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jack of all trades master of mine is better than master of one.

[two-thirtyy]

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Look buddy, i’m just trying to make it to Friday.

[taykoutmccleod]

reblog if its friday and you made it

[hailzanailz]

[hailzanailz]

Into the abyss...

[bacchanalium]

Some dude in 2020: You should not judge a historical figure, a man from the past, by the modern ethics! He was a product of his time. 500 years ago his actions were completely normal! It’s present-ism, we can’t judge… bla-bla-bla…

People from 500 years ago: Oh my, this guy is such a bastard, a genocidal butcher, a total piece of garbage. Let’s keep records of this douche so people from the future shall hate him too. 

[shining-dawn]

[explorerrowan]

Columbus’s crew were writing about what a genocidal monster he was. There were mutinies and uprisings by his crews and colonists constantly. If his contemporaries were willing to risk the ire of the queen of Spain to oppose him, we have every right to call him out on it too.

[booksandpetrichor]

My fave professor always says “there have always been antiracist people doing antiracist work”. So yeah, I can hold historical peeps to a higher standard because there were good, ethical people who knew better

[odinsblog]

Saying “you can’t judge the founding fathers on slavery” because “they didn’t know any better” or “that’s just how it was back then” is a cop out. It’s a standard whitewash that is still used to excuse racists today.

And I can promise you that there absolutely positively were people back then who knew slavery was wrong, and voiced their opinion that slavery was evil. Starting with the slaves themselves.

And if the words of the slaves somehow isn’t good enough, then listen to what one of the founding fathers had to say about the evils of slavery: (x)

Saying people didn’t know any better is whitewashing history, and perpetuating a false image of white purity and innocence. Slavers knew exactly what they were doing. All in the name of free labor and profit. The exploitive nature of capitalism hasn’t changed very much. I’ll bet 100 years from now people will argue that Jeff Bezos didn’t know he was risking the lives of his employees in the middle of a pandemic. Because “times were different back then.”

So yeah, people who insist that “times were just different back then” are racism apologists, whether they realize it or not. That worn out excuse is as old as slavery itself. Call those fuckers out.

[cantdewwrite]

CALL THOSE FUCKERS OUT.

[hailzanailz]

I bring this up a lot more often now and it bothers me that people will use the excuse of “that’s just the way it was”, and not just with slavery! I mentioned today to someone that while I’m not going to tell everyone who says “happy thanksgiving” that they’re racist (because they’re not just for celebrating thanksgiving) I didn’t want anyone to forget about indigenous peoples and the things that happened and are happening to them. Fucker responded with “you’re making a day of peace into something bad and that’s just how it’s always been,” even after I explained that no, it wasn’t.

Anyways.

[stcrlghts]

i think what’s on a person’s nightstand is very telling so reblog this and put in the tags the things you have on your nightstand

[hailzanailz]

help us...

[hailzanailz]

sometimes old fashioned is still good

[hailzanailz]

Who wants to bike with me?

[hailzanailz]

[hailzanailz]

Not lost, just exploring

[hailzanailz]

Care for a swim?

[hailzanailz]

What store do you want to shop in first?

[hailzanailz]

all aboard...

[trylonandperisphere]

Wow. The patience, kindness and calm communication skills. Outstanding.

From raindovemodel

[loveislattes]

This made me cry. I wish all situations could be handled as perfectly as this

[fatsexybitch]

I just want to point out the core of what the diffuser did in this conversation

They recognized that the mother was also expressing a vulnerable truth about herself - that she felt like a bad mother because her child was expressing gender feelings she wasn’t equipped to help with - and met her where she was, a concerned parent with limited information - to point her where she should be heading, research and resources.

Im going to make more of an effort to stop reflexively pushing people away when they express biases and make more of an effort to hear the underlying fears when i can

[redseeker]

“it’s easier to love ourselves when we feel loved as ourselves”

damn that is so  powerful though

[justnick612-deactivated20210723]

God this always makes me tear up ahaha…

[hailzanailz]

Concept... What if every single person tried their best to communicate as openly and calmly as this person did. We might reach a lot more happy solutions to issues that way.

[hailzanailz]

someone took the time at a bando to do all this and tbh it’s so aesthetically pleasing

[hailzanailz]

you ever just...?

[yashas-strong-arms]

it's so stupid, adhd is a dozen vaguely related neuroses in a trench coat, including such popular hits as

Can't Fucking Sleep Disorder

Can't Fucking Wake Up Disorder

What Is A Focus

Oops I Did It* Again (*Spent Thirteen Hours On Youtube And Forgot To Eat Or Drink)

The World Is Too Noise Today

All My Friends Hate Me (I Deduced This From A Three Word Text)

I Forgot About [thing] Literally As Soon As I Turned Around

...and they decided to call it Trouble Sitting Still Disorder?????

[nullannddvooiid]

Also consider:

Yall Ever Just *brain static*

I probably shouldnt act out on every impulse that comes into my brain, but I'm going to anyways

One (1) inconvenient thing happens and my brain decides to tank my entire week supply of serotonin

Yall mind if I *hyperfixates on a useless project for 20 hours and snaps out of it forgetting what year it is*

Yeah I really hate how people call it the Cant Stand Still Illness too.

[bumblebeerror]

Also:

“Excuse me, What?” “I said-” “yea”

Why Didn’t You Do Your Chores? You Must Be Lazy

Why Didn’t You Take Care Of Yourself, The House Doesn’t Need To Be This Clean

You’re Smart, You Can’t Have ADHD