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god the new mobile ui is so fucking bad i keep pressing the share button because that's where the like button is meant to be and holy shit reblogging a post means i have to stretch my thumb across my screen. why did they not just idk. implement an option to have the buttons on the left so left handed people can blog easier. why did they have to make this app even less profitable

here's my suggestion: put the buttons back, put the total note count back, add an option to have the buttons mirrored for left handed users, stop banning trans women, fix the reporting system, IF A POST HAS BEEN DEEMED BY A HUMAN MODERATOR TO NOT BE IN NEED OF A CONTENT LABEL THEN SET A FLAG ON THAT POST WHICH MEANS ALL FUTURE REPORTS OF SAID POST WILL BE IGNORED UNLESS THE POST IS EDITED BY THE OP, ban all adverts that use strobe lights, add a community label for strobe lights, remove communities, remove the for you page, fix the search system, add a flag for blogs that repeatedly file false reports of sexual content and terminate them for abusing your reporting system, get rid of the people who uh... roleplay as german politicians from 1943 (last time i said the actual word, my post got flagged), stop banning trans women, stop making unnecessary changes to the ui of the site, start looking into why browser extensions like xkit and dashboard unfucker are so popular, maybe implement some of the useful things they have.

and most importantly: listen to your users, we've been asking for things for YEARS and been ignored for just as long, if you want this website to be profitable and maintain a user base, listen to us, instead of trying to force in more adverts and paid features

god the new mobile ui is so fucking bad i keep pressing the share button because that's where the like button is meant to be and holy shit reblogging a post means i have to stretch my thumb across my screen. why did they not just idk. implement an option to have the buttons on the left so left handed people can blog easier. why did they have to make this app even less profitable

here's my suggestion: put the buttons back, put the total note count back, add an option to have the buttons mirrored for left handed users, stop banning trans women, fix the reporting system, IF A POST HAS BEEN DEEMED BY A HUMAN MODERATOR TO NOT BE IN NEED OF A CONTENT LABEL THEN SET A FLAG ON THAT POST WHICH MEANS ALL FUTURE REPORTS OF SAID POST WILL BE IGNORED UNLESS THE POST IS EDITED BY THE OP, ban all adverts that use strobe lights, add a community label for strobe lights, remove communities, remove the for you page, fix the search system, add a flag for blogs that repeatedly file false reports of sexual content and terminate them for abusing your reporting system, get rid of the people who uh... roleplay as german politicians from 1943 (last time i said the actual word, my post got flagged), stop banning trans women, stop making unnecessary changes to the ui of the site, start looking into why browser extensions like xkit and dashboard unfucker are so popular, maybe implement some of the useful things they have.

and most importantly: listen to your users, we've been asking for things for YEARS and been ignored for just as long, if you want this website to be profitable and maintain a user base, listen to us, instead of trying to force in more adverts and paid features

Wait what's a buildings fire evacuation plan if you aren't supposed to use the elevator to get down

lazodiac

You go down the stairwell/fire escape. Is that weird?

But what if you have a walker or a wheelchair??

durpacerangerrogjro

in america at least, in this situation, there isnt one. either your loved ones or the firemen can get you out using the emergency fire escapes or stairs, or you die

That's fucking horrific, thank you

official-lucifers-child

“fun” little story:

last summer my friend who is an amazingly talented artist and i were in this super tall building, and she’s in a wheelchair and i’m pushing her around the room. it’s an art exhibit and some of her art was chosen to be showcased there and so it’s all fine and dandy until suddenly an alarm starts going off

a FIRE ALARM

everyone starts running for the stairs and my friend just looks at me with this forlorn look on her face

“i can’t go down the stairs”

but i’m a stubborn bitch “i’ll carry you”

“what about my chair? it’s too expensive for me to be able to get another one if i can’t get this one back”

