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Happiness Will Come To You.
when tho
When You Least Expect It. Probably Late March
reblog for happiness to come for you in late march!
I reblogged this last year and I hung out with blink-182 backstage on March 30. Reblogging again because it worked the first time.
honestly, last year one of the best days of my life happened in late March
Hey, Iāll give it a shot!
the first avenger: dr. erskine said that the serum wouldnāt just affect my muscles, it would affect my cells. create a protective system of regeneration and healing.
age of ultron: thor establishes that steve is not mortal.
endgame: weāre just gonna ignore all of that, and make steve old af to shock the audience, even though it doesnāt make sense that steve would age at all, let alone at the same rate as a non-enhanced human, because what happened in previous movies is meaningless.
thatās some good tea right there
Steve is hiding behind a nearby tree and trying not to laugh as the old guy he paid gives Sam the shield
why is this sentence written with such perfect comedic timing
stop! making! plans! in! front! of! people! then! not! inviting! them!
Also stop making plans in front of people and then saying āand I guess you tooā because that feels fucking worse than not being invited
fun story: last saturday before i went to work (the night shift, 5pm to 2am), some of my friends and i were planning a night out. the only day that worked for me was monday because i work every other day.
they decided maybe they would just go out that night instead, while i was at work, because there are more places open on saturdays than mondays. my friend said,Ā āyou dont really like going out anyway right? its okay if we go without you?ā
i had to look her in the eye and remind her that the reason we were going out was because we were celebrating my birthday. they were gonna celebrate my birthday, without me.
I canāt even add a heart to this one, thatās just fucking terrible
In class today, Trump was somehow brought up and someone said that Trump was a neo-nazi and my professor was like, āTrump hasnāt ever said he was a neo-naziā and another kid said, āI was still gay before I started calling myself gay!ā and realized what he said and he looked just mortified but it was the greatest response to anything Iāve ever heard
When trump makes you so angry that you ram down the closet door to call out some bs
Gays coming out of their closet to shame the mankind
hey did bella and edward ever sit down and talk about what it felt like for him to die of spanish influenza or was that like a trigger for him and off limits
edward: *sees flu shot poster at the hospital* *immediately breaks down sobbing*
Edward Cullen actually fought every anti-vaxxer in the entire state of Washington we just didnāt get to read about it because it wasnāt relevant to Bellaās story
Didnāt think it would take 14 years for me to finally wade into the Twilight fandom but it appears thereās gold in them there hills
watching AOC grilling Mark Zuckerberg made my afternoon
Wow, this is SUPER revealing. Mark Zuckerberg knows exactly what he's doing and he knows that it will make him powerful, so he straight up lies to Congress or withholds information without any shame whatsoever
As someone who follows politics and analyzed policy, Iāve not seen someone who skillfully questions people quite like AOC. She is very adept at honing her questions to create a narrative that the lay person can digest and interpret on their own. This is why her lines of questioning are frequently newsworthy when much of congressional testimony never is seen by the public, because sheās able to elicit responses that make sense to people who donāt follow politics regularly. The right fears her because of how intelligent and skilled she is.
Letās talk about InstagramĀ āinfluencerā culture.Ā
My younger brother and his girlfriend are Instagram influencers. They arenāt household names with a million fans apiece, but they each have a decent following. Theyāve been featured in various lists and roundups of people whose lives and relationships are #goals, and they both earn a steady income from Instagram. Not enough to make a full-time living, but enough to make pouring hundreds of hours into their Instagram careers worth their while.Ā
Despite being so close to an Instagram influencer - several of the most popular photos on my brotherās account were taken by me - I have some serious qualms about Instragram āinfluencerā culture as a whole. I studied the impact of platforms like Instagram in graduate school - I have a masterās degree in clinical psychology, and I spent part of my time in grad school working with a professor who studies the impact of social media on mental health. A recent study found that out of all social media platforms, Instagram is the worst for your mental health. Iāve also had the chance to see firsthand what a life lived on Instagram has meant for my brother, and the toll it continues to take on him.Ā
So what makes Instagram influencer culture so toxic for both the people who create it and the people influenced by it? For starters: Itās faker than you think. Instagram stars intentionally market themselves asĀ āauthenticā andĀ ārealā - you are led to believe that you are getting an unfiltered glimpse into someoneās daily life as you follow along with their pictures and their daily stories. In reality, however, a huge amount of time, effort and money goes into the images you see. My brother and his girlfriend take hundreds of photos in order to get one or two shots worthy of posting. Outings are often little more than photoshoots; aĀ āhikeā is often just a short walk to a scenic location, followed by hours of photos. Ditto for ice skating, beach days and photos from music festivals. They donāt get to enjoy many of the activities they are depicted doing with big smiles on Instagram, because the focus is on capturing the perfect photo. Photos are often planned weeks in advance, vacations are booked based on which locations will make the best backdrops, and the fancy food in their pictures often goes cold while they get the perfect shot. The fact that they want to create beautiful images is not an issue - after all, the pictures in many mainstream ads are stunning. The issue is that theyāre specifically pretending not to be models or advertisers; they are intentionally leading you to believe that what youāre seeing is candid daily life. Which leads me toā¦
