#human disasters

[man-down-in-hatchet-town]

*romantic music and confusion swells*

#oh roger and wilhemina I adore you #human disasters #but also this shot is simultaneously so gorgeous and so funny I love it so much #the case of the gilded lily #fig and ford #wilhemina vanderjetski #lily thomas #roger haircremé #rewatchers2000

[inkskinned]

the thing is there's like, a point of oversaturation for everything, and it's why so many things get dropped after a few minutes. and we act like millennials or gen z kids "have short attention spans" but... that's not quite it. it's more like - we did like it. you just ruined it.

capitalism sees product A having moderate success, and then everything has to come out with their "own version" of product A (which is often exactly the same). and they dump extreme amounts of money and environmental waste into each horrible simulacrum they trot out each season.

now it's not just tiktokkers making videos; it's that instagram and even fucking tumblr both think you want live feeds and video-first programming. and it helps them, because videos are easier to sneak native ads into. the books coming out all have to have 78 buzzwords in them for SEO, or otherwise they don't get published. they are making a live-action remake of moana. i haven't googled it, but there's probably another marvel or starwars something coming out, no matter when you're reading this post.

and we are like "hi, this clone of project A completely misses the point of the original. it is soulless and colorless and miserable." and the company nods and says "yes totally. here is a different clone, but special." and we look at clone 2 and we say "nope, this one is still flat and bad, y'all" and they're like "no, totally, we hear you," and then they make another clone but this time it's, like, a joyless prequel. and by the time they've successfully rolled out "clone 89", the market is incredibly oversaturated, and the consumer is blamed because the company isn't turning a profit.

and like - take even something digital like the tumblr "live streaming" function i just mentioned. that has to take up server space and some amount of carbon footprint; just so this brokenass blue hellsite can roll out a feature that literally none of its userbase actually wants. the thing that's the kicker here: even something that doesn't have a physical production plant still impacts the environment.

and it all just feels like it's rolling out of control because like, you watch companies pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into a remake of a remake of something nobody wants anymore and you're like, not able to afford eggs anymore. and you tell the company that really what you want is a good story about survival and they say "okay so you mean a YA white protagonist has some kind of 'spicy' love triangle" and you're like - hey man i think you're misunderstanding the point of storytelling but they've already printed 76 versions of "city of blood and magic" and "queen of diamond rule" and spent literally millions of dollars on the movie "Candy Crush Killer: Coming to Eat You".

it's like being stuck in a room with a clown that keeps telling the same joke over and over but it's worse every time. and that would be fine but he keeps fucking charging you 6.99. and you keep being like "no, i know it made me laugh the first time, but that's because it was different and new" and the clown is just aggressively sitting there saying "well! plenty of people like my jokes! the reason you're bored of this is because maybe there's something wrong with you!"

#this was much longer i had to cut it down for legibility #but i do want to say i am aware this post doesnt touch on human rights violations as a result of fast fashion #that is because it deserves its own post with a completely different tone #i am an environmental educator #so that's what i know the most about. it wouldn't be appropriate of me to mention off-hand the real and legitimate suffering #that people are going through #without doing my research and providing real ways to help #this is a vent post about a thing i'm watching happen; not a call to action. it would be INCREDIBLY demeaning #to all those affected by the fast fashion industry to pretend that a post like this could speak to their suffering #unfortunately one of the horrible things about latestage capitalism as an activist is that SO many things are linked to this #and i WANT to talk about all of them but it would be a book in its own right. in fact there ARE books about each level of this #and i encourage you to seek them out and read them!!! i am not an expert on that i am just a person on tumblr doing my favorite activity #(complaining) #and it's like - this is the individual versus the industry problem again right because im blaming myself #for being an expert on environmental disaster (which is fucking important) but not knowing EVERYTHING about fast fashion #i'm blaming myself for not covering the many layers of this incredibly complicated problem im pointing out #rather than being like. yeah so actually the fault here lies with the billion dollar industries actually. #my failure to be able to condense an incredibly immense problem that is BOOK-LENGTH into a single text post that i post for free #is not in ANY fucking way the same amount of harm as. you know. the ACTUAL COMPANIES doing this ACTUAL THING for ACTUAL MONEY. #anyway im gonna go donate money while i'm thinking about it. maybe you can too. we can both just agree - well i fuckin tried didn't i #which is more than their CEOs can say

