someone

she/her, bisexual, aries, manufactured in 1999

[manourfi]

Being a crafty person and making a bunch of things often prompts people to ask "oh wow did you make that?" And like, the short answer is: yes I did, but the long answer is: well, no, the pattern isn't mine, but I did choose and buy the fabric/yarn and sewed it together/crocheted it/knitted it myself. I used a reference for that drawing/painting, I didn't come up with it myself. That ceramic piece was insired by a poem and a painting made by different people. What I'm trying to say is, everything I make requires other people to make their own thing first, and then I get inspired by them to do my own thing. So I can't really call anything truly mine, because really it's just a bunch of inspirations and experiences of others (and me) put together by my hands. Does that answer your question

[questionsyetnoanswers]

By that logic, youre not you either. Youre made up of genetics and outer input, experiences and words you heard from others. But oh wait! They arent themselves either then bc they too are made up of the same components. We know thats not true. We are a mix of our own instincts, genetics, outer input and our brainchemistry. And so much more. Your inspirations are what YOU came up with. Other people might not have seen the things that you saw when you picked out all the things to make your art. Only you couldve done it the way YOU did. And thats what makes it yours. Made by you! You didnt steal it and called it yours, you took a part of something and made something with your hands. Dont let imposter syndrom stop you from taking ownership and credit. You did something and youre allowed to claim it as yours. Take pride in it. Bc you didnt put effort in it for nothing!

[elumish]

I honestly think Gen-Z and younger simply does not understand how recent widespread smartphone adoption is.

I am not that old, and I didn't have a smartphone until probably late high school. For most of my life, many if not most people were not walking around with a magic internet machine in their pocket that they pulled out and used constantly for everything.

[sandumilfshous]

reblog if you remember having to ration your text messages and accidentally opening the internet on your phone was the end of the world

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Getting sick and tired of this narrative. Im genz-z, 26yo. So i was a teenager when smartphones started dropping one after the other. I got my first smartphone at like 16. Before that i had a simple nokia. You know the one. My youngest sister is 16 and she is pretty aware of how smartphones werent always a thing. She know about landlines, digital cameras, computers, stereos, radios etc. Over the past few years i have been seeing more and more millenials complain about gen z. For no good reason. Are we really going on a war path just bc we werent born in the exact same time span? Fucking ridiculous. I have nothing against millenials, but getting constantly insulted or made fun of on random posts bc im a gen z is getting on my nerves to be honest. I even remember whan everyone started this rumor about how gen z was cancelling eminem? Not true in the slightest. Most people of all ages still like his stuff even the old songs from 20years ago. I work with teens and young adults from age 16-24, nobody has ever claimed em was cancelled. Idk who is trying to make it seem like generations have to hate each other or compete on who is better, but its getting so annoying. Whats the point?

[jeffdemunn-deactivated20181029]

never underestimate my ability to stare out a window and not speak for hours on a car ride

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Not trying to be rude or anything, this is just how my brain is wired.

[natequarter]

sorry, i thought we all liked that fictional woman because she sucks

[capsgirl19]

Okay so uh. Not sure how to tell yall this but Azula and Vriska are not Evil Women™. Those are Thirteen-Year-Old Girls. Hope this helps.

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Maybe not evil WOMAN but definitely evil. Azula was one of the leaders in a worldwide genocide. She murder hundrets of innocent people, manipulated and abused her own family and so much more. She may not be a psychopath and we may not have seen gruesome scenes of her actions, but thats only bc its a show targeted towards kids. If the show wouldve been 18+ we wouldve seen more details of her actions. Idk how redeemable her actions in the show are. Even if we understand why she became that way.

[capsgirl19]

Man the thing I always come back to with Azula though is like... what did people expect her to do? Because you mention that she abused and manipulated her family but I don't think that can be divorced from the context that Ozai is abusing and manipulating both of them with a very common strategy of child abusers. She acts like that because her father has been pitting her and Zuko against each other since they were very young. Azula has been molded since she was born into the shape most useful to Ozai and like. What was she supposed to do? Just know somehow that everything she's ever been taught is wrong? Idk man I think it's comforting to believe that morals are somehow inherent but I don't really think it's true. How much can this child actually be blamed for what she's doing? It has always struck me as blaming the gun for murder to some extent. And I say, "but the gun is only doing what it was built to do," and people say "you are woobifying the gun." She spends every day in that palace, surrounded by people who are either wrapped up in their own agendas for the Glory of the Fire Nation, or unwilling to challenge her. It takes Zuko months out of the country, with a loved one dedicated 24/7 to deprogramming him, to sort out that what they grew up learning was right was wrong. Doesn't evil require agency? If she had no choice, if she had no way out, if no one could help her, or even tried, isn't she just an extension of her father's arm? What did you want her to do?

