Sometimes I think I'm a Horseshoe Crab

*blows a kiss at ocean* thats for the fish 🌟🌻🌟

[paulfrankjuliusthemonkey]

anyway. onto better things

[teathattast]

[bunjywunjy]

[holy-leapin-splits-batman]

[attex]

i just think if youre usamerican and within an online fan community for something thats also predominantly liked by usamericans You should be nicer and more open minded to fans that arent from the us and maybe dont treat them like some sort of strange fucking creatures. you might get more fans to talk to and befriend if you dont act like the us is the default for everyone in existence. this applies to everything ever when it comes to interacting with others online but im talking about fandom bullshit currently so keep that in mind

[attex]

genuinely if youre a grown ass adult that goes "wtf you never had a childhood xD" because someone in your fandom community said they didnt have a nintendo console or some shit you need to grow up asap and consider how that can be alienating and add up to this person over time and make them not wanna bother with your poking and prodding. because so many usamericans do the exact same shit .

it may sound like something silly to you but maybe you should consider the fact that not everywhere on earth is the same. youre on the internet, there are people across the globe talking to you!! id say you should be thankful if someone from across the earth is into the same stuff as you are, be grateful about how you share a passion for a piece of art despite the distance yknow

[attex]

again, this applies to literally everything. it applies to all sorts of minorities within a given group, they will get alienated and treated weirdly for not fitting in and have their rightful complaints ignored so they dont wanna engage. im just speaking from how ive felt in online fan communities as someone not from the us or imperial core in general

[stuckinapril]

I think part of getting better is complete ego death. Like you’re not above setting a timer for 5 minutes and focusing on a task. You’re not above doing a very simple 3 minute workout to start. You’re not above reading for 10 minutes a day when you first get out of your reading slump, even if you used to read for hours. You’re not above starting slow and then building up to where you want to be/where you once were. What you are above is total inertia. Doing something really is better than doing nothing. Radically accept where you are, radically accept your limits, and go from there. Don’t let your ego get in the way.

[wheelie-sick]

sometimes people experiencing psychosis and/or mania will come up to you on the street and talk in confusing or upsetting ways. your job is to either have a regular human-to-human conversation with that person or politely leave. your job is not to call 911. do not call 911. you might kill that person if you call 911.

[wheelie-sick]

I don't even have the energy to screenshot and respond to your tags- what the actual fuck is wrong with you? "the cops are scared and rightfully so" "mental health calls are the scariest for cops" OH so this isn't about the safety of psychotic & manic people this is about piggy feelings?

and no, actually, this is not USA specific and no, actually, people from other countries should not ignore this post. police violence and sanism weren't invented in the US and they are certainly not unique to here. if you (or anyone) thinks that this bullshit doesn't happen elsewhere then you are not listening.

[headspace-hotel]

cops r Some Guy with a Gun

do we want Some Guy with a Gun in this situation? answer is usually "NO"

[uncivilliberties]

This is legitimately useful reframing. A while ago I started replacing the word "cop" in my vocabulary with "a man with a gun." It really puts things into perspective.

This homeless person is making me uncomfortable. Should I call [a man with a gun]?

My neighbor is having a loud party. Should I get [a man with a gun] involved?

There are some teenagers skateboarding. Do you think [a man with a gun] would get rid of them for me?

It makes it very clear what you're saying. I can call a man with a gun to threaten or hurt someone mildly inconveniencing me. You're not calling the cops, you're calling A MAN WITH A GUN into a situation that does not warrant a firearm handled by a volatile lunatic who will not be held accountable for his actions.

[headspace-hotel]

^ ^ ^

[electricheart]

a little reminder! by annalaura_art

[natureisthegreatestartist]

Ever seen an Andean mountain cat before? No? That's not surprising considering it's an endangered species with only about 1,500 of these cats living in the wild.