“i’ll carry that too”

and i did. we went to the stairs (by then most people from our floor were gone) and i lifted her up in a fireman’s carry over my shoulder and then lifted her chair up and used the ridiculous amount of adrenaline that was coursing through my veins to make it down approximately 20 half-flights of stairs until we met some people exiting lower floors, one of which who kindly took the chair. I changed positions so i was holding my friend bridal-style which was, somehow, easier and the person who took her wheelchair (with her permission to handle it of course) accompanied me to the ground floor and then out the doors

basically there is no real protocol for people who can’t use the stairs in an emergency. it’s up to the people with them, if anyone, to help them or the person to somehow make it down the stairs alone, unassisted

thank fuck that it was just a faulty alarm system, because if i was unable to carry her down those stairs and the building was on fucking fire???? then i don’t know what would have happened to her, but i don’t think it would have been very good.

it’s fucking ridiculous and ableist to the absolute max.

girlfriendsofthegalaxy

I use a cane. When I did a day-long fire safety training at my northeast American university (UMass Amherst), I asked that exact same question: “what am I supposed to do if the fire alarm goes off and I’m in my lab on the twelfth floor?”

the fire marshal hemmed and hawed for a while and then said to take the elevator- you’re supposed to leave it free for the fire department to use and they want able-bodied people out fast not waiting for elevators. if the fire alarm has just gone off the building probably hasn’t suffered enough structural damage to make using the elevator dangerous, and modern elevator wells are heavily reinforced. many large and high-trafficked buildings on my campus have fire rated elevators that link in with the fire alarm system so they won’t let you off on a floor with a possible fire.

if the elevator isn’t working, wait in the stairwell and call the fire department to let them know where you are. modern stairwells are also heavily reinforced- it might not be pleasant but modern building code usually requires fire-resistant stairwell doors in office and big residential buildings, also to help firefighters get in and out safely. older buildings’ stairwells may or may not be retrofitted with fire-resistant doors but a stairwell is generally the safest place to wait if you can’t get out.

what happened to your friend was horrible, and i’m very glad you were there to help her out, but you can absolutely use the elevator to evacuate if it’s not shut down. those don’t-use-the-elevator rules are for abled people.

tisfan

This is GOOD TO KNOW. why do they not tell people this??

ravynfyre

Okay, firefighter here. If you are not physically able to use the stairs, and the elevator is NOT compromised, use the elevator. But you MUST be ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that the elevator is NOT compromised before you get into it, because there is always the chance that once you get into it, you may not exit it. Power could go out. The elevator may actually BE compromised and you just couldn’t tell from where you were until you were in there, and it suddenly shuts down on you. Something else could happen.

Understand that once you enter the elevator, you could POTENTIALLY be taking your life into your hands there.

It is NOT LIKELY, to be perfectly honest. It’s only in a pretty catastrophic scenario - think the Twin Towers, USA, on September 11th - that the elevators will be compromised and out of service. But there is a NOT ZERO PERCENT CHANCE and you need to understand that and accept it.

As for leaving the elevators free for the firefighters, okay, here’s the deal. Unless your nearest fire station is literally right next door? Your first on scene fire truck is NOT likely to be there on scene and needing that elevator before you get to the ground. It takes us TIME to find the address, gear up, and drive to the building. Then we need to hoof it into where the elevators even ARE, so YOU HAVE TIME to use the elevator to get down to the ground floor... BUT ONLY IF THERE’S NOT A RUSH ON THE ELEVATOR! And THAT is WHY we don’t tell people this shit. That’s WHY we tell people to NEVER USE THE ELEVATOR... because every self-entitled asshole will use it because they don’t feel like walking, and then put YOU in danger by delaying the elevator’s arrival to you.

