#pressure to succeed

[mxdwn]

Hi readers! The next (and final) set up on our Sick New World stage is Turnstile! They put on an incredible show. With the hot Las Vegas sun beating down they pushed through and made the entire audience forget about the heat and just rock out. They put on a lively energetic show. Truly a remarkable band and experience. This is the last post from the Sick New World festival! We hope you guys have enjoyed seeing the photos and hearing about how each show was and all the different experiences this event provided. Let us know if you’ve enjoyed these posts below!

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#turnstile #glow on #thank you for letting me be myself #photography #holiday #sick new world #pressure to succeed #death grip #brendan yates #rock #hard rock #daniel fang #franz lyons #brady ebert #pat mccrory #tic #punk #hardcore punk #blackout #new heart design #mystery #alternative #time and space #tlc #moon #pop punk

[chocnoire]

Remove the pressure to be elsewhere

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[audliminal]

Anyways I'm so fucking relieved that Porter was evil actually. Bc I was actually so damn mad that he got to be right about Gorgug. Like there's just something insidious about the idea of a teacher who comes in and says they know more about what your path should be. And they push and push and keep telling you that they're only hurting you bc they know you can do more. And it doesn't matter if you feel that way or even if you want to do more, bc they've decided they know the right path for you. And it's only ever your life and your sanity on the line; they're risking nothing. So I was so fucking mad when Gorgug succeeded at the barbificer thing and Porter got to be all 'see? I was only pushing you bc I believed in you' bc you better believe if Gorgug hadn't managed it, the blame would've been on him not Porter....

Anyways with the hindsight that Porter is basically the big bad, it suddenly becomes a question of if Porter even wanted Gorgug to succeed. Like they had to know the Bad Kids were the biggest threat to their plan, so like. Undermining them in whatever way was possible would be smart. And so instead of Porter getting to be Right about how to treat Gorgug, it's like. Was he sabotaging him? Was he trying to make Gorgug fail? And it becomes more that Gorgug succeeded in spite of Porter's bullshit.

#fantasy high junior year #fantasy high spoilers #dimension 20 #anyways can you tell that i. had a lot of academic pressure put on me in high school that i didnt want? #yeah. shoutout to my senior year teacher that talked my parents into grounding me bc i had a c in her class #that was bullshit and Porters treatment of Gorgug was bullshit #and nobody can take the headcanon that porter didnt ever think gorgug would succeed away from me #i wont say that i saw this twist coming. but i will say that it restored so much of my trust in brennan lmao #like i dont like complaining about shows online. and especially not when they're not even finished #but that shit was fucking haunting me it made me so mad

[twilight-deviant]

Telling content creators it's wrong to explore artistic freedom and be independently funded by fans, and they should instead continue taking advertisement revenue from google* is

NOT

the anti-capitalism stance actually.

*(Yes, google owns youtube.)

#Watcher #This post is specifically and exclusively about the people who seem to have the capitalism bit wrong #It's almost fascinating how no one is hearing themselves speak #I feel like some of you don't understand WHY we support small businesses and are anti-monopoly #I've seen multiple posts saying “Shane is so anti-capitalism there's no way this was his idea.” #So... you think it's pro-capitalism to start your own business instead of relying on pennies from the exploitative mega-corporation? #Guys... we support small businesses KNOWING it will cost the consumer more #Stop thinking you're entitled to someone's product #That's what got us in this mess #I understand $6 is a lot for many many people but that is what makes certain things a luxury #Nothing used to be this way #Nothing used to be “free” so you can be monitored for your viewing habits and sold to advertisers #If you see a little guy trying to leave youtube/google and you paint them as the capitalist??? You. have. taken. a. wrong. turn. #I don't know how many more ways I can say it #It is better to support someone (if you can) than to pressure them into taking money from the trillion-dollar corporation #so that you can have what they put all their blood/sweat/tears into for free #If you want something badly enough you're going to have to pay for it #Them's the breaks #If you don't want it that badly then maybe it didn't mean enough to you personally #Thinking otherwise is how corporations like youtube take over and squeeze out small competitors #btw on monopolies: having almost every single video content creator (outside of tiktoks and video game streams) on youtube is BAD #You understand that's bad yes? #How tf are we going to diversify unless SOME CREATORS leave youtube??? #It's almost the responsibility of larger creators to do so #Ironically what I said is backwards #In its ideal state‚ capitalism is supposed to inspire innovation and new business‚ giving every person a chance to succeed #But I think we all know that's not the reality we're experiencing #I just went with what everyone means when they say it

[hawnks]

