Incubatorium

No trigger warnings here. You are a strong person, and there is no evidence that trigger warnings are needed anywhere ever. And before you use this description as a way to denigrate my character, why don't you look for evidence first? Because I will gladly change my views if I am given sufficient evidence, as I hope anyone would.

[kartoonatic]

The Jake Paul fight against Anthony Joshua gotta be a prime example of how desperately conservative wealthy douchebags like JP cling to the fantasy that they are physically the strongest, toughest winners of society. In what fucking world would a man like AJ lose to someone 5" shorter and 20 pounds lighter with no professional heavyweight experience. JP is convinced he can pay for the experience of beating someone at the top of their field, because that's what he wanted out of this. He paid for the ability to say "I can beat Anthony Joshua." He genuinely forgot there is something called the love of the game, and if this look in Joshua's eyes ain't it idk what is

[iwilleatyourenglish]

i ask everyone to remember that Anthony Joshua is an Olympic gold medalist with this fucking record:

the fact Paul even challenged him, implying he could stand a chance against AJ, is an insult.

[remember-you-are-needed]

Please can we make sure we reblog the other angle of that moment of the fight in which JP looks like he's seen his own death and knows it is imminent.

[demonicae]

This is THE haunted look the world wants to see in the eyes of every alt-right douchebag.

[i-am-aprl]

[rensieniltiac]

What are your sources? I looked it up, and it said 7 rescued and 20 dead.

[rensieniltiac]

Every night you dream that you talk to a genie, when you wake up you can't remember what you wished for. One morning you wake up with a giant crab pincer replacing your right arm. What do you do?

See if I can still masturbate with it.

[yourlocaladhder]

Anxiety is not activism.

[abaddiesglow-upjourney]

Literally what I was just talking about lol. Look at that, the universe agrees.

[dankmemeuniversity]

[zerosocialskillz]

Today is the only day you can reblog this meme, everyone

[thefallenbibliophilequote]

Happy 22/2/22 day!

[niuniente]

Not to mention that today, 22/2/22 Pluto has finished its trip around the sun which started in 1774.

[barbarian15]

[asderathos]

Same lesson that’s simpler, would’ve stopped Al Qaeda & Covid in their tracks. Close the Border. 

[fakewant]

I was gonna say that's a good joke but a quick look at your blog tells me you really are this stupid

[queenaneesrevenge]

Lmao anti vaxxers should all be put in camps idgaf about the optics of it, this isn't something you can't control, there are people out there who actually can't get the vaccine, anyone able but unwilling is a detriment to society and the gene pool, as they are actively choosing to prioritise their own stupid beliefs over everyone else, and they need to be either forcibly vaccinated or put to death, antivaxxers have no place in a civilized society

[bookthrower]

Yeah, and we should make the unvaxxed wear markers so we can easily identify them too.  Maybe something like a yellow star or would that be too on the nose?

[queenaneesrevenge]

Most antivaxxers act like that's what we're doing anyway so lets just do it, I am tired of being morally superior I want to do what is best for the future of humanity

Getting rid of cultural minorities is stupid and evil, getting rid of stupid evil people is good actually

[rensieniltiac]

Wow, there are nazis on here.

[onenicebugperday]

A great campaign from the Xerces Society to remind us not to clean up our yards too much in the fall!

Our little invertebrate friends need winter homes :)

Make your yard a haven for local wildlife!

More information about how leaf litter benefits wildlife here here.

Make a donation to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation here. They do great work, and I’ve been a monthly donor for a long while now.

Donate $57 and get this Leave the Leaves yard sign here!

Don’t feel obligated to donate, but spreading the word on tumblr or other social media using these graphics is super helpful!

[birds-and-friends]

Full Video: Riekko mukana hiihtoreissulla, Tolkuton Willow ptarmigan included in ski trip

[rensieniltiac]

What a fabulous birb

[srsfunny]

She became the very thing she swore to destroy

[notchainedtotrauma]

[ninfanaiade]

[micro-usb-deactivated20230625]

[micro-usb-deactivated20230625]

The series is being produced by “Global Citizen” huh? I wonder where they get their funding from…

Would you look at that, the series promoting good social media metrics as “activism” is made by a group bankrolled by the world’s largest and most powerful corporations who all stand to benefit materially by preventing any meaningful change to the status quo.

Don’t fall for this bullshit excuse for a show.

[true-king-of-monsters]

I thought this show was a satire pitch.

[rensieniltiac]

The good thing about this show is it will let us know which activists to completely ignore.

[pileofknives]

"I bet it doesn't hurt that bad, I don't have time for this shit."

