[wastefulautist]

Overlord - Corporal Lewis "Nazi Headbutter" Ford...

Edit for one the most badass characters ever

[darerendevil]

Wyatt Russell & Sebastian stan @ D23

[floraexpress]

Daniel Gerhartz

[disturbedlolita]

[headspace-hotel]

Not directed at OP or anyone who relates to this, but I find this kind of thing interesting because it's so completely alien to me.

I don't automatically imagine myself from an external perspective. It takes effort for me to do that, and it's usually unpleasant, so I don't.

I have seen many writings about "identity based on consumption" so it seems to be an experience that stretches beyond a handful of people, but I wonder what explains it. Social media? Something nebulous about culture? Being autistic might explain not being able to easily "perceive" myself as a simulated outside observer.

This is also not directed at OP or anyone who relates to this, but the way this writing talks about "consumption" reminds me of anthropology class and the discussion of "overconsumption," which was what drove home for me that going to an expensive private college was a bad idea—to upper-middle-class, environmentally conscious people, the source of all problems is the "wastefulness" of "our" personal choices and "our" need to define our identity by buying stuff constantly. The usual use of "consumption" is in terms of physical actual things, or at least things that can be sold and bought that involve physical resources.

I don't like the way "consumption" has started to encompass watching a movie, listening to a song, or reading a book. The writer's anxiety about the things they "consume" seems to echo similar anxiety about physical "consumption."

But what the writer is experiencing may not have anything to do with that kind of "consumption" at all: I think looking to art for reassurance that you are not alone in your feelings or for help understanding yourself is a very human thing to do in a variety of cultural circumstances, and can serve as a reassurance that your pain is real, and like a traveler dying of thirst in the desert, you go to places that others say they've found water.

The uneasiness and anxiety part sounds like something that partly comes of the deafening storm of attempts at defining and dissecting "What It Is Like" to be a young woman.

I keep reading this sentiment that young women feel like they need to "sell" themselves, a Platonic ideal of who they are as a young woman, and it feels connected to the fact that there is so much writing on the stable and distinct state of "being a young woman" and what experiencing this state is like.

The writer of this piece almost loops back into the state she feels is a trap in her own writing, saying things like "Young women are conditioned to believe..." and making broad statements about how other women feel and what motivates their actions and interests.

What on earth do "straight-cut Levi's" have to do with depression? Other than the fact that jeans, in general, suck.

[cirquedugrotesque]

[magnetosmettle]

La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, 2021)

I’m very much looking forward to more Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine. She has quite a dubious air of mystery in addition to a devilish and sardonic sense of humor. And delivered by the fabulous Julia Louis-Dreyfus? Fantastic! Can’t wait for more of her. Let’s hope she doesn’t bring John Walker/US Agent. I can’t bear anymore of that character. Or the actor who portrays him.

[radi0clash]

Unlike this person, I am really looking forward to Wyatt's return to the MCU. 🖖

[malglories]

“Be careful not to measure your holiness by other people’s sins.”

— Martin Luther (via alistairradley)

[metvmorqhoses]

forgive me father for i have sinned in all the most intricate, exquisite and aesthetically pleasing ways i was capable of

[redversaillesrose]

[topherfoxtrot]

Under the Banner of Heaven 1x02

[mesho11-deactivated20260425]

He’s such a cutie in this scene ☹️ but how he looks like a teenager here

[wastefulautist]

Aww, he looks like he’s back in 2013 🥺

[beardedmrbean]

The internet is a wonderful place sometimes

[youngwoochoo]

MOON KNIGHT  |   fronting

bonus:

[wastefulautist]

The prettiest 🥰 Barbara Palvin 🔥

✨Thank you guys so much for subscribing ✨ ❤️Love you❤️📬Business inquiries: [email protected] #models #kyliejenner #ke

Either I'm going crazy or that's Wyatt Russell in the background 🤔

[ex0skeletal-undead]

by Sa Fonklor

This artist on Instagram

[nettoriley]

Seriously tho, the power of being a middle age dad is stronger than the biggest criminal organisation in a country, a literal empire, and 5 supernatural beings that can destroy everything within their range. You go dads

[shulgirlstudies]

It’s genuinely concerning to me that multilevel marketing companies aren’t treated as a mainstream, pressing issue like they should be. I’ve seen so many women (men on rare occasions) scammed by them because nobody teaches them how to identify pyramid schemes. So, I’ve decided to compile a list of common themes I’ve taken note of in my Facebook feed that originate from the girls in MLMs (the ones I’ve seen so far are Plexus, Young Living, Monat, and ItWorks) as well as themes I’ve found in my own research  in case any of you come across it and are asked to buy or join:

1.) You’ll often see long Facebook posts from a person involved that make excessive use of emojis (this point might sound silly but it’s very, very relevant). The Facebook posts originating from this person are almost never sad and never delve into their mental health because they simply aren’t allowed to act that way. The posts need to be cheery because they’re often forced into making a positive representation of the MLM they work for. “How can you be sad when you’re working for a company as amazing as Plexus?”

