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you arent going to be capable of any meaningful kind of solidarity with anyone if your response to new perspectives or information is to pretend you already knew.

if you cant say things like “i hadnt thought about it that way” or “thats a good point” (or even, god forbid “thanks for checking me on that”) when theyre appropriate, consider whether youre actually interested in developing your understanding or if youre just invested in your political self image.

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centrist guy in 1970 seeing university anti-vietnam war protests in the news

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My god my girlies

MY GIRLIES. I am still crying, I am still crying about this. Every day I cry about this.

You bitched so hard about being forced to read 1984 in school when it’s so problematic (tm)

Maybe you should have actually paid attention when you read it

Because all these AI fics

You are LITERALLY MAKING THE GARBAGE NOVELS FROM 1984 that are written by machines

You have literally recreated the worthless soulless machine-made books

Literally,

Literally. Every once in a while it hits me in a fresh wave of disbelief and anger. You have literally created the dystopian book from the dystopian story about why dystopia is bad, and you are passing it around like it’s this amazing thing. I’m crying, I’m crying.

#i just want to talk to the people that think AI books/films is a good idea #i just want to understand why #or how many there are #because i sure as hell would not want to live in this sort of world where art is not made by people

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Neil my dude, after showing my mother season one of Good Omens and my dad seeing a bit of it I mentioned you also wrote Coraline and either my mom or dad (don't remember which one said it) said you must have been a weird kid.

Could you please confirm or deny whether or not you were a Weird Kid™?

I was a weird kid.

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when internet people are like “i love gothic literature but i hate anything that discusses incest, sexual violence, oppression, misogyny, abuse, torture, gore, murder, or death”

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anglerfish 

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“One of the most solid pieces of writing advice I know is in fact intended for dancers – you can find it in the choreographer Martha Graham’s biography. But it relaxes me in front of my laptop the same way I imagine it might induce a young dancer to breathe deeply and wiggle their fingers and toes. Graham writes: ‘There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.’”

— Zadie Smith (via campaignagainstcliche)

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I know this isn't ninjago guys but I finished this 17 hour painting for my art class and I was proud of it so...enjoy.

I love Egypt fun fact about me. :)

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drink some fucking water

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Listen to your fellow writers but dont feel like anyone is the be all end all authority on writing advice. Even me. Advice should be people sharing experiences on what works for Them in the hopes that it helps someone else. There is no one right way to write.

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Good stuff.

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You need to draw and make art or else all the images will stay in your head and you'll get sick

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i am skeptical you could do that actually, tiktok user

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eta: this is the last time im explaining this to yall

1. read the little card next to the art piece

2. if there isnt one, ask the gallery staff. thats why theyre there.

3. use the smartphone in your hand to do a 5 second google search instead of using it to film an ignorant tiktok like this

this is not rocket science. goodnight.

#i think people need to embrace curiosity more #like ok it looks simple lets interrogate that #what modes #what mediums #what design philosophies #what techniques #theres no worries to say a piece is deceptively simple #but its always reductive to claim all modern art is bad #especially if you havent taken the time to understand how/why the artist made what they did #curiosity is the spice of life

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was thinking about why the lack of female characters in lotr and the hobbit dosen't feel like exclusion and it's because they're just dudes being friends, like they are all just a gang of besties wandering about and the three female characters basically go "right we're doing this now" and they all just go "alright we're doing this now :)"

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Where do you get your writing inspiration from?

Writing inspiration is a deeply personal thing, and everyone will find their inspiration differently. For some, it could be from their personal experiences, from their favourite TV show, or a book they just read, while for others, they might rely solely on their imaginations without looking to outside influences.

That said, there are lots of places you can go to for inspiration that aren't just about the act of writing. Sometimes, it's just about finding something that will spark an idea, or even just get you in a creative headspace. And for that, we've got some tips in the Reading Room today to show you how to use real life to find creative inspiration.

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#if a society thinks its acceptable to bring snipers to a student protest #if a society fears its students #then i think there's something fundamentally wrong with a society like that