[ampersandvich]

"at least one"

[sexhaver]

now this is a gender binary i can get behind

[carnival-phantasm]

Very generous of them to describe it as the "Thinking Period"

[retiredmahoushoujo]

They correctly excluded the outlier Electroshocks Georg

[batterybrainz-deactivated202211]

Electroshocks Georg has got something going on and I don’t know if I want to know what

[cheshireinthemiddle]

Sounds kind of depressing though? Like depressed people who cut themselves because they would rather feel pain than feel nothing.

Was there a follow-up? Did we ask why?

[rensieniltiac]

I've seen other research suggesting emotional pain is experienced as worse than physical pain, and that boredom leads to emotional pain. That's probably why.

[whitepeopletwitter]

[jus-tea]

Daddy’s at the food store, Mummy’s out of town,

She’s working at the hospital since Rhona came to town,

Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to town,

Hide away, hide away, she’s come to take us down.

Miss Rhona’s at the doorstep, I’ll keep 6 feet away,

But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her some today,

Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to stay,

Hide away, hide away, we can’t come out to play.

But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her some today,

And here’s a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say,

Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away,

Hide away, hide away, she took us down today.

[roseverdict]

[roseverdict]

[Image ID: Tumblr user @neanderthyall says in the notes, “I thought that 6 feet was kind of a double meaning. Like six feet away to stop the spread, but when people die they’re six feet underground, and its six feet of the dirt that keeps you apart. Like ‘Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts Hide away, hide away, or the six feet will be dirt’.” End ID.]

HI DON’T LEAVE THIS IN THE NOTES THAT’S ACTUALLY BRILLIANT

[billpottsismygf]

I’ve taken the liberty of expanding the lyrics slightly and coming up with a tune:

Daddy’s at the food store, Mummy’s out of town, She’s working at the hospital since Rhona came to town, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to town, Hide away, hide away, she’s come to take us down.

Miss Rhona’s at the doorstep, I’ll keep 6 feet away, But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her some today, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to stay, Hide away, hide away, we can’t come out to play.

I need to see the sunlight, I’ve not been out in days And here’s a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say, Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away, Hide away, hide away, she took us down today

The days all run together, I haven’t changed my shirt We may be getting restless, but keep on the alert Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts Hide away, hide away, or the six feet will be dirt

[jus-tea]

@billpottsismygf’s extended version. A beautiful singing voice 🎶☺️

[billpottsismygf]

As planned I’ve extended this even further and re-recorded it with the new lyrics and a guitar part; it’s also a bit better quality. It’s so cool that so many different versions of this song have sprung up already! I recommend having a scroll through them all on @jus-tea​​‘s tumblr.

(Em)Daddy’s at the (B7)food store, (Em)Mummy’s out of (B7)town, She’s (Em)working at the (B7)hospital since (Em)Rhona (B7)came to (Em)town, (Am)Hide away, hide away, Miss (Em)Rhona’s come to town, (Am)Hide away, (Em)hide away, she’s come to (B7)take us (Em)down.

Miss Rhona’s at the doorstep, I’ll keep six feet away, But Grandma needs the paper, I’ll take her one today, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s come to stay, Hide away, hide away, we can’t come out to play.

I’m missing all my friends, though we keep in touch by phone, I’m learning what it is to truly be alone, Hide away, hide away, even though you moan, Hide away, hide away, or we’ll be lying prone.

My love she says she misses the twinkle of my eyes, But Rhona stalks the streets and to meet would be unwise, Hide away, hide away, we hear the desperate cries, Hide away, hide away, or see the bodies rise.

I feel myself a-coughin’, I haven’t got a mask, It’s work or die for me, though, so who am I to ask, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s on the task, Hide away, hide away, she’s come for me at last.

I need to see the sunlight, I’ve not been out in days, And here’s a note from Rhona, she wanted me to say, Hide away, hide away, keep 6 feet away, Hide away, hide away, she took us down today.

The days all run together, I haven’t changed my shirt, We may be getting restless, but keep on the alert, Hide away, hide away, Miss Rhona’s quite the flirt, Hide away, hide away, her touch is not inert.

Hide away, hide away, even though it hurts, Hide away, hide away, or six feet will be dirt.

[karenusia]

Damn. I am speachless.

[sorawinthyr]

This is no longer a children’s tune. It’s a bards ballad.

[breelandwalker]

This is HAUNTING.

[rensieniltiac]

This is absolutely stunning.

Unfortunately, it is based on a false premise. "Ring around the Rosie" is not about the plague.

[translesbianethics]

[o-sacra-virgo-laudes-tibi]

Maybe if she'd asked first? I mean, we have so little control over the class as it is, maybe she was having a bad day, just ask first.

