It is I, The Nia

Welcome to this random blog where I mostly post pictures of my dogs. I like to break it up every now and again with my random observations (and opinions) on random things.

[sexceptionul]

I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

Reblog this to keep other users aware. Suicide isn’t a joke, and neither is someone’s life. If you didn’t know this, someone else may not, either. Pass it on.

[thedanliest]

why on earth doesn’t this have more notes

[outtelligent]

I actually had to do this once. She lived.

[faeirytale]

if you scroll past this on your dash you are absolutely heartless.

[natalie-as-herself]

Reblog this!! This can save somebody’s life!

[aika-chan01]

reblog.

help.

do not scroll down.

[nonextistentttttt-deactivated20]

I SWEAR TO GOD IF ANYONE SCROLLS PAST THIS WITHOUT REBLOGGING I WILL LITTERALLY FIND THEM AND GIVE THEM A LECTURE

[danqueray-deactivated20200703]

may I just update this?

see the little thing that says help?

[josephdreemuur-moved]

Don’t ever scroll past this post. FUCKING NEVER SCROLL PAST!!!

[xcassidy]

🌸🌸🌸

[undiagnosed-autism-things]

Anyone know where it is on mobile ???

[i-am-a-moron-deactivated2020051]

You report the user, choose “something else”, scroll down and choose “suicide or self harm”

[femur-theif]

DO NOT SCROLL DOWN

REBLOG TO LITERALLY SAVE A LIVE

[im-just-trying-to-survive-man]

PLEASE REBLOG

[tastingmellow]

Please don’t scroll past this post, you could save someone’s life.

[mo0oshro0om]

SAVE A LIFE

[veeaziel]

every day i am percieved™️

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

There is a reason for this though!

The original tweet summarizes it pretty well. Fanfic tends to be popular among certain types of neurodivergent people (aka people most likely to read excessively as a child, and have burnout as an adult) for the same reasons that we tend to hyperfixate–neurochemical signaling (I hope I’m using that phrase correctly). What I mean is, for people who are really dependent on changes in dopamine/serotonin/neurotransmitter levels, who have low levels or wonky neural reward systems (perhaps the most common types of neurodivergence)…people like us rely on dependable external sources of those neurochemicals. In order to function, we spend a lot of our free time trying to level out our brain chemistry using things that can reliably bring us a steady stream of joyful moments (rewards) without costing too much of the mental effort that is already in short supply. 

significantly: the investment of reading has to be balanced with a steady “return on investment”–and this return has to start fairly quickly. because again, we don’t have a lot of attention/energy to invest on tiring things. we have perpetual “low batteries” in that regard.

that doesn’t mean these stories are “simple,” or that they lack complexity or value–only that the reward has to come in short regular intervals, and it has to have a low “upfront cost.” these stories are only “easy” to read in the sense that the effort we put into them is rewarded in a timely manner. which is why fanfic stories are so perfectly formulated for neurodivergent readers–they are often beautifully written, but skip a lot of the upfront costs (of introducing new characters, of world-building, of getting the audience emotionally connected to the story elements).

the nature of fanfiction is that the reader has a pre-existing relationship with this world and these characters. that–combined with the shorter average length of fics–means that fan fics very quickly start rewarding the reader in a way that traditional fiction struggles to. that’s not a bad thing! and maybe it’s something more traditionally published writers should be paying attention to.

Fanfic, as a genre, has been uniquely helpful and accessible to many neurodivergent readers who would otherwise struggle to immerse themselves in stories. I’m glad so many of you have found a way to love and enjoy reading again! The important thing is that you are spending time inside stories you love–the way those stories are published or presented to the world is just one detail. The fact that you find joy in the process of reading (or listening!) to stories–that is what matters.

[attackofjak]

I feel understood 🥰

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

a bunch of people have reblogged this with the default “i feel called out” reaction….and i know when we say that we mean it tongue-in-cheek….but this comment sorta blew my mind & shifted my perspective up and to the left a little thank you♥

[zadabug98]

The Serotonin is stored in the Ao3

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

The Serotonin is stored in the Ao3

[the-nia16]

Okay, I never add commentary on my reblogs these days, but I feel so fucking understood right now that I had to this time. I haven't read a book in over a decade, but I read at least 200k words of fic a day at this point in my life. This makes so much fucking sense.

[theehorsepusssy]

[r4cs0]

????????

[were--ralph]

I need to know more

[sweetenby]

The spark notes of the situation:

The current world champion was beat by this chess master who was considered low on the ranks. The world champion threw, in my opinion, a hissy fit and left the tournament they were in. World champion went to twitter to post some vague tweet about how the person who beat him could have cheated. This sparked a debate about how he could have cheated. The incredible normal and genius minds over at reddit came up with a theory about how he could hide a device to feed him information- anal beads. There's zero proof this happened, no way to prove it, and no proof even that the player even cheated. News articles are still deciding to write about it anyway.

[yellowcomics]

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron

[tiktoks-for-dead-pope]

[bjornwilde]

Better with sound

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron

[funny-tik-toks]

[drunkenhills]

[steverogersnotebook]

@lycanbucky

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron

[bestof-tiktok]

[glitter-pear]

it’s called a what?!

oh my god it is

is it really going to say ass of the bag???

cowards

[gitout-guiteau-deactivated20230]

HGDYKDFCCHCKHKHCHCKGCHKCLC

[callsigndreadfrost]

I'm sorry but I refuse to leave this in the tags.

[bulllla-deactivated20230629]

Tolkien did know this, he left specific instructions on how to translate his works and what to keep. Which is why Bilbo Baggins from Bag End became Bilbon Sacquet de Cul-de-Sac

[mananabuffins]

BILBO FROM THE ASS END OF HOBBITSVILLE

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron

[chewedcorn]

Map of the US by a truck driver who has seen most of it…

[54viruses]

This is DEFINITELY someone I call an expert.