Be honest…. Do you love and hate gojo because you see yourself in him

#his inherent isolation #his loneliness #the pressure put on him #not only the pressure to succeed but also the pressure to be silly despite it all #his desire to change the world and yet the creeping pessimism that it can be done

[stirdrawsandreblaws]

hearing people whispering outside my door and i am going insane (the voices are real i just don't like hearing them bc i'm a traumatized chihuahua of a person)

#waiting for meds to kick in and thinking i maybe should have skipped a day for blood pressure reasons #i wanna take a shower and i cant bc we have a houseguest (nvm one i dislike immensely) #stirring up trouble #really just. it's fine to have people over and hang out and im sorry there's kind of a mess to get around bc of the construction project #i am trying to be a good and rational and reasonable person about this #but she is uh. kind of a transphobe with too much buy-in on white supremacy and cops. i am going to be uncomfortable at best. #she seems to be Trying?? but until she succeeds i am doing my best to maintain a safe distance... #idk maybe this is just a 'stay in my room and try to get some digital work done' day #need to not push it while im still adjusting to the meds. already prone to burst blood vessels...where are my headphones...

[iphigeniacomplex]

disco elysium (2019) | you want it darker - leonard cohen

#another one .. another one. i have things to say about this game that arent the final dream i just adore how the final dream has #your actual thoughts betraying the set-up format #much like how the game betrays its own format in high-pressure high-impact scenes like the pigs the tribunal and ruby #because you SUCCEED. you WIN. but you can't change what has already happened #and what will always happen #you could put the entire stanza this bit is from with various parts from disco elysium and it would make sense. how i wish i could draw #like yk what mr cohen there IS a lullaby for suffering AND a paradox to blame #YOU WANT IT DARKER? WE KILL THE FLAME! #it speaks! #disco elysium #leonard cohen #web weaving

[ahli-stuff]

*Sweating throwing up nauseous dizzy*

What if vox is Asian American

#Hazbin hotel #vox #hcs #musings #idk I just think it would be cool #i feel like there aren’t a lot of East Asian villains that are allowed to be sloppy boisterous and vulgar outside of media made by Asian #people #I know a lot of people draw his human form white as a sheet but i dunno #I also think that would explain why he initially clicks with Alastor so much #both of them are part of marginalized groups in their respective time periods #swamped by the expectation to be subservient to their white peers #but they both rise above it with their passion for the innovation of entertainment #to describe that dynamic it’s basically that Alastor is the burr to vox’s hamilton . except in this version burr wins on most levels #this also gives context to vox’s raging inferiority complex bc. if his parents were immigrants at the time compounded with the economic #and war time struggles then that probably made him feel pressured to succeed quick and hard #vox would definitely be disconnected from his culture and obsessed with pursuing the American dream #whereas Alastor i think would be v in tune with creole based language and culture as evidenced by his close relationship with his mother #near the end of Alastor and vox’s friendship Alastor would likely mock him for abandoning his roots in search of prominence #it would actually be quite sad

[sanduchengjiu]

one thing that always bothered me and confused me about mdzs is why Wei Wuxian and Jiang cheng were pitted against each other so strongly. Bc even if you take into account that people would assume wwx was a bastard of jfm, in the narrative its something that is common? Or at least in terms of the Jin, there were bastards flying all over the place but I don’t remember there ever being competition about who would be the sect leader, it was always Jzx until he died. So idk if I missed something or I’m misremembering but it honestly feels like most of the pressure came from the fragile relationship between the Jiang parents and less about what society thought. Also favoring Wei Wuxian is one thing but jfm never gave any implication that he was being favored as the next in line, as shitty as his favoritism was. It just makes me feel sad that both boys were under so much pressure for absolutely futile reasons at the end of the day. Like was jc’s cultivation that bad?? I don’t think so?? And even then if he was less talented than wwx it wouldn’t matter bc he’s still the heir. It would be insane if jfm just decided to break convention over talent bc of some sect motto. And I don’t remember there ever being a requirement to be an outstanding amazing cultivator to be sect leader. If that was the case then there would be no hereditary structure to succession, and jfm wouldn’t even be on the roster? Neither would jgs. There was never any importance on their ‘talents’ so wtf was the problem.

