#dawn.txt

[shining-anthracite]

guilt and remorse in abstract are very easy to understand: they are the emotional response to having done something one considers to be wrong or immoral, act as the impetus behind apologies and repentance, and are often considered to thus be essential to social cohesion—what stops you doing something bad to others if there are no consequences? in this way, an absence of these is easily conflated with abusive or predatory tendencies because individuals who lack them logically suffer from no emotional consequences to their actions, only the consequences of being caught.

to give my own perspective—the process of me realising my inability to feel either came when i looked back at my own history and realised not only do i not regret my past behaviour, in the emotional sense, but i also feel no hesitance when i think of doing something bad, i merely fear the consequences of being caught. i have manipulated others and hurt them in ways, and this is something i feel neutrally about: it follows then, that i will continue to do this. "if you can, why wouldn't you?"

except there is an additional layer to this: just because i can do something and get away with it without consequence doesnt mean i wish to, and i don't want to do something that contradicts my values or beliefs. that lack of emotional hesitance does mean i would be entirely capable of harming those i love without a modicum of remorse, but given that doing so violates both my own principles and the affection i feel for them, i don't want to. the ability to do something without consequence ≠ the want and motivation to do it.

the best analogy i have for what this feels like, for those who are curious, is that my emotional experience is insulated. whatever i feel is limited to myself: if i hurt someone then the act in of itself prompts no feelings, but their actions in response that affect me do, as do the consequences stemming from that action, but not their own emotional reaction. in this scenario i would not regret my action, only the consequences it incurs—which is something i formerly mistook for guilt, considering its proximity.

but i don't want to hurt others. doing so contradicts my beliefs and values, and so it is something i avoid. concersely those who feel guilt, who suffer from remorse, are not incapable of hurting others despite their emotional hesitance, are they? they would suffer a consequence for doing so, and yet they remain as capable of it as me.

all of this is to say: my inability to feel guilt or remorse does not prevent me from fearing the consequences of my actions, nor does it prevent me from holding beliefs and values that make me hesitate to do things that would contradict them, and it certainly does not imply predisposition to abusive behaviour. an absence of hesitance in of itself does not imply willingness or motivation.

i ask you this: if the threat of guilt was the only force preventing someone from abusing or harming others, why are those who feel guilt still capable of harm or abuse in spite of guilt's presence? why does its absence imply those who lack it cannot be horrified by the idea of abusing or harming another?

#actually aspd #cluster b safe #low empathy #dawn.txt

[summerdawning]

LABYRINTHINE HAUNTS—THERE’S NO WAY OUT OF YOUR CHILDHOOD HOME

#dawn.txt #creative writing #poetry #my writing #writing #spilled poetry #spilled writing #ink stains #prose poetry #august #writeblr #writerblr #writers on tumblr

[panlyv]

so yeah it's 2023 but i wrote pangwave. if u even care

#this is saur self indulgent and made for alexa specifically #but yeah. they still haunt me #never ever leaving pangwave behind im afraid #dawn.txt #pangwave

[getallemeralds]

working on simplified refs for everybody so i can remember where markings go and stuff like that

TK looks.. so weirdly normal. it's kinda disconcerting.

#leo chirps #dawn.txt #leodoodles #leos ocs #oc: sol mathonwy #oc: zyd #oc: TK #not to scale! still figuring out everybody's heights #sol and TK are about the same height but TK is like an inch shorter. zyd is taller. #zyd's feet are also wrong (shes plantigrade) but i didnt want to spend time figuring them out #running to your Rescue

[girldadgarfield]

feeling soo emotional after telling my Australian uncle the person I broke up with was a she... his own mom was in a lesbian relationship back when it was considered to be a mental illness and when he was 16 she brought him to a gay bar... I have his support and his pride and his love and live laugh love the lesbians forever

#dawn.txt

[blueprint-han]

Always, always remember fellas. If you ask someone to date you, and you want to be their partner, and they say yes, they expect your commitment. You can't say "I can't promise anything". You can't say that you can't commit because you have more important things than her, because when you asked to date her, you agreed to make her a priority. So really. Think twice, before asking someone. Think if you can truly make time for this person. Think if you can provide them with your support, think if you can handle communicating with them and sharing the deeper parts of you when things get rough. If you're answer is that you can't, don't ask them. Don't loop them into the "potential" of something that could have been more. Give it everything you have.

