#(no hate im just sayin my opinions on things uwu)

[reanimationstation]

ok, look, to preface this, this discourse is fun and all, etc etc, and i really do enjoy answering asks and hearing your opinions. but some of yall seriously would punch first ask questions later?? huh?????

yes, Felix did assume his father was in danger. anyone would, given that its a stranger, possibly posing a threat, and theyre right next to your very fragile father. now, felix rushes forwards and roughly pulls TC away. cool!! yeah, a bit brash, but yes, understandable, he wants to keep his father from potential harm. thats a normal thing to do, and want to do. i understand, and its valid, and in a similar situation i would probably do the same, as would many others

but??? beating him with a stick?????????????? is a BIT far?? and the fact that he wouldve continued had TC not run out???? excuse me??????? he doesnt know shit about TC, and resorting to attacking him is not?? a good thing in the slightest????

and this isnt even touching on the worse aspect of this of felix seeing an "ugly" and "scary" person and immediately resorting to violence (and some of you agreeing), but i personally dont think its in my place to talk about that

#violence tw #ask to tag #yeah no obviously felix isnt gonna offer a cup of tea to TC #thats an extremely opposite reaction #im just sayng felix went too far #not that he has to be the perfect host to this stranger in his house #(also sorry that this is lowkey (?) vagueing someone i just wanted to make my reply a post) #(no hate im just sayin my opinions on things uwu) #(if you want i can just tag you lol) #disk horse #hate using that tag lol #victors internal monologue #am i putting this in the main tag........ #yes #frankenstein #if that bothers someone ill just remove it no worries #felix de lacey #later ill draw some art of him so that his tag isnt just discourse lmao

[rambler-of-procrastination]

100 asks: uwu lets hear everything

. thanks for ask :D

what’s your name? unnamed what’s your age? 16 what’s your sexuality? queer what’s your gender? trans masc what’s your middle name? prefer not to disclose what’s your dream job? photography what’s your best friend name? uh have too many to say what’s your christmas list? dont have one yet what’s your biggest pet peeve? wet socks what’s your biggest food craving? a good pizza what’s your biggest dream? seeing all online friends what’s your biggest fear? being unseen what’s your nationality? american but irish, german, polish what’s your fav band? ajr atm what’s your fav colour? grey what’s your fav cuss word? fuck what’s your fav word? fuck what’s your fav dessert? creme brûlée what’s your fav candy? sour skittles what’s your fav fruit? lemons what’s your fav beverage? dr pepper what’s your fav meal time? dinner at midnight what’s your fav veggie? depends on mood what’s your fav meal? dinner what’s your fav song? cant say too many goods what’s your fav childhood song? ^ what’s your fav childhood tv show? regular show what’s your fav season? fall what’s your fav flower? daisy what’s your fav stupid childhood moments? baking. w grandmother what’s your fav tv show? uhh. idk off top of head name of it cus im tired what is something you find stupid that you’ve seen in the media? everything on tumblr what’s your fav movie? idk- what’s your fav hobbies? sleeping what’s your embarrassing moment? not sayin but what’s your fav holiday? easter what’s your fav childhood memories? baking what’s your fav trend? none what’s your fav inspirational quote? nah. what’s your fav clothing item? sweatshirts what’s your fav sport? what’s your fav school subject? what’s your fav book? what’s your fav sad song? what’s your fav trend? what’s your fav memory with family? baking what’s your fav memory with friends? hanging out what’s your fav accessories? bracelets or rings what’s your fav trip you’ve done? austria what’s your fav happy song? unsure what’s the best advice you’ve been given? live everyday like its your last what’s the best advice you’ve given? some people arent worth it what’s your unpopular opinion? unsure what’s your fav app on your phone? instagram what’s your fav lgbt song? songs are songs idk what’s a stereotypical lgbt thing you do? complement peoples pride what’s a sign you were gay? not gay but finding other people attractive what’s something you can live without? unsure what’s something you can’t live without? contacting friends what’s 5 word to describe yourself? no clue, just stuck here what’s one of your bad habits biting my nails what’s one thing that someone has done and you can’t forgive them for that? rather not say what’s one thing you would change about yourself? too many what’s one thing you get told that is annoying? everything. literally someone told me im annoying by existing- what do you love about yourself? hair what would you name your daughter? unsure what would you name your son? unsure what do you say too much? either too much or too little what do you find sexy in someone? personality what do you hate about yourself? almost everything what do you want to happen in the next 10 yrs? unsure what is something you miss? a friend what is something on your bucket list? meeting people what was your first kiss like? awkward when did you know you were lgbt? answered above when is your birthday? december have you ever been bullied? yeah have you come out? no have you ever been harassed? mhm who is your celebrity crush? too many who is your biggest inspiration? no clue who do you argue with the most? parents who is your fav youtuber? too many who is your fav family member? cousins how are you? not well at all. where is your dream vacation? unsure are you genuinely happy? nope not at all are you religious? unsure are you a chocolate or gummy girl? not girl but. i prefer chocolate are you a D.C or marvel person? marvel are you a disney or pixar both are you a city or country person? yes are you more of a bird or bunny person? bird are you a sweet or savoury person? savoury

