tucking, visible middrift, thighs, skin rolls, etc. no one should be required to wear physically uncomfortable garments just for other people's comfort.
if you dont want to see someone's body, then its on you to look away, not on anyone else to hide or contort their bodies to your satisfaction.
people are just trying to exist. they're not forcing you to look at them, and in most cases they would absolutely prefer if you just didnt."
"PSA: people have more right to feel comfortable in their clothes, than anyone else has, to feel comfortable looking at them.
this includes bras, binders, tucking, visible middrift, thighs, skin rolls, etc. no one should be required to wear physically uncomfortable garments just for other people's comfort.
if you dont want to see someone's body, then its on you to look away, not on anyone else to hide or contort their bodies to your satisfaction.
people are just trying to exist. they're not forcing you to look at them, and in most cases they would absolutely prefer if you just didnt."
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