In Theory, Chaos

A place where I post all sorts of stuff that catches my interest, and maybe one or two things that actually interest others.

[redstonedust]

ontologically evil? no you misheard me i said im etymologically evil. i'm changing the root of words for personal gains you cannot fathom.

[lillie-garden]

kissing you on the forehead

[increasingpanic-deactivated2024]

with tongue?

[lillie-garden]

with tongue. 🥰

[just-taking-adam-break]

[jabberding0]

Wei Weaving is a Chinese artist

[nepharim-tree]

[strawberry-fairy-girl]

I spent an hour making none pizza with left beef in tomodachi life

[ode-on-a-grecian-butt]

[bogleech]

This is a lupin III episode whose English dub title was “but your brother was such a nice guy”

[unclerippuascension]

let’s go back to the vampire twin sister of jesus christ for a second i havent fully processed that part yet

[technoarcanist]

Every time the Japanese treat Christian folklore with the same playfulness that westerners treat Nordic and Greek folklore, a hilariously appropriated angel gets its anime wings

[asksloyxp]

Maybe if I just work harder, this empty cup will pour again

[shinyrock6498]

Maybe the cup needs a bit of time to rest and refill?

[asksloyxp]

Maybe the cup needs to lock the fuck in???

[mantisliberationfront]

I think venus flytraps should be intelligent and ambulatory. I think they should get into the cupboards. I think they should purr when you pet them.

[prismatic-bell]

OP there is an entire Broadway musical explaining why you don’t want that

[bbcwhereareyou]

There’s a Broadway musical about them, too.

[charlesoberonn]

Vatican City isn't a country. Fuck you.

It doesn't have a population or community. It has employees. It's basically just the Catholic Church's corporate headquarters.

If Vatican City is a country, then Google's Googleplex office is a country.

[guysimhuman]

And Europe isn’t a continent

[charlesoberonn]

Absolutely. Europe is a series of peninsulas on the western tip of Asia.

[yyyyddmmsupremacy-deactivated20]

technically, asia isn't a continent either. africa, europe and asia (or afroeurasia) are all one giant continent

[charlesoberonn]

Not since 17 November 1869.

[yyyyddmmsupremacy-deactivated20]

manmade canals aren't oceans by any stretch of the imagination

[charlesoberonn]

Tell that to the jellyfish.

[sourcreammachine]

afroeurasia briefly became a thing again in 2021

[creampunkwizard]

[serial-unaliver-deactivated2024]

there was a tiktok I made a while ago basically saying "your abusive ex boyfriend is more likely a misogynist than a narcissist" and while most people agreed some said I was victim blaming(?) and that I couldn't know what their ex is like, and while obviously I don't, every fucking person describing their narcissistic ex is describing a typical misogynist. ask yourself, is this behavior you associate with narcissism directed at women or does he treat his male friends the same way? is his general functioning in life impaired?

many people don't seem to know this, but a mental disorder is NOT based on symptoms alone, it's based on how much the symptoms actually impair you in daily life. most people could look at a list of mental disorder symptoms and identify either themselves or someone else with them. as far as a narcissistic personality, we all know people who appear more self absorbed than others, but this is typically subclinical narcissism (presence of narcissistic traits without significant impairment of functioning) which is not a disorder. there is also a misunderstanding of what npd is. a narcissist is not a supervillain invincible to emotion. npd is a defensive reaction to trauma that lead to deep insecurity and fear of being seen as weak or vulnerable. so narcissists aren't actually "in love with themselves" at all and often are diagnosed when seeking help for other issues such as substance abuse resulting from their struggles.

this focus a lot of abused women in online pop psychology have on narcissism is particularly concerning because it completely glosses over misogyny which is literally a huge factor in violence against women. people really only know misogyny as a surface level thing. they don't know it can lead to family annihilation, for example, and is one reason most family annihilations are committed by the husband. it's always "this man is a sociopath" "this man is a narcissist" when the man's behavior is driven by ideology. I am so fucking tired of everything being tied to mental illness and left at that. you know what this leads to? courts "fixing" abusive men by...giving them anger management therapy. guess what? it doesn't fucking do anything because the problem isn't mental instability leading to anger, it's targeted, purposeful abuse. we are getting nowhere

[kendrixtermina]

If your abuser acts normal with their friends & boss and can hold down a job without issue, they're not mentally ill, they're just abusive.

This goes for female abusers too btw.

A mentally ill abuser might be more dangerous in the same way that a drunk one is - they are less likely to think of or care about negative consequences. But it's not mental illness or booze that causes abuse, & therapizing them just gets you a healthy sober abuser. (And overall the mentally ill are more likely to be victims of abuse)

Abuse is based on *entitlement*, on ppl genuinely believing they're justified in doing anything to get their way - of course sexism can be something that fosters & validates ppl's entitlement, but anyone who's ever seen a Karen video knows entitlement is not the sole province of men.

Gay or lesbian relationships do not have lower abuse rates and studies show that it's a lot less asymetrical than frequently shown. And of course everyone knows that mothers abuse & girls bully.

