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        noctiscorvus:
squirenonny:

anaryllis:

uncommonbish:
I can’t count how many times men have humiliated me by β€œIT’S JUST PERIOD”
when looking up this article for clarification i found this one that points out that period pain is actually typically MUCH WORSE than heart attacksΒ - as heart attacks more commonly have dull painsΒ 
and, interestingly:
Period pain happens mostly because of substances called prostaglandins, Gunter explained in the post. They’re released from the lining of the uterus and make it contract. And during these period contractions, pressure on the uterus can be just as high as it is during the β€œpushing” stage of labor, she added.β€œSo if you need an analogy to describe period pain,” Gunter wrote, β€œuse labor or cutting your finger off without an anesthetic.”


β€œIf you areΒ waiting for terrible, excruciating chest pain to tell you that you are having a heart attack, well, you are going to miss the heart attack,” Gunter wrote. β€œHeart attacks often produce vague symptoms or mild pain, that is why many people ignore them … In addition, moreΒ thanΒ 40% of womenΒ have no pain with heart attacks.Β It would be dangerous for women to think that a heart attack should be at least as bad as their menstrual cramps.”
^^^ Important point from that article. It sounds like a dramatic comparison. β€œCramps are as bad as heart attacks?!” But not only does it still actually downplay the pain many menstruating people feel, it increases the risk that those same people will ignore a heart attack because it doesn’t hurt enough to worry them.



Can I add on that a lot of women think they’re suffering from menstrual cramps and do their best to go about their day when in reality their appendix is seconds away from bursting?
This happens a lot. Seriously.
: noctiscorvus:
squirenonny:

anaryllis:

uncommonbish:
I can’t count how many times men have humiliated me by β€œIT’S JUST PERIOD”
when looking up this article for clarification i found this one that points out that period pain is actually typically MUCH WORSE than heart attacksΒ - as heart attacks more commonly have dull painsΒ 
and, interestingly:
Period pain happens mostly because of substances called prostaglandins, Gunter explained in the post. They’re released from the lining of the uterus and make it contract. And during these period contractions, pressure on the uterus can be just as high as it is during the β€œpushing” stage of labor, she added.β€œSo if you need an analogy to describe period pain,” Gunter wrote, β€œuse labor or cutting your finger off without an anesthetic.”


β€œIf you areΒ waiting for terrible, excruciating chest pain to tell you that you are having a heart attack, well, you are going to miss the heart attack,” Gunter wrote. β€œHeart attacks often produce vague symptoms or mild pain, that is why many people ignore them … In addition, moreΒ thanΒ 40% of womenΒ have no pain with heart attacks.Β It would be dangerous for women to think that a heart attack should be at least as bad as their menstrual cramps.”
^^^ Important point from that article. It sounds like a dramatic comparison. β€œCramps are as bad as heart attacks?!” But not only does it still actually downplay the pain many menstruating people feel, it increases the risk that those same people will ignore a heart attack because it doesn’t hurt enough to worry them.



Can I add on that a lot of women think they’re suffering from menstrual cramps and do their best to go about their day when in reality their appendix is seconds away from bursting?
This happens a lot. Seriously.

        

            
            

                
                
                    noctiscorvus:
squirenonny:

anaryllis:

uncommonbish:
I can’t count how many times men have humiliated me by β€œIT’S JUST PERIOD”
when looking up this article for clarification i found this one that points out that period pain is actually typically MUCH WORSE than heart attacksΒ - as heart attacks more commonly have dull painsΒ 
and, interestingly:
Period pain happens mostly because of substances called prostaglandins, Gunter explained in the post. They’re released from the lining of the uterus and make it contract. And during these period contractions, pressure on the uterus can be just as high as it is during the β€œpushing” stage of labor, she added.β€œSo if you need an analogy to describe period pain,” Gunter wrote, β€œuse labor or cutting your finger off without an anesthetic.”


β€œIf you areΒ waiting for terrible, excruciating chest pain to tell you that you are having a heart attack, well, you are going to miss the heart attack,” Gunter wrote. β€œHeart attacks often produce vague symptoms or mild pain, that is why many people ignore them … In addition, moreΒ thanΒ 40% of womenΒ have no pain with heart attacks.Β It would be dangerous for women to think that a heart attack should be at least as bad as their menstrual cramps.”
^^^ Important point from that article. It sounds like a dramatic comparison. β€œCramps are as bad as heart attacks?!” But not only does it still actually downplay the pain many menstruating people feel, it increases the risk that those same people will ignore a heart attack because it doesn’t hurt enough to worry them.



Can I add on that a lot of women think they’re suffering from menstrual cramps and do their best to go about their day when in reality their appendix is seconds away from bursting?
This happens a lot. Seriously.
: noctiscorvus:
squirenonny:

anaryllis:

uncommonbish:
I can’t count how many times men have humiliated me by β€œIT’S JUST PERIOD”
when looking up this article for clarification i found this one that points out that period pain is actually typically MUCH WORSE than heart attacksΒ - as heart attacks more commonly have dull painsΒ 
and, interestingly:
Period pain happens mostly because of substances called prostaglandins, Gunter explained in the post. They’re released from the lining of the uterus and make it contract. And during these period contractions, pressure on the uterus can be just as high as it is during the β€œpushing” stage of labor, she added.β€œSo if you need an analogy to describe period pain,” Gunter wrote, β€œuse labor or cutting your finger off without an anesthetic.”


β€œIf you areΒ waiting for terrible, excruciating chest pain to tell you that you are having a heart attack, well, you are going to miss the heart attack,” Gunter wrote. β€œHeart attacks often produce vague symptoms or mild pain, that is why many people ignore them … In addition, moreΒ thanΒ 40% of womenΒ have no pain with heart attacks.Β It would be dangerous for women to think that a heart attack should be at least as bad as their menstrual cramps.”
^^^ Important point from that article. It sounds like a dramatic comparison. β€œCramps are as bad as heart attacks?!” But not only does it still actually downplay the pain many menstruating people feel, it increases the risk that those same people will ignore a heart attack because it doesn’t hurt enough to worry them.



Can I add on that a lot of women think they’re suffering from menstrual cramps and do their best to go about their day when in reality their appendix is seconds away from bursting?
This happens a lot. Seriously.

                    
                
            

            
                
                
noctiscorvus:
squirenonny:

anaryllis:

uncommonbish:
I can’t count how many times men have humiliated me by β€œIT’S JUST PERIOD”
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        phantomemes:
startersΒ  /Β  prompts taken from f. d. soul’s work ,Β  between you and these bonesΒ .Β  feel free to change pronounsΒ  /Β  tenses as necessary .
β€˜Β  the problem is you keep trying to use your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  how i soften when you pull me against youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are teaching me to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will pretend that i have not already heard the question in your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you perhaps will become my swan songΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it is a very human thing to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are my good daysΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i have been loved dearlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i promise you will not always be this warΒ  ’
β€˜Β  thank god for the stubbornness of organsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it takes me seven days to stop being in love with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another dayΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another mercyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  perhaps i will take up dancing againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  what a pretty little disaster you will beΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am terrified for youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will fold inside of myselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today i am thankfulΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i didn’t want to sleep because i didn’t want to wakeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  come and get meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i tell myself i do not need youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i think i broke again last nightΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i’m just trying to connect with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are an ocean that will perhaps never stop crashingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  burn the house down in search of yourselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  don’t you dare ever stop lookingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i struggle not to feel guiltyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are a wildΒ  ,Β  unkempt thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  sometimes it is a very sad thing to be human and longingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find that you are made of russian nesting dollsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the trees are always kindest with spring comesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  teach yourself the hymns againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  he is every amen i have ever laid down on lipsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  this life is an altarΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am sorry i do not have more timeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a mountain in meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  by the morning i am a triumphΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are words playing hooky in the back of your throatΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today is by far the most beautiful creature i have ever come acrossΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are many things that will fit beneath your skinΒ  ’
β€˜Β  forgiveness does not take up much roomΒ  ’
β€˜Β  some days you will breathe and it will be enoughΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you do not have to hold it quite so tightlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a prayer in meΒ  ,Β  stillΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you scare me a littleΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you can be a good thing and not a whole thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are flowers in my chest againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the rain comes and sounds like youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i cannot tell you why i still trust godΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find peace and build a home out of itΒ  ’

