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[sinensis26]

Yall, dont lose sight of what the USA *actually* is. Its not politics. This gigantic slice of continent is the birthplace of so many different types of music, so many incredible writers. We have multiple biomes, each more beautiful and feral than the last. This is where boardwalks and carnivals and funnel cake and humid summer nights filled with music lives. We have big ass wolves and tiny little hummingbird moths. We can buy handmade, artisan- crafted truck nuts and stained glass panels at the same art fairs.

I fucking love this country. I fucking hate our government. As far as Im concerned, anyone who loves money more than forests are the ones who can get the fuck out.

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But then again, a lot of women’s fashion is women dressing for women. Which is superb. And it’s always been that way. The poke bonnet, large bustles and hoop skirts. Men hated those things so much they made comics about them in the newspaper and women liked them so they kept wearing them. To this day you see the phenomenon in women’s comments sections where a woman will show her outfit or makeup and all the women will cheer her on and there will be straight men like “You look like shit and no man likes that.” and she’ll be like “Awesome. Fuck you. I’m dressing for my friends, not you.”

The problem is that straight men will dress for other straight men and get angry women do not find it attractive. Women will dress for other women and be happy another woman paid her a compliment and not be sobbing and rolling around at the thought men don’t find her huge eyeliner sexy. Men will go out of their way to say “You’re never getting a man looking like that. Dudes hate unnatural hair colors and tattoos and piercings.” under a lesbian’s post. A woman posts a picture of her with her boyfriend and there are rabid incel gymbros in the comments like “Why is this ugly dude getting bitches and I can’t get laid???” Probably because you aren’t listening to women and don’t care what they think or want.

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"Oh so you think murder is okay now? You support MURDER?"

Yes. Full stop. Ive spent my entire life watching school shootings happen, seen my country blow billions of dollars on unnecessary wars, and stood in the middle of peaceful protests that get mocked and ignored. I did everything right, and learned that whats "right" simply makes you easier to ignore by the people who hold power.

I grew up in the sweet and docile "Babysitters Club" era, and have watched the next generations cut their teeth on "Hunger Games" and all kinds of dystopian lit. What did you all think was going to happen, when you kept tightening the noose on kids who were reading about revolution between active shooter drills?

I dont like murder, nor do I think most people do. But my god, you cant desensitize a nation full of people and still expect them to mourn their oppressors.

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This is literally how we biologists see them.

I think it's funny that apparently the first little plants to start sprouting from cracks in concrete are defined as pioneer plants. It's such an adorably ambitious title for a weed. Just a teeny tiny sprout popping out from a crack in the road like

"I AM THE HARBRINGER AND HERALD OF NATURE'S RETURN, THE FIRST AMONG THOUSANDS. THE FOREST SHALL RECLAIM. FUCK YOU."

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I may have no self esteem, but I also posess the unfortunate audacity to think I can do anything. I'm definitely not worth a raise at work, but hell yeah I can weave a complex tapestry after knitting exactly 1 (one) scarf in my entire life.

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its true that complimenting strangers is fun and nice. people will go "awwww really" when you say their hair is cute. people will go "thanks" and straighten up a little when you compliment the colors they're wearing. people will say "oh yeah i got it at (place)" if you say a charm on their bag is cool. people really do appreciate it and its very whimsy and you can just do this for free

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LIBRARY WRAPPED

You checked out... probably some stuff? Thanks for doing that :)

Used our wifi maybe? For something?

Look we actually don't know what genres you read or how many times you renewed Gender Queer.

We don't want to know.

Our gift to you is privacy.

Take it.

Be free.

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I love all handmade stuff, but before I started knitting, I always wondered why folks poured so much time and energy into making stuff that looks exacly like what youd buy at a store.

It very quickly hit me: store- bought stuff SUCKS. Handmade stuff RULES.

The kinds of stitches used, the thickness/ quality of yarn, even the dimensions of the item itself are just so shitty and cheap on mass- produced clothing. Once you know what youre looking at, you can see that its made to be worn and disposed of within a year. But that handmade brown sweater? That sucker weighs 3x what a store bought sweater weighs. Its softer, it has better stretch and even with messier seams, its STRONGER. It can survive a trathalon, a hop over a barbed- wire fence, and a minor nuclear explosion.

So hats off to all of the more stubtle fiberworks artists out there, your bulletproof crafts are magnificent.

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If youve already graduated uni, go back and apply for your Alumni ID. Every university has different rules, but for most, alumni have the same access to resources that they had as students, including access to.academic databases and interlibrary loans. You can also audit classes and attwnd lectures for a very small fee or free.

actually i think graduates of a university should have access to the library databases forever and ever amen

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Best thing about learning new subjects or hobbies is that a whole world of intricate procedures, vocabulary, lore, controversy, niche pockets of interest, tricks, deepening personal experience of your own and others etc etc all opens up to you and you just get to walk around in there

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So the thing about "morality" is... its made up. Its a human thing 100%: "We decided that this thing is good, and this thing is bad!"

The thing about karma is... its cause and effect. It doesnt care about what we think "good" and "bad" are. You plant a bunch of seeds and water them, karma is having some tomato plants in a few months.

Brian Thompson did stuff that made one guy go out of his way to shoot him, and millions of people celebrated it. We can play the "morality" game all day long, but the fact is that the man met the consequences of his actions, just like everyone else does.

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BCBS: Yeah if your surgery takes longer than our admin staff with no medical training thinks it should, you have to pay out of pocket for the anesthesia.

UHC CEO: [assassinated in the street]

BCBS: ... You know we were just joking about that anesthesia thing ha ha we would never. We love keeping our brains inside customers happy.

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Honestly, you don't need dating advice save for "just be yourself". If a guy isn't seduced by your extensive lecture about coealacanths, or a girl isn't impressed by you gaming the McDonald's systems to finesse yourself 30 free chicken nuggets, you're on a date with the wrong person. Not a bad person, but one that isn't the right match for you, and the way you want to live.

First dates are for showing someone "hey this is the kind of life I like to be living", them doing the same, until you find someone who clicks and you both think "fuck yeah I want to live like this." Whether that's sitting in a café judging joggers, or casually committing small crime for shits and giggles.

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A new mode of production arises out of the newly networked masses.

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octopath traveler (1/2)

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You all need to hear this:

1. You probably dont suck at your craft as much as you think you do, I bet a lot of people are amazed at what you can make, and

2. If you actually are the Literal Worst In The Whole Wide World at your craft... who the fuck cares? What are they gonna do, call the police on you? Keep making your shitty little things, youre the boss of you, fuck the haters.