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actually made this before the election tho seems slightly more relevant after watching CA vote no on…

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:30:45 -0500

actually made this before the election tho seems slightly more relevant after watching CA vote no on things like rent control and, like, Prohibiting Slavery

Sorry if I’m a misogynist for saying it but its so so so cringe and pathetic when a girl goes from…

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:29:56 -0500

melonflavored:

melonflavored:
Sorry if I’m a misogynist for saying it but its so so so cringe and pathetic when a girl goes from liberal normie to a Traditional Catholic Homemaker And Wife Christian Nationalist because she started dating a racist guy. Like you are spineless and have no identity plus hes going to jack off to only fans models while you cook him a stupid as fuck eggs steak and 3 avocados pitbull birthday plate
Idk but if u say this they are like 😌It Is Womens Place To Be Spineless And Have No Identity Outside Of Their Husband, Who Is Currently Beating Off To A 18 Year Old With Overwatch Makeup 😌

my most toxic trait is i fucking love work gossip. i play neutral not to be the bigger person or…

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:29:32 -0500

podcastwizard:

podcastwizard:
my most toxic trait is i fucking love work gossip. i play neutral not to be the bigger person or take the high road but to hear slander and hearsay from every side. two coworkers complained about each other to me in the same afternoon and i nearly blacked out from the rush
this post was an absolute monkey’s paw you people would not beLieve the amount of gossip i have been inundated with the past month. i have been buried under a pile of gossip and while i still feel a sick joy from it i think maybe things should stop happening to people around me for just a little bit

me, eating a pile of nuts, cheese, and apple: mmmm tasty

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:28:44 -0500

lemonbubble:

me, eating a pile of nuts, cheese, and apple: mmmm tasty
the medieval peasant in my head watching me eat: thou knowst what would MAKETH this meal? dried fruits.
me, getting out the raisins: god damn, etheldred, you are SO right
the medieval peasant in my head: yet thou art still not heeding mine words regarding the blasphemy

I believe that attitudes towards art will always come to impact other academic areas

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:27:10 -0500

teaboot:

ryanthedemiboy:
teaboot:
I believe that attitudes towards art will always come to impact other academic areas
“the curtains are just blue” okay and this study proving known carcinogens are “good for you, actually” paid for and published by scientists funded by a major producer of those materials is probably totally objective too
I don’t understand the connection you’re making?
The average citizen needs to instinctively approach complex information with the intent of understanding not only the information presented, but with active critical thinking required to determine if the platform presenting the information is reliable and trustworthy
If you read a story about a sad person in a room with blue curtains blocking out the sun, maybe it’s nothing. But if you come at it ACTIVELY SEARCHING for more, you may come away with a lesson
maybe the author was saying the sad person could move the curtains and is choosing not to, thereby saying that we as individuals have some control over our own happiness but are either unwilling or unable to exert our control, which could teach you about how feelings work or how to help others and yourself
maybe the author didn’t mean to say that, but it makes sense anyway, and you learn to view complex situations differently. You are literally building up the structures inside your brain that make you more analytical, more insightful, develop better and faster thinking skills
But if you’re never encouraged to even consider the possibility, if you take the curtains at face value and never challenge it, never consider the possibility of metaphor or symbolism, you DON’T grow those networks.
Without those skills and connections, you don’t learn to be inquisitive and make connections and you don’t learn how to seek out proof or fact-check yourself. You don’t learn how to recognize yourself when you’re wrong, or how to check if you’re right.
So you take everything at face value. Is Hamlet a reliable narrator? Who gives a shit. Is this sales rep pitching a legitimate product that will change countless lives for the better, or are they scamming me? Well, no way to find out, guess I have to listen to hem or the influencers they paid off or your random ass neighbor who says it’s a government listening device.
And the VERIFICATION part- finding evidence to support your theories!
Have you noticed how many people are buying into wild conspiracies now? That Antarctica is actually a giant wall of ice circling the earth, that the earth itself is flat, that vaccines cause autism and wifi is mind control?
Those are coming from people who either KNOW they’re lying for a profit, or from well-intentioned people who know how to be inquisitive and critical but never learned how to SEEK OUT AND EVALUATE RELIABLE DATA FROM RELIABLE SOURCES.
Being able to understand the message behind Catcher in the Rye might not benefit you in the short term, but it’s essentially a series of push-ups to strengthen your brain so you don’t take fucking horse dewormer to kill a virus cause the president told you to
The world is starting to see average citizens, most alarmingly in the USA, graduating and going into life without these skills, and younger generations not seeing anything wrong with that
Which is terrifying much in the same way as getting into the back of an Über and seeing the driver pull out his phone to Google “what is brakes” while going 110 on the freeway

