#and I sometimes do that and have people get in and argue about if something is or isn't capitalism

[kankuroplease]

I know that these take a long time to make Hc and also a drawing (sometimes we all just don't want to draw a character 😭) and yet I want an Hc for each child of Ringo and Wolfgang. 😭😭 ...but couls you at least do Wolfgang's first child before leaving Konoha?Asahi right ?

At least you acknowledge that it’s a lot of work 😆 Asahi is a good pick to get to know~

His birth was a big deal as his mother is the baby of her family having her first baby, a child Wolfang swore he’d never have, and he’s also the first grandchild of Ebba, Sara, and Kane.

So that meant there was a lot of excitable Uchiha, Senju, and Inuzuka to welcome Asahi into the world

His name made Sumi frown a bit as she knows Ebba only suggested it because of Asako

The Senju brothers congratulated their cousin on joining them in fatherhood with a healthy boy

The Uchiha brothers threatened him about being a good father to their nephew

He was a super fussy little one, so Sumi had to help Ringo find what soothed him best (which happened to be being walked for hours on end)

Asahi would cry almost non stop on Wolfgang but became instantly content when Kawarama, Hashirama, or Tobirama held him (which was annoying to poor Wolfgang)

But his first world was calling for his father, so it made those first few hellish months seem like nothing

Once he got adjusted to the world, they realized he was a shy little boy

Preferring to stay by his parents sides verses playing with his many cousins

When his own siblings started popping up, he finally made some friends

He was the socially awkward one of the bunch, but he tried to be a good big brother

Growing up, he was often confused for being a girl and it didn’t help that he was smaller than a lot of boys his age

Which lead to him training with his mother and father to have something to go all day

He was really only able to make friends with the other outcast, Ivan. Who happened to be blind (which was more of an inconvenience than a problem if you asked Ivan)

They spent a lot of time talking about what they’d like to do one day and Ivan thought Asahi how to listen more carefully to what’s around him

He was rather impressed with how his friend could identify sounds so well

Wolfgang gave him the all black wolf pup he named Kage

He almost got in serious trouble with the village leader for beating up his sons who were bullying him and Ivan

That was until Ebba brought up that the village leaders psycho brats didn’t just injure her grandson, but also his ninken and thus they should’ve been punished worse than a few bruises and a broken nose by their own laws

Even though no punishment came to Asahi and many villagers sided with him defending himself and his ninken, he chose to withdraw from most of the world

Instead focusing on training Kage and helping train a dog for his friend to be able to navigate the world with

He even was able to convince his father to train Ivan to use his wind release to further improve his performance

He eventually found that his sense of smell was abnormal even amongst Inuzuka and that, along with Ivan’s training, helped him win hunting competitions.

Ivan’s father took notice of the skills Asahi possessed and how much he helped his son without expecting anything

He offered him a job as a bounty hunter. It wasn’t a job most people would wanted their kids in, but he saw potential in Asahi (mainly because he heard of the Uchiha’s sharingan and wanted to see it in action)

Asahi knew his parents would disapprove, so he asked his grandmother what he should do

To which he was given her earrings and told to live his life how he wants to. His parents can’t live it for him and she can’t tell him what to do as he was nearing an age of independence

So he joined us friend and his father on a “hunt” and found that he liked the trill of bounty hunting

Wolfgang eventually caught on to what his oldest was up to and tried to talk some sense into him, but Asahi argued back that this is no different than what he did in the land of fire

The only difference is that his friend’s father only took them on bounties that didn’t require them to kill anyone

He also argued that with how big their family was, this insured they could buy enough grain for the winter

It was also during that heated argument that his parents learned he had awakened his sharingan and hid it from them

It actually awakened after that fight with the village leader’s sons when he was worried about Kage’s injuries

His rebellious personality slowly started to seep out as he shed his once shy persona despite him still having that sweet boyish smile

Not having to hide his bounty hunting anymore allowed him to take on much more dangerous hunts

earning him renown and many admirers

Even more so when he hit his growth spurt and stood slightly above his father’s height

Despite his new found popularity, he still kept to himself, Ivan, and his family

Kuri was always annoyed with how secretive he was and swore she hated his stupid friend (Ivan) for turning him into this moody guy

He knew Rickrack was trying to keep up with him, and he allowed it to an extent. but he also told him he had to be good. Their mom didn’t deserve two headache inducing sons

The triplets were always in his stuff and demanding sweets, which was annoying to him

Elke? She was a good mellow kid whole would give him her dessert if the triplets took his

Arashi was always breaking his things and that was even more annoying

As the grew into young men, they stayed good friends with Asahi attending his best friends wedding to his sister, Kuri 🙃