[parkchanwoohoo]

As we enter an increasingly anti-Black time, cuckoldry becomes the foundational psychosexual fixation of the racist masses. I don't mean jokes about "the cuck chair" or whatever, which is largely racially neutral and is more akin to jokes about swinging, but cuckoldry as in sexual anxiety surrounding stereotypes of Blackness. The specter of Blackness overshadows every sexual context for these people. You can't see a beautiful woman without preemptively imagining comparative sexual humiliation at the hands of a Black man. Racist whites will model themselves after "demure" sexual norms designed to contrast specifically with the imagined stereotype of Black women. It is deeply pathetic, increasingly dangerous, and also: lol fucking losers

[itsjunetime]

clowngirl getting an orchiectomy and the surgeon just keeps removing ball after ball after ball after ball after

[estrogenesis-vaporeongelion]

clown nurse standing by solemnly adding each successive ball to the ones she's already juggling

[brofisting]

helpful tattoo reminder: they are technically Injuries so u have to eat a lot of calories drink a lot of water and sleep a lot after so your body can Heal The Injury

[brofisting]

another helpful tattoo reminder: the 24-48 hours after you get a tattoo your brain can not be trusted in regards to whether or not you should have gotten that tattoo, if you have somehow ruined your life, if it turned out ugly, etc. ignore that

[brofisting]

finally, while i am at it: always bring a candy bar and a sugary drink to your appointment for blood-sugar reasons (worst case scenario) or so you can have a treat (unilaterally applicable)

[brofisting]

this has been your friendly neighborhood haver of 19* tattoos (assorted sizes and placements)

*not totally sure here. bad at counting

[parasocialanxiety]

Can I just emphasize that not everyone reading this has yet encountered the information that injuries require food, hydration, and sleep? I think the way many people associate rest and injury is that you rest the injury itself to avoid making it worse, but overlook that the healing process itself requires rest regardless of if not-rest directly injures it further.

Also exercise is a form of controlled injury so that as your body heals it heals stronger. You also need food-hydration-rest for strength and cardiovascular improvements after exercise.

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

alright guys. time to vote on which symbols to use for the pride buttons.

which symbol goes with the rainbow flag?

ionizing radiation

hand crush

health hazard

Remaining time: 18 hours 5 minutes

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

which symbol goes with the wlw flag?

gear crush

submerged objects

Remaining time: 18 hours 6 minutes

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

which symbol goes with the mlm flag?

press brake crush

surf craft area

Remaining time: 18 hours 8 minutes

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

which symbol goes with the bi flag?

body crush

hand crush

Remaining time: 18 hours 9 minutes

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

which symbol goes with the pan flag?

non-ionizing radiation

high surf

moving blades

Remaining time: 18 hours 10 minutes

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

which symbol goes with the trans flag?

battery charging

corrosive substance

rapid movement of press brake

Remaining time: 18 hours 12 minutes

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

which symbol goes with the ace flag?

sharp implement

industrial vehicles

Remaining time: 18 hours 13 minutes

[hazard-symbols-that-fuck-hard]

which symbol goes with the intersex flag?

run over by remote operator controlled machine

oxidizer

emergency stop button

falling objects

Remaining time: 18 hours 14 minutes

[thedreamthieves]

i think one of the worst things the left wing internet ever did was push the idea that oppression is basically a virtue, and being oppressed is a sign of your morality. it has made it like…impossible for some of you to hold the idea that most people are privileged in some ways and oppressed in others. AND a lot of you seem to have it in your mind that terrible people cannot be oppressed, and that oppressed people cannot do terrible things, which is a dangerous rhetoric to hold imo.

[loveridden1999]

constantly trying to see the inherent good in people is a humiliation ritual that i continue to willingly participate in

[ruffboi-mags]

[scumtrout]

Sometimes I just look at this photo of when people had to enjoy the local canal (not optional).

[odinsblog]

“Encouragement and attention are like sunshine and water to a plant for a child's growth and self esteem.”

[sweetenby]

Being able to understand what's going on in Xrays is basically an arcane magic to me.

Like here's my x rays of my broken toe

Anyone can just look at the first picture and go "😬 oh yeah thats definitely a break" which yeah thats a break

But then 4 weeks later a Radiologist can look at the 2nd image and go "Oh good you're healing up so nicely! 🙂" and its basically the exact same picture but slightly blurry and they somehow just know that blurriness is bone regrowing