[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

#the question of 'what do we owe to each other' can be answered simply with 'the dignity of retrieving our remains when we die' #another answer is 'the dignity of thinking about each other fellow humans with similar motivations and feelings' #also 'stopping someones potentially self-destructive behaviors just because theyre rich and want to feel special' #also i feel like humans have been sailing the seas long enough that it should be guaranteed that people will survive sea voyages #im very mad about specifically mediterranean maritime disasters because we have ancient writing saying they made it safe #sailing from Egypt to Greece was so old hat and safe that people legit took the ancient equivalent of cruises back and forth #cleopatra habitually sailed from alexandria to rome with a ton of ships and was fine #Nero tried to have his mother drowned at sea by orchestrating a dramatic shipwreck while she was our sailing AND SHE SURVIVED #and then swam to shore got back to rome and whooped his ass #fuckin pliny the elder tried to evacuate people from pompeii and the surrounding coast villages when vesuvius erupted #and he actually WAS able to rescue people #but he himself had an asthma attack from the fumes which led to a heart attack and he died on the beach #there is legit no excuse for that trawler of migrant refugees to have wrecked #negligence all around #anyway #oceangate

[turtleinsoup]

I love em too much T^T

The Rise Twins! Inspired by @remedyturtles' "stare directly at the sun" on ao3

#look i just like putting blorbos in outfits oki T^T #check out the spinnoff fic “A Brain So Big That You Get Lost In It” by Sevimkiz; its so good!! #i love em so much T^T #its not even funny anymore at this point #oh also check out my human au fic; it's called “And Again” but u dont have to ofc #rottmnt #rottmnt donnie #rottmnt leo #tmnt 2018 #rottmnt fic #tmnt #rise tmnt #rottmnt au #donnie rottmnt #leo rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt leonardo #rottmnt fanart #rottmnt disaster twins #rottmnt fic rec #rise leo #rise donnie #rottmnt human designs #rottmnt human au #rottmnt human leo #rottmnt human donnie #rottmnt and again

[an-artistic-failure]

Some human design stuff. Is it obvious that Donnie is my favorite? 🤨

I change their designs every time I draw them. Leo has changed so much.

Also I literally just gave Leo my hair because I have no shame at this point.

#rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #teenage mutant ninja turtles #rise of the tmnt #tmnt 2018 #tmnt #donnie rottmnt #raph rottmnt #leo rottmnt #mikey rottmnt #rottmnt human designs #donatello hamato #leonardo hamato #disaster twins #hank's art

[ammdakin]

No, sir. Definitely not.

(Quote Source: Parks and rec)

p.7 of my silly OFMD fanarts 🏴‍☠️💕

#ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd fanart #edward teach #blackbeard #incorrect quotes #parks and rec #ben wyatt #human disaster #lol #my art #my comic

[constellation-of-boopasters]

PROTECT TRANS KIDS. LOVE TRANS KIDS. RESPECT TRANS KIDS. LISTEN TO THEM, HEAR THEIR VOICES AND DON’T STAND BY SILENTLY.

#nex benedict #trans rights #disaster gets a bit political #but it’s not politics #it’s human rights #please support us #please consider the consequences of making transness illegal and blocking all help #please #please advocate and learn and grow #just #trans

[eun-wang]

Estaba haciendo a los Tortugos en mi estilo... y de alguna forma terminé cambiándoles los diseños...

A Rafita le puse el peinado con el que sale en el Cómic con los power Rangers... y ahora lo amo jajakaka

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I was making the Turtles in my style... and somehow I ended up changing their designs...

I gave Rafita the hairstyle He has in the Comic with the Power Rangers... and now I love him haha

#myart #rottmnt #save rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #disaster twins #rottmnt mikey #rottmnt raph #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt human designs

[nelkcats]

The King's last gift

Danny was tired, tired of being responsible for protecting the world. At first it was just Amity but the ghosts began to explore more and the halfa was exhausted. He was the only hero available and it was taking its toll.

He knew he couldn't go on like this, let alone with his coronation around the corner but he didn't know what else to do. He knew he couldn't interfere with the world after the crown was on his head. The world would fear him (maybe even more than now) and protecting them with so much power in hand could do more harm than good, but if he didn't protect them, who would?

His core ached at the thought of all those people begging for a hero who wouldn't come, so Danny took desperate measures, and cheated a little.

He visited Desiree; she watched him with a raised eyebrow, curious. And Danny did what he forbade long ago, he wished. He wished for the future and for humanity itself, he uttered the words he had wanted to say ever since he knew he would not be able to visit earth for a long time.

"I wish for the world to be safe even when I no longer live in it, I wish for there to be someone who can protect it, even if it's just a human."