His big jobs allowed him to take more time off and rebuild the relationship he almost destroyed with his own father pursuing his career

The biggest controversy he had was a few years down the road when paying off a fiery red haired girls debt, thus freeing her but her following him home despite him trying to ditch her multiple times

Somehow everyone assumed he purchased her and as she still had a collar on and was sleeping in the chicken coop

He eventually got out of her that she had no place to go and didn’t even know how to get home

he reluctantly agreed to let her stay at his home as long as she didn’t get in his way

he worked on getting that horrid collar off and made sure to tell her to tell people he was not her master and she could leave whenever she wants

He found out her name was Kichijo (Kiki for short), and she was an Uzumaki

She just didn’t want to (there’s plenty to eat, it’s warm, he doesn’t require her to be in his bed, and he can speak her language. It’s a dream deal) and Kage didn’t want her to leave either

Four legged traitor

Most days were spent in a comfortable silence, but he’d occasionally come home to hear her singing or humming while cooking

It puts a smile on his face for a brief moment

When they do argue, it’s usually about him blowing off his family’s invitations to dinners

Because it’s none of her business what he does with his family

And because she would give anything to have her own family back and he doesn’t seem to realize or care how special that is

When they do argue over these things, they call a truce instead of actually apologizing

Thus he has a non wife wife

#ask #kpz naruto founder au #knfau 🖼️ #Wolfgang x Ringo

[punctuation-completionist]

you don’t have to answer this ask but wow how are you supposed to be the bad guy fucking apologizing for reacting badly to being told to kill yourself?? i hate this website

well okay hold up i never said i was the bad guy. i said there were misunderstandings on both sides and that i was sorry for an issue in one part of how i handled it. just one.

#ask tag #not counting #like um. i do understand that maybe this person's sense of humor is way different then mine okay #but like. they said that they didn't mean it legitimately and once they saw it was haarmful they apologized #for me to say ''i am glad i understand your side of the story and you understand mine'' i am not saying i'm the bad guy #there's really no ''bad guy'' in this situation as i see it because the world is more nuanced then that y'know #like. sometimes people have a sense of humor that you can't pick up on. it doesn't mean you shouldn't state your point of view #and say ''that wasn't how i want people to talk to me and i also won't let you do that'' #also the only part i really ''apologized'' for was that i used a term for them that was uncomfortable #i assume for gender reasons. and i understand where that comes from. if someone called me ''girl'' while arguing i wouldn't like it #whenever i said sorry after that i did my best to try and word it in a way like ''i am sorry this happened but it's not my fault'' #like how when. idk. someone's grandma dies and you say ''sorry for your loss'' you're not saying that you killed their grandma #you're just saying that you feel bad that the thing happened but not that it's your fault #and yes. i do agree that the situation may have been fixed if they just said it was a joke but hindsight is 20/20 right? #anyways. that's my take on the situation. #and like. idk. if they apologized and told me how they saw it. i'm gonna believe them because i have had WAY more malicious people here #like idk. there have been anons who have said wayy worse and there's no discernable reason for why they would #like that one anon who told me that i should get my arms chopped off or something. idk. i deleted it before i could commit it to memory #and that was on purpose #but like. my point is. there's worse people. and if i focus all of my energy about being mad over a person who made one joke in bad taste #idk just seems like a waste of time #at least that's my perspective on the situation. never said i was the bad guy. just sorry it happened #also sorry it happened so late at night for me! i need an ibuprofen and a bagel now

[bunposting]

Super hot take. I mean like the hottest take ever in the history of rabbits. The literal spiciest take of all time. The carolina reaper of takes, even.

If a color variety is endemic to a breed, it should probably, in many if not most cases, be an accepted variety for that breed.

Ok so now that all the color purists are foaming at the mouth and running to their keyboards to chew me out, lemme explain for those who might not know what I'm talking about. As usual, this will be lengthy and in depth because I am incapable of Shutting Up.

Those three color varieties are black, brown (chestnut/agouti), and fawn. The thing with these three color varieties is that with one main exception (we'll get to that in a moment), you're not going to get any colors except those three when you intermix them. If you breed a black to a brown, you'll get browns and blacks. If you breed a brown to a fawn, you'll probably get browns. It makes sense to generally not want to intermix them though, because in theory if you mix these colors, it can result in the kits not having quite the depth of color you want (apparently. This is what I was told by other Silver breeders). A black to a brown could result in browns with too much black, and blacks that aren't as deep as would be desirable. A brown to a fawn could result in browns that are just too dull or light in color. I can understand the reasoning behind not wanting to do this kind of color mixing, especially in a breed where fur color is such an important part of their Standard of Perfection. (In fact, other than silvering and fur texture.. it is *the most important* part in the modern Silver standard... I have opinions on that, but I've shared some of those in a separate post)

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Example that I am currently aware of in the breed I am currently working with: The Silver technically only has three accepted color varieties for the breed in the United States (four in the UK, but we'll get to that in a moment). That means there are only three color varieties that can be shown, and generally means only three color varieties that will be considered 'part of the breed.'

