reading this deposition that just got dropped where someone sued musk and ohhhh my god it is this funniest thing ever . i can see why his lawyer tried to keep this confidential . they’re both maybe the biggest idiots . this is like ace attorney
Like, I don't want to die on any hill, but the "attacking fascism" hill is definitely one of the better choices, if we have to choose.
I know it’s not hard to point out reactionaries hypocrisy when it comes to like safe spaces or hug boxes or whatever but genuinely how much of an echo chamber do you have to exist in for you to think this is a reasonable thing to say
"Murder twink with daddy issues" is my favorite xianxia character type. The delicate vulnerability! The yearning for/fear of intimacy! The ever-present possibility of flipping out and murdering absolutely everyone!
The Louvre: "hey, you know what's great? art. we should make it so every single person can enjoy the art. because it's so great, and who doesn't love great art?"
(also, the lighter parts of the bronze statue make me think of that dog statue that's lighter where people pet him)
Another effect of this is that people want any character they like to be automatically a good guy, because obviously they couldn't relate to someone awful. This leads to idiotic statements like "omg they made Hannibal Lecter a villain, I thought he was going to be at worst an antihero, I'm so mad." Being an interesting, charismatic character doesn't make him not the devil, and you're just going to have to accept that.
I've been dialing automated phone lines multiple times a day for THREE FUCKING WEEKS to get information I'd normally get from a website, while placing the caller on a brief hold. The extra time this takes has meant calls are back-to-back THE ENTIRE DAY.
Literally nothing will make me more evil than just being sort of overwhelmed by Noises
The second survey isn't reliable, since the results are heavily skewed by the "you know what would be hilarious" reaction
A follow-up study
You are a walrus. The ice here is very nice, the sound of the waves are soothing. You are enjoying a chilly Arctic breeze and contemplating whether you dive for your next meal now, or later.
Something pokes your tail. You turn around to investigate.