i couldn't make it as a punker

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
uncouthulhu
theconcealedweapon

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rosslynpaladin

Look we have records of Medieval Knights crying out in their sleep, having emotional outbursts or flinching at the sound of clashing metal. We have records of people all through history who were treated badly by people who should have loved them, and having problems knowing who to trust. We have years worth of artists putting their human pain at broken hearts and broken promises into music that makes us cry.

Yes people have been traumatized by awful things for all of history and just like them You didn’t deserve to be hurt either.

nebylitsa

“suffering doesn’t make you better, it just makes you suffer” - maus

krsonmar

Something people don't understand about The Silent Generation--the ones who lived through The Depression and WWII--is that the "happy ending" of the immediate post-War period and the "idyllic" 1950s were essentially a myth they told themselves and wanted to believe very badly. In the 1950s, there was actually a silent epidemic of drug and alcohol abuse; mescaline and cocaine for the businessmen and alcohol for everyone else, but especially the housewives. There was a lot of PTSD, and not just in soldiers, which often played out as domestic abuse or people being checked out of these "happy", "prosperous" families they were creating.

I used to have a job where part of what I did was research on the newspaper microfilm collection, and the immediate post-war period in the area had a lot of car accidents--mostly drivers hitting pedestrians--due to DUIs; also a lot of cases--some involving substances, some not--of aggravated assault or manslaughter with a knife or pistol, and you'd read over and over again how the perpetrator was a veteran and served honorably, but hadn't been the same since they came back.

Each time, people treated it as an exception to the norm. So many people were suffering, but no one talked about it, so everyone thought they or their families were the only ones. The myth of the 1950s was an illusion, one dearly-held and perpetuated to future generations by the very people who were hurt by it.

uncouthulhu
alatar-and-pallando

So, my spouse has been exploring his gender lately; he also just built himself a new laptop. Today he told me that he in an attempt to process some genderfeels through metaphor, he made a post on a trans forum along the lines of: "I'm a lifelong Windows user and I think I'm pretty good at it. I want to find out what Linux has to offer but I'm afraid I wouldn't be any good at it. And how do you choose the right Linux distro, anyway? Do you have to try them all?"

The responses, he said, were a mix of useful advice about feeling out your gender and useful advice about choosing a Linux distro.

I love trans people so much

alatar-and-pallando

Spouse (still he/him for now) recently decided to pick out some more feminine glasses -- he was going for the librarian look, he said. He noted his pick was "subtle enough" he'd "probably" feel comfortable wearing them at work. Of course, he's been wearing his old glasses while waiting for the new ones to be ready.

Well, today these two things happened while he was at work:

  • his old glasses snapped in half at the nose bridge, and
  • he got a call that his new glasses were ready for pickup, days earlier than expected.

I don't usually read coincidences as signs, but,

alatar-and-pallando

Update: She really liked Linux

(Also, her name is Eve now)

xenasaur

this makes me happy thank u for posting this <3

chilisaws
kendallroy

idk who needs to hear this but when your english teacher asks you to explain why an author chose to use a specific metaphor or literary device, it’s not because you won’t be able to function in real-world society without the essential knowledge of gatsby’s green light or whatever, it’s because that process develops your abilities to parse a text for meaning and fill in gaps in information by yourself, and if you’re wondering what happens when you DON’T develop an adult level of reading comprehension, look no further than the dizzying array of examples right here on tumblr dot com

kendallroy

this post went from 600 to 2400 notes in the time it took me to write 3 emails. i’m already terrified for what’s going to happen in there

kendallroy

k but also, as an addendum, the reason we study literary analysis is because everything an author writes has meaning, whether it was intentional or not, and their biases and agendas are often reflected in their choice of language and literary devices and so forth! and that ties directly into being able to identify, for example, the racist and antisemitic dogwhistles often employed by the right wing, or the subconscious word choices that can unintentionally illustrate someone’s bias or blind spot. LANGUAGE HAS WEIGHT AND MEANING! the way we communicate is a reflection of our inner selves, and that’s true regardless of whether it’s a short story or a novel or a blog post or a tweet. instead of taking a piece of writing at face value and stopping there, assuming that there is no deeper meaning or thought behind the words on the page, ask yourself these two questions instead:

1. what is the author trying to say?
2. what does the author maybe not realize they’re saying?

because the most interesting reading of any piece of literature, imho, usually occupies the space in between those questions.

bairnsidhe

Also, sometimes it has hidden meaning relating to how art was funded.  For example, Dickens never met an adjective he didn’t like because he was paid by the word.  Dumas included long and pointless dialogue because he was paid by the line.  Even stuff that was purposely included for dumbass reasons can teach us about the world the author lived in.

utilitycaster

Anonymous asked:

you're spot on, so much of the hysteria on twitter seems to be fueled by people with agendas - 3pp who'll have to pay royalties, youtubers looking for engagement, indie developers etc

heck, i saw one youtuber tweet "let's put cr on blast and make them comment on this" which is incredibly stupid. even if they wanted to comment on the ogl (which they're not obligated to), they'll at least wait until the official version is out and not comment on a leaked document

and the thing is, that document is almost a month old. odds are there's already been some revisions based on feedback and negotiations with the big publishers, who knows. no one has the whole picture and everyone's just wildly speculating and accusing

utilitycaster answered:

Right like…obviously CR has a close working relationship with WoTC, and, frankly, might even be affected since the Tal'Dorei guides are under the OGL, but also, does that youtuber remember when Critical Role put out a not-dissimilar copyright statement and people similarly lost their shit? Or how whenever CR plays a non-D&D game for a one-shot the indie crowd screams that they’re doing it wrong (*cough* Monsterhearts)? It’s just so obviously people who either already hate D&D and yet hang on to its every word waiting for reasons to tell people to switch, which I have never seen work and I’ve been in these online spaces for 4+ years now;

For what it’s worth: I actually have rarely seen this kind of fuckery from indie developers though I’m sure it exists. It’s usually just random fans (see again Monsterhearts; the creator said she thought Cinderbrush was great; it was fans of the game/haters of CR making all the noise).

Like, I make fun of indie games from time to time but actually, TAZ: Steeplechase has made me interested in checking out Blades in the Dark for a one-shot or something, which a lot of screeching idiots have repeatedly failed to do, because TAZ: Steeplechase is like “hey we are using this system and it’s fun as hell for the story we’re trying to do here!” instead of saying “D&D is evil and everyone will be leaving it now! just like we said when One D&D came out or when Hasbro said it wasn’t profitable enough or when discussions in 2020 touched upon some of the racially charged language surrounding certain character races or or or…ANYWAY PLAY MY FAVORITE GAME.”

Also I do want to note that I’m barely exaggerating about the alternatives people offer. I’ve seen some dude touting Rolemaster, which is literally out of print. Or like, after A Court of Fey and Flowers, someone brought up Good Society and seriously overstated how it was used in that game (it was significantly hacked, and also they were still very much playing D&D 90% of the time) and did not actually cover that if you want to cast spells, Good Society will not help you. It’s just…I actually very much agree that we should encourage the use of alternatives to D&D! I think it’s good to have a thriving independent game culture! It’s just…why is everyone’s response to shit on D&D, which is not perfect, but is immensely popular for many good reasons, instead of putting that effort into making their favorite indie game more accessible and appealing to new players. What kind of idiot says “the correct way to convince people to change is to tell them that the thing they love is dumb and bad, and offer an alternative without understanding what other people are looking for.”

idek what this is about strictly but im reblogging because of the commentary that last bit especially being an asshole isn't a good way to get people to listen to you and take you seriously dnd