Remember how I mentioned about the UK having a fourth accepted color variety? You'd think - well considering the only other endemic color that isn't red-eyed white is tort, it's gotta be tort, right? NOPE. It's blue. Where does blue fit in the other three color varieties? It doesn't. It's the dilute of black, yes, but the dilute gene isn't present in any of the other varieties, so technically, dilute isn't a gene that should generally exist in the breed. The only way you can get purebred blue Silvers is to import them from the UK. Other than that, you've got to do some crossbreeding in order to get it, and doing that means you need years and years of careful breeding to take all the traits of the rabbit you're using for crossbreeding out of the breed you're going for. It's a long, difficult process that requires a lot of breeders to work on it, a lot of money, a lot of cage space, and a lot of culling. There had been a Certificate of Development (CoD) for blue Silvers in the states, but it just expired this year because folks just couldn't keep up with it and there wasn't enough interest I guess.

The one typical exception is black to fawn. This pairing can result in a new color, known as black tortoiseshell (or black tort - I'll just be referring to it as 'tort' here). Basically that means the rabbit has a primarily fawn body with black points and black belly/side markings. The other less typical exception is red-eyed white, but this is, so far as I can tell, fairly rare compared to tort in the case of Silvers. Which is good, because perhaps the most important part of a Silver is the silvering, and you can't see silvering if the rabbit is already white. This is one case where a potentially endemic color variety is one that definitely shouldn't be accepted I think, especially considering it's not a common thing to have pop up.

(disclaimer for the two above paragraphs; this is based on the knowledge I have of rabbit color genetics. I absolutely do not claim to be an expert in color genetics and it is a topic I am definitely still learning. If something mentioned is inaccurate, please let me know!!)

Why is that relevant? Because one of the main reasons I was told why tort Silvers shouldn't be a thing, other than just being told that "we don't need another variety," is that getting a CoD and creating a new variety is such a long and difficult process.

That's just it though - it's not a long and difficult process in this case. The color variety already exists in the breed. There's no need to worry about the rabbits having the wrong body or fur type or not having enough silvering any more than you would any other Silver, because they're already purebred Silvers. The effort is minimal, to be honest. It wouldn't be any different than breeding and showing any other 'normal' Silver with the exception of needing to write the standard - which, again, would be as easy as looking at any other breed's standard for the black tort coloration and pretty much just copying and pasting that into the color section. Is it maybe more difficult than I'm able to perceive it as? Sure. Maybe. But that doesn't negate the reason why this is important.

And why is it important?

Because Silvers are already an incredibly endangered breed. They're already genetically bottlenecked enough as it is, not just because there's only about 500 left in the world, but also because breeders insist on only breeding pure colors. Tort Silvers could contain extremely valuable genetic variation to help prevent some of that bottlenecking.

Because tort Silvers are freaking beautiful. I've been told on numerous occasions how stunningly beautiful a tort Silver can be. Beautiful rabbits draw in more breeders. A rare breed can only be saved if there are enough breeders willing to keep it alive. If people can get interested in the breed from this variety, it could be a key to helping to save the breed.

Because we don't need to be wasting anymore perfectly good genetic material. Yeah this kind of ties in with point number one, but here's the other side of it: if tort Silvers aren't an accepted variety, that means any tort Silver technically should be culled. I wish it were as easy as saying "well just don't breed blacks to fawns then." Problem is, folks have already done it, and they've already sold the offspring, and those offspring have already bred and become part of the overall gene pool. It is entirely possible and honestly not even that uncommon to pair a black Silver to another black Silver, to not know of any fawn in the immediate pedigrees of either one, and to end up with a litter of over half black tort. By the logic of breeders right now, those entire litters are pretty much worthless beyond maybe food or fur, or at least the tort half are. This breed can't afford to have 'worthless' rabbits that otherwise fully meet the breed standard and would be a good candidates for continuing the breed.

And so, to make a long story short, especially in the case of a rare breed like a Silver, it is absolutely ridiculous in my opinion and honestly potentially damaging to decide that a truly endemic color variety (especially one that is commonly found in litters where it wasn't even being intentionally bred for) can't or shouldn't become an accepted variety for a breed.