[rensieniltiac]

Do you think if they're facing forward, they're automatically paying attention? It's just turning around. What's the problem with that?

[phantomrose96]

I love tumblr. I love that tumblr is the best social media site of 2021.

Every other site has spent the last decade perfecting the art of targeted ads. I am a wallet of flesh and blood which must be stripped bare and profiled and picked apart for the maximally efficient way to squeeze profit from my presence. Every other site will fold and morph itself to a shape of my liking - like a fairy tale trickster stealing memories and taking their mold - to lull me into compliance and loosen my coin purse.

Facebook sees me searching fitness equipment and injects my timeline with athletic wear ads. Reddit profiles the subreddits I follow and eagerly promotes a new coding bootcamp or cloud service at every turn. Google overhears me lamenting over my moving to-do list on voice call and fills in my “how much to tip movers” query before I’ve gotten the third word typed out.

Tumblr never even tried.

They could have. The information is there. The basic infrastructure, presumably, exists. Tumblr can recommend me tags based on tags I follow, blogs based on blogs I follow, even posts that for one reason or another may strike my fancy. Tumblr could be - SHOULD be - funneling this framework into advertising, as the only means that free-to-use social media platforms can turn a profit in our capitalistic hellscape.

They just don’t.

Today I saw an ad for treating Hyperhidrosis - a condition, I think, in which a person sweats too much - and I saw it twice, four posts apart, and it is so incredibly benignly impersonally ineptly untargeted toward me compared to all other pinpoint-aimed advertising that I’m endeared to it. Tumblr knows NOTHING about me. 8 years, 51,000 likes, and tumblr has not learned a THING about me.

Advertisements for a mattress? Shitty mobile game ads that don’t make even the slightest pretense at being anything other than a candy crush rip-off? Choose-your-own adventure games either about Royal Espionage or Choosing The Wrong Dress For Your Date with ZERO in-between.

And then this. This here. The culmination, the crown-jewel of tumblr’s nihilistic non-compliance with the state of social media advertising. Any pretense of capitalistic exchange is abandoned at the gas station by the side of the road. This is not a company. This is not a product. This is not anything that fulfills the contract of consumer and seller. 

THIS. THIS IS WHAT TUMBLR HAS TO OFFER INSTEAD.

“Pour vinegar on your bread, fuck you.”

“Put it in the garbage, fuck you.”

“Your wife says you’re a fucking dumbass, fuck you.”

That’s it. That’s the advertisement. You vinegar-breadless cuck. You virgin extraordinaire bereft of bread and garbage can. I am fucking your wife right now in our vinegar-soaked motel bed. She puffs a cigarette which I pulled from the trashcan and we both laugh heartily at her recounts of your immasculine ineptitude. I don’t want your money. I don’t want anything from you. Fuck you. 

Amazing. Amazing. What a state of things to ring in 2021. What a great platform we all collectively choose to be on.

[biglawbear]

I started screenshotting my favorite ads

Just fucking take a bite out of your soap you piece of shit. Sleep with it and eat it

I don’t even know what this is trying to sell me. Tumblr doesn’t either. The ad doesn’t know either. Did I click on the link? Fucking absolutely. I think it was broken

Beautiful a+ 10/10

[nightapproaches]

A compilation of my favorites:

[phantomrose96]

Hi listen I know I’m OP but I’m losing my fucking mind over this.

[pisss-offf-ghostt]

Truly, this is what tumblr is about.

[kittykatninja321]

My hypothesis is that in like 10 years gen z is gonna have a big cult boom the way the boomers did in the 70s

[chazymandias]

It’s already happening on tik tok. There’s a fun new thing going round that’s citing common symptoms of depression and anxiety as signs you’re about to have your awakening and that you are actually an alien and the reason you don’t feel right is because you’re home sick for your own galaxy. So that’s fun.

[aleatoryw]

agreed, and i don't mean this in a "haha gen z is so dumb they're gonna join a tiktok cult lmao" i mean that conditions are perfect for the formation of cults right now.

high unemployment and a lot of underpaying, pointless jobs = people are looking for things to do with their life, a purpose

skyrocketing cost of living = most young people will not be able to live on their own, meaning some will end up in a group living situation with people interested in recruiting them

it's a time of great cultural and political upheaval, nothing feels real, people are desperate for meaning and human connection. cults promise that

there is a new wave of acceptance and understanding for ways of life outside the norm, which is great! ...except for when cult leaders tell you abusive and controlling practices are just their culture, their religion, their lifestyle, their beliefs, their tradition, and if you disrespect it you are the problem

social media influencers have already shown us how easy it is to build a cult of personality and attract people from anywhere in the world who are interested in the exact brand you are selling

spirtuality is having a boom, as are things like astrology, crystals, tarot, meditation, energy... those things aren't bad on their own but they are often used as tools of cult spaces

wellness. i think a lot of people are already in wellness cults. you can make people do a lot of things in the name of "wellness" and a big factor of maintaining a cult is keeping members in a state of decreased cognition..... like say, with regular fasting

i think people are just unaware in general of how cults function, especially because the satanic panic was a big stupid false alarm that convinced the youths that dungeons and dragons or doom were gateways to cults, which are scary evil child murdering, satan-worshipping gangs. people don't know how to spot them in real life.