IF, however, the elevator IS compromised, or you just can’t get it to come for you, or whatever, and you either don’t have anyone with you who has the adrenaline fueled BALLS to be able to toss you over their shoulder and hoof it down the stairs with you - because, let’s face it, that is RARE AS FUCK, then HERE IS WHAT YOU DO:

You call 911 and tell the call taker that you are in the building that has a fire alarm going off, and you are not able to evacuate because of a physical disability, and you tell them what floor you are on, and EXACTLY what stairwell you are waiting at. And the very FIRST thing that the firefighters are going to do once they arrive, if it is, indeed, a REAL emergency, and not a false alarm, is come get your ass and bring you down. Whether that means carrying you down the stairs, or whether that means locking out the elevators so that no one else can override them and coming to get you themselves, they WILL come get you FIRST THING if it is a real event. And if it is a false alarm? You will probably be the first person who is not involved with the building to know, because the call-taker is going to stay on the line with you until you are under someone’s care and out of danger, or until the scene has been sorted out as real or false, and you are out of danger that way.

These are pretty standard operations in the fire service throughout the United States. There may be some minor variations based on specific municipalities, but, for the most part, this is pretty typical: LIFE BEFORE PROPERTY. So, as long as SOMEONE knows where you are - hence why you call 911 - Firefighters will come get you. You are NOT alone, and you have NOT been abandoned. I PROMISE. It’s like, our whole reason for doing the shit we do: to save lives and to break shit. Sometimes, we get lucky enough to do both at the same time.

High rise fires suck ass, and I always hated them. But the very FIRST thing I asked anytime we got one was if we had “any entrapments” - which is what we call anyone who could not self-evacuate for ANY reason. We ain’t leaving you behind. And yes, your friend who doesn’t have the stamina to carry you down can stay with you, too. Because I would never ask that of someone, honestly.

Also, just a little FYI... MOST fire alarms are false alarms. Not to make anyone complacent or anything, but, yeah. Most of them are either system malfunctions, someone accidentally hit a pull station, or someone burned popcorn in a break room. So don’t let a fire alarm freak you out until you need it to - by smelling or seeing smoke or flames.

gentle--riot

i have had multiple nightmares about this very thing because NOBODY BOTHERS TO ACTUALLY TELL WHEELCHAIR USERS THIS STUFF

Something that I have noticed is I know almost nobody my age that goes to a food pantry. I know people who regularly run out of money for food and in general have to eat an unsuitable diet because that’s what they can afford and they still don’t go to a food bank, im not sure if it’s because they’re embarrassed or maybe if you didn’t grow up going you don’t know much about it but if you’re financially struggling I really recommend it. And look into other options for food assistance too like community fridges and gardens and other programs that can assist you, where I live Salvation Army pays for an allotted amount of grocery delivery for low income people every month, in the summer farmers take excess produce to the library to be taken by anyone who needs it, etc. There are a LOT of resources for free food that you can look into especially if you are literally not eating because of your financial situation

Btw if you have dietary restrictions you can often let them know and in many cases they’ll prioritize certain items for you

realmarysue

Global map of community fridges

Urban Harvest - global foraging maps

Food Not Bombs Global Chapter Locations (mostly vegan!)

USA - Find your local food bank

USA - Meals on Wheels free or reduced cost food delivery (age usually 60+, check your specific area's eligibility

aleph-none

Map of US food banks that can accommodate gluten-free

Good thing to have on hand in the midst of food stamps issues

Something that I have noticed is I know almost nobody my age that goes to a food pantry. I know people who regularly run out of money for food and in general have to eat an unsuitable diet because that’s what they can afford and they still don’t go to a food bank, im not sure if it’s because they’re embarrassed or maybe if you didn’t grow up going you don’t know much about it but if you’re financially struggling I really recommend it. And look into other options for food assistance too like community fridges and gardens and other programs that can assist you, where I live Salvation Army pays for an allotted amount of grocery delivery for low income people every month, in the summer farmers take excess produce to the library to be taken by anyone who needs it, etc. There are a LOT of resources for free food that you can look into especially if you are literally not eating because of your financial situation

Btw if you have dietary restrictions you can often let them know and in many cases they’ll prioritize certain items for you

realmarysue

Global map of community fridges

Urban Harvest - global foraging maps

Food Not Bombs Global Chapter Locations (mostly vegan!)