2.) The posts they make will more often focus on the money to be made working for the company, rather than the products you’ll be selling. MLMs have a habit of preying on people who are struggling financially, most notably college students, single mothers and military wives. I myself have been approached by representatives from Plexus and ItWorks with the promise of making more money. “Do you want financial freedom? Do you want to be able quit your 9-5 job and stay home with your kids?’

3. When you join, you’ll likely have to buy some sort of “starter kit” as a fee for joining (for reference, NO LEGITIMATE BUSINESS will ask you to make any form of payment when signing up to work. If they do, it’s more than likely a scam).

4. You’ll likely have something called an “upline” who benefit from your sales and the sales of people below you. Before pyramid schemes were criminalized, their practices were the same, and the ONLY difference with MLMs is the involvement of a product/products: the only way for a new recruit to turn any sort of profit is by recruiting more people to sell, forming a “downline”. The more people you recruit and the more people your recruits recruit, the more money you make. However, the people at the bottom of the line will always face the same situation of not turning a profit. The only way to escape this, again, is to get people to join below you, and the cycle repeats itself.

5. You may get messages from people involved in MLMs that either undermine or boost your confidence as a selling point for their products, things like, “Hey girl! I’m so happy for you and congratulations on your new baby. Are you looking to lose your baby weight? ItWorks has some amazing products that I think you should try.” (Yes, this was a real message that a friend of mine got). You’ll get stuff from people you used to attend high school with that haven’t spoken to you in years.

6. When someone you know involved in an MLM makes a post about it, check the profiles of people who make positive and encouraging comments. The majority (if not all of them) are also ambassadors for the same MLM. Whereas you would expect ordinary people to find the post uninteresting and ignore it, these people will leave feedback in order to give the impression that the person involved is doing well and finding success.

7. If the MLM is health/nutrition/supplement based, the person will all of a sudden become an anatomy and health expert. They may post some gross pictures and discuss them in detail, or start talking about the science behind losing weight and getting in shape (and sometimes these posts are excruciatingly long) in order to give the products they sell an aura of scientific legitimacy. However, I have yet to see a post that scientifically explains what the products created by these MLMs do to help people. (This point wouldn’t apply to jewelry or clothing MLMs like LulaRoe). 

If you guys have any points to add, please let me know what I’m missing. I’m sure there’s a lot. We need to teach young people just leaving high school and entering college what to look out for so they aren’t at risk of being scammed into losing all of their hard earned money.

[thecaroliner]

Nothing to add here except a list of companies that are MLMs that everyone should avoid:

- Young Living

- doTerra

- Lula Roe

- Paparazzi

- Thrive (not the cosmetics)

- It Works

- Arbonne

- Pure Romance

- Scentsy

- Rodan and Fields

- Beach Body

- Plexus

- Monat

These are just the ones off the top of my head.

[shulgirlstudies]

Reblogging for my followers to see. There are so many more but I see these ones most often on Facebook.

[humandisastersquad]

The Checkout did a good segment on MLMs a few years ago that explains how they work and also some common ones to look out for (it’s Australian but the info applies across the board). Seriously, these things are major scams, and if you know anyone who has bought into them, show them this video and/or other resources to help talk them out of it.

[marzipanandminutiae]

Adding Amway to the list. It’s an oldie and a serious baddie. My housemate is involved with them and I’ve gotten a front-row seat to the cult mindset, brainwashing, emotional abuse, and general money-flushing involved. Their intentionally deceptively-named product lines include:

- Artistry

- Nutrilite

- Nutriway

- Glister

- Satinique

- Hymn

- Body Series

- XL and XS energy drinks

- Dish Drops

-SA8 (home cleaning product)

- LOC (also a home cleaning product)

- Legacy of Clean

- Moiskin

- eSpring

- Atmosphere

- iCook

[geekandmisandry]

https://isthisanmlm.com/ allows you to type in a company name and see if they are on the known lost of companies that are MLMs. If it isn’t there it doesn’t mean it isn’t, but it can be a good first point.

[saeto-15]

Amway is the big reason MLMs aren’t illegal. The Devos family did what they do best and threw money at their Republican cronies to have them turn a blind eye to their business practices and make it imposible to legislate against them.

Amway is 100% an MLM and I can attest to the cult-like behavior of its followers; my mom and stepdad spent my entire childhood alienating all of their friends and family and every stranger they met by trying to pitch it to them. They also wasted money on the endless “seminars”, tapes, meetings and products.

I live in Grand Rapids, MI, the home of the Devos family, and they basically own this town. Amway is a huge employer here. They’re huge donors to the Republican Party. So if you’re wondering how Betsy Devos got a cabinet position, that’s how.

[the2headedcalf-archive]

You know that Ada Limón poem where she’s like “i can’t help it i love the way men love”? my dad recently confessed to me that he became a shoemaker because they buried my grandma shoeless

oh.......................................

