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there’s no Star Wars vs Star Trek dichotomy, they are both space based but have completely different themes, morals, universe rules, character arcs, and structure (initially movie vs initially tv show). it makes no sense to rank them against each other

tess-mercer

but star trek is better

literaphobe

“oh my god, it’s finally over!” i say, about a zoom class that i wasn’t paying attention to at all

nada-7

no one is too busy, you’re just not a priority

butchboy

this is not true. hate bullshit like this, other humans are not here soley for your entertainment/companionship, loved ones wont always be there when you need them most, doesnt mean they love you any less. they have their own lives & feelings & every action of theirs is not a slight towards you or, g-d forbid, a judgement of ur worth. I get everyone has insecurities and mental tribulations but this type of thinking is just self-sabotaging ur self-worth & relationships.

devinellekurtz

Download this free brushset here!

Contributions greatly appreciated but not necessary! Can’t wait to see what everyone creates with these. Please open the “README” txt document first for full install instructions and a link to the video downloads.

tikkety-tok

He finally got to meet him!

skyrim-said-that

Brynjolf: The rich should get robbed at least once a week.

The Dragonborn: Why?

Brynjolf: Builds character

theartofanimation

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uesp

[So, my false Dragonborn? I do not recognize you as dragon.] You do not even know our tongue, do you? Such arrogance, to dare take for yourself the name of Dovah. Sahloknir, [kill these mortals.]

–Alduin, ordering a minion to kill you, while flying off to a point where he cannot observe the battle’s outcome.

phantomrin

Inktober - 17 - Phoenix

whitepeopletwitter

devinellekurtz

Aang & Appa Twitter | Instagram

patronuspirit

Sokka and his Moose Lion.

minacoladas

THIS IS WONDERFUL

mariamlovesyou

don’t know how reliable these news sources are but here’s The NY Times article and the Insider article

powerofthestruggle

Man eating rice, China, 1901-1904

comradepiyaz-deactivated2016020

this is an extremely important picture

fear-and-trembling-pdf-deactiva

Ive never seen someone from 1904 having fun omg

scootsenshi

He has a nice face

fearwax-deactivated20200108

No but the history behind this picture is really interesting

The reason that everyone always looked miserable in old photos wasn’t that they took too long to take. Once photography became widespread it took only seconds to take a picture.

It was because getting your photo taken was treated the same as getting your portrait painted. A very serious occasion meant so thst your descendants would know that ypu existed and what you looked like.

But one time some British dudes went to china to go on an anthropological expedition, and they met some rural Chinese farmers and decided to take their pictures. Now, these people weren’t exposed to the weird culture of the time around getting your photo taken, so this guy just flashed a big grin during the photo because he was told to strike a pose and that’s the pose he wanted to strike.

thisisarebeljyn

I think painted portraits and old photos give us the idea that in general people were just really unhappy because those are the visuals we have. This is so refreshing.

avatar-dacia

Hey, look; “Man Laughing Alone With Rice” is back on my dash.

jumpingjacktrash

always reblog Happy Rice Guy. once upon a time, he really enjoyed his lunch, and that’s beautiful.

221b-hound

May Happy Rice Guy take the 2020 curse from us!

pocketss

noooo bro please wake up :(

motherbychoice

Care to debate abortion?

Nah

reproductivejusticeandliberty

Mood. -V

kiwianaroha

This reminds me of a party I went to last year. I was standing with some friends, chatting, and someone said something that indirectly implied that sexism exists. Some trivial recounting of the basic facts of daily life for most women. Something so mild, so uncontroversial, so mundane that I don’t even remember what it was.

Suddenly, this man standing on the outskirts of our conversational circle piped up with “actually, I think men are more discriminated against than women these days.”

All conversation died.

I turned to look at him and he had this smug, insufferable grin on his face, relishing this moment, expecting us to waste our time and energy refuting this ridiculous thing he had just said.

The Devil’s Advocate was among us.

And, in my mind, I saw the next 15+ minutes playing out. The parade of facts and statistics in a vain attempt to defend ourselves, our gender, and to prove that misogyny is real. The glib, snide denials from some shithead who is getting off on our pain and frustration. The Gish Gallop of bullshit that would take a whole evening to properly dismantle. It was depressing and overwhelming. I hated it. I had to kill it before it began.

So I looked him dead in the eye and I said “OK,“ shrugged, and just walked away.

Nothing I have ever said to another human being has ever been so crushing. As I walked away, I watched the smug grin vanish and confusion and anxiety set in. The rest of the group turned their backs to him and carried on as if he had never spoken - as if he was invisible. He was still staring at me when I walked over to another friend and told her what he had said. I pointed him out for her and made direct eye contact with him while we both laughed.

tl;dr: Don’t feed the troll. Let it perish, cold and hungry, in the wasteland of your indifference. It is weak and you are strong. Live your best life.