β€˜Β  there is never an endΒ  ’
: phantomemes:
startersΒ  /Β  prompts taken from f. d. soul’s work ,Β  between you and these bonesΒ .Β  feel free to change pronounsΒ  /Β  tenses as necessary .
β€˜Β  the problem is you keep trying to use your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  how i soften when you pull me against youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are teaching me to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will pretend that i have not already heard the question in your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you perhaps will become my swan songΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it is a very human thing to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are my good daysΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i have been loved dearlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i promise you will not always be this warΒ  ’
β€˜Β  thank god for the stubbornness of organsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it takes me seven days to stop being in love with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another dayΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another mercyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  perhaps i will take up dancing againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  what a pretty little disaster you will beΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am terrified for youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will fold inside of myselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today i am thankfulΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i didn’t want to sleep because i didn’t want to wakeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  come and get meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i tell myself i do not need youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i think i broke again last nightΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i’m just trying to connect with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are an ocean that will perhaps never stop crashingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  burn the house down in search of yourselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  don’t you dare ever stop lookingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i struggle not to feel guiltyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are a wildΒ  ,Β  unkempt thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  sometimes it is a very sad thing to be human and longingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find that you are made of russian nesting dollsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the trees are always kindest with spring comesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  teach yourself the hymns againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  he is every amen i have ever laid down on lipsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  this life is an altarΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am sorry i do not have more timeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a mountain in meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  by the morning i am a triumphΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are words playing hooky in the back of your throatΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today is by far the most beautiful creature i have ever come acrossΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are many things that will fit beneath your skinΒ  ’
β€˜Β  forgiveness does not take up much roomΒ  ’
β€˜Β  some days you will breathe and it will be enoughΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you do not have to hold it quite so tightlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a prayer in meΒ  ,Β  stillΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you scare me a littleΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you can be a good thing and not a whole thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are flowers in my chest againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the rain comes and sounds like youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i cannot tell you why i still trust godΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find peace and build a home out of itΒ  ’

β€˜Β  there is never an endΒ  ’

        

            
            

                
                
                    phantomemes:
startersΒ  /Β  prompts taken from f. d. soul’s work ,Β  between you and these bonesΒ .Β  feel free to change pronounsΒ  /Β  tenses as necessary .
β€˜Β  the problem is you keep trying to use your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  how i soften when you pull me against youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are teaching me to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will pretend that i have not already heard the question in your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you perhaps will become my swan songΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it is a very human thing to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are my good daysΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i have been loved dearlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i promise you will not always be this warΒ  ’
β€˜Β  thank god for the stubbornness of organsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it takes me seven days to stop being in love with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another dayΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another mercyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  perhaps i will take up dancing againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  what a pretty little disaster you will beΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am terrified for youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will fold inside of myselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today i am thankfulΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i didn’t want to sleep because i didn’t want to wakeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  come and get meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i tell myself i do not need youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i think i broke again last nightΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i’m just trying to connect with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are an ocean that will perhaps never stop crashingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  burn the house down in search of yourselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  don’t you dare ever stop lookingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i struggle not to feel guiltyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are a wildΒ  ,Β  unkempt thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  sometimes it is a very sad thing to be human and longingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find that you are made of russian nesting dollsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the trees are always kindest with spring comesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  teach yourself the hymns againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  he is every amen i have ever laid down on lipsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  this life is an altarΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am sorry i do not have more timeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a mountain in meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  by the morning i am a triumphΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are words playing hooky in the back of your throatΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today is by far the most beautiful creature i have ever come acrossΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are many things that will fit beneath your skinΒ  ’
β€˜Β  forgiveness does not take up much roomΒ  ’
β€˜Β  some days you will breathe and it will be enoughΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you do not have to hold it quite so tightlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a prayer in meΒ  ,Β  stillΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you scare me a littleΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you can be a good thing and not a whole thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are flowers in my chest againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the rain comes and sounds like youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i cannot tell you why i still trust godΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find peace and build a home out of itΒ  ’

β€˜Β  there is never an endΒ  ’
: phantomemes:
startersΒ  /Β  prompts taken from f. d. soul’s work ,Β  between you and these bonesΒ .Β  feel free to change pronounsΒ  /Β  tenses as necessary .
β€˜Β  the problem is you keep trying to use your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  how i soften when you pull me against youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are teaching me to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will pretend that i have not already heard the question in your eyesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you perhaps will become my swan songΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it is a very human thing to loveΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are my good daysΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i have been loved dearlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i promise you will not always be this warΒ  ’
β€˜Β  thank god for the stubbornness of organsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  it takes me seven days to stop being in love with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another dayΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there will always be another mercyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  perhaps i will take up dancing againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  what a pretty little disaster you will beΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am terrified for youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i will fold inside of myselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today i am thankfulΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i didn’t want to sleep because i didn’t want to wakeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  come and get meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i tell myself i do not need youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i think i broke again last nightΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i’m just trying to connect with youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are an ocean that will perhaps never stop crashingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  burn the house down in search of yourselfΒ  ’
β€˜Β  don’t you dare ever stop lookingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i struggle not to feel guiltyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you are a wildΒ  ,Β  unkempt thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  sometimes it is a very sad thing to be human and longingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find that you are made of russian nesting dollsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the trees are always kindest with spring comesΒ  ’
β€˜Β  teach yourself the hymns againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  he is every amen i have ever laid down on lipsΒ  ’
β€˜Β  this life is an altarΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i am sorry i do not have more timeΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a mountain in meΒ  ’
β€˜Β  by the morning i am a triumphΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are words playing hooky in the back of your throatΒ  ’
β€˜Β  today is by far the most beautiful creature i have ever come acrossΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are many things that will fit beneath your skinΒ  ’
β€˜Β  forgiveness does not take up much roomΒ  ’
β€˜Β  some days you will breathe and it will be enoughΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you do not have to hold it quite so tightlyΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there is a prayer in meΒ  ,Β  stillΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you scare me a littleΒ  ’
β€˜Β  you can be a good thing and not a whole thingΒ  ’
β€˜Β  there are flowers in my chest againΒ  ’
β€˜Β  the rain comes and sounds like youΒ  ’
β€˜Β  i cannot tell you why i still trust godΒ  ’
β€˜Β  find peace and build a home out of itΒ  ’

β€˜Β  there is never an endΒ  ’

                    
                
            

            
                
                
phantomemes:
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        portentous-offerings:

pg-chan:

serialreblogger:

jaubaius:
A bird explaining to a hedgehog crossing so it doesn’t die.
!!! ok but that’s legitimately what it’s doing!! That’s a corvid right there (looks like a hooded crow, to be precise), which means it’s intelligent enough to recognize, a) cars are dangerous and streets should be treated with a certain degree of caution, b) this car’s slowing down for them–cars do that sometimes–which means they’re not in imminent danger, so it doesn’t have to fly away just yet, c) that hedgehog’s still gonna get killed if it doesn’t MOVE, FAST (cars can change speed very quickly and the hedgehog’s still in the way), and almost certainly also d) if the bird does nothing it gets a free lunch.
Y’all, Y’ALL. This bird is consciously deciding to put itself in danger in order to save the life of a very stupid creature. A creature which, if the bird did nothing, could be free food.Β 
i can’t - look if you follow me you know I have a thing for corvids, but this is - like!!! People are always sayingΒ β€œah yes they have sub-human intelligence and don’t consider anything that isn’t immediately necessary for their own survival/pleasure,” but! Whether or not it can do philosophy, this crow is clearly demonstratingΒ compassion. Even if it’s just the kind of compassion a toddler shows to a snail, a social creature that instinctively recognizes the potential for emotion in other beings,Β that’s still huge and coolΒ and importantΒ and corvids!!! are! neat!!!Β 

