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Not blaming the Chinese! More talking about the worldwide proliferation of surveillance techniques that are specifically being used by the Chinese government.

“you don’t like the proliferation of terms like Unalive outside of TikTok because you realize that you’re aging out of youth culture and it makes you uncomfortable!”

no I don’t like it because there’s something INCREDIBLY dystopian about being forced to soften terms for basic parts of the human experience like death and sex (and even more so terms for oppressed minorities- call me a “le-dollar sign-bian” and I will bite you) purely because advertisers and corporations demand it

#like the west is also to blame #it’s all connected #not a cause of problems elsewhere more their problem now #depending on who you ask #most living in China see it positively! which is also a plot point #all about perspective and #pretty intense stuff #also TikTok is from China so #it is connected! in a fascinating global perspective #also seems totally likely this is just faff on tumblr #so all links back together XD

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This is… a literal plot point in 1984…

The kids know this is a literal plot point in 1984, right? …Right???

“you don’t like the proliferation of terms like Unalive outside of TikTok because you realize that you’re aging out of youth culture and it makes you uncomfortable!”

no I don’t like it because there’s something INCREDIBLY dystopian about being forced to soften terms for basic parts of the human experience like death and sex (and even more so terms for oppressed minorities- call me a “le-dollar sign-bian” and I will bite you) purely because advertisers and corporations demand it

#this isn’t not saying I’m aging out of youth culture #but like the Chinese surveillance state is getting close enough #let’s not just like. go along with the literal rest of the plot

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It’s also important to vary paragraph length, the same way it’s important to vary sentence length. It breaks up your reading mind, speeds it up and slows it down, and helps you highlight on what’s important.

Whole-heartedly BEGGING writers to unlearn everything schools taught you about how long a paragraph is. If theres a new subject, INCLUDING ACTIONS, theres a new paragraph. A paragraph can be a single word too btw stop making things unreadable

#writing advice #writing

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was watching a scene from singin in the rain on youtube and

fucking wheezing

#singin in the rain #perfection

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wanted to draw my queen 👑 credit to armstreet for the first two poses and dress designs!

#under the oak tree #maximillian calypse #beauuuutiful!!!

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Characters who are absolute trashfires have their virtues, but there’s also something to be said for a character who’s competent, collected, and has their life thoroughly together, and also has one specific thing that’s deeply wrong with them.

#under the oak tree #yeah this is Riftan to a tee #the thing that’s deeply wrong with him is ptsd 😅

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sorry i was so weird but you invoked a topic i am incapable of being normal about

#me about Tudor history #and many other things

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#under the oak tree #hehehe #my crack ship for this series

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#under the oak tree #hahaha how I’m feeling today #keep this feeling GOING

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#under the oak tree #hahahaha not me right now with #this story

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Show of hands: who else is surviving purely because of fanfiction right now? Because if I couldn't read about my favourite idiots getting stuck in different time periods, in ridiculous scenarios and then having maddeningly good sex, I wouldn't get up in the morning.

The world sucks. Thank you Archive Of Our Own writers. I truly love you.

#fanfiction #things are crazy right now in my fandom but #still matters a lot to me!

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#under the oak tree

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Listen I’m gonna watch the new movie, probably enjoy it ok because I’m at that point in my life of “this is fine, this is all fine” (even though Persuasion may be my absolute favorite novel).

But this take is the absolute, hands down, irrefutable truth.

In terms of how Wentworth behaves towards Anne over the course of the novel, Persuasion is 99% “I’m so over you. Do you see how over you I am? I’m going to flirt with this girl I have absolutely no feelings for right in front of your face, just to show you how over you I am. I may just end up marrying her solely in order to make it clear that you are no longer on my mind”. And then segues immediately to “you pierce my soul. I have loved none but you.” There is no middle ground between these two states. At no point do they pause on friendship. I’m not even sure they have a conversation before Wentworth gives up the act. Never, in the history of literature, have two people more obviously been Not Friends.

#persuasion #I even liked the wheel of time show #because hey why not #pretty people doing a thing sort of like a thing I like #sure some of it is just Wrong #but people can be wrong #I say today don’t quote me I’ll be screaming soon

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It’s been over 200 years and we are still Shook

No because pride and prejudice isn't "I changed myself for you so you would love me back." It's "your blatant rejection and disdain for me made me realize things about myself no one had ever been bold enough to tell me so I sat down and evaluated all my behavior patterns and why they came about and came to the realization myself that I had to work on myself. Also I don't expect you to love me now that I'm a work in progress, so I'm just going to do nice things for you because I don't like seeing you hurt." No wonder P&P fans refuse to settle.

#pride and prejudice

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Yasss joining the meme crew, I feel cool!!

Meme Commission

Commissioned by @glibray​ , thank you darling!

#I’m glibray btw #this is my anime etc blog #made a second blog years ago and now here we are #under the oak tree

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Horse version of *growling dog with its tail wagging with sheer pleasure from being a Good Boy About To Get A Treat*

it is SO FUNNY when you’re watching a show with horses in it and within the plot of the show the horses are “”””upset””” but the way they communicate this is by placing a nervous nickering sound bite over what is clearly a calm horse placidly performing a practiced trick

#horses #dogs #in film #love it

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lord the women you put on earth to enjoy media are being forced to log in to outlook and microsoft teams

#my goddamn life