Shine the light and lead the way.

Rachel. Actress, lawyer, superhero. Got some big plans.

[escuerzoresucitado]

When you gotta get rid of all the marble penises in your house

[dopaminerjic]

[firedrakewicked]

[mangonetics]

[plumslices]

If we don’t microdose delusion we won’t make it through this reality babe….

[leebrontide]

So I remember reading about this study in grad school where they have a bunch of clinically depressed people and a bunch of non-clinically-depressed people a game that was partially chance and partially skill, and asked them to estimate how much control they had over the outcome.

The depressed people were far more accurate in estimating how much influence their actions had on the outcome of the game compared to their nondepressed counterparts, who consistently overestimated the effects of their own choices on their chances of winning.

Then I remember this other study (CW animal testing) where they put rats in a bucket of water that they couldn’t get out of, so they’d have to swim. There was a fairly consistent point at which the swimming rat would falter, and stop swimming, fated to drown.

Except that that’s when the researchers would pull the rat out of the bucket, give it a nice rest warmth and a meal.

When those SAME rats who had been rescued before were put in the same situation again, they swam much LONGER than they had before.

Why? The risk was the same either way- drowning. You’d have thought that the fear of drowning would keep them swimming to their maximum length no matter what.

The researchers conclusion was that the rescued rats had something they hadn’t had the first time- they had more hope. A miraculous rescue could come, and that let them swim for longer, just in case.

I think we do microdose delusion because sometimes that little overestimation of our chances, of our luck, keeps us swimming that little bit longer, just in case something good happens. And sometimes, that little margin really does make the difference. 

[vanwolffen]

“All right," said Susan. "I'm not stupid. You're saying humans need... fantasies to make life bearable."

REALLY? AS IF IT WAS SOME KIND OF PINK PILL? NO. HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.

"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"

YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.

"So we can believe the big ones?"

YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.

"They're not the same at all!"

YOU THINK SO? THEN TAKE THE UNIVERSE AND GRIND IT DOWN TO THE FINEST POWDER AND SIEVE IT THROUGH THE FINEST SIEVE AND THEN SHOW ME ONE ATOM OF JUSTICE, ONE MOLECULE OF MERCY. AND YET—Death waved a hand. AND YET YOU ACT AS IF THERE IS SOME IDEAL ORDER IN THE WORLD, AS IF THERE IS SOME...SOME RIGHTNESS IN THE UNIVERSE BY WHICH IT MAY BE JUDGED.

"Yes, but people have got to believe that, or what's the point—"

MY POINT EXACTLY.”

-Terry Pratchett, Hogfather.

[cephalotodd-deactivated20190310]

we should make fun of americans more. why dont their shops include tax in the price tag. like how much does this item cost? its a surprise :)

[moomoobooboo-deactivated2020102]

Honestly, tea. I’ve lived here my whole life and I have never once known what my total is gonna be at the register. Total fucking mystery.

[2-face]

im an ex-american living in new zealand for the past two years and it still never fails to blow my mind that i can take a $2 coin, walk up to a counter with two $1 items, and perform the expected transaction

[greekedtext]

this callout is completely deserved

[quasi-normalcy]

So you agree; capitalism is about establishing monopolistic business models based on gouging and screwing consumers

[only-cat-memes]

[michaelgovehateblog]

I would like to wish everyone an uneventful new year

[michaelgovehateblog]

It’s only November and this is already getting notes again, you guys are really manifesting this energy early for the new year

[primarybufferpanel]

We would like to live in Less Interesting Times please

[emotionalwords]

[bijoux-et-mineraux]

Rose Quartz - Ilha Claim, Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil      

[lino-nyangi]

fuck it, reblog to give the person you rb'ed this from a freshly baked buttery croissant.

[mariacallous]

this thread is wild

Musk is gonna be broke by the end of 2023

It's truly incredible how stupid and awful he is and how many people bought into his shtick for so long.

[enbysean]

thought this would be a banger on tumblr

[sexyheretic-deactivated20251116]

Rapper Tory Lanez Guilty in Shooting of Megan Thee Stallion

Mr. Lanez, a Canadian rapper, was accused of firing at the Houston hip-hop star after an argument in 2020. The matter became the subject of

Mr. Lanez, 30, was convicted of three felony counts: assault with a semiautomatic handgun, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence. He faces more than 20 years in prison and could be deported.

The case, which played out as both a tawdry tabloid narrative and a weighty referendum on the treatment of Black women in hip-hop and beyond, was closely watched for both its famous characters and what it said about the recent adjudication of alleged abuse by notable men, such as Johnny Depp and Harvey Weinstein, in court and in public.

Mr. Lanez, though not a household name before the case, has seen his celebrity profile rise since the shooting, earning explicit and implied support from various corners of the hip-hop universe, including influential blogs, social media accounts and the rappers-turned-talking heads 50 Cent and Joe Budden.

[sexyheretic-deactivated20251116]

this part is particularly heartbreaking

On the stand, Megan Thee Stallion said she had initially lied about the extent of her personal involvement with Mr. Lanez, including in a television interview with Gayle King, because it was “disgusting,” she said. “How could I share my body with somebody who could shoot me?”

Even as her career skyrocketed, the assault had caused her to “lose my confidence, lose my friends, lose myself,” she said in court. “I wish he had just shot and killed me.”

[trans]

This has done more positive impact for the autistic community than any autism organization has.

[imposterogers]

suicide squad 3 scene where someone asks why harley is in jail this time and it’s just a cut to bruce the hyena at a tea party with rpatz bruce wayne duck taped to a chair opposite of him. harley; I figured kidnapping a big wig like bruce wayne would a caught bats attention but I got dropkicked by a butler instead

[imposterogers]

rick flag (back from the dead bc I say so): didn’t your ex hold up a bank for like twelve hours once and threaten to kill bruce wayne but the bat never showed?

bloodsport: actually, I don’t think batman’s ever saved wayne and the man’s been in at least six hostage situations. tad strange honestly

harley: omg I can’t believe we never noticed before

harley: batman HATES bruce wayne

[imposterogers]

[lionfloss]

©Rune Guneriussen

[ethereal-sirens]

Yet again, a woman faces her abuser in court. Yet again people are smearing her for coming forward. No one should ever have to publicly share photos of their medical care to have people believe them. We stand by you Megan, we believe you 💜.

[meangirlnurse]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2022/people-names-for-dogs/

this is killing me

[meangirlnurse]

scream

[hexquestt]

This is something I have always known even before this site