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Someone: weed is not for everyone and it can trigger psychotic, paranoid and manic episodes in some mentally ill people
Stoners who think smoking weed is a personality trait:
i hate movie snobs who act like the only good movies are old classics and feats of artistic genius. if i am entertained all the way through a movie, itās a good movie. thatās it. those are my standards.
bella was lucky she didnāt have a cell phone of any kind because you know ya boi edward would be blowing up that phone 24-7 goingĀ āsaw a snail todayā¦. effervescentā or some shit equivalent
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it is past time we jettisoned the useless false dichotomy of introversion vs. extroversion and just accepted that everybody has a minimum amount of social interaction, failing which, they get really weird. and everybody has a maximum amount of social interaction, exceeding which, they get really weird. these levels are different for everyone, for a variety of reasons, and have no moral dimension. and that is all.
No Noise November. everyone shut up
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
PSA for those who havenāt realized.
the most comforting words a father can say
For anyone not so familiar with cat behavior, this cat is out of its mind excited to do this. Itās much more rare for cars to wag their tails but it means the same as it does when a dog does it. This cat is curious and proud and playing. It keeps looking at its owner too, like āLOOK AT ME, DADā and itās so rare to get videos of cats this happy. This is fucking rad
Nope.. wagging tails means anger or irritation in cat body language.
hey yāall, hope you donāt mind me stepping in!
youāre both right :) a wagging tail means the cat is highly stimulated (think coiled spring, ready to go off). depending on the situation, this can be interpreted differently - just like people can smile nervously at job interviews vs. happily grin at friends.
in most cases, itās safe to interpretĀ overstimulation as āyouāre doing something to amp up the cat & it wants you to stopā (ex. unwanted petting). it should be seen as aĀ warning; all that pent-up energy COULD be released as a swat or bite.
BUT in this case, that tail-waggingĀ āfrustrationā is the stimulation that comes from problem-solving (where can I jump? is it safe to go here?) and the excitement of play. itās good to be wary of ācuteā animals vids, but this seems like an unproblematic video!
Iād like to add to thisājust look at world-famous box-loving cat, Maru, who wags his tail every time he stuffs his body into a box or other small object. Heās clearly not about to attack the person behind the camera! Itās definitely based on stimulation, but more to the point of āahhh FINALLY Iāve gotten into the small space, now how do I get the rest of me insideā:
i love everything about cats ever always
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hi Iām a therapist some people come to me to break down severe childhood trauma some people come to me because their job is super stressful some people come to me because theyāre worried all the time about stuff that they know they shouldnāt be worried about but they worry anyway some people come to me because theyāre bad at focusing some people come to me because their mom said they should but theyāre enjoying the experience anyway what iām saying is there is no wrong time, reason, or explanation to come see a therapist. weāre ready for you.
Reblogging because someone probably needs to hear this.
Trauma survivors on tv: (beautifully broken, delivers tearful speech on their traumas, hug it out)
Me: (describes abusive event and laughs) BOY THAT SURE WAS FUCKED UP
You can literally make anything and anyone problematic if you try hard enough seriously give me people and things and Iāll make them all āproblematicā right now.
I donāt even have to do this one because PETA did it first by insinuating domestication is inherently abusive.
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Used to trick and mock anyone who asks āwhatās up?ā A bullying tactic.
Super Mario Bros.
Stereotypes Italians, enforces the narrative of women who need men to rescue them, and encourages violence against turtles.
John Mulaney
He was over on the bench and he SAW what they did to Tyler and he did NOTHING.
Pokemon
Making your pets fight repeatedly is animal abuse.
OP literally argued that dogs were problematic but go off I guess
This is a work of art and should be sent to everyone as soon as they sign up for Tumblr so they know what theyāre walking into