Also, by the car stopping for them, that hedgehog has two other species actively working to help it stay alive for no gain of their own.Β 



Reminds me of that professor who said the beginning of civilization was when someone took care of another. The broken thigh bone thing.
β€œHelping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts. We are at our best when we serve others.” - Margaret Mead
: portentous-offerings:

pg-chan:

serialreblogger:

jaubaius:
A bird explaining to a hedgehog crossing so it doesn’t die.
!!! ok but that’s legitimately what it’s doing!! That’s a corvid right there (looks like a hooded crow, to be precise), which means it’s intelligent enough to recognize, a) cars are dangerous and streets should be treated with a certain degree of caution, b) this car’s slowing down for them–cars do that sometimes–which means they’re not in imminent danger, so it doesn’t have to fly away just yet, c) that hedgehog’s still gonna get killed if it doesn’t MOVE, FAST (cars can change speed very quickly and the hedgehog’s still in the way), and almost certainly also d) if the bird does nothing it gets a free lunch.
Y’all, Y’ALL. This bird is consciously deciding to put itself in danger in order to save the life of a very stupid creature. A creature which, if the bird did nothing, could be free food.Β 
i can’t - look if you follow me you know I have a thing for corvids, but this is - like!!! People are always sayingΒ β€œah yes they have sub-human intelligence and don’t consider anything that isn’t immediately necessary for their own survival/pleasure,” but! Whether or not it can do philosophy, this crow is clearly demonstratingΒ compassion. Even if it’s just the kind of compassion a toddler shows to a snail, a social creature that instinctively recognizes the potential for emotion in other beings,Β that’s still huge and coolΒ and importantΒ and corvids!!! are! neat!!!Β 

Also, by the car stopping for them, that hedgehog has two other species actively working to help it stay alive for no gain of their own.Β 



Reminds me of that professor who said the beginning of civilization was when someone took care of another. The broken thigh bone thing.
β€œHelping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts. We are at our best when we serve others.” - Margaret Mead

        

            
            

                
                
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pg-chan:

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jaubaius:
A bird explaining to a hedgehog crossing so it doesn’t die.
!!! ok but that’s legitimately what it’s doing!! That’s a corvid right there (looks like a hooded crow, to be precise), which means it’s intelligent enough to recognize, a) cars are dangerous and streets should be treated with a certain degree of caution, b) this car’s slowing down for them–cars do that sometimes–which means they’re not in imminent danger, so it doesn’t have to fly away just yet, c) that hedgehog’s still gonna get killed if it doesn’t MOVE, FAST (cars can change speed very quickly and the hedgehog’s still in the way), and almost certainly also d) if the bird does nothing it gets a free lunch.
Y’all, Y’ALL. This bird is consciously deciding to put itself in danger in order to save the life of a very stupid creature. A creature which, if the bird did nothing, could be free food.Β 
i can’t - look if you follow me you know I have a thing for corvids, but this is - like!!! People are always sayingΒ β€œah yes they have sub-human intelligence and don’t consider anything that isn’t immediately necessary for their own survival/pleasure,” but! Whether or not it can do philosophy, this crow is clearly demonstratingΒ compassion. Even if it’s just the kind of compassion a toddler shows to a snail, a social creature that instinctively recognizes the potential for emotion in other beings,Β that’s still huge and coolΒ and importantΒ and corvids!!! are! neat!!!Β 

Also, by the car stopping for them, that hedgehog has two other species actively working to help it stay alive for no gain of their own.Β 



Reminds me of that professor who said the beginning of civilization was when someone took care of another. The broken thigh bone thing.
β€œHelping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts. We are at our best when we serve others.” - Margaret Mead
: portentous-offerings:

pg-chan:

serialreblogger:

jaubaius:
A bird explaining to a hedgehog crossing so it doesn’t die.
!!! ok but that’s legitimately what it’s doing!! That’s a corvid right there (looks like a hooded crow, to be precise), which means it’s intelligent enough to recognize, a) cars are dangerous and streets should be treated with a certain degree of caution, b) this car’s slowing down for them–cars do that sometimes–which means they’re not in imminent danger, so it doesn’t have to fly away just yet, c) that hedgehog’s still gonna get killed if it doesn’t MOVE, FAST (cars can change speed very quickly and the hedgehog’s still in the way), and almost certainly also d) if the bird does nothing it gets a free lunch.
Y’all, Y’ALL. This bird is consciously deciding to put itself in danger in order to save the life of a very stupid creature. A creature which, if the bird did nothing, could be free food.Β 
i can’t - look if you follow me you know I have a thing for corvids, but this is - like!!! People are always sayingΒ β€œah yes they have sub-human intelligence and don’t consider anything that isn’t immediately necessary for their own survival/pleasure,” but! Whether or not it can do philosophy, this crow is clearly demonstratingΒ compassion. Even if it’s just the kind of compassion a toddler shows to a snail, a social creature that instinctively recognizes the potential for emotion in other beings,Β that’s still huge and coolΒ and importantΒ and corvids!!! are! neat!!!Β 

Also, by the car stopping for them, that hedgehog has two other species actively working to help it stay alive for no gain of their own.Β 



Reminds me of that professor who said the beginning of civilization was when someone took care of another. The broken thigh bone thing.
β€œHelping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts. We are at our best when we serve others.” - Margaret Mead

                    
                    

                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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ryrythescienceguy:

Children being naturally exposed to a variety of germs from a very young age (from dirt, pets, playplaces, sandboxes, other kids, etc) is actually really good for the immune system and can even prevent the development of allergies. The reason food allergies are so common these days is precisely because parents are avoiding exposing their kids to possible trigger foods and not letting them get dirty (also the overuse of antibacterial soaps/hand santitizers and antibiotics!).
Source: grew up on a farm, played in the dirt and with germy animals and germy siblings/cousins/friends all the time, and very rarely took antibiotics… today I’m 24, have zero allergies, and a great immune system (even my little sister is the same, and she wasn’t vaccinated until she was a teenager).
This is also why oldest siblings and only children tend to have more allergies in my anecdotal experience; the parents often get overprepared and don’t let their kid get exposed to ANY germs/allergensβ€”by the time other children come along the parents are jaded enough to not care about it as much, and thus the kids afterwards are exposed to more germs from birth!
If this sounds weird and backwards, it’s because for a long time doctors used to teach the exact opposite. Keep your child clean and away from germs and potenial allergy triggers. Until they saw the long-term side effects of this and are now starting to tell new parents how to do it better.
NOTE: I AM EXTREMELY PRO-VAX! DO NOT MISTAKE THIS COMMENT AS ANTI-VAX. VACCINATE YOUR FUCKING CHILDREN AND EXPOSE THEM TO GERMS IN A CONTROLLED WAY. THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF MANY THINGS BUT IT’S NOT A MIRACLE WORKER AND IT NEEDS HELP!!!