Also what was the timeline on Wei Wuxians conception bc he and Jiang cheng were born like a week apart at least at most one year and it seems like wwxs parents were not even at lotus pier since they left to wander together. I feel like that would clear a lot of things up tbh. bc I don’t think jfm capable of finding csr on the road and conceiving wwx and then coming home to yzy and conceiving jc, and csr wasn’t even a yunmeng jiang cultivator it was wcz?? So what was the overlap. Like did jfm get wcz pregnant or what?? Were they regular visitors to lotus pier? To me it read like jfm was a great friend and leader to wcz and admired csr but I read it a while ago so idk. It’s not helped by the fact that jfm doesn’t seem to favor yzy more than is necessary at least outright, and we all know she ain’t the most attentive either. So basically jc and wwx were brought into the world into a weird and fucked up long distance foursome situation and spent their entire youth suffering under the second hand feelings of their parents.

#rip chengxian they were doomed from the start #I still don’t understand why jc’s cultivation talent was that important #was there ever a mentioning of cultivation power being necessary #all I remember is people complimenting wwx for being cool and sometimes lwj #and that whole list of eligible bachelors thing #but like they never even gave jc an chance dawg 😭 #and nhs was not even a fighter but he was still sect leader #the pressure on jc to succeed just felt so fabricated #I think it was just there to create the rift between him and wwx #but it also sticks out like a sore thumb #since no one else was under similar pressure #also are we really gonna sit there and believe that in a patriarchal society it mattered that there was a bastard #that’s exactly why legitimate marriages were so important #yzy being a bitch about wwx would not even matter either #and why did she believe that wwx was a bastard in the first place? maybe there was a possibility but honestly feels super illogical on her #a dna test would’ve saved them #mdzs #jiang cheng #wei wuxian

[stupid-sloot-headcanons]

If I had a dollar for every time Gege got praised for writing such strong feminist characters into JJK using that dogshit scene with Nobara saying she's strong and still likes being pretty as an example, I'd have enough money to broadcast my laughter on loop around the world as the proper response

#like gege has some interesting women when theyre not being sidelined in favor of the less interesting male characters #but youre picking THAT scene??? Mai killing her entire misogynist family and inadvertendly making a paralell to irl East Asian women #rejecting obligations to marry and have kids in a society that hates them and doesnt want them to succeed on their own? #that nobara scene is so stupid lmao. its a decent way to show the theme of individualism it is NOT a feminist moment #Blonde Literal Who: Existing as a woman in a blatantly misogynist society is a full time job #Nobara: NUH-UH! IM NOT OPPRESSED IF I JUST IGNORE IT! I CAN BE STRONG AND WEAR MAKEUP THATS TOTALLY MY CHOICE AND DIVORCED FROM #CULTURAL AND SOCIETAL PRESSURES TO PERFORM FEMININITY #*dies and gets fridged for the rest of the series* #.jjk #sloot bitches about things

[dnangelic]

sometimes i think abt towa and argentine in the very last manga chapter n cry

#*･ﾟ⊰ 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐒. ⊱ ✦ › OUT. #waaaa waaaa my lucifer my boy-king and the respect and power he doesn't even want but deserves sm #dark wouldnt want towa n argentine's help if he could go without it!! all his theft has been bc he cared #n its the fact he n dai care tht they genuinely deserve the sort of trust respect n acknowledgement from the niwa fam #that the rest of the world who doesnt properly or intimately know the likes of dark n dai doesnt afford them #i justttt wooooughhhh towa argentine gratefully graciously bowing themselves with fealty #to dark who's always been bearing all this insane burden and self-expectation alone #all by himself #afraid even of that solitude but nevertheless doing everything he could for the sake of #what he felt was right saving the artworks saving precious things even if he had to steal them away and disparage himself #more and more (the more he succeeds the more he disgraces himself as a villain and a criminal) #aaaa waaaa INNER NIWA FAM CHARAS r just so special.... THEY GET TO SEE IT ALL... #how heavy the pressure is on dark n dai both actually despite the superficial layers like elmroot says #the 'outer self' that enjoys being a phantom thief and then the inner that 'hunts his own kind' #how tired dark is sometimes... #well. w/e. point is niwa fam chara writers who ever take this into account ill kiss u forever #dark can be annoying or behave in spoiled/lazy/belligerent ways sometimes but it rlly makes him and dai more like the #rebel angel leader / boy king example i try to write them as. they still care ofc they doooo #it's just they're the equivalent of the highest seat holding together their little country #their miniature empire that dark n the niwa have built up over yrs n yrs n yrs!! #dark never claims himself a king or a prince he doesn't throw his weight or titles around like that #but between paradise lost and POTO's occasional angel of darkness/PRINCE of darkness #the vibes are there in between the lines. they r right there. this dude has so much hes taking responsibility for #even though he doesn't even Have To. but in doing so- he is. and SHOULD rightly be supported #in the manner of someone in service demonstrating loyalty to him #ok. ramble over

