Is all art performance?

looking for a softer spot to crash land

[ryebreadgf]

at first i was afraid i was petrified. after that i was still afraid and petrified. the fear and petrifaction continued on until the evening. and then i was sleepy. and i slept

[ri5k]

[d0uble-0h-se7en]

Is it just me or do a lot of people in our/my generation use the whole... "the world is fucked, everythings terrible, nothing will ever get better, and we'll all burn alive in the climate crisis or die by nuclear bomb" mentality as, well, a cop-out to avoid thinking about their futures?

[d0uble-0h-se7en]

Girl you are not dying tragically young as a victim of societal collapse. Start taking your education seriously, make a long-term plan for how you want to achieve your personal, financial, and career goals with realistic expectations, and research different types of retirement funds 💀 "late-stage capitalism" is not going to kidnap you in the night and take away all your power over the scary things in life to turn you into a passive victim of circumstance any time soon

[d0uble-0h-se7en]

"But this time its different!" Its really not. The Cuban missile crisis almost had the world blow up, and it didn't. The cold war that set the stage for it existed in a constant state of the threat of nuclear annihilation.

Our world map today looks completely different from how it looked a thousand years ago. Nations and empires have risen and collapsed. Wars have been waged over petty bullshit that changed names and borders. Empires that were once thought invincible and perpetual crumbled to dust within a peasant's lifetime as they tilled their fields and worried about crop failure. The invention of flight, motion pictures, and the automobile chased the coattails of WWI and the great depression. Children played mischief games and elders complained about kids these days being too soft and sensitive during the fall of the Roman empire.

Our generational struggles are not uniquely terrible compared to any other generation's. Your life will not come to a dramatic and cinematic end to all of humanity and the world as we know it any time soon. The world will change and evolve as it always has throughout all of history and all of its constant perpetual bullshit, and you will continue to live on regardless of the outcome. Yes, even if you're queer. Yes, even if you're trans. Yes, even if you're neurodivergent. Yes, even if you're racialized. Set up your 401k and find ways to guard against becoming senile not if, but when you grow old.

[giantpredatorymollusk]

it's not that people particularly dislike me, but they do all seem pretty confident that i should be different than i am

[fatfaefemme]

GAME CHANGER ▶ NIGHT SHIFT (S8E3, 2026)

[giantpredatorymollusk]

taskmaster has to cast groups of contestants that don't have much in common. that's how they get different personalities bouncing off of each other in the studio, different energy levels and approaches to figuring out and performing each task, and, on the ratings side, a wider audience, by casting comedians who appeal to different demographics of viewer. this results in iconic tableaus like jo brand and david baddiel leisurely strolling while ed, rose, and katie run, or the way the various eccentricities of julian, sam, and lucy in series 16 contrast with sue and susan's down-to-earth approach.

but it also means that it's actually quite likely that each series has someone that you, as an individual viewer, would normally prefer not to watch, and gives you a series with matt lucas as well as someone more relatable like chloe petts. the way it's built on the differences between individuals is also what compromises it sometimes.

[retroactivebakeries]

the principal aim of lying is to accomplish your goal in as few lies as possible, and with the least amount of effort necessary to keep those lies going. It follows naturally that the world’s greatest liar speaks only the truth.

[giantpredatorymollusk]

i am beyond redemption (ordering five guys)

[giantpredatorymollusk]

i don't approve of the try guys

[waxenneat]

This was a man, dressed as a plant, making pigeon noises at people walking by. I said hello, asked if it was okay to take his picture, and then asked why he was dressed as a plant. He said, “I’m just working through some stuff. Thank you for asking. No ones asked yet.”

[anekie]

I’ve been dealing with stuff the wrong way. 

[nohoperadio]

Are you still bitter about it sometimes?

yes

no

Voting ended onJun 20

[nonlynear]

the losing dogs and i are engaging in insider trading

[deedis]

norp

[deedis]

nop i dont tink so

[kosmogrl]

this is so cool!!

[kosmogrl]

[finita--la--commedia]

“Time is not a straight line, it’s more of a labyrinth, and if you press close to the wall at the right place you can hear the hurrying steps and the voices, you can hear yourself walking past on the other side.”

— Tomas Tranströmer (1931-2015), from “Answers to Letters”, in: “The Great Enigma”, translated from the Swedish by Robin Fulton

[giantpredatorymollusk]

meow

[giantpredatorymollusk]

ordered an iced coffee at dunkin and got handed one that contained absolutely no ice