Good Things

your dose of good things any unnecessary negativity will be blocked

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Just in case anyone wonders and I haven’t made it clear, suggesting good things is very much appreciated! Even if I’ve already posted it I’m fine with it being repeated, it’ll just be added to queue.

[x-brik-x]

no laws can ever get rid of trans people. that is not possible. we are not waiting for trans people to win the war against transphobic legislators. we are waiting for transphobic legislators to realise that they have already lost.

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Good thing number 186: Wishing a stranger a good day

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Good thing number 185: Having a stranger wish you a good day

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Good thing number 184: Baking with your younger cousins

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Good thing number 183: Princesstårta

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Good thing number 182: The Penguin (as in the Batman villain)

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Good thing number 181: Penguins

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Good thing number 180: Early summer mornings

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Good thing number 179: Resting after a good workout

[vmkhoneyy]

I think if I could be the kind stranger in someone’s memory, that’d be enough.

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Laying on the floor laughing with a friend or loved one

Good thing number 178: Laying on the floor laughing with a friend or loved one

Thanks for the suggestion!

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I don’t know if this counts but the two best times of day. Golden afternoons when everything is warm and slow and feels like honey, and then the windy time right before a thunderstorm when everything feels like it’s alive and you know you want to feel that way too.

Good thing number 177: Golden afternoons when everything is warm and slow and feels like honey, and then the windy time right before a thunderstorm when everything feels like it’s alive and you know you want to feel that way too.

This is one of my favourite things submitted, very well written. Thanks for the suggestion!

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Good thing number 176: Condoms

[tpwrtrmnky]

Imagine if there was an account called "News Flashing" and it posted breaking news as seizure-inducing flashing black and white images, with a large group of supporters insisting that it's completely justified because it gets the Important News the attention they deserve, and actually if you block News Flashing you're doing a bad thing.

Now, given how self-evidently ridiculous that is, and how it's clear that you could just get your news from elsewhere, you can go ahead and mute or block that account that keeps posting important stuff presented in a way that hits your emotional weak points. Curate your feed to be safe for you.

[tpwrtrmnky]

Passively witnessing horrible things that are happening, which you already know are happening, because someone made you feel an obligation to keep looking long after you've gained all the education you possibly could, is irresponsible and a bad use of your time.

You, as a person on the internet watching things happen, have limited resources to materially affect these things. You can donate to some fundraisers, you can share some educational resources, you can consider involving yourself in organizations that work with this stuff more meaningfully. That's about it.

If you do obtain special skills that can help with a horrible situation, what you will get hammered in there is that when you leave work, you leave work. You take breaks, because if you don't stop dealing with whatever shit you're dealing with to reset and recharge, you will get worse at your job until your mistakes start becoming a liability.

That's for people whose actions actually do something meaningful. If they are obligated to stop and rest, then you, who are just burning yourself out by looking at things without doing anything, absolutely have to.

Use the fucking mute function. Use the fucking filters.

[tpwrtrmnky]

"Oh but think about the people who are living through the horrors, they can't take breaks, think about how privileged it is to be able to!"

Yeah that's part of the horrors. Doesn't make doomscrolling productive. Trained firefighters go to bed and sleep while there are ongoing fires somewhere in the world, because while they might be able to get up and respond to a nearby emergency when needed, it's not feasible to have them stretch themselves thin to cover everything they could possibly help with. Reality will not realign to what is moral, your actions need to align with what's effective.

[anancientheart]

the world is heartbreaking every day and the world is beautiful every day and we have to pay attention to both

[cyan-magenta-your-mom]

The world is not a nice place right now, I know. Full of hate and violence. But take my hand and wait with me. We will live to see better times in a better world. Survive with me, just a little longer. Better yet, create a better world with me. I know we can do it