[lynchiangf]

does anyone else think it's crazy how we try to cram so much learning and personal growth into what will probably only make up about a quarter to a third of our lives. what's up with that

#the pressure to succeed in your teens and twenties with things like studies/career/relationships feels imbalanced #rn I'm overwhelmed and on the flip side I'm worried I'll feel unchallenged or bored with my life in a few decades #what if I don't want to have 'made it' by 30. what if I want to take it slower and still have stuff to do when I'm 50

[bunnihearted]

trying to remind myself that struggle doesnt automatically mean failure

#i can struggle but still make it #i have such a defeatist mindset #like if im struggling w my class then that means im worthless and will fail #even if it is completely possible for me to keep trying and working through my struggles and still come out on the other side #then i personally believe that even if i do fail thats ok. i can always try again #i just hve so many outernal pressures on me to succeed bc otherwise i might not get my wellfare nd cant pay rent etc etc #but yeah im rlly trying to practice and get better at being ok with struggling #and NOT give up when i do struggle. it's ok that it isnt easy. it's ok that i fall behind nd am slower. i can still do it

[ivettel]

does the reception of the fest and the increased flow of creative output make you feel like you would want to stay? does it make you rethink what you call your imminent exit? just sad thinking that we will lose someone with your passion and drive and dedication 😞

ahh well unfortunately it’s not really by choice 😔 i start law school in a couple weeks and i’m kinda piloting blind, yknow? in a whole new city studying material in my second language and i don’t really know anyone or have many connections in the field… so i’m rlly gonna try and dedicate myself to Being A Good Student and Networking and Being Normal, which means my time for Being A Seb Stan will probably diminish to almost nothing ): already even just with the move i haven’t been able to sit and work on creative projects and i’m so emo over it, it’s probably unhealthy..

idk, i know people have been able to manage a school-work-social balance and i may be good enough to do that at some point? but ugh atm this is the biggest opportunity of my life and i really don’t want to fuck it up by prioritizing things that aren’t as important ahhh 😭

#genius bar #i hate being a responsible adult wdym i cant be in my room all day doing fuckall :/ #head in hands this is tmi already but im so stressed out about frosh and orientation week like #will people even like me? am i smart enough am i good enough am i brave enough?? #the imposter syndrome is already so real idek how i got into this school all my peers are the best of the best and it’s like. Hnghgj hi #um. i make gifs on tumblr dot com. #and who am i without the pressure of being an active creator on social media! do i like that person! #my dad was like oh wow five courses that’s a lot. i didnt think it was that many but now i’m worried it really is #and on top of all this i’m taking on debt for the first time so it’s like AHH now i need to succeed so i can get a big person job and pay #all the ridiculous bills i need to pay because living in canada means getting ur soul sucked unsexily out of your wallet #worth it for the social benefits but also #[​lies on the floor face first]

[sallytwo]

celestial navigation man. it feels like before i’ve been doing navigation with a hand tied behind my back and now i can see it all clearly. this class is the most engaging and interesting shit i’ve learned in my lifeee. i’m not joking.

#it’s the hardest class on campus it’s not cute celestial theory #it’s like every class you’re being blasted with new formulas and rules and theory and you gotta run to keep up #but i adore it i seriouslt. celnav. #the professor is this insanely intense navy commander she’s increidblt cool. the class is all juniors who failed it the first time #so obv i feel pressure not to fail but man i loveee it #also like. 30 person class and everyone but me is a guy. which you know. sexism. so i feel extra pressure to succeed

[kaleuh]

I had a really really good time at the mario movie, it was a super fun watch and chris pratt's voice acting was honestly fine. like, it wasn't MARIO, but it wasn't terrible at the very least. you know what the ACTUAL problem with the mario movie was? the embarrassing girlbossification of Peach and how the film industry still cannot understand the concept of what a strong female character actually means LOL

#LIKE IT WAS HARD TO WATCH I had a lot of second hand embarrassment from her dialogue #this whole time people were gearing up to have Chris Pratt be the main problem of the movie but NAHHHH it was literally just . all Peach #Kayla's personal life #Super Mario Bros Movie #good at everything =/= strong female character #give me some FLAWS god DAMN #''oh ahaha i got it on my first try'' no you fucking didnt!! stop!! stop!! give your female characters flaws!! #idiots hold girls to yet another oppressive standard of Existing under the guise of 'see all? THIS is what a strong female looks like' #its just more pressure on girls to be perfect . this shit does not help or represent Anyone #I would MUCH rather have #a Princess Peach that cries + uses her emotions to save a kingdom than some flawless ~*~girlboss~*~ who inexplicably succeeds at everything #once again; that second category represents No One