#i'm willing to be a variety purist to a certain point #like. i understand the reasoning. i get it. it's fine. #but to go so far as to say this variety can't be accepted because it's born from mixing existing varieties is just... it's so stupid. #*especially* because it's so common for it to just pop up in litters that are born from same-variety parents. #i literally could go on about this topic for hours it literally makes me so upset. #this is one of those cases where I'm like. yeah sometimes other breeders really piss me off. #i have to wonder what the folks who argue so strongly against making tort an official variety are actually breeding Silvers for #because like. idk about them but I'm doing it primarily for conservation and trying to help save the breed from potential extinction. #i would imagine that that along with the usual trying to better the breed should be the main reasons why people work with them #and if thats the case then why wouldn't we try to do something that could potentially help those conservation efforts??? #anyways. yeah. rant of the day ig.

[archersgaymerblog]

Regarding Volo at the moment, but also in general with any hardcore villainized characters, I certainly get the sentiment behind wanting to not woobify antagonistic characters too much, but also like. I think for me, when the primary fandom take away is that a character is HARDCORE IRREDEEMABLE, NO GOOD QUALITIES IN THIS ONE!!! it’s almost like… an act of balancing out. Yes, I get Bad Man did Bad Things, I’m a person with a brain, but when it seems like EVERYONE is talking about how the Bad Man did Bad Things and needs to be, generally, physically harmed for the Bad He Did, it just feels like an act of balance to say,

“Okay but why don’t we explore this line where he said he’s experienced trauma before? And how he instantly backs away from talking about it under the explanation he gave himself that everyone must experience trauma to that degree?”

Or, “Hey, the guy has three friendship evolution Pokémon, two of which notably will leave their trainers if they don’t like them. Why do people extrapolate from that that he must be an abusive trainer?”

Or, gods fucking forbid, “Hey. Why is this character, who’s notably got indigenous roots to the setting, constantly being made the villain in angsty stories for the two white twins?”

Idk man, again I get not wanting to woobify too much, not wanting to strip a complex character of their complexity and the like, but if your takeaway is that any sympathetic or nuanced takes on a heavily villainized character is “woobifying,” like… idk, touch grass as the kids say. Who’s going to stop me, the Anti-Wooby Police?

#my dumb textposts #AGAIN THOSE OF YALL WHO HAVE BEEN HERE FOR MY FNV SHIT - YALL SAW ME DO THIS WITH VOOPS QNSBDKSBSKSNDM #I REMAIN UNCHANGED IN THE FACE OF BAD FAITH TEXTUAL READINGS WHBDJDBD #and I do think there’s a difference between. All That Bullshit and good faith criticisms #saw someone bring up that volo’s weird ass Greek coding is probably because there’s a LITERAL conspiracy theory that the Greeks- #-came to japan first based on the architecture of a building or something. like #WHAT. that’s wild. THAT I would argue is a good faith criticism. to me that just motivates me to make his story and the story of the clans- #-even more aligned with the Ainu of Hokkaido to counteract THAT bullshit. but I can see how different folks would feel differently on that #to me if Canon Bad I can Fix It. but sometimes people don’t wanna touch on bad canon and I think that’s okay too #but like. any reading where he’s this irredeemable conniving emotionless asshole is just. huh. where’d you get that from #cus we certainly didn’t play the same game and honestly? I’ve seen people just straight up admit they haven’t. they’re in it for the twins- #-only so /who cares/ about how they decide to horribly misrepresent volo right? I do fuck off JWBDJSBSKSBSJ #tldr canon was rough to volo and fandom is even worse. I’d just like to try to counteract even a little bit of it #know what sure I’ll add his tag now and see if it shows up wjdbdjdb #volo #LIL TAG ADDITION CUS SOMEONE ASKED: yes it is entirely okay to reblog this! :D #if I ever wanna post smth and have it not be rebloggable I’ll just set it to ‘no one can reblog’ lol no worries!

[hazmatazz]

unpopular opinion: everyone should shut up :)

#babble #complaining #this is about the byler discourse. i'm so tired because everyone is mad at eachother when some of you literally agree and hnnngg #some of you do genuinely suck but a lot of the ppl on my dash are getting mad over a miscommunication (not everyone but a lot) #this is what my ''st fans learn difference between fanon and canon challenge'' post was about #both of the sides are forgetting fandom exists and sometimes will contradict canon #and ppl shouldn't get pissy over it! from either side! hnng #sometimes you'll disagree w a person. both of you shut up and have a civil fucking conversation #and don't spam ppl??? or send hate mail.?? ARG #those are like actual ppl behind those blogs ...stop being dicks to their face...you just disagree on something #again this goes for BOTH SIDES. both of you have got on my nerves. ily but god damn... #some of you make good arguments but it feels like you're arguing against different things #whether a hc is valid (yes) vs. whether it's likely canon/should be canon (no) #like??? so many ppl on both sides agree w that and they just??? keep fighting?? because the think the other side is against it? #hnnnng #i mean yeah some ppl have said the hc isn't valid which ugh shut up and i bet someone said it should be canon (personally disagree) #but just. my dash is full of people having miscommunication....tiring at this point

