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“Dogs don’t know what they look like. Dogs don’t even know what size they are. No doubt it’s our fault, for breeding them into such weird shapes and sizes. My brother’s dachshund, standing tall at eight inches, would attack a Great Dane in the full conviction that she could tear it apart. When a little dog is assaulting its ankles the big dog often stands there looking confused — “Should I eat it? Will it eat me? I am bigger than it, aren’t I?” But then the Great Dane will come and try to sit in your lap and mash you flat, under the impression that it is a Peke-a-poo… Cats know exactly where they begin and end. When they walk slowly out the door that you are holding open for them, and pause, leaving their tail just an inch or two inside the door, they know it. They know you have to keep holding the door open. That is why their tail is there. It is a cat’s way of maintaining a relationship. Housecats know that they are small, and that it matters. When a cat meets a threatening dog and can’t make either a horizontal or a vertical escape, it’ll suddenly triple its size, inflating itself into a sort of weird fur blowfish, and it may work, because the dog gets confused again — “I thought that was a cat. Aren’t I bigger than cats? Will it eat me?” … A lot of us humans are like dogs: we really don’t know what size we are, how we’re shaped, what we look like. The most extreme example of this ignorance must be the people who design the seats on airplanes. At the other extreme, the people who have the most accurate, vivid sense of their own appearance may be dancers. What dancers look like is, after all, what they do.”

— Ursula Le Guin, in The Wave in the Mind (via fortooate)

#ursula k. le guin #she always gets it

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Finally, I have waited long, but it is here.... DNDads yuri my beloved ❤

#dndads #s3e1 dndads #season 3 dndads #dungeons and daddies #trudy trout #kelsey grammar (not that one) #krabapple pie #trusey #grout? #talking fish? #idk their ship name lol

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doodling some kim bases bc i wanted to dress them up like a little doll (and for also for a different fightful art reason wink wonk) and well

#image described #image id #kim kitsuragi #disco elysium #disco elysium role swap #genderbend #HOT

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Wizard Fact #42: The real reason you're not supposed to stick a fork into your toaster is because you might stab one of the wizards in there

#wizard posting #dont stick anything metal in your toaster! the wizards hate it!!! #unreality

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I know you said no pets but would it be ok if i brought a flaming skull

#unreality #flaming skull #<- tag for when i talk about flaming skull

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#image described #image id #neurodivergence

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Bro, you ok? Bro, humans aren’t separate from the ecosystems around us. We’re a part of them, bro. Bro, we’re never going to have absolutely zero effect on ecosystems, because we live here, bro. Bro, I never said it had to be a bad effect. We don’t have to immediately be perfect either, bro, sometimes doing what you can is what you can, and its way better than nothing. Bro what do you mean humans are a plague. You’re starting to sound a bit like an ecofascist, bro… Bro?

#constantly thinking about this #y'all should listen to more indigenous scholars if you are struggling with this #maybe engage with some animists #or read up on evolution and recognize yourself in our cousins #the universe is inherently connected with itself #we are part of nature; it is in us #humanity dies not need to die for our family to survive #we have coexisted for millennia and will continue to do so #nature and humanity is not a dichotomy; it is a group and sub group #im begging you to please engage with the world around you! see how our animal friends steward the land #see how we are the same and different! #just because we are different from our cousins doesnt mean we're separate from them #environmentalism #nature #ecofascism

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nothing makes me go "ooooh we are NOT the same" quite like reading some post about how people talk with their parents about their interests. what do you mean you told your father about stevebucky. what do you mean he asked further questions

#genuinely baffled everytime #how are you so confident in your interests #why would your parents care #nothing would be so mortifying to me as talking to my parents about what im interested in #to lay yourself bare before your parents and it be nothing is alien #my parents will only know me post death and even then their knowledge will be limited or skewed

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sorry she's in the brain

#disco elysium #genderbend #harry du bois #harrier du bois #kim kitsuragi #trilateral scheme is hilarious #but also #UNDERCUT ON BUTCH KIM OHMG OHMYGOS OHMYGKS HOLY SHIT FUCK

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𝓘 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓴 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓵 𝓛 𝓲𝓼 𝓹𝓻𝓸𝓫𝓪𝓫𝓵𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓼𝓽 𝓯𝓾𝓷 𝓽𝓸 𝔀𝓻𝓲𝓽𝓮, 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱 𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓬𝓪𝓼𝓮 𝓺 𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓵𝓼𝓸 𝓪 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓰 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻.

Cursive Letters [Explained]

Transcript

[A graph with 10 ticks on both the X and Y axes. The graph contains cursive uppercase and lowercase Latin letters. X axis is labeled "Looks cool" with an arrow pointing right and Y axis is labeled "Easy to tell what letter it's supposed to be" with an arrow pointing upward. From top to bottom, left to right, the letters are: C, B, P, K, d, X, R; M, N, c, O, x, t, y, L; D, W, a, Y, o, i; H; A, b, j; p, h; w, Q; m, u, k, g; E, I, l, q; f, J; U, V, T, e; n; v, F; G; r, S, s, z, Z.]

[The alt-text is written in cursive characters.] Alt-Text: I think capital L is probably the most fun to write, though lowercase q is also a strong contender.

