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tastefullyoffensive

Portals to Hell by hrmphfft

marchqueen-deactivated20161002

IT’S BACK

lady-dirtbag

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND THIS AGAIN FOR MONTHS

I AM SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW

2ndratewig

ITS BACK

trumpetnista

This is one of those posts that you need to save and tag or you’ll never see it again for 84 years.

lyninabin

it’s from 2013 with 2.4mil tags how the fuck have i not seen it before?!?!?

captaincrusher

Portals to hell? I haven’t heard that name in years

indiainswiftland

I've said it before and i'll say it again: THAT IS NOT A FUCKING METAPHOR, JOHN GREEN

sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog

Thanks for tagging me in this. I agree that what Gus thinks is the metaphor is not the metaphor in The Fault in Our Stars, but I do think there is nonetheless a metaphor lurking there.

In The Fault in Our Stars, Gus is indeed engaging in classic teenage attention-seeking by putting a cigarette in his mouth but not smoking it, and he justifies this by claiming it's a metaphor for his agency, for his control over what happens to him. "You put the killing thing between your teeth but don't give it the power to kill you." As if you have the power.

But of course, the reader knows this is not a good metaphor. This is not how power or agency work--you don't actually have control over what happens to you, and (as Gus eventually realizes at the very end of the novel) you don't have any say in whether you get hurt in this world.

The actual metaphor is that despite our furious attempts to establish a feeling of agency, we never actually have it. And so of course Gus is wrong when he says, "It's a metaphor." The actual metaphor is that when Gus desperately needs to express his agency over what happens to him, he's not even strong enough to buy a pack of cigarettes, let alone make a choice about whether to smoke them. That's the metaphor--Gus thinks the cigarette stands for the control individuals have over their fate; the actual metaphor is that the cigarette stands for the control we lack, for the fault that is in our stars.

indiainswiftland

Okay i actually love this analysis

indiainswiftland

WAIT WAIT WHY ARE Y'ALL ADRESSING JOHN GREEN DIRECTLY

PLS TELL ME JOHN GREEN DID NOT RESPONDED TO MY SHITTY POST PLS TELL THAT'S NOT TRUE

its-raining-pens

Sorry, @sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog is the John Green

indiainswiftland

THIS IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE JOHN GREEN IT WAS TRULY A JOKE I HAVE MEDIA LITERACY I SWEAR

thecollectibles

Art by Julia Peng

thecollectibles

Art by Shuhao jiang

thecollectibles

Art by Adriano Bugnotto

lesly-oh

HUNTR/X 💥

#kpop demon hunters #art!!!#gorgeous #slayyyyy

audpaints

The good feeling when a little cat rests their head against you like you’re a pillow is actually pretty significant

vero-niche

adhd will get you thinking "i should make this doctors appointment" every day for 7 months and counting

vero-niche

none of us are making those appointments huh

pocketss

slop! slop!

chronicsymptomsyndrome

*displays textbook symptomatic behavior of my own disorder that I am well educated on* what’s my deal why am I like this

girldickdotcom

"learn to be bored" "being bored is good for you" "be at peace with yourself" NO! 4 SCREENS AT ONCE!!!!!!

phantomseishin

"It's okay to be bored" No ma'am/sir/m'they'dy, if I am bored I am going to start screaming because the eldritch masses will take it as a chance to try and crawl out of my skull, and I will go mad, and that is not pleasant, I will be at peace with myself the moment you let me find a good youtube video to watch while I eat my chef boyardee ravioli instead of having a breakdown, being bored is actually physical and mental torture for me thankyew

dailydivergent

There’s no such thing as work-life balance for neurodivergent & chronically ill people.

This is because everything in my life requires work:

maintaining friendships

keeping up with my hygiene

managing bills

making money

remembering my basic needs

sleeping regularly

outputting creatively

All requires some aspect of work for me.

And when everything in your life requires work, your balance goes out the window.

If you're neurodivergent and overwhelmed — I see you.

If you're chronically ill and overwhelmed — I see you.

You're not dysfunctional.

You're not incapable.

You're doing your best.

atomikats

and i’m not GREAT at colour but general rules of thumb:

i got kinda lazy at the end there but i hope this helps a couple people!

omorinintendoswitchedition

torturing a sentient AI character by installing a bunch of malware and viruses into their system. torturing a sentient AI character by uninstalling various important systems (or instead of important systems its photos or videos of friends). torturing a sentient AI/robot character by pulling out wires or putting in the wrong fuel or making them rust.