[questionsyetnoanswers]

We sympathize a lot with her bc we usually have an understanding as to what made her that way and we hope that she will change. But as i said and i stand by it, im not sure her actions are redeemable. Murdering innocent people isnt really a forgivable offense. No matter the age. Its not like her father forced her to push a button and boom 1000s died. She killed by her own hands and watched. She was a racist. If you could ask the victims, what do you think they would say? And no worries, you dont come off as harsh, i get your points, i do agree with most of them, except the redeemable part.

[natequarter]

sorry, i thought we all liked that fictional woman because she sucks

[capsgirl19]

Okay so uh. Not sure how to tell yall this but Azula and Vriska are not Evil Women™. Those are Thirteen-Year-Old Girls. Hope this helps.

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Maybe not evil WOMAN but definitely evil. Azula was one of the leaders in a worldwide genocide. She murder hundrets of innocent people, manipulated and abused her own family and so much more. She may not be a psychopath and we may not have seen gruesome scenes of her actions, but thats only bc its a show targeted towards kids. If the show wouldve been 18+ we wouldve seen more details of her actions. Idk how redeemable her actions in the show are. Even if we understand why she became that way.

[programmerhumour]

They are always like this.

[scallioncreamcheesebagel]

[oranaro-deactivated20241016]

i love the one that’s fucking cthulhu 

[elodieunderglass]

Great spot, they’re definitely fucking!

[batbetbitbotbut]

shoutout to swift for the animal being relevant

shame shoutout to python for having the opportunity for a relevant animal and fucking squandering it

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Im absolutely PISSED that they made a book for python, ONLY TO PUT A FUCKING RAT ON THE COVER?!??! WHY?

[transfemininomenon]

they're preparing for the Queen

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Hit the road craps...

[gahdamnpunk]

AND a race one since the most affected regions will be Africa, Asia and Oceania

[rock-fish-deactivated20201231]

as a friend pointed out, this headline makes it sound like supply will be dwindling. supply is fine. people will be *priced out*.

[trekmemes-deactivated20220205]

this is fucking MURDER.

insulin has been mass produced (from animal extracts) since -1923-. slow acting insulin has existed since the ‘50s, and ‘human’ genetically engineered insulin (derived from E. coli bacteria) has existed since 1982.

insulin treatment for diabetes is not some new or ‘unproven’ treatment. according to beyondtype1, “Humalog rapid-acting insulin came on to the market with a list price of $21 a vial in 1997.” adjusting for inflation, a vial these days should cost about $34 at most. instead, it costs over $300. there is NO reason for it to be steadily gaining in price to the point that diabetics are unable to afford their lifesaving medication, other than the sheer inhuman greed of pharmaceutical manufacturers.

let me reiterate: life without insulin (for Type 1 diabetics in particular) is a slow and painful death sentence. the ability to treat diabetes is a relatively modern phenomenon that has allowed countless people to live full, healthy lives. we should be expanding full covereage and access to insulin to diabetics the world over, and it should be FREE.

[plantyhamchuk]

Have y’all heard about Open Insulin Foundation?

“ We’re a team of biohackers with a variety of backgrounds, and skills, and relationships to insulin and diabetes from many cities and countries around the world, including Oakland, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Paraiba, Brazil; Dakar, Senegal; Yaounde, Cameroon; and Puerto Rico. We’re working to develop the first practical, small-scale, community-centered model for insulin production to make insulin accessible to all. We envision a world in which communities in need have local sources of safe, affordable, high-quality insulin, and where people living with diabetes and their communities can own and govern the organizations that produce the medicine they depend on to survive. 

What We Do

We are creating an open-source (freely available) model for insulin production that centers on sustainable, small-scale manufacturing and open-source alternatives to production. We are developing protocols to produce short-acting (lispro) and long-acting (glargine) insulin, working on developing open-hardware equivalents to traditional production equipment, are researching sustainable regulation pathways to bring our insulin to the public, and are building capacities for local, small-scale manufacturing.

How Do I Participate?

Our work would not be possible without the support of volunteers, interns, and community advisors. We welcome people of all backgrounds from all over the world to bring their enthusiasm, time, connections, and experiences, both in life and in work. Our volunteers promote us on social media, build equipment, run experiments, write reports and blog posts, facilitate meetings, connect with other organizations and groups, meet with experts in the field, run virtual events, and contribute in designing tools, resources, and methods of all sorts.

Potential Partners

We welcome collaboration with other groups that share our mission―community labs, academic institutions, patient advocacy groups, and NGOs.

Donate

Your donation will help us get closer to our goal. With a healthy financial situation, we can pay for lab supplies, acquire lab equipment, recruit scientists, and pay for consultation fees for regulation and manufacturing experts.”