are you proud of yourself? no are you single? atm yes are you out of the closet? no do you have a crush on someone? yeah do you love yourself? nope do you have a job if yes what is it? school

[grumpyangeladvice]

am i the only one who gets bothered when people are like “all your feelings are valid! all your memories are valid! no one is wrong! OwO🌸” bc like.............. it is extremely likely that some of the people who claim to be angels and have memories are just using that as a coping mechanism and convincing themselves that they have memories when they don’t, and that is ok i guess but like im just sayin

On the one hand, I understand that it’s good to let people know that their experiences and feelings are valid. There are a lot of people who legitimately need that kind of encouragement, and it’s good that they’re able to get it. On the other hand, I know exactly where you’re coming from, though I’ve got a bit different view on the situation.

(Due to the excessive length of this ramble, I’ve decided to put the bulk of it under the cut. Warning: Wall of text.)

From what I’ve been able to gather (admittedly, it’s not much, but it’s what I have to work with), the biggest reason someone in this community would want to fake having memories is the need to fit in. Let’s be honest, a lot of this community puts way too much stock into having memories and discussing them. If you don’t have any memories to share, it’s easy to feel disconnected from things, and like you don’t really belong. Faking (or forcing) memories is a fairly direct way of being able to engage with that part of the community, and as a result, feel like you’re a part of things.

With that said, I have a lot of issues with people faking (or trying to force) memories, especially because by repeating those false memories, a person can convince themselves they’re true. That makes it harder to dig up actual memories, and helps encourage the misinformation problem this community has going on. (See the string of posts starting with [this] for how I feel about the misinformation part specifically.) It also adds to the problem of people feeling isolated because they don’t have memories to share, and thus encourages more faked memories.

There’s also the point you bring up about the idea that “no one is wrong” when it comes to memories and such. If I had to guess, that whole idea stems from two (largely unrelated) things. The first is the desire to avoid offending anyone, or hurting anyone’s feelings. If no one’s memories are wrong, everyone gets to be equally valid, and no one has to feel bad about things. There’s some problems with that whole arrangement that I’ll get into in a bit here.

The second issue is one that reflects an ongoing problem in the metaphysical community as a whole: a blatant misunderstanding of theoretical physics. In this case, it’s specifically the Many Worlds theory of quantum mechanics. (Why is it always quantum mechanics?) The version that gets thrown around says that there’s infinitely many parallel universes where anything can be possible, because something something infinity, or some nonsense like that. The actual theory is more complex than that, but I’m gonna try providing an explanation as best I understand it. (Note that I have no formal education in physics, including quantum mechanics. I’ve just read a lot and seen some well done television programs on these subjects.)