Desiree blinked in surprise not expecting the King who had "forbidden" her to do such a thing. She smiled and nodded. Her power grew exponentially but neither she nor Danny said anything about it. The halfa would not undo that wish after all.

In New Jersey, Thomas and Martha Wayne were celebrating the birth of their son. Neither of them noticed the spark of magic entering the baby, nor the boy's unusually blue eyes. Bruce Wayne, the Ghost King's latest gift to mankind, had been born.

And years later, when the Justice League was formed and everyone was talking to each other, John Constantine looked at the dark knight curiously, wondering if he was aware that he was death's favorite.

#dpxdc #ghost king danny #immortal danny #he protected earth for a long time #But Danny knew he couldn't protect them forever #Danny loves humanity but they are not his people #not anymore #his people are the Infinite Realms inhabitants and they would desperately need him after the coronation #especially after the disaster that Pariah Dark left behind #Clockwork warned Danny that he couldn't be the hero anymore #his powers would grow and it would take him a long time to control them #But if he doesn't protect humans then who? #dp x dc #dc x dp #Danny wished for a hero #and Bruce Wayne was born #maybe Danny changed his future and his parents wouldn't have died if the King hadn't wanted something so selfish #but Danny can't help but be selfish #he loves humanity too much despite how much they hate him #John Constantine is wrong though #Bruce is not Death's favorite #he is the King's last hope

[shallowseeker]

Sure, Sam’s eyebrows shoot to his hairline once Dean starts losing patience and rifling through Cas’s pockets whenever Cas can’t find something.

But they practically jump off his head and shoot up to the clouds when Dean starts storing his own shit in Cas’s pockets. Receipts, spare change, gloves, pens, knives, other random weapons, pamphlets, folded-up restaurant menus, maps, knickknacks, his own fucking wallet.

#dean/cas + coat pockets #dean/cas #tfw idiosyncrasies #tfw sillies #tfw funnies #sam suffers secondhand embarrassment #like do they even know how that looks to other ppl jesus christ #it’s not weird sam...you’re the one making it weird #sam buys cas a canvas bag as a hint #then a backpack #cas is a disaster man who doesn’t use either #why use it when he has perfectly practical POCKETS sam #cas you are a human glove compartment #i’m an -angel- sam #shut up sam this is fine

[beggars-opera]

Being a historian is 10% teaching and 90% reading dead people's diaries for fun

#history #aaron burr's is a personal favorite #walking human disaster of a man

[hydrachea]

Do you think god lives in fear of what they've created.

#i like to think so #honkai star rail #hsr #hsr stelle #hsr nanook #i should make one for yaoshi too because yaoshi is ALSO extremely fine #but then i'd have to go down the entire list of gilfs (gods i'd like to f-) #and we'd just never be done then would we #especially since the trailblazer is canonically thirsty for a couple aeons without me even needing to do anything #we all know they're super normal about lan #per a certain swarm disaster occurrence #who would win: the godly incarnation of the concept of destruction or one feral human with a bomb in their body and zero self-preservation #i spent way too long making this #we commit to our bits here #even against all common sense #ray's records #nanook please show up in the simulated universe again i miss you

[mrghostrat]

BIG NAME FEELINGS - 9/17 (MINI BONUS CHAPTER)

#teehee #i thought we'd earned some crowley pov after that disaster (/pos) of a chapter #bnf au #good omens #good omens human au #rat writes

[turtleinsoup]

Human Disasters Part 2!

Second part of this!

#rottmnt #rise of the tmnt #rottmnt leo #rottmnt donnie #tmnt 2018 #rottmnt fic #tmnt #rise tmnt #rottmnt au #rottmnt disaster twins #rottmnt human #rottmnt human donnie #rottmnt human designs #rottmnt human au #rottmnt human leo #rise tmnt art #rise tmnt au #rise of the turtles #rottmnt movie #save rottmnt #save rise of the tmnt

[courtforshort15]

Y'all....I just can't with these🤣🤣

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(Images found on Facebook)

#daredevil #matt murdock #human disaster matt murdock #charlie cox #she hulk #tatiana maslany #that is not a walk of shame #it is a strut of pride

[allisoooon]

All of the Hargreeves siblings are bad people.  Not in the way you’d describe someone morally deficient, but in the same way as you’d call someone a bad dancer or a bad plumber when they lack the expected skill set.  They just suck at being humans in a society.

#tua #the umbrella academy #klaus hargreeves #five hargreeves #luther hargreeves #diego hargreeves #allison hargreeves #ben hargreeves #viktor hargreeves #someone write a book 'humaning for dummies' #tbh i'd need that book #i love them all though #they are such disasters