[ardentpoop]

sick 2 my stomach for a plethora of reasons friday

#started thinking abt how neither of my parents have ever known me and never will :) #I heavily limit criticism of my mom and dump all my resentments on my dad bc she was the one who did all (ALL) the emotional labor #in our household #but she very much fucked me up in recognizable ways too lmao #she has an extremely narrow view of the world and we’ve argued so hard it devolved into yelling sometimes but nothing changes #I get really heated when we talk abt queer issues especially to the point that if she brings anything up now I have to tell her #‘we can’t talk about that’ #she’s always like ‘why do you get so angry abt this. is there something you’re not telling me’ #and I’m always like ‘you definitely know queer people irl they just don’t feel safe/comfortable disclosing their identity to you’ #and she still refuses to see it lmao. which is why I can say that much #I know it’s like completely unfathomable to her. something that happens to other ppl’s kids #even more so with my dad of course - he views certain people as just like. subhuman. not worth having any kind of discussion about #I don’t feel comfortable having a conversation with him abt ANYTHING lol he is a fundamentally unsafe person to me #but I can’t ever express that without wounding him deeply (everything is about respect with him)

[mishapen-dear]

it’s really hard for me to get mad at internet drama because so many people are just. bad at arguing.

#discourse #<- discussed #was looking at tw/itter earlier for reference #recognizing rage bait and choosing not to feed the trolls does Wonders for your mental health #sometimes i do get worried that people dont know how to argue beyond making the rage bait tho #where’s that one ‘what are you pretentious about’ post i think im pretentious about arguing #youve gotta pick your target stay consistent to your facts and have a goal #if your argument is opinion based youve gotta drive that angle. If you have an argument based on something that can be refuted in like #ten minutes w video evidence then youre just a dumbass /affectionate #oh god its true i Am pretentious about arguing #i need to get off of tumblr and stop procrastinating before i start earnestly critizing online warfare

[peregrineggsandham]

But that’s wrong? Someone can say “Its raining”, but that doesn’t mean the other person hears or even understands them, even if they speak the same language. It means nothing.

I mean, we can just talk about the sequence of sounds that we can write out phonetically as /ɪts ˈreɪnɪŋ/. And yes, those are inherently meaningless. It's just a bunch of noises! As I said, nothing iconic, or even remotely evocative of rain.

But meaning is formed around that sequence of sounds by those who create and hear it - speaker and listener alike. And that meaning is predicated on a wonderful mix of speaker intention, listener bias, historical context, shared cultural knowledge, and a host of unspoken conversational maxims and patterns.

I was definitely focusing on the meaning as interpreted by the listener in that last post, so I'm sorry if that confused things. And I was sort of assuming that the listener and speaker were in an ongoing conversation and understanding each other. But even if they weren't, even if the listener couldn't understand the speaker, that doesn't mean the utterance itself "means nothing". If said with the intent to communicate, then it definitely means something at the very least to the speaker! Like you said - someone can say it! And there lies a full half of the meaning.

Conversation is inherently a collaborative act, but it starts with the speaker's intent behind an utterance. They're taking a complex idea - the concrete "rain", the more abstract "-ing" and "'s", the somewhat idiomatic "it" - and turning that combination of ideas into the movement of a stream of air, following a strict set of patterns and rules that developed organically over thousands of years. That's neat!

If the listener doesn't speak the language, or mishears, then they may not pick up on that meaning. It could just be sounds, to them. Or they may even misunderstand, and pick up an unintended meaning. If they lack some of the required context (e.g. by not knowing a word), or if the speaker is flouting one of those unspoken maxims (e.g. by being sarcastic) and the listener doesn't realize it, the meaning may be warped.

The utterance of the sounds /ɪts ˈreɪnɪŋ/, the writing of the phrase "It's raining", you're right that these aren't inherently meaningful. If the sequence "itsraining" happened to appear in a randomly-generated string of letters, I wouldn't personally assume any meaning to it. And since this train of thought did start on the topic of magic, I'll say I find nothing particularly magical about a string of random sounds or letters either.

(Now, if you did see meaning in that random string, I think you'd effectively be practicing some kind of divination, by believing that there was intent behind the randomness. That the universe or whoever or whatever produced the string was actively trying to communicate with you. That's a pretty common idea when we talk about certain kinds of "magic". I think it's interesting that words, symbols, and communication from some unseen "speaker" are so integral to our understanding of it, and I think there's something to be said there for seeing language itself as an inherently "magical" thing regardless of whether your interlocutor is just your next-door neighbor or... whatever you personally believe is at the other end of an alectryomancy session. But dammit Jim I'm a phonetician, not an occultist.)

