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lokaror

skrillex's "bangarang" used to play

orcboxer

what now?

lokaror

Silence unending, interurrpted occasionally by flo ridas "cant believe it"

bardjulus

guys this bedtime story is really scary can you tell me a different one

thewinedarksea

—a slip of the keyboard: collected non-fiction, by terry pratchett

salamispots

gift rugs for friends I've slowly made over the past 2 years; they're approximately about 20" x 17"

newgodpho

plasmometer

ARCHEOTECH

commission for @faustsvrd may the universe bless you + sending thousand hugs

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sab3rtooth

patterns left by woodworms on driftwood

artmadval

wardrobe oc commis 💃🏻 for @obscurelyscandinavian

brucespringsteencomments

crabussy

slightly furious reminder that fish do in fact feel pain and do in fact experience fear and distress when in pain since people seem to love spreading the myth that fish don't feel pain. what is it with people assuming a creature is incapable of feeling pain or emotion just because it doesn't have complex facial muscles. come on gang

asaltysquid

As my main income, I work with fish in a specialty pet store that's privately owned (so I'm allowed to say no and be stern to customers when it's needed).

You learn really quickly that not only do fish have individual personalities and emotions but they also have memories and recognize people! There are certain fish who will only come out for me and hide for everyone else. The pufferfish spits at me because she gets pissy that I haven't fed her. The flowerhorn bites everyone but me and my coworker when we clean his tank. I trained a fire eel to come up and eat directly out of my hand.

Fish are beautiful complex creatures and I thank the universe everyday that I get to work in a place where I'm encouraged to tell animal abusers to fuck right off.

magpiedragon

So, like, fun fact: all of us, down to nearly the very base of animal tree of life, basically have the same neurotransmitters for motivation/drive. We all seem to have comparable pain receptors and react to opioids (pain reduction)

(Well, invertebrates use octopamine instead of noradrenaline, but supposedly that is very similar.)

And by almost the entire tree of life I do mean all of us: mammals, fish, bugs, jellyfish, POSSIBLY sponges (it is a little unclear if someone checked)

All, that is, except ctenophores.

Also known as 'a swimming string of led lights wrapped in a plastic bag'.

Completely different neurochemistry.

May as well be aliens.

the-haiku-bot

Also known as ‘a

swimming string of led lights wrapped

in a plastic bag’.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

anarchistmemedistro

reminder that you and i are fish

anthropicscholar

we are a fish, us and the other land animals, that picked up part of the sea and brought it with us onto land even.

anarchy-pup

We are fish, the ocean in our very heart and lungs and veins and organs. We are fish and the sea itself gives us life continually. The waters of Earth produce much abundance, produce more than we could ever need, produce food and oxygen and the very building blocks of life itself. Why then should we feel superior to some “lesser creature,” some “baser form” when we share the same history, the same planet, the same life?

rainia

this speaking as a cis person. Nothing brings me more joy seeing people find gender euphoria in becoming a mediocre representation of humanity. And I mean that so genuinely. Local boy finds joy and fulfillment wearing a cargo shorts and t-shirt combo. Local girl has transitioned to look like someone's disheveled aunt, has never been happier. Local person experiences gender euphoria rocking the world's worst bowl-cut. Without a scap of irony, this shit makes me see the wonder and whimsy in just, being a human. An average, person going through their day-to-day, is a wondrous thing? That's amazing. And heteronormativity has stripped these experiences of their joy. Like you're right, wearing a basic girlypop skirt should make my heart sing. Why not? Why are these expressions lesser because they're normal? All this to say. Shoutout to all the basic bitches out there. Yes that polo shirt does make you look like a divorced golfer dad. Yes, that too is kind of a slay, now that I think of it.