My past self -"wow I wish I could be a trans woman too bad I'm not because that would be great but I don't want to be a woman definitely maybe so I guess I'm not :c"
Me now - hon do you not see how that's wanting to be a woman like you literally want to be a woman god damn it you dumby you silly you absolute fool!!!! *Shaking her violently by the shoulders*
WARNING: MADMAN'S RAMBLINGS ON A MINECRAFT ARG VIDEO AHEAD.
Okay, so I have thoughts about the Minecraft ARG Video "Searching for a world that doesn't exist." by Wifies -> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V7Rvo4Gvic Watch it if you haven't already, it is SO GOOD. Spoilers ahead.
The protagonist is SO SMART what the HELL finally something interesting, a character that makes ALL THE RIGHT DECISIONS AND IS ACTUALLY SMART ABOUT HOW HE DEALS WITH UNKNOWN HORRORS AND STILL ENDS UP AT THE HORROR'S MERCY, not because they made dumb mistakes or panicked or worried about self-imposed rules (turning on peaceful mode to not starve to death, just breaking through the door with a pickaxe, etc.), but because the monster was smarter than them, it's just so refreshing.
No cheap jump-scares either!
There's the creepy whispering and torches going out, sure, but nothing "in-your-face-haha-gotcha" about it! Everything is so glaringly empty yet there's always the sense that there is something there, following!
Even at the end, when D3rlord3 (right? that's the spelling?) goes through the gates and SEES whatever monster is on the other side (King in Yellow, I know, I know.) It's not an immediate reaction to run away, he just... looks at it for a few seconds, then turns away and runs.
AND THE FACT THAT HE ENDED UP IN THE EXACT POINT HE STARTED- UGH, MINDFUCK! HOW?!
D3RLORD3'S MIND GOT SO UNRAVELED AT THE END, HE KNEW WHO WOULD FIND THIS WORLD NEXT, AND LEFT A WARNING!
Jinx would’ve been riddled with nightmares when she first went to live with Silco. She would’ve had crying fits, breakdowns, and tantrums galore.
She would not have been easy, those first few months- the first year even. Yet Silco still watched over her. He would’ve comforted her when she was scared, would’ve consoled her as she cried and screamed and kicked and wailed.
Every time I remember that, I’m reminded of how thoroughly Silco loved Jinx. He had nothing to gain from taking her in, nothing to lose by casting her out. But he stuck through her at her worst, and did his best to raise her out of it.
ALSO i was transphobic for a bit in high school entirely because my father had gone on some rant about how it's obviously going to mess things up if you put the wrong sex hormones in someone's brain. and like i dropped that thought immediately when kamila szewczyk came out because like hey maybe the only human being on the planet who can program in malbolge knows what she's doing better than i do. but also HE WASN'T EXACTLY WRONG, as the upward trajectory of my mental health since taking the wrong sex hormones out of my brain 9 months ago can attest
Next time you find a bare patch of earth, I urge you to sit down and take a minute. At first glance it looks bare and dead, but if you sit there a minute you might find all manner of life. Moss, leaves, sprouts of grass, ants, spiders, mushrooms, beetles, flies, roots. Just because it looks like everything has been destroyed doesn't mean there isn't life there and that it isn't worth salvaging. Many times these places are located near riverbeds or creeks. You're just waiting for your spring rain, don't give up hope 🖤🖤🖤
Feels like there should be a term other than chaser for people that keep preordering eggs tbh. Big difference between hunting for food vs making your own. Unfortunately, calling the one who cracked your egg a breeder is a cognitohazard thatd decimate the community