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[yaldabaothadeez]

Buying gifts for people is terrible. You start out thinking “what would make them happiest to recieve?” or “if I were in their postition, what would I want?” but then the answer to both of those questions is “a magical sword that has Powers” and they don’t sell those at the mall

[funeral]

Mark Fisher, “you have always been the caretaker”: the spectral spaces of the overlook hotel

[rkivenotes]

graduated🌟

[hawkpartys]

[redtail-lol]

I am gonna look like the kind of tumblr user with no reading comprehension who is accidentally being exactly who this post is talking about but I assure you I know exactly what I'm doing and am disagreeing for one species and one species only

If it were possible I'd absolutely support driving fleas to extinction. Make a case for their existence! Why do fleas deserve to exist? They cause me daily suffering and serve zero purpose that I am aware of. Why can't we make them go extinct other than the fact that it would probably be difficult to only target fleas

[thethingything]

"one species and one species only"

[transcript: flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species. end transcript]

you might want to do a little bit of research about the organisms you want to drive to extinction before you claim to know exactly what you're doing, but anyway...

there are already a number of people in the notes bringing up these points, which apply to all species, but here they are again anyway:

firstly, nothing has to have "a purpose", but things don't just evolve for no reason and contribute absolutely nothing to the ecosystem they're in. that's just not how it works.

secondly, parasites are basically the Robin Hood of the ecosystems they're in. they take nutrients from large, long lived organisms, and make it available for smaller organisms, thereby redistributing nutrients that would essentially get hoarded away otherwise.

yes, being bitten is annoying, but we can't just kill off everything that annoys us. in fact, parasites being annoying causes their hosts to leave the area, which affects things like migration routes, and helps prevent areas being overgrazed because the megafauna leave due to the parasites before that can happen.

yes, parasites can spread diseases, but it's much more productive and less harmful to ecosystems to put money and effort towards curing and preventing those diseases than trying to kill off their vectors.

everything in an ecosystem (with the exception of introduced species) has evolved together and adapted to each others' presence. you can't just remove an entire species from that complex, interconnected system and expect there to be no negative repercussions

[bogleech]

All this plus most of those species won't bite humans anyway. Still, causing irritation to just humans shouldn't be a crime. We're destructive too. We shouldn't want all of nature to be safe and comfortable to us when we've already irreversibly razed so much of it for modern convenience as it is. We even probably caused the extinction of the last big predators that naturally hunted us, we should probably be satisfied with that really.

[hawkpartys]

There are over 3500 species of mosquito on this planet and every single one of them contributes more to the ecosystem than you do.

[rkivenotes]

new desk setup :D I still want to organise my pen stands and books but oh well

[the-bastard-king]

You can donate to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund for as little as $1.00.

There is a fee you can choose to apply to cover processing.

Which if you choose to do leaves you with a total of ~$1.35 (USD) depending on the type of card you have.

PCRF has a score of 97% on Charity Navigator.

Adults and children alike are currently dying in Palestine due to starvation. (World Health Organization Link)

The Gaza Strip is one of two places in the entire world that is categorized as Phase 5 (the highest phase) on the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification scale.

So even if you think it isn't enough, remember that donating even as little as $1.35 helps! It's $1.35 they wouldn't have had otherwise. So donate if you can. 🇵🇸

[control-z-my-decisions-deactiva]

Since the minimum is so low, this is a great place to put the last of a prepaid card, don't just give it back to the card company by tossing it with money still on it! Even a dollar can do good!

[macgyvermedical]

Took me until about halfway through college before I realized “study” means “play with the material in a variety of ways until you understand it” and not just “read the assigned chapters and do the homework” and I think that probably should have been discussed at some point prior to that.

[juliaxyn]

Whatever is learned with satisfaction and enjoyment stays with you forever.

[rkivenotes]

two versions of my desk, before exams vs. during exams

[rkivenotes]

working hard

[rkivenotes]

trying to stay motivated

[rkivenotes]

a little into the new semester and I find out that I’m actually dealing with burn out…oh well we learn to push through

[rkivenotes]

tired

[apricitystudies]

this is a breakdown of how i go about doing research for my essays! do keep in mind i am an arts student, so i don’t know how well this method carries over into other disciplines. check out my other guides to writing essays here and here!

[rkivenotes]

small update: I’ve decided to take an online course on contemporary and modern art to spend my time while preparing for delayed applications. It’s been an interesting journey so far

[rkivenotes]

hello! I’m back from the unprompted hiatus to let you know that ya girl graduated!!! I now hold a B.Sc in Urban Design and this year was a much needed break from academia. But I’ve been upto a few endeavours of my own on the side.

how are you doing? have you been kind to yourself during this trying time?

[heavenfacedmp3]

Dinner is a very intimate thing. Anyone can go for coffee or a drink, but you agree to have dinner with someone, that’s different. It has a meaning. You really see people when you watch them eat - Wong Kar Wai

In the Mood For love (2000) dir. Wong Kar Wai