[apple-dandy]

So if that's the case everyone remember with me the cardinal rules of not getting cult'd

SOCIAL BUFFER: Learn what healthy social boundaries are and develop relationships which are within those boundaries.

Be wary of those who step on your or others' boundaries. Be there for your friends, but don't be their therapists or parents. Go get coffee or juice or snacks & chat casually with a friendly crew on a regular basis.

ESTEEM BUFFER. Recognize that you and every other person on this planet are owed a baseline of respect.

Respect means that what you wear, what/who you take interest in, and who/what you are are things which you decide on based on your own reasoning. If anyone is trying to change your mind, make sure to think critically about their side and decide for yourself whether you want to change. Ask: Why do they want you to change? Is that valid to your situation? Who / what would benefit from this change? Do you want them / it to benefit? Then decide for yourself.

RELAXATION BUFFER. Take time exclusively for yourself.

Take care of your body and mind when it needs to be fed, watered, washed, or nurtured. Have a couple hobbies that are just for you. Have more than one interest. Think about more than just one topic. Cults keep you focused on them to the exclusion of all else, so don't allow yourself to be blocked in.

BUBBLE POP BUFFER: Learn from multiple sources, even ones you don't like or respect.

Read multiple sources' versions of events before you decide what you feel about something. Recognize that not all sources are valid, but understand what those invalid sources are trying to do. Are they misguided or malicious? Who are THEIR sources? What is the agenda? Who benefits? Why would they want to say what they're saying? Do they have a point? Who pays them? What do they care about? Then make your decision.

BEWARE THE B.I.T.E.: Cults control people via Behavior, Information, Thought, and Emotion control. BITE

Look up the BITE model and consider it against groups you wish to join / have joined.

Remember. You are the arbiter of your mind.

You have the blessing and burden of making your own decisions. Other people who will love and care about you throughout your life will want you to think for yourself and will think for themselves.

You are not alone. You are worthwhile. Your thoughts are your own and you have every right to control them yourself.

[pr1nceshawn]

Tips That Can Save Your Kid’s Life.

[im-a-medicinecat-martin]

babe i know about niche fandom infighting you've never even heard of

[im-a-medicinecat-martin]

i think yall need to see what inspired this

[im-a-medicinecat-martin]

im obsessed with this

[im-a-medicinecat-martin]

im absolutely fucking REELING from this

[supergleedaleluv]

are you guys fucking MOCKING us???? this shit almost ruined our whole friendship I had to go to therapy to work through some of this and your just fucking LAUGHING at us other people’s REAL LIVES aren’t a joke FUCKING TAG US NEXT TIME COWARD

[xxsupergleedalexx]

This is so out of pocket :( supergleedale was really hurt by this fighting and I apologized to them over message but it really put a splinter in our friendship. Fortunately we are stronger than ever before but it’s really upsetting to see our discourse get mocked :/

[supergleedaleluv]

it was really hard for us and we’d appreciate a private moment to work though our feelings you guys are sick :(

[patchymoon]

this post feels like 10 punches directly at my brain

[supergleedaleluv]

so does having your personal pain broadcast to tumblr but i don’t go on your blog and say shit i’m still trying to come to terms with finding out i’m only alpha presenting and now you guys are doing this i’m fucking crymnfm

[patchymoon]

FRHRHGFDWDWQ WHAT??? HUH

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO "im still trying to come to terms with finding out im alpha presenting"

[supergleedaleluv]

you could be respectful??????? im literally a beta but i’m infertile because i’m alpha presenting and there’s not a SINGLE doctor who will treat me i’ve literally called 6 and they won’t listen life is really stressful rn

[burn-ward-hero]

This is the stupidest fucking thing I’ve ever seen

[supergleedaleluv]

you wanna come say that to my face tumblr user @baneswood-sins

[burn-ward-hero]

I’ll pull up I’m not ashamed of myself 😎

[supergleedaleluv]

please be ni ce to m me i’m cryimng