The biggest misconception in public schools is that literary analysis is about proving you can be…

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:23:52 -0500

teaboot:

teaboot:
teaboot:
The biggest misconception in public schools is that literary analysis is about proving you can be right or wrong about a book you read
Literary analysis isn’t about the book
It’s not even about being right
It’s about performing an investigation and presenting your case to the jury
It doesn’t matter if your defendant killed that guy or not. If you can convince the jury he didn’t, you’ve won
And the incredible life skill of spinning bulletproof bullshit out your ass with a handful of facts and a prayer is soooooooo much more valuable than anyone’s ever gonna tell you
If the average tweenager knew that good media analysis meant you could force your English teacher to admit that fuckin- (rolls dice) What’s Eating Gilber Grape is a metaphor for (rolls dice again) Why the crack cocaine epidemic is good actually- we would have far better literacy and critical thinking skills as a nation. And I stand by that
You could develop the magical psychic and illusory power to force the middle aged bitchfuck who makes you raise your hand and beg for permission to take a shit accept the premise that Cocomelon is a subversive and scathing artistic commentary on the pitfalls of modern democracy. Chat GPT essay engines are stealing this from you

I fucking hate game apps. I wanted to play tetris the otherday so I figured there must be a simple…

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:23:20 -0500

mothman-etd:

lucyvaleheart:
wizardhecker:
I fucking hate game apps. I wanted to play tetris the otherday so I figured there must be a simple tetris app out there its the most basic game. But every app is like heres your daily log in bonus of 10 gold! You get 5 free plays a day. Here’s an ad. To replay a level costs 1 diamond. You can eart gold by earning points in levels. 1000 points = 1 gold. You can exchange 550 gold for one diamond but we have a sale right now that they only cost 500 gold. Heres an ad. You can buy a loot crate of diamonds for 5.99$! You leveled up! Heres 1 free diamond. Youve run out of free replays for today, would you like to buy some more diamonds? Heres your daily tasks, make sure to log in every day this month for a free reward chest. its free! Heres an ad. Would you like to sign up for this credit card to recieve 10 free diamonds? Invite a friend and you can earn points! Ding! Youve leveled up. Heres an ad. This is our special bonus play weekend, you get one free replay and a pack of diamonds only costs 4.99$. You can use your gold to purchase new skins for the tetris blocks. This ones shaped like cats! It costs 100 diamonds. You need to collect them all. Free to play, may be some in-app purchases.
I agree with literally everything op is saying and I don’t want to detract from their point but this website here, specifically for mobile games (though they intend to eventually branch out to other types) is creating a database that flags those exact types of predatory things. It also flags games as safe, so if you want to look for safe mobile games this is an invaluable resource.
https://www.darkpattern.games/
It also has definitions, explanations, and examples of all the different types of psychological manipulations games pull on the website so if anyone ever tries to give you “just don’t spend money, it’s easy” you can send them this
Oh thank god, I lost my link to dark pattern some time ago and I thought I would never find it again.

I’m not above elementary school humor in attempting to make you smile.

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:22:10 -0500

cat-cosplay:

ALT
I’m not above elementary school humor in attempting to make you smile.

