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the humble "like" is oft mocked despite what it does for us. "like, three people" is a vastly different statement from "three people". "and i was like 'what the fuck'" is vastly different from "and i said 'what the fuck'". i love you "like" and anyone who says you make people sound stupid will be killed on sight

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#x #i dont like the taste of alcohol but i will drink it #and last time i got high it was genuinely the worst experience of my life. i hated every second of it but i slept really really well after

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Being a young adult is so strange. You enter a coffee shop. The 20 year old girl waiting behind you cried all night because she just came to a new city for university and she feels so alone. That 27 year old guy over there works a job he is overqualified for, he lives with his parents and wants to move out but doesn't know what to do about it. That one 24 year old dude already has a car, a house, and a job waiting for him once he graduates thanks to his dad's connections. The 26 year old barista couldn't complete his higher education because he has to work and take care of his family. The 28 year old girl sitting next to you has no friends to go out with so she is texting her mother. That couple (both 25 years old) are married and the girl is pregnant. The 29 year old writing something on her laptop has realized that she chose the wrong major so she is trying to start all over. We are not alone in this, but we are actually so alone. Do you feel me

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saw a grown woman on tiktok snidely calling gen z the christopher columbus generation bc someone’s fifteen year old son ‘thought he’d discovered weezer’. newsflash every generation finds out about the music of the previous generation at some point it comes free with being fifteen. being annoying about music also comes free with being fifteen. a kid saying yeah i’ve just found this band nirvana have you ever heard of them should be a thing of joy

#i argued w my sister about fall out boy like i discovered them #its a rite of passage to be annoying as fuck about music

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thinking about how when you experience a lot of shame in your formative years (indirectly, directly, as abuse or just as an extant part of your environment) it becomes really difficult to be perceived by other people in general. the mere concept of someone watching me do anything, whether it's a totally normal activity or something unfamiliar of embarrassing, whether I'm working in an excel spreadsheet or being horny on main, it just makes my skin crawl and my brain turn to static because I cannot convince myself that it's okay to be seen and experienced. because to exist is to be ashamed and embarrassed of myself, whether I'm failing at something or not, because my instinctive reaction to anyone commenting on ANYTHING I'm doing is to crawl into a hole and die. it's such a bizarre and dehumanizing feeling to just not be able to exist without constantly thinking about how you are being Perceived. ceaseless watcher give me a god damn break.

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people misunderstand what ‘gifted kid’ actually means but it’s ok it’s fine it’s cool it’s good

#it makes me so angry to think back on all of the shit my teachers have said to me instead of getting me help #''you could be the smartest kid in class if you just applied yourself!'' #''i dont know why youre failing. youre so smart!'' #''oh no we dont need to test you for anything. you score too well on tests.'' #''youre too stupid for this class. maybe your parents- sorry. maybe you should switch to academic english instead of advanced.'' #''why are you in academic govt? why arent you in honors? youre too smart for my class.'' #just PICK A FUCKING LANE AND LEAVE ME ALONE #i fucking hated school so much. christ i need therapy.

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people misunderstand what ‘gifted kid’ actually means but it’s ok it’s fine it’s cool it’s good

#it makes me so angry to think back on all of the shit my teachers have said to me instead of getting me help #''you could be the smartest kid in class if you just applied yourself!'' #''i dont know why youre failing. youre so smart!'' #''oh no we dont need to test you for anything. you score too well on tests.'' #''youre too stupid for this class. maybe your parents- sorry. maybe you should switch to academic english instead of advanced.'' #''why are you in academic govt? why arent you in honors? youre too smart for my class.'' #just PICK A FUCKING LANE AND LEAVE ME ALONE #i fucking hated school so much. christ i need therapy.

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mission accomplished: reblog has been liked by specific mutual that it was rbed for

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You know, that Mythbusters post legitimately changed my life. Before seeing it, I had exponentially more guilt and stress about not being able to sleep, which of course, further exacerbated my inability to sleep.

Now, every time I wake up about three am, knowing I have to get up at 6.45, instead of stressing and panicking about how my day is going to be sleep deprived and miserable, I just tell myself 'Time to activate Mythbusters Protocol' and lie there with my eyes closed safe in the knowledge that I am measurably reducing later feelings of exhaustion.

And when this happens, about 70% of the time the reduction of guilt and stress means I actually do fall back asleep, so all in all instead of getting only three or four hours sleep, I get five to six and a half.

Which y'know, major improvement in health and energy.

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"at least" is a great phrase. at the bare minimum its not all bad. at the very bare minimum there is something good. at least its a nice day out. at least i said hello. at least i ate. at least i slept. at least the sun is still in the sky. at least at least at least at least

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today I learned that in 2008, the city council of florence overturned dante’s sentence of execution if he returned from exile. yes, dante’s inferno dante, who died in 1321.

but the funniest part of this is not that they were debating the exile of a man who has been dead for over 500 years.

the funniest part is that the vote was 19-5. five people voted to uphold dante’s exile.

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reblog to give the person you reblogged it from a good night’s sleep (maybe)(please)(I’m begging the universe)

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Hey everyone, please consider buying the 2024 itch.io Palestinian Relief Bundle- it's 373 games, game-making assets, tabletop roleplaying games, zines, and comics for a minimum of just 8 USD! They have a goal of 100,000 USD, and as of the time I'm writing this post, they have 8 more days to reach it.

Link will be in the reblog!

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We ask your questions so you don’t have to! Submit your questions to have them posted anonymously as polls.

#no real opinion #except ive been wearing socks more often

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