Point is, in conversation, in the context of a person speaking to another (regardless of whether it's understood), an utterance (or any sequence of symbols) is meaningful because of the intent behind it. Not the sounds themselves, but the very act of turning ideas into symbols - and back again.

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I apologize if I'm repeating myself a bit - it's quite late and the question of "what does it mean for a utterance to have meaning" is actually a really interesting and complicated one, anon!

I'm admittedly being more flowery and less technical about it here because in the end my other main point is just "Isn't language really astoundingly neat?", but this is the stuff from which journal articles are written. (Usually involving a surprising amount of predicate logic.) It's an important line of inquiry because it can help explain a lot of where communication goes right and wrong, how misunderstandings happen, and how to effectively convey ideas to others.

That said, to be fair this isn't my specific area of expertise - I'm in the phon/phon corner where we ask people to make noises and stare at spectrograms all day, this is more the sem/prag corner where they put lambda calculus and philosophy in a blender.

@cryptotheism Ach, look what you made me do, I'm rambling about sounds.

#linguistics #semantics & pragmatics & semiotics are entire fields of study for a reason! people can and do spend years talking about this very issue. #I took a great pragmatics class once - the first week of which was titled ''what does 'mean' mean?'' #for instance - if a speaker says ''it's raining'' aloud to -themself- without intent to communicate with a separate listener #is it still a meaningful utterance? #it doesn't add things to any kind of conversational common ground #but it may still serve a specific purpose to the speaker in helping them organize their thoughts #and it isn't a random string of sounds said for the sake of making sounds #so we can argue that it does indeed still have meaning #magically speaking I'd jest that the speaker is casting a one-person spell of 'remind myself why I picked up that umbrella a second ago' #now... could a random string of sounds said by a person with the sole intent of making meaningless sounds... have meaning? #it may convey information! that information being ''I am making some meaningless sounds.'' #it's not really -language- but does it -mean- something? #does it -mean- something in a different way from how 'it's raining' -means- something? #and from there you get into a couple different definitions of the word 'mean' #the specifics of which I don't remember though now I sorta want to track down the paper we read that first introduced it #it was super interesting and a bit of a mind-bender #sam says stuff sometimes #sam says... a lot of stuff apparently - whoops #I'm sorry anon I didn't intend this to turn into a small essay

[tiercel]

Great news everyone i am eternally disengaging with mental health and lgbt related “discourse” for the rest of my life because the bomb collar around my neck will explode if it senses me getting into internet fights 

#Sometimes i see something and get so fired up and then remember oh yeah. I'm not arguing with people in my computer #Its frustrating that there can be so much stupid shit surrounding something that affects my brain but like what am i gonna do brother #I no longer have the energy or time to devote to being angry at pixels anymore i need to just chillax and not worry about it #I will say given the topic at hand though its disappointing seeing people that inspired you actually sucking huge nuts LOL! #emf

[inimitablereel]

Today I learned that someone who had been following me for Several Months (maybe longer? linear time is fake and I am very slow to look at people who follow me whose urls I don't already recognize) had a link to a carrd with a DNI in their profile which said please block me if you fall into these categories, one of which was "anti-anti/proshipper"

I don't even know if I'm trying to make the point here that DNIs don't work (given that it already had been an indefinite medium long amount of time and me seeing it at all was more or less happenstance) or that DNIs DO work in the sense that it was a pretty clear way to say oh we're going to annoy each other...

Anyways apparently I haven't been loud enough about thoughtcrime not being real. Thoughtcrime isn't real! Policing what people ship is not going to influence societal trends the way you're hoping it will. Fandom is an internet subculture and is generally reflective of overall societal trends not so much the other way around. When you hate the bad parts and are fighting more than you love the good parts and are having a good time, that's a sign you should be spending your time differently.

IDK I think the number of people who actually identify as proshippers is pretty small and actively spending time fighting antis is not particularly a hill I want to die on. If we're picking sides, I hope mine is pretty clear, but I didn't really want to have a no nuance pick a side take forced on me. It's overly optimistic to say oh this person liked something about my blog and therefore we could've had an interesting conversation about fandom norms. But it does make me a little sad to be watching fandom actively splinter?