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:21:10 -0500

vivian-the-catboy:

hunter-rodrigez:
slipping-into-madness:
Gosh I wonder who it could’ve been

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:20:26 -0500

spongebobssquarepants:

ruinedchildhood:
Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Order Date in the U.S. to Assess Impact of Trump’s Tariffs - IGN

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:19:45 -0500

largishcat:

ALT

Dragon like cloud over Mount Fuji at sunrise. Via touyoui, Nov 2024.

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:19:34 -0500

lilac-sunx:

kestarren:
Dragon like cloud over Mount Fuji at sunrise. By touyoui, Nov 2024.
That is not a dragon like cloud that is a cloud dragon.

lil-high-alien: kidobsolete: ladykaymd: inrnsanity: Experienc...

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:18:41 -0500

lil-high-alien:

kidobsolete:

ladykaymd:

inrnsanity:

Experience: Learning the right way to connect the dots.

This is the best representation of something I have been trying to explain to people for years!!!! Saving this to my phone so I can routinely pull it out when I need.

This shit never made more sense than now

you can hit it raw, i’ve got an IED

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:18:19 -0500

sparrow-va:

junk-thunder:
you can hit it raw, i’ve got an IED
you have a wha

By the way, you can improve your executive function. You can literally build it like a muscle.

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:17:49 -0500

reasonsforhope:

By the way, you can improve your executive function. You can literally build it like a muscle.
Yes, even if you’re neurodivergent. I don’t have ADHD, but it is allegedly a thing with ADHD as well. And I am autistic, and after a bunch of nerve damage (severe enough that I was basically housebound for 6 months), I had to completely rebuild my ability to get my brain to Do Things from what felt like nearly scratch.
This is specifically from ADDitude magazine, so written specifically for ADHD (and while focused in large part on kids, also definitely includes adults and adult activities):
How to Sharpen Executive Functions: Activities to Hone Brain Skills
Here’s a link on this for autism (though as an editor wow did that title need an editor lol):
Enhancing Executive Functioning Difficulties in Adults with Autism
Resources on this aren’t great because they’re mainly aimed at neurotypical therapists or parents of neurdivergent children. There’s worksheets you can do that help a lot too or thought work you can do to sort of build the neuro-infrastructure for tasks.
But a lot of the stuff is just like. fun. Pulling from both the first article and my own experience:
Play games or video games where you have to make a lot of decisions. Literally go make a ton of picrews or do online dress-up dolls if you like. It helped me.
Art, especially forms of art that require patience, planning ahead, or in contrast improvisation
Listening to longform storytelling without visuals, e.g. just listening regularly to audiobooks or narrative podcasts, etc.
Meditation
Martial arts
Sports in general
Board games like chess or Catan (I actually found a big list of what board games are good for building what executive functioning skills here)
Woodworking
Cooking
If you’re bad at time management play games or video games with a bunch of timers
Things can be easier. You might always have a disability around this (I certainly always will), but it can be easier. You do not have to be this stuck forever.

Welcome to silly little Hannibal comic, goodnight

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:16:57 -0500

lunius-art:

Welcome to silly little Hannibal comic, goodnight

ihaveapproximately4bones:rococo-crow: salvasti:15

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:14:27 -0500

ihaveapproximately4bones:

rococo-crow:

salvasti:
15

We literally cannot let them start charging 80 dollars for video games 70 dollars was already…

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:13:16 -0500

gheycowboyespressokell:

pseudomantis:
We literally cannot let them start charging 80 dollars for video games 70 dollars was already outrageous 60 was pushing it. 80 fucking dollars. ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND. For MARIO?!?!?!?!?
If we don’t buy it, they’ll lower the price, just like the 3DS. They make more money from 2 million people buying it at $60 than 1 million at $80

Jan B.

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:12:48 -0500

andivebeenaforestfire:

Reblog to give prev a fucking break holy shit y’all

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 06:12:41 -0500

cricketcat9:

sexboobomb:
Reblog to give prev a fucking break holy shit y’all
Yes. We all need a fucking break