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Ana - 26 - Mathematician, Writer, Community Moderator - She/Her

[kentodreaming]

two months into rockys reintegration into eridian society IE after grace starts recovering from the effects of his longterm starvation enough that rocky cant sidestep the problem of interacting with other eridians any longer, rocky starts fantasizing about what itd be like if he couldve just stayed on the hail mary with grace forever. just the two of them. no starvation, no emergencies, and no trying to fit himself back into a society that he is too broken to answer to. just him and grace, forever :) the hail mary isnt even officially decommissioned its still right there in orbit. a few repairs and she'd be back in working order again. They already have the food problem worked out they could just link up with the space elevator each month for supplies. And then graces fragile little bones wont crumble into dust under erids intense atmosphere and grace will make it to big age 125. Grace why are you laughing at me Grace this is a serious offer

[unsolicited-opinions]

“you’re not immune to propaganda” applies to you too

Yes, it absolutely does!

Propaganda is baked into our daily reality so seamlessly and thoroughly that it mostly feels like common sense.

It's why we defend brands like they're old friends.

It's why we discuss celebrities we've never met and who don't know we exist as if we know their hearts, defending or condemning them based on how talented their publicists are.

It's why we confuse relatability for trustworthiness

It's why we mistake emotional resonance for moral principles.

It's why we think our opinions are purely self-generated despite being nudged by countless carefully curated narratives which have more (and more subtle) ways of reaching us than at any time in human history.

It's why we treat people's lives, public policy, and geopolitical matters like team sports.

It's why we need to constantly interrogate our own assumptions, habitually subjecting them to fact checking, methodical scrutiny, and cynicism.

It's why we need media literacy and media ecology to be taught to kids of all ages.

It's why everyone should read Orwell, Huxley, Neil Postman, and Marshal McLuhan.

It's why we should all study logic, rhetoric, and ethics - so we can understand and apply moral reasoning based on principles.

The point isn't whether or not we're affected by propaganda, because we all are.

The point is whether or not we know we're affected...which ironically is the exact blind spot that makes people think they're immune.

The moment you assume you're above that influence? That's when it's working best.

That's why, Anon, the post you're responding to didn't say "you are not immune to propoganda."

It said:

If you think you're immune to propaganda, that means the propaganda is working.

Hope that helps!

[unsolicited-opinions]

About an hour after posting, I got another Ask which I think is from the same Anon:

That was what...500 words? So Anon's problem is aliteracy.

That's ironic because aliteracy makes one much more vulnerable to propaganda.

[daughterofstories]

"You're not immune to propaganda"

"You're right! No one is! That's why we all have to put constant effort into identifying and resisting harmful propaganda!"

"OMG, I didn't, like, mean it. I just thought it was a quippy way to call you stupid."

[its-a-beautful-day]

Baby needs a smoko #Sligarette

Inspired by this post by @textheslightlymorelimited

[pidgefudge]

hello 👋 i am the worlds smallest bug 🐛 and ☝️ i too would like to “fag it up” if i may

[that-one-support]

No one cared who I was until I put on the cage

[pretentious-ravioli]

[baambastic]

The Author’s Barely Disguised Desire to Dom Man Ray apparently

[chameshida]

Into the depth

[adazaster]

Crunch time be damned, it's make a terrible comic day and I'm gonna make a terrible comic.

[holy-leapin-splits-batman]

[hbmmaster]

calling things "cutes" is so uh. what's a good word for when something is cute but slightly more cute

[hbmmaster]

the word cutes is autological

[i-am-bic]

"There's no platonic explanation for this" <-you need to be nicer to your friends. Right now

[esmeralda-anistasia]

#STOP SAYING 'PLATONIC' WHEN YOU MEAN 'CASUAL'#RELATIONSHIPS CAN BE PLATONIC AND ABSOLUTELY DERANGED

[nika-is-doing-things]

It's a third, worse thing

[swallke]

[litarnes]

Hail Mary, full of Grace

[rockets]

Someday you will find me Caught beneath the landslide In a champagne supernova in the sky

Champagne Supernova - Oasis _______________ I'm posting my PHM fanarts rather backwards haha but this was the first one I drew back in May right after I saw the movie and I remembered being overwhelmed with feelings after it was done. (I was also so happy they put my fav Oasis song in the PHM trailers, it suits the story so well T_T) It's been a long time since a movie has hit so many checkmarks for me in terms of story, themes, and the inner astronomy nerd in me. I've watched Ryan Gosling since his Notebook/Crazy Stupid Love days, but Drive was when I started to truly become a fan and he's honestly been on a generational run since then, PHM is no exception. __________ (Small/large prints are also available on my etsy ❤️)

[rosettyller]

Behind the scenes of PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026)

[terminalvertig0]

kris doing kris things

[goatgirleyes]

"Is it normal to ... ?" No. Nothing in the world is normal. Normal things don't exist. Existence itself is deviance. Let this false world die by your sword. Kill everyone.