USA - Find your local food bank

USA - Meals on Wheels free or reduced cost food delivery (age usually 60+, check your specific area's eligibility

aleph-none

Map of US food banks that can accommodate gluten-free

Good thing to have on hand in the midst of food stamps issues

Me and a few of my brothers are all on the spectrum but only one of us has gone through the process of getting a legit medical diagnosis and he denies it with his whole chest whenever it’s convenient so it’s become an ongoing bit for us to trick each other Revealing A Symptom while swearing to the death that our own Weird Symptom is completely normal

For example

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Me, Autistic: What would you do if all your socks were suddenly mismatched heights and materials

Brother 1, Autistic: Kill myself

Brother 2, Autistic: (nodding) A normal reaction that everyone has

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Brother 1: (eating his food weird in a very specific way)

Me: (also eating my food weird, but different) Don’t like it when the different ingredients are touching, huh

Him: Fuck you

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Brother 2, cannot handle any seasonings: Did you eat dinner yet

Me, who cannot handle bland food: Yep

Him: Was it canned ravioli

Me: Maybe

Him: What did you have for breakfast

Me: …

Him: Was it also canned ravioli

Me: ………..

Brother 3, who has openly and shamelessly eaten nothing but store brand potato salad from a plastic tub for the last month and a half: You’re gonna make yourself sick doing that

It’s important to add too that they have a dog who carries around a ball everywhere he goes and all he does is drop and catch it over and over and over again for hours and hours and hours non stop and he will ONLY poop near their house and ONLY when one of two specific people are watching him and he screams whenever people hug each other and hates paper towel rolls and so part of the bit is that the dog is also autistic

When we were growing up once a year we’d go on a week long road trip once a summer and every single time we’d go to the same place and stop at the same museums and the three of us who were obsessed with history and architecture would do one thing and the rest of us who were obsessed with natural history and animal facts would do another and then we’d pile back into the car to listen to the same two CD’s of My Chemical Romance or Red Hot Chili Peppers on a loop while playing The Animal Game, which is a game where everyone has to guess what animal you’re thinking of by asking ONLY yes or no questions and narrowing it down by phylum and habitat and shit, and then we’d pull in at a shitty motel where we’d put on either Shark Week, Mythbusters, or The Fireplace Channel, the latter of which we would watch together in dead silence only to cheer when The Hand appeared to toss a new log on, so in hindsight there were signs

This is the dog

stuckinapril

“Do it scared” “do it badly” it’s time to drop the guide for do it alone

stuckinapril

Doing it scared and doing it badly is one thing, but no one seems to talk about doing it alone. When you feel so isolated from your friends and your family but you have shit to do and you have to get it done no matter what. When your support system really is only you. For any myriad of reasons. We do not talk enough about doing it alone.

housemousecooking

Want guides? I do Guides.

💪 Doing It Alone When You Don’t Have a Support System, This Is for You 🧠 1. Mental Anchors to Remember You are not broken because you don’t

Other things? Job, Food, Car, Home, Health, Money. Plus a request form.

daysleftofsecondterm

Doing it alone the next 1,282 days

thatweirdthingoverthere

Reblogging because this made me feel less alone about being alone

#guide #link #adulting

mothecho

They should invent a way to sit hunched over doing crafts that is Good for your body

Just saying. In the same way that we look back at the death of nazis now and can easily and objectively say that that was a morally good thing to happen... in 50, 75, 100 years, the deaths of our current right wing fascists will be viewed that way.

Also gonna say: I see a lot of people who clearly feel as though their feelings of happiness or relief make them a bad person. Who feel as though celebrating any death makes them bad, because 'violence begets violence' or something vague about how violence is always bad.

And I need you all to know that 1) fascism has never been defeated without the use of violence and 2) 'violence begets violence' is always, for some reason, directed towards the people who the first violence was against. It's never against the people who inflicted the violence to begin with. So yeah, they begat violence in response to their violence. Boo hoo.

'This will trigger backlash' besties they are already killing you??