The human animal doesn't hunt its prey with its muscles, it uses it brain or tools and women are obviously capable of that - most abuse is based on intimidating someone & destroying their self esteem, in other words psychological terror.

Most importantly this "narcicism panic" (which will definitely be remembered as a kind of modern victorian vampire panic) is just indulging & validating hypervigilance & the idea that ypu can split ppl into some "safe" and "non safe" category by superficial characteristics. So is suspecting everyone of one gender.

To heal you must GET OVER your hypervigilance not tell yourself its rational. This is the same impulse that makes ppl loathe all immigrants after seeing a single one do a crime. Completely reducing ppl to categories is brainrot.

It's also wanting to believe that only "defective" people could do terrible things, which like.. is just not true, banality of evil & all that. Ppl abuse cause it gives them advantages, you bully someone enough you always get your way. That's perfectly rational (if morally repugnant)

Abuse is a moral issue not a mental health issue. Ppl choose to do it cause its easy and pays off, like every other kind of tyranny.

[cumaeansibyl]

If your abuser acts normal with their friends & boss and can hold down a job without issue, they're not mentally ill, they're just abusive.

DING DING DING DING DING

"Anger management issues" are a real thing, but they are much less common than abusers want you to think. People with genuine anger management issues get fired for screaming at people. They get arrested for starting fights or road-raging. Their families maintain low or no contact. They have so much trouble controlling themselves that they regularly make their own lives worse.

An abuser who only "loses control" at people who can't or won't impose consequences they care about is not "losing control" of themselves at all, they are imposing control on others.

Sending abusers to anger management counseling instead of jail is probably not a bad thing overall -- it's not like jail is helpful either -- but it's woefully misguided. And yet that counseling might actually be useful to people with a history of misdemeanors and personal setbacks. I dunno.

[annabelle--cane]

tragedy protagonist categories:

yknow what yeah I think that's just about how anyone would react in this situation. fair enough.

alright this isn't how just Anyone would behave in this situation but I'm humble enough to admit that there have been times in my life when I was doing badly enough that I'd probably also fumble it like this

babygirl what the hell are you even doing

[annabelle--cane]

thank you hamlet prince of denmark for being the character ever for the 437th year in a row

[ihatethisgaywebsite-deactivated]

this tweet hasn't left my mind once in the two years since it's been posted

[afloweroutofstone]

I am greatly entertained by the President Pro Tempore of Virginia’s state Senate, an elderly woman who constantly talks about her goal of countering GOP gerrymandering by rigging Virginia’s districts 10-1 in favor of the Democratic Party. She’s a rare breed for Democrats: completely ruthless, totally apathetic to criticism, only here to win. Here she is calling Sen. Tim Kaine a cuck for disagreeing

[starfieldcanvas]

ms. lucas i'm sorry i assumed that "calling sen. tim kaine a cuck" was hyperbole i wasn't familiar with your game

[toqareign]

[prettiestpear]

[the-punforgiven]

I'm just saying, if you're going to worldbuild magic being a "raw, primal force, akin to and interweaving with nature itself" you gotta explain to me why animals don't use it

[the-punforgiven]

I know the normal answer is "they just aren't smart enough for it" but idk I've seen enough media where a character uses a spell in a moment of brain-off panic ilI feel like animals could probably stumble into a spell or two like, accidentally

[the-punforgiven]

Also how funny would it be to see a completely normal regular bear cast magic missile outta nowhere

[the-punforgiven]

Also there is no way ravens wouldn't figure out spells, tbh

They're smart fuckin birds, I believe in them

Either through observing or just figuring shit out ravens could 100% learn how to cast spells I'm sure of it

[the-punforgiven]

Dogs can also cast Magic Missile but every time they do the projectile is shaped like a bone or a stick and they chase after it

[aletheyass]

tes THDPSSSSPS 💜

[apas-95]

wgat did u say

[shadowgremlin]

My wife’s idea of decompressing after the busy holiday was to rearrange every piece of furniture in our home is this an ADHD thing or just a her thing

I’m not complaining the way she’s done it is much better than it was it’s just like how is this your idea of a relaxing weekend

[kaity--did]

Listen I don't get to decide when the drunk elf that is my executive actually does the functioning but when he does we have a SMALL WINDOW OF TIME before he finds the schnapps again and we're done

[honeysbunchesofoats]

[kaity--did]

yes this exactly

[luminouspica]

So to me, there are spoons (general energy cost) and carnival tickets (specific energy cost).

Spoons can be used pretty much anywhere.

Carnival tickets are only good for the carnival, and it’s only in town for a limited amount of time.

So like, if I get “kitchen cleaning” carnival tickets, I can’t use that to clean my bedroom, that’s not where the carnival is.

[lingonberry24]

phrase added to permanent vocabulary

[rob-thedairyqueen]

[ID: a meme of Josh from Drake and Josh with the caption making him say, “I do not control the speed at which my executives function.” /end ID]