Can confirm this is true. I’ve studied food science for 5 years and have 3 qualifications in food safety. 
: my-discourse-blog:

ryrythescienceguy:

Children being naturally exposed to a variety of germs from a very young age (from dirt, pets, playplaces, sandboxes, other kids, etc) is actually really good for the immune system and can even prevent the development of allergies. The reason food allergies are so common these days is precisely because parents are avoiding exposing their kids to possible trigger foods and not letting them get dirty (also the overuse of antibacterial soaps/hand santitizers and antibiotics!).
Source: grew up on a farm, played in the dirt and with germy animals and germy siblings/cousins/friends all the time, and very rarely took antibiotics… today I’m 24, have zero allergies, and a great immune system (even my little sister is the same, and she wasn’t vaccinated until she was a teenager).
This is also why oldest siblings and only children tend to have more allergies in my anecdotal experience; the parents often get overprepared and don’t let their kid get exposed to ANY germs/allergensβ€”by the time other children come along the parents are jaded enough to not care about it as much, and thus the kids afterwards are exposed to more germs from birth!
If this sounds weird and backwards, it’s because for a long time doctors used to teach the exact opposite. Keep your child clean and away from germs and potenial allergy triggers. Until they saw the long-term side effects of this and are now starting to tell new parents how to do it better.
NOTE: I AM EXTREMELY PRO-VAX! DO NOT MISTAKE THIS COMMENT AS ANTI-VAX. VACCINATE YOUR FUCKING CHILDREN AND EXPOSE THEM TO GERMS IN A CONTROLLED WAY. THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF MANY THINGS BUT IT’S NOT A MIRACLE WORKER AND IT NEEDS HELP!!!


Can confirm this is true. I’ve studied food science for 5 years and have 3 qualifications in food safety. 

        

            
            

                
                
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ryrythescienceguy:

Children being naturally exposed to a variety of germs from a very young age (from dirt, pets, playplaces, sandboxes, other kids, etc) is actually really good for the immune system and can even prevent the development of allergies. The reason food allergies are so common these days is precisely because parents are avoiding exposing their kids to possible trigger foods and not letting them get dirty (also the overuse of antibacterial soaps/hand santitizers and antibiotics!).
Source: grew up on a farm, played in the dirt and with germy animals and germy siblings/cousins/friends all the time, and very rarely took antibiotics… today I’m 24, have zero allergies, and a great immune system (even my little sister is the same, and she wasn’t vaccinated until she was a teenager).
This is also why oldest siblings and only children tend to have more allergies in my anecdotal experience; the parents often get overprepared and don’t let their kid get exposed to ANY germs/allergensβ€”by the time other children come along the parents are jaded enough to not care about it as much, and thus the kids afterwards are exposed to more germs from birth!
If this sounds weird and backwards, it’s because for a long time doctors used to teach the exact opposite. Keep your child clean and away from germs and potenial allergy triggers. Until they saw the long-term side effects of this and are now starting to tell new parents how to do it better.
NOTE: I AM EXTREMELY PRO-VAX! DO NOT MISTAKE THIS COMMENT AS ANTI-VAX. VACCINATE YOUR FUCKING CHILDREN AND EXPOSE THEM TO GERMS IN A CONTROLLED WAY. THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF MANY THINGS BUT IT’S NOT A MIRACLE WORKER AND IT NEEDS HELP!!!


Can confirm this is true. I’ve studied food science for 5 years and have 3 qualifications in food safety. 
: my-discourse-blog:

ryrythescienceguy:

Children being naturally exposed to a variety of germs from a very young age (from dirt, pets, playplaces, sandboxes, other kids, etc) is actually really good for the immune system and can even prevent the development of allergies. The reason food allergies are so common these days is precisely because parents are avoiding exposing their kids to possible trigger foods and not letting them get dirty (also the overuse of antibacterial soaps/hand santitizers and antibiotics!).
Source: grew up on a farm, played in the dirt and with germy animals and germy siblings/cousins/friends all the time, and very rarely took antibiotics… today I’m 24, have zero allergies, and a great immune system (even my little sister is the same, and she wasn’t vaccinated until she was a teenager).
This is also why oldest siblings and only children tend to have more allergies in my anecdotal experience; the parents often get overprepared and don’t let their kid get exposed to ANY germs/allergensβ€”by the time other children come along the parents are jaded enough to not care about it as much, and thus the kids afterwards are exposed to more germs from birth!
If this sounds weird and backwards, it’s because for a long time doctors used to teach the exact opposite. Keep your child clean and away from germs and potenial allergy triggers. Until they saw the long-term side effects of this and are now starting to tell new parents how to do it better.
NOTE: I AM EXTREMELY PRO-VAX! DO NOT MISTAKE THIS COMMENT AS ANTI-VAX. VACCINATE YOUR FUCKING CHILDREN AND EXPOSE THEM TO GERMS IN A CONTROLLED WAY. THE HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEM IS CAPABLE OF MANY THINGS BUT IT’S NOT A MIRACLE WORKER AND IT NEEDS HELP!!!


Can confirm this is true. I’ve studied food science for 5 years and have 3 qualifications in food safety. 

                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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We really don’t talk enough about how Artoo went into the desert to find Obi-Wan because no kid would be stupid enough to follow him into Tusken territory and then this kid chases him down and gets beaten up and his unconscious body is dragged back to his landspeeder and Artoo looked down and went β€œThis one. This one knows how to have a good time.”

#he’d had adventures but really all those rebels were too cautious for him#he’d served Anakin Skywalker there was just no coming back#and then there’s this nerdy kid who kinda sorta reminds him of that guy#and then Obi-Wan says β€œyour father wanted you to have this” and pulls out ANAKIN’S KRIFFING LIGHTSABER#and Artoo just EXPLODES because NO WAY THIS IS THAT KID??!#and he cross-references his old memory banks and THERE’S PADME NAMING THE KID β€œLUKE” THIS IS THE KID#THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ANAKIN’S SON#NO WONDER HE COULDN’T ESCAPE#also no wonder he could fool this idiot to take off the restraining bolt#HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN#and he was ride or die forever#and about two days later he DID die#but he got better#so really WOW this guy IS the best#artoo detoo


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swan2swan:
We really don’t talk enough about how Artoo went into the desert to find Obi-Wan because no kid would be stupid enough to follow him into Tusken territory and then this kid chases him down and gets beaten up and his unconscious body is dragged back to his landspeeder and Artoo looked down and went β€œThis one. This one knows how to have a good time.”

#he’d had adventures but really all those rebels were too cautious for him#he’d served Anakin Skywalker there was just no coming back#and then there’s this nerdy kid who kinda sorta reminds him of that guy#and then Obi-Wan says β€œyour father wanted you to have this” and pulls out ANAKIN’S KRIFFING LIGHTSABER#and Artoo just EXPLODES because NO WAY THIS IS THAT KID??!#and he cross-references his old memory banks and THERE’S PADME NAMING THE KID β€œLUKE” THIS IS THE KID#THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ANAKIN’S SON#NO WONDER HE COULDN’T ESCAPE#also no wonder he could fool this idiot to take off the restraining bolt#HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN#and he was ride or die forever#and about two days later he DID die#but he got better#so really WOW this guy IS the best#artoo detoo



        

            
            

                
                
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swan2swan:
We really don’t talk enough about how Artoo went into the desert to find Obi-Wan because no kid would be stupid enough to follow him into Tusken territory and then this kid chases him down and gets beaten up and his unconscious body is dragged back to his landspeeder and Artoo looked down and went β€œThis one. This one knows how to have a good time.”

#he’d had adventures but really all those rebels were too cautious for him#he’d served Anakin Skywalker there was just no coming back#and then there’s this nerdy kid who kinda sorta reminds him of that guy#and then Obi-Wan says β€œyour father wanted you to have this” and pulls out ANAKIN’S KRIFFING LIGHTSABER#and Artoo just EXPLODES because NO WAY THIS IS THAT KID??!#and he cross-references his old memory banks and THERE’S PADME NAMING THE KID β€œLUKE” THIS IS THE KID#THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ANAKIN’S SON#NO WONDER HE COULDN’T ESCAPE#also no wonder he could fool this idiot to take off the restraining bolt#HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN#and he was ride or die forever#and about two days later he DID die#but he got better#so really WOW this guy IS the best#artoo detoo


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swan2swan:
We really don’t talk enough about how Artoo went into the desert to find Obi-Wan because no kid would be stupid enough to follow him into Tusken territory and then this kid chases him down and gets beaten up and his unconscious body is dragged back to his landspeeder and Artoo looked down and went β€œThis one. This one knows how to have a good time.”