#xkcd #cursive letters #image described #image id #this is the most correct a person could be #xkcd you understand me

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legitimately why is the hobocop ending so cinematic and awful

#death #hobocop #homelessness #houselessness #disco elysium #harry du bois #harrier du bois #kim kitsuragi #this ending is so meaningful honestly #harry was radicalized by the trash and he dies in it the very same day #it highlights the cruelty of capital but also the importance of accepting help #harry doeant have to sleep in that dumpster #kim offers to sell his spinners for you #people give you money when you ask #but harry isnt willing to accept that help #he is hobocop and hia own self image of him being trash and being unwilling to lean on others kills him #you cant eat pride #but its also called mutual aid for a reason #you are a part of it and should take advantage of the help people want to give you #kim being preaent matters here #he knows that you sleeping in the trash is bad #but kim is all about respect #he reapecta your choice to take risks deapitw the fact that it mighr kill you #he understanda the need for control and for that respect #its something hes been denied his whole life #if harry wants to sleep in the trash deapite the help offered kim will let him because the disrespect of forcing harry is too great a sin #(i also want to acknowledge that you still have options even if harry is not aober in your run. kim will give you the #spinners. joyce will give you cash. lorry drivers and stashed money are available. you can sell all the things you own #the hobocop fate is avoidable only if you reach out to others regardless of the circumstances #an excellent indictment of capital and a hopeful push for community and mutual aid)

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Qntm, as always, did an amazing short story with this exact concept exploring the horror of uploading a brain.

Can someone explain to me why the idea of "uploading your consciousness into a machine" is so popular???

Like... you know that the machine isn't YOU, right?

It's like. You know the ship of theseus? It doesn't really matter which boat is the REAL boat. The truth of the boat lives in the crew, not the wood

So like... You're still gonna die. There's just gonna be a thing that your loved ones can talk to when you're gone.

Worst case scenario your grieving family goes into debt paying a subscription fee to maintain denial and prolong the natural grieving process to pretend you aren't while the ghost of your voice reminds them how much you loved to buy Pepsi Cola Brand Soft Drink

Best case scenario you've made a brick that IS sentient, that THINKS it's you

Like

Why would you do that

#Suicide mention #death #horror #brain upload #science fiction #sff #i highly recommend reading qntm's other writing as well #it's all excellent!

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sorry she's in the brain

#disco elysium #genderbend #harry du bois #harrier du bois #kim kitsuragi #everyday i am thinking about butch lesbian kim and failgirl harry

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very old doodle of a roleswap au idea bc y'all know how it is with me

#disco elysium #harry du bois #kim kitsuragi #disco elysium role swap #image described #image id #beautiful art #i do love the more punk and unhinged kim in roleswap aus #but this the perfect version for a roleswap #kims worst traits are his obsession with conformity #his desire to not make waves or cause problems because that makes the discrimination he faces worse #hes happier and healthier when he lets himself feel and express himself #kim is a cop but the world would be better snd hed be happier outside of being a pig #for kim to self destruct he slowly erases himself #hes less himself and more the perfect dog for the rcm #op you perfectly captured that energy here! #kim is so buttoned up and yet he looks like a mess. his belt is too tight his hair is clean but mussed he has dark circles under his eyes #the grey in his hair is more prominent he smokes too much #hes just sad and not himself #you did so good!!! <333

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"SURVIVING"

#art #image described #image id #crocodile #crocodilian

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More reasons why Zuko being the Firelord is objectively the funniest thing on earth:

HES SEVENTEEN

He hasn’t been civilised in 4 years, his entire teenage experience consists of living on a boat and sleeping rough. The most stable bed he has was probably in Ba Sing Se he probably will just nap anywhere.

He has customer service experience which means he probably uses his customer service voice on his minsters.

Additionally he probably just wanders into to kitchen to get his own snacks and tea because he forgets what servants do.

He probably has no idea why he can’t just chase after an assassin he used to hunt the avatar for Agnis sake why is the captain of the guard demanding he stay in his room he’ll find the guy first (he’s probably right)

Katara probably has a free pass on Eco terrorism because what’s he going to do challenge her, she’ll beat his ass.

If he saw a minster doing something shady he will either invite lady Beifong to detect their BS or commit B&E and look for evidence himself.

He somehow found a baby dragon and raises it.

He will be far to willing to give Kyoshi island anything they want cause he feels bad and Suki scares him.

He randomly insisted on giving some earth kingdom village 100 ostrich horses.

The Avatar will just show up call him Hotman and demand the go on adventures and the Firelord will just dip because he’s been confined to long and has the Zoomies.

He takes far to much advice from Sokka and will genuinely believe if someone doesn’t get Sokkas plans they must be an idiot because Sokka is 16.

Sokka and Zuko also get into a lot of teenage rebellion phases by accident.

Toph just walks in breaks a wall of his palace and demands a field trip that always involves the Firelord having to explain himself to the cops.

He somehow knows every dangerous teen in the world and they all come for tea uninvited.

He has broken into both the NWT and Ba Sing Se.

He has a really well documented facial scar and official portraits but still disappears to be Lee the tea guy like no one knows.

HES SEVENTEEN.

#avatar the last airbender #atla #zuko #swearing in post #violence mention #death mention

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This website is full of free sewing patterns that will automatically alter to ur measurements

https://freesewing.org

#sewing #resources #free sewing pattern #open source #swearing in post