[drtanner]

I’m desperate to know who Gary is. So I can also avoid him.

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron Look at SoCal and ID.

[windyvalleyzone]

[the-nia16]

So, it turns out I needed this today.

[transmechanicus]

A lab coat is a type of lingerie

[kittykat5090]

op what does this mean

[transmechanicus]

It means i’m breaching lab etiquette and OSHA regulations by the dozen by looking mad cute next to the chlorine laser.

[osha-official]

"Mad cute" you say? Okay, I'll allow it just this one time

[dream-fighter]

OSHA?!

[chronosamurai]

Is this the post that got them deactivated?

[transmechanicus]

[dimetrodone]

Sorry to all my friends on Discord

[mercurygray]

@shoshiwrites @junojelli @basilone

[junojelli]

DONT WORRY I LIVE FOR IT AND LOVE IT

[the-nia16]

Yes. Just...yes.

[high-quality-tiktoks]

Super sweet loved ones vs. super honest loved ones

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron The second part reminds me of Andy lol

[c-rotten-candy]

literally the only reason im not covered in tattoos is bc i cant afford it. its just really important for me that you all know that my best, ideal self would be covered in tattoos.

[lgbt-tiktoks]

[abysswarlock]

Legends only

[scarred-but-still-smiling]

This person's vibes are impeccable I love them

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron

[xxtc-96xx]

What are your thoughts on this?

bruh Mewtwo knows what’s up 

[oneechangoddess]

Mewtwo made the right choice

[raeloganthesonic06fangirl]

That time he chucked Mewtwo into a lake

[lord-tachanka-official]

[the-nia16]

@ironthebiron

[damienthepious]

The difference between a bisexual person and a pansexual person is that a bi person identifies as bi and a pan person identifies as pan and you don't get to fucking tell them that their understanding of their own sexuality is wrong

[damienthepious]

Knew it wouldn't take too long for folks to start clowning. Pansexuality is not biphobic. Bisexuality is not panphobic. Neither is more woke, neither is inherently more inclusive, neither is inherently fucking transphobic. Bi/pan solidarity is it, y'all.

[the-nia16]

^^^THIS^^^

ALL OF THIS.

[butchtj-deactivated20190316]

Do any other american high schoolers have intense survivor’s guilt and trauma with school shootings even though they weren’t at your school?

[butchtj-deactivated20190316]

Like. A laser tag place opened geared towards teenagers and it got no business, we tried to enjoy it but when someone pointed a laser machine gun at me and I instinctively dropped behind the nearest wall and reached to turn off my phone I cried, I wasn’t the only one. The announcements system turns on at an unexpected time and everyone holds their breath until they say something besides “locks, lights, out of sight,” nobody even jokingly pops chip bags anymore, a door slammed really loud during a class change and everyone dropped and ran. Everyone cries during drills, even the toughest ranch kids. Every drill comes with a full day of teachers crying and telling us that they love us all so much and will die for us, and every kid in every class looking around wondering who would I die for? Who would die for me? You walk to the bathroom and wonder every second if it happens right now, where will I go? You test supply closet doors to see which ones are unlocked, you memorize which furniture in the teachers’ lounge your English teacher says is light enough to barricade a door with. The fire alarm goes off and nobody moves, instead you wait for gunshots—it a trap? You stand with a group of freshmen and realize that you’re the oldest, you know you’ll have to die for them. You forget your ID tag and worry that now the police won’t be able to tell your parents if you’re safe, or not safe. Your stats teacher has a baseball bat by the door, your math teacher keeps a stapler under each desk to throw, your drama teacher asks who will be willing to stand by the non-locking door with the Shakespearean swords. Your yearbook teacher tells you don’t worry about breaking a camera because you heard about the kids who died holding them. You don’t use the bathroom during classes because you don’t want to be the only target to shoot at. You keep your phone on silent 24/7 because you worry the one time you forget will be when you get your whole US History class killed. You have a snap saved with your class schedule and school and full name to send in an instant to your internet friends so they know if you were on that wing, you have a note saved with the things you want your mom to know and the things you’re sorry for. At the age of 12 I was told I needed to know who I would die for and that it was okay if it was nobody, that was my decision to make. School shootings control us more than adults and non-Americans could possibly imagine and nobody moves to change anything unless we’re actively screaming for it. Have you considered we’re too scared?

[tehdoctah]

The absolute fuck. The fuck did I just read. This sounds like dystopian fiction. The fucking fuck.

[allthingshyper]

It isn’t. This is 100% the reality of all American children - not the ones that live in bad neighborhoods, not the ones that make bad choices, ALL OF THEM.

Welcome to America.

[kentuckyfriedbooks]

This reminds me of a discussion we had in one of my classes the other day-

My professor was describing how everyone from her generation had the same nightmare of a nuke going off. In they dream they all saw the same mushroom cloud and everything. She said that she didn’t think my generation had a dream like that; one that everyone shared and had

For a while none of us could disagree with her. Until this popped up. I raised my hand and mentioned that everyone I knew had an active shooter dream at one point or another. And Every. Single. Person. Nodded. All of us had that dream. All of us.

Pretty telling, huh?

[aristocrowcy]

The mere notion that highschool children might have survivor’s guilt is sickening

[witchaj]

I think the best gift 2020 gave me was not having to do school shooter drills. For the first time in I don’t know how many years, I didn’t have to choke back tears while I looked at these kids and tried not to imagine how I would die protecting them. It is really hard to tell a bunch of kindergartners that it’s just practice and it’s ok, when the adults are all struggling not to cry. Distance learning is extremely difficult, but it does have some positives.

[the-nia16]

Please read this. It's important.