#anyways this is a long way to say #not an anti not a pro shipper but a secret third thing (adult with a job) #discourse #made this non rebloggable because it's a touchy subject but I don't think I've said anything actively inflammatory here #like idk I understand you don't get people out of cults by arguing with them #but having a just block me policy makes it hard to separate out Actively In a Cult from has complicated fandom opinions #where sometimes complicated fandom opinions are hey maybe fandom should be less racist #I did block this person #but if I hadn't clicked through to the carrd (something I very rarely do) I don't think I'd peg them as an anti #they mostly don't post about ships

[technicolorxsn]

going thru a terf blocking spree and it hurts seeing these somewhat intelligent women throw logic and reason out the window purely to hate people

#like. you could poke holes in their logic and point out that theyre often jumping to conclusions with no evidence or research for days and #they dont seem to realize that just bc theyre smart doesnt mean theyre incapable of being stupid #because often these are intelligent women #theyre smart and they know this but they dont realize their failings #and i know part of it is self defense #the whole leopard eating faces party thing #and thats a bit sad isnt it? #that theyre so willing to forfeit their logic and reason and intelligence to uphold the very thing they hate? #i think about the time i saw a terf argue for something that would be wonderful for trans people a lot #the idea of a world where gender doesnt impact anyone or mean anything #i wonder if that person ever realizes thats what we want too #idk #getting sad over the fact that people choose to be awful even when they have the potential to be good #dont mistake this for terf apologia btw #what they stand for is vile and hateful #and id never go out of my way to interact with any of these women because i know theyll never change their mind like that #but sometimes i wonder if they ever realize #like. do they realize just how far theyve strawmanned us? #do they realize all the examples they give are outliers? #idk im rambling and im not sure all this makes sense #just. god damn these people need to live in reality for a bit

[vulcanhello]

anyone trying to argue fanfic is inherently better than the films, books, and other stories they originate from i just KNOW doesn’t actually watch movies or read or engage with anything outside their favorite ao3 tags

#fanfic just gets into DEEPER THEMES that a blockbuster CANT #like. i get what u mean. sometimes fanfic DOES do that #i just hate when people believe that its impossible for film— especially movies meant to be blockbusters— cant carry strong themes or #dig deep into their own canon #like yeah i could almost agree with that. fanfic DOES have the ability to explore parts of canon that the source material hasnt #(altho sometimes canon doesnt spell everything out to you for a little thing called INTERPRETATION and NUANCE) #but i think that rather than treating fanfiction like a fun side thing and actually arguing its better than what it stems from is just #another symptom of the dumbing down of media ive seen recently #where the majority of the biggest films are products of disney and media conglomerations that value money making formulas over creative #and new stories #like i get it. top box office hits of this year are sequels and prequels and remakes (talking abt usa) #and places like barnes and noble and amazon bookstore would rather create a real life booktok store rather than showcase or even HOLD IN #STORE books that are not getting talked to death online #but if you for one second bother to try and find something other than what youre being sold you will find some WONDERFUL STORIES #watch a foreign film. read a book about a different time or place #go to your closest newbury comics or local record store and buy a fucking cassette tape and throw that shit in your walkman because youve #never seen the band before #i get so frustrated sometimes because people refuse to branch out from fucking fanfiction and marvel movies and spotify top ten #which is FINE. things are popular for a reason. but if youre finding that the most emotionally moving and deepest thing youve read all year #is fanfiction. then i fear you simply have no standards for art #captain’s log #sorry but i saw a lame post here (fanfic is deeper than canon) and got annoyed so i went to tiktok (saw a video that was like remember the #twitter drama this year that said it was ablist to READ) and so i left tiktok and came back here and saw ANOTHER annoying post along the #same lines and it just. never fucking ends

[medicinemane]

You know, capitalism is another one of those words that sadly is like problematic in that it's functionally useless because people just toss it out and then everyone gets so hung up debating the meaning of the word capitalism that the whole point is lost

That's why I don't ever really use it. It doesn't really matter if it's capitalism or if it's cronyism or... whatever, I think it's bad when companies make record profits while prices go up up up

I think there's probably an issue and it probably needs to be solved (and I'm afraid you can't convince me less regulation is a magic bullet)

I like currency and exchanging currency because it seems like a good way of moving goods and labor around, but I also strongly support welfare and think that any group of more than 50 people is probably starting to get corrupt

Don't trust the government, but sure as hell don't trust corps...

