shroud ourselves in the cosmos; let the music play

and it’s only because i’m alone - having a 6’4” bulky built husband usually makes people swallow whatever nasty comments they may have

jokes on him because a flight attendant overheard him and upgraded my seat

go stew in your anger in economy, peasant

flight attendant came and slipped me this, bless her soul

alhamdulillah safely home and very appreciative of the kind flight crew who looked after me

but i do want to take a moment to remind everyone that people with the intention to do evil or make their hate known almost always go after those who are perceived as vulnerable. it’s no surprise to me that things like this happen almost exclusively when i am alone and an easier target. hijabis especially, being so visible. to my hijabi girlies, remember to stay aware of your surroundings and practice safe travel habits. to my friends on here, it pays to be vigilant as well and to help watch the backs of those around you if you’re able

this stuff happens a lot more often than you’d think, unfortunately, and the most we can do is to try and be as safe as we can and watch out for each other

landunderthewave

If you experience someone ranting at a fellow passenger, one great non-confrontative strategy is to act like you know each other from way back when and are having a chance encounter. Like "Ooooh, what a surprise to see you here! How are you doing??" This will also allow you to brush past the aggressor.

#this is important #take care y'all #take care of each other

yes!!! this!!!

someone has done this for me before and it really does work! de-escalation is always safest for both you and those around you if it’s manageable and this is one of the best ways to do it!

whatbigotspost

In case anyone wants to learn more bystander tips and deescalation techniques , Right To Be (formerly Hollaback) has good resources and trainings, covering the 5Ds:

Distract

Delegate

Document

Delay

Direct

Vulcan endocrine systems are so fucked up I know it. What do you mean your reproductive cycles kill you when it's operating Normally. I want to see what happens when they get, like, space endometriosis

We can do this worldbuilding for pornography of course but I'm honestly just thinking about the medical implications. Vulcan hormonal imbalances have to be fucking brutal to live with. Computer show me space pcos

Intersex Vulcan who's been essentially microdosing pon farr this whole time and just rawdogging it white knuckle gripping telling themselves they just need to get more logicaler & finds out later Oops you've had dangerously high androgens converting to stress hormones since you were like 12 actually

#hmm #space: the final frontier

Interestingly afaik human medical science doesn't recognize hyperandrogenism in people assigned male as A Thing but this would absolutely be medicalized in Vulcans as it would be A Problem. Considering the

muppetmagic

the category winners at THE JELLICLE BALL

+ BONUS: category speed round!

🎥 @mttztrading

#akdkkfjsnsbjfkkds i can't wait #the jellicle moon is shining bright #gif warning

ralfmaximus

Younger folk are getting really good at spotting AI slop, to the consternation of marketing execs.

Found on Mastodon.

sunderwight

From what I remember of back when Millennials were outpacing Boomers at internet and tech stuff in general, this is going to cause a lot of issues for companies angling to use slop in marketing because the younger set are always going to be better at spotting it than the older, but the older are going to be the ones approving marketing campaigns and ads and etc. Meaning, the older people will not ever be able to tell what might actually convince the younger.

The good news is that if it persists and Gen Z and Gen Alpha continue to scoff at the generated stuff, then marketing departments aiming at them will just have to give up on using it because they won't be able to figure out how to fool their targets with it.

The bad news is that this won't apply to scams and campaigns aimed at older people, so once again we're going to have a situation where the kids will be the ones lunging across the coffee table to stop Mom from giving her financial info to that really obvious fake scam mom oh my god do NOT buy that it isn't even a real thing.

Anyway godspeed to the younger generations.

#i just wanted this to be here

kingfucko

i dont care if monday sucks... tuesday cost me sixty bucks... wednesday thursday give no fucks. it's friday im a duck

#i love birds

femmchantress

I don’t care if Monday’s yuck

Tuesday, Wednesday tread through muck

Thursday maybe eat a duck

It’s Friday, Flat as Fuck

#critters not otherwise specified

Are my across the street neighbors the most obnoxious people who have ever lived? Studies say Maybe !

#i fucking hate them #complaining like it's my job

anaclastic-azurite

What are you without the war, Commander?

#may the force be with you

starsnot

have you ever seen a cow in real life

i see cows every day

i see cows very often

i only see cows occasionally, but often enough that it isnt unusual

i have only seen cows a few times

i have seen cows once

i have seen cows but only at a Place To See Animals

i have never seen a cow

Remaining time: 5 days 12 hours

if you used to see cows consistently but you dont anymore, answer according to how often you did at cow time!

#for four beautiful but stinky years i lived in a town where i saw cows almost every day #now i only see them very rarely #polls #critters not otherwise specified

and what if I told you guys that virtually everyone you ever meet will turn out to be really interesting if you give them a chance

some real miserable fucks in the notes I fear

I'm not even saying you have to talk to every single person you meet. and you're certainly not going to LIKE all of them. but every person does have a rich interior life and complex feelings and unique worldview. sorry.

hey man how's it going

sorry for getting self righteous about uuuuh my belief in the innate wonder of human life and connection I guess

#this is important #but also #hellsite (derogatory)

hey man how's it going

bunjywunjy

wow. made it less than three months in

ooklet

this is truly one of the most tumblr posts i've ever seen. i know chronically online people exist in all corners of the internet but i feel like this is the only place where someone could say something as uncontroversial as "you will find out that people have personalities when you talk to them" and get responses like "oh so you're making the ABLEIST assertion that i should FORCE MYSELF to push past my SOCIAL ANXIETY to talk to BIGOTS????" amazing work, guys

forcearama

The lexical divergences didn't make the mutual intelligibility any service.

Polish: I'm looking for kids at the shop.

Czech: I'm fucking kids in the basement

I ugly-laugh/cackled in a short burst when I saw this.

A) because language is INSANE; B) because OH MY GOD how unfortunate;

and C) that you knew my language nerd self would appreciate this (truly awful) situation.

To be honest? The more I learn about Slavic Languages the more I am convinced that at least HALF the strife in the region is because someone misinterpreted what someone else was saying. Or if something was a QUESTION VERSUS A STATEMENT, YOU BEAUTIFUL CHAOS MANIACS.

mist-the-wannabe-linguist

wintersmitth

In Ukrainian this'd mean "Looking for kids in a burial vault".

#oh jeez #i love language

Crazy thing about #healing #recovery Small Victories is when you'll have some shit going on that's like, saying this would involve admitting how you used to be doing. You know? Like hey guys good news I'm gonna change my bedsheets this year