#he’d had adventures but really all those rebels were too cautious for him#he’d served Anakin Skywalker there was just no coming back#and then there’s this nerdy kid who kinda sorta reminds him of that guy#and then Obi-Wan says β€œyour father wanted you to have this” and pulls out ANAKIN’S KRIFFING LIGHTSABER#and Artoo just EXPLODES because NO WAY THIS IS THAT KID??!#and he cross-references his old memory banks and THERE’S PADME NAMING THE KID β€œLUKE” THIS IS THE KID#THE WHOLE TIME HE WAS TRYING TO RUN AWAY FROM ANAKIN’S SON#NO WONDER HE COULDN’T ESCAPE#also no wonder he could fool this idiot to take off the restraining bolt#HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN#and he was ride or die forever#and about two days later he DID die#but he got better#so really WOW this guy IS the best#artoo detoo



                    
                
            

            
                
                
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julad:
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jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run: lazyshoes:

libertarirynn:

julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run
        

            
            

                
                
                    lazyshoes:

libertarirynn:

julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run: lazyshoes:

libertarirynn:

julad:
thisdiscontentedwinter:

salparadisewasright:

sapphicdalliances:

jonpertwee:

hamfistedbunvendor:


jonpertwee:
I feel like this would be a slippery slope towards making it illegal for people to choose to not vote.
that’s already how it is in australia


That’s just so fucked up. :( Do certain medical conditions exempt you?

?????? why is it be fucked up to have compulsory voting? that’s the way it is in most democratic countries? it’s a part of being a citizen, like paying taxes and obeying speed limits? the fine for not voting is only like $50 and because of the compulsory voting law, our country bends over backwards to make it accessible: it’s always on a weekend, lasts most of the day, and is set up at schools and community centers so there’s one within easy reach of almost everybody. you can also mail your ballot or vote early if you’ll be out of the country on the day. like, IT’S EASY TO VOTE, and the penalty isn’t even that ridiculous. i don’t understand why the usa doesn’t have this, except obviously it would make it harder to literally stop minorities from voting.

I think we Americans tend to forget that a lot of other countries don’t actively work to make it harder to vote.

Adding to this here, in Australia you don’t have to vote. Or, more precisely, there’s no way they can tell if you ruined your ballot.Β You have to turn up, get your name marked off, but you can put a line through the ballot if you don’t think any of the candidates are worth voting for. Or do this:Β 
Or this:Β 

Or this:Β 
You have get your name crossed off (if you don’t want to wear the fine), but you don’t have to make your vote counted if you’re opposed to it.Β 
And it is so, so easy to vote. Stuck at work or on holidays? That’s fine. Do a postal vote. Β Stuck in hospital? That’s fine. They’ll go to you. Stuck in an old people’s home and can’t get around? Again, they’ll go to you. It’s amazing to me that it’s so hard for so many Americans to actually vote. If you make it compulsory, than at least the government is obligated to provide you with the means to vote.Β 
And look, I get it. Sometimes I don’t want to vote either. But I suck it up, I walk three minutes down the street, and I hope that this year they’re selling lamingtons again. Oh, and I buy a democracy sausage, which, even if all the candidates suck, makes the effort of turning up pretty worthwhile.Β 

ALSO, you can see even on the fucked up ballots that you NUMBER  CANDIDATES IN ORDER OF PREFERENCE. There’s no need to calculate whether I would be throwing away my vote on the candidate that I most agree with if they’re not from a major party. I can say, I want that independent person to get in, but if not them, give me Big Party A, and if not them, that minor party person is still better that Big Party B, and I’m not giving any preference to the Lunatic Fringe Party. 
Our system certainly has some issues still, but I can show up to somewhere nearby, line up for a few minutes (if at all), vote exactly in line with my values (on paper, leaving a paper trail that can be recounted), and then buy a sausage and some home made cupcakes on my way out. 
A country’s voting system matters a hell of a lot and every citizen deserves one that makes it easy to vote and results in a government that is representational and accountable. 
And by the way, one time I had a bad asthma flare-up on Election Day and didn’t make it to my polling station. I got my fine in the mail, I filled out the form explaining why I couldn’t vote, no more fine. I would rather have, you know, expressed my preference for who should run my country, but they were cool with the fact that I couldn’t do it that day.



I still don’t like the idea that I have to vote if I don’t want to. Why the hell should that be mandatory?οΏΌ


Because it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing. It also forces the government to hear your opinion, which is a good thing. You can still protest the candidates by throwing away your vote, but then you have to acknowledge the fact that you decided to not to care enough to pick your favorite candidate. 


β€œBecause it forces people to participate in deciding how their country is run, which is a good thing.”>Implying that we actually have any say in how the country is run
                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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one-time-i-dreamt:
invisableeyes:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:

???????????????????????????? this guy on Facebook randomly sent me a pic of me along with this message (my name is Tea in case that part is confusing)

Huh. Scary. That’s not something I ever thought about.


Why the anger? It’s just something that I’d also rather not think about, and because I am not self-absorbed, I never thought I was interesting/pretty/known enough to have it happen to me. I am aware these things do happen though. When I once reverse image searched some of the selfies I posted in the past, I found things like, people using them as their profile pictures on things like that Ask site but also LinkedIn (scarier), reposting them to Instagram, reposting them here. I don’t mind stuff like having them reposted, but claiming to be me is where I draw the line.


Anything you say or do can and will be used against you at some point. 
SKELETON


Even my skeleton????



Especially your skeleton 


He also called you a bollywood star wh


I don’t think I know anyone who looks less like a Bollywood star than me πŸ˜‚: one-time-i-dreamt:

d00dlef0x:

anetjay:

one-time-i-dreamt:
invisableeyes:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:

???????????????????????????? this guy on Facebook randomly sent me a pic of me along with this message (my name is Tea in case that part is confusing)

Huh. Scary. That’s not something I ever thought about.


Why the anger? It’s just something that I’d also rather not think about, and because I am not self-absorbed, I never thought I was interesting/pretty/known enough to have it happen to me. I am aware these things do happen though. When I once reverse image searched some of the selfies I posted in the past, I found things like, people using them as their profile pictures on things like that Ask site but also LinkedIn (scarier), reposting them to Instagram, reposting them here. I don’t mind stuff like having them reposted, but claiming to be me is where I draw the line.


Anything you say or do can and will be used against you at some point. 
SKELETON


Even my skeleton????



Especially your skeleton 


He also called you a bollywood star wh


I don’t think I know anyone who looks less like a Bollywood star than me πŸ˜‚
        

            
            

                
                
                    one-time-i-dreamt:

d00dlef0x:

anetjay:

one-time-i-dreamt:
invisableeyes:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:

???????????????????????????? this guy on Facebook randomly sent me a pic of me along with this message (my name is Tea in case that part is confusing)

Huh. Scary. That’s not something I ever thought about.


Why the anger? It’s just something that I’d also rather not think about, and because I am not self-absorbed, I never thought I was interesting/pretty/known enough to have it happen to me. I am aware these things do happen though. When I once reverse image searched some of the selfies I posted in the past, I found things like, people using them as their profile pictures on things like that Ask site but also LinkedIn (scarier), reposting them to Instagram, reposting them here. I don’t mind stuff like having them reposted, but claiming to be me is where I draw the line.


Anything you say or do can and will be used against you at some point. 
SKELETON


Even my skeleton????



Especially your skeleton 


He also called you a bollywood star wh


I don’t think I know anyone who looks less like a Bollywood star than me πŸ˜‚: one-time-i-dreamt:

d00dlef0x:

anetjay:

one-time-i-dreamt:
invisableeyes:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:

???????????????????????????? this guy on Facebook randomly sent me a pic of me along with this message (my name is Tea in case that part is confusing)

Huh. Scary. That’s not something I ever thought about.