I don't know, my original point is that sadly capitalism gets tossed around too much to mean anything anymore... but I just see too many argumentative people online so I'm tossing out my stances to avoid getting side tracked debating what I mean

What I really really mean is just fucking say what you're saying and don't bother saying capitalism cause you'll just make people argue and miss your point

#this is about me reblogging a post the mentions the word capitalism #and I sometimes do that and have people get in and argue about if something is or isn't capitalism #and it's like yeah mate and honestly I hear you; I'm not sure that it fully 100% fits here and if it does it's so broad it's meaningless #but like... read the bit before they said capitalism and have a think on that instead #like let's focus on the description of the situation and how we feel about that description more than a single definition #I honestly don't really care what things are called half as much as the actions being taken and how effective they're likely to be #don't really care if something's called hatemurderdeathism if it's making things better with no policies I hate #obviously there's some things where I'd be like 'hmm... let's not call it that; cause that implies some specific bad stuff' #but like broad strokes shit... capitalism socialism libertarian... what the fuck ever... #is there a strong social net while people are free to trade goods and services? #then I probably am mostly for this plan #fight about the name but leave me out of it #...that's another big part of why I don't call myself anything #takes too long trying to explain your definitions and get people to agree that it doesn't actually mean fascist murder #(cause whatever label you run under I bet I've seen someone call it a fascist murder) #nah; I'm not any this or that group... given up on that a long time ago #I'm just a stupid idiot with various ideas I'd like to talk with people to see how we can move the needle more in that direction #like the less people starving and being homeless direction #and the more worthwhile and productive work and less busy pointless work for megacorps direction #which I think means a shift to more small businesses... which is actually part of why I'm for a UBI #pretty sure I know at least one person on here with a business idea (and knowing them it's a good one) #but they just lack the financial stability to start the business #so I actually want a UBI cause I think it would be good for the economy #never gonna say I can't be stupid or wrong; but that is one of my motives #...whatever... none of this matters; really ought to hurry up and die but I procrastinate that as hard as everything else

[sugarsprinklesoul]

5 RULES TO REMAIN UNBOTHERED

Rule 1 - Expect less from people:

The first rule to staying unbothered is to expect less from people. Not everyone is you, and you can't expect other peole to hold themselves to the high standards that you set for yourself and it isn't your job to force them to see their potential. Everyone else is going out every weekend, vaping and thinks you're uncool? They don't have your drive or your ambition. Focus on yourself.

Rule 2: Stop arguing with people:

It's not your responsibility to make stupid people recognize that they are stupid. Do not waste your time trying to convince people that you are right they have already made up their mind about you. Prove them wrong with your actions; if they aren't paying your bills, they are irrelevant.

Rule 3: If they wanted to, they would:

Self-explanatory, and especially applies to guys. If he wanted to test you, he would. I he wanted to actually plan something instead of sending a last minute "wyd," he would. Invest your time into someone wo actually cares about you

Rule 4: Log off:

Be honest with yourself when you get on social media, do you feel inspired or like you're wasting time? So much of social media is time sink designed to make you less productive. Ignore the bad takes, block out the negativity, all of means nothing I knew I matured when I realized every situation doesn't need at reaction. Sometimes you just gotta leave people to do the lame shit they do.

Rule 5: Ask "okay, and:

Being unbothered is all about knowing your worth your opinion of you is so much more valid than that random person at school or work who's jealous of you, let's be honest. When someone says something negative to you ask yourself "okay, and some random girl says she hates you, will that really affect your life? No Keep your eyes on the price, and keep perspective by focusing on things that really matter skincare and workouts, academies, investing, making money, and becoming the best version of yourself

#inspiration #self love #motivation #self help #self improvement #self care #glow up #glow up era #becoming that girl #manifesation #self confidence #self development #self awareness #personal growth #positive mindset #self growth #growth mindset #priorities

[mrfoox]

I love how i have... Kinda clear things/traits I don't like. But then I find them in people around me and I'm like 'hmmm... Yeah it's okay if it's you'

#miranda talking shit #I dont like people who always have to be right. Linnea and oliver loves being right and will argue to get to hear theyre correct #(with them i intentionally cause discorce and pull out proof when i know im not wrong. Normally i dont care but with them... I'll not let #Them have that satisfaction so easily. I dont like people who talk over me/interrupt me. Once again those two. But usually they do come #Back and let me continue my sentence. #I dont like people who remind me of my dad in any way. Sooo... Being into vehicles. Thats magnus but i love hearing him talk about that #Being passive/answering everything with an 'okay' instead of giving ones opinion or an elaborate answer. Fabin does this all the time #Bossy/wants to decide everything. Maya and linnea to some degree. Its funny bc all these things i see or notice #In people and they bug me so badly. But i spot them in people i love already and im like.... No that's okay #If im in a bad mood these things can annoy me but 9/10 times or more they don't. Like with fabian #I think its bc i know its... In a different way? He doesnt say okay as an way to show indifference. He does it to acknowledge what i say #Plus i mean.... I know olive got adhd so i am more linient with him interrupting me. I do tell him off sometimes tho #But its... Funny how much i look past or basically ignore of things i dislike when theyre in people i cherish #Cant even say i suppress my feelings or something i just .... See it differently when those traits are on people i already love #Then its more of an package deal i guess . Part of them? And i lovd them so those small things dont matter