Open Insulin Foundation

[questionsyetnoanswers]

THIS! Working in a hospital really shows how fucked up untreated or badly treated diabetes is. Theres this thing called "diabetic foot", wanna know what happens? Your blood vessels get destroyed bc of diabetes, which means that your wounds wont heal properly, if at all, which also means that if you cut your toe or foot, really just a tiney cut, you can bet that you will lose that foot a couple weeks later if youre not treated immediately. Your foot will slowly die off basically. You can easily google it. If this doesnt show you how important the availability and accessibility of insulin is, idk what will.

[dankmemeuniversity]

[ginger-ale-official]

If these guys ran straight at a tornado it would flip a U-ey and RUN

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Im imagining a tunado pulling the "skirt" up in a cartoonish way and then running for the hills

[adhd-alien]

Why do I keep losing things? Aka Nothing good has ever come from trying to "just not forget"

(I whipped up a quick comic cause I had a joke on my mind, but I'll be doing a whole graphic on coping with memory issues!)

The last panel is based on an incredible video by How to ADHD

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Hobestly this is one of the reason why i think i might have adhd or a form of it bc this happens to me all the time, just a few days ago my bff was at my place and we talked and i put something away on a table right next to me and in the next moment when i needed it again it was gone and i was like "omg see im not crazy right? Its gone!" And my bff and i started searching for it and she was baffled bc i always told her how i struggled with this and it was kind of satisfying to have a witness. But nonetheless i am kind of afraid to get "diagnosed" bc i sometimes feel like its just all in my head and maybe i dont really have adhd or something like that and im just exaggerating my experience in my head...you know? I just feel like a complicated mess...

[mjalti]

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Too many people abuse their friendships like that. Sure, your friends are supposed to support you through your struggles but they arent responsible for your healing process.

[questionsyetnoanswers]

"It's just a bad day,..."

Everything feels like it couldn't get worse and then it does.

People try to be supportive in the worst ways. Why does no one know how to console someone, I wonder.

I know it's not easy but don't try to say things like "don't worry it's not that bad" or "yeah you know my day was shitty too so what happened was..."

Do you get what I mean? It either seems like you don't take someones problem seriously or you don't care about them and think it's more important that someone takes care of your problems.

I don't need to explain anything and I surely won't talk about exceptions because of obvious reasons.

Just be there, listen, ask them if they need anything specific, show empathy. Thats it.

[questionsyetnoanswers]

I dont know

I want to complain.

Like really complain. Get it all off my chest. All those annoying and frustrating things that i have to endure in my life.

I want to complain bc there are just so many things that are not right in this world that i actually start to question if it is even worth it.

Is it worth it to care? To have morals? Of course i cant just not be emotionally attached to the world and people and animals and all the different things that exist bc thats how we work, right? We are "programmed" to care, otherwise we wouldnt be able to work together and survive.

But why is it that so many things still arent working out the way they should? Answer me that...

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Here i am again...

...with the same pain

With the same knowledge

Under the same gallons of rain

Washing me to the edge

Here it is again...

...the same ache

The same situation

And no break

Or any good indication

Oh help here it will grow again...

...just make it stop

For i am never able to end this cycle

For i am never able to let it drop

But always will live in denial

There is no end

[questionsyetnoanswers]

...

I want to say so many things to so many people but i dont have the guts to do it or they wont understand it (i dont blame them) or both so i just post my thoughts and feelings here hoping for the best when i know it wont do any good.

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Commitment

I never realised how wrong I was about myself. I always thought that the people I called my friends never cared for me. Not much anyways. And while that was true in 99% of the cases, I never noticed how loose I held these friendships. That I too was reason for the friendships to go down. I only now realised that 100% commitment not only happens in a relationship but already in friendships. You need to be fully aware of its existence. You need to fully understand its value and worth. I need to. Before that it wont work because I don't know how to handle them. Of course if the other person does not the same it will end nonetheless but one cannot expect others to put effort into it while not doing anything for it themself. I never learned how to fully commit myself into a friendship or a relationship in generall. I always had this barriere that kept me at a distance. If it was to keep me safe or because I never new how to break it I do not know. Maybe someday I will understand myself fully and know everything that is right for me and comprehend all about myself.

Today was a bad day actually. I felt very down. I haven't felt like myself at all lately. This day is different. I do not know if it's in a good way or not because I learned something new. I still feel down. I still feel bad about myself. Not necessarily about the lost friendships. But just in generall. I cannot tell good from bad decisions apart anymore because it seems like whatever I do, if I listen to peoples advice or if I do what my gut tells me to do, it always leads me to negative things. And I have collected a big pile already. Are life lessons going to make it bearable?

[questionsyetnoanswers]

Question seeking answer

Is it possible to feel a mix of yearning and hearbreak without ever experiencing love in the first place?