[urlocalchangeling]

Accident Report in the Tall, Tall Weeds - Ada Limón

[generic-dumb-bitch]

[tundrakatiebean]

[dorothygale]

[prismatic-bell]

When I was 18 my Grampa was doing the laundry and pulled out this godawful ratty sports bra that was the only bra I owned. I was embarrassed to tell my mom I’d long since outgrown my bras and she never checked, and by that point I just kind of. Assumed they were supposed to hurt. This thing wasn’t a little past its prime, either. We’re talking stained, stretched, popped stitches, made for a B cup and I was easily in a D. I think I’d gotten it when I was 14.

My Grampa put me in the car, took me to the mall, handed his credit card to a Victoria’s Secret saleslady and told her to “make sure my granddaughter is dressed right” and then told me he was going to Sears to look at shoes. He picked Victoria’s Secret because where we lived, that constituted “good underwear.”

My grandmother had to have a total mastectomy at the age of 57. Her doctor suspected ill-fitting bras had been part of the reason it took her so long to catch the tumor. She died at age 69, having never fully recovered from the surgery. My Grampa survived her by 19 years and never remarried.

It took me many, many years to put together that my shitty sports bra, other than being lime green, was identical to the ones my grandma had to wear to protect her mastectomy scars.

[talkfloraltome-deactivated20221]

why are 75% of fics on here written exclusively for white people? i am so tired of reading abt the reader blushing or having bright pink lips and white skin like STOPP

[stopmakingliberalslookbad]

Nobody is stopping you from writing your own stories.

[nonasuch]

I wanna hear these Opinions on steampunk color palettes, if you’re willing.

tbh “the Victorians did not go to the trouble of inventing aniline dyes so that we could wear neutrals” mostly covers it?

they went to a lot of effort to bring affordable screaming bright fuchsias and acid greens into the world, and we should honor their tacky, tacky choices.

[captainlordauditor]

let’s not forget the tacky patterns, too

oh yeah

oh fuck yeah

(TELL ME that last one isn’t a steampunk look. just try and tell me)

[nonasuch]

yes! thank you, these are EXACTLY what i meant. tomorrow I’ll take a picture of the bafflingly tacky goldenrod-and-maroon gown I’ve got at the shop

also

this is wise, and correct.

[gothiccharmschool]

This is 100% true.

[squeeful]

Oh no, no those are tasteful compared to what wild color shenanigans the 19th century got up to.  Most of them being mid-century are only ~2 colors excepting the plaid.  By the 1890s, five colors per dress was the fashion.  They…didn’t all coordinate the way we would.  

PUMPKIN WORTH

I have seen mid-century dresses in electric blue.  Barbie pink

Black with photo-realistic brocade oranges.  Royal purple with GIANT POLKA DOTS.

Hey hey did you know lime green and lavender was a favorite color combo in 1895?

This one is not so much tacky as…vibrant

Okay at ~1903 it’s not really Victorian but I love the melting ice cream explosion look of it

This dress has faded but it would have originally been a quite eye-catching shade of violet.

Not that past eras were any less fond of colors even if they weren’t artificial dyes.  I’ve seen canary yellow Regency dresses and an 18th century man’s coat in turquoise velvet printed with leopard spots.  Steampunk isn’t really Victorian so much as it is ‘drapery store vomited on a sexy colorblind school marm’

Et le piece de resistance…

Yes, those orange blocks are outlined in green chenille fringe.

[nonasuch]

brb, saving that green one to my ‘Malfoy estate sale’ pinterest board

[star-anise]

Steampunk isn’t really Victorian so much as it is ‘drapery store vomited on a sexy colorblind school marm’

[systlin]

Pair a brightass fushia dress with a top hat and gears you cowards

MORE PUMPKIN ORANGE AND FRINGE YOU COWARDS

If you’re not using blood red and forty pounds of lace and trim what the fuck are you even playing at

[gehayi]

The Pragmatic Costumer calls this “The Hot Mess Dress.” It dates from around 1878. They say: “This dress has more trims than my entire collection of detash combined (detash or destash means all the little bits, pieces, and leftovers from crafting something)! On the outside alone I spot: black lace, bi-colored sandy-brown/cornflower-blue ruffles, tawny velvet, cream silk, beaded netting, cream lace, ribbon bows, ribbon rosettes, cornflower-blue buttons, and that fluffy lace collar.  For even more trim-tastic fun and draping pandemonium, here’s a shot of the back:”

The Pragmatic Costumer: “Trims were all the rage in the mid 1870s and 1880s, and this dress is raging harder, faster, and more extravagantly than most.”

And here’s a Worth tea gown from 1895. This really needs to be worn by a mad scientist. Especially one interested in fish.

[theeinkibus]

@gwengrimm Some of these are just amazing, and others sink worse than the sink we just unclogged.

[gwengrimm]

I would wear that bright orange pumpkin monstrosity, just saying 🤣

[owldork1998]

[heywriters]

These all make me think of Scarlett O'Hara’s ensembles, especially her curtain dress.