#dawn.txt

[zeliccas]

hey uh. if anyone went to the crane wives concert in Wisconsin yesterday I highly recommend getting a covid test. I didn’t go but some friends of mine did with one of their parents despite said parent. knowingly having fucking covid??!!!

#sadly I have known that family long enough to not be surprised!! #dawn.txt #the crane wives #the crane wives tour

[dawnslock]

Guess who just got a joyfriend guys lets GOOOOOO

#dawn.txt #this is le epic bro #fuckin. wopo epic style dude

[yunaevis]

reminder that i track #yunaevis! ♡

this tag can be used by anyone, mutuals or not, for any group and soloist. I'm not very picky about what i reblog, so please do use it! ♡ pls rb to spread

#hey do u know people who use my tag are like super cool 👀 #KSJSKSJIS kidding but yall are still super cool #head in hands this has such bad timing anna just announced her tracking tag but i just realised the activity on mine has reduced 😔 #besties pls use annablr on ur tags too <3 #annablr #cheytermlon #hanatonin #userkitty #userjoanna #usermau #useryoonqiful #msnsjdd yall dont have to rb if u dont want to just using some tags 😭 #skz #dawn.txt

[shining-anthracite]

possibly my most online sounding take is that using psychopathic as a pejorative to refer to a cruel or callous person is a form of ableism, in that it's akin to saying someone acting foolish is retarded. it also implies, subtly, that their behaviour is due to them being someone intrinsically evil or predisposed to evil—which in most people's eyes is how you define a psychopath—instead of acknowledging that they're consciously deciding to do this. one could argue it's hyperbole but simultaneously that's also how you'd defend calling a stupid person retarded, "I'm just exaggerating!" or "I don't mean it that way!"

the reality is that you don't need something wrong with you (which is always the way that pejorative is meant btw) to be a shitty person, and the politicians that are content with the death and exploitation of those in the third world are beneficiaries of privilege that isn't afforded to those of us pathologised and demonised.

#dawn.txt

[summerdawning]

METASTASIS / METAMORPHOSIS

#dawn.txt #poetry #spilled poetry #writeblr #poem #spilled writing #my writing #writing #writers on tumblr #ink stains #spilled ink #religion tw

[panlyv]

no one talking about how nick dressed up like top tho

#like come on #even ton pointed it out he's usually just wearing shirts and shorts and now suddenly button ups and slacks #after he tried to talk with top #hmmmm crazy behaviour god bless #dawn.txt #only friends

[sulsulesbian]

💗 Dawn • they/them • lesbian • 20 years old 💗

welcome!! this is my PLAY blog! mostly video games but also plushies and vintage toys from the 80s

here you will find: animal crossing (all games), sims 4 (as well as custom content), horror games (fnaf, the path), dolls (monster high, ever after high, barbie) animal toys (littlest pet shops, my little pony, stuffed animals, carebears)

it is not excluded that my blog contains mature themes (horror games, sex jokes in the tags), minors be warned. agere blogs etc can interact as long as they're not kinky in any way. i will tag anything you may find upsetting, just ask me!

my main is @annarendellsa and my most general blog is @girldadgarfield

more of my blogs: @dawn-of-the-fairies @deathofthefairies

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(I'm a game art student and i I draw a lot! I will post my games fanart here at #dawn draws)

general commission info

animal crossing commission info post

the path commission info post

#animal crossing #sims 4 #dawn.txt #my links #video games #gamecore #plushcore #gaming #gaming sideblog #cozy games #simulation games #horror games #fnaf #the path #games #toys #dawn draws

[getallemeralds]

SLAMS THE DOOR OPEN HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEOOOOOOO I HAVE NOT GOTTEN UR GIFT YET BUT I WILL IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW AAAAAAA BESTIE BIRTHDAY SPINS YOU AROUND

AAAAAA HI VALLEY!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!

hi everybody it is Leo Birthday now :> (in EST anyway ehe)

#leo chirps #leos reply #wooshofficial #dawn.txt

[girldadgarfield]

pinterest PLEASE let me add sub-subsections to boards. I love sorting imges so much let me do this pretty please. me and my 70k pins will be so so grateful

#pinterest #dawn.txt

[blueprint-han]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

#HE SAID HE LIKES ME 😭😭😭 #IM GOING TO S O B #omg im literally blushing so hard rn #crying sobbing throwing up #my stomach literally has butterflies #this is the best day ever #dawn.txt