Why the anger? It’s just something that I’d also rather not think about, and because I am not self-absorbed, I never thought I was interesting/pretty/known enough to have it happen to me. I am aware these things do happen though. When I once reverse image searched some of the selfies I posted in the past, I found things like, people using them as their profile pictures on things like that Ask site but also LinkedIn (scarier), reposting them to Instagram, reposting them here. I don’t mind stuff like having them reposted, but claiming to be me is where I draw the line.


Anything you say or do can and will be used against you at some point. 
SKELETON


Even my skeleton????



Especially your skeleton 


He also called you a bollywood star wh


I don’t think I know anyone who looks less like a Bollywood star than me πŸ˜‚
                    
                
            

            
                
                
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d00dlef0x:

anetjay:

one-time-i-dreamt:
invisableeyes:


one-time-i-dreamt:


one-time-i-dreamt:


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blackqueerblog:
Some parents really don’t understand the difference between actual discipline and hurting your kids.

This teaches a kid nothing except needing to hide what makes them happy because they’re scared their parents will destroy it.




also????? wake up your kid if they don’t hear their alarm????? dont do this????


I get the point on needing to be able to wake up by himself, but 1 - alarms don’t promote that either and 2 - he’s 9.If he’s sleeping in, especially at a younger age? There’s something wrong. Kids tend to wale up early, have high energy, etc. He’s either unable to sleep at night due to the monotony of the day not taking up enough energy, or being in lockdown has been affecting his mental health, which will make him more tired, or maybe he’s feeling ill and sees no reason to mention it because it won’t affect anything, or who knows what else. Don’t punish your kid for sleeping late, make sure they’re okay and maybe, if they feel they need more sleep, add an extra hour on in the morning or something. Saying that if he doesn’t wake up on time there will be consequences, which will stress him out and stop him sleeping, maybe even motivating him to stay up all night instead of risking oversleeping. We don’t have control over when we wake up, and if he’s sleeping through alarms, something needs to change. Maybe even changing the sound will help, but you gotta try and find a solution to whatever is causing him to oversleep, not make him feel bad for it and, in the process, lose his trust.Also, just so you know, postive reinforcement (giving a reward) and negative reinforcement (temoving something bad - such as painkillers removing a headache) work miles better than punishment (destroying something they love and are proud of).: quecksilvereyes:

blackqueerblog:
Some parents really don’t understand the difference between actual discipline and hurting your kids.

This teaches a kid nothing except needing to hide what makes them happy because they’re scared their parents will destroy it.




also????? wake up your kid if they don’t hear their alarm????? dont do this????


I get the point on needing to be able to wake up by himself, but 1 - alarms don’t promote that either and 2 - he’s 9.If he’s sleeping in, especially at a younger age? There’s something wrong. Kids tend to wale up early, have high energy, etc. He’s either unable to sleep at night due to the monotony of the day not taking up enough energy, or being in lockdown has been affecting his mental health, which will make him more tired, or maybe he’s feeling ill and sees no reason to mention it because it won’t affect anything, or who knows what else. Don’t punish your kid for sleeping late, make sure they’re okay and maybe, if they feel they need more sleep, add an extra hour on in the morning or something. Saying that if he doesn’t wake up on time there will be consequences, which will stress him out and stop him sleeping, maybe even motivating him to stay up all night instead of risking oversleeping. We don’t have control over when we wake up, and if he’s sleeping through alarms, something needs to change. Maybe even changing the sound will help, but you gotta try and find a solution to whatever is causing him to oversleep, not make him feel bad for it and, in the process, lose his trust.Also, just so you know, postive reinforcement (giving a reward) and negative reinforcement (temoving something bad - such as painkillers removing a headache) work miles better than punishment (destroying something they love and are proud of).
        

            
            

                
                
                    quecksilvereyes:

blackqueerblog:
Some parents really don’t understand the difference between actual discipline and hurting your kids.

This teaches a kid nothing except needing to hide what makes them happy because they’re scared their parents will destroy it.




also????? wake up your kid if they don’t hear their alarm????? dont do this????


I get the point on needing to be able to wake up by himself, but 1 - alarms don’t promote that either and 2 - he’s 9.If he’s sleeping in, especially at a younger age? There’s something wrong. Kids tend to wale up early, have high energy, etc. He’s either unable to sleep at night due to the monotony of the day not taking up enough energy, or being in lockdown has been affecting his mental health, which will make him more tired, or maybe he’s feeling ill and sees no reason to mention it because it won’t affect anything, or who knows what else. Don’t punish your kid for sleeping late, make sure they’re okay and maybe, if they feel they need more sleep, add an extra hour on in the morning or something. Saying that if he doesn’t wake up on time there will be consequences, which will stress him out and stop him sleeping, maybe even motivating him to stay up all night instead of risking oversleeping. We don’t have control over when we wake up, and if he’s sleeping through alarms, something needs to change. Maybe even changing the sound will help, but you gotta try and find a solution to whatever is causing him to oversleep, not make him feel bad for it and, in the process, lose his trust.Also, just so you know, postive reinforcement (giving a reward) and negative reinforcement (temoving something bad - such as painkillers removing a headache) work miles better than punishment (destroying something they love and are proud of).: quecksilvereyes:

blackqueerblog:
Some parents really don’t understand the difference between actual discipline and hurting your kids.

This teaches a kid nothing except needing to hide what makes them happy because they’re scared their parents will destroy it.




also????? wake up your kid if they don’t hear their alarm????? dont do this????


I get the point on needing to be able to wake up by himself, but 1 - alarms don’t promote that either and 2 - he’s 9.If he’s sleeping in, especially at a younger age? There’s something wrong. Kids tend to wale up early, have high energy, etc. He’s either unable to sleep at night due to the monotony of the day not taking up enough energy, or being in lockdown has been affecting his mental health, which will make him more tired, or maybe he’s feeling ill and sees no reason to mention it because it won’t affect anything, or who knows what else. Don’t punish your kid for sleeping late, make sure they’re okay and maybe, if they feel they need more sleep, add an extra hour on in the morning or something. Saying that if he doesn’t wake up on time there will be consequences, which will stress him out and stop him sleeping, maybe even motivating him to stay up all night instead of risking oversleeping. We don’t have control over when we wake up, and if he’s sleeping through alarms, something needs to change. Maybe even changing the sound will help, but you gotta try and find a solution to whatever is causing him to oversleep, not make him feel bad for it and, in the process, lose his trust.Also, just so you know, postive reinforcement (giving a reward) and negative reinforcement (temoving something bad - such as painkillers removing a headache) work miles better than punishment (destroying something they love and are proud of).
                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        coelasquid:
skylorde:

livinmokotory:

adhdalistair:

penisennui:

(via Justin Jorgensen) β€œIn 2007 I worked with photographers Williams + Hirakawa to create a concept piece of me sleeping on a sheet cake. I though these cakes looked like pillows, and there’s the obvious play on β€˜sweet dreams.’
I wondered if I could fall asleep on a cake and have sweet dreams. I didn’t. It was pretty gross really and wasn’t easy to wash off.
A few years later, outtakes from the shoot were sold to Getty Images as stock photos. I didn’t know this until 2011 when one of those photos made #13 on the wildly popular Buzzffed.com list of β€œ60 Completely Unusable Stock Photos.”
Into 2014, the Getty Image photo continues to make the rounds on Facebook and Tumblr.”




i can’t believe i leveled up enough to unlock cake pillow guy’s backstory

I can’t believe theΒ β€œsweet dreams” joke didn’t occur to me
: coelasquid:
skylorde:

livinmokotory:

adhdalistair:

penisennui:

(via Justin Jorgensen) β€œIn 2007 I worked with photographers Williams + Hirakawa to create a concept piece of me sleeping on a sheet cake. I though these cakes looked like pillows, and there’s the obvious play on β€˜sweet dreams.’
I wondered if I could fall asleep on a cake and have sweet dreams. I didn’t. It was pretty gross really and wasn’t easy to wash off.
A few years later, outtakes from the shoot were sold to Getty Images as stock photos. I didn’t know this until 2011 when one of those photos made #13 on the wildly popular Buzzffed.com list of β€œ60 Completely Unusable Stock Photos.”
Into 2014, the Getty Image photo continues to make the rounds on Facebook and Tumblr.”




i can’t believe i leveled up enough to unlock cake pillow guy’s backstory

I can’t believe theΒ β€œsweet dreams” joke didn’t occur to me

        

            
            

                
                
                    coelasquid:
skylorde:

livinmokotory:

adhdalistair:

penisennui:

(via Justin Jorgensen) β€œIn 2007 I worked with photographers Williams + Hirakawa to create a concept piece of me sleeping on a sheet cake. I though these cakes looked like pillows, and there’s the obvious play on β€˜sweet dreams.’
I wondered if I could fall asleep on a cake and have sweet dreams. I didn’t. It was pretty gross really and wasn’t easy to wash off.
A few years later, outtakes from the shoot were sold to Getty Images as stock photos. I didn’t know this until 2011 when one of those photos made #13 on the wildly popular Buzzffed.com list of β€œ60 Completely Unusable Stock Photos.”
Into 2014, the Getty Image photo continues to make the rounds on Facebook and Tumblr.”




i can’t believe i leveled up enough to unlock cake pillow guy’s backstory

I can’t believe theΒ β€œsweet dreams” joke didn’t occur to me
: coelasquid:
skylorde:

livinmokotory:

adhdalistair:

penisennui:

(via Justin Jorgensen) β€œIn 2007 I worked with photographers Williams + Hirakawa to create a concept piece of me sleeping on a sheet cake. I though these cakes looked like pillows, and there’s the obvious play on β€˜sweet dreams.’
I wondered if I could fall asleep on a cake and have sweet dreams. I didn’t. It was pretty gross really and wasn’t easy to wash off.
A few years later, outtakes from the shoot were sold to Getty Images as stock photos. I didn’t know this until 2011 when one of those photos made #13 on the wildly popular Buzzffed.com list of β€œ60 Completely Unusable Stock Photos.”
Into 2014, the Getty Image photo continues to make the rounds on Facebook and Tumblr.”




i can’t believe i leveled up enough to unlock cake pillow guy’s backstory

I can’t believe theΒ β€œsweet dreams” joke didn’t occur to me

                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        angelfire115:

zetarays:

angeredthoughts:

nobodybetterhavethisoneoriswear:

polyglotplatypus:

polyglotplatypus:
im very grateful for the lessons in photography i was taught in stop motion class because just now they made it possible to photograph the stars with my phone in spite of the camera usually not detecting the light of stars because theyre so dim,,,, enjoy these shiny motherfuckers
ok so if everythings normal, your phone camera should have a manual mode (sometimes called pro mode). in it, change the settings of the shutter lag to 20 seconds, then put the phone down on some stable, plane surface and press the photo button (usually when using your camera, the volume buttons can be used as photo button) and let the phone still for the whole 20 seconds.Β 
(basically the problem with most cameras is that they dont have a very good light sensitivity in the dark, however that doesnt mean they cant detect it at all. the longer the shutter is open, the more light your camera takes in and the more burnt/light your pic will be, so in (literally) dark situations, make the shutter lag longer to get all that light you need! also i said 20 seconds but really you can make it shorter or longer depending on what kinda stuff you want for your stars)

Yes this! 
Additionally, adjust your ISO to the highest number (mimics the film used for very low light and low speed images)
And set your shutter speed to the longest time possible (on my phone it’s 10 seconds).
Leave your focus settings on Auto, and if your phone camera has a timer option, turn that on (five seconds is generally enough).
Plan your shot first, then find a place to set your phone down so you can get the image you want. The less light pollution, the better; you’ll pick up FAR more stars in your picture.
Once you know what you want to shoot, tap your screen to β€œfocus” it, then hit the button to take the picture, set your phone down, and back away from the β€œtripod”. Don’t touch your phone for a good 15 seconds, just to be sure.
You will not be disappointed in the results, let me assure you.
Not even a little bit.

@tamberland

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I’VE EVER LEARNED

: angelfire115:

zetarays:

angeredthoughts:

nobodybetterhavethisoneoriswear:

polyglotplatypus:

polyglotplatypus:
im very grateful for the lessons in photography i was taught in stop motion class because just now they made it possible to photograph the stars with my phone in spite of the camera usually not detecting the light of stars because theyre so dim,,,, enjoy these shiny motherfuckers
ok so if everythings normal, your phone camera should have a manual mode (sometimes called pro mode). in it, change the settings of the shutter lag to 20 seconds, then put the phone down on some stable, plane surface and press the photo button (usually when using your camera, the volume buttons can be used as photo button) and let the phone still for the whole 20 seconds.Β 
(basically the problem with most cameras is that they dont have a very good light sensitivity in the dark, however that doesnt mean they cant detect it at all. the longer the shutter is open, the more light your camera takes in and the more burnt/light your pic will be, so in (literally) dark situations, make the shutter lag longer to get all that light you need! also i said 20 seconds but really you can make it shorter or longer depending on what kinda stuff you want for your stars)

Yes this! 
Additionally, adjust your ISO to the highest number (mimics the film used for very low light and low speed images)
And set your shutter speed to the longest time possible (on my phone it’s 10 seconds).
Leave your focus settings on Auto, and if your phone camera has a timer option, turn that on (five seconds is generally enough).
Plan your shot first, then find a place to set your phone down so you can get the image you want. The less light pollution, the better; you’ll pick up FAR more stars in your picture.
Once you know what you want to shoot, tap your screen to β€œfocus” it, then hit the button to take the picture, set your phone down, and back away from the β€œtripod”. Don’t touch your phone for a good 15 seconds, just to be sure.
You will not be disappointed in the results, let me assure you.
Not even a little bit.

@tamberland

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I’VE EVER LEARNED


        

            
            

                
                
                    angelfire115:

zetarays:

angeredthoughts:

nobodybetterhavethisoneoriswear:

polyglotplatypus:

polyglotplatypus:
im very grateful for the lessons in photography i was taught in stop motion class because just now they made it possible to photograph the stars with my phone in spite of the camera usually not detecting the light of stars because theyre so dim,,,, enjoy these shiny motherfuckers
ok so if everythings normal, your phone camera should have a manual mode (sometimes called pro mode). in it, change the settings of the shutter lag to 20 seconds, then put the phone down on some stable, plane surface and press the photo button (usually when using your camera, the volume buttons can be used as photo button) and let the phone still for the whole 20 seconds.Β 
(basically the problem with most cameras is that they dont have a very good light sensitivity in the dark, however that doesnt mean they cant detect it at all. the longer the shutter is open, the more light your camera takes in and the more burnt/light your pic will be, so in (literally) dark situations, make the shutter lag longer to get all that light you need! also i said 20 seconds but really you can make it shorter or longer depending on what kinda stuff you want for your stars)

Yes this! 
Additionally, adjust your ISO to the highest number (mimics the film used for very low light and low speed images)
And set your shutter speed to the longest time possible (on my phone it’s 10 seconds).
Leave your focus settings on Auto, and if your phone camera has a timer option, turn that on (five seconds is generally enough).
Plan your shot first, then find a place to set your phone down so you can get the image you want. The less light pollution, the better; you’ll pick up FAR more stars in your picture.
Once you know what you want to shoot, tap your screen to β€œfocus” it, then hit the button to take the picture, set your phone down, and back away from the β€œtripod”. Don’t touch your phone for a good 15 seconds, just to be sure.
You will not be disappointed in the results, let me assure you.
Not even a little bit.