It presents unattainable ideals as everyday life. Instagram influencers roll out of bed in perfect and tastefully-decorated apartments, eat nutritious and visually stunning meals, and lead full, active lives of glamour and adventure. Their skin is never flawed, their hair never out of place, and their outfits never tacky. Again, this isnāt a problem if you are creating an advertisement or a TV show - something that your viewers know is manufactured to look perfect - but Instagram stars hinge their success on pretending that that level of non-stop perfect is their average, daily life. In reality, my brotherās girlfriend piles dirty laundry and books in her bathtub so that her bedroom looks āminimalistā in her photos, and the two of them post weeks-old starry-eyed couple photos with gushy captions even when they are on the verge of breaking up. Influencers themselves tend to be young, attractive, white, thin, able-bodied, middle-class cis people - an ideal that is already unattainable for most people - and yet they present themselves as totally average people. When flaws and problems are revealed, itās often in a very controlled way, and generally tied in with some kind of pithy advice or mantra. Which brings us toā¦
It encourages people with no credentials to hand outĀ āexpertā advice. This is probably one of the most damaging aspects of influencer culture. 22-year-olds with absolutely no formal training in nutrition, mental health, medicine, dermatology or fitness are handing outĀ āexpertā wellness advice - or even designing diets, skincare routines, and workout regimens for others - and feeling increasingly comfortable doing it. Vulnerable people who may have very serious issues lap this advice up, regardless of how unsound or untested it may be; after all, these influencers appear to have perfect lives, and itās easy to assume that they must know the secrets of health, happiness and clear skin. There are a couple of huge problems with this. For one, many people arenāt actually aware of why they are successful - if a conventionally attractive cis white woman whose parents financially support her tells you that the secret to avoiding stress is meditation and mud masks, you should be skeptical of that advice. People in positions of relative privilege are often blind to the many advantages they have, and will attribute their success to theirĀ āwellness routinesā orĀ āpositive thinkingā, rather than the social advantages that are not available to many of their followers. Also, influencers are often peddling advice that they themselves do not follow. My brotherās girlfriend makes money by selling advice on how to make a full-time living while travelling the world, despite the fact that she isnāt actually able to do that. Many influencers who promote extremely restrictive diets and health regimes have admitted that they themselves do not follow these diets. People who are feeling deeply insecure about their bodies, relationships, careers, lifestyles and productivity are turning to advice from people who arenāt qualified to help. And why does every Instagram star suddenly seem to be offering themselves up as aĀ āwellnessā expert? Itās becauseā¦
It exists to sell you things, while pretending otherwise. As much as the influencer community presents itself as being all aboutĀ āauthenticityā,Ā āexpressionā,Ā āempowermentā, orĀ āwellnessā, at the end of the day, it is all about trying to sell you things, even if that means exploiting your deepest insecurities. A company that employs plus-sized models to represent their $90 leggings is still a company that, at the end of the day, is trying to sell you $90 leggings, and if they have to pay someone to convince you that these leggings are the only thing standing between you and finally loving your body and having the courage to chase your dreams, then thatās exactly what they are going to do. It is an advertisement, dressed up as self-help and inspiration from an ordinary person who just wants you to succeed. If you find that you feel bad about yourself after a couple of minutes of scrolling through your instagram feed, thatās the impact that the app is meant to have on you. People who are completely satisfied with themselves and their lives donāt buy things they donāt need - making you feel like your life should be better is the key to selling you a wide variety of products.Ā
Does all this mean that Instagram is evil, or that influencers are bad people? Of course not. They are people trying to make money through self-expression, and many produce interesting and engaging content. Many of them are very young, and may not think about the impact that they might be having on their followers. I certainly donāt think that any of them set out to deceive people. But it is important to think critically about the media we consume, the purpose of that media, and the message it carries. I have known many people, both personally and professionally, who find that they feel worse about themselves after spending an afternoon scrolling through social media, and I think itās important for all of us to examine why that may be, and take steps to protect our own mental health.
As a strange footnote to this post, my brother and his girlfriend have now broken up, but have agreed to continue pretending to be a couple on Instagram for a few more weeks, as they have a cache ofĀ ācoupleā photos together that they donāt want to waste. Remember, itās faker than you think.Ā
Reblogging this once more because my mom and I legitimately laughed to tears.
this is my favorite video on the internet
mental health tip: save this video. watch it when youāre sad. itās the best goddamn thing on the internet
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How strong is your hate that u would vote for him again
Tom Holland doing ballet turns is what I live forĀ