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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”

— Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh (first published 1914)

tpwrtrmnky

Analyzing the politics of a work that's meant to be apolitical is actually a really interesting exercise because it asks you to critically examine what the creator considers to be "political" in the first place. Which ideas are just How Things Are, and which ones are Political, and how is that influenced by the creator's beliefs?

takashi0

Usually this just ends up with you looking like a moron btw

tpwrtrmnky

Angrily lashing out at the suggestion that it's possible to do basic media analysis was foundational to the ragebait ecosystem of the 2010s, from which we got basically the entire culture of modern far right politics, btw.

iteh3xael

I genuinely believe myself and others are being so sincere and literal when we say TOUCH GRASS

tpwrtrmnky

I went outside and got an education, that's where I learned that you can obtain knowledge and insight through analytical methods, then noticed that some people who sit on the internet yelling at strangers get really mad about that constantly.

pensivegladiola

Don’t make me point to the Omar Sakar poem

jedinightsister

Louisa Guy & Emma Flyte in Slow Horses 4x03 and 4x06

guzhuangheaven

joy of life | li yunrui

morningflares

Love In Between (Favorite shots)

kurulover

I hate that when you’re stressed enough your body just starts falling apart. I think it should realize you’re already stressed and don’t need that and start functioning better actually

kurulover

liveasbutterflies

You should hold your ground and puff out your chest so I can feel reassured.

Perfect Crown (21세기 대군부인) 2026

sexygrammaticalerrors

hurtpeoplex2

every x-men media ever

episode one

episode two

episode three

episode four

episode five

episode six

episode seven

episode eight

prettyboyhere

honestly a situationship would be less stressful than what they have going on

inukag

『 INUKAG WEEK 2024 』 ➥ Day #4: Seasons

deathlyfandoms

There also needs to be a button for “this is the 5000th time I’ve read your fic because I’m having a horrible day and this is the only thing in the world that always brings me happiness.”

my-nameless-bliss

good news: there is!

monster-bait

Support the folks posting work on comment-ebabled sites!

ladymirdan

I love when people leave comments on my old stuff.

Its like passive income but it actually works to make me happy.

katzedecimal

Honestly though, comments like that are gold to me. I love to write and a comment telling me that something I’ve done has improved someone’s life even in a small way? That’s impact. We live in societies that tell us over and over we have no value and nothing we do is ever good enough. So for someone to post a comment telling us that we improved their lives with our stories? That tells us our effort had value. We writers set out to improve the world in tiny ways, offering random acts of kindness in the form of a few minutes’ entertainment, and comments tell us we’ve achieved that little goal.

naamahdarling

You can totally come back and leave a comment under that comment a year later! I’m glad to know you are still enjoying it and want to know if you’re doing okay.

yesbothways

There is no higher compliment than a re-read. The longer the time that has passed, the higher it is. It means a story resonated and stayed with someone.