@tamberland

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I’VE EVER LEARNED

: angelfire115:

zetarays:

angeredthoughts:

nobodybetterhavethisoneoriswear:

polyglotplatypus:

polyglotplatypus:
im very grateful for the lessons in photography i was taught in stop motion class because just now they made it possible to photograph the stars with my phone in spite of the camera usually not detecting the light of stars because theyre so dim,,,, enjoy these shiny motherfuckers
ok so if everythings normal, your phone camera should have a manual mode (sometimes called pro mode). in it, change the settings of the shutter lag to 20 seconds, then put the phone down on some stable, plane surface and press the photo button (usually when using your camera, the volume buttons can be used as photo button) and let the phone still for the whole 20 seconds.Β 
(basically the problem with most cameras is that they dont have a very good light sensitivity in the dark, however that doesnt mean they cant detect it at all. the longer the shutter is open, the more light your camera takes in and the more burnt/light your pic will be, so in (literally) dark situations, make the shutter lag longer to get all that light you need! also i said 20 seconds but really you can make it shorter or longer depending on what kinda stuff you want for your stars)

Yes this! 
Additionally, adjust your ISO to the highest number (mimics the film used for very low light and low speed images)
And set your shutter speed to the longest time possible (on my phone it’s 10 seconds).
Leave your focus settings on Auto, and if your phone camera has a timer option, turn that on (five seconds is generally enough).
Plan your shot first, then find a place to set your phone down so you can get the image you want. The less light pollution, the better; you’ll pick up FAR more stars in your picture.
Once you know what you want to shoot, tap your screen to β€œfocus” it, then hit the button to take the picture, set your phone down, and back away from the β€œtripod”. Don’t touch your phone for a good 15 seconds, just to be sure.
You will not be disappointed in the results, let me assure you.
Not even a little bit.

@tamberland

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I’VE EVER LEARNED


                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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        st4nkbu9:

I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH ABOUT TACOBELL SPECIFICALLY.
Β I was a manager there this entire year and I had begged my GM to take me off the schedule due to covid-19 to keep my family safe who are immune-compromised. They wouldn’t and the crew wouldn’t wash their hands properly. They wore gloves and thought they didn’t have to change them!Β 
I couldn’t send them home because they had our shifts cut to a bare bone crew of 2-3 people (so one person taking orders and money and 1-2 making food, and for perspective usually a shift is supposed to run 5-8. This is including the manager too) So I ended up having to quit to make sure my family was safe.
So now tacobell has been advertising free doritos tacos almost every Tuesday under the mask that they care and want to give back during this trying time, but in reality it is just to get more people out to buy their food which will in turn cause the cases to go up and also stress out the already stressed/short staffed crew working.Β 
Fast food chains DO NOT care. They ARE NOT your friend.Β 
: st4nkbu9:

I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH ABOUT TACOBELL SPECIFICALLY.
Β I was a manager there this entire year and I had begged my GM to take me off the schedule due to covid-19 to keep my family safe who are immune-compromised. They wouldn’t and the crew wouldn’t wash their hands properly. They wore gloves and thought they didn’t have to change them!Β 
I couldn’t send them home because they had our shifts cut to a bare bone crew of 2-3 people (so one person taking orders and money and 1-2 making food, and for perspective usually a shift is supposed to run 5-8. This is including the manager too) So I ended up having to quit to make sure my family was safe.
So now tacobell has been advertising free doritos tacos almost every Tuesday under the mask that they care and want to give back during this trying time, but in reality it is just to get more people out to buy their food which will in turn cause the cases to go up and also stress out the already stressed/short staffed crew working.Β 
Fast food chains DO NOT care. They ARE NOT your friend.Β 

        

            
            

                
                
                    st4nkbu9:

I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH ABOUT TACOBELL SPECIFICALLY.
Β I was a manager there this entire year and I had begged my GM to take me off the schedule due to covid-19 to keep my family safe who are immune-compromised. They wouldn’t and the crew wouldn’t wash their hands properly. They wore gloves and thought they didn’t have to change them!Β 
I couldn’t send them home because they had our shifts cut to a bare bone crew of 2-3 people (so one person taking orders and money and 1-2 making food, and for perspective usually a shift is supposed to run 5-8. This is including the manager too) So I ended up having to quit to make sure my family was safe.
So now tacobell has been advertising free doritos tacos almost every Tuesday under the mask that they care and want to give back during this trying time, but in reality it is just to get more people out to buy their food which will in turn cause the cases to go up and also stress out the already stressed/short staffed crew working.Β 
Fast food chains DO NOT care. They ARE NOT your friend.Β 
: st4nkbu9:

I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH ABOUT TACOBELL SPECIFICALLY.
Β I was a manager there this entire year and I had begged my GM to take me off the schedule due to covid-19 to keep my family safe who are immune-compromised. They wouldn’t and the crew wouldn’t wash their hands properly. They wore gloves and thought they didn’t have to change them!Β 
I couldn’t send them home because they had our shifts cut to a bare bone crew of 2-3 people (so one person taking orders and money and 1-2 making food, and for perspective usually a shift is supposed to run 5-8. This is including the manager too) So I ended up having to quit to make sure my family was safe.
So now tacobell has been advertising free doritos tacos almost every Tuesday under the mask that they care and want to give back during this trying time, but in reality it is just to get more people out to buy their food which will in turn cause the cases to go up and also stress out the already stressed/short staffed crew working.Β 
Fast food chains DO NOT care. They ARE NOT your friend.Β 

                    
                
            

            
                
                
st4nkbu9:

I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH ABOUT TACOBELL SPECIFICALLY.
Β I was a manager there this entire year and I had begged my GM to ta...

                
            
            
        

    

    

        
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        littlesmartart:
#artblackout
look after your artists!Β 
we work so hard to provide you with free content, so give us the respect we deserve and don’t steal or repost our work, and help promote us by reblogging and giving us credit!
I’m also personally posting this because in the last year or so I’ve received more hate messages on my art blog than I have in the whole fifteen fucking years I’ve been posting art on the internet put together - and whilst I’m fortunate enough to have a wonderful support system that help me feel strong enough to ignore any grossness, I’ve seen many brilliant artist friends lose motivation and hope from being treated like shit by their fandom. and that’s not fucking acceptable.
: littlesmartart:
#artblackout
look after your artists!Β 
we work so hard to provide you with free content, so give us the respect we deserve and don’t steal or repost our work, and help promote us by reblogging and giving us credit!
I’m also personally posting this because in the last year or so I’ve received more hate messages on my art blog than I have in the whole fifteen fucking years I’ve been posting art on the internet put together - and whilst I’m fortunate enough to have a wonderful support system that help me feel strong enough to ignore any grossness, I’ve seen many brilliant artist friends lose motivation and hope from being treated like shit by their fandom. and that’s not fucking acceptable.

        

            
            

                
                
                    littlesmartart:
#artblackout
look after your artists!Β 
we work so hard to provide you with free content, so give us the respect we deserve and don’t steal or repost our work, and help promote us by reblogging and giving us credit!
I’m also personally posting this because in the last year or so I’ve received more hate messages on my art blog than I have in the whole fifteen fucking years I’ve been posting art on the internet put together - and whilst I’m fortunate enough to have a wonderful support system that help me feel strong enough to ignore any grossness, I’ve seen many brilliant artist friends lose motivation and hope from being treated like shit by their fandom. and that’s not fucking acceptable.
: littlesmartart:
#artblackout
look after your artists!Β 
we work so hard to provide you with free content, so give us the respect we deserve and don’t steal or repost our work, and help promote us by reblogging and giving us credit!
I’m also personally posting this because in the last year or so I’ve received more hate messages on my art blog than I have in the whole fifteen fucking years I’ve been posting art on the internet put together - and whilst I’m fortunate enough to have a wonderful support system that help me feel strong enough to ignore any grossness, I’ve seen many brilliant artist friends lose motivation and hope from being treated like shit by their fandom. and that’s not fucking acceptable.

                    
                
            

            
            
        

    

    

        
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