crying but trying

28 and trying to relive the years of my youth that depression stole by doing dumb shit

[vampireminuet]

Tumblr show me another dark maga hat ad again I dare you. Minding my business scrolling on my phone and saw it FIVE TIMES like less than every ten posts. Ew. Mobile tumblr is basically unusable because of ads anyway but this is ridiculous

[sappharic]

Take care of yourselves everyone 💚🏳️‍🌈

[fashionablyuninvitedx]

sorry for being weird and evasive. i was raised to believe that having wants and needs was a moral failing

[diamondseaside]

it’s so jarring when you realize trump supporters aren’t a loud minority and that roughly half the country is voting for that man after EVERYTHING and it makes me sick

[vampireminuet]

Open letter to the youngest of Gen Z; and Gen Alpha teens,

You're smarter than this. Disengage from your algorithm. Seek out new things, new perspectives. Stop scrolling. If your feed is getting too similar or doubling down on a topic, particularly political, proceed with caution. They knew they were losing young people, they've been worrying about it for years - maybe even since before some of you were born. They were watching as you became more progressive and knew their days were numbered. So they pushed hard to infect your algorithms and drip-feed you, to shape your narrative during your formative teenage years when many of you are eager to grow up and be independent and break from the norms and make change, but are also still very impressionable. These algorithms are only getting better, and they have it down to a science to keep you engaged as long as possible. You should be angry about this and distrustful - you cannot assume they will keep your best interests at heart.

Don't bank on AI in school to do your assignments. Don't bank on "auto AI answers." Ignore the top results on Google. I know it seems like the easy, low effort option. I know you're burned out. I know school can be hard. But learning to think for yourself and sift through the madness and noise right now is the most important skill you can learn in this evolving world. Those that have the most vested interest in AI stand to gain a lot from making you trust it and rely on it. Once you trust it, think how easy would it be for them to change the game and make it parrot back propaganda several years from now. Never stop questioning it. Verify sources. Never let yourself become complacent and easy to manipulate. Although AI is here to stay and we need to learn to coexist with it now, always keep it at arms' length. It has its uses and when used as a tool could significantly advance humanity in the right contexts.

And most importantly.... never lose your empathy. We all only have one life. Kindness still matters. Things feel very hopeless today for many of us. But they're hoping we'll give up and accept that it will be this way forever now. If they can't win you over, they want to keep you feeling helpless and apathetic. Do not give up.

[mikarchive2-deactivated20250714]

ever since i was a little girl i knew i wanted to be infertile

[marvelsmostwanted]

❗️Nevada voters - this is going to sound weird, but PICK UP YOUR PHONE if an unknown number calls.

**Lots of signatures on ballots are not matching and your ballot may need to be fixed.

TLDR; yes, signature matching is an antiquated way to verify ballots but it is still being used. Reportedly thousands of ballots here need to be cured. Answer the phone!

[iknowitwontwork]

never underestimate how much the world hates women btw

[vampireminuet]

Harris won my town by twenty votes. I live in a blue state.

It’s not comforting.

[skinn1-system]

[piecesintoplaces]

however this ends up it should never have been this close. it is so repulsive to think half of this country thinks our rights and lives are dispensable. the person next to you on your ride to work could (or probably even does) think you're less of a person because of who you love, or how you express yourself, or what you look like, or what organs you were born with. it's actually insane to think we're supposed to just move past that.

[tsrmarina]

Sketch study ✍️

[themirokai]

I’m in Boston for the first time and I now understand why Massachusetts drivers are Like That.

It’s because all their streets that are not tunnels were made for horses and make no goddamn sense and they probably get a little insane every time they touch a steering wheel as a result.

[massachusetts-official]

Official Post of Massachusetts

[dumplinglove]

ur government assigned gender for the day is the first thing u get when u click this link to a randomised wikipedia article. NO REROLLS . i am the  trollsteineggje mountain in norway

[monachopism]

Some good news:

Two days ago, Massachusetts signed off on their fiscal budget, which makes community college completely free for all citizens.

"Last year, we created MassReconnect - free community college for students 25 and older - and gave thousands of people another shot at degrees they put on pause," Healey said in a social media post. "This year, I signed a budget that builds on that success and makes community college free - for everyone." - Gov. Maura Healey

[massachusetts-official]

Official Post of Massachusetts

[vampireminuet]

Not to be like, perpetually negative but I would rather get a colonoscopy than attend my 10 year high school reunion.

I wish to be entirely forgotten and not remembered by anyone in my high school class

[blackpyrefly]

i saw a dumb tweet. here's a poll for people who read a lot of books as kids. there's no moral judgment attached to this poll at all; i do not care if it was your favourite book, that's completely fine, you don't have to lie just because you hate jkr now. answer honestly to the best of your recollection.

how good did you think harry potter was as a kid?

it was my favourite book/series

it was in my top 3 favourite books/series

it wasn't one of my favourites but i liked it well enough

i didn't like harry potter as a kid

Voting ended onAug 19, 2024