Many Worlds theory basically says that for every event that can go multiple ways, each of those outcomes occurs simultaneously, with each one branching off into a “parallel universe” (using the term fairly loosely here) where that outcome is the one that “actually” happened. Our limited perception of the universe means that we can only follow one of those paths, however, and as a result we only experience one of those universes. There’s plenty more to it, and there’s a lot of math involved (this is physics, after all), but that covers the part we need to touch on for this ramble.

Now, Many Worlds isn’t widely accepted. There’s actually a lot of debate about it, and evidence in both directions. The important part to take away from this, however, is that Many Worlds does not cover wildly different versions of reality, at least not in reasonable proximity. Sure, there might be a universe where earth developed an atmosphere with a different composition that resulted in a purple sky instead of a blue one, but there’s billions of years between now and then, and the branches are going to be separated by countless other branches along the way.

Combine that with Occam’s Razor, and the simple result is this: If two people have contradictory memories of something from the High Angelic Period, one of them is probably wrong. It might be their mis-remembering something (because memory is rarely perfect), they might be mistaken about something, they might be just making things up to fit in... Whatever the case may be, one of those two people is probably wrong, and this community has some major issues accepting they can be wrong.

Which brings me back to the problem with trying to please everyone. When you’re dealing with metaphysics of any kind, you need to be willing to question just about everything. (This is also good advice for life, but that’s a separate rant.) If someone tells you that the only way to talk to “God” is through them, you question why they’re the only way to do it. If someone tells you that it’s dangerous and/or irresponsible to channel large quantities of energy without invoking a higher power, you question why you need a higher power to do your work for you. (Protip: You generally don’t, if you actually learn to do the work properly to begin with.) Question everything. Ask why things work the way they do. Ask why you feel like doing things a particular way is best. Ask if your memories of past lives are real, or if they’re a figment of your imagination. Because sometimes, what you thought was Absolute Truth turns out to be wrong.

By trying to please everyone, you remove the ability for people to encourage that questioning. Sometimes, you need someone from outside of your worldview to say, “That doesn’t make any goddamn sense. The hell are you thinking?” It forces you to examine your beliefs and figure out if they’re actually right. A lot of the time, you’ll find that your beliefs are right (for you, at least), and that reaffirms your faith. Sometimes, though, you take that hard look at things and realize you need to reassess things. Maybe you realize you can just ring up God on your own, without someone else to pass the message along. Maybe you realize you don’t need higher powers to get things done. Maybe you realize Michael wasn’t a soft smol bean, and was an obedient soldier fulfilling the will of a jealous and angry bastard with a desperate need to assert dominance. (Yes, I am bitter. I am very bitter.)

Sometimes, you need to look someone dead in the eye (metaphorically, in the case of online interaction) and tell them, “I think you’re wrong.” And when that happens, the response shouldn’t be, “Everyone’s valid, no one is wrong, uwu.” It should be more along the lines of either, “I’ve reassessed my beliefs, and I know I am not wrong,” or, “You’re right. I might be wrong about things, and I’m going to work on figuring that out.” I know that it sucks to be wrong about things, but the only way to learn is to accept when you don’t actually know something.

I hate to put it like this, but I can’t think of a better way to phrase this: In a lot of very important ways, this community needs to grow up. I know there are a lot of kids in the community, but I’m damn sure there’s a fair number of adults around who aren’t helping things any. I know there are a lot of people who don’t take us seriously, and a big part of that is that we don’t take ourselves seriously. Start questioning things, both your own shit and other’s. Break up echo chambers and start letting conflicting opinions cross your view. Accept that sometimes, those conflicting opinions are right.

Sure, everyone is valid, but that’s because they’re human beings who deserve respect and kindness, just like everyone else. Not all memories are valid. Some are tainted by pop culture (rants on that are [here] and [here]). Some are faked to try to fit in. Some are just plain wrong. The sooner we start accepting that, the sooner